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Throughout the ages, birds have been a
source of wonder to all who have (1) ----- their
soaring flight or listened to their sweet song.
(2) ----- a group, birds are (3) ----- they are the
only animals covered (4) ----- feathers. This
evolutionary development (5) ----- birds from all
other animals.
1.
A) verified
B) supported
C) claimed
D) observed
E) warned
2.
A) Like
B) Just
C) Still
D) Another
E) As
3.
A) unique
B) common
C) mundane
D) indifferent
E) mediocre
4.
A) by
B) on
C) with
D) as
E) into
5.
A) has been separated
B) separates
C) separated
D) was separated
E) separating
(6) ----- people breathe, pollutants in the air (7)
----- in the lungs or absorbed into the body.
And polluted air can harm animals and plants
(8) ----- people. For this reason, our air supply
should be (9) ----- watched and managed to
assure (10) ----- good quality.
6.
A) When
B) Until
C) During
D) If
E) Just as
7.
A) have deposited
B) are depositing
C) had to be deposited
D) will have deposited
E) may be deposited
8.
A) as well as
B) in addition
C) even if
D) in spite of
E) supposing
9.
A) alternately
B) previously
C) hastily
D) closely
E) furtively
10.
A) them
B) its
C) his
D) theirs
E) it
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On December 17, 1903, a (11) ----- day at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville
Wright made the first successful powered flight
in a heavier-than-air craft. The first flight, (12)
----- by Orville, was short120 feet in 12
secondsbut it was followed by three more
flights with the brothers taking (13) ----- . The
last flight that day was made by Wilbur. It
lasted (14) ----- 59 seconds and covered 852
feet. That distance would have been longer
(15) ----- there had not been a strong
headwind.

11.

A) windy
B) bumpy
C) lumpy
D) hasty
E) watery

12.

A) making
B) was made
C) made
D) to be made
E) to make

13.

A) ranks
B) turns
C) accounts
D) trails
E) steps

14.

A) for
B) on
C) under
D) from
E) in

15.

A) even if
B) on condition
C) if
D) unless
E) so that

Watches are portable clocks. (16) ----- main
purpose is to measure and tell time, (17) -----
many watches also display the day of the week
and date or serve as alarm clocks. Most
watches are worn on the wrist, but some (18) --
--- to be carried in a pocket or to be worn as
jewellery. The first watches were made in
Germany in the early 1500's. Their name (19) -
---- the German word wacht, (20) ----- the time
of a soldier's tour of duty.

16.

A) They
B) Them
C) It
D) Their
E) Its

17.

A) despite
B) due to
C) even
D) as much
E) though

18.

A) made
B) were making
C) have made
D) are made
E) to have been made

19.

A) comes from
B) relies on
C) dates from
D) derives from
E) steps up

20.

A) meant
B) to mean
C) to be meant
D) being meant
E) meaning


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Everybody knows that old people are more
likely (21) ----- than young people. We know it
(22) ----- experience. We also can find the facts
and figures in life insurance tables. For
example, in an advanced country with a well-
fed population (23) ----- about one in (24) -----
1,000 children dies during his or her 12th year.
But one in every 20 men aged 70 will die (25) -
---- his 71st birthday.

21.

A) died
B) having died
C) dying
D) to die
E) to have died

22.

A) from
B) on
C) in
D) at
E) under

23.

A) even
B) only
C) hardly
D) such
E) ever

24.

A) many
B) every
C) a few
D) much
E) several

25.

A) so far
B) by
C) before
D) while
E) due to


The very first playing cards were (26) -----
made in China or India many hundreds of
years ago. From these countries card games
spread throughout the Far East and (27) -----
the Indian Ocean to Arabia and Egypt. In
earlier times, cards were used for telling
fortunes as well as for playing games. The first
playing cards were painted (28) ----- hand.
Later cards were printed from woodcuts. The
design (29) ----- on a block of wood (30) -----
was covered with ink and pressed against
paper. Colour was added later.

26.

A) barely
B) utterly
C) intensely
D) virtually
E) probably

27.

A) beneath
B) beyond
C) onwards
D) across
E) onto

28.

A) for
B) in
C) by
D) on
E) at

29.

