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What is Theatre? In a very good restaurant we have a dinner that is specially cooked for us; in a canteen we are served with standard portions of a standard meal. And this is the difference between the living Theatre and the mass entertainment of films, radio and television. In the Theatre the play is specially cooked for us. It (the Theatre) is the ancient but ever-youthful parent of all entertainment in dramatic form. It is the magical place where man meets his
A.These B. Anyone C. Those D. Them 3. Physics _______ not very difficult as we expect.
In an interview yesterday Mr. Wilson was questioned about the harmful effects of horror movies on teenagers. He argued that such effects were often exaggerated and claimed that other types of films were far more dangerous for young people. When asked to prove this, he pointed out that horror films were often set in unreal situations and were clearly not to be taken seriously. In contrast, he claimed that films showing violent crime were often set in everyday life, and were therefore more damaging.
8. At ____ night I had _____ terrible headache after I had drink _____ lot of coffee in _______evening. A. - / a / a / the B. the / a / the / an C. - / the / - / an D. - / a/ the/ - 9. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 8-10) Every summer many people, girls and women as well as boys and men, try to swim from England to France or from France to England. The distance at the nearest points is only about twenty miles, but because of the strong currents the distance that must be swum is usually twice as far. The first man to succeed in swimming across the Channel was Captain Webb, an Englishman. This was in August 1875. He landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after entering the water at Dover. Since then there have been many successful swims and the time has been shortened. One French swimmer crossed in 11 hours and 5 minutes. Swimming the Channel is not as easy as it might seem _____.
10. Your friend looked upset yesterday. I'm glad he looks _____ today. A. disappointed B. bored C. interested D. happy 11. In winter he spends much time in the mountains. He is fond of _____ .
12. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 11-13) A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Antarctica has confirmed the idea that dinosaurs lived not only in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern Hemisphere as well. Up until this discovery, scientists had found dinosaur remains on every continent except Antarctica. This new discovery now confirms the idea that dinosaurs were distributed worldwide. If the dinosaur fossil is shown to be related to other dinosaurs of the same period in South America, it will also support the idea that South America and Antarctica were once linked together. It is only recently that ____.
13. One can understand from the passage that _____. A. dinosaurs, at one time in the past, lived in both hemispheres. B. dinosaurs were in fact, more commonly found in the Southern Hemisphere. C. scientists had long since realized that dinosaurs had actually lived in Antarctica. D. the dinosaur fossil, discovered in Antarctica, was significantly different from those found in other continents. 14. It is hoped that the discovery of the dinosaur fossil in Antarctica _____.
15. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 14-17) A popular method of treating frozen fingers and toes in very cold, even freezing weather is to slowly rewarm them or rub them with snow. The best treatment, however, is not slow rewarming but rapid rewarming. Putting the frozen fingers or toes in a warm bath or using a hot water bottle are both good ways to treat them. Hot drinks to warm the body from within are also helpful. One must be careful about burning the skin, however. The temperature of any heat applied should not be greater than 43 C. The main concern of the passage is _____.
16. It is pointed out in the passage that _____. A. one should try to rewarm frozen fingers and toes fairly rapidly. B. the use of hot water bottles to rewarm the body is not advisable. C. in rewarming the body the higher the temperature the better the result is. D.people should be warned not to go out in freezingly cold weather. 17. The author warns that _____. A. in rewarming the body, care must be taken not to burn the skin. B. the minimum temperature required is 43 C C. in rewarming the body, care must be taken not to burn the skin. D. hot drinks must not be taken in immediately. 18. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 17-19) Bicycling in America has been growing at an amazing rate. Bicycles used to be sold to parents for their children. Now those same parents are buying them for themselves, as well as for their children. And grandparents are cycling, too. Moreover, people don’t simply cycle for fun and for the exercise. Many young executives ride bikes to work as an alternative to adding to the pollution of cities, and to fighting traffic jams, while college and high school students find bikes an economical alternative to cars or buses. (From 19- 21) 19. In the passage it is emphasized that, in America _____. A. more and more people of all ages are now using bicycles. B. few college students can afford to run a car. C. no executive feels he can cycle to work. D. most parents feel it is dangerous for children to cycle to school. 20. Cycling is also a hobby that _____. A. attracts fewer and fewer people. B. is getting increasingly more expensive C. only appeals to the young D. the whole family can enjoy. 21. From the passage we can infer that _____. A. different people have different reasons for preferring bicycles toa car.
22. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 20-22) On the day of my first piano recital, I became more and more nervous. To help me calm down, my piano teacher told me to place several cabbages in the room where I practiced. I was so eager to get over my nerves that I was willing to try anything. For the next few hours, I played to an audience of cabbages. When the time of the recital finally arrived, I was still terribly nervous. My hands felt like ice. When I finally walked across the stage, I looked out into the dark audience. I could not see anyone! All those people out there could just as easily have been cabbages. As I sat down to play, my hands relaxed. Before I knew it, I had played all my pieces without a mistake. For the first time, the cabbage heads applauded. On the day of the recital the music teacher _____.
23. The writer stopped feeling nervous _____. A. when he found he couldn’t see the audience B. because he had practiced a great deal C. when the audience began to applaud D. before he walked onto the stage 24. In the passage it is explained that _____. A. the writer was always nervous on the day of a concert B. the writer played to some cabbages because there was no real audience C. the writer always practiced in a room where there were cabbages D. the writer finally began to relax just before he began his recital 25. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 23-25) Mountaineering has this advantage over most other sports; enjoyment depends very little indeed on natural ability or technical skill; it is a sport without winners and without losers. By all means study the technique of climbing if it interests you. But, believe me, provided you go to really good mountain country, it doesn’t much matter how you climb or what you climb. There are three things that matter; look up frequently to see the way ahead, don’t leave the holds you have until you have tested new ones; do all you can to help those climbing with you. As it is pointed out in the passage, mountaineering is a sport _____.
26. When climbing one must _____. A. always follow the good climbers B. always keep to known routes C. be careful to check that new holds are safe before leaving old ones D. never look back 27. The passage emphasizes the fact that _____. A. one climber should always help another B. the techniques of climbing are of great importance C. there is actually not much really good climbing country D. climbing is not a team sport 28. Answer the following questions according to the text. (from 26-28) The desires of a child were naturally rather limited in the Victorian era. Toys were simple and comparatively few. There were no bicycles or mechanical models; the average child “made his own fun” from very cheap materials. Really the only shop the child dreamed of entering for his own purposes was the sweatshop. Nowadays a bewildering variety of toys, magazines and entertainment in a multitude of shops, compete for his interest and money; and the boredom of having everything ready-made leads to a constant desire for something new. (from 28-30) It is suggested in the passage that the modern child _____.
29. According to the passage _____. A. home-made toys give more pleasure than ready-made ones. B. mechanical toys are essential to a child’s happiness. C. a child should not be left to “make his own fun”. D. simple toys slow down a child’s development. 30. The passage emphasizes _____. A. the importance, in childhood, of a large choice of toys. B. a child should have money to spend on toys. C. the difference between a Victorian childhood and a present-dayone. D. how lucky the modem child is. 31 A good name is better _____.
32 After the long school holidays, Mrs. Hay went to talk to Betty's teacher. "Betty is glad that school has started", she said. "She is as_____."
33 So _____ so done.
34 "While there is _____ there is hope."
35 "Better face a danger than be always in _____.
36. Choose the suitable title to the text From ancient times some European countries had theatres where young men and boys played the roles of women. One example was 'The Globe', one of the most famous theatres of England. The greatest English playwright Shakespeare (1564-1616) worked there first as an actor and then as the author of plays. Theatre-lovers all over the world consider his comedies, tragedies and histories are a work of genius.
37. Mr. Brown was very afraid of dentist. Once he had a terribletoothache, and couldn't sleep. The next day, he decided to go tothe dentists and have his tooth extracted.
38. An hour in the morning _____.
39. John was a very lazy pupil. During the school years he didn't learnhis lessons and always played truant. When the examinationtime came he was also to take his exams. But, alas, he didn't passthem and he cried bitterly.
40 Promise little _____.
41. Joe had a very big supper. When he asked for a piece of bread andbutter at bedtime, his mother said, " I've never seen anyone eatso much. You are always as hungry as _____."
