1. The disabled ____ an association to help eaeh other.
A. is going to found C. was founding
B. have founded D. found
2. When I tell Tom something he always does the on purpose.
A. objection B. opposing C. opposition D. opposite 3. We to get up early when we lived in the countryside.
A. not used B. didn't use C. were used D. hadn't used 4. The student next to me kept cracking his knuckles, ____ bothered
me a lot.
A. which B. that C.who D. what
5. Poverty prevents many children ____ having proper schooling.
6.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
____ were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
A. Injuries C. Injured person
B. The injured D. The injury
7. My brother.used to ____ all his spare time collecting stamps.
A. spend B. use C. take D. get
8. Please ____ your hand if you have any question.
A. rise B. raise C. put 9. The ____ are those who cannot speak.
A. blind B. deaf C. dump
D. set
D. sighted 10. Children in Ms. Thuy's class are dump, deaf and ____ retarded.
A. normally B. totally C. spiritedly D. mentally
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III. Complete each of the following sentences by using the + adjective.
Use each adjective only once.
blind poor
deaf rich
healthy sick
old polite
unemployed young . ____ of the town gather there once a month to get the dole.
____ should share some of their possessions with ___ _ 1.
2.
3. ____ are .those who can see nothing, and ---'---- are those who can't hear.
4. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of ____ is decreasing while the number of is increasing.
5. are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while ____ have only one wish; that's to be healthy.
6. ____ always say "sorry" and "thank you".
IV. Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE TALK?
Deaf people cannot hear sounds. How do they "hear" words and talk?
Deaf people (1) American Sign Language (ASL). They talk with their hands. Sometimes two deaf people talk to (2) other. They both use ASL. Sometimes a person (3) can hear interprets for deaf people. The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she ( 4) hand signs.
There are two kinds of sign language. One kind has a sign for every (5) in the alphabet. The person spells every word. That is finger spelling. The (6) kind has a sign for every word. There are about 5,000 of (7) signs. They are signs for verbs, things and ideas.
Some of the signs are very easy, for example, eat, milk and house. You can see (8) they mean. Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg or week.
People from any country can learn ASL. They use signs, not words, (9) they can understand people from other countries.
ASL is almost like dance. The ( 10) body talks. American Sign Language is a beautifuLand useful language.
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V. You are an interviewer who is talking to Mr. Emmons. Ask questions which would produce the answers below.
Interviewer: (1) ---,---?
Mr. Emmons: No, my blindness is not a new problem. I've been blind since I was a child.
Interviewer: (2) ---?
Mr. Emmons: I earn money by selling mops and brooms.
Interviewer: (3) ---?
Mr. Emmons: In this part of the city.
Interviewer: (4) ---?
Mr. Emmons: My dog Buster leads me where I want to go.
Interviewer: (5) ---?
Mr. Emmons: Every day except Sunday.
Interviewer: (6) ___________________ visit each house?
Mr. Emmons: Every four months.
Interviewer: (7) ---?
Mr. Emmons: People like my brooms because they last so long.
Interviewer: (8) ---?
l'vfr. Emmons: Blind people do.
Interviewer: (9) ---?
Mr. Emmons: Yes, I like my job very much.
Interviewer: ( 10) ---?
Mr. Emmons: It keeps me busy and I can stay outside most of the time.
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809. His father had a small business. He (l)__ shoes and other things from leather. Louis liked to help his father in the store even (2) __ he was very small. One day when Louis was three years old, he was cutting some leather. Suddenly the knife (3) __ and hit him in the eye.
Louis soon became completely blind.
When he was ten years old, he (4) __ the National Institute for the Blind in Paris. One day his class went to visit a (5) __ exhibit by a captain in the army.
One thing in �he exhibit was very interesting for Louis. It showed messages
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in code. Armies send messages in ( 6) __ codes so no one else can .read them.
The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper.
Louis thought a lot about this code. Then he (7) __ to write in the same way so blind people could "read" (8) __ their fingers. It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters. (9) __ of letters, Louis used a "cell" of six dots. He ( 1 O) __ the dots with two dots across and three down.
1. A. did B. made C. manufactured D. created
2. A. so B. because C. when D. until
3. A. slipped B. broke C. cut D. went off
4. A. went B. arrived C. reached D. entered
5. A. truly B. special C. unusual D. suddenly 6. A. personal B. private C. secret D. confident 7. A. decided B. enjoyed C. encouraged D. considered
8. A. with B. by C. of D.on
9. A. In case B. Because C. Instead D. In spite
10. A. collected B. set C. put. D. arranged
VII. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago. He was also partially deaf because of age. Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm appro_ached. He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning.
He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the fJash of lightniag, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma.
1. What caused Robert Edwards's blindness?
A. He was struck by lightning. C. He was in a car accident.
B. He was very old. D. He fell down in his yard.
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2. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning?
A. his wife B. a clock C. a tree D. lightning 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Edwards had been blind for nine years.
B. Edwards was unconscious for twenty minutes after the lightning had struck him.
C. Doctors believe that Edwards was never really blind or deaf.
D. Edwards awoke with his face in a puddle of water.
4. What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?
A. hiding from the storm under a tree. C. driving a car.
B. climbing a tree. D. lying on the ground.
5. What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards regained his sight?
A. He gained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree.
B. He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nme years.
C. The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave feeling in his eyes.
D. Because the blow that blinded him was very severe, it took another very severe blow to restore his sight.
VIII. Combine each pair of the following sentence, using which.
I. Sally lost her job. That wasn't surprised.
2. She usually came to work late. It upset her boss.
3. So her boss fired her. That made her angry.
4. She hadn't saved any money. That was unfortunate.
5. So she had to borrow some money from me. I didn't like that.
6. She has found a new job. This is lucky.
7. She can earn enough for her living. That makes her family happy.
8. She has repaid the money she borrowed from me. I appreciate that.
9. She has apologized for causing some trouble. It is acceptable.
10. She has promised herself to be on time to work every day. That 1s a good idea.
IX. Using the given information, complete the sentences. Use used to.
1. When James was young, he hated school. Now he likes school.
� James
2. Ann was a secretary for many years, but now she owns her own business.
� Ann ---, but now she owns her own business.
3. Rebecca had a pet rat when she was ten. The rat died, and she hasn't had another rat as a pet since that time.
� Rebecca as a pet.
4. Before Adam got married, he went bowling five times a week.
, � Adam five times a week.
5. When we raised our own chickens, we had fresh e�gs every morning.
� We every morning when we raised
our own chickens.
6. When Ben was a child, he often crawled under his bed and put his hands over his ears when he heard thunder.
�Ben and when he heard thunder.
7. When I lived in my home town, I went to the beach every weekend. Now I don't go to the beach every weekend.
� I to the beach every
weekend, but now I don't.
8. Adam has a new job. He has to wear a suit every day. When he was a student, he always wore jeans.
� Adam a suit every day, but now he does.
9. Sara has two cats that she enjoys as pets. In the past, she hated cats. These are her first pets.
� Sara _____ cats. She ______ pets, but today she enjoys her two cats.-
IO. Now you have a job every summer. Have you always worked during summers?
� What ---in summer?
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