A) was carved
B) has carved
C) will be carved
D) carved
E) carving

30.

A) that
B) where
C) how
D) what
E) when


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(31) ----- living things are called organisms.
Many organisms, (32) ----- animals, grass, and
trees, are familiar--we see them every day. But
not all organisms are visible (33) ----- the
naked eye. Some can (34) ----- be seen
through a microscope. These tiny one-celled
organisms (35) ----- microbes, or micro-
organisms.

31.

A) Whole
B) All
C) So
D) A great deal
E) Every

32.

A) as
B) more
C) such
D) even
E) such as

33.

A) for
B) in
C) from
D) on
E) to

34.

A) even
B) such
C) as
D) only
E) so

35.

A) were calling
B) calling
C) called
D) had called
E) are called


Waterpower (36) ----- about 3 percent of the
electric power in the United States and about 6
percent of the world's electricity. As supplies of
coal, petroleum, and other natural fuels begin
to (37) ----- , we can expect an increase in the
use of hydroelectric power and the perfection
of new methods of extracting power from
water. Canada, Norway, and the former Soviet
Union have (38) ----- sources of waterpower.
Engineers in coastal lands are working on
ways (39) ----- electric power from waves and
tides. Some projects have (40) ----- been built,
and others are planned.

36.

A) supplies
B) supplying
C) were supplying
D) has been supplied
E) is supplied

37.

A) use up
B) think over
C) give out
D) lay down
E) hand down

38.

A) barren
B) abundant
C) fabulous
D) plain
E) smooth

39.

A) to be obtained
B) obtaining
C) obtained
D) to obtain
E) obtain

40.

A) deeply
B) highly
C) thoroughly
D) actually
E) tremendously


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Rocket missiles (41) ----- to the 1200's in
China. The Chinese invented both gunpowder
and the rocket. Their rockets were tubes (42) --
--- bamboo or heavy paper. The tubes were
closed at one end and packed with gunpowder.
The Chinese lashed the tubes to arrows. (43) -
---- the gunpowder was set (44) ----- , the
arrows sped toward the enemy. These "arrows
of flying fire," (45) ----- the Chinese called
them, were the first rocket missiles.

41.

A) stem from
B) send away
C) doze off
D) cross off
E) date back

42.

A) lived on
B) let down
C) made of
D) contained in
E) held out

43.

A) Afterwards
B) Rather
C) Instead
D) When
E) By the time

44.

A) afloat
B) aloof
C) afire
D) adrift
E) averse

45.

A) like
B) such
C) so
D) same
E) as


People (46) ----- strange objects in the sky for
thousands of years. In ancient times, (47) -----
reports were often explained as signs from
heaven. Today many people believe that
unidentified flying objects (UFO's) are
spacecraft from worlds (48) ----- the solar
system. (49) ----- them are believed to be
strange beings (50) ----- have come to study
us, help us, or even kidnap us.

46.

A) were reported
B) have been reporting
C) would have reported
D) must be reported
E) could report

47.

A) even
B) rather
C) such
D) in case
E) a lot

48.

A) amid
B) beyond
C) next to
D) among
E) through

49.

A) Aboard
B) Aghast
C) Alert
D) Ajar
E) Alone

50.

A) whom
B) who
C) whomsoever
D) whose
E) whoever


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The postal service is the government agency
(51) ----- handles the mail. Its job is (52) -----
letters and packages to people and businesses
all over the world. Its goal is to see that your
mail gets to its destination (53) ----- possible.
People (54) ----- the postal service to deliver
important letters and even valuables, (55) -----
time and to the right person.

51.

A) the fact that
B) whether
C) of which
D) that
E) in that

52.

A) being delivered
B) to be delivered
C) to have delivered
D) having delivered
E) to deliver

53.

A) les quickly
B) too quickly
C) so quickly that
D) as quickly as
E) the most quickly

54.

A) back out
B) check out
C) come in
D) figure out
E) rely on

55.

A) to
B) for
C) in
D) on
E) over


Petroleum, or crude oil, is one of the world's
(56) ----- natural resources. Plastics, synthetic
fibres, and (57) ----- chemicals are produced
from petroleum. It is also used to make
lubricants and waxes. (58) ----- , its most
important use is as a fuel for heating, for (59) --
--- electricity, and (60) ----- for powering
vehicles.