42. The last drop makes _____.
43. _____ makes the world go round.
44 _____ repeats itself.
45 . One of our classmates fell ill, and was taken to hospital. In threemonths he was out and about, but lagged behind the pupils withhis studying. He asked many pupils to help him, nobody came tohis rescue, but me. After that we became friends.
46. When you are sleeping, what do you think your brain is doing?
47 Lost time is _____.
48. "Out of sight-out of _____.
49 Everything is _____.
50 My friend Ann is a very clever girl. She is quick in everything shedoes. She is not lazy. She always does everything in time. Shedoesn't like lazy people who always try to put off their work andshe says _____.
51 7. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to the question below. Unoka, for that was his father's name, had died ten years ago. In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow. If any money came his way, and it seldom did, he immediately bought gourds of palm-wine, called round his neighbors and made merry. He always said that whenever he saw a dead man's mouth he saw the folly of not eating what one had in one's lifetime. Unoka was, of course, a debtor and he owed every neighbor some money, from a few cowries to quite substantial amounts. Which saying sums up Unoka's attitude to life?
52 -Hello, Ann? I haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been? - I've been to Moscow. I was there for a month and came back last week. I'm glad I'm at home.
53 Nobody expected them to part so suddenly. They loved eachother and they were to get married. One day he told her he wasgoing to Italy on business. He stayed 2 years there. Meanwhileshe completely forgot him and married Mr. Black, a rich man.
54 Mother gave Ann some money. The girl wanted to go to thecinema very much; at the same time she wanted to buy a book,but there was not enough money for both, "I'll buy the book andgo to the cinema next time when I have money" she said.
55 The agency wants to ... a campaign to target to market.
56 What will the travelers say when they come safe to the end of their journey, having gone through many dangerous adventures?
57 What would you say to a grumbling group mate who is finding fault with everything around?
58 Your friend has been suffering from a bad toothache for a long time ashe is afraid to go to the dentist. How would you urge him to overcomehis fear.
59 "A bit" means _____.
60 Everything is _____.
61 To "catch on" means _____.
62 To "cheer up" means _____.
63 "Chicken feed" means _____.
64 Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. It was the voice of a born ORATOR.
65 The function of advertising is primarily to inform and to _____ .
67 One of the novels by Jack London was “Martin Eden”, in which the writer DESCRIBED his life.
69 All the local residents spent that AWFUL night in a school.
70 The man was staring at him, and the boy began to TREMBLE.
71 The restaurant was SUPERB, and the prices were very low, we enjoyed our holidays.
72 Airline business is INCREASING nowadays.
73 At last things began to IMPROVE.
74 Everybody PROTESTED to be examined again.
75 Small children sometimes FEAR the dark.
76 She thought that he was BRAVE.
77 The great Russian poet Pushkin was a REMARKABLE man.
78 The time will come, no doubt, when a man will BE ALLOWED to be very angry only on special days.
79 I want you to accept the invitation of your English DOCTOR friend.
80 You’ve made 2 BAD MISTAKES in your test.
81 When I met my friend she WAS VERY ANXIOUS about something.
82 She was AWFULLY sorry for her.
83 Don’t paint IN A HURRY.
84 An old man was their CONSTANT buyer.
85 The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced the CAREERS of many people.
86 Somebody TAPPED ON the door at night.
87 It’s high time for the child TO GO TO BYE-BYES.
88 I wonder how many similar days I should BE FORCED to spend there.
89 Shakespeare is sometimes called the BARD-of-the middle age.
90 After Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, the news of his DISCOVERY spread across Europe.
91 Can this camera ________ good photos?
92 Who was the first person ________ today?
93 I can’t find the book ________ .
94 . There was a house at ________ . the foot of the mountain the mountain foot the feet of the mountain the mountain’s foot 95 A person who talks to ________ is not necessarily mad.
96 . I’ll be 13 tomorrow, ________ ?
97 Did you hear ________ Julie said?
98 . Spanish people usually speak ________ than English people.
99 That old lady can’t stop me ________ the tennis match on my radio.
100 I haven’t got a chair ________ .
101 ________ at the moment, I’ll go to the shops.
