A. builds
B. destroys
C. occurs
D. prevents
A. drought
B. fought
C. bought
D. brought
A. buffalo
B. dinosaur
C. elephant
D. mosquito
A. apply
B. anthem
C. appear
D. attend
A. reaching
B. is
C. to change
D. proceed
A. the attribution
B. appears
C. many cultures
D. called
A. enjoys
B. declines
C. former
D. crestfallen
A. stop
B. will have stopped
C. are stopping
D. will stop
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. some
A. the less bored
B. the least bored
C. the less boring
D. the least boring
A. when
B. which
C. that
D. it
A. will happen
B. should happen
C. would happen
D. happen
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. through to
A. product
B. productivity
C. production
D. produce
A. practice
B. trial
C. test
D. examination
A. Offer
B. stick
C. give
D. devote
A. ingredients
B. substances
C. elements
D. factors
A. up
B. over
C. round
D. back
A. up
B. over
C. on
D. out
A. Yes, let us do it.
B. What about?
C. Is 6.30 all right?
D. I’d like to go to the concert.
A. I’m sorry. I didn’t buy the tea and coffee.
B. Can you help me? I can’t carry the tea and coffee.
C. How much is a kilo of tea and coffee?
D. Excuse me, where’s the tea and coffee?
A. Look for
B. watch out for
C. search for
D. watch for
A. for good
B. by the way
C. repeatedly
D. in vain
A. failed to pay
B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality
D. was paid much money
A. mortal
B. unhealthy
C. lethal
D. immortal
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten
D. He didn't have any test on his eyes from ten months.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.
A. But for his attempts, the project could not have been completed with satisfactory result
B. If he had not attempted to carry out the project, it wouldn’t have been completed
C. His attempts made the project complete
D. He did not make any attempt because he knew that the project could never be completed
A. If we can solve this problem soon, we’ll lower the impact on all of our concerns
B. By the time we solve this problem, the impact on those concerned will have been lowered
C. If all those concerned lower their impact, the problem will be better solved
D. The sooner we find the solution to the problem, the lower the impact it has on those concerned
A. what
B. when
C. where
D. that
A. with
B. to
C. at
D. from
A. attracted
B. attractive
C. attract
D. attracting
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. for
A. includes
B. involves
C. comprises
D. arouses
(A) Profits
(B) Rate
(C) Interest
(D) Principal
(A) Definite
(B) short
(C) repeated
(D) trial
(A) Six cents per year
(B) Twenty-five cents per year
(C) Four cents per year
(D) One cent per year
(A) Four
(B) 04
(C) 4
(D) 4/100
(A) one year
(B) less than one year
(C) more than one year
(D) 360 days
(A) time
(B) loans
(C) applications
(D) interest
(A) exact interest
(B) interest on large sums of money
(C) interest on a large principal
(D) interest for short periods of time
(A) Water
(B) Sand
(C) Grass
(D) Wood
(A) A class of protozoan
(B) The substance that forms the cell of a protozoan
(C) A primitive animal similar to a protozoan
(D) An animal that developed from a protozoan
(A) Mastigophora
(B) Ciliata
(C) Sarcodina
(D) Motility
(A) They do not live on simple organic compounds.
(B) They collect in colonies
(C) They respond uniformly to outside stimulate.
(D) They may have more than one cell.
(A) in the same way
(B) once in a while
(C) all of a sudden
(D) in the long run
(A) protozoans
(B) microscopes
(C) investigations
(D) colonies
(A) There are approximately 40,000 species.
(B) They are the most primitive forms of animal life.
(C) They have a large cell and a smaller cell.
(D) They are difficult to observe.
A. reduce
B. offer
C. apply
D. persuade
A. inventor
B. physicist
C. president
D. property
A. reliable
B. liquid
C. revival
D. final
A. measure
B. pleasure
C. treasure
D. ensure
A. both Mr. and Mrs. Smith
B. are
C. explaining
D. the children the rules of the game
A. of
B. his name
C. among
D. in that
A. writings
B. of her time
C. preoccupied
D. with morality
A. difficulties of passing
B. difficulty passing
C. difficulties to pass
D. difficulty to pass
A. caught
B. threw
C. cast
D. tossed
A. the amount
B. an amount
C. the number
D. a number
A. was to attend
B. can have attended
C. may have attended
D. should have attended
A. changing
B. to move
C. to change
D. moving
A. whereas
B. whether
C. when
D. otherwise
A. qualitative
B. quality
C. qualified
D. qualifying
A. kept an eye on
B. lost touch with
C. paid attention to
D. caught sight of
A. never know
B. had never known
C. have never known
D. have never been knowing
A. compatible
B. suitable
C. capable
D. able
A. to decorate
B. be decorated
C. decorate
D. decorating
A. were brought
B. had been brought
C. had brought
D. brought
A. No problem
B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it’s not costly
D. I think so
A. I don't agree, I'm afraid
B. That would be great
C. You’re welcome
D. I feel very bored
A. dole
B. pension
C. fee
D. scholarship
A. structures
B. achievements
C. calculations
D. documents
A. failed to pay
B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality
D. was paid much money
A. elicited
B. irregular
C. secret
D. legal
A. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
C. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
D. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
A. Mary suggested a dinner out.
B. Mary requested a dinner out.
C. Mary ordered a dinner out.
D. Mary demanded a dinner out.
A. We didn’t have any tea.
B. We have to run out to buy some tea.
C. There's not much more tea left.
D. There's no tea left.
A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
B. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
A. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much.
B. My friend warned me against smoking so much.
C. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.
