Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence THE OLYMPIC GAMES.. In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong r[r]
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Prepositons following verbs :
1 About: agree/argue/boast/dream/know/laugh/read/talk
2 At: guess/laugh/look/arrive/marvel/stare/peer
3 For: apply/arrange/ask/care/ look/search/wait/vote/pay/forgive sbd for sth/ blame sbd for sth
4 From: demand sth from sbd/prevent sth from /prohibit sbd from doing sth/stop sbd from doing sth/ discourage sbd from doing sth
5 In: believe/specialise/succeed/take part/confide in sbd/involve sbd in sth
6 Of: die/dream/approve/ disapprove/smell/taste/accuse sbd of sth/remind sbd of sth/rob sbd of sth warn sbd of sth/suspect sbd of sth/convince sbd of sth/convict sbd of sth
7 On: concentrate/depend/insist/rely/live/blame sth on sbd/congratulate sbd on sth
8 To: admit/be accustomed/be used/belong/confess/reply/object/add sth /apologise to sbd for sth
explain sth to sbd/lend sth to sbd/talk to sbd about sth
9 with: agree/argue/begin/deal/charge sbd with sth/discuss sth with sbd/provide sbd with sth
share sth with sbd/trust sbd with sth
II Prepositions following adjectives:
1 About: annoyed/anxious/certain/excited/happy/pleased/sorry/right/upset
2 At: angry/annoyed/bad/good/surprised/clever/fast
3 By: bored/shocked/surprised/confused
4 For: famous/late/ready/sorry/responsible/
5 From: absent/different/safe
6 In: Interested/absorbed
7 Of: afraid/ashamed/aware/tired/capable/fond/full/jealous/proud/it’s adjective of you(to do sth)
8 On: keen/dependent
9 To: Grateful/kind/married/thankful/similar/related
10.With: angry/annoyed/bored/fed up/
III: Prepositional phrases:
1 out of date/ out of stock/ out of breath/ out of practice/ out of sight/ out of work/ out of danger/
out of tune/ out of order/ out of reach/by chance/out of doors/ on holiday/
2 in common with/ instead of/in case of/ in front of/ in tears/ in a hurry/ in secret/ in turn/ in particular/
in general/ in difficulty/ in vain/in pain/ in time/ in all/ in the way/ in person/ in private/ in favour of/
in other words/ in detail/ in public/in advance/in debt
3 at times/ at all costs/ at a profit/at the beginning/at the end/at a loss/at first/
4 on behalf of/ on duty/ on purpose/ on strike/ on average/ on the whole/ on sale/ on time/ on the way/
on business/ on fire
5 under control/ under the impression/ under orders
6 by means of/by mistake/ by force/ by sight/ by heart/ by surprise/ by all means
7 without fail/ without a doubt/ without delay/
8 According to/because of/apart from/ / as for/ regardless of/ to a great extent/for a change/ at present/ from now on/
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1 A lot of people I know really believe ghosts
2 Martin grew to be very fond his pet snake
3 This bread tastes fish!
4 Evryone was shocked Susan’s strange appearance
5 I have got the book loan from the library
6 When Harry made his speech, everyone laughed him
7 Robert has been married Deborah for over a year
8 You were right after all the result of the election
9 Brenda decided to discuss her problems a psychiatrist
10.The woman who lived next door admitted the robbery
11 David was ashamed what he done, and he blushed
12 I am not very keen the idea of going climbing
13 Mary boasts all the famous people he has met
14 Jim was often late work, and lost his job as a result
15 There were no empty seats on the train, which was full soldiers
16 Bill decided not to trust Bob his secrets
17 The two boys were accused stealing a sports car
18 We succeeded persuading Carol to lend us her boat
19 You have worked very hard! I am very satisfied you!
20 I can’t remember her name, but it begins “J”
21 My boss shouted me – he was really angry me
22 I can see your point, but I just don’t agree you
23 Terry doesn’t approve his children going to rock concerts
24 George and I argued politics all night!
25 Can I have a look the evening paper?
26 This story reminds me a novel by Dickens
27 Peter feels jealous anyone who talks to his girlfriend
28 I didn’t expect you to behave like that! I am surprised you!
29 Oh dear, I forgot to add any barking powder the cake
30 I think you should ask your boss a rise
II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1 Thank you very much It is very you for a help
