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(1)Read comprehension
Exercise 1
BRENDA SUPERGLUES LITTLE BROTHER TO BICYCLE
Brenda Sandilands,aged four,rubbed superglue … (1) her
three-year-old brother s bottom yesterday.”I thought it was ’
cream , “she said When Craig sat on his bike , he found he was stuck and… (2) move The … (3) mother ,Mrs Sandra
Sandilans said ,”It happened when I was in the kitchen I… (4) when Brenda came in and … (5)that Crag was stuck to his
bike She told me she ….(6)cream on Crag s bottom and on the ’
saddle of the bike Crag wasn t able to move at all ……(7) I ’
had to phone for an ambulance The ambulance …….(8) over an hour to arrive When it finally did come , the ambulance men unscrewed the saddle from the rest of the bike and took Crag, … (9)stuck to the saddle , to the hospital There they …… (10)to get Crag off the saddle He thought it was all very funny But he was lucky It could have been much more serious
1 A.at B.on C.through D.beside
2 A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.mightn’t A.children B.childrens C.children’s D.childrens’
4 A.cooked B.have cooked C.was cooked D.was cooking
5 A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
6 A.puts B.has put C.had put D.would put
7 A.but B.so C.unless D.although
8 A.needed B.wanted C.lasted D.took
9 A.still B.always C.yet D.presently
10 A.could B.were able C.succeeded D.achieved
Exercise
Flood in dorchester
Dorchester,September 13
…… (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) feet of water Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away water , but heavy rain made their jod very …….(3)
Mrs Rose Willow , a … (4)nearly 80 years old , and living alone in her cottage , was strapped upstairs…… (5)three hours Finally , firemen were able to rescue her with laddlers and a small …… (6) ”My cat, Tibble, stay with me all time ”said Mrs Willow “She ………
(7)me a lot She sat with me , so I am not 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, no body was ” ………(9)or
injured , Chief Fire Office Hawkins” …………(10)reportes, but it will take along time to clear ” up the mess ”
1 A.In B.To C.At D.Until
2 A.over B.under C.through D.between
(2)4 A.girl B.man C.lady D.child
5 A.for B.during C.while D.through
6 A.ship B.boat C.car D.bicycle
7 A.worried B.frightened C.bored D.helped
8 A.but B.also C.therefore D.so
9 A.burnt B.cut C.scratched D.drowned
10 A.said B.asked C.told D.spoke
Exercise 3
Car Catches fire
Three people jumped ………(1) a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into …… (2).Mr Peter Collins ,25,of Wey Road ,Berinsfield …………(3)his Avenger estate car home …….(4)work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car He stopped ,…… (5)was unable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from , but could not put out the flames He then
(6)to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (7) , but (8) also failed to have
……… …… ……
any effect …………(9) he telephoned for a………(10), but by the time it arrived , the car was totally burnt out
1 A.into B.on C.out of D.over
2 A.flames B.petrol C.smoke D.sparks
3 A.drove B.has driven C.was driving D.was driven
4 A.to B.from C.at D.in
5 A.but B.because C.although D.so
6 A.wandered B.jumped C.walked D.ran
7 A.hospital B.garage C.library D.swimming pool
8 A.this B.those C.that D.these
9 A.At length B.Finally C.At the end D.Terminally 10 A.police car B.ambulance C.taxi D.fire engine
Exercise
Driving instructor killed giving car lesson
A driving instructor died in a road accident near Oxford while he ……….(1) a lesson to learner driver
Mr Tony Carter of Market Street ,Oxford , was in the passsenger seat of a Metro car when it (2) into the lorry on the A ,361.Mr Carter ,34, a married man with two children , was ………
(3)(7) gone home The lorry driver Mr Ron Tubbs ,of Queen Street ,Abingdon , was …………
(8) There was no signal , said Mr Tubbs I didn t know he was going to turn
………… “ ” ” ’
right ,………(9) I just kept going straight ahead as normal Police ” …………(10) talk to the driver of a red and white coat which was travelling behind the lorry at the time of the accident
1 A.gave B.was giving C.was given D.had given
2 A.crashed B.was crashing C.was crashed D.had crashed
3 A.in B.on C.by D.from
4 A.of B.from C.by D.through
5 A.this B.which C.who D.whom
6 A.School B.Hotel C.Hospital D.Garage
7 A.after B.since C.next D.then
8 A.unhurt B.unhappy C.uninterested D.unusual
9 A.too B.so C.as D.very
10 A.like B.want C.would like D.would like to
Exercise
Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp?
Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really ………(1) by all ; machines to…………(2) the electricity each home of used ; things ……….(3)it certain that the electricity in the wires did not…………(4) fires ; things to send belectricity ………(5) the right places
Everything that was …………(6) had to be thought of and ………….(7) by Edison and the men who worked ………….(8) him There was no place where they could buy the things they………(9).Edison made 360 inventions …….(10) in order to send electric power to…… (11) it was wanted
Edison directed all the work himself , ………(12) new machines , putting wires underground , fixing lights and so on He ……… (13) to be every where at the same time He wanted his men to as much as he ………(14) But he …(15) asked them to things he…….(16) would not or could not
He had never thought much about regular hours for sleep , nor he often …(17) completely about sleeping He ……….(18) for a few minutes at the time , in the middle of the night , in an underground room at his power station ,…….(19) a metal box for his bed ………… (20) these days , he almost never saw his wife and their children
1 A use B used C be used D be using
2 A measure B test C obtain D take
3 A make B to make C making D to be made
4 A like B put C start D begin
5 A to B by C at D in
6 A obtained B accepted C tried D needed
7 A building B built C was building D builds
8 A about B near C with D together
9 A need B are needing C were needing D needed
10 A less B least C much D more
11 Awhoever B wherever C whatever D whenever
12 A to test B test C testing D tested
13 A seemed B worked C thought D looked
(4)15 A neither B never C nor D ever
16 A oneself B themselves C itself D himself
17 A forgot B remembered C thought D wanted
18 A sleeps B was sleeping Cslept D can sleep
19 A in B at C with D within
20 A For B At C During D Between
Exercise
What teenagers with their money
Thirteen- year-olds not spend as much money as their parents suspect- at least not according to the findings of a (1)……… survey, Money and Change The survey (2)…… three hundred teenagers ,13-17 years old , from (3)…… Britain
By the time they (4) …… their teens , most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of $5.14 Two thirds think they get (5)…… money , but most espect to have to something to get it
Although they have more cash , worry about debt is(6)……….among teenegers Therefore , the (7)………of children (8) ……an effort to save for the future
Greator access to cash (9)…… teenagers does not , however , mean that they are more irresponsible (10)……… a result The economic recession seems to have encouraged (11)
attitudes to money , even the case of children at these ages Instead of wasting what ……
pocket (12) ……… they have on sweets or magazines , the 13-year-olds who took (13) in the survey seem to (14) to the situation by saving more than half (15)
……… ………
their cash ……
1 A.late B.recent C.latest D.fresh
2 A.included B.contained C.counted D.enclosed
3 A.entire B.all over C.complete D.the whole
4 A.reach B.get C.make D.arrive
5 A.acceptable B.adequate C.satisfactory D.enough A.gaining B.heightening C.increasing D.building
7 A.most B.maximum C.many D.majority
8 A.make B.do C.have D.try
9 A.among B.through C.between D.along
10 A.like B.as C.for D.in
11 A.aware B.knowing C.helpful D.cautions
12 A.cash B.money C.change D.savings
13 A.part B.place C.share D.piece
14 A.reply B.answer C.respond D.return
(5)Exercise
Becoming a nurse: The interview
The reality of an interview is never as bad your fears.For some(1) ……… people imagine
the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they(2) … In truth ,the interviewer is ar(3).…… for the meeting To go well as you are.In it what (4) ……….hisor her job
enjoyable
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it.What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression So (5)……… neatly , but comfortably Make (6)…….that you can deal with any thing you are (7)…… Prepare for questions that are certain to come up , for example : Why you want to become a nurse ? What is the most important (8) ……… A good nurse should have? Apart from nursing , what other careers have you(9) ………? What are your interests and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely (10)………… ,if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to (11)……… about the sort of books you like (12)………,do not learn all your answers off (13)………heart.The interviewer is genuinely interested in you,so the more relax and are yourself,themore(15) … you are to succeed
1 A.reason B.idea C.explanation D.excuse
2 A.perform B.do C.make D have
3 A.keen B.wanting C.interested D delighted
4 A.does B.causes C.happens D wakes
5 A.dress B.wear C.put on D have on
6 A.evident B.sure C.definite D clear
7 A.requested B.questioned C.enquired D asked
8 A.character B.quality C.nature D point
9 A.thought B.regarded C.considered D wondered
10 A.For instance B.That is C.Such as D Let’s say
11 A.say B.talk C.discuss D.chat
12 A.However B.Although C.Despite D.Therefore
13 A.at B.in C.on D.by
14 A.character B.being C.somebody D.nature
15 A.easy B.possible C.likely D.probable
Exercise
The four-minute mile
(6)In 1945, the mile record was (6)……… to minutes, 1,5 seconds And there, for nine years , it stuck Then , in 1954, a medical student (7)………… Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record He had been (8)……… For this day since running the mile in minutes , seconds the (9)……… year
Two other runners set the pace for him , and (10)……… 250 yards to go he burst ahead for the finish He wrote (11) ……… My body had exhausted all its energy , but it (12) ……… on running just the same Those (13)……… tew seconds seemed never-ending I could see the line of the finishing tape … I jumped like a man making a desperate attempt to save himself from danger…”
Bannister s time was minutes , 59,4 seconds (14)’ …… this record has been broken on many (15)…… since , Bannister s achievement will never be forgotten ’