56.

A) as important
B) most important
C) so importantly
D) less importantly
E) too important

57.

A) much
B) a lot
C) plenty
D) many
E) less

58.

A) Therefore
B) However
C) Instead
D) Hence
E) Rather

59.

A) generated
B) to generate
C) being generated
D) generate
E) generating

60.

A) decisively
B) exclusively
C) especially
D) favourably
E) obviously


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It (61) ----- that policing in the future will be (62)
----- more different than it is today. Advances in
technology (63) ----- in computers, television,
and communicationwill assist the police in
solving and preventing crimes. Advances in
forensic science (64) ----- evidence more
reliable and meaningful. All of these changes
will be for the better if they help (65) ----- the
quality of police service.

61.

A) predicted
B) has predicted
C) is predicted
D) was predicting
E) would predict

62.

A) any
B) some
C) such
D) much
E) so

63.

A) particularly
B) placidly
C) roughly
D) widely
E) profoundly

64.

A) had to make
B) would be made
C) has made
D) is to make
E) should make

65.

A) improving
B) be improved
C) to improve
D) have improved
E) be improved


A century ago the process of choosing a
career was a much simpler matter than it is
today. A boy often followed in his father's
footsteps. His sister learned the household
skills that (66) ----- her to become a wife and
mother. Nowadays young people grow up in a
much freer society (67) ----- they enjoy almost
unlimited career opportunities. In recent years
there (68) ----- an enormous increase in the
kinds of vocations from which it is possible to
choose. In addition, many of the barriers to
career opportunity that existed only a few
decades ago, such as (69) ----- based on sex
or religion or ethnic origins, are (70) -----
disappearing.

66.

A) had prepared
B) may prepare
C) was prepared
D) would prepare
E) preparing

67.

A) where
B) when
C) why
D) whom
E) whose

68.

A) had been
B) has been
C) will be
D) would have been
E) was

69.

A) judgment
B) perception
C) goodwill
D) devotion
E) discrimination

70.

A) rapidly
B) incessantly
C) categorically
D) vigilantly
E) straightforwardly

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While skin diving can be (71) ----- any other
sport, it is foolish to try to dive (72) ----- first
learning something about the equipment and
how to use it. A/An (73) ----- swimmer in good
health can easily learn to use the basic
equipment of snorkel diving. Before (74) ----- to
use scuba, however, a person (75) ----- a
complete course in diving from a trained
instructor.

71.

A) more safely than
B) as safe as
C) too safe for
D) the safest
E) so safe as

72.

A) by
B) into
C) between
D) without
E) beneath

73.

A) tolerable
B) decent
C) pure
D) average
E) straight

74.

A) to try
B) be tried
C) have tried
D) tried
E) trying

75.

A) should take
B) will be taken
C) had taken
D) must be taken
E) has taken


As you look at the Milky Way in the night sky,
you (76) ----- that in places there are dark
areas where there (77) ----- to be far fewer
stars. These dark areas are not caused by the
absence of stars, (78) ----- rather by the
presence of large quantities of dust particles
between the stars, which hide the light of stars
farther out in space. These particles of dust,
which are extremely fine, may be made up (79)
----- of material that has been (80) ----- from
stars.

76.

A) have noticed
B) noticed
C) will notice
D) had to notice
E) noticing

77.

A) show
B) appear
C) emerge
D) develop
E) roll up

78.

A) but
B) and
C) for
D) just
E) as yet

79.

A) consistently
B) mostly
C) relatively
D) warmly
E) heavily

80.

A) crossed out
B) finished off
C) blown away
D) got off
E) headed for


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In the late 1700's, a German doctor, Franz
Anton Mesmer, used a form of hypnosis to (81)
----- illness. Mesmer thought the body, like the
universe, contained a special force, (82) -----
he called animal magnetism. He believed that
he had the power to control this force and
influence others. With sweeping hand
movementswhat he believed to be magnetic
passesMesmer induced a/an (83) -----
trancelike condition in his patients. Sometimes
these "magnetic passes" of the hands (84) -----
spectacular cures of physical and medical (85)
----- .

