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On the day that I left Saturn, one of my fellow prisoners told me that since she had
known me; her opinion of “Greens” had fallen even lower than it had been before. This
hit me especially hard because she was a woman whom I deeply respected and also
because I had secretly imagined myself to be living life as a “Green” witness among the
rebels. She said that when I decided not to speak about my prison experiences because of
the risks involved, she was hardly able to speak to me. She condemned me for
professing to be a “Green” without having the courage to act like one.
It was then that I conceived that I owed it to the members of the camp to speak for them
and against Saturnian’s dictatorship. It became clear to me that, whatever the diplomatic
or personal repercussions, I had to speak the truth quite openly to those who were
prepared to listen. These words, then are written as the final stage of the fulfillment of a
pledge* made to the women of Alamet prison on Saturn. These women are now free or
living in exile, but other Saturnians have taken their place. I will write a story of what
happened to me in a spirit of love and hope, for my experience has convinced me of the
incredible and unconquerable goodness in people.
Sheila Cassidy “Audacity
to Believe” (Adapted)
*A formal promise to do something
1. - What is the main idea of the text? One shouldn’t keep silence for personal security It is important to listen to other people’s opinion It is fair to denounce brutality One can’t always speak the truth .
2. - Which of the following statements is present in the text? 1) Freedom turns into exile after jail 2) Honesty doesn’t bring on diplomatic troubles 3) Rebel prisoners do not respect “Greens” 4) Human beings are worth loving and believing in .
3. - According to the text, the author changed because she: 1) Discovered she wasn’t the acting like a real “Green” 2) Made a pledge to the other women in prison 3) Didn’t believe in the goodness of people 4) Was respected by her fellow prisoners .
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When the world was still young, according to the Bible, the Tower of Babel rose above
the Plain of Shinar, and in it lived the descendents of Noah, all that were left of the
world’s people after the Flood. The Lord came to them, caused a confusion of tongues,
and spread them over the earth. They could then no longer understand each other.
The world is no longer young, but its people, still plagued by a confusion of tongues,
seem to have just as much difficulty understanding each other. Besides that, the world has
grown smaller. A person can now circle the planet earth in 36 hours. Telstar and other
communication satellites beam television programs simultaneously to earth’s not-so-far
corners. But, how universal is reception of those programs when the people of the earth
speak some 3,000 different languages?
Many linguists, anthropologists, and other experts feel that the answer to such lack of
communication is some kind of international language. It might be an artificial
language a natural language, or a simplified version of a natural language. But the time
is now.
Taken from The People’s Almanac,
By Irving Wallace
1. - Which of the following statements expresses the main idea of the text? 1) God himself caused the confusion of languages 2) Man’s incommunication started in the Tower of Babel 3) It is clear that the world’s population needs to understand
all existing languages 4) It is necessary to create a universal language in order
to improve man’s communication .
2. - Satellites have made human communication easier; however: 1) Incommunication reflects man’s lack of knowledge 2) The problem of incommunication is a natural language 3) The problem of incommunication continues to be a serious matter 4) Incommunication is caused by disagreement among
linguists an other experts.
3. - Which of the following expressions taken from the text is used in a
figurative sense? 1) “…the world has grown smaller” 2) “A person can now circle the planet earth in 36 hours” 3) “…communication satellites beam television programs…” 4) “It might be an artificial language…” .
I want to say a few things about the development of the contemporary theatre: the
type of drama associated with the names writers in France, Britain, Italy and
elsewhere.
Studies on theatre subjects tend to the ephemeral; in most book shops the autobiographies
of star actors and collections of last year’s hits on the shelves have a tired look. I should
not have written this if I had not been convinced that the subject has an importance
transcending the somewhat confined world of theatrical literature. The theatre, in spite of
its operant eclipse through the rise of the mass media, remains of immense and grousing
significance precisely because of the spread of cinema and television. These mass media
are too ponderous and costly to allow much experiment and innovation. No métier how
restricted the theatre and its audience may be, it is on the living stage that the actors and
playwrights* of the mass media the trained and gain their experience, and that the
material of the mass media is tested. The theatre of today is perhaps the main influence
on the mass media of tomorrow. And the mass media, in turn, shape a great deal of the
thought and feeling of people…
Martin Esslin
“The Theater of the Absurd”
(Adapted)
0* One when writes plays dramatist.
1. – Which of the following sentences expresses the main idea the text? 1) Theater could be overcome by mass media 2) There can be a natural relation between theater and mass media 3) People don’t read much literature about the subject of theater 4) Theater’s importance hasn’t been overshadowing by movies
or T.V. .
