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FLOODS IN DORCHESTER _(1) six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester The main street was soon _ (2) three feet of water Water engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very _ (3) Mrs Rose Willow, a _ (4) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs for three hours _ (5), rescue workers were able to rescue her with ladder and a small _ (6) “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow “She _(7) me a lot She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid ” The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, _(8) the floods have done a great deal of damage “Luckily, nobody was drowned (die in water) or injured,” Chief Rescue Office Hawkins _ (9) reporters, “but it will take a long time to _ (10) the mess ” A In B To C At D Until A over B under C through D between A easy B difficult C quick D lean A girl B man C lady D child A Finally B Final C Last D Firstly A ship B boat C car D bicycle A worried B frightened C bored D helped A but B also C therefore D so A said B asked C told D spoke 10 A clear B develop C take D fight December 25 is Christmas Christmas is both a national holiday and a religious holiday Christmas remember (1) …………………of Jesus Christ on Christmas Many non-Christians celebrate it, too The Christmas season starts after Thanksgiving, in (2) ………… November Christmas is a time for giving presents to friends, family and poor people Churches, businesses and other groups give money, food and toys to (3) ……………… families Some people make gifts, but most people (4) ………… presents in stores Stores get very crowded around Christmas There are shoppers everywhere ! Stores have beautiful decorations (5) …………… Christmas colors of red and green Many people decorate their homes (6) …………… Christmas They buy trees and decorate them (7) …………… electric lights and ornaments Some people put electric lights (8) ………………… their houses (9) ………… Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas lights Jewish people have a Festival of Lights in December For days, Jewish people (10) ………… candles and give gifts This festival, Hanukkah, is a joyful holiday A the birth B the death C the Crucifixion D the Passion A lately B latter C latest D late A need B needy C needing D needed A sell B give C buy D bring A with B in C of D by A at B in C on D when A by B with C on D for A insides B beside C outsides D outside A In B To C At D On 10 A light B lighten C lit D lighted On the night of 15th October 1987, the south of England was (13) by the strongest winds it had known for over two hundred years (14) of over 130 km/h blew through the region Nineteen people were killed, $1,5 billion worth of damage was caused and 19 million trees were (15) _ in just a few hours (16) people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only powerful storm force They are far better than the much more serious storms of 25th January 1990, (17) most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h On this accident, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (18) A occurred B caused C reached D struck A Hits B Blows C Gusts D Clouds A blown down B cut down C set down D brought down A Since B Although C As D Because A that B where C when D which A warnings B warns C threats D threatening New Year is one of the most important (23) … in the United States On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties At twelve o’clock (24) ……… night, everybody says “Happy New Year” and they (25) ………… their friends and relatives good luck New Year’s Eve is usually a long night to many people They didn’t go home until morning Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children On this holiday, children (26) ……… as witches, ghosts or others Most children go from house to house asking for candy and fruit (27) ……… the people at the house not give (28) ……… candy, the children will (29) ……… a trick on them But this (30) ……… ever happens Most people give them candy or fruits A festivals B meetings C contests D courses A on B at C in D for A dream B congratulate C wish D greet A wear B dress C put on D take off A Whether B So C Although D If A they B them C their D theirs A say B tell C play D speak A hardly B hard C soon D always Why does man want to go to the (1) ……………… ? Just for adventure ? True, there is adventure in space travel But a trip to the moon would also be practical (2) …………… example, space stations could be built that would give us valuable information about the (3) ……………… In space station revolving around the earth, men could live and study the cloud formations (4) ………………… its surface These formations could tell us (5) ………………… whether to expect in any part of the world at any time (6) ……………… information would be very (7) ……………… to pilots, to ship captains and even to (8) ………………… who must set dates for planting and harvesting A sun B moon C earth D planet A For B From C As D On A trip B news C weather D climate A in B at C of D on A which B what C where D how A So B Too C Such D Many A useful B useless C helpless D careful A workers B spaceman C astronaut D farmers Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (1) _ of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (2) When there is a language (3) , communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions (4) for letters, words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (5) to this form of expression Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot Body language (6) ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A nod (7) approval, while shaking the head (8) a negative reaction Other form of nonlinguistic language can be (9) in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people (10) verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings A usage B use C employment D utility A address B speech C utterances D claims A barrier B obstacles C divisions D separation A point B signify C imply D stand A refer B rotate C resort D revolve A progresses B transmits C remits D emits A signifies B signs C registers D presents A predicates B indicates C abdicates D implicates A traced B trailed C found D explored 10.A While B As C Because D Until