102 Bill drinks ________ whisky.
103 ________ are very intelligent.
104 . In a shop ________ customers.
105 Don’t leave your shoes on the table.
106 ________ in my class likes the teacher.
107 We expected about 20 girls but there were ________ people there.
108 Your bicycle shouldn’t be in the house!
109 What time does the bus ________ Bradford?
110 . She ________ be Canadian because she’s got a British passport.
111 “Our daughter ________”, they said.
112 When ________ English?
113 Do you want some cheese? No, ________ .
114 Brenda likes going to the theatre and ________ .
115 ________ from London to Edinburgh!
116 He’s a good guitarist, but he plays the piano ________ .
117 When you go to the shops, bring me ________ .
118 Molly doesn’t eat fish.
119 The airport is five miles ________ .
120 Please ask ________ and see me.
121 She always buys ________ my birthday.
122 Aren’t they friends ________ ?
123 She hardly ever eats ________ potatoes.
124 This is the record we ________ .
125 She’s going to buy ________ new trousers.
126 Is she going to school? No, ________
127 The firefighters had to break the door ______ to rescue the little girl.
128 The burglar broke ______ the house and stole all their money and jewelry.
129 I don’t know why their marriage is breaking ______.
130 After two hours of hard work, we decided to break ______ for a little cup of coffee.
131 We have to break ______ all our emotional barriers to feel free.
132 Many women are afraid ________ mice.
134 Tom was really delighted ________ your gift.
135 Wallace wasn’t very careful when he drove the car, ________ ?
136 She didn’t tell Robert where her wife was, ________ ?
137 Linda is thirsty. She wants ________ glass of milk.
138 I want to give my brother ________ for his birthday.
139 Is that umbrella ________ ?
140 We bought a lamp for Mr. Pools. We gave it ________ last night.
141 Don’t talk ________ .
142 A: Whose car is that? B: It’s ________ .
143 There isn’t ________ in the restaurant.
144 When I returned home, my father asked me where I ________ .
145 Tom has just left for San Francisco. By six o’clock tomorrow he ________ New York.
146 My brother told me that he ________ the letter.
147 I wonder why his experiment never came ______.
148 Look how beautiful it is! All the flowers are coming ______. It’s springtime.
149 He came ______ with a good solution to the problem.
150 He was lucky to come ______ without any scratches.
151 Be careful! It’s really fragile. I don’t want it to come ______ in your hands.
152 Will the stain come ______ if I wash it?
153 His aunt just died so he will come ______ a lot of money.
154 You can go home if you ________ your work.
155 When I arrived home at 7 o’clock, I was very surprised. Everybody ________ out.
156 He is sad because he ________ some money.
157 Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ________ winter.
158 The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.
159 There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed the increasing world population.
160 The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape.
161 The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t ________ themselves better.
162 You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river.
163 The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the
164 The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.
165 Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the color of the curtains before they had painted the room.
166 The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.
167 It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the picnic.
168 I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.
169 Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.
170 Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ________ to close examination.
171 W1hen he beat the carpet, the ________ ros1e in clouds.
172 _____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.
173 This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England.
174 Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
175 When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
176 While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any ________ messages for me.
177 This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.
178 He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make a good Job of it.
179 I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.
180 1. Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence A: ______ turn on the volume of the radio This is my favourite song. B: Sure. You ._______ ask me. I'm never disturbed by music.
181 2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence I was under the impression that you too _________ along with us.
182 It is time to ________ the table for dinner.
183 3. Choose the correct form of verb to complete the sentence The injured _______ to the ambulance while the people_______ around the crime scene.
184 4. ... that she wants is another dress. She simply adores dresses.
185 He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.
186 . Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.
187 ________ is the climate like in your country?
188 ________ of these students studies hard?
189 She will come at 7 o’clock ________ evening.
190 A: Are my shoes in the box? B: No, there ________ in the box.
191 Alice is ________ as the boys.
192 I never eat potatoes, and ________.
193 What ________ on Sundays?
194 ________ lovely food!
195 I think there are ________ in the garden.
196 This is ________.
197 The old man came ________ the stairs.
198 In Britain people drive ________ the left.
200. Hockey players always play in a ____ rink
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