1 A.happenings B events C.games D.matches
2 A.central B.major C.significant D.considerable
3 A.try B.try on C.try out D.try for
4 A.known B.public C.noticeable D.famous
5 A.smaller B less C.lower D.under
6 A.broken down B.lessened C.decreased D.brought down
7 A.entitled B.called C.nicknamed D.known
8 A.trying B.studying C.running D.training
9 A.arly B.previous C.past D.former
10 A.on B.in C.with D.by
11 A.afterwards B.then C.next D.after
12 A.went B.continued C.ran D.got
13 A.last B.late C.latest D.later
14 A.But B.In spite of C.However D.Although
15 A.times B.times C.occasions D.incidents
Exercise
Traffic lights
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer.It was installed (1)………
the Houses of Parliamenet in 1868 It(2)……like any railway signil of the time ,and was operated by gas.(3)…… ,in exploded and killed a policeman,and the accident(4)………… further development until cars became common
(5)……….traffic lighit are an American invetion.Red-green(6)………were installed in Cleveland in 1914 Three-colour signals ,operated(7)…………hand from a tower in the (8)
……… of the street , were installed in New York in 1918 The (9)……… lights of this type to(10)……… in Britain were in London , on the junction between St.James’s Street and Piccadilly , in 1925 Automatic signals were installed (11)…… year later
In the past , traffic lights were (12)……… In New York , some lights had a statue on top In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)……… silently , but would ring bells to (14)……… the sleeping motorists of the 1930s These are gone and have been (15)…… by standard models which are universally adopted
1 A.outside B.out C.out of D.outdoors
2 A.resembled B.looked C.showed D.seemed
3 A.However B.Therefore C.Although D.Despite
4 A.forbade B.disappointed C.avoided D.discouraged
5 A.New B.Recent C.Modern D.Late
6 A.methods B.ways C.systems D.means
7 A.by B.with C.through D.in
8 A.middle B.heart C.focus D.haflway
(7)10 A.show B.appear C.happen D.become
11 A.a B.in the C.in a D.the
12 A.various B.particular C.rare D.special
13 A.changc B.alter C.vary D.move
14 A.rise B.raise C.wake D.get up
15 A.reproduced B replaced C.removed D.remained Exercise 10
Settling in our university
The university campus is like one big village where thousands of students live , work and relax surrounded by rolling green fields It is the centre of the student (1)……… in all its variety While it is basically a place for young people , there are a (2)…… of family flats and children are never far away People come to like here from all over the world , so members of different cultures and speakers of different languages live (3)……… door to each other One house has had special structural(4)……….to make it suitable for students hith disabilities Most first year students live on campus It’s the easiest way to (5)………people when you first arrive there’s always somebody to(6)……… It’s a busy , lively place , but because the campus is in the middle of parkland , you can (7)……….off and be alone if you want to When you arrive here , you will be introduced to your personal tutor Ghe or he (8)………a spcial interest in your progress in your course and can also (9)… you on any personal problems Your personal tutor is somebody you can always (10)………on for help and support
(11)…………you are prepared to work hard and take(12)…….of everything the university has to offer , you should find your time here both (13)………and rewarding So (14)the university , I would like to welcome you and (15)…… you luck in your studies
1 A.company B.community C.connection D.society
2 A.block B.number C.pile D.quantity
3 A.near B.next C.close D.nearby
4 A.alterations B.changes C.adjustments D.exchanges
5 A.know B.recognise C.greet D.meet
6 A.face up to B.go in for C.drop in to D.get round to
7 A.march B.wander C.crawl D.limp
8 A.gives B.holds C.takes D.makes
9 A.advise B.recomend C.suggest D.help
10 A.trust B.confess C.believe D.rely
11 A.As long as B.As soon as C.As far as D.As well as
12 A.gain B.advantage C.benefit D.profit
13 A.amusing B.distracting C.funny D.enjoyable
14 A.by means of B.on account of C.on behalf of D.in front of
15 A.hope B.wish C.bring D.give
Exercise 11
GARRETTA A MORGAN
(8)…………the movement of road traffic ? (2)………a result , in February 1927 Morgan produced the world’s first automatic electric traffic signal
His invention (3)…… of a pole with two arms that turned round to (4)…… when traffic should move The words “stop” and “go” were on different sides of the arms which
automatically turned and (5)…… the right line of the traffic when necessary
Morgan , who had been (6)…… about road safely because of the (7)…….number of cars coming on to the roads at the (8)…… , sold his invention to the General Electric Company for $40.000
Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877 and (9)…….an elementary education In 1905 he began a job (10)……….sewing machines and in 1907 he(11)……….his own shop for this He (12)………on to start a company selling hair treatments and later he invented the “safety hood” , which (13)…… firemen from gas and smoke and (14)…… a prize at a 1914
exhibition
Morgan died in 1963 , just months after being (15)…… by the US goverment with an award for inventing the first automatic traffic signal
1 A.direct B.train C.master D rule
2 A.With B.Being C.As D By
3 A.composed B.combined C.constructed D consisted
4 A.declare B.indicate C.sign D inform
5 A.aimed B.opposed C.viewed D faced
6 A.tense B.restless C.excited D concerned
7 A.rasing B.increasing C.enclarging D heightening
8 A.while B.period C.time D age
9 A.received B.attained C.gathered D took
10 A.remedying B.mending C.revising D correcting
11 A.opened B.introduced C.installed D formed
12 A.took B.went C.kept D got
13 A.covered B.prevented C.saved D protected
14 A.reached B.caught C.won D suceeded