2. – Which of the following statements is present in the text? 1) New authors always experiment and innovate 2) Playwrights can influence the thought of people 3) Actors of the mass media get practice on the living stage 4) Theater’s are restricted because of the rise of mass media .
2. – Which of the following statements is present in the text? 1) New authors always experiment and innovate 2) Playwrights can influence the thought of people 3) Actors of the mass media get practice on the living stage 4) Theater’s are restricted because of the rise of mass media.
3. – The author wrote this because he feels that: 1) Theater is still more important than T.V. and movies 2) The subject of mass media goes beyond the topic of theatrical
literature 3) Theatrical audiences have a great influence on innovation 4) The best contemporary theater is that of Ionesco, Beckett and
Genet .
I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day to satisfy
their bodies, education and culture to satisfy their minds; and dignity, justice and freedom to
satisfy their spirits… I still believe that some day mankind will bow before the altars of God
and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and that non-violent goodwill will
proclaim the rule of the land. The lion and the lamb shall then lie down together and every
man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and done shall be afraid. I still believe that we
shall overcome.
Martin Luther King
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech.
(Adapted)
1. – The main idea in the text states that men: 1) Are able to dismiss wars 2) Must pursue social wealth 3) Will eventually find equality 4) Can receive cultural instruction .
2. – Which of the following statements is present in the text? 1) A free mind needs three meals a day 2) Violence will be overcome by goodwill 3) The strong and the weak must become friends 4) Wars and bloodshed are generated by violence .
3. – According to the text, if all men were equal, they: 1) Would have no fears 2) Could give thanks to God 3) Could maintain their dignity 4) Would deserve a peaceful life.
VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY. Russian poet and playwright, later canonized poet
laureate of the Revolution by Stalin, he was literary star of the post-Revolution period
of the 1920s. (He and rival Sergei Esenin contended for the role of spokesman* for the
proletariat and the new order). Although never a member of the Communist Party,
Mayakovsky became the troubadour of the Revolution and Bolshevism, and he was a
superb propagandist, creating thousands of poems, advertisements, posters, and slogans
to sell Lenin and the Soviets to the masses.
Matching the age in which he lived, Mayakovsky was dramatic and demanding. His
emotions-his love of women, his need for love, his need to belong, and his loneliness
were, like his physical presence, larger that life.
Taken from Short Lives
By Katinka Matson
Spokesman: A person chosen to speak on behalf of a group.
1. – Which of the following ideas is present in the text? 1) Mayakovsky didn’t agree with Sergei Esenin 2) Mayakovsky wanted to denounce Lenin to the masses 3) The goal of Mayakovsky was to proclaim the Russian
Revolution 4) Stalin didn’t hesitance to call Mayakovsky a saint of Revolution .
2. – According to the author, Mayakovsky was a: 1) Lonely man 2) Ladies’ man 3) Strong person 4) Political publicize.
3. – When the author says that Mayakovsky was “demanding”, he means that he? 1) Gave orders 2) Was rigorous 3) Asked questions 4) Showed impatience.
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right – handed. Up until
recently, people who were left – handed were considered abnormal, and once
children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today,
left – handedness is generally accepted but it is still a disadvantage in a world
where most people are right – handed. For example, most tools and implements
(scissors, tin openers, etc) are still designed for right – handed people.
In sports, by contrast, doing things with the left hand (or foot) is often an
advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the “wrong” side may disconcert
opponents, who are more accustomed to dealing with the majority of players who are
right – handed. This is why, in most ball games at a professional level, a higher proportion
of players are left – handed than in the population as a whole.
Taken from Contemporary English
By R. Rossner, P. Shaw, J.
Shephend and J. Taylor.
1. – According to the author, left – handed people were considered to be: 1) Peculiar 2) Singular 3) Extraordinary 4) Unconventional .
2. – According to the author, the use of the left – hand within a right – handed world
is: 1) Damaging 2) Detrimental 3) Troublesome 4) Contradictory .
3. – Which of the following statements is true according to the text? 1) Most professional ball players are left – handed 2) Left – handed players confuse right – handed adversaries 3) Ball players prefer to have left – handed opponents 4) Players often use the wrong hand to distract their opponents.
“Everything enjoyable in life is illegal, immoral, or fattening.” Moan those who are
overweight. To help take the derivation out of dieting, the American food industry has
produced several kinds of dietetic foods for people who want to take off excess weight.
Why all this emphasis upon staying thin? It is partly because doctors say that extra
weight decreases life expectancy. It is also vanity; a slim figure is basic to the American
ideal of feminine beauty, and a “potbelly” detracts from a man’s appearance, too.
