He decided not to quit his work.. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.. That he was Encouraged b
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PRACTICE
I Grammar: Choose the best word, phrase or sentences
1 No longer _ here
A John works B John does work C does John work D so John works
2 His parents could not help _ angry when he admitted _ the exam
A getting/ failing B got/ failed C to get/ to fail D get/ to fail
3 Hundreds of animals are reported _ killed in the forest fire yesterday
4 Her idea about _ special class for _ disabled at first met with opposition from their parents
5 I am always nervous when taking an exam
A Taking an exam always makes me nervous B I am taking a nervous exam
C The exam I am taking is nervous D It is a nervous exam that I am taking
6 Since the end of the 20th century, English _ the most widely used language around the world
7 Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US
A Because they are expensive B Due to they are expensive
8 Both televisions and computers _ an enormous impact on our lives
9 The teacher recommended _ the book but I do not have enough money _ it
A buy/ to buy B bought/ buying C buying/ to buy D to buy/ buy
10 They suggest that beer _ on TV should be banned
II Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question.
Up to now, there are still many people wrongly thinking that films are made to be shown on screen for entertainment There are many other kinds of films that are made for other purposes For example, educational films are made for schools They are about certain subjects that pupils and students are learning Especially for people learning foreign languages, educational films are very useful Industrial branches need training films which introduce new machines and modern pieces of equipment and show how to operate and work on them
Documentary films present factual events and record social, political and historical events It is films that help
us widen our knowledge of countries, cultures and people around the world Sitting on the armchair in front of a TV set, a viewer can enjoy the beauty of nature all over the world, see many historic spots and meet a lot of interesting people A film, either good or bad, is the result of the collaboration of many individuals
11 Educational films are made
A for learning and money B for training manual workers
C for entertainment and money D for teaching and learning
12 A film
A is made by actors and actresses B is made by the viewers
C is the result of the collaboration of many individuals D is the result of the cinema photographer
13 Films can help us
A make friends with people from foreign country B teach our children everything
C sit comfortably in an armchair D entertain and widen our knowledge
14 All films are made A for entertainment
B for education C for money D for entertainment, money or education
15 Industry
C has no relation with films D always pays attention to every kind of films
III Vocabulary: Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the gap.
Music, artful arrangement of sounds (16) time this definition is obviously very broad, but a narrower one would exclude (17) much Music is part of virtually every culture on (18) , but it varies widely among
cultures in style and structure Definitions of music can (19) dramatically over a short time, as they have across
the world during the 20th (20)
Can music exist without (21) ? Some philosophers argue that music should be defined as a kind of
"mental (22) " and that the physical aspects of sound are simply by-products of this image If you (23) you can have a musical experience by imagining the sound of a piece of music, then you think (24) can exist without sound But most musical experiences involve producing or (25) to physical characteristics of sound
such as pitch and timbre (quality comparable to texture or colour in sight).
Is the tape-recorded sound of a large metal-stamping machine music? Are 4 minutes (26) 33seconds of silence music? Is the activity of reading a (27) of hundreds of seemingly unrelated objects, activities, and
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states of mind music? Each of these " (28) ", as well as many other sounds (or non-sounds), has been copyrighted (29) a musical composition, performed, and recorded in the 20th century One of the legacies of 20th-century music is to have blurred the definition of music as (30) before
IV Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the root one
31 Tom was encouraged by my success He decided not to quit his work
A Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work
B To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work
C That he was Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work
D Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work
32 The man asked me how old I was
A The man asked me if I knew his age B The man told me that he was old
C The man knew how old I was D "How old are you?" the man asked me
33 If only I had not seen him
A He wishes he had come to see me B I have not seen him for ages
34 She told me she had to be home by six o'clock
A She told me that she would be going home at six o'clock
B She told me she was at home at six o'clock
C She said it was necessary for her to get home before six o'clock
D She said that she usually reached her home before six o'clock
35 They did not take my advice and they got the troubles
A Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles
B Unless they had taken my advice, they would have got the troubles
C Had they taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles?
D Unless they had taken my advice, they would not have got the troubles
36 The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have
A The family managed to earn enough money
B It is difficult for the family to get by on the money they have
C The family could manage on the money they have
D It is difficult for them to earn money
37 I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday
A I am really sorry I forgot your birthday B I did not forget your birthday
C I never apologize for my forgetting birthdays D I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday
38 I won't finish the report because it is too long
A The report is so long for me to finish B The report isn't long enough for me to finish
C The report is too long for me to finish D The report is so long that I can't finish
39 Do they advertise cigarettes widely in your country?
A Are cigarettes advertised widely in your country? B Are they advertised cigarettes in your country?