D. My friend suggested not smoking so much.
A. what
B. when
C. where
D. that
A. with
B. to
C. at
D. from
A. attracted
B. attractive
C. attract
D. attraction
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. for
A. on
B. up
C. upon
D. forward
A. few people could read to themselves
B. there were few places available for private reading
C. silent reading had not been discovered
D. people relied on reading for entertainment
A. attracting attention
B. for everybody’s use
C. most preferable
D. widely used
A. an increase in the number of books
B. an increase in the average age of readers
C. a change in the status of literate people
D. a change in the nature of reading
A. the decreasing need to read aloud
B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy
D. the decreasing number of listeners
A. a decline of standards of literacy
B. a change in the readers’ interest
C. an improvement of printing techniques
D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes
A. a status for readers specialised in mass media
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
D. a reading volume for particular professionals
A. the inappropriate reading skills
B. the printed mass media
C. the diversity of reading materials
D. the specialised readership
A. has been in existence for 10 billion years
B. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
C. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
A. It will become too hot for life to exist.
B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.
C. It will freeze and become solid.
D. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions.
A. white dwarf
B. red giant
C. yellow dwarf
D. black dwarf
A. a cool and habitable planet
B. the same size as the planet Mercury
C. thousands of times smaller than it is today
D. around 35 million miles in diameter
A. the outer regions of the Sun expand
B. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf
C. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth
D. the core of the Sun becomes hotter
A. our own planet
B. the core of a black dwarf
C. the outer surface of the Sun
D. the planet Mercury
A. describe the changes that the Sun will go through
B. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future
C. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun
D. present a theory about red giant stars
A. a scientific chronicle
B. a news report
C. a work of science fiction
D. a scientific journal
A. university
B. understand
C. discussion
D. industrial
A. sort
B. seem
C. sun
D. sure
A. mysterious
B. historical
C. particular
D. heritage
A. scenery
B. festival
C. atmosphere
D. location
A. nearly
B. the
C. pumped out
D. by
A. once
B. too
C. and
D. as money
A. There being
B. no evidence
C. himself
D. was released
A. whose/suited
B. which/suit
C. that/suit
D. which/suited
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
A. that if you had
B. do you have
C. that you had
D. if you had
A. find
B. have found
C. had found
D. would find
A. distracts
B. perturbs
C. interrupts
D. disturbs
A. to be
B. of being
C. that you are
D. being
A. have anything done
B. have nothing done
C. be done anything
D. get him do anything
A. Presented
B. and presented
C. for presenting
D. to present
A. Whatever
B. Whether
C. Despite
D. Much as
A. set off/hasn’t been heard
B. setted off/hasn’t heard
C. set on/hasn’t heard
D. setted on/hadn’t been heard
A. carelessness
B. inattention
C. unfamiliarity
D. disregard
A. sealed off
B. cut off
C. washed up
D. kept out
A. What did you do to day?
B. I had a bad day.
C. How was your day?
D. Have a nice day.
A. Of course, you’re an adult.
B. Oh, I knew about that.
C. Thanks, me too.
D. Thanks, I will
A. Look for
B. watch out for
C. search for
D. watch for
A. complain
B. exchange
C. explain
D. arrange
A. failed to pay
B. paid in full
C. had a bad personality
D. was paid much money
A. elicited
B. irregular
C. secret
D. legal
A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.
C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.
A. The guest suggested that the room should be aired.
B. The guest remarked that the room should be aired.
C. The guest said that the room was too crowded.
D. The guest said that there was too much stuff in the room.
A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
A. Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
B. In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
C. We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.
D. We didn’t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend.
A. invent
B. create
C. make
D. disc
A. somehow
B. however
C. somewhat
D. whatever
A. at
B. upon
C. with
D. to
A. if
B. however
C. whether
D. though
A. prose
B. work
C. form
D. style
A. Colonies of protozoans
B. Mastigophora
C. Motility in protozoans
D. Characteristics of protozoans
A. Very common
B. Very fast
C. Very old
D. Very small
A. Water
B. Sand
C. Grass
D. Wood
A. A class of protozoan
B. The substance that forms the cell of a protozoan
C. A primitive animal similar to a protozoan
D. An animal that developed from a protozoan
A. in the same way
B. once in a while
C. all of a sudden
D. in the long run
A. protozoans
B. microscopes
C. investigations
D. colonies
A. There are approximately 40,000 species.
B. They are the most primitive forms of animal life.
C. They have a large cell and a smaller cell.
D. They are difficult to observe.
A. To explain how Grace Bedell took a photograph of Abraham Lincoln
B. To explain why Abraham Lincoln wore a beard
C. To explain why the first photographs were significant in American life
D. To explain why Westfield is an important city
A. interested
B. frightened
C. confused
D. disgusted
A. was smiling
B. had a beard
C. had a round, fat face
D. looked kind
A. She wrote letters.
B. She looked at the photograph.
C. She made shadow figures on the wall.
D. She read stories.
A. sick
B. excited
C. lonely
D. sad
A. Time
B. Speech
C. Photograph
D. Station
A. The author did not know it.
B. The author wanted to make the reader fell foolish.
C. The author wanted to build the interest and curiosity of the reader.
D. The author was just a little girl.
A. Grace Bedell was the only one at the train station when Lincoln stopped at Westfield
B. There were many people waiting for Lincoln to arrive on the train
C. Lincoln made a long speech at the station in Westfield
D. Lincoln was offended by the letter
A. chamber
B. ancient
C. danger
D. ancestor
A. smoothly
B. southern
C. breath
D. airworthy
A. operation
B. supervision
C. reinforce
D. committee
A. overlook
B. influential
C. furniture
D. oceanic
A. foreign
B. studied
C. enrolling
D. the
A. tourists
B. entering
C. after
D. for security
A. in
B. by eating
C. more liquids
D. experience
A. didn’t I
B. hadn’t I
C. wouldn’t I
D. don’t I
A. may
B. can
C. must
D. might
A. to live
B. when living
C. who ever lived
D. while he was still living
A. he arrived
B. he had arrived
C. did he arrive
D. had he arrived
A. went the balloon
B. did the balloon go
C. had the balloon go
D. has the balloon gone
A. receipt
B. prescription
C. ingredient
D. recipe
A. up
B. over
C. round
D. back
A. deadly
B. deathly
C. dead
D. dearly
A. up
B. over
C. on
D. out
A. taken over
B. caught up
C. used off
D. run out
A. with
B. from
C. in
D. to
A. on
B. off
C. over
D. up
A. Fine, thanks. And you
B. How do you do
C. We’ve met before, haven’t we
D. Are your luggages these ones
A. Is this your luggage
B. Are these your luggages
C. Is your luggage red
D. Are your luggages these ones
A. reduction
B. disagreement
C. impasse
D. verdict
A. explosive
B. charming
C. tenable
D. persistent
A. remake
B. empty
C. refill
D. repeat
A. clear
B. obvious
C. thin
D. insignificant
A. This job is not rewarding at all.
B. This job offers a poor salary.
C. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.
D. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
A. The two sides had no time to reach an agreement.
B. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement
C. If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement
D. The two sides never look like each other
A. Fred tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded.
B. However hard Fred tried, he couldn’t start the car.
C. It’s hard for Fred to start the car because he never succeeded.
D. Fred tried hard to start the car, and with success.
A. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
B. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.
D. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one.
A. victim
B. casualty
C. sufferer
D. infector
A. where
B. when
C. which
D. why
A. strict
B. severe
C. serious
D. heavy
A. direct
B. straight
C. immediate
D. square
A. awful
B. bad
C. terrible
D. poor
A. The Paleolithic period
B. Subsistence farming
C. Hunter-gatherers
D. Marginal environment
A. Migrating
B. Domesticating animals
C. Farming
D. Hunting and gathering
A. rough
B. preliminary
C. ancient
D. backward
A. 1,000,000 years ago
B. 2,000,000 years ago
C. 10,000 years ago
D. 2,000 years ago
A. Greater dependence on hunting.
B. More coats and waterways for fishing.
C. A shorter growing season.
D. A large variety of plant life.
A. transportable
B. carried
C. movable
D. portable
A. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment around their homes.
B. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for gathering plants there are.
C. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited.
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet.
A. tides
B. underwater earthquakes
C. storm surges
D. tidal waves
A. they are the same as tsunamis
B. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
C. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
D. this terminology is not used by the scientific community
A. located
B. moved
C. filtered
D. not pleased
A. are often identified by ships on the ocean
B. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
C. causes serve damage in the middle if the ocean
D. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
A. coastal
B. tidalB. tidal
C. clear
D. deep
A. arrive without warning
B. originate in Alaska
C. be less of a problem
D. come from greater distances
A. these tsunamis
B. thousands of miles
C. the inhabitants of Hawaii
D. the Hawaii Islands
A. resulted in little damage
B. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel
C. actually traveled around the world
D. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
A. considerate
B. photographer
C. community
D. circumstance
A. apply
B. anthem
C. appear
D. attend
A. meat
B. team
C. sea
D. clear
A. laid
B. fair
C. repair
D. pair
A. the UK
B. his qualifications
C. recognized
D. world of professionals
A. successful
B. film directions
C. former
D. expand
A. for
B. intelligence
C. disposition
D. she is honest
A. hasn’t been
B. wasn’t
C. weren’t
D. hadn’t been
A. according to
B. because of
C. adding up
D. resulting in
A. a number people
B. many people
C. few people
D. a few of people
A. so that
B. if
C. such as
D. as if
A. were injured
B. are injured
C. was injured
D. have been injured
A. counterproductive
B. unproductive
C. productivity
D. productive
A. at
B. about
C. in
D. on
A. so as to
B. so that
C. in view of
D. with a view to
A. he would rather
B. he feels like
C. would he like
D. he would like
A. off
B. away
C. in
D. up
A. banged
B. hit
C. knocked
D. put
A. Her anger was such
B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger
D. Such her anger was
A. In fact, I myself don’t like it
B. You’re welcomed.
C. I’m glad you like it.
D. But do you know how much it costs?
A. Yes, I would
B. No, no problem
C. No, thanks
D. Yes, it is
A. distress
B. impunity
C. persevere
D. scruple
A. activity
B. courage
C. mastery
D. effort
A. clever
B. active
C. energetic
D. invisible
A. free
B. augment
C. provoke
D. wane
A. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
A. The critics rejected his new book.
B. The critics were fed up with his new book.
C. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
D. The critics turned down his new book.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
B. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
B. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
A. what
B. which
C. when
D. where
A. ran
B. blew
C. flew
D. spread
A. paid
B. created
C. resulted
D. caused
A. strength
B. length
C. power
D. force
A. when
B. like
C. unlike
D. such as
A. they are indispensable in everyday communications
B. they make them look more stylish
C. they keep the users alert all the time
D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones
A. the mobility of the mind and the body
B. the smallest units of the brain
C. the arteries of the brain
D. the resident memory
A. “meanings”
B. “expression”
C. “method”
D. “transmission”
A. damage their users’ emotions
B. cause some mental malfunction
C. change their users’ temperament
D. change their users’ social behaviours
A. suffered serious loss of mental ability
B. could no longer think lucidly
C. abandoned his family
D. had a problem with memory
A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases
B. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies
C. keep off mobile phones regularly
D. never use mobile phones in all cases
A. “The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular”
B. “Technological Innovations and Their Price”
C. “The Way Mobile Phones Work”
D. “Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time”
A. the people who came earlier
B. the US government agencies
C. only charity organizations
D. volunteer organizations
A. industrialization
B. modernization
C. urbanization
D. population
A. “executed”
B. “studied”
C. “introduced”
D. “enforced”
A. were introduced into institutions
B. did not become institutionalized
C. functioned fruitfully in institutions
D. did not work in institutions
A. elderly people ask for more money
B. the program discourages working people
C. the number of elderly people is growing
D. younger people do not want to work
A. federal government
B. government agencies
C. state governments
D. non-government agencies
A. young people’s voluntarism only
B. volunteer organizations
C. people’s growing commitment to charity
D. innovations in the tax system
A. public assistance in America
B. immigration into America
C. funding agencies in America
D. ways of fund-raising in America
A. buffalo
B. dinosaur
C. elephant
D. mosquito
A. relate
B. protect
C. compose
D. settle
A. practiced
B. stamped
C. indulged
D. accomplished
A. friends
B. tunes
