TEST TOEIC 15 pptx

Tolkien will ____ most for his books the Hobbit 1937 and the Lord of the Rings.. His novel, 'The Lord of the Rings', has sold over 52 million copies worldwide and ____ into 25 different

TOEIC 15

1 English writer, scholar and ,

Tolkien's father was a bank manager in

South Africa

a philologist

b philology

c philological

d philologically

2 his father died in 1896, his mother

took him and his younger brother to his

father's native village of Sarehole, near

Birmingham, England

a While

b During

c Unless

d When

3 The landscapes and Nordic mythology of

the Midlands the source for

Tolkien's fertile imagination to write about

'the Shire'

a should have been

b may have been

c will have been

d may have be

4 After his mother's death in 1904 he was

looked by Father Francis Xavier

Morgan a RC priest of the Congregation

of the Oratory

a for

b up

c into

d after

5 Tolkien was _ at King Edward VI

School in Birmingham

a learned

b studied

c educated

d fed

6 He studied linguistics at Exeter College,

Oxford, took his B.A in 1915

a or

b but

c and

d therefore

7 From 1915 to 1918 he fought in _

with the Lancashire Fusiliers

a World War One

b first World War

c One World War

d World War First

8 _ that his experiences during the

Battle of Jutland may have been fueled

the darker side of his subsequent novels

a There is believed

b It is believed

c It is belief

d They are believed

9 Tolkien will most for his books the Hobbit (1937) and the Lord of the Rings

a be remembered

b remember

c be remembering

d remembered

10 The Hobbit began as a bedtime story for his children that in "grew in the telling"

a his owns word

b him own words

c he own words

d his own words

11 He wrote Lord of the Rings over a period

of about 14 years which started by his his children bits and pieces of the story in his letters

a sent

b sending

c to send

d send

12 Tolkien also _ parts of his novels with fellow Oxfordian and fantasy writer

CS Lewis during their 'meetings'

a explained

b told

c discussed

d chatted

13 He was trying to create a fantasy world he could explain how he had invented certain languages, and in doing

so created 'Middle Earth'

a unless

b so that

c such that

d therefore

14 His works were not well _ among his peers at Oxford as they were not considered 'scholarly'

a criticized

b published

c given

d received

15 after LOTR was published in paperback in the United States in 1965 that he developed his legendary cult following and also imitators

a It was

b They were

c There were

d Its was

16 In 1954 both the University of Liege

University College, Dublin, awarded him

honorary doctorates

a or

b among

c and

d between

17 He served vice-president of the

Philological Society and was a Fellow of

the Royal Society of Literature

a to

b for

c with

d as

18 the immense popularity of his books

today, Tolkien did not greatly benefit from

their sales

a Despite

b Although

c In spite

d Because of

19 his work was published

posthumously by his son Christopher

Tolkien

a Many

b Much of

c Many of

d Much

20 Tolkien served in the Lancashire

Fusilliers in the First World War and

fought in the Battle of the Somme He

was discharged in 1917 from

"trench fever"

a suffered

b suffer

c to suffer

d suffering

21 His novel, 'The Lord of the Rings', has

sold over 52 million copies worldwide and

into 25 different languages

a has been translated

b has translated

c has been translating

d have been translated

22 Tolkien's to several proposed film

productions of his books was that he

considered his works to be unstageable

a reacting

b reactor

c reaction

d react

23 Tolkien's simply didn't feel that they could

be translated to a dramatic form

a successful

b successfully

c succeeded

d success

24 Although he had sold the film rights long before he died, he had real expectation that "The Lord of the Rings" could be successfully filmed

a none

b not

c neither

d no

25 While at school, he taught Greek, Middle English, Old English, Old Norse, Gothic, Modern and medieval Welsh, Finnish, Spanish, and Italian

a himself

b him

c his

d he

26 Other languages of which he had a working knowledge Russian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and Lombardic

a including

b include

c to include

d includes

27 these languages, Tolkien invented

14 different languages and assorted alphabets for his Middle-earth dwellers

a In addition to

b Beside

c Furthermore

d Also

28 The British rock band Marillion, popular in the UK the 1980s, took their name from his novel 'The Silmarillion'

a when

b at

c on

d during

29 He the 'International Fantasy Award'

in 1957 for his book 'The Lord of the Rings'

a achieved

b presented

c won

d succeeded

30 The German Heavy Metal band Blind Guardian base a lot of their songs on

Tolkien's work, Gandalf's Rebirth,

By the gates of Moria, etc.