81.

A) mend
B) settle
C) restore
D) heal
E) reconcile

82.

A) what
B) how
C) where
D) why
E) which

83.

A) peculiar
B) private
C) consummate
D) extreme
E) absolute

84.

A) disposed of
B) got by
C) resulted in
D) eked out
E) blew up

85.

A) features
B) ailments
C) values
D) summits
E) responses


(86) ----- two years, athletes from all over the
world gather in one place to compete (87) -----
each other in (88) ----- of all sporting events:
the Olympic Games. This tradition has its (89) -
---- in the ancient past. Today the Olympic
Games (90) ----- to bring together people of
different nationalities, races, and religions in
peaceful athletic competition.

86.

A) Every
B) Each
C) Most
D) Some
E) Any

87.

A) without
B) whilst
C) amidst
D) for
E) against

88.

A) the greatest
B) greater
C) so great
D) too great
E) as greatly

89.

A) footing
B) balances
C) remainders
D) origins
E) aliens

90.

A) terminates
B) continue
C) disposes
D) tackles
E) attempts


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When you enter a library (91) ----- where it is or
how large or small it is--there is one thing you
(92) ----- notice: It is quiet! The library is a
place (93) ----- people focus their attention on
reading or research. Loud conversation, music,
eating, drinking, and other distractions are not
allowed (94) ----- they make concentration
difficult. Since the library is open to everyone, it
is important that these rules (95) ----- .

91.

A) no matter
B) though
C) regardless
D) if only
E) hence

92.

A) thoroughly
B) abruptly
C) immediately
D) clandestinely
E) highly

93.

A) what
B) where
C) who
D) whose
E) why

94.

A) because
B) due to
C) as regards
D) that is
E) namely

95.

A) is observing
B) must observe
C) be observed
D) to be observed
E) have observed


The automobile long ago (96) ----- the horse as
a means of everyday transportation, but people
(97) ----- love to ride horses--for exercise, for
recreation, or for competition. Many people
ride (98) ----- for enjoyment. (99) ----- compete
in various ways. At horse shows, riders and
horses (100) ----- on form and abilitythe
riders in equitation classes and the horses in
performance classes of various kinds. Among
the most exciting events are show jumping
contests, which test the horses' ability to clear
a course of obstacles.

96.

A) switch
B) transmitted
C) maintain
D) replaced
E) dispatched

97.

A) yet
B) already
C) ever
D) despite
E) still

98.

A) purely
B) solely
C) merely
D) simply
E) strangely

99.

A) Others
B) Other
C) The other
D) Another
E) Each other

100.

A) were judging
B) had judged
C) would judge
D) judging
E) are judged


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If a creature is four-footed or two-footed, or if it
flies, swims, crawls, or hops, you can be sure
that someone at (101) ----- has made a pet of
it. Interesting pets from all over the world have
(102) ----- places in the homes and hearts of
people who keep animals for pleasure.
(103) ----- the animals, the domestic cat and
dog continue to hold the preferred places
around the family (104) ----- . (105) ----- dog is
still the favourite animal out-of-doors.

101.

A) every time
B) sometimes
C) many times
D) some time
E) any time

102.

A) won
B) put
C) held
D) set
E) cut

103.

A) By far
B) Of all
C) Through
D) The same
E) One of

104.

A) home
B) hearth
C) attic
D) avenue
E) field

105.

A) Any
B) An
C) The
D) These
E) Such


(106) ----- feels fear and anxiety sometimes. A
normal fear (107) ----- with a specific danger in
the immediate future. For example, you might
be afraid of (108) ----- by lightning if you are
standing outside during a thunderstorm.
Anxiety refers to a more general feeling of
worry about the future (109) ----- there is no
immediate danger. Some anxiety can be
goodit motivates people to work or study in
order to keep a job or do well in school. But too
much anxiety can interfere (110) ----- normal
activities to the point that a person cannot
concentrate, make decisions, or even go
outside.

106.

A) Nothing
B) Anywhere
C) Somebody
D) Nothing
E) Everyone

107.

