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When he gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool (71) ___________a turtle probe on the ground.
A. called
B. know
C. made
D. meant
If meteorologists understand this, they can warn people (72) ___________twisters sooner and save lives.
A. with
B. about
C. at
D. for
73) ___________, he waits for tornadoes to develop.
A. Rather
B. Still
C. Instead
D. Yet
Some tornadoes change (74) ___________several time – for example, moving east and then west and then east again.
A. progression
B. movement
C. dimension
D. direction
Being this close to twister is (75) ___________. He must get away quickly.
A. terrifly
B. terrifying
C. terrified
D. terrifies
In a small village in North Yorkshire, there is a big old farmhouse ______(76) three families live together.
A. that
B. where
C. in where
D. which
Pam looks after the shopping and ______(77) the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden.
A. does
B. makes
C. prepares
D. fulfils
Joe works at home ______(78) computer systems, and Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day.
A. designs
B. and design
C. designing
D. who designs
The three families get ______(79) well, and enjoy their way of life.
A. on
B. off
C. with
D. in
And they all say they would much rather go on living in their old farmhouse ______(80) move to a luxury flat in a big city.
A. then
B. than
C. to
D. therefore
When you smile at someone, you mean to be (81) ______.
A. well
B. friendly
C. fine
D. careful
When you put one finger in front of your (82)______, you mean, "Be quiet."
A. eyes
B. legs
C. mouth
D. head
One day while he was walking in the street, he felt (83) ______ and went into a restaurant.
A. hungry
B. tired
C. cold
D. ill
But the waiter brought him a lot of things to (84) ______: first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food.
A. eat
B. watch
C. drink
D. read
Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must (85) ______ school.
A. attend
B. come
C. arrive
D. go
There (86) ______ three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
(87) ______ Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons.
A. On
B. At
C. For
D. In
In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those (88) ______ will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years.
A. when
B. where
C. which
D. who
The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, (89) ______, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill.
A. scientist
B. scientifically
C. science
D. scientific
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (90)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide
A. accused
B. mistaken
C. blamed
D. faulted
Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (91)________ serious problems and ruin many lives.
A. take
B. cause
C. affect
D. lead
Special help groups have been set up to (92)________ sufferers help and support.
A. recommend
B. offer
C. suggest
D. advise
IAS is similar to (93)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet;
A. others
B. another
C. the other
D. other
they (94)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online
A. lie
B. cheat
C. deceive
D. betray
they (95)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so.
A. rather
B. want
C. prefer
D. wish
(96)______ they felt guilty,
A. unless
B. without
C. although
D. despite
they became depressed if they were (97)______ to stop using it.
A. made
B. allowed
C. let
D. had
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (98)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.
A. have
B. find
C. feel
D. say
Surprisingly, however, psychologists (99)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.
A. say
B. tell
C. object
D. promise
They find out how much knowledge we have (1) ____
A. fetched
B. gained
C. attached
D. caught
After all, isn’t it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don’t have any (2)____ sense?
A. natural
B. bright
C. sharp
D. common
Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and (3)____ to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles.
A. accord
B. react
C. answer
D. alter
This (4)___ at 2% of the population.
A. adds up
B. turns to
C. comes up
D. works out
All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (5)____ enough time
A. allowed
B. spared
C. let
D. provided
How men first learnt to (6) __________words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery.
A. invent
B. create
C. make
D. discover
All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (7) __________invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other
A. whatever
B. however
C. somewhat
D. somehow
and that later they agreed (8) __________certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down.
A. at
B. upon
C. for
D. in
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (9) __________ powerfully to our minds and emotions.
A. interest
B. appeal
C. attract
D. lure
Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (10) __________ men to tears.
A. take
B. send
C. break
D. move
Health is something we tend to (11) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it.
A. forget
B. ignore
C. give up
D. throw away
But illness can come, even (12) _______ we are young.
A. if
B. so
C. when
D. while
About a century ago,(13) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The cause of many diseases was found, and cures were developed
A. therefore
B. however
C. although
D. moreover
As this medical discovery spread, the world became____ (14) _____ safer for children.
A. more
B. much
C. very
D. quite
Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (15) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
A. speed up
B. run
C. accelerate
D. advance
In all, there are 16 lakes, of (16)_____ the largest is Lake Windermere.
A. all
B. them
C. which
D. those
Over the years many writers have been (17)_____ with this region
A. associated
B. connected
C. bound
D. linked
but there can be no (18)_____ that the most famous of all was William Wordsworth (1770-1850), who was born and lived almost the whole of his life there.
A. thought
B. evidence
C. supposition
D. doubt
Some go to walk in the mountains while others sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the (19)_____ views.
A. principal
B. magnificent
C. effective
D. significant
20)____ come to the Lake District that they threaten to destroy the peace and quite which many are searching for there
A. Such many people
B. So few people
C. So many people
D. Such people
English has without a (21) ____ become the second language of Europe and the world.
A. question
B. doubt
C. problem
D. thought
European countries which have most (22) ____ assimilated English into daily life are England's neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia.
A. successfully
B. victorious
C. successful
D. lucrative
The situation is so (23) ____ that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the schoolyard conversation of children;
A. plain
B. open
C. blatant
D. marked
advertisers use it to (24) ____ up their message, journalists take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them.
A. life
B. energy
C. pep
D. enthusiasm
Increasingly one hears the (25) ____ that Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.
A. feeling
B. posture
C. judgment
D. view