a so as to

b such as

c such that

d so that

31 He was extremely when 'The Lord

of the Rings' was published in the

mid-50s as three different stories

a annoyance

b annoying

c annoy

d annoyed

32 Locus magazine conducted in 1987

from among its readers to vote for the

Best All-time Fantasy Novel

a an experiment

b a campaign

c a negotiation

d a poll

33 Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1955)

and 'The Hobbit' (1934) won 1st and 2nd

place

a respectively

b respect

c respectful

d respected

34 The publication of The Lord of the

Rings was delayed for two reasons

a origin

b original

c originally

d originate

35 Tolkien tried to get out of his obligation to

his publisher, Allen & Unwin, because

publisher had agreed to his wish to

use different colors of ink for different

parts of the book

a other

b others

c another

d one another

36 Gandalf, Mithras and Jesus, dies

and is reborn

a alike

b likes

c dislikes

d like

37 Mithras sacrificed a cosmic bull,

darkness, while Gandalf falls fighting the

Balrog

a symbolizing

b symbolize

c symbolized

d symbolizes

38 He started writing The Lord of the Rings

with no idea the story would

eventually go

a where

b which

c what

d who

39 This led to it not being structured at all like a proper novel, with many characters left underdeveloped, many ideas , and character groups essentially forgotten for very long periods

a repeating

b to repeat

c repeated

d repeat

40 The only actor from Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "Lord of the Rings" actually met JRR Tolkien is Christopher Lee

a having

b has

c had

d to have

41 Lee was very fond of Tolkien's books, and Tolkien himself even said that Lee would have been a good for the role of the wizard Saruman

a choose

b chosen

c choice

d chose

42 While writing the Lord of the Rings, he originally intended for Aragorn to marry Éowyn, but later decided to have her Faramir

a marrying

b marry

c to marry

d married

43 A hunt is under way in central Thailand for up to a dozen crocodiles to have escaped from a breeding farm

a believed

b believe

c believing

d believe

44 Local villagers have called for tougher restrictions on crocodile farms, they say operate illegally

a which some of

b of which some

c some which of

d some of which

45 They say they dare not go the rivers and canals to wash or swim while the reptiles remain on the loose

a close

b nearly

c near

d next

46 Top British transplant surgeons have

accused China of the organs of

thousands of executed prisoners every

year to sell for transplants

a harvested

b harvesting

c to harvest

d harvest

47 The move comes less than a week after

Chinese officials denied that the

practice took place

a public

b publicist

c publicity

d publicly

48 The British Transplantation Society says

an accumulating weight of evidence

suggests that the organs of thousands of

executed prisoners in China are being

removed for transplants without

a consent

b debate

c issue

d satisfaction

49 The emergence of transplant tourism has

made the of health organs even

more lucrative

a sell

b sold

c sale

d sail

50 Patients increasingly come from Western

countries, including the UK, Japan

and South Korea

a as well

b as well as

c either

d rather

51 Secrecy surrounding executions in China

has always made facts

a it difficult to gather

b difficult to gather

c it difficulty to gather

d it difficult gathering

52 European countries need to work more

together in planning for a future flu

pandemic

a strictly

b tightly

c closely

d severely

53 Avian flu has been found in birds in Italy,

Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria,

France, Slovenia and Britain, so far

no humans have become infected in the European Union

a or

b however

c because

d but

54 Worldwide around 200 people have become infected, _ have died, most

in South East Asia

a half of whom

b half of them

c half of who

d whom half of

55 Six volunteers who were taken seriously ill during a drugs trial have been offered

an interim payment of £5,000, they agree not to sue

a unless

b if

c although

d during

56 Lawyers for four of the men said the drug manufacturer, TeGenero, had agreed to pay but had attached a "no-fault" clause in the agreement

a compensation

b reimbursement

c fee

d charge

57 A John Lennon schoolbook _ an illustration of a walrus has been sold at auction for £126,500

a contained

b contains

c contain

d containing

58 The scene in which Pippin is looking for Merry after the battle on Pelennor Fields was digitally altered it appears to be night instead of day

a therefore

b and

c so that

d but

59 According to Peter Jackson on the commentary track, this was done to make

it that Pippin has been looking for hours instead of minutes

a appearing

b to appear

c appeared

d appear

60 was given a gift on their last day of

shooting, usually a prop that was

significant to their roles

a Each the cast members

b Each of the cast members

c Each of cast members

d Each cast members

61 Horses by the production company

were placed up for auction to the cast

and crew after the film was shot

a owned

b owning

c to own

d were owned

62 filming the trilogy, Viggo Mortensen

got so into character that during a

conversation, Peter Jackson referred to

him as "Aragorn" for over half an hour

without Mortensen's realizing it

a Because

b Moreover

c While

d As a result

63 The battle scenes, which reportedly

contain over 200,000 digital participants,

are huge that an extra room had to

be built onto Weta Digital's effects facility

to house all the computer equipment

needed to render the scenes

a too

b such a

c such

d so

64 Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood were given

prop rings in the movie by director

Peter Jackson

a use

b used

c using

d to use

65 The opening scene tells the origin

of Gollum was originally shot for The Lord

of the Rings: The Two Towers

a who

b in which

c which

d when

66 For the scene where Merry and Pippin

are smoking their pipes at Isengard,

Dominic Monaghan (Merry) had to drink a

glass of milk beforehand to keep

from throwing up while smoking the pipe

a them

b it

c himself

d him

67 The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, both the Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21)