A) was associating
B) had associated
C) to be associated
D) is associated
E) associated

108.

A) to have struck
B) to be striking
C) being struck
D) striking
E) having been struck

109.

A) even so
B) just after
C) even if
D) only after
E) even though

110.

A) with
B) on
C) as
D) by
E) over


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An ambulance is a/an (111) ----- equipped
vehicle that rapidly transports sick or (112) -----
people to a hospital. Most often, it is a van or
truck with flashing lights and sirens that allow it
(113) ----- rapidly (114) ----- traffic. But
helicopters and airplanes are also used as
ambulances, usually (115) ----- patients from
remote areas or over very long distances.

111.

A) commonly
B) specially
C) ultimately
D) haphazardly
E) loosely

112.

A) ridiculed
B) considered
C) devastated
D) eliminated
E) injured

113.

A) moving
B) to be moved
C) to have moved
D) being moved
E) to move

114.

A) over
B) beyond
C) among
D) through
E) towards

115.

A) to be transplanted
B) transplanting
C) having transplanted
D) to have transplanted
E) to transport


Hypothermia occurs when a person's body
temperature drops (116) ----- low. The person
(117) ----- to lack interest or concern for (118) -
---- is happening, and then can lose
consciousness, and die. First aid for a person
with hypothermia involves (119) ----- the victim
to a warm place and giving him or her dry
clothes to wear. Emergency medical help (120)
----- as soon as possible.

116.

A) dangerously
B) generally
C) desperately
D) jerkily
E) wearily

117.

A) must seem
B) seem
C) may seem
D) could have seemed
E) seeming

118.

A) where
B) what
C) that
D) why
E) whom

119.

A) to get
B) to have got
C) to be getting
D) getting
E) having hot

120.

A) may call
B) must be calling
C) had to be called
D) should be called
E) had been called


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(121) ----- it is the second smallest continent in
area, Europe is the third largest in population,
after Asia and Africa. Europe is the most (122)
----- populated of the continents. Its people
(123) ----- more than 12 percent of the world's
total population. The population in most
European countries has remained (124) -----,
with little or no increase in the rate of growth.
However, immigration (125) ----- the population
figures in western Europe.

121.

A) Even
B) Such as
C) Because
D) In case
E) Although

122.

A) intensely
B) vertically
C) densely
D) frantically
E) seemingly

123.

A) derive from
B) hold out
C) bring out
D) make up
E) tell apart

124.

A) tedious
B) brackish
C) stable
D) humble
E) violent

125.

A) have swollen
B) was swollen
C) swelling
D) be swollen
E) is swelling


Baseball began in the United States (126) -----
the mid-1800's. Through the years, baseball
(127) ----- a rich and colourful history. The
popularity of the game today owes much to its
tradition and folklore. Many fans spend hours
recalling (128) ----- moments and great
achievements of the past, reciting statistics,
and comparing old-time and present-day stars.
Some fans (129) ----- the same team for their
(130) ----- lives, watching games or reading
about them in the newspaper every day.

126.

A) since
B) during
C) for
D) already
E) even

127.

A) had developed
B) would develop
C) has developed
D) was developed
E) could develop

128.

A) hectic
B) dramatic
C) pedantic
D) frantic
E) sporadic

129.

A) root for
B) stem from
C) consist of
D) derive from
E) focus on

130.

A) all
B) whole
C) none
D) both
E) every


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Karate is one of the major forms of the martial,
or fighting, arts. The name "karate" means
"empty hand." It (131) ----- kicking and
punching with knowledge of the (132) -----
weak points in the human body. Karate
students (133) ----- themselves with their
hands, feet, elbows, knees, fingers, and other
parts of the body--even the head. (134) -----
karate, it is possible (135) ----- e an attacker
with a single blow.

131.

A) concludes
B) derives
C) attunes
D) combines
E) applies

132.

A) extensive
B) innovative
C) prudent
D) bulky
E) principal

133.

A) may be defended
B) had to defend
C) would defend
D) can defend
E) had defended

134.

A) Used
B) To use
C) Having used
D) To be used
E) Using

135.