C. clubs
D. stamps
A. although
B. are aware
C. to
D. get rid it
A. even though
B. extremely
C. not to cancel
D. climb
A. about average
B. in
C. with other students
D. his
A. economics
B. economy
C. economical
D. economic
A. will you
B. can’t you
C. do you
D. don’t you
A. turn
B. rent
C. send
D. write
A. It’s up to you
B. Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s
C. I’d rather not
D. You can say that again
A. unless
B. instead of
C. than
D. but
A. in
B. from
C. with
D. to
A. overcharge
B. overtime
C. oversight
D. overtone
A. reforestation
B. forestry
C. afforestation
D. deforestation
A. her resting
B. that she rest
C. her to rest
D. that she is resting
A. to
B. in
C. on
D. from
A. they each
B. each of which
C. hence each
D. each of that
A. run out
B. taken over
C. caught up
D. used off
A. Very much
B. Well done
C. Very little
D. I don’t like it much
A. There’s no doubt about it.
B. Well, that’s very surprising.
C. Of course not. Youbet!
D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea
A. reasonable
B. wonderful
C. pretty high
D. accept
A. successful
B. hopeless
C. hopeful
D. unsuccessful
A. unplanned
B. intention
C. deliberate
D. odd
A. soak
B. permanent
C. complicated
D. guest
A. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
B. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
C. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
A. She organized a trip round her city for John.
B. She planned to show John round her city.
C. She made a trip round her city with John.
D. She promised to show John round her city.
A. The film was as good as I expected.
B. I expected the film to end more abruptly.
C. The film fell short of my expectations.
D. I expected the film to be more boring.
A. His sole topic of conversation was the weather.
B. He had nothing to say about the weather.
C. He said that he had no interest in the weather.
D. He talked about everything including the weather.
A. Whatever films are shown, they never see.
B. They don’t care about the cost of the films they see.
C. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
D. They don’t mind which film they go to.
A. which
B. what
C. how
D. whether
A. underneath
B. into
C. down
D. below
A. any
B. more
C. much
D. some
A. made
B. exercised
C. caught
D. done
A. implanting
B. transplanting
C. growing
D. cultivating
A. a movie
B. a conversation
C. a newspaper
D. fieldwork
A. promised better accommodation
B. driven out of their sheep farm
C. attracted by the prospect of a better life
D. forced to leave their sheep farm
A. jogging side by side
B. pushing one another
C. hurrying up together
D. running against each other
A. to reveal the situation of the factory workers
B. to introduce the main characters of the film
C. to produce a tacit association
D. to give the setting for the entire plot later
A. recklessly
B. carelessly
C. hopelessly
D. effortlessly
A. entertains the audience most
B. is rather discouraging
C. was shot outside a factory
D. is more critical than the rest
A. satire
B. entertainment
C. criticism
D. revolution
A. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home
B. adapting animals to suit a new working environment
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
A. agricultural products
B. hunter-gatherers’ tools
C. nature’s provision
D. farming methods
A. have better food gathering from nature
B. can free themselves from hunting
C. harvest shorter seasonal crops
D. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing
A. further understanding of prehistoric times
B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies
D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming
A. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
C. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
A. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.
B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.
C. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.
D. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.
A. only the way of duty division
B. some restricted daily rules
C. some methods of production
D. some patterns of behavior
A. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move
B. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies
C. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods
D. A Brief History of Subsistence Farmi
A. comfortable
B. syllable
C. able
D. capable
A. habitat
B. protection
C. essential
D. priority
A. community
B. emotional
C. conversion
D. element
A. pedestrian
B. incredible
C. vegetarian
D. associate
A. volcanoes
B. only
C. classify
D. active
A. got to
B. a long line
C. waited
D. show
A. finished
B. household chores
C. to do
D. shopping
A. how did speech begin
B. how speech began
C. how the beginning of speech
D. of how beginning speech
A. commemorating
B. was commemorated
C. commemorated
D. commemorates
A. convinced
B. have convinced
C. was convinced
D. were convinced
A. be the best engineer
B. as the best engineer
C. by the president to be the best engineer
D. as being the best engineer
A. no others
B. no another
C. no other
D. no the others
A. purpose
B. intention
C. view
D. project
A. boil down
B. string along
C. skate over
D. track down
A. get away with
B. run away with
C. put up with
D. cut down on
A. bitterly
B. sincerely
C. unfailingly
D. completely
A. ineffective
B. inadvisable
C. interior
D. insufficient
A. perseveres
B. maintains
C. survives
D. sustains
A. installation
B. install
C. installment
D. installing
A. You’re exactly right
B. You’re dead wrong
C. I couldn’t agree less
D. You could be right
A. Completely
B. Of course
C. Totally
D. Absolutely
A. making weary again
B. making wealthy again
C. making young again
D. making merry again
A. fright
B. hatred
C. amity
D. hostility
A. holding back
B. holding to
C. holding by
D. holding at
A. I will not work extra hours even if I get paid at a higher rate.
B. Unless I get paid at a higher rate, I won’t work extra hours.
C. Working extra hours means I won’t get paid at a higher rate.
D. I get paid at a higher rate because I will work extra hours.
A. The only thing which Mr. Kha forgot was his front door key.
B. Mr. Kha remembered to take everything including his front door key.
C. The only thing that Mr. Kha remembered was his front door key.
D. Except his front door key, Mr. Kha forgot everything.
A. Mrs. Gibson stated that she was happy for all the help she’d received.
B. Mrs. Gibson expressed she was surprised at all the help she’d received.
C. Mrs. Gibson reported she was amused at all the help she’d received.
D. Mrs. Gibson said that she was grateful for all the help she’d received.
A. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.