a surpassing

b outnumbering

c dominating

d balancing

68 The movie tied with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) to win the most Oscars (11) in

a a single years

b single year

c single a year

d a single year

69 It broke another record by winning all the Oscars it was nominated (11 out of 11)

a which

b for which

c that

d for whom

70 A veteran US test pilot who was the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound has died in a plane _

a collapse

b ruin

c crash

d incident

71 Scott Crossfield, 84, a single-engine aircraft when it vanished from radar during a flight from Alabama to Virginia

a is flying

b was flying

c has been flying

d was flown

72 Mr Crossfield was considered of his time

a one of the greatest test pilot

b the one of greatest test pilots

c one of greatest test pilots

d one of the greatest test pilots

73 He made aeronautical history in 1953 he reached a speed of Mach 2 in a Skyrocket aircraft

a during

b when

c while

d unless

74 The test pilot reached Mach 2 - a speed

of more than 2,124 - on November

20, 1953

a kilometers an hour

b kilometers a hour

c kilometers per hours

d kilometers of an hour

75 President George W Bush has urged the

Chinese president to do more to close

the US-China trade

a balance

b agreement

c gap

d policy

76 There were no at talks in

Washington, though President Hu Jintao

said China would "continue to take steps"

to revalue China's currency

a discoveries

b breakthroughs

c conflicts

d controversies

77 A speech by President Hu at the White

House was by a protester from the

Falun Gong religious sect

a stimulated

b delivered

c composed

d disrupted

78 The female protester - as Wenyi

Wang, an accredited journalist with the

Epoch Times newspaper - yelled out from

the media section during Mr Hu's speech

a identified

b called

c nominated

d served

79 The newspaper - which is understood to

be supportive of the Falun Gong

movement - later an apology

a declared

b determined

c created

d issued

80 The incident highlights the difficult

between the two countries

a related

b relative

c relationship

d relatively

81 Mr Bush urged Mr Hu to take action over

the Yuan US producers say that its low

value has contributed the massive

US trade deficit with China

a with

b to

c of

d for

82 Mr Bush asked for China's help to restart negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program

a stalled

b stalling

c to stall

d stall

83 Mr Hu pledged that China would try to help resolve nuclear disputes with both Iran and North Korea, but insisted a diplomatic solution

a in

b of

c on

d with

84 Sony has cut the price of best-selling PlayStation 2 by $20 in the US

a their

b its

c them

d it

85 The price drop was expected, coming ahead of the planned November launch of Sony's new PlayStation 3

a wide

b width

c widen

d widely

86 Console makers reduce the price of existing machines in the run-up to the release of a new model

a usually

b on a daily basis

c day after day

d each day

87 Since its appearance in 2000, Sony more than 101 million units globally

a is manufacturing

b has been manufactured

c manufactures

d has manufactured

88 Console sales have been in over the past few months, as gamers save up their cash to invest in a next generation machine

a decline

b demand

c despair

d debt

89 Crude oil breached the $74 a barrel mark

in New York on Friday, on persistent fears

that demand will squeeze global

a consumptions

b requirements

c supplies

d competitions

90 In London the price of Brent North Sea

crude to $73.74, after touching a

record $74.22 on Thursday

a rose

b fell

c mounted

d reached

91 The ongoing row between Iran and the

US over Tehran's nuclear program has

concerns about the future of

supplies from the world's fourth biggest

exporter

a expressed

b addressed

c shared

d caused

92 On Friday the Iranian president said Iran

should rely on produced petrol from

September, thus making it less liable to

be affected by any sanctions

a domestic

b domesticated

c domestically

d domestication

93 England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is

confident that four key players will

recover injury in time for the World

Cup

a from

b against

c for

d of

94 Michael Owen, Sol Campbell, Ashley

Cole and Ledley King have been

sidelined, but Eriksson is happy with the

progress they are with their injuries

a doing

b making

c monitoring

d measuring

95 Arsenal duo Cole and Campbell, plus

Newcastle's Owen, will play before

_

a end of the season

b ending of the season

c the end of the season

d an end of the season

96 Defender Cole had played just once in six months before a reserve team outing this week, Eriksson is relieved to see him on the mend

a for

b despite

c but

d however

97 Owen, broke his foot at Spurs on New Year's Eve, is close to a comeback after being named in the Newcastle squad to face West Bromwich Albion