A) overcoming
B) to have overcome
C) overcame
D) to overcome
E) being overcome


The (136) ----- aim of social work is to help
people with the problems that (137) ----- in their
everyday lives as individuals, members of
groups, or citizens of a community. The social
worker (138) ----- to work with people facing
difficulties they cannot handle (139) ----- .
Social workers (140) ----- by public and
voluntary agencies, hospitals, youth
organizations, settlement houses, schools,
courts, and community-planning agencies.

136.

A) elementary
B) chief
C) hectic
D) fussy
E) minor

137.

A) talk into
B) draw up
C) take off
D) come up
E) bring around

138.

A) was preparing
B) is prepared
C) has prepared
D) would prepare
E) could be prepared

139.

A) aghast
B) alive
C) alike
D) amiss
E) alone

140.

A) were being employed
B) has been employed
C) are employed
D) would employ
E) should be employing


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Industrial espionage has become (141) ----- in
recent years. These days, a single trade secret
can be worth millions of dollars, so some large
companies have employed spies to keep them
(142) ----- about their competitors' new
products and technical developments.
(143) ----- , to protect their own interests, many
companies (144) ----- security forces to make
sure they (145) ----- are not being spied on.

141.

A) deviant
B) virulent
C) commonplace
D) eccentric
E) ambidextrous

142.

A) be informed
B) informing
C) to have informed
D) informed
E) to inform

143.

A) Also
B) In addition to
C) As well
D) Either
E) Barely

144.

A) will have been employed
B) should be employed
C) had to be employed
D) could be employing
E) have had to employ

145.

A) their
B) its
C) themselves
D) their own
E) them


Elephants possess (146) ----- strength. They
also are highly intelligent and adaptable. For
these reasons they (147) ----- by people for
thousands of years to be used as riding and
work animals. They have good memories and
(148) ----- forget a trick or command (149) -----
they learn it. In ancient times elephants were
often used in battle. Today they are the stars of
zoos and circuses all (150) ----- the world.

146.

A) numerous
B) rigorous
C) erroneous
D) enormous
E) hazardous

147.

A) have been tamed
B) should be tamed
C) must have tamed
D) could be taming
E) would have tamed

148.

A) already
B) seldom
C) almost
D) even
E) as such

149.

A) before
B) by the time
C) now that
D) in case
E) once

150.

A) over
B) into
C) under
D) from
E) through


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From a small settlement in central Italy, ancient
Rome (151) ----- a great city and the heart of
one of the largest and most long-lasting
empires in history. At its height, the Roman
Empire (152) ----- from western Asia to Britain
and Spain, and from the Danube River in
central Europe to the edge of the Sahara
desert in North Africa. The empire in the West
lasted for (153) ----- 500 years. An Eastern
empire (154) ----- for a thousand years
(155) ----- .

151.

A) turned over
B) grew into
C) got away
D) dealt with
E) did without

152.

A) soared
B) landed
C) ascended
D) stretched
E) established

153.

A) many
B) most
C) all
D) some
E) every

154.

A) enduring
B) to endure
C) being endured
D) to have endured
E) endured

155.

A) more
B) as
C) less
D) such
E) so


The typewriter (156) ----- business procedures.
It also was a major factor in bringing women
(157) ----- the business work force, which (158)
----- had consisted only of men. Remington
began training women to operate and
demonstrate their machines. When a company
bought a typewriter, it also hired one of these
skilled operators. The women were known by
the same name as the machine they used.
(159) ----- , business schools all over the
United States (160) ----- women "type-writers."

156.

A) revolutionizing
B) being revolutionized
C) revolutionized
D) having revolutionized
E) to be revolutionized

157.

A) over
B) into
C) under
D) from
E) by

158.

A) until then
B) just now
C) even when
D) only after
E) by then

159.

A) Even
B) Soon
C) Already
D) Such
E) Mostly

160.

A) have trained
B) could train
C) were training
D) should be trained
E) would train


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In the United States, goods and services are
distributed (161) ----- wealth. The people with
the most money get the most goods and
services. (162) ----- this may be a/an (163) -----
way of deciding who gets what, it is not
necessarily a fair way. People with the most
money may not be the most deserving or the
ones with the greatest need. (164) ----- do they
necessarily work the hardest. Some people
who work very hard earn a small income.
Although some wealthy people have worked
hard to get their money, others have (165) -----
much of it.