Taken from the USA, Customs and Institutions By
Ethel and Martin Tiersky.
(Adapted)
1. – Dietetic foods are elaborated by the American food industry in order to: 1) Prevent dieters from losing weight 2) Lessen the effects of extra weight 3) Offer dieters a rich variety of product 4) Emphasize the American ideal of beauty .
2. – According to the doctors, fat people: 1) Are vain 2) Live less 3) Enjoy life 4) Are expectant .
3. – The word “moan”, may be substituted by: 1) Criticize 2) Predict 3) Suppose 4) Lament .
President Kennedy once called American Indians “the least understood and
most misunderstood Americans of us all.” Legends of the “Wild West” have
often Distorted the role of the Indian in the development of America. The
American Indian is frequently depicted as a cruel and ignorance savage. True,
some tribes did react violently to the Europe invasion of their land, but that is
only half of the story. Will friendly and eager to teach the new – comers how to
get along in a strange land. For example, without Indian assistance, the Pilgrims
in Massachusetts might not have survived.
Taken from the USA Customs and Institutions
By Ethel and Martin Tiersky.
1. – Indians are remembered as cruel and headless however, at the beginning
they were: 1) Kind 2) Eager 3) Savage 4) Violent.
2. – The word “depicted” can be substituted by: 1) Endured 2) Described 3) Criticized 4) Recognized .
3. – Which of the following titles best suits the text? 1) “The Invasion of North America” 2) “The Survival of the American Indians” 3) “The Europeans in North America” 4) “The Truth about the American Indians” .
Football is played with a ball that is approximately oval. The football field is 120 yards
long and 160 feet wide. The first ten yards at each end of the field are called and zones.
Each contains two goal posts connected by a horizontal bar ten feet off the ground. The
object of the game is either to carry the ball into the other team’s end zone without
being knocked to the ground or to kick the ball between the other team’s goal posts.
Football is a rugged sport involving much physical contact between players. But there
are rules prohibiting certain connect likely to lead to injuries, and a team is penalized if
a player breaks any of the rules. Also, to prevent injures, players wear protective
clothing. Nevertheless, football players do get hurt, but far less often than one wouldn’t
pose from watching the game.
Taken from the USA, Customs and Institutions By
Ethel and Martin Tiersky (Adapted)
1. – According to the authors, football players get hurt:
1) Less frequently than people tend to think 2) More easily when there is physical contact 3) Less seriously than those who watch the game 4) More severely when they are in for positions.
2. – The word “rugged” can be substituted by: 1) Dynamic 2) Intensive 3) Violent 4) Exhausting.
3. – Which of the following ideas is true according to the text? 1) The goal posts are ten feet tall 2) The players principal objective is to knock down their opponents 3) The end zones are ten yards high 4) The rules are intended to prevent may possible damage to
the players .
A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animal
establishes an area; the size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, his
mate (or mates) and their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, divide up the
best, territory in the order of “first come, first served.” The late arrivals may
obtain larger territories, but less food is available, or they are too close to the
habitats of the enemies of the species. If there in really insufficient food or the
danger is very great the animal will not mate. In this way, the members of the
species which are less fit will not have offspring.
When there is conflict over territory, animals will commonly use force, or a show of
force, to decide which will stay and which will go.
Taken from Contemporary English
By R. Rossner, p. Shaw,
J. Shephend and J. Taylor
1. Which of the following ideas is true according to the text? 1) Migrating birds prefer to settle in large territories 2) Mate animals select their territory according to their size 3) Large territories are the main source of trouble for migrating birds 4) The amount of available food animals need determines
the territory they choose .
2. – What does the word “they” refer to? 1) Large territories 2) Best territories 3) Migrating birds 4) Late arrivals .
3. – The word “mate” can be substituted by: 1) Settle 2) Couple 3) Hunt 4) Eat .
Many devout Christians believed that the world would come to a sudden and just
1,000 years after Christ. This prospect of the “millennium” brought relief to many a
weary person. Many journeyed to Palestine to be present in their Holy Land when
the end of the world came.
But the end of the world did not come, and the thousands of pilgrims who had
journeyed to Jerusalem were ill-treated by the Turks. They returned to Europe full
of anger and humiliation, and spread the story of their offerings in the Holy Land.
One famous pilgrim especially, Peter the Hermit, went about, staff in hand,
preaching to the people to rescue their Holy City Jerusalem from the Muslims.
Indignation and enthusiasm grew in Christendom, and seeing this the Pope decided
to lead the movement.