C Do cigarettes be advertised in your country? D It is cigarettes advertising in your country?
40 Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true
A The news she gave us was good, but of course it wasn't true
B We couldn't easily believed the news because it was very good
C It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true
D Our coach told us that true news is always good news
V Grammar: Choose the best option to fill in the gap.
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Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again You might be surprised to learn that the game industry now (41) more money than Hollywood (42) every family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games It is hardly surprising that video gaming has become one of the most popular (43) of entertainment today A good game is like a good film; it will hold your attention, capture your imagination and play with your emotions
The big difference, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (44) You have no say in how the plot develops or which characters dominate the story With computer games, you can imagine to direct (45) and that is what makes them so exciting Finding the (46) games is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love (47) with the interactive (48) of make-believe It is (49) to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers In fact, the (50) growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group
42 A as long as B as well as C as soon as D as far as
VI Find out the mistake in these sentences
51 (A) Because of his mother (B) has been (C) seriously ill, she (D) can't come to the party
52 It was not (A) until 1937 (B) when the southernmost source of (C) the Nile River (D) was discovered
53 It is said (A) that it is (B) such polluted air that we (C) can't breath, (D) isn't it?
54 The tongue is the (A) principal organ (B) of taste, and (C) is crucial for chewing, (D) swallowed, and speaking
55 (A) Because of habitat (B) loss, there are (C) less Asian elephants than African (D) elephants
56 He could remember (A) to drive (B) along the road (C) just before the accident happened, (D) but he couldn't remember the accident itself
57 I'd love (A) to have gone (B) to the party, (C) but it was (D) possible
58 (A) The water wasn't (B) warm enough for these (C) young children (D) to swim
59 "I can't come (A) in Friday." "That's (B) too bad - I've (C) already bought the tickets (D) so you'll still have to pay."
60 A traveller can (A) reach some of (B) the village along the Amazon (C) only by (D) riverboat
VII Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
VIII Vocabulary: Choose the best option to fill in the gap
71 Her natural _ made this one of the most enjoyable concerts of the year
72 A _ diet includes lots of green vegetables A healthful B health C health D healthily
73 They _ believe their children should make choices for themselves
74 Dr Fox is a well-known _ professor A learning B learnt C learn D learned
75 _ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe
76 You can leave the money with him; he's totally _
77 _ me if I'm wrong, but I think we arranged the meeting for the 12th of December
78 The blue curtains began to _ after they had been hanging in the sun for two months
79 The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too _
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80 The _ of the poetry competition will be known today
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Key
01 - - = - 21 ; - - - 41 - / - - 61 - - - ~
02 ; - - - 22 ; - - - 42 - - = - 62 - - - ~
03 - - = - 23 - - = - 43 - / - - 63 ;
-04 - - = - 24 - - - ~ 44 - - - ~ 64 - - - ~
05 ; - - - 25 ; - - - 45 - / - - 65 - - - ~
06 - - - ~ 26 - / - - 46 - - = - 66 ;
-07 - - - ~ 27 - / - - 47 ; - - - 67 ;
-08 ; - - - 28 - - = - 48 - / - - 68 =
-09 - - = - 29 ; - - - 49 - - - ~ 69 /
-10 ; - - - 30 - - - ~ 50 ; - - - 70 =
-11 - - - ~ 31 ; - - - 51 ; - - - 71 ;
-12 - - = - 32 - - - ~ 52 - / - - 72 ;
-13 - - - ~ 33 - - - ~ 53 - - = - 73 ;
-14 - - - ~ 34 - - = - 54 - - - ~ 74 - - - ~
15 ; - - - 35 ; - - - 55 - - = - 75 =
-16 - - = - 36 - / - - 56 ; - - - 76 =
-17 - / - - 37 ; - - - 57 - - - ~ 77 =
-18 ; - - - 38 - - = - 58 - - - ~ 78 - - - ~
19 - / - - 39 ; - - - 59 ; - - - 79 /
-20 ; - - - 40 - / - - 60 - / - - 80 - - - ~