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(1)Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer
Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953
While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months
Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother
1 Before Jean's father passed away, her mother used to _
A work outside the home B be a housewife C support the family alone D work as a secretary Which is not referred to Jean?
A She was a responsible girl
B She never helped her mother with household chores C She often did well at school
D She went to high school Jean's husband was a _
A teacher B dancer C soldier D servant Jean _
A served in the military B lived in Korea for fifteen months C had a daughter D got married when she was a student Which is not true about Jean?
A She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child B She worked outside the home before she had a child C She was very happy when she got a baby
D She quit her job to look after her baby
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences His illness prevents him ( to / off / from/ with ) coming to the party
2 People throw thousands of tons of (rubbish/ articles / materials / document ) into the forest every year 3.They will have built this road (since / until / after / by) the end of the year
4 English ( speaks / can speak / may be spoken /is spoken ) in almost every part of the world I am not used to (driving/ drive/ to be driving/ to drive )on the left
6 He typed ( care / carefully/ careless / carelessly ), so he made a lot of mistakes
7 This company offered a lot of (attractive/ attract/ attraction/ attracted )jobs I hope I’ll become accustomed ( with / to/ on / of ) it soon
(2)10 “Let’s go fishing.” “ ……… ”
A That’s a good idea B Ok Not at all C Me, too D Certainly Do it 11 Thank you It was very kind ( of / to / with / from ) you to help me
12 Do you think you will ( success / succeed /successful/ successfully) in the next writing contest? 13 I (used to drive / am used to driving / get used for driving / was used to driving) on busy highways in big cities I’ve been doing it ever since I learned how to write
14 Why don’t we ( / make / go / get ) sightseeing tomorrow ?
15 I’ll give you my phone number ( meanwhile / providing / in case / as though ) you need to get in touch with me
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the word given in each sentence. To grow up peacefully children need a _ environment (CARE )
2 Nowadays there is a _ of kinds of families and living conditions besides the traditional ones (DIVERSE)
3 My younger brother is very _ He is willing to what I ask (OBEY)
4 It’s my _ to look after my parents when they are old (RESPONSIBLE ) Their _ towards me shows that they love me a lot (BEHAVE)
6 We will meet each other at the _ room of Green Hotel (RECEIVE) She worked in _ with her sister (PARTNER)
8 My sister is a woman of _ age (MARRY)
9 They always value the close tie in human _ shown in the villagers’ ways of living (RELATED)
10 Their change of the plan is strange but I don’t think it’s _ (SIGNIFY) 11 Being deaf and dumb makes _ very difficult (COMMUNICATE) 12 Telephone is one of the _ means of communication (MARVEL) 13 My father had a telephone _ in his car (INSTALL)
14 They have just had a(n) _ with the manager about his decision (ARGUE) 15 Ten minutes is a _ length of time for a call (REASON)
16 Find a job and end _ on your parents (DEPEND) 17 Ten of the _ failed in that examination (EXAMINE) 18 We received more than 100 _ for this vacancy (APPLY)
19 Our life is better and better thanks to the _ science and technology (ADVANCE) 20 No student in our class gets _ treatment from our form teacher (PREFER)
21 I’m in the 12th form so, I am still a / an _ (GRADUATE)
22 Try not to be too _ when you are not offered this job (DISAPPOINT)
23 To persuade the interviewer you should ask your professor for a letter of _ (RECOMMEND) 24 Vietnam is one of the _ countries in the world (AGRICULTURE)
25 There is no _ of water in this region now (SHORT)
26 Inventing the first generator was one of Faraday’s _ (ACHIEVE)
27 Illiteracy has been _ in most of the mountainous areas in Vietnam (ELIMINATE) 28 _ reforms must be carried out constantly in our country (ECONOMY)
29 Our government has encouraged foreign and domestic private _ (INVEST) 30 We choose this car because it is very _ (ECONOMY)
(3)Her refusal to answer was disappointing
2 'Well done, I'm so glad you've passed your exam." I congratulated her/ him on passing her/ his exam Somebody really ought to look into this problem further
This problem really ought to be looked into further Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they?
The tickets haven't been paid for, have they? Tom arrived late and started complaining
Not only did Tom arrive late, but he started complaining
6 Smuggling pets is a serious offense, because there is a danger of rabies Because of the danger of rabies, smuggling pets is a serious offense Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad
Jane's refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad.
8 In spite of her illness, Mary went to school regularly. Although Mary was ill, she went to school regularly I have never seen such a beautiful picture before
This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful picture