In 1095, a great Church council decided to proclaim a Holy way against the Muslins
for the recovery of the Holy City of Jerusalem. Thus began the Crusades – the fight
of Christendown against lalam, of the Cross against the Crestar.
Taken from The People’s
Almanac (Adapted)
1. – Which of the following titles best suits the text? 1) “How the Crusades Began” 2) “A World Which Didn’t End” 3) “The Preach Age of Peter the Hermit” 4) “New Expectation for a Better World” .
2. – In the express on “when about” the world “about” can be replaced by: 1) On 2) Over 3) Here and there 4) To the Holy Land .
3. – Which of the following ideas is true according to the text? 1) The pilgrims got sick and tired in the Holy Land. 2) Angry and number lasted pilgrims proclaimed the Holy War 3) The Turks dominated Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem 4) Humanity thought the world would and before the year 1,000 after Christ. .
1. - Her hands are __________
because she was playing with clay and
mud. 1) Hardy 2) Sticky 3) Bitter 4) Thrifty .
2. - The __________ for small cars
is increasing together with the
price of gas.
1) Fare 2) Profit 3) Device 4) Market.
3. - Our country’s industrial
__________ is very slow if compared
to that of agriculture.
1) Income 2) Platform 3) Advantage 4) Development.
4. - This book __________ with
the economic problems in Latin
American countries.
1) Labels 2) Deals 3) Breeds 4) Faces .
5. – Depend__________ on drugs
is a way to madness.
1) Ion 2) Ence 3) Ance 4) Ment .
6. – He struggled desperately and
survived __________ his age.
1) Invoice 2) Beneath 3) Despite 4) Distress.
7. – Mr. Smith __________
his children to study more.
1) Achieved 2) Advertised 3) Realized 4) Encouraged .
8. – Our country’s __________
with Europe was much higher
last year. 1) Invoice 2) Foreign trade 3) Development 4) Natural resource .
9. – The __________ declared
bankrupted because of a lack of
raw materials. 1) Library 2) Enterprise 3) Advertising 4) Merchandise.
10. – Eddie has been __________
around instead of studying.
1) Blowing 2) Fooling 3) Filling 4) Breaking .
11. – Were you __________ leave
when Karen arrived?
1) About to 2) By way of 3) In order to 4) All at once .
12. – Jennifer was punished because
of her __________behavior. 1) Un 2) In 3) Dis 4) Mis .
13. – First I wished to marry her, but
now I have __________.
1) Made a deal
2) Talked over 3) Seen her off 4) Changed my mind.
14. – The teacher __________ all the
mistakes we committed.
1) Broke in 2) Caught up 3) Pointed out 4) Named after .
15. – They were not able to
__________ the orders they had been given. 1) Carry out 2) Break in 3) Turn off 4) Bear up .
16. – The inspector __________ all
the points of the case before
giving his opinion. 1) Help on 2) Kept up 3) Left out 4) Went over.
17. – Your children are playing near
the pool. You’d better __________them. 1) Bring about 2) Put on with 3) Keep an eye on 4) Look forward to.
18. – She should study harder
________To get a good mark in the exam 1) As yet 2) By way 3) All over 4) In order .
19. – I don’t like novels excessively
descript__________. 1) Ive 2) Ion 3) Ous 4) Ize .
20. – I always __________ to finish
my homework as soon as possible. 1) Try 2) Think 3) Believe 4) Propose .
21. – Will you remember
___________?
1) To your friends 2) Me when you’re away 3) Me to finish the report 4) Your father about
the gas bill .
22. – The fans __________ for Jake
Mason outside his hotel. 1) Hoped 2) Waited 3) Desired 4) Expected.
23. – Will you remind Mother
_______? 1) With love 2) To go to the bank 3) Everyday more 4) When you are away.
24. – I __________ my best _____
make her understand but failed. 1) Tried / to 2) Wished / to 3) Planned / on 4) Intended / on .
25. – I will remind you __________. 1) About our date 2) To your brother 3) A little everyday 4) When I listen to
this song .
26. – She reminded me __________. 1) Just vaguely 2) My Mother said 3) Every day of your 4) About my
medicine .
27. – Bob should have __________
harder to finish his projects. 1) Tried 2) Desired 3) Planned 4) Intended.
28. - Our product was sold on the
forcing __________ last year. 1) Range 2) Market 3) Income 4) Sample .
29. – I’m __________ a letter from
Barbara these days. 1) Hoping 2) Waiting 3) Expecting 4) Thinking .
30. – Please, sharp_____ all my
colors pencils. 1) En 2) Al 3) Ive 4) Ise.
31. – The new technology will bring
addition _____benefits. 1) Al 2) Ive 3) Ment 4) Ance .
