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6 They are with their present jobs
A satisfying B satisfied C satisfactory D satisfaction
7 All volcanoes smoke, ash, and lava
8 Only if he promises to work harder to give him a hand
A will I agree B agree I C I agree D I will agree
9 The girls has ever considered , but they changed their minds later
10 _ of my family, I would like to thank you very much for your help
11 The problem is easy enough, but students could answer it
A s lot of B a little C a great number of D few
12 What _ if the engine of your car didn’t work?
A would you do B have you done C would you have done D will you do
13 It is said that he is _ his living as a barber
14 As I can earn money by myself, I am independent _ my parents financially
15 Napoleon the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801
A attacked B was attacked C has attacked D attacking
16 _ in Shanghai than in any other city in China
A more people live B more people living C it has more people D more living people
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18 Birds make nests in trees _ hide their young in the leaves and branches
A can where they B where they can C where can they D where can
19 _ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system
A the Earth is B the Earth being C that the Earth is D being the Earth
20 The child kept the present that she _
A has been given B had been given C had given D has given
21 The reason why I am writing _ to tell you about my party on Saturday
22 Over 20 years has but I never forget the time we first met each other
23 Peter’s dog needs something _
24 The surgeon tried to save the man, but unluckily the was not successful
A generation B salvation C operation D solution
25 “Would you like a Coke?” - “ ”
A yes, I’d like B yes, please C yes, I do D yes , I
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Environmental pollution is a term that (26) to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (27) the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the oil with (28) many fertilizers and pesticides Man also pollutes his surrounding (29) various other ways (30) example people ruin natural beauty by (31) garbage and waste products on the land and in the water They operate machines and motors vehicles that fill the air with (32) noise
Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (33) death Polluted water kills fish and other (34) life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is (35) _ for growing food
30 A besides B as instance C therefore D for example
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32 A, embarrassing B disturbing C confusing D dismissing
33 A therefore B consequently C even D including
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The signal light is probably the most easily recognized traffic control device At a (36) _ intersection in a large city, a traffic signal may control the (37) of more than 100,000 vehicles per day More than 60 (38) of all miles driven each year are on roadways controlled by traffic signals
Traffic signals direct (39) _ of vehicles and pedestrians when to go, stop or proceed with caution The signals increase the traffic-handling (40) _ of most intersections They can work (41) on timers, or connect to a computer-controlled system that operates over several intersections In a computerized system, traffic detector are (42) at several locations – generally in the pavement A computer (43) scans the traffic information from each detector The computer then selects the best timing for each signal to (44) traffic congestions and minimize (45)
38 A percents B per cents C percent D percentage
40 A ability B possibility C likelihood D capacity
41 A independence B independent C independentity D independ
43 A can continue B continues C continuous D continuously
45 A postponement B cancellation C delays D held-up
V Correct the mistakes
46 Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago
47 To building their nests, some birds use their bills as needles
48 Salmon lay their eggs, and die in freshwater although they live in salt water when most of
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49 There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of
another
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50 Fertilize farmland is one of the biggest natural resources in the Central States
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51 Never before in my life _
A I have ever tasted such a good apple B I have ever tasted such a good apple
C have I ever tasted such a good apple D will ever taste such a good apple
52 Alice Freeman, to head Wellesley College at age 27, is one of the youngest college presidents in history
53 She lost both her sight and hearing after the severe illness _
A of her age in 19 months B she was 19 months old
C when she was 19 months old D when 19 months old she was
54 But for television, people in rural areas _
A wouldn’t have had anything for entertainment at night
B wouldn’t have anything for entertainment at night
C wouldn’t had had anything for entertainment at night
D won’t have anything for entertainment at night
55 The car was too expensive _
A that we couldn’t buy it B enough for us to buy
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56 The accident took place just after the workers started their work
A Hardly had the workers started their work than the accident took place
B Hardly after the workers had started working when the accident happened
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D hardly had the workers started working when did the accident happened
57 All local pupils couldn’t go to school on that day due to the serious flood
A The serious flood caused all local pupils not to go to school on that day
B The serious flood made all local pupils from not going to school on that day
C The serious prevented all local pupils from not going to school on that day
D The serious hindered all local pupils from going to school on that day
58 “Put the knife in your right hand down” said the policeman to the man
A The policeman suggested the man to put the knife in the tight hand down
B The policeman invited the man to put the knife in the tight hand down
C The policeman ordered the man to put the knife in the tight hand down
D The policeman requested the man putting the knife in the tight hand down
59 Who often make people in your class laugh?
A By whom are people in your class made laugh?
