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I. FIND THE WORD WHICH HAS A DIFFEERENT SOUND IN THE PART UNDERLINED
1. A. rivers B. parents C. paintings D. doctors
2. A. character B. school C. chemistry D. children
CHOOSE THE WORD THAT HAS A DIFFERENT STRESS PATTERN FROM THE OTHERS
3. A. quiet B. visit C. prefer D. happy
4. A. entertain B. computer C. develop D. tradition
II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK.
1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.
A. for B. at C. out D. of
3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save time and
money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay
6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
7. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.
A. write B. written C. wrote D. writing
10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.
A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?
A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely
13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors B. rumored C. has rumored D. was rumored
14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.
A. full-time job B. part-time C. full-time D. part-time job
15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.
A. near here B. near to C. near by D. near from
16. Tom: He’s the best guitarist in our school.
Mary: ______
A. You can say that again. B. That’s fine.
C. That’s OK! D. Never mind.
17. The pop group ______ for photographs with their fans.
A. joined B. set C. afforded D. posed
18. Mr. Larry Page______ to the last meeting, but he didn't because of sickness.
A. must go B. had to go C. should go D. should have gone
19. It’s vital that our children’s handwriting should be ______.
A. legible B. legitimate C. literate D. illiterate
20. She bought ______ jacket when she was in Paris last year.
A. a brown leather expensive B. a leather brown expensive
C. an expensive brown leather D. an expensive leather brow
III. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH SPACE IN THE
FOLLOWING PASSAGE
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an
employee? The schools teach (1) _______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or
electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one
thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (2)_______. But very few students
bother to learn it. This basic skill is the ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in
speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate
with people and to (3) _______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (4) _______
understand what you are driving and be persuaded.
1.A. a great B. large C. a large D. great
2. A. to know B. how to know C. knowing D. of knowing
3.A. transfer B. present C. interpret D. represent
4.A. both B. as well C. either D. not
IV. READING
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical
and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant
reading aloud. Only during thenineleenthcenturydid silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading
aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of
silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly
because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some
reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so
came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway
carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should
be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as
newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in
education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced
by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised
readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books
and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social,
cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term "reading"
implied.
Question 1: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because:
A. people relied on reading for entertainment
B. silent reading had not been discovered
C. there were few places available for private reading
D. few people could read to themselves
Question 2: The word "commonplace" in the first paragraph mostly means:
A. for everybody's use
B. most preferable
C. attracting attention
D. widely used
Question 3: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ________
A. an increase in the average age of readers
B. an increase in the number of books
C. a change in the nature of reading
D. a change in the status of literate people
Question 4: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of:
A. the decreasing need to read aloud
B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy
D. the decreasing number of listeners
Question 5 It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading
materials was an indication of ________ _____.
A. a decline of standards of literacy
B. a change in the readers' interest
C. an alteration in educationalists’attitudes
D. an improvement of printing techniques.
Question 6: The phrase "a specialised readership" in paragraph 4 mostly means:
A. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C. a reading volume for particular professionals
D. a status for readers specialised in mass media
V. Complete each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one,
beginning with the words given.
1. My brother can not speak French.
=> I wish ___________________________________________________________________.
2. John said: " How about collecting these waste things for recycling?"
=> John suggested ____________________________________________________________.
3. Although he was experienced, he could not get the job.
=> In spite of _______________________________________________________________.
4. We last saw our cousin three months ago.
=> We haven’t________________________________________________________________.
5. I met a famous singer yesterday.
=> The singer ________________________________________________________________.
6. The performance was so impressive that we all stood up to clap our hands.
=> It was such________________________________________________________________.