32. – Liz was shocked at John’s
refuse_____ to divorce her. 1) Ance 2) Ion 3) Ing 4) Al .
33. – They discussed the plans for
more than four hours. At last
they came to an agree_____. 1) Al 2) Ance 3) Fy 4) Ment.
34. – The measure_____ of the area
is wrong. Check it out. 1) Ment 2) Ous 3) Fy 4) Al .
35. – Jane never __________ how
much her husband loved her. 1) Grabbed 2) Struggled 3) Achieved 4) Realized.
36. - __________ their effort, that
didn’t get to the airport on
time. 1) Beyond 2) Despite 3) Beneath 4) Although.
37. – We have sold all our goods. The
new __________ will arrive next
week. 1) Packing 2) Platform 3) Procedure 4) Merchandise .
38. – Has your uncle ever _______ a
liver operation? 1) Received 2) Undergone 3) Produced 4) Diminished.
39. – My brother was __________
considered one of the best painters in
country. 1) Ago 2) Before 3) Whenever 4) Formerly.
40. – Pete __________ his new
product in the local paper. 1) Advertised 2) Collected 3) Labeled 4) Hired.
41. – You must __________ your
students to work hard. 1) Argue 2) Focus 3) Provide 4) Encourage.
42. – The English __________ in the
American Colonies were
hardworking people. 1) Tramps 2) Incomes 3) Settlers 4) Arrivals.
43. – They’re trying to find out what
the main __________ of
employment is in this country. 1) Source 2) Path 3) Goal 4) Fare .
44. – He needs a __________ climate to
recover. 1) Minor 2) Sticky 3) Lovelier 4) Healthful .
45. – When I was a child, my ______
were very strict: Mother used to punish me and
Dad agreed with her. 1) Fathers 2) Parents 3) Families 4) Relatives .
46. – John misses Mary a lot. He’s
__________ to date her again.
1) Thrifty 2) Willing 3) Pursuing 4) Relentless.
47. – Has your favorite hobby ever
__________ with your profession? 1) Researched 2) Embarrassed 3) Interfered 4) Provided.
48. – Our History teacher gave an
original __________ on Greece
last night. 1) Sample 2) Lecture 3) Reading 4) Subject.
49. – We’ll have to postpone our lunch
because the __________ is full
right now. 1) Dining car 2) Resort place 3) Self reliance 4) Reserved seat .
50. – Hamlet and King Lear are two of
Shakespeare’s __________ works.
1) Brine 2) Spare 3) Major 4) Barely.
51. – I can see the other room
through that __________. 1) Root 2) Whirl 3) Range 4) Crevice.
52. – I read two __________ novels
last month; the best of the year in
my opinion. 1) Burglary 2) Remarkable 3) Compulsory 4) Advertising .
53. – A __________ involving a
police car and bus occurred
this morning. 1) Weapon 2) Disgrace 3) Menace 4) Collision.
54. – I saw the thief __________ the
briefcase from the man. 1) Breed 2) Reach 3) Grasp 4) Search .
55. – Our factory’s __________ has
been continually increasing. 1) Crew 2) Output 3) Purpose 4) Procedure.
56. – Dad wants to _____ my baby
sister _____ Grandmother. 1) Look / for 2) Talk / over 3) Name / after 4) Take / apart.
57. – The action of Tom’s new film
__________ an African village.
1) Focuses 2) Portrays 3) Works out 4) Takes place.
58. – Tom wants to rob the big store,
but he’ll never __________ with it. 1) Come up 2) Run away 3) Get away 4) Make over.
59. – She will help us with the plan,
if she doesn’t __________.
1) See us off
2) Come in handy
3) Have time off
4) Change her mind 1) See us off 2) Come in handy 3) Have time off 4) Change her mind.
60. – Betty went into business by
__________ with the New Import Bank.
1) Figuring out 2) Making a deal 3) Standing in line 4) Taking into account.
61. – The players will feel better if
they __________ the captain of
the team. 1) Keep in touch
with 2) Look forward to 3) Bring about 4) Drop by.
62. – I _____ my typewriter _____,
but I couldn’t find the electrical failure. 1) Set / up 2) Blew / out 3) Tore / apart 4) Put / together.
63. – The last soldier had to
__________ when he ran out of
bullets. 1) Ask for 2) Give up 3) Die down
4) Leave out.
64. – The Government should give
more assist_____ to the victims
of the flood. 1) Ion 2) Ence 3) Ment 4) Ance.
65. – The teacher _____liked your
son’s behavior. 1) In 2) Un 3) Dis 4) Mis.