2 I am sorry, but I seeing the manager at once!
3 Why do you spend all your time _ your sister!
4 Helen is very going to work in Germany
5 The tourists were not the danger of bandits in the hills
6 I understood the problem after it had been _to me
7 I wish you didn’t show off and your success so much!
8 If you listen to music you can’t your homework
9 We thought we would be the storm if we sheltered under a tree
10 He to the teacher for being late
11 You can’t use this phone It is _
12 Your violin sounds awful! I think it is
13 The news about Shirley took me completely
14 The president would like to meet you and thank you
15 How many cars do you sell , average, every week?
16 Can you tell me about your plans ?
17 The gun had to be taken away from David force
18 This is the best washing machine on the market
19 I know her , but I don’t know her name
20 He says he is ill Or in other , he doesn’t want to come
21 We can’t go by train The train drivers are
22 That was a terrible shot! I am rather out of _
23 The police are coming! Stay out of until they leave
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25 I would like to thank you, everyone who was rescued
26 _ you, no one else knows that I have escaped
27 Julie has nothing Bill They are quite different
A in common with B in particular with C in general with D out of
28 Joe and I met on the plane completely
29 Most of the people in the office are at the moment
A in holiday B at vacation summer C on holiday D for picnic
30 I am afraid we don’t have your size We are out of
31 fire, smash the glass and push the button
32 Apart you, no one else knows that I have escaped
33 I feel very tired _times I consider giving up work
34 This factory needs modernizing Everything here is _
35 Sorry, I seeem to have taken the wrong umbrella mistake
36 That wasn’t an accident! You did it
37 We decided to take a holiday in Wales _
38 I am sorry but Jane isn’t here _
39 They should be here soon They are _
40 I ran for the bus, and now I am _
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Dr Valeria Charles slipped off her white coat and sank wearily into the chair What a day! Everything has gone badly She had been critisised by Mr David all day She 1 of incompetence to her face, 2 of lying, and .3 visiting her patients in the isolation ward David, the new manager, was worse than she had feared He 4 the impossible from the staff, and yet 5 them from doing their work He clearly could not distinguish a serious case from a malingerer and had no sympathy for patients or staff He tried to 6 people of his importance by pretending to be busy all the time and refusing to see anyone
He had 7 the staff from parking outside his office by putting up signs, and had actively 8 the nurses from using the sports facilities at the hospital The doctors from Dr Charles’ previous hospital had 9 her of his antisocial behavior, and now she felt so furious about his attitude that it had cured her of any desire to 10 for the senior post that was about to become vacant
1 A had been accused B had been annoyed C had been dreamed D had been fined
IV Choose the best answer to complete the following passage:
1 the whole, Flora was content 2 her life .3 day she was a librarian 4 a large city library, but 5 her sparetime she lived 6 a world of dreams Her secret, all-devouring was reading novels 7 particular – and she had read almost all the classics that the library had 8 stock She read varaciously, 9 her lunch time, her tea break, and the long evenings 10 She would even read 11 her way home, walking slowly 12 her books open The small flat where she lived 13 herself was piled high 14 books She knew her favourites 15 , empathising 16 the characters and thinking 17 them as real people .18 short, she had found that books fulfilled her emotional needs better than people did, and 19 any case, she had completely forgotten how to relate to people other than characters 20 novels
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V Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Let me start my story 1 the beginning I was 2 the way home from work last night, when, quite 3 accident I bumped into an old friend, Jenny, who I hadn’t seen since my schooldays I remembered that she had never been very 4 at remembering names, so I quickly said who I was and asked if she was on 5 in the area She said she wished she were, but .(6) , she was here 7 business, representing her firm She apparently was the regional director of a large company, 8 for a workforce of over 500 people She seemed very 9 of her achievements and content with life 10 general I invited her to go for a coffee, but 11 she said she she was 12 a hurry and didn’t have enough time, but then agreed Over coffee, she began to lose her charming confidence, and admitted she was 13 of rushing around without a rest In fact, she was quite 14 of people like me who had such peaceful, quiet exixtences, so 15 from hers
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
16 I put the question Mr Forester
17 In my country to drive on the left
18 Londoners used to travel on horseback
19 He hasn’t smoked a cigarette for a week Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A It’s for a week that he hasn’t smoked a cigarette
B It’s a week since he last smoked a cigarette
C It’s a cigarette that he smoked a week ago
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21 A uniformed man was standing at the entrance the Savoy Hotel
22 Before leaving New York,
A I phoned to say good-bye to my friend
B a phone call was made by me to say good-bye to my friend
C a good-bye to my friend was said over the phone
D where I phoned to say good-bye to my friend
30 When we talk about , we don’t include the United Kingdom
A the European continent B continental Europe
C the continent of Europe D the countries of Europe
31 The tea was so strong we couldn’t drink it. Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A The tea was too strong for us to drink
