III.READING
A. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each gap to complete the sentences.
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. '' You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, '' so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. Iam usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink ! ''When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous. Now she was written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television. Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains !
23. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she works for….
A. A bookstore B. a school C. a travel agent D.a newspaper
24.Rebecca left her job and her family…
A. in 1991 B.in 1992 C. in 1993 D. in 1994
25. Rebecca went to Asia with….
A.her family B. a climbing group C. her husband D.her teacher
26.Rebecca became famous when she…
A. went up the highest mountain in the world
B. wrote a book about her trip
C.was on a television programme
D. earned a lot of money
27. Today, she lives….
A. in a flat on the top of Mount Everest
B.in a small flat in Asia
C.in a small flat in south London
D.in a big house in south London
B. Read the text and dicide if the statements are True(T) or F(False)
Jack, 12: I love TV. The first thing I do when I wake up is to switch it on. My favourite channel is the Cartoon Network. I watch TV three or four hours a day. My parents think it is too much and they are always telling me to study, read a little or do a sport. But TV is my favourite hobby. I'm addicted to my favourite programmes.
Anna, 15: I know most teens don't like watching the news, but I do. I like to know what is happening around our world I also enjoy documentaries, espeoially about wildlife. I'm very curious about the way animals live and how to preserve their habitats. I also enjoy watching live shows and films, mostly comedies and thrillers. I watch TV two or three hours a day.
28. Jack’s favourite channel is the Cartoon Network
29.He watches TV one hour a day
30. His parents think he watches too much
31. Anna likes watching news.
32. She doesn’t like watching flims
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
Jennifer Lawrence is a famous young actress (26) ________ Hollywood. When she was a child, she liked sports, especially hockey and basketball. She also worked as a model. At the age of 14, she knew she wanted to be an actress, (27) ________ she went to New York City to look for work. She appeared in advertisements for MTV and the fashion company H&M, and got work (28) ________ an actress on TV and in films. In 2010, she acted in the film Winter’s Bone and she was nominated for many awards (29) ________ an Oscar. In 2012, she starred in the film The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen. The film went on (30) ________ one of the highest-grossing movies ever. One contributing element to Lawrence’s success is her fun and optimism. She is often cited as being approachable, with a personality that seems unaffected by Hollywood excesses.
26. A. in B. on C. at D. from
27. A. and B. but C. so D. because
28. A. like B. as C. so D. such
29. A. include B. includes C. included D. including
30. A. to become B. became C. become D. becoming