66. – I kept on __________ for Jack
till midnight, but he didn’t show
up. 1) Hoping 2) Waiting 3) Wishing 4) Expecting .
67. – You must always __________
that you are a soldier. 1) Remember 2) Recall 3) Remind 4) Record.
68. – Engineer Smith is
in charge of the
mainten_____ of the
computer. 1) Ing 2) Ance 3) Ize 4) Ence .
69. – Louse is __________ on taking a
long trip to Germany. 1) Trying 2) Wanting 3) Planning 4) Intending.
70. – I don’t consider Terry a reliable
__________ of information. 1) Source 2) Branch 3) Income 4) Output.
71. – Don’t tell me I have to _______
with Mr. Nolan. I hate him! 1) Put up 2) Take up 3) Put apart 4) Take apart .
72. – The farmer had a good ______
of apples this year. 1) Goal 2) Mist 3) Fuel 4) Crop.
73. – Our boss stimulates us by
__________ our new projects up. 1) Sweeping 2) Backing 3) Pulling 4) Bunging .
74. – Alex __________ for Rose at
the entrance of the store. 1) Hoped 2) Wished 3) Waited 4) Expected .
75. – We don’t put much
__________ on Fred. He never keeps his
promises. 1) Invoice 2) Reliance 3) Enterprise 4) Confidence.
76. – The students are __________
forward _____ having vacation. 1) Going / to 2) Going / for 3) Looking / to 4) Looking / for.
77. – Rachel is __________ with her
boss about some items in her
contract. 1) Arguing 2) Reaching 3) Searching 4) Struggling.
78. – Do you have a __________
pencil? I can’t find mine. 1) Shovel 2) Resort 3) Pursue 4) Spare .
79. – I have to remind ____________
_________________. 1) When my boss
comes back 2) To call you
tonight 3) My appoint meant
at six 4) You to come a five.
80. – Candles are made of _____. 1) Wax 2) Pipe 3) Brine 4) Speek.
81. – Betty used to drop _____ my
house once a week. 1) In 2) By 3) About 4) Around.
82. – Mr. Prior should _____ a new
secretary. Miss Jones’
typewriting is terrible. 1) Hire 2) Pursue 3) Achieve 4) Provide.
83. – Clark and I are companions in
_____fortune. 1) Dis 2) Un 3) Mis 4) In.
84. – The ants entered the kitchen
through small __________ in
the well. 1) Peg 2) Crew 3) Screen 4) Crevice.
85. – The boys were so tired that they
could __________ walk. 1) Hardy 2) Barely 3) Sticky 4) Bitterly.
86. - __________ the adverse
weather conditions we were
able to land safely. 1) Mine 2) Beneath 3) Despite 4) Diminish.
87. – One of our library’s latest
__________ is the new edition of The
Cambridge Anthology of English
Literature. 1) Purpose 2) Acquisitions 3) Raw materials 4) Subject matters.
88. – Rita got her job by __________
of her father’s influence with the
director. 1) Means 2) Device 3) Advantage 4) Advertising.
89. – Silvia doesn’t like to speak in
public. It __________ her. 1) Impoverishes 2) Embarrasses 3) Menaces 4) Mingles .
90. – Maggie is __________ on her
wedding gown. She looks pretty. 1) Taking 2) Getting 3) Trying 4) Keeping .
91. – The man at the entrance gave
us a __________ that describes
the different areas of the
museum. 1) Pack 2) Layer 3) Weapon 4) Booklet.
92. – Mr. Adams has to keep _____
touch _____ us. 1) In / for 2) In / with 3) On / for 4) On / with.
93. – Linda makes a _____ of 5
dollars on every cake she sells. 1) Fare 2) Trade 3) Range 4) Profit .
94. – The excess of gas caused the
balloon to __________. 1) Grab 2) Tramp 3) Burst 4) Whirl.
95. – The show was __________ off
because the singers had an
accident. 1) Set 2) Blew 3) Called 4) Picked .
96. – Sam is __________ to start
working, but he hasn’t found a
job yet. 1) Willing 2) Thrifty 3) Compulsory 4) Outstanding .
97. – The teachers let the children go
home early because the__________was terrible and the air conditioning system
was out of order. 1) Hot 2) Heat 3) Hotter 4) Heating .
98. – The thief ran away when the
__________ alarm started ringing. 1) Trap 2) Tramp 3) Menace 4) Burglary.
99. – The children stood there
looking at the airplane as it
__________ from sight. 1) Focused 2) Grasped 3) Vanished 4) Portrayed.
100. – The National Bank has opened a
new __________ near my office. 1) Branch 2) Market 3) Profit 4) Purpose .
