The purpose of this passage is to helping students read more quickly 44.. All of the students, but Peter went to the meeting.[r]
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Stress
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6 Never in my life such a beautiful sunset
a I have seen b I do see c have I seen d do I see
7 I will phone you _ I get there
a as well as b as much as c as soon as d as early as
8 If we heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it _
a would boil b will be boiling c is boiling d boils
9 After finishing the presentation, I suggested _to the cinema
10 If you do not learn seriously, _ to understand the subject well
a you will never be able b will you never be able
c never you will be able d will never you be able
11 Early carpenters, having _ nails, had to use wooden pegs to secure their constructions
12 Not 1975 did we liberate the south
13 People who reverse the letters of words _ to read suffer from dyslexia
a when trying b if they tried c when tried d if they try
14 Featured at the Henry Ford Museum of antique cars dating from 1865
a is an exhibit b an exhibit c are an exhibit d an exhibit is
15 They purpose of a labor union is to improve the working conditions and its members
a protecting b to protect c in protection d for protection
16 We could not imagine _ life would be like without music
17 I do believe that his study there will be great benefit to his teaching career later
18 The formal statement of this process is the principle of natural selection
19 What _is protecting the area and these endangered species
a in environmentalists are interested b are environmentalists interested in
c are interested in environmentalists d environmentalists are interested in
20 “What’s wrong with you today? Did you get out of bed on the wrong _?
21 From these and _ observations, Darwin put together a concept of natural selection
22 A serious study of physics is impossible without _ knowledge of mathematics
23 Hardly play truant Something must have happened to them
24 It’s very cold in here, do you mind _ I close the window?
25 If you had asked him, he _ helped you to solve the problem
a will have b ought to have c should have d would have
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a well extremely written b extremely well written
c written well extremely d well written extremely
27 “Whose book is it?”- “I don’t know, but I think .”
a it is Jim’ b It is Jim’s c it is belonging to Jim d it belongs to Jim’s
28 We _for an hour when the bus finally came
a waited b have waited c have been waiting d had been waiting
29 , Mark, is attending the lecture
a Right now b Happily c Because of the time d My friend
30 The tetracyclines, _ antibiotics, are used to treat infections
a are a family of b being a family c a family of d their family is
Reading Comprehension text.
A friend of mine has just come back from her holiday in Australia She’s telling us about her holiday there Here is her description of this fantastic place
“We arrived at Sydney airport really early in the morning The view from the (31) Sydney harbor was fantastic We were really exhaust but we wanted to have (32) _ around Sydney, so we went sightseeing straight away We went to the Opera House first It’s even more beautiful than in the photos-really (33) _ We then went to the Rocks, which is the old section of Sydney and which is now very pretty, particularly at night
The next morning we went to Harbor Cruise On the following day we flew up to Crains The scenery was wonderful there We especially like the Barrier Reef (34) colourful fish and clear blue water After that we decided to go to (35) _ quiet We flew to Seafood We didn’t see many tourists there However, I love this place There is so much wildlife- a bird-watcher’s dream!”
31 a Looking down over plane b plane looking down over
c plane down over looking d over plane looking down
32 a a look a bit of b a bit look of a c a bit of a look d of a bit a look
33 a spectator b spectate c spectacular d spectacularly
34 a with its b for its c together its d like its
Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why do men die younger than women? It is because men are afraid of getting old and helpless and so they prefer to die
before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their women and so decided to do the leaving
first
Many explanations are given for the fact that men die earlier than women Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to life Both men and women emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to cry while men refuse to do so They are afraid of being thought “soft” Some men , when they are upset, play loud music or dig in the garden to relieve their feelings Many men like an orderly life so that they bury themselves in their work or want a wife with some children or long to take part in wars where there is a definite chain of command There is a leader to give orders and a known enemy to fight against and defeat All these make men feel they live in a rational world
So the majority of men like a rational world Rationality is fine but it does not include everything that makes life joyful and fun or even messy and frustrating When a man refuses to cry he is refusing to accept that his emotions are part of him Of course some men do not fellow this pattern Bob Hawke is capable of crying in public whereas Margaret Thatcher is probably of crying at any time
We need to cry because that shows our ability to suffer If we do not suffer we are not really alive at all Suffering can be creative or destructive If we can all learn to cry and laugh and shout and dance openly, we are living creatively and adding something to the human race We often say men suffer more from stress and therefore they die early Are we not saying in another way that they do not know how to suffer in the right way- with tears and laughter instead of silence- and so they are miserable and just give up? That is just my theory of course Have you a better one?
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a The fact that men die younger than women b The fact that they fear to be left alone
c The fact that men get old and helpless d The fact that they decide to do the leaving first
37 What is found the same for both men and women?
c They want to play loud music d They are emotional creatures
38 Which paragraph explains why men die earlier than women?
a Paragraph 1 b Paragraph 2 c Paragraph 3 d Paragraph 4
39 What is the writer opinion toward crying?
a It is good thing for people to cry b to be silent is better than to cry
c it is all right for women to cry but shameful for men d Tears are not real signs of suffering
40 What’s the main question the article is intended to discuss?
a Why men like a rational world b Why women are more emotional than men
c Why suffering is different in men and women d Why men die earlier than women
41 Most information was collected by direct observations of its behavior
a Many direct observations have been made in its behaviors
b Almost the information was the result of direct observations of its behaviors
c Direct observations of its behaviors made for collecting most information
d Almost the information came from its behaviors for direct observations
42 They try to prevent the reader from vocalizing
a They try to stop the reader from vocalizing b The reader tries to prevent vocalizing
c The reader tries to prevent them from vocalizing d They try to prevent vocalizing from the reader
43 This passage focuses on helping students read faster
a How to read this passage faster and faster B Reading faster is the content of this passage
c The purpose of this passage is to help students read more quickly
d The purpose of this passage is to helping students read more quickly
44 All of the students, but Peter went to the meeting
a Peter went to the meeting; and so did all of the students
b Except for Peter, all of the students went to the meeting
c All of the students, especially Peter went to the meeting
d All of the students, including Peter went to the meeting
45 We take great pride in offering the best service in town
a Our service is the best That’s why people can see our pride
b We are very proud of offering the best service in town
c The best service in town is offered to people with great pride
d No one takes great pride in offering the best service in town, but we do
Error identification
46 The jacket with (A) three differently (A) color belongs to (C) Hai, my brother.(D)
47 I often (A) spend some money each month (B) , about $50, to buy (C) books on (D)economics
48 She must have (A) her reasons(B) where (C) she doesn’t want to (D) tell
49 Production (A) is the (B) process growing (C) or making food, goods, or (D)materials
50 As you (A) can see, costs of living have been (B) reduced for (C) 20 % over the past (D) year
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