B The tea was such strong one that we couldn’t drink it
C The tea was too strong for us to drink it
D The tea was very strong so we couldn’t drink it
36 curiosity, passers-by gathered to watch the procession
37 No one is so willing as Arthur. Which of the following expresses the same idea ?
A Arthur is has a stronger will than anyone
B Arthur is less unwilling than anyone
C Arthur is more willing than anyone
D Arthur is as willing as anyone else
44 Yes, that’s the shop
A I bought this computer from
B where I bought this computer from
C from where I bought this computer from
D in which I bought this computer from
46 The football match was so exciting
A for us to stay up to watch
B that we didn’t stay up to watch it
C for us to go to bed early
D that we stayed up to watch it
50 The flight was cancelled at the last moment, otherwise in Saigon now
III Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a nation event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived international No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece , but no married women was admitted even as a spectator Slaves, women and dishonoured persons were not allowed to compete The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boy’s gymnastics, horse-racing, field events such as discus and javenlin throwing, and the very important foot races There was also boxing and wrestling and special tests of varied ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling The evening of the third day was devoted
to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day
On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities The public honour also made the strict discipline of the ten month training period worthwhile In spite of lengthy training, however, runners were known to drop dead from strain at the winning post How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling
After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A.D 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan origin It was over 1.500 years before there was another such international athletics
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1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives In times of peace, the Game have taken place ever since at four-yearly intervals In Munich in 1972, competitors from more than 120 countries were watched by huge crowds
Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn The host countries provides vast facilities, including a stadium, winning pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes’s expenses Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathon races, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event
The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun’s rays It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium The torch symbolises the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony The well-known flag, however, is a modern conception: the five interlocking rings symbolises the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games
1 The first Olympic Games took place
a in the seventh century A.D c over three thousand years ago
b certainly before 700 B.C d a thousand years ago
2 In the final stages of the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be
3 The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympic Games
a hasn’t definitely been established c was decided by Zeus, in whose honour the Games were held
b varied according to the full moon d was considered unimportant
4 During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full
a heroes were sacrificed to Zeus c all the victors wer crowned with garlands
b large prizes were distributed to the heroes d the heroes were honoured with sacrificial offerings
5 Competitors had to train
b for ten months d for periods determined by their state authorities
6 Modern athletes’ results can’t be compared with those of the ancient runners because
a details such as times were not recorded in the past c the ancient runners fell down dead
b they are much better d The Greeks had no means of telling the time
7 The continuity of the Olympic Games
a was broken in the year A.D.1200 c was interrupted for over 1,500 years
8 Nowadays, the athletes’ expense are paid for
a out of national funds of competing nations c by the athletes themselves
b out of the prize money of the winners d by commercial organizations
9 At the beginning of the Games in the host country
a a torch is ignited at sunrise c relays of runners light their torches in the stadium
b a lighted torch is brought into the stadium d a torch is ignited by the Greek ambassador
10 the modern Olympic Games compared with the ancient ones are
a inspired by the same ideals c more restricted in the variety of events
b completely different in every respect d too much concerned with international rivalry
V Choose the most suitable answer for each space
When you are driving abroad you should make sure that you have all your documents with you These 1 your passport, your driving licence and insurance papers It can be very 2 if you 3 any
of these or if you can not find 4 quickly You must also make sure that your car has a nationality plate which show the country where the car has 5 ; for example, GB for Great Britain F for France N for Norway and so on
In some 6 you have to pay if you don’t 7 motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a lot of money For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are stopped by a police officer for taking
no notice of traffic lights, speed 8 or if you allow children 9 the age of twelve to pass in the front seat of a 10
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V- Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D)best fits each space:
In practically any country in the world, you are (1) to find a market somewhere Markets have been with us since (2) times, when people became self-sufficient and needed to exchange the goods they produced For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow (3) tools and so on But just as times have (4) , so have market practices So, (5) in early times the main activity (6) with markets would have been ‘bartering’ , meaning the exchange of goods
as described (7) , today most stall-holders wouldn’t be too (8) on accepting potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash
In contrast, what might be a common (9) in a modern market is a certain amount of ‘haggling’, where customer and seller eventually (10) on a price, after what can sometimes be quite a heated debate This has become so popular in certain places that many people think that this is what makes the (11) atmosphere of a market But (12) as no two people are the same, no two markets are the same either, and so behaviour which is expected in one market in one country may not be (13) in another Even within one country, there are those markets where you could haggle quite (14) and those where you would be (15) not to try!