B By whom are people in your class made to laugh?
C Whom are people in your class made laugh?
D Whom are people in your class made laughing?
60 John has worked as an engineer for 5 years now
A John’s career as an engineer began 5 years ago
B John has started his career as an engineer for 5 years
C John started his career as an engineer for 5 years
D It is 5 years ago that John started his career
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As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have
become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart
attacks High-fat diets and “life in the fast lane” have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising
Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns A higher
percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure
on Monday than on any other day of the week In addition, people are more susceptible to
heart attacks in the first few hours after waking Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating
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incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M and 10:00 A.M
In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors
Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the
few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays And unmarried men are more
at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts Though stress is thought to be linked
in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope
of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered
61 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A risk factors in heart attacks B seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks
C cardiology in the 1980s D diet and stress as factors in heart attacks
62 In the first paragraph, the word “potential” could best be re-placed by which of the
following?
63 The word “trigger” as used in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
64 What do the second and third paragraphs of the passage mainly discuss?
A The link between heart attacks and marriage
B Unusual risk factors in heart attacks
C Age and gender factors in heart attacks
D Myths about lifestyles and heart attacks
65 The author uses the word “temporal” in the second paragraph mean
A affected by B of a certain date C expected D regularly
66 The phrase “susceptible to” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by
67 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many heart attacks?
A decreased blood flow to the heart B increased blood pressure
68 Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?
69 Which of the following does the passage infer?
A We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks
B We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks
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D We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks
70 As used in the third paragraph, which of the following could best replace the word
“reveal”?
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Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was from a wealthy, well-known family As a child, he attended private school, had private tutors, and traveled with his parents to Europe He attended Harvard University, and afterward studied law At age 39 Roosevelt suddenly developed polio, a disease that left him without the full use of his legs for the rest of his life Even through the worst of his illness, however, he continued his life in politics In 1924 he appeared at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Al Smith for president, and eight years after that he himself was nominated for the same office
Roosevelt was elected to the presidency during the Great Depression of the 1930s, at a time when more than 5,000 banks had failed and thousands of people were out of work Roosevelt
took action First he declared a bank holiday that closed all the banks so no more could fail;
then he reopened the banks little by little with government support Roosevelt believed in using the full power of government to help what he called the "forgotten people." And it was these workers, the wage earners, who felt the strongest affection toward Roosevelt There
were others, however, who felt that Roosevelt's policies were destroying the American system of government, and they opposed him in the same intense way that others admired him
In 1940 the Democrats nominated Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term No president
in American history had ever served three terms, but Roosevelt felt an obligation not to quit
while the United States' entry into World War II was looming in the future He accepted the
nomination and went on to an easy victory
71 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A political aspects of Roosevelt's life B problems during the Great Depression
C Roosevelt's upbringing D criticisms of Roosevelt's actions
72 Which one of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A Roosevelt was elected during the Great Depression
B Roosevelt voted for Al Smith
C Roosevelt had difficulty walking during his presidency
D Roosevelt supported strong government powers
73 The phrase "took action" in the first paragraph is used to illustrate the idea that Roosevelt
A performed admirably
B exerted himself physically
C responded immediately
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74 As used in the first paragraph, the phrase "little by little" means that Roosevelt
A opened the smaller banks first B opened the banks for minimal services
C opened the banks a few at a time D opened the bank for a short time
75 The word "full" in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
76 Which of the following is NOT true?
A Roosevelt served three terms of presidency
B Roosevelt couldn’t walk easily
C All Americans citizens supported Roosevelt’s policies
D Roosevelt studied law before he worked as a president
77 The word "affection" as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the
following?
78 The word "unprecedented" in the second paragraph could best be replaced by
A unimportant B unheard of C unjustified D unhampered
79 It can be inferred from the passage that the people who liked Roosevelt best were
80 In the second paragraph, the author uses the word "looming" to indicate a feeling of