B. Only if they had finished one project did they start working on the next.
C. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next.
D. Not until did they start working on the next project then they finished one.
A. The manager refused the proposal though it seemed like a good idea.
B. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.
C. The manager didn’t like to proposal because it didn’t seem a good idea.
D. The proposal didn’t seem like a good idea, so the manager didn’t accept it.
A. greatly
B. mainly
C. widely
D. largely
A. evidence
B. roof
C. examples
D. cases
A. assists
B. pays
C. helps
D. works
A. explaining
B. interpreting
C. suggesting
D. presenting
A. foreword
B. preface
C. complement
D. index
A. Violation of treaties by white settlers.
B. Conflict between American Indians and Europeans settlers.
C. The diverse cultures of American Indian tribes.
D. Trade between American Indians and European settlers.
A. encouraged
B. wrote to support
C. justified
D. coordinated
A. Both Indians and European wanted to end the conflict by signing treaties
B. Indian chiefs were easily bribed by economic offerings
C. Europeans showed great speaking skill in their treaty proposals
D. Europeans had greater military, political, and economic power than Indians
A. where a few Indians remained
B. in the western part of Mississippi.
C. where several battles between Indians and whites took place.
D. considered undesirable by European settlers.
A. Treaties allowed Indians to live where they wanted.
B. Indians tribes formed alliances with other tribes.
C. Indians were forced to live on reservations.
D. Indians rebelled against European settlers.
A. Indian treaties and removal were minor events in American history.
B. new treaties promised Indians more land than had the earlier treaties
C. many accounts of Indian removal are not true
D. Indian removal was a shameful tragedy of American history
A. uselessness
B. expense
C. importance
D. advantage
A. The educational benefits of atlases.
B. Physical maps in an atlas.
C. The ideal in the making of atlases.
D. Partial maps and their uses.
A. the population policy in each country
B. the hypothetical sizes of each country
C. geographical proportions of each country
D. national boundaries relative to population
A. incremental
B. invalid
C. priceless
D. shapeless
A. calorie consumption
B. currency exchange rates
C. a level of educations
D. population decline
A. the cartogram
B. the geographical size
C. population
D. each country
A. pinpoint ethnic strife in each country
B. identify a shortage of qualified labor
C. give readers a new perspective on their own country
D. show readers photographs in a new form
A. atlases provide a bird's eye view of countries
B. maps use a variety of scales in each projection
C. maps of countries differ in size
D. atlases can be versatile instrument
A. devise
B. conjure up
C. demonstrate
D. indicate
A. finished
B. developed
C. defeated
D. looked
A. hesitate
B. reserve
C. physics
D. basic
A. bamboo
B. forget
C. deserve
D. channel
A. endanger
B. furniture
C. determine
D. departure
A. students
B. attending
C. at
D. are
A. is
B. out
C. that
D. explore
A. successful
B. control
C. making
D. on
A. witness
B. have witnessed
C. witnessed
D. are witnessing
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. some
A. more and more
B. the more and the more
C. the most and the most
D. most and most
A. there were how many students
B. how many students there were
C. were there how many students
D. how many students were there
A. having graduated
B. to have graduated
C. being graduated
D. to be graduated
A. in
B. from
C. on
D. by
A. support
B. supporting
C. supportive
D. supportively
A. equal
B. various
C. suitable
D. legal
A. had
B. lost
C. took
D. kept
A. join
B. hold
C. shake
D. lend
A. looking after
B. putting on
C. trying out
D. turning up
A. out of
B. down on
C. up with
D. in for
A. You shouldn’t do that.
B. It’s alright.
C. You are welcome.
D. It’s nonsense.
A. I’d love it.
B. That’s nice of you to say so.
C. I couldn’t agree more.
D. Don’t mention it.
A. help
B. allow
C. make
D. employ
A. clever
B. practical
C. studious
D. helpful
A. busy with
B. free from
C. relaxed about
D. interested in
A. big
B. sudden
C. gradual
D. small
A. John might be very surprised to receive my letter.
B. John might have been very surprised to receive my letter.
C. John must be very surprised to receive my letter.
D. John must have been very surprised to receive my letter.
A. Jim suggested going out for dinner that night.
B. Jim refused to go out for dinner that night.
C. Jim denied going out for dinner that night.
D. Jim promised to go out for dinner that night.
A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions.
B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job.
C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job.
D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently.
