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Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
I often hear or read about “ natural disasters ” – the eruption of Mount St . Helen , a volcano in the state of Washington ; Hurricane Andrew in Florida ; the floods in the American Midwest ; terrible all over the world ; huge fires ; and so on and so on . But 11 never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “ the London Killer Fog of 1952 . It began Thursday December 4 , when a high - pressure system ( warm air ) covered Southern England . With the freezing - cold air below , heavy fog formed . Pollution from factories , cars , and coal stoves mixed with the fog . The humidity was terrible high , there was no breeze at all . Traffic ( cars , trains , and boats ) stopped . People couldn ' t see , and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river . It was hard to breathe , and many people got sick . Finally , on Tuesday , December 9 , the wind came and the fog went away . But after that , even more people gọt sick . Many of them died . D . a tornado
1 . Which “ natural disaster ” isn ' t mentioned in the text ?
A . a volcano B . a flood C . a hurricane D. a tornado
2 . What is his unforgettable personal experience ?
A . the London killer B . the heavy fog in London in 1952 C . the strangeness of nature .D. a high - pressure system
3 . What didn ' t happen during the time of “ London Killer Fog ” ?
A . heavy rain B , humidity ? C . pollution D . heavy fog
4 . Why did the traffic stop?
A . Because of the rain . B . Because of the windy weather . C . Because of the humid weather . D . Because of the heavy fog . .
1) We remain close friends, despite having had many....arguments.......(argue)
2) This is a lovely place all year round because of the great.....variety....of flowers and trees which grow in the city (vary)
3) the accident was trahic because of its suddenness causing the...death......of many passengers who world otherwise have been saved (read)
4) contrary to popular.......belief..... walt disney's first theme park was not disney land. It was a garden in Bel Air (believe)
5) the weather made their progress imppossible. As it had been raining .heavily........ all night, they had to be very careful (heavy)
6) most.......foreigners... who visit Britain are surprised to find that its inhabitants are more informal than they had imagined (foreign)
7) All the pupils must have their parent's........permission........ to go for the picnic (permit)
8) Tim is one of the....participator....... on a boat trip on Lake Michigan (participate)
9) I received a letter of.....confirmation........ from the airport (confirm)
1, The family becomes a source of encouragement in times of personal success or defeat. We are conscious of that
→ We are conscious that the family becomes a source of encouragement in times of personal success or defeat
2, Each family needs its own special set of rules and guidelines .It is sure about that
→ It is sure that each family needs its own speacial set of rules and guidelines
3. People thought that the cover was made of iron.
The cover was thought to be make of iron
4. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy.
He went to London where he had lived in when he was a boy
5. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.
Because Jane was sick, she was absent from class
6. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry.
The package was so carry that Peter can't carry it
VI. Read the passage carefully, then choose the coorect answers.
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18th century jean cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it did not wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s' fashion: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on.
In the 1970s more and more people started. wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in thie 1990s the worldwidel economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.
32. The material thatywas used to make jeans first came from.....................
a. Asia b. Europe c. America d. Africa
33. In the 18th century, workers wore jean cloth bocause...............
a. the material was very strong
b. the material was the cheapest
c. the material could hardly wear out
d. both a and c are correct
34. In the 1960s, jeans became popular with................
a. teenagers
b. workers c. designers d. sailors
35. In the 1970s, more and more people wore jeans because...................
a. there were labels on them
c. thoy became choaper
b. theire were different styles of jeans
d. they were high fashion clothing
36. Nowadays, jeans are................
a. out of fashion
c. developing continuously
b. thei highest fashion chothing
d. popular with young people
1. What did the writer like most about living on a farm?
a. Flowers in a spring
b. Leaves in autumn
c. The wild animals and plants
d. The change of seasons
2. What does the word them in line 2 refer to?
a. 4 seasons
b. winter and autumn
c. countryside people
d. plants
3. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?
a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter
4. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?
a. Because it was frozen
b. Because it was contaminated
c. Because it was very fat
d. Because it wasn't very fresh
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
a. People in the city can grow vegetable all year round.
b. In the countryside, turnips are grown in winter.
c. The writer often eats frozen and tinned food now
d. Many city people think they live better than those in the country
Levi Strauss ,a young.........(1) from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousand of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas to these.....(2) Canvas is heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.
One day Strauss heard a miner.........(3) that he couldn't find clothes.....(4) for the work he was doing Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it....(5) pants.These are pant were....(6) the miner needed. In on day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them avent better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes ,a city in France ,and was called serge de Nimes.The miners liked this fabric. They called it ''denime'' (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss
However, denim had....(7) Because of this the denim pants did not look interesting and thay got dirty easily. To solve these problems ,Strauss made the denim blue.
Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today ,the company he started is known around world and jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well
1. A. immigrate B. immigrant C. immiigrate D. migrate
2. A. gold mines B. gold mining C. gold miners D. mining gold
3. A. complain B.tell C. ask D. talk
4.A.enough strong B.strong enough C.streng D. strength enough
5. A.from B. for C.into D. to
6. A.that B. what C. which D. No word is needed
7. A.colorful B.colorless C. no color D. color
8. The word ''to improve'' means..............
A. to make better B. to find more C. to take care D. to look after
9. The phrase ''around the world'' means...............
A. outside the world B. the world over C. near the world D. woldwide
10. People like jeans because thay are................
A. practical B. fashionable C. colorful D. A and B
1 , you look different . Have someone done your hair ?
Have you had ........your hair done?......
2 , He was unable to paint the fate of his house because of the heavy rain .
The heavy rain .....prevented him from painting the fate.......
3 , This will be my students' first time performance in France .
It will be the first time ...my students have performed in France...
because the first bike was made of wood and iron. It was ........... today
A. Heavy than
B. Heavier than
C. Heavier
D. More heavy
B