a that

b whom

c when

d who

98 Campbell is now back in Arsenal first-team contention after ankle and toe injuries, although a nose has temporarily set him back

a broken

b breaking

c broke

d breakage

99 The CIA has sacked an employee for secret information to the media

a leaking

b containing

c extracting

d sharing

100 Several US media outlets named her

as Mary McCarthy, an intelligence analyst who a special assistant to Bill Clinton and George W Bush

a acted on

b waited on

c served as

d characterized as

101 The CIA refused to confirm any names, but said a worker had admitted to "the unauthorized sharing of classified information" the media

a to

b about

c among

d with

102 The agency said the employee was fired after a three-month long

a investment

b investigation

c inclusion

d insertion

103 In her final position at the CIA, she was

assigned to its Office of Inspector

General, looking into allegations that the

CIA was in torture at Iraqi prisons

a admitted

b participated

c involved

d concerned

104 The CIA was rocked by in

November that the US was detaining

terror suspects at "secret jails" abroad

a returns

b reports

c refunds

d reform

105 The information, initially published in

US daily The Washington Post, sparked

an outcry in several countries

governments are allied to the US

a which

b whom

c where

d whose

106 The US that it is using prisons in

allied nations to hold terror suspects

a has never confirmed

b never has confirmed

c has confirmed never

d never confirmed has

107 Speaking to Congress in February, CIA

director Porter Goss a federal grand

jury to uncover the origin of the leaks

a called off

b called in

c called for

d called back

108 The CIA did not specify the firing

of its employee was related to the leaks

in The Washington Post or not

a how

b when

c where

d whether

109 Citing the Privacy Act, the CIA would

not any details about the officer's

identity or what she might have told the

news media

a disclose

b discover

c remember

d obtain

110 Wang Wenyi, 47, was charged with harassing, and threatening a foreign official

a intimidates

b intimidated

c to intimidate

d intimidating

111 If she were convicted, Ms Wang six months in jail and a fine of $5,000

a will face

b could face

c would have faced

d had faced

112 Ms Wang had received a press pass for the White House event on behalf of the English-language Epoch Times, which has supported Falun Gong in the past

a strictly

b stringently

c strongly

d harshly

113 The former coach of Brazil's national football team, Tele Santana, has died

a at the age of 74

b for the age of 74

c at the age 74

d with the age of 74

114 Santana guided a Brazilian national team that stars such as Zico, Socrates, Falcao, Junior and Eder through the World Cup in 1982 and 1986

a involved

b injured

c incised

d included

115 He encouraged the attacking, flamboyant form of football Brazil is famed - though neither side he coached went on to lift the World Cup

a which

b that

c for which

d whose

116 A California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house of elements from a 747 Jumbo jet

a makes

b making

c to make

d made

117 The wing of the Boeing jet will be used

for the roof, its nose as a meditation

temple while its trademark "bulge" will

as a loft

a serve

b refer

c identify

d consider

118 The plane's parts were from an

airplane scrap yard in California

a obstructed

b obtained

c obscured

d obeyed

119 The plane’s parts around

$100,000 to purchase

a worth

b cost

c charge

d pay

120 The construction of the project, which is

expected to start in June, likely to

cost several million dollars by the time it

is completed

a is thought

b are thinking

c thinks

d has thought

121 Ms Rehwald's family owns one of

California's

a largest Mercedes-Benz dealership

b the largest Mercedes-Benz

dealerships

c largest Mercedes-Benz

dealerships

d the largest Mercedes-Benz

dealership

122 Police in the US state of Kansas say

they have foiled an attack on a school on

of the Columbine massacre

a seventh anniversary

b the seventh anniversaries

c the seven anniversary

d the seventh anniversary

123 Five boys, aged 16 to 18, were arrested

after a message on a website warned

students at the school in Riverton to wear

bullet-proof vests 20 April

a in

b at

c on

d for

124 In 1999, two pupils shot dead 12 fellow students and a teacher before killing _ at Columbine in Colorado

a them

b themselves

c they

d their

125 The alleged plot at Riverton High was

foiled after a message was on My

Space.com, a website popular with

teenagers

a posted

b indicated

c attacked

d carried

126 The message said that the attack would target a dozen students and a member of staff on 20 April, is also Hitler's birthday

a when

b that

c who

d which

127 The Bush administration is pushing for measures to combat child pornography online

a braver

b stiffer

c tougher

d more serious

128 The proposals were by US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, who said that the net had created an

"epidemic" of child pornography

a announced

b announcement

c announce

d announcing

129 The Chinese economy has continued to grow faster than , prompting calls for government action to curb investment and tighten lending

a preceded

b prepared

c presented

d predicted

130 At least seven members of a wedding party have died after their bus fell into a river the south-western Bangladeshi town of Narail

a near

b nearly

c next

d close

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