101. – The __________ by airplane
will speed up our deliveries. 1) Dining 2) Packing 3) Shipping 4) Advertising .
102. – You __________ many
important details in your
monthly report. 1) Left out 2) Caught up 3) Turned off 4) Dropped by.
103. – Mother __________ on the light
as soon as she heard me crying. 1) Set 2) Kept 3) Turned 4) Brought.
104. – The town was evacuated
because of the __________caused by the hard rain.
1) Wax 2) Goal 3) Crop 4) Flood.
105. – If Mr. Smith is not able to
attend our meeting, it will have to
be__________. 1) Called off 2) Filled out 3) Turned off 4) Taken place.
106. – The rain dripped through the
__________ in the roof.
1) Departures 2) Crevices 3) Devices 4) Sources .
107. – It’s time for you to study
harder. You have been__________too long.
1) Going over
2) Thinking up
3) Leaving out
4) Fooling around .
108. – The new __________ will be
sold tomorrow.
1) Merchandise
2) Reliance
3) Shipping
4) Packing.
109. – Sally can’t afford the
__________ for the train.
1) Profit
2) Goods
3) Means
4) Fare.
110. – Cindy should _____ cut _____
strangers when she goes out at night.
1) Run / for
2) Look / for
3) Look / to
4) Run / to .
111. – Tony __________ on to his
mother’s skirt to remain
standing.
1) Turned
2) Picked
3) Held
4) Had .
112. – The airplane __________ is
chess.
1) Fare
2) Income
3) Profit
4) Enterprise .
113. – Did you __________ how
serious his mistake was?
1) Look
2) Grab
3) Realize
4) Advertise.
114. - __________ lets you introduce
your product to the consumers.
1) Antiquity
2) Advertising
3) Self – reliance
4) Subject – matter.
115. – The manager wants to
__________ a fanatic singer.
1) Hire
2) Argue
3) Provide
4) Struggle.
116. – I didn’t remember _________
1) You to phone her
2) What did are want
3) What she told me
4) Anne about the milk.
117. – Elizabeth found the box after
dinging through __________ of
rock and soil.
1) Pegs
2) Pads
3) Brines
4) Layers.
118. – Alice likes to have modern__________ in her house. She’s just bought an exotic arm-chair.
1) Furniture
2) Timetable
3) Library
4) Menace .
119. – Mr. Williams was seen _____
by all his students at the train station.
1) Out
2) Off
3) Over
4) Away.
120. – We’re __________ forward to
moving to our new house.
1) Going
2) Trying
3) Looking
4) Keeping.
121. - __________ by airplane will
speed up our deliveries.
1) Dining
2) Packing
3) Shipping
4) Advertising.
122. – It is advisable to __________
the bottle explaining its contents.
1) Search
2) Portray
3) Face
4) Label.
123. – Don’t __________ around
with Jim; he gets angry easily.
1) Pull
2) Fool
3) Take
4) Bear .
124. – You shouldn’t be
destruct_________ when
you criticize other people.
1) Ive
2) Ous
3) Ing
4) Ise.
125. – The __________ description
Pete gave us of his town helped us
on our visit.
1) Output
2) Overall
3) Invoice
4) Despite.
126. – Cindy had a red sweater
_____ this morning. She was also
wearing a blue skirt.
1) Put
2) Set
3) On
4) In .
127. – During the trip, all the plane’s
__________ took care of the nice old lady.
1) Crew
2) Branch
3) Setters
4) Immigrants .
128. – Jane couldn’t defend herself
against the burglar. She didn’t
have a
__________.
1) Layer
2) Sample
3) Weapon
4) Furnace .
129. – Jill __________ up
gymnastics when she broke her
leg.
1) Dropped
2) Caught
3) Picked
4) Gave .
130. – Debbie was __________ at
the sight of her messy kitchen.
1) Outstanding
2) Relentless
3) Disgusted
4) Harmless.
131. - __________ out this form and
deliver it to Mrs. Wells.
1) Complete
2) Answer
3) Have
4) Fill.
132. - __________ is one of the
principal problems in
African countries.
1) Famine
2) Disgrace
3) Distress
4) Collision .
133. – Mr. Joyce’s guid__________
is still necessary for his two
sons.
1) Ion
2) Ance
3) Men 4) Ence .
134. – Gary never arranges his books.
He just _____ them _____ on his desk. 1) Takes / up
2) Piles / up
3) Takes / over
4) Piles / over.
135. – Roger has better animals on
his farm thanks to his new
__________ process.
1) Vanishing
2) Refining
3) Mingling
4) Breeding.
