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The quality of life these days is something most of us take for (1) _______It takes some radically different experience to bring this fact home to people.
given
accepted
granted
read
(2) _______I was officially a guest, it was made clear to me from the start that there was to be no room for passengers,
Although
However
But
Therefore
, and that I’d have to (3) _______my weight.
offer
move
use
pull
Every few minutes we’d be completely soaked to the (4) _______by a large wave we couldn’t see coming.
flesh
skin
bones
tones
Soon I found myself (5) _______for my comfortable sheets back home, a hot chocolate and a warm bath.
desiring
yearning
dreaming
craving
This (1)_______selecting food that is low in salt and sugar.
contains
means
points
suggests
They also suggest increasing the (2)_______of high fiber food we eat.
amount
bulk
number
mass
Secondly, it’s important to fit exercise into your daily (3)_______
time
custom
routine
practice
Exercise is necessary to maintain a healthy body, as well as increasing energy levels and (4)_______you feel generally fitter and happier.
providing
doing
making
assisting
(5)_______possible, do things you enjoy and treat yourself occasionally.
Whenever
Whichever
However
How
Not all clothes are (1)_________ for work or school, perhaps because they are not formal enough, or simply not comfortable.
fitted
suitable
comfort
equal
It is easy to buy the (2)_________ size, and find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight
false
mistake
wrong
error
Very (3)_________ clothes make you feel slim,
loose
lose
loosened
lost
If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be (4)_________ enough for winter.
warm
cold
hot
cool
If your shoes are not waterproof and if you aren’t (5)_________ for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
worn
clothed
dressed
fitted
No (1)_________ can human beings and wild animals live in harmony throughout vast area of the continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have increased as well as his numbers.
more
condition
circumstance
longer
There are regions, such as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, (2)_________ the old relationship may remain for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has gone.
where
when
how
why
Conservation, if it is to be effective, should be a positive, constructive policy, and it is wishful thinking to imagine otherwise, (3)_________ in the case of the elephant.
certainly
particularly
only
entirely
Where human beings and wild animals find themselves in competition with each other, the animals will (4)_________
win
lose
disappear
fight
Even if there appears to be enough room for both, man will not tolerate long a situation in which elephants and other (5)_________ make even occasional raids on his fields of food or economic crops.
people
plants
descendants
creatures
Many people love boats. Going out on the water on a warm summer day is a lot of (1) _______.
funny
fun
funs
funnies
(2) _______ , different people like different kinds of boats. Two of the most popular kinds of boat are sailboats and speedboats.
However
Although
Because
Unless
Sailboats use the (3) _______to give them power.
water
speed
weather
wind
Furthermore, speedboats are usually not as (4) _______ as sailboats.
small
fast
warm
big
( 5) _______, sailboats can travel into the ocean, but this would be very dangerous in a speedboat. You can only use speedboats on rivers or lakes.
Unfortunately
At first
In addition
Except for
Sixty years ago, most women ____________
went out to work
had no children
did not do much housework
were housewives
Nowadays, there are __________
more women going out to work than before
more and more women staying with the children all day
more work outside the home than before
more housewives than before
The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_____
tidying up
cooking and washing up
washing and ironing
Shopping
It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________
couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center
grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______________
husbands who stop working to stay with the children
fathers who spend more time with their children
parents who work part-time
children who spend more time with fathers than
The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ______
help families
not happen
cause problems for a marriage
not change the children at all
This article is about ________
American men as househusbands
housewives in America
how more American women are working
how family life in America is changing
What does the companies in USA do to help parents?
Pay them more.
pay for hiring babysitter.
allow parents to work less than the usual.
help them to bring up their children.
With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
The traditional American family
The nuclear family
The current American family
The ideal family
The writer implies that _____.
there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States
racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
the ideal American family is the best structure
fewer married couples are having children
The word 'current' in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the following?
typical
present
perfect
traditional
In the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent _____.
1/3 percent of households
20 percent of households
7 percent of households
3 percent of households
Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A single man in his twenties
An elderly man
A single woman in her late sixties
A divorced woman
What is nuclear family?
a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
a family consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives, as grandparents.
a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner
a hard-up family
Unmarried people living together represent__________________.
3 percent
20 percent
7 percent
1/3 percent
What is the main topic of the passage?
How to reduce garbage disposal.
What people often understand about the term 'recycle’.
What is involved in the recycling movement.
How to live sensitively to the environment.
People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT________
buy high-quality product.
buy simply-wrapped things.
reuse cups.
buy fewer hamburgers.
Why is it a waste when customers buy low-quality products?
Because people will soon throw them away.
Because they have to be repaired many times.
Because customers change their ideas all the time.
Because they produce less energy.
What best describes the process of reuse?
The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.
What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings.
Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil.
Aluminum cans and spent motor oil.
TV sets and aluminum cans.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The economic impact of air pollution.
What constitutes an air pollutant.
How much harm air pollutants can cause.
The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _____.
water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
the definition of air pollution will continue to change
a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?
They function as part of a purification process.
They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
They have existed since the Earth developed.
According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _____.
can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants
can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants
will damage areas outside of the localized regions
will react harmfully with natural pollutants
The word “localized” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
specified
circled
surrounded
encircled
According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _____.
the other substances in the area are known
it is in a localized area
the natural level is also known
it can be calculated quickly
Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.
One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.
Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.
Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
What does this passage mainly discuss
Cures from plants
The beginning of natural history
Prehistoric man
Early plants and animals
Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ________.
the need for more readily available food
lack of wild animals and plant
early man’s power as a hunter
the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic
The word “This” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
providing food for man
man’s domestication of plants and animals
man’s ability to live on a small plot of land
the earliest condition of prehistoric man
The word “blossomed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
produced flowers
changed
learned
flourished
An herbalist is which of the following?
A dreamer
An early historian
Someone who uses plants in medicine
A farmer