A. As our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops.
B. We have been spending time at the duty-free shops since our flight was delayed.
C. We decided to spend time at the duty-free shops in case our flight was delayed.
D. Although our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops.
A. Although I paid attention to the teacher, I failed to understand the lesson.
B. I would have understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher.
C. I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher.
D. Unless I failed to understand the lesson, I would pay attention to the teacher.
A. But
B. For
C. While
D. BecauseD. Because
A. connecting
B. linking
C. searching
D. looking
A. select
B. selective
C. selectively
D. selection
A. do
B. get
C. make
D. come
A. materials
B. systems
C. structures
D. sources
A. Successful attempts to rescue whales all over the world
B. Some remarkable similarities of whales to humans
C. Whales as the largest, gentlest but vulnerable creatures
D. Whales as the only animals to live in warm water
A. tail and blubber
B. size and head
C. tail and skin
D. skin and head
A. On its head
B. On its back
C. On its face
D. On its tail
A. they do not desert the ill or injured members
B. they do not migrate from cooler to warmer waters
C. they live in family groups and travel in groups
D. the young stay with their parents for almost fifteen years
A. very small
B. very deep
C. very fat
D. very ugly
A. guides
B. holes
C. the whales
D. warmer waters
A. Because they couldn’t swim in icy cold water.
B. Because they couldn’t eat when the weather was too cold.
C. Because whales couldn’t breathe without sufficient oxygen.
D. Because the water was too cold for them as they were warm-blooded.
A. a kind of school
B. a type of accommodation
C. an innovation in technology
D. a tool of virtual communication
A. students at 42
B. projects
C. resources
D. software engineers
A. a job that a French software engineer always does
B. a choice of assignment that students at 42 have to complete
C. a free resource available on the Internet
D. a help that students at 42 get for their work
A. a certificate
B. a degree
C. a project
D. a design
A. The founders of 42 share the idea of providing free service on Facebook.
B. It normally takes 42’s students at least five years to complete their course.
C. The students of 42 are required to play computer games during their course.
D. 42’s peer-to-peer approach promotes active learning and working.
A. the skills of giving feedback
B. the skills of searching for information
C. the skills of teamwork and debating
D. the skills of software programming
A. respectable
B. incompetent
C. infamous
D. memorable
A. 42 is a good choice for people of all ages and nationalities
B. all 42’s graduates are employed by world leading technology companies
C. 42’s students have to handle the task assigned without any assistance
D. 42 adopts project-based and problem-solving learning methods
A. countryman
B. postman
C. policeman
D. commander
A. boats
B. speaks
C. beliefs
D. leaves
A. relation
B. arrange
C. summary
D. eliminate
A. different
B. important
C. essential
D. negation
A. who conquered
B. destroyed it lately
C. to be
D. he had ever seen
A. vast, open grazing
B. an area
C. little rain
D. west of
A. lacked animals
B. had the ability
C. plants suitably
D. daily use
A. So that
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. Because
A. didn’t come
B. doesn’t come
C. hadn’t come
D. hasn’t come
A. have I seen before
B. before have I seen
C. have before seen I
D. have before I seen
A. to make
B. to do
C. to give
D. to put
A. On arriving
B. As she arrives
C. When arrived
D. On arrival
A. with
B. up
C. in
D. of
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
D. interestingly
A. get over
B. bring on
C. bring down
D. put in
A. concerned
B. careful
C. nervous
D. confused
A. destination
B. departure
C. target
D. connection
A. after
B. over
C. up
D. on
A. came out
B. turned out
C. turned up
D. came around
A. once/ once
B. yet/ never
C. never/ never
D. ever/ once
A. With you
B. It’s my pleasure
C. Never remind me
D. With all my heart
A. revived
B. surprised
C. connived
D. survived
A. wealthy
B. kind
C. broke
D. poor
A. eternal
B. genuine
C. permanent
D. satisfactory
A. amicable
B. inapplicable
C. hostile
D. futile
A. They arrived just in time for the start of the film.
B. They missed the start of the film because they arrived late.
C. They didn’t arrive early enough for the start of the film.
D. They wouldn’t have missed the start of the film if they had arrived earlier.
A. “Why don’t we go to for the park next Sunday?” Thanh said.
B. “Shall I go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said.
C. “Let us go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said.
D. “How about going to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said.
A. The firemen shouldn’t have broken the door down.
B. It was necessary for the firemen to break the door down.
C. Breaking the door down required the help of the firemen.
D. It was against the law that the firemen broke the door down.
A. Even though the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors.
B. It never occurs to us that we could discover some errors in the figures unexpectedly.
C. Although we thought the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors.
D. Due to some errors we have discovered in the figures, we think they are incorrect.
A. The students, representing their classes, presented a strong argument at the meeting.
B. The students, presenting a strong argument at the meeting, represented their classes.
C. The students represented their classes as they presented a strong argument at the meeting.
D. The students represented by their classes presented a strong argument at the meeting.
A. large
B. great
C. far
D. lost
A. interpret
B. give out
C. transfer
D. present
A. on
B. for
C. by
D. in
A. quite
B. hardly
C. truly
D. really
A. by
B. of
C. for
D. when
A. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants.
B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity.
C. Not all signs of aging are visible.
D. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people.
A. aging
B. a living thing
C. an illness
D. an accident
A. the graying of the hair
B. the wrinkling of the skin
C. the decline in hearing and eyesight
D. the loss of appetite
A. Soon after reaching adulthood
B. During childhood
C. Early adulthood
D. Past middle age
A. soft and easily bent
B. hard and endurable
C. hard but easily broken
D. rigid and inflexible
A. The arteries have become thickened and constricted
B. The blood vessels lead from the heart.
C. The brain gets smaller in size
D. Bones become lighter and brittle.
A. All living things grow old.
B. Aging is unavoidable in any living things.
C. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things.
D. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime.
