After He Had Broken His Leg, Clinton Could Only Go Up and Down Stairs
After He Had Broken His Leg, Clinton Could Only Go Up and Down Stairs
After He Had Broken His Leg, Clinton Could Only Go Up and Down Stairs
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following
questions.
1. A. scheme B. chopstick C. chairman D. chance
2. A. nuclear B. duty C. dust D. confuse
3. A. ironing B. erection C. origami D. arena
4. A. plumber B. profitable C. label D. lumber
5. A. forsake B. northern C. talking D. deplore
6. A. deliver B. dietary C. disease D. service
7. A. request B. quieten C. quota D. racquet
8. A. scissors B. massive C. dessert D. dissolve
9. A. hatred B. wretched C. naked D. asked
10. A. submarine B. subnormal C. supper D. subjective
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that
differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
11. A. fertile B. protein C. transact D. Canal
12. A. telephone B. photographic C. expertise D. diplomat
13. A. assemble B. metallic C. Illinois D. Chicago
14. A. acquaintance B. government C. interpret D. October
15. A. amaze B. fasten C. comment D. damage
16. A. underdeveloped B. generational C. misbehavior D. manufacturer
17. A. maladministration B. enthusiastically C. humanitarian D. accountability
18. A. intensive B. apprentice C. attendance D. atmosphere
19. A. accurate B. discussion C. sentiment D. industry
20. A. tolerant B. redundant C. relevant D. dominant
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following sentences.
21. After he had broken his leg, Clinton could only go up and down stairs .
A.hardly B. in difficulties C. with difficulties D. hard
22. The guide walked so _____ that most of the party could not keep up with her.
A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. lively
23. I couldn’t resist having another bar of Snickers even _____ I was supposed to be losing weight.
A. although B. however C. otherwise D. though
24. Tony: “When can you get it all done?”
Bruce: “_____”
A. How much time do I need? C. I used to do it on Monday
B. You’re welcome D. How does next Monday sound?
25. Only focus on your target of becoming a billionaire. Remember, you can’t make an omelet without
______.
A. using a good pan C. breaking a few eggs
B. adding the right sauce D. stirring up a few eggs
26. At 4 o’clock Mr. Rogers still had some ______ to do in the garden
A. work B. job C. effort D. task
27. We hired our bicycle _____ and used them to wander around the town.
A. by the hour B. by hours C. by an hour D. by the hours
28. He was completely ______ by her tale of hardship
A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken up
29. In Thailand, the further you go towards the border with Laos, the higher the risk of malaria. In other
words, ________.
A. There is a great risk to you catching malaria around the far- off Thai border with Laos.
B. The border with Laos has a higher risk to you of malaria than anywhere else in Thailand.
C. Although there is malaria all over Thailand, the risk of catching it gets higher in Laos.
D. The danger of getting malaria in Thailand increases the closer you get to its border with Laos.
30. Old houses have a ______ to be draughty.
A. tendency B. habit C. problem D. characteristic
31. The painting was a valuable family possession, which had been ______ from generation to
generation.
A. handed over B. handed down C. handed out D. handed across
32. ________ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A. as a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. In the time of
33. Too many hotels have been built and this has _____ down prices, making holidays cheaper.
A. forced B. cut C. slowed D. reduced
34. Mr. Coulson has a garden which is ______ mine.
A. double as large B. semi- larger than C. twice as large as D. as two- time as large
35. She can’t be interested in the lessons, _________ that she always arrives late.
A. viewing B. seeing C. noting D. judging
36. When her business failed, my grandmother started from _______.
A. scratch B. blank C. introduction D. beginning
37. The bush looked badly _____ with black marks on all the leaves.
A. ill B. sick C. endangered D. diseased
38. Not only _____ more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to withstand high winds.
A. soft maples are B. are soft maples C. soft maples D. they are soft maples
39. I’m sorry if I gave you false information. I didn’t intend to ______ you.
A. mislead B. misconduct C. mismanage D. mistrust
40. May: “_________”.
Peter: “It’s not likely”.
A. How important is it to attend university?
B. Is it possible to get a job without attending university?
C. Would you be interested in attending university in a foreign country?
D. Is it very important to attend a university in a foreign country?
Exercise 4: Fill in each gap with the correct form of the words given IN CAPITAL at the end
of each line.
41 My grandma had no idea that her old vase was so _____________. A VALUE
. collector even offered to pay $50,000 for it
42 His life is not in danger now, but naturally the illness has _____________ WEAK
. him considerably
49 He did not want to be a solider like his uncle Rhodey; he wanted to be LEARN
. __________, wise, and kind like his brother Howard.
50 Are you really going to take part in the competition? I admire your BRAVE
. ____________ .
Exercise 5: Put the verbs given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line in their correct forms to
complete the following sentences.
51. By the end of last year, she had written two journal articles on poverty in WRITE
ASEAN countries, and by the end of this year, she ____________________
two more.
54. I will ring the bell once more. If she doesn’t answer, she GO
________________ out
55. I don’t appreciate _______________ when I’m speaking. INTERRUPT
56. I haven’t seen him since Tuesday, but I believe he is busy WORK
_________________ on his Hamlet essay.
57. All business students should know how ___________ Microsoft Excel. USE
58 When we arrived, the lessons hadn’t started yet. The course materials HAND
. ______________ out.
