a resource for reading and words yds, kpos, toefl, vds

... traveling by train PASSAGE 16 THE COTTAGE Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, ... to share the challenge with us. READING COMPREHENSION 1. London was a world financial center because it A) didn't do any trade as a capital city. B) Wa...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 12:42

... 5) vocational READING 1)B 2)D 3) A PASSAGE 90 VOCABULARY 1) tend 2) consumes 3) boredom 4) to achieve 5) to dazzle READING 1)E 2)C . 3) A PASSAGE 91 VOCABULARY I) salvaged ... differs READING 1)E 2) A 3)C PASSAGE 92 VOCABULARY I) in vain 2) exhausted 3) marvelous 4) getting a lift 5) well READING l)D 2)B 3) A PASSAGE 93 VOCABULARY 1) engaged in...

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 11:15

... on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small ... were asked to do the same, they reported a similar level of pain whether they were talking to a man or a woman. There was not a discrepancy between the statements they made to...

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 11:15

... sentences with a suitable form of the words defined above 1 . You can at least organize your life around your aims and 2. Army duties included parachuting and of light aircraft. 3. I have them ... understand that a car can kill A) more people than it saves. B) as many people as it saves. C) fewer people than it saves. D) and this made our progress slow. E) but can not...

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 11:15

... SCUBA DIVING Exciting yet safe for all, Scuba diving is regarded as one of the most satisfying of hobbies. It can be learned, initially anyway, free of charge at many local baths, and afterwards ... B) had finished work and was going home. C) was working for a man called Rogers. D) was trying to sell more and more. E) looked shabby and unshaven. 3. When the m...

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 11:15

... that they cannot afford to admit any self-doubt. 2. He was asked to stand for parliament, but declined, having no particular for party-politics; he was too large- hearted a man for that. 3. ... control all the programs-this means there can be a sharp increase in the amount of violence and sex on TV- What's more, the radio stations can go bankrupt. These are all their...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 16:20

... with a suitable form of the words defined above 1. The name is called twice now, for the matter is urgent. 2. At the back of the hall a woman sat quietly in a wheelchair and a man paced up and ... most and handsome. 3. The real power of computerised data a deeper, more sophisticated analysis of the information which already exists. 4. Photographs and recollectio...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 16:20

... American adults D) headaches always produce the same result E) headaches contract the neck, hand, and face 2. In America A) a majority of adults has at least one headache a week B) ... passage that A) tension and migraine headaches are common to all people B) headaches can have a variety of symptoms C) tension or migraine headaches are suffered by about half of Am...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 16:20

... general towards individuals with a mental handicap is gradually changing. 4. If the glider is very low and there is not a clear area immediately ahead and below, a stalling type tif crash ... toward you and how you are expected to behave toward him or her. Misjudging status is a frequent cause of embarrassment as when a woman invites a man she assumes is a bachelor...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 16:20

... PASSAGE 65 ••RAILWAYS Those who welcomed the railway saw it as more than a rapid and comfortable means of transit. They actually saw it as a factor in world peace. They did not foresee ... makes fighting. D) the faster aggressive armies are moved the more chances there are of war. E), it was a rapid and comfortable means of transportation. 3. The anti-railway group A...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 16:20