A. remaining unchanged
B. remaining the same
C. going up
D. going down
A. be taught
B. self-learned
C. untaught
D. self-studied
A. a government office
B. school teachers
C. the parents
D. homeschooled children
A. 1,600,000
B. 850,000
C. 1,900,000
D. 1,700,000
A. please with
B. object to
C. appeal to
D. approve of
A. disappointment
B. disagreement
C. discrimination
D. discouragement
A. explosive
B. expensive
C. dangerous
D. humorous
A. acceptable
B. favorable
C. remarkable
D. unfavorable
A. attract
B. across
C. actor
D. factor
A. collect
B. concept
C. conceal
D. consume
A. introduce
B. volunteer
C. understand
D. mechanized
A. mushroom
B. mountain
C. movement
D. moustache
A. not until
B. when
C. these country people could enjoy
D. benefits
A. Neither
B. nor any
C. is
D. overtime
A. requires
B. preparation
C. sending invitations
D. choose
A. will prefer it
B. would prefer it to be
C. am preferring
D. should prefer it will be
A. presentation
B. presenting
C. representation
D. representative
A. lost
B. robbed
C. missed
D. stolen
A. have been improved
B. had improved
C. had been improved
D. were improved
A. takes over
B. stands for
C. represents as
D. replaces with
A. respecting
B. respectably
C. respectful
D. respectable
A. in
B. through
C. down
D. away
A. feeling
B. view
C. sense
D. thought
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
A. over
B. off
C. on
D. to
A. effectiveness
B. pressure
C. employment
D. impression
A. However
B. Although
C. Despite
D. In spite
A. You shall find the red button.
B. Press the red button on the left.
C. I’d come every ten minutes
D. Stay here and enjoy yourself.
A. It’s much cheaper.
B. Which one? This one?
C. Sorry, it is out of stock.
D. Can I help you?
A. monthly payment
B. cash and carry
C. credit card
D. piece by piece
A. hectic
B. eccentric
C. fanatic
D. prolific
A. to say he is like Mickey Mouse
B. to tease or make fun of
C. to hurt someone badly
D. to give a compliment
A. a great deal of
B. a heap of
C. a good number
D. a small amount
A. The team captain refused to tell the referee about their loss in the last game.
B. The team captain admitted to the referee that they had lost the last game.
C. The team captain blamed the referee for their loss in the last game.
D. The team captain said that without the referee, they might have lost the last game.
A. The doctors recommend that you have cold soft drinks.
B. Doctors would rather give advice about colds than about fluids
C. Rest and liquids are frequently advised for treatment of colds.
D. You were told to come in out of the cold and rest.
A. The doctor ordered me to sit up if I wanted to feel better
B. The doctor advised me not to sit up until I feel better.
C. The doctor told me that if I wanted to feel better, I should sit up.
D. The doctor suggested I should sit up until I feel better.
A. I didn’t know you were at home although I didn’t drop in.
B. Not knowing that you were at home, I didn’t drop in.
C. If I knew that you were at home, I would drop in.
D. Not knowing that you were at home, but I still dropped in.
A. We spray pesticides and fertilizers, which are found dangerous, on our crops.
B. The pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are to be found dangerous.
C. We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops, which is found dangerous.
D. Some of the pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous.
A. founded
B. build
C. found
D. constructed
A. packages
B. wraps
C. parcels
D. pieces
A. says
B. tells
C. orders
D. informs
A. start
B. begin
C. take up
D. turn on
A. elementary
B. only
C. easy
D. primitive
A. Standard speech
B. Idiomatic phrases
C. Different types of vocabulary
D. Dictionary usage
A. Words and phrases accepted by the majority of formal usage.
B. Words or phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
C. Words or phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.
D. Words or phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usage.
A. old
B. large
C. correct
D. important
A. words
B. slang phrases
C. memories
D. the majority
A. Familiar words and phrases are found in both speech and writing in formal settings.
B. Familiar situations that are experienced by most people are called colloquialisms.
C. Informal language contains colloquialisms, which are not found in more formal language.
D. Most of the speakers of a language can used both formal and informal speech in their appropriate situations.
A. It can be used in formal and informal settings.
B. It is limited to written language.
C. It is only understood by the upper classes.
D. It is constantly changing.
A. new situations
B. a new generation
C. interaction among diverse groups
D. a number of linguists
A. hide
B. create
C. erode
D. contain
A. a deep-sea diving expedition
B. computer analysis
C. research submarines
D. a fathometer
A. The first guyot was discovered there.
B. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.
C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
D. No guyots have ever been found there.
A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
B. Both were formed by volcanic activity.
C. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
D. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
A. between 600 and 3,200 feet
B. more than 8,200 feet
C. less than 600 feet
D. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet
A. Erosion and volcanic activity.
B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.
C. High tides and earthquakes.
D. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents.
A. From 8,000 to 11,000 years
B. In the nineteenth century
C. In 1946
D. 80 million years ago
A. To describe feature of the undersea world.
B. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot
C. To present the results of recent geologic research.
D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains.