Exercise 6: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition or particle to complete the following
sentences.
61. While some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money _______
uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck _______ what it is good at.
62. The neighbors are complaining ________ the local authority _________the smell from your
kitchen.
63: She came ____________my house after school yesterday and we did our homework
together.
Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part
that needs correction in each of the following sentences, then correct the mistakes.
(10pts)
71. Yinsen is considered to be the most good student in his class.
A. is considered B. to be C. most good D. in
72. : Professor Stark says that a good way to improve your language are practicing it frequently
A. says B. to improve C. are D. practicing
73: It’s so an exciting novel that I do not want to stop reading it.
A. so B. that C. to stop D. reading it
74: The team leader demanded from his team members a serious attitude towards work, good team
spirit, and that they work hard
A. from B. a C. towards work D. that they work hard
75. The streets are wet. There must be a heavy rain last night.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more
real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing
secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving
evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtlessly ever
since there have been human beings.
When writing first developed, it was derived from and represented speech, although
imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we
all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped
physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing
so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and
useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages
with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those
skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One
advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records
that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
81. The author of the passage argues that _ _.
84. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of
.
Exercise 9: Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable
word.
In thirteenth-century Wales there was a prince called Llewellyn. He was very (86)
_________ of hunting and often (87) __________to go out into forests and mountains with his
favorite hunting dog, whose name was Gelert.
(88) __________day, however, he left Gelert at home to guard his baby son who was only a few
months old. In the evening when he returned from hunting he saw that his house was (89)
__________a terrible mess. The furniture was knocked (90) __________and there was blood on
the walls. He could not find his baby son. Then he saw his dog Gelert running towards him, (91)
__________in blood. (92) __________that the dog had attacked and killed his son, Prince
Llewellyn became violent angry, (93) __________his sword and killed the dog with one blow.
However, when he looked around his house more carefully, he found his son lying under a
chair, alive and well. Then he saw the dead body of a huge wolf. He realized that Gelert had
(94) __________his son’s life by fighting and killing the wolf. The prince was horrified by the
mistake he had (95) __________and when he buried his dog he built an enormous pile of
stones to mark the spot, which can still be seen today. He never went hunting again.
Exercise 10: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that
BEST fits the blank space in the following passage.
CAMPING
Camping is an activity in which people live (96)_ in the outdoors. Campers
(97)___in fishing, hunting, swimming, plant study, wildlife watching, and natural photography. It
provides physical benefits when it (98) ___ hiking to, from and around a campsite, and many
people believe that camping (99)_______ youngsters feel more confident.
People throughout the world enjoy hiking to wildness campsites. This activity is called
backpacking (100) it involves carrying such essential camping (101)______ as a tent, clothing,
and sleeping bag on the back in a bag called a backpack. Backpacking is best suited for
(102)______ who are in good physical condition as it may require walking several miles.
The key to any enjoyable camping trip is planning. A decision (103)______ where to come
depends on personal preference, but planning the trip before leaving helps campers
(104)______ preventable accidents. Many situations – bad weather, injury, or simply a
crowded campsite – are (105) _____ alarming if campers are prepared.
Exercise 11: Finish the second sentence in a way that it means the same as the original
one.
106. It is one hundred years since the birth of D. H. Lawrence, the famous novelist.
→ D. H. Lawrence _____________________________________________________.
107. It’s two years since I last saw my brother.
→ I haven’t __________________________________________________________.
108. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
→ I was the __________________________________________________________.
109.“If you must go out tonight, at least finish your homework first!” said Peggy’s father.
→ Peggy’s father said that if _____________________________________________.
110. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Mr. Happy decided to settle in Amsterdam.
→ In spite of __________________________________________________________.
111. Though my house was cheaper than Bucky’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
→ Bucky’s house may __________________________________________________.
112. The instructions say you just need to add boiling water to the soup powder.
→ The soup powder ____________________________________________________.
113. John Speke failed to find the source of the River Nile.
→ John Speke didn’t succeed _____________________________________________.
114. I never thought that Ms. Romanoff was a Russian spy.
→ At no ______________________________________________________________.
115. Don’t worry. Most of the blame will be on Frigga.
→ Don’t worry. Frigga will come ____________________________________________.
Exercise 12: Rewrite the sentences, using the word given IN CAPITAL. You can’t change the word
under any circumstances.
116. Pepper didn’t apply for the job in the library and regrets it now. WISHES
→ _____________________________________________________________
117. Be sure to say goodbye to your grandparents before you leave. WITHOUT
→ _____________________________________________________________
118. It goes without saying that their winter album will top the charts again. FORGONE
→ _____________________________________________________________
119. “We think you guys should have a look at the new portfolio,” the students from RECOMMEND
Beverly High told us
→ _____________________________________________________________
120. The Prime Minister is likely to resign next week. PROBABILITY
→ _____________________________________________________________
121. “You damaged my bicycle, Pietro!” said Wanda. ACCUSED
→ _____________________________________________________________
122. That sort of behavior is deplorable, in my opinion. APPROVE
→ _____________________________________________________________
123. The last political scandal of this kind took place fifty years ago SINCE
→ _____________________________________________________________
124. The new lecturer was unpopular with his students. TAKE
→ _____________________________________________________________
125. If it hadn’t been for luck, I wouldn’t be here today. BUT
→ _____________________________________________________________