161.

A) by means of
B) in case of
C) on account of
D) on the basis of
E) under the pretext of

162.

A) When
B) Because
C) Until
D) During
E) While

163.

A) efficient
B) competent
C) bungling
D) clumsy
E) inelegant

164.

A) So
B) Too
C) Nor
D) Even
E) Yet

165.

A) reduced
B) inherited
C) swindled
D) embarked
E) realized


People have enjoyed making and flying kites
for (166) ----- 2,000 years. It is fun to watch a
kite lift in the breeze and rise (167) ----- it is just
a speck of colour in the sky. The word "kite" is
the name of a bird of the hawk family, (168) ----
its grace in the air. A kite may be a simple
arrangement of two sticks, crossed and
covered with paper or cloth and flown at the
end of a string, also known as a flying line. Or
the kite (169) ----- a more (170) ----- shape,
such as a box or a pyramid. Kites may be
made of paper, light plastic, or cloth. Sticks
may be made of wood, plastic, or fibreglass.

166.

A) at least
B) out of order
C) on loan
D) in tune
E) for ages

167.

A) when
B) for
C) barely
D) while
E) until

168.

A) known for
B) made over
C) borne out
D) account for
E) depended on

169.

A) would be
B) must have been
C) was
D) may be
E) had been

170.

A) refined
B) elaborate
C) posh
D) discounted
E) despicable


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At the beginning of the 1900's, advertising was
described as salesmanship (171) ----- . If this
definition were expanded to include television
and radio, it would still stand today. The most
effective way (172) ----- something is through
person-to-person contact. But the cost of
person-to-person selling is high. (173) ----- it
takes a great deal of time, it increases the cost
of the product or service. Advertising (174) -----
the selling message to many people (175) -----
.

171.

A) in print
B) at random
C) by large
D) for short
E) in private

172.

A) selling
B) to be sold
C) to sell
D) having sold
E) sell

173.

A) Due to
B) Because
C) Ever since
D) Though
E) Nevertheless

174.

A) distributes
B) transports
C) implements
D) undermines
E) invokes

175.

A) at a time
B) by the time
C) at one time
D) for the time being
E) at any time


Most objects are not sources of light. We see
them (176) ----- light from a source strikes
them and bounces (177) ----- toward our eyes.
This bouncing of light from matter is called
reflection. The ancients (178) ----- the moon
and planets were sources of light, (179) -----
we now know they are not. We see them
because sunlight (180) ----- from their surfaces
and travels to Earth.

176.

A) if only
B) even if
C) in case
D) only when
E) even so

177.

A) by
B) for
C) on
D) in
E) off

178.

A) thinking
B) to think
C) having thought
D) thought
E) to be thought

179.

A) but
B) then
C) as
D) nor
E) till

180.

A) indicates
B) signifies
C) specifies
D) alludes
E) reflects


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Climate is the most important factor (181) -----
vegetable production. Most vegetables (182) --
--- in areas with at least a three- to four-month
period of warm, sunny days and (183) -----
rainfall. Some areas are (184) ----- to grow
many vegetables, (185) ----- in very hot tropical
areas vegetables can be planted only during
the cooler parts of the year.

181.

A) amusing
B) illustrating
C) implanting
D) affecting
E) launching

182.

A) must be planted
B) should have planted
C) will have planted
D) could be planting
E) had to be planted

183.

A) reasonable
B) moderate
C) equitable
D) impassable
E) satisfactory

184.

A) as cold
B) too cold
C) any colder
D) so cold as
E) cold enough

185.

A) when
B) since
C) while
D) by reason of
E) even if


A famine is a widespread, (186) ----- lack of
food. During a famine, people suffer not only
from hunger but also from malnutrition. This
means that (187) ----- getting too thin, they do
not get the vitamins and other nutrients they
need to stay healthy. People (188) -----
malnutrition can become extremely weak and
develop many serious diseases. In most
famines, people do not (189) ----- starve to
death but die (190) ----- disease.

186.

A) repulsive
B) fastidious
C) demanding
D) straightforward
E) disastrous

187.