A. accompany
B. category
C. shortcoming
D. newcomer
A. architect
B. electric
C. mineral
D. luxury
A. imagine
B. horizon
C. property
D. computer
A. they feature
B. other materials
C. from those
D. school tests
A. workers live
B. substandard
C. unsanitary
D. are lacking
A. man
B. sweet-smelling
C. using them
D. or
A. Should
B. Had
C. Were
D. Did
A. have lost
B. will be losing
C. will have lost
D. are losing
A. was stretched
B. a stretch
C. it was stretched
D. stretched
A. ecological-friendly
B. friendly ecology
C. ecology-friendly
D. friendly-ecological
A. may not have seen
B. mustn’t have seen
C. shouldn’t have seen
D. can’t have seen
A. bring up
B. bring about
C. bring in
D. bring back
A. dip into
B. go into
C. turn around
D. get through
A. absorb
B. provide
C. read
D. transmit
A. looked over
B. looked out
C. looked up
D. looked into
A. in fear of
B. under threat of
C. with fear of
D. with threat of
A. with
B. against
C. for
D. to
A. a bell
B. a mirror
C. a waterfall
D. a lake
A. I work in a ba
B. I want to be a doctor, I guess
C. It’s hard work, you know
D. I get a high salary, you know
A. Sorry, I don’t know
B. I’m afraid not.
C. Where to, sir?
D. Oh, I don’t think so
A. seen
B. collected
C. shot
D. analyzed
A. expose
B. suggest
C. introduce
D. purpose
A. fresh
B. disobedient
C. obedient
D. understanding
A. The status of the school child makes my cousin happy
B. My cousin is determined to put up with the other school children.
C. My cousin decides to play down the status of the school child
D. My cousin doesn’t want to be a school child any more
A. The harvest workers seem to think they were maltreated
B. The harvest workers claim to have been maltreated.
C. It is thought that the harvest workers were maltreated.
D. It appears that the harvest workers think of being maltreated
A. A simplified edition which is shorter than the original is easier to read.
B. A simplified edition, which is shorter than the original, is easier to read
C. The original, which is shorter, is easier to read than a simplified edition
D. The original is longer than a simplified edition, and it is difficult to read
A. We’ll have to move upstairs soon if the flood rises any higher
B. Unless the flood rises any higher we won’t have to move upstairs
C. If we don’t move upstairs, the flood may rise higher
D. We have to move upstairs in case the flood rises any higher
A. When people form a community, they live together in one place
B. In order to live together in one place, people form a community
C. People form a community when living together in one place
D. Forming a community, people live together in one place
A. heating
B. warming
C. poisoning
D. harming
A. against
B. up
C. from
D. away
A. rise
B. raise
C.fall
D. drop
A. loss
B. lose
C. losing
D. lost
A. it
B. which
C. what
D. they
A. critical
B. emotional
C. personal
D. historical
A. destroyed the White House
B. brought a new style to the presidency
C. made a lot of common people ang
D. put a military man in the White House for the first time
A. the presidency of the United States
B. American society
C. The Bank of the United States
D. democracy
A. He thought it benefited only rich people.
B. It started a war.
C. It opposed electing him “King Andrew”.
D. It opposed giving common people the right to vote
A. developed during the War of 1812
B. forceful and cruel
C. considered his greatest achievement
D. considered progressive at the time
A. tearful
B. abrupt
C. humane
D. harsh
A. He served his country throughout his life
B. He supported democratic reforms
C. He inspired populist politics
D. He was president during a violent war
A. critical
B. emotional
C. personal
D. historical
A. destroyed the White House
B. brought a new style to the presidency.
C. made a lot of common people angry
D. put a military man in the White House for the first time.
A. the presidency of the United States
B. American society
C. The Bank of the United States
D. democracy
A. He thought it benefited only rich people
B. It started a war.
C. It opposed electing him “King Andrew”.
D. It opposed giving common people the right to vote.
A. developed during the War of 1812
B. forceful and cruel
C. considered his greatest achievement
D. considered progressive at the time
A. tearful
B. abrupt
C. humane
D. harsh
A. He served his country throughout his life
B. He supported democratic reforms.
C. He inspired populist politics
D. He was president during a violent war.
A. their role in the home
B. their marital status and their husbands
C. the different factors of the society
D. the Industrial Revolution
A. chamber
B. ancient
C. danger
D. ancestor
A. smoothly
B. southern
C. breath
D. airworthy
A. operation
B. supervision
C. reinforce
D. committee
A. overlook
B. influential
C. furniture
D. oceanic
A. nearly
B. the
C. pumped out
D. by
A. once
B. too
C. and
D. as money
A. there being
B. no evidence
C. himself
D. was released
A. whose/suited
B. which/suit
C. that/suit
D. which/suited
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
A. that if you had
B. do you have
C. that you had
D. if you had
A. find
B. have found
C. had found
D. would find
A. distracts
B. perturbs
C. interrupts
D. disturbs
A. to be
B. of being
C. that you are
D. being
A. have anything done
B. have nothing done
C. be done anything
D. get him do anything
A. Presented
B. and presented
C. for presenting
D. to present
A. Whatever
B. Whether
C. Despite
D. Much as
A. set off/hasn’t been heard
B. setted off/hasn’t heard
C. set on/hasn’t heard
D. setted on/hadn’t been heard
A. carelessness
B. inattention
C. unfamiliarity
D. disregard
A. sealed off
B. cut off
C. washed up
D. kept out
A. What did you do today?
B. I had a bad day.
C. How was your day?
D. Have a nice day.
A. Of course, you’re an adult.
B. Oh, I knew about that.
C. Thanks, me too.
D. Thanks, I will.
A. Look for
B. watch out for
C. search for
D. watch for
A. complain
B. exchange
C. explain
D. arrange
A. remake
B. empty
C. refill
D. repeat
A. clear
B. obvious
C. thin
D. insignificant
A. This job is not rewarding at all.
B. This job offers a poor salary.
C. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.
D. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
A. The two sides had no time to reach an agreement.
B. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement
C. If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement
D. The two sides never look like each other
A. Fred tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded.
B. However hard Fred tried, he couldn’t start the car.
C. It’s hard for Fred to start the car because he never succeeded.
D. Fred tried hard to start the car, and with success.
A. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
B. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
C. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.
D. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one.
A. victim
B. casualty
C. sufferer
D. infector
A. where
B. when
C. which
D. why
A. strict
B. severe
C. serious
D. heavy
A. direct
B. straight
C. immediate
D. square
A. awful
B. bad
C. terrible
D. poor
A. It has a history as long as that of civilization.
B. It was just as serious in the past as it is today.
C. It is a fairy recent problem.
D. Ancient societies managed the problem well.
A. cultivate
B. dry
C. settled
D. populated
A. they do not think of of it as a serious problem
B. they see it as being reversible
C. they do not see it as being caused by human activity
D. they think of it as a very slow process
A. The repetitive planting of the same crop
B. Irrigation
C. The stripping away of native vegetation
D. Over fertilization
A. rejuvenation
B. deterioration
C. contribution
D. consumption
A. Show the progress of desertification down through history.
B. Propose a method for dealing with the desertification problem.
C. Describe one progress that leads to desertification.
D. Describe the main cause of desertification in one particular area.
A. washing
B. depositing
C. concentrating
D. dispersing
A. Advances in iron processing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
B. The effects of the Industrial Revolution on traditional architectural styles.
C. Advantages of stone and timber over steel as a building material.
D. The evolution of the use of iron in architecture during the 1800’s.
A. all available iron was needed for other purposes
B. limited mining capability made iron too expensive
C. iron was considered too valuable for use in public buildings
D. the use of charcoal for refining ore produced poor quality iron
A. more beautiful
B. new and modern
C. much stronger
D. easier to transport
A. industrial architecture
B. internal iron skeleton
C. stone
D. strength
A. imitated
B. exceeded
C. approached
D. included
A. wide span
B. great height
C. unequaled beauty
D. prefabricated unites of glass
A. They tried to copy them.
B. They ridiculed them.
C. They praised them.
D. They refused to pay to see them.
A. impracticality of using iron for small, noncommercial buildings
B. association of iron architecture with the problems of the Industrial Revolution
C. general belief that iron offered less resistance to fire and harsh weather than traditional materials
D. general perception that iron structures were not aesthetically pleasing
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