4. A. comedy B. tragedy C. creative D. management 5. A. instrument B. composer C. arrangement D. electric II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose the best answer. 1. The film………….several scenes that might upset young children. A. admits B. involves C. contains D. displays 2. Their aim is to………….up a new political party. A. strike B. stand C. set D. show 3. It is hot in the day-time but the temperature………….sharply at night. A. slips B. drops C. descends D. reduces 4. I am not sure how old he is but he must be………….for 70. A. going by B. getting up C. getting on D. going off 5. The air in the house felt cold and after weeks of bad weather. A. wet B. moist C. damp D. watery 6. After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the board had ………….a unanimous conclusion. A. committed B. solved C. reached D. compromised 7. You might not get better but this medicine will do you no………….. A. worse B. danger C. harm D. illness 8. I was immensely………….to hear that none of my relatives was killed in the bus accident. A. relieved B. improved C. recovered D. healed 9. James was………….from school for bad behaviour. A. exiled B. dismissed C. expelled D. discharged 10. Among the astronomers of ancient Greece, two theories………….concerning the place of the earth in the universe. A. developing B. in development C. developed D. which they developed 11. Bernard Foucault………….in 1851 that the earth is rotating. A. who proved B. proved C. he proved D. it was proved 12. The Homestead Act of 1862………….to acquire land at a small cost. A. made possible B. made it possible C. made the possibility D. possibly made 13. Especially important to many people………….. A. there is legislation against population B. is legislation against population C. it is legislation against population D. legislation against population is 14.………….with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. A. When compared B. Compare th pm C. If you compare D. A comparison 15.…………., Nathan Hale was a young school-teacher living in Connecticut. A. When the American Revolution began B. The American Revolution began C. It was when the American Revolution began D. The beginning of the American Revolution 16. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than………….. A man B. the man’s C. the one of man’s D. that of man 17. Public transportation in most of the nation is expanding. ………….the use of subways and buses is declining in some metropolitan areas. A. Nevertheless B. Consequently C. Despite the fact D. Although 131
18. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult,………….he is likely to smile and reach out to another infant. A. if B. whenever C. so that D. whereas 19.…………. pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them. A. Although B. However C. Because D. On account of 20.………….no fault of his own, Brian was an hour late for the meeting. A. From B. For C. By D. Through III. READING COMPREHENSION Reading 1: Fill the gaps in the passage by choosing the best phrases from A-M. A few years ago one enlightened city decided to ease traffic congestion by (1). People would just take a bike, ride it to where they were going and leave it (2). The trouble was the citizens naturally found it (3) to have their very own free bicycle and (4). That slight detail of human nature apart, it was a good idea and (5), The electric cars buzzing round the streets of La Rochelle in France are seen (6) and, it is claimed, will make it easier (7) within the city centre. The idea is based on the belief that people like their own space, the freedom to drive a vehicle themselves (8). It’s also based on the fact that cars in towns usually carry just one person. In effect, it’s (9). At the moment, it’s a slightly utopian view but the concept has grown (10). G. even more convenient A. to end the use of private cars H. supplying sufficient communal bicycles B. rather than crowd on to a bus or train I. taking the place of bicycles C. to encourage their use J. a sort of do-it-yourself taxi D. stock swiftly dwindled K. as a supplement to conventional cars E. out of a practical study L. instead of. cars . F. for someone else to use M. it’s now the basis of a new scheme Reading 2: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the questions. In its short history, the art of motion pictures has frequently undergone changes that seemed fundamental, such as that resulting from the introduction of sound. It exists today in styles that differ significantly from country to country and in forms as diverse as the documentary created by one man with a hand-help camera and the multimillion-dollar “epic”, involving hundreds of performers and technicians. Despite its diversity, however, an essential unchanging nature can be discerned in most of its manifestations. A number of factors immediately come to mind in connection with the motion picture experience. For one thing, there is something mildly hypnotic about the illusion of movement that holds the attention and may even lower critical resistance. Also, the accuracy of the motion picture image is compelling because it is made by a nonhuman, scientific process. And, the motion picture gives what has been called a strong sense of being present: the film image always appears to be in the present tense. There is also the concrete nature of film; it appears to show the actual people and things. No less important than any of the above are the conditions under which the motion picture ideally is seen, where everything helps to dominate the spectator. He or she is taken from the everyday environment, partially isolated from others, and comfortably seated in an air-conditioned auditorium. There, the darkness concentrates attention and prevents comparison of the image on the screen with the objects or people around the viewer. For a while, the motion picture unfolds the ỵrord in which the spectator lives. 1. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. Motion pictures vary greatly from country to country. B. The fundamental characteristics of motion pictures remain unchanged. C. Motion pictures have been modified oyer the years. D. The styles of motion pictures have become significantly different. 2. According to the passage, which can be the most simply made type of motion picture? A. A documentary B. An accurate one C. An epic D. A hypnotic 132