Over a hundred years ago, the English novelist Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he discribed the conditions under which young children worked in British factories.. In ma[r]
(1)I /.Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest or has the stress differently from the rest:
1 A information B education C technology D preparation A choice B insurance C applicant D certificate A attractive B expensive C scientist D surprise
4 A daughter B doctor C lesson D employ
III/ Choose the underlined part which is not standard in English: My father often drinks tea on the early morning
A B C D
6 He is tired with doing the same thing every day How about you? A B C D They are very interested in walk along the seaside at night
A B C D That is the village when he was born and grew up
A B C D
/ Choose a sentence that is as similar in meaning as the given sentence. This is the house We bought it last year
A This is the house where we bought last year B This is the house which bought last year C This is the house that we bought it last year D This is the house that we bought last year 10 Jane has already bought these new houses
A These new houses already have been bought by Jane B These new houses has already been bought by Jane C These new houses have already been bought by Jane D These new houses had already been bought by Jane 11 I can’t go out because I am busy
A If I am free, I will go out B If I were not busy, I will go out C If I were not busy, I would go out D If I’m not busy, I will go out 12 John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field
A John applied for the job because of his inexperience in the field B John applied for the job because he had no experience in the field C John applied for the job in spite of his inexperience in the field D John applied for the job despite of his experience in the field IV/ Fill in each number blank with one suitable word or phrase:
Shortly after her marriage, Liz and her husband went to Tanzania, where he had a job as a teacher Liz hoped that she would be able (13) _ after a while However, on the first day, she was asked to teach at the local school (14) her valuable university experience She found the job difficult because she had not taught (15) , and the children were unused to discipline When she looked back, Liz thought that she did not teach particularly well She did not know _(16) _ about the subjects she was teaching
13 a teach b to teach c taught d teaching
14 a because of b because c though d if
(2)16 a many b much c few d some V/ Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer:
Child labour-the employment of children in in dustry, often gainst their will-has been a problem for many years Over a hundred years ago, the English novelist Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he discribed the conditions under which young children worked in British factories In many part of the world, the conditions Charles Dickens discribed continue almost unchanged today The only difference is that nowadays employment of children is cnfined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories
Girls are more often the victims of child labour practices than boys Many of them are foced to start work when they are ten years old Although the work they are given to is often light, it often involves serious risks to the health In one recent case, children as young as six years of age were found to be working in Asian factories and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative The children, therefore, receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work Moreover, they are prevented from attending school and can not ejoy the most valuable time of life-childhood 17 What has been a problem for many years?
A child labour B childhood C industry D labour 18 How did Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers?
A Charles Dickens wrote many novels
B Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he discribed the conditions under which young children worked in British factories
C Charles Dickens built many houses for poor children D Charles Dickens worked very hard
19 What are considered to be small industries and family businesses?
A Hotels B Restaurants C Farms D all of them are correct 20 To whom will the payment go if the whole family group is employed?
A The payment will go to a parent or older relative B The payment will go to all the persons who work C The payment will go to the employer