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Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
2 A intelligent B secretary C necessary D comfortable
Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence.
6 Carol spent two hours at the dentist's surgery today having some … put in
7 My sister saw a … for chicken curry in a magazine so she thought she would try it
8 Would you like your steak …, medium or well-done?
9 The Beach was mainly filmed on … in Thailand.
10 Let's sit at the back of the cinema I don't like being too near the …
11 Many … paintings contain a bowl of fruit and a bottle
12 What an amazing fight! Peter Brown has won with a … in the eleventh round
13 This time next week I'll be lying on the … in Spain
14 I got a … on the way home and I didn't have a pump with me so I had to walk
15 Going to university is very expensive because the tuition … is high
16 I …my dinner when Barbara called.
17 Dinner is usually served … six and seven o'clock in my house
18 My younger brother is not … to drive a car
19 If you want to work in advertising, there are many areas … work in
20 I'm getting … here Let's go to a different place
21 … models with the right look is extremely difficult if the budget is tight
22 Whether the show is a triumph or a disaster depends … on the stylist
A a great deal B a large number C a lot of D plenty
23 When a show …, I just can't wait for the next one
A finished B is finished C has finished D had finished
24 For the rest of his life, he lived in fear … track ed down
25 He was not re sponsible He wasn't …
Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.
A calendar is a way of measuring time to help people organize their activities Calendars divide time (26) … fixed periods, (27) … as days, weeks, months, and years
Long ago, when people (28) … to farm, they needed an accurate way to measure time and the (29) … seasons They used calendars Calendars helped them establish the (30) … time to till the soil and plant crops Calendars told them (31) … the harvest should begin
The time periods (32) … in calendars are based on movements of the Earth, Moon, and Sun But a year (33)
… not divide evenly into months or days So people (34) … adjusted their calendars so that certain events, such as a harvest or important holiday, always (35) … during the right season
Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.
In the building of ancient Egyptian pyramids, the thousands of men (36) … to do the dangerous work
of quarrying and hauling the huge (37) … blocks were not slaves Some of them were convicts or (38) … of war, but most of the rest were actually just very (39) … farmers A certain number of them were summed each year (40) … the pharaoh's officials to replace and add to the required (41) … for the construction of such an artificial mountain They work (42) … to build a tomb that would later on protect the precious
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44 A by his own B
forever C. with his parents D. alone 45
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting.
46 Nancy (A) is making extra courses (B) every semester (C) so that she can (D) graduate early
47 Roberta (A) missed the meeting without a good reason (B) despite of the fact that she (C) had been told that it was critical that she (D) be there
48 It (A) should be easy for Bob to find (B) more time to spend (C) with his children now that he (D) not longer has to work in the evenings
49 (A) I can't ride (B) my bicycle (C) because of there isn't any (D) air in one of the tyres
50 Some (A) peoples like cream (B) and sugar in (C) their coffee, while (D) others like it black
Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence.
51 The major forms of three-dimensional art include architecture, jewelry, and …
A making sculptures B, sculpture C sculptures are made D sculpture making
52 Don't …! They can be recycled.
A throw your empty wine bottles down B put your empty wine bottles out
C put your empty wine bottles down D throw your empty wine bottles away
53 Rarely … succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12
A do children B children have C children D are children
54 Radiocarbon dating is still the most common way of determining the age of human remains,… it is not always accurate
55 Eugene O'Neill, a famous American dramatist, … the theater by using controversial themes and new stage techniques
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one in italics.
56 Mary, as well as her sister, is playing tennis.
A Mary and her sister are playing tennis B Tennis is Mary as well as her sister's play
C Mary plays tennis as well as her sister D Mary and her sister play tennis well
57 The picture on the wall has been hung up side down.
A The picture has been hanged up side down on the wall
B They have hung the picture on the wall up side down
C They have hanged the picture on the wall up and down
D The picture on the wall hung up side down
58 Smoking ten cigarettes a day has become habitual for Mr Black.
A.Mr Black used to smoke ten cigarettes a day
B Mr Black smokes ten cigarettes a day
C Mr Black is used to smoking ten cigarettes a day
D Used to smoking ten cigarettes a day, Mr Black
59 If I were a millionaire, I would buy my house near the sea.
A Only a millionaire can buy a house near the sea
B Were I a millionaire, I would buy my house near the sea
C You should buy a house near the sea if you are a millionaire
D Buying a house near the sea is any millionaire's dream
60 It will be nice to see you again at the party
A Seeing you again at the party, I'm lucky
B How nice to go to your party again
C To see you again at the party on a nice day again is my purpose
D I'm looking forward to seeing you again at the party
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer.