136. – I really _____ in _____
cooking. I think it’s fantastic!
1) Go / for
2) Turn / for
3) Go / about
4) Turn / about .
137. – I couldn’t see who was
walking in the garden. The
__________ was very thick.
1) Awe
2) Fuel
3) Mist
4) Spare.
138. – Use the net to __________ the
butterflies.
1) Grab
2) Grasp
3) Flap
4) Tramp .
139. – The plane began to
__________ when its engine
exploded.
1) Heat
2) Whirl
3) Struggle 4) Diminish .
140. – Don’t __________ of the dog! It
might hurt the children.
1) Let go
2) Set out
3) Carry out
4) Let alone.
141. – Lucy didn’t know the legal
__________ for adopting a child.
1) Booklet
2) Tonnage
3) Compound
4) Procedure.
142. – Mr. Bates needs water for his
cattle. He’s going to __________ a
well.
1) Seep
2) Drill
3) Undergo
4) Diminish.
143. – Your calculations are very
__________. You don’t have any errors.
1) Hardy
2) Willing
3) Thrifty
4) Accurate.
144. – The train __________ is
cheap.
1) Fare
2) Income
3) Profit
4) Enterprise.
145. – The __________ of the student’s
visit to the plant is to learn the
manufacturing process.
1) Status
2) Lecture
3) Purpose
4) Advantage.
146. – We’d better __________
something fast. The policeman will
want to know what we are doing
here.
a) Bring about
b) Leave out
c) Think out
d) Run away.
147. – We must leave at once.
Everything’s __________ for the
trip.
a) Way of
b) All set
c) Back up
d) Let alone.
148. – I don’t trust Bill! He never
__________ out his plans.
a) Sets
b) Keeps
c) Makes
d) Carries.
149. – The tickets are sold out. We
cannot call the show _____ now!
a) For
b) Off
c) Down
d) Over.
150. – African life has not been well
__________ by western writers.
a) Labeled
b) Menaces
c) Refined
d) Portrayed.
151. – Cultural activities should be
__________ and directed to the
provinces.
a) Pursued
b) Collected
c) Portrayed
d) Decentralized.
152. – The boy scattered his clothes
all __________ the room.
a) Set
b) Over
c) In all
d) At once.
153. - __________ by my house
someday to listen to my new records.
a) Drop
b) Pull
c) Cut
d) Set.
154. – The cattle were __________
on the farm experimentally.
a) Bred
b) Grabbed
c) Refined
d) Undergone.
155. – It’s dangerous for an industry
to run out of __________.
a) Raw materials
b) Foreign trade
c) Subject matter
d) Natural resources.
156. –I must ______ she pieces of
the motor ___________ before
having dinner.
a) Hold / on
b) Work / out
c) Let / alone
d) Put / together.
157. – The manager and I talked
__________ the workers’ demands
for two hours.
a) At
b) Over
c) To
d) Along.
158. – Mrs. Collins’ sad life made
her a very __________ woman.
a) Barely
b) Despite
c) Bitter
d) Compound.
159. – Do you think Frank wills
__________ my advice into account?
a) Put
b) Look
c) Keep
d) Take.
160. – I have always tried not to
__________ in other people’s
business.
a) Diminish
b) Interfere
c) Encourage
d) Impoverish.
161. – Vicky __________ with
strangers at parties.
a) Bursts
b) Refines
c) Whirls
d) Mingles.
162. – Joan is __________ at her
husband’s laziness.
a) Pursued
b) Vanished
c) Disgusted
d) Encouraged.
163. – Dan had always __________
for power and fortune. Finally, he
has succeeded in his efforts.
a) Argued
b) Grabbed
c) Struggled
d) Advertised.
What is color? Color is a physical phenomenon, but form a sales point of view color is people. People decide which color will sell and people decide whether they will pass over a product because they don’t its color. The reason why a color commands such importance the sales picture is that appeals to the emotions, not to reason. And that appeal is largely subconscious.
A baby responds to color long before it recognizes shape or form and these perceptions remains throughout life. Almost everyone is attracted by color; color may be symbolic of personal features. For example, customers who have a taste for red are exuberant; those who prefer yellow have an intellectual bent.
Eric P.
1)Which of the following statements is true according to the text
1) Character is symbolized by color
2) Color is an important commercial element
3) Intellectual’s favorite color is yellow
4) Color is a determining factor of a product.
As customer, we make our decisions to by a certain colored product based on
1) consciousness 2) perception 3) intellect 4) emotion .
In the statement “... the appeal is largely subconscious the word “appeal” can be substituted by 1) effect 2) mechanism 3) attraction 4) development .
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