A) in addition
B) as well
C) because
D) besides
E) in the case of

188.

A) for
B) over
C) with
D) under
E) beyond

189.

A) actually
B) sincerely
C) exceptionally
D) superbly
E) vaguely

190.

A) of
B) on
C) by
D) in
E) at


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It is impossible to say exactly when and where
modern art began. The history of art is like a
chain (191) ----- new links are always being
added. Every link is attached to the link before
it. For example, the many different styles of the
20th century are outgrowths of the styles (192)
----- during the 19th century. (193) ----- , 19th-
century art developed from the styles of the
previous century. If we (194) ----- the origins of
modern art as far back as possible, we would
find that it really began with the (195) ----- first
link in the chain--the rock scratchings of
cavemen.
The word "evolution" is often used as a
shorthand for the modern theory of evolution of
species (196) ----- Charles Darwin's theory of
natural selection, (197) ----- states that all
modern species are the products of a/an (198)
----- process that began over three billion years
ago with simple single-celled organisms, and
Gregor Mendel's theory of genetics. As the
theory of evolution by natural selection and
genetics has become (199) ----- accepted in
the scientific community, it has replaced other
explanations including creationism and
Lamarckism. Sceptics sometimes deride
evolution as "just a theory" (200) -----
characterize it as an arbitrary choice and
degrade its claims to truth.

191.

A) on whose
B) to which 196.
C) in what
A) based upon D) in whom
B) derived from E) from where
C) traded off
D) thought of 192.
E) dwelled on
A) using
B) to have used 197.
C) to be used
A) what D) uses
B) how E) used
C) which
D) when 193.
E) who
A) In sight
B) On board 198.
C) Without fail
A) consecutive D) Above all
B) extensive E) In turn
C) respective
D) successive 194.
E) allusive
A) to be traced
B) having traced 199.
C) must be tracing
A) externally D) were to trace
B) considerably E) had been traced
C) faintly
D) universally 195.
E) imprecisely
A) all
B) most 200.
C) only
A) at odds with D) even
B) at the peak of E) very

C) by way of
D) in an attempt to
E) in aid of
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CLOZE TESTS KEY
1 D 51 D 101 D 151 B
2 E 52 E 102 A 152 D
3 A 53 D 103 B 153 D
4 C 54 E 104 B 154 E
5 B 55 D 105 C 155 A
6 A 56 B 106 E 156 C
7 E 57 D 107 D 157 B
8 A 58 B 108 C 158 A
9 D 59 E 109 A 159 B
10 B 60 C 110 A 160 C
11 A 61 C 111 B 161 D
12 C 62 D 112 E 162 E
13 B 63 A 113 E 163 A
14 A 64 E 114 D 164 C
15 C 65 C 115 E 165 B
16 D 66 D 116 A 166 A
17 E 67 A 117 C 167 E
18 D 68 B 118 B 168 A
19 A 69 E 119 D 169 D
20 E 70 A 120 D 170 B
21 D 71 B 121 E 171 D
22 A 72 D 122 C 172 C
23 B 73 D 123 D 173 B
24 B 74 E 124 C 174 A
25 C 75 A 125 E 175 A
26 E 76 C 126 B 176 D
27 D 77 B 127 C 177 E
28 C 78 A 128 B 178 D
29 A 79 B 129 A 179 A
30 A 80 C 130 B 180 E
31 B 81 D 131 D 181 D
32 E 82 E 132 E 182 A
33 E 83 A 133 D 183 B
34 D 84 C 134 E 184 B
35 E 85 B 135 D 185 C
36 A 86 A 136 B 186 E
37 C 87 E 137 D 187 D
38 B 88 A 138 B 188 C
39 D 89 D 139 E 189 A
40 D 90 B 140 C 190 A
41 E 91 A 141 C 191 B
42 C 92 C 142 D 192 E
43 D 93 B 143 A 193 E
44 C 94 A 144 E 194 D
45 E 95 C 145 C 195 E
46 B 96 D 146 D 196 A
47 C 97 E 147 A 197 C
48 B 98 D 148 B 198 B
49 A 99 A 149 E 199 D
50 B 100 E 150 A 200 D

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