The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris was a masterpiece of Gothic architecture The craftsmanship was of rare
excellence, even by the standards of the Middle Ages The cathedral's distinctive western facade is a fine example of the Gothic use of functional decoration Like an ancient Greek temple, all ornaments are integrated parts of the whole structure
The construction of Notre Dame spanned approximately a century Work began in 1163, and by 1200 the
choir, transept and nave were completed, and the western facade was under construction In 1230, the whole top of the construction was rebuilt More windows were added, and the clerestory windows were made taller to provide more light New flying buttresses provided greater stability
The towers were completed in 1250 and capped with molded cornices These squared-off towers with no spires
were unique in medieval architecture At this time, the transept was extended by a bay at either end, and immense rose windows were built into the north and south facades Seven chapels were built between the buttresses on either side of the nave By 1270, exterior work was entirely completed
61 The word cathedral at the beginning of paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to …
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62 According to the author, architectural standards of the Middle Ages were … those of our modern time
A less complex than B more delicate than C much stricter than D less beautiful than
63 The Gothic use of functional decoration can be most obviously recognized through the cathedral's …
A distinctive western façade B craftsmanship of rare excellence
C resemblance to an ancient Greek temple D architectural standards of the Middle Ages
64 What is/ are similar in the construction of Notre Dame and ancient Greek temples?
A Decoration B Structures C Function D Ornaments
65 The verb spanned at the beginning of the second paragraph can be best replaced by …
66 In fact, it took totally … years to finish the construction of Notre Dame
67 The very first part(s) of the building to be completed was/ were its …
A choir, transept and nave B western facade C whole top D various kinds of windows
68 People had to add more windows and make the clerestory windows taller because …
A they wanted to increase the building's height B it was rather dark inside the structure then
C they wanted to increase the building's width D it was very dark outside the structure then
69 The word capped at the beginning of paragraph 3 is most probably equivalent to ….
70 The work … the newly-built structure was the last accomplishment of Notre Dame's construction
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer.
At 3:20 p.m, Moscow time, on July 15, 1975, spaceship Soyuz 19 manned by my good friend, flight engineer
Valery Kubasov and myself, lifted off from Baikonur, the Soviet launching site Seven and a half hours later, when it was night in Moscow and broad daylight in the United States, the U.S spaceship Apollo lifted off
from Cape Canaveral manned by our American colleagues Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand and Donald Slayton On
July 17, Apollo approached the Soviet ship, and at 7:12 p.m., Moscow time, the two spacecraft linked up On July
18 and 19, the mixed U.S - Soviet crew carried out common tasks On July 21, the Soviet spaceship landed
54 kilometers northeast of the town of Arkalyk of the Soviet Union And on July 25, the U.S one splashed
down in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 kilometers off Hawaii
71 The word manned at the beginning of the paragraph is equivalent to …
72 Which of the following is the American craft?
A Soyuz B Canaveral C Apollo D Baikonur
73 We can infer from the excerpt "Seven and a half hours … the United States" that Moscow and the United States are located on …… hemisphere(s)
74 The word colleagues means people who do … job(s).
75 How many astronauts were there in the common tasks?
76 The word mixed in the middle is closest in meaning to …
77 How long did the project last?
A Seven and a half hours B Ten days C Seven and a half days D Ten hours
78 After finishing the project, …
A both spaceships came back to the earth successfully
B only the Soviet spaceship came back to the earth successfully
C both spaceships failed to come back to the earth
D only the U.S spaceship came back to the earth successfully
79 The phrase the U.S one at the end of the paragraph most probably refers to …
80 The most suitable title for this reading passage is…
A Apollo - Soyuz, a Successful Space Project
B U.S - Soviet, a Political Combination
C Baikonur - Canaveral, International Launching Sites
D Arkalyk - Hawaii, Wonderful Landing Venues
The end.
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