1. The plane(a) arrived too much(b) -> X late we had to(c) wait for(d) hours !
2 Hot(a) weather and lack(b) of sleep(c) cause(d) -> make us bad-tempered
3.There is(a) only little(b) -> a little sugar left. You'd better go(c) and buy some(d) more
4. Many(a) people agree that collecting(b) stamps are(c) -> is enjoyable(d)
There’s much more water than land on the (1) ___ of the earth. The seas and oceans cover nearly (2) ___ of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3) ___ land. If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend (4) ___ more of your time (5) ___ on water that on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (6) ___ four miles of water.
There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we (7) ___ to use two words to describe. We use the word SEAS (8) ___ those parts of water surface which (9) ___ only few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water (10) ___ are thousands of miles wide and very deep.
1. A. cover B. surface C. outer D. outside
2. A. four-fives B. four-fifth C. four fifths D. fourth-fifths
3. A. it is B. it’s C. its D. them are
4. A. many B. much C. few D. too
5. A. to move B. move C. moved D. moving
6. A. there are B. there is C. there has D. have
7. A. must B. should C. have D. would
8. A. describing B. describes C. describe D. to describe
9. A. is B. are C. has D. will be
10. A. that’s B. which C. where D. whose
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Thomas Edison the invention of the light bulb, thought that sleep was unnecessary and a society that operated .........(1).............. sleep would be an ideal one. However, he was wrong. Nowadays, we are living in a society which is sleeping less .....(2)...... ever and this has resulted in many negative effects.
According to police reports, more than twenty five percent of motorway accidents are directly or indirectly attributed to lack of sleep. It is true that people ..........(3)..... to sleep nine hours a night, whereas today they sleep seven or even ..........(4)......... this is because our .........(5)........... of life has changed and we are trying to squeeze activities like watching televison, shopping or going to the gym in our 24 hour day.
Lack of sleep also has a negative effect ......(6)...... our health. Research that has been carried out on animals continuously deprived of sleep has shown that they are likely to die, Of course, experiments of this kind are highly inlikely to be carried out on .......(7)....... themselves. The longest period of wakefulness which........(8)........ the record was eleven days. This experiment showed that after a few days not to sleep, the mind and body were ............(9).......... to function normally.
To put it in a ntsgell, he ast majority of us need an adequate .......(10)........ of sleep in every twenty-four-hour period.
1.A. for B. with C. without D. to
2.A. to B. than C. as D. like
3.A. have B. ought C. have D. used
4.A. less B. little C. fewer D. more
5.A. style B. way C. road D. habit
6.A. to B. in C.with D. on
7.A. creature B. humans C. wildlife D. plants
8.A. wrote B. broke C. bit D. won
9.A. unable B. able C. unlikely D. unhelpful
10.A. length B. amount C. number D. total
Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the passage.
Everyone can dream. Indeed, everyone does dream. Those who (1) __________ that they never dream at all actually dream (2) __________ as frequently as the rest of us, (3) __________ they may not remember anything about it. Even those of us who are perfectly (4) __________ of dreaming night (5) __________ night very seldom remember those dreams in great detail but merely retain (6) __________ untidy mixture of seemingly unrelated impressions. Dreams are not simply visual - we dream with all our (7) __________, so that we appear to experience sound, touch, smell, and taste. One of the world’s oldest (8) __________ written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams. This volume is about 5 thousand years ago, so you can (9) __________ that dreams were believed to have a special significance even then. Many ancient civilisations believed that you (10) __________ never wale a sleeping person as, during sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able to return (11) __________ time if the sleeper were suddenly (12) __________. From ancient times to present (13) __________, people have been (14) __________ attempts to interpret dreams and to explain their significance. There are many books available on the subject of dream interpretation, although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream (15) __________ there are books. 1. A. demand B. promise C. agree D. claim 2. A. also B. just C. only D. quite 3. A. though B. besides C. however D. despite 4. A. familiar B. accustomed C. aware D. used 5. A. after B. on C. through D. over 6. A. a B. an C. some D. this 7. A. feelings B. emotions C. impressions D. senses 8. A. considered B. known C. regarded D. estimated 9. A. see B. feel C. ensure D. think 10. A. would B. ought C. should D. need 11. A. by B. in C. with D. for 12. A. awoke B. awoken C. awake D. awaken 13. A. minute B. hour C. moment D. day 14. A. doing B. putting C. making D. taking 15. A. as B. like C. so D. suchIV. Choose the correct answer.
1: Each of you………a share in the work.
A. to have B. have C. having D. has
2: We need more sugar. There is…………sugar in the pot.
A. little B. much C. any D. many
3: His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____.
A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulties D. difficulty
4.There are small……………………….between British and American English.
A. differences B. difference C. differently D. different
5: Each student ………………. the lesson very well.
A. understand B. understands C. understanding D. to understand
6. Can you see anybody in that classroom? – Yes. There _______ a teacher and fifty students there.
A. have been B. has been C. is D. are
7. ________ students in this class have trouble finding time to work out.
A. Many of B. A great deal of C. Mostly all D. Few
8: I’d like to go on a holiday, but I haven’t got many money.
A B C D
9: There is _____ water in the bottle.
A. many B. a number of C. few D. a little
10: He felt very sad because he had ______ friends in the village.
A. a few B. few C. little D. a little
11: Peter earned a large number of money last year.
A B C D
12: “Would you like to have ______ coffee?”
A. little B. many C. some D. few
13. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.
A B C D
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Light pollution is not (1)…….. serious as water or air pollution. (2)………, it is the type of pollution that (3)……….. more in cities than in rural areas. In the past, we could sit out at night and (4)………..at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings , streets , advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very (5)…….to apply light to almost everything at night . Millions of tons of oil and coal (6)……...to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, (7)…………..of vision and stress are what people may get from light pollution. (8)………..light at night can harm our eyes and also harm the hormones that help us to see things properly.
1.A. more B.as C. much D. only
2.A. Moreover B. However C.Therefore D. Nevertheless
3.A. happen B. occur C. occurs D. is occurred
4.A.watch B. see C. spend D. gaze
5.A. waste B. wastes C. wasting D. wasteful
6.A. used B. using C. is used D. are used
7.A. lose B. lost C. loss D. losing
8.A. Very much B. Too much C. Too many D. So many
1:Each of you………a share in the work.
A. to have B. have C. having D. has
2:We need more sugar. There is…………sugar in the pot.
A. little B. much C. anyD. many
3:His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____.
A.difficult B.difficultly C.difficulties D.difficulty
4.There are small……………………….between British and American English.
A. differences B. difference C. differently D. different
5:Each student ................... the lesson very well.
A. understand B. understands C. understanding D.to understand
6. Can you see anybody in that classroom? Yes. There _______ a teacher and fifty studentsthere.
A. have been B. has been C.is D. are
7. ________ students in this class have trouble finding time to work out.
A. Many of B. A great deal of C. Mostly all D.Few
8: There is _____ water in the bottle.
A. many B. a number of C. few D. a little
9"Would you like to have ______ coffee?”
A. little B. many C. some D few
People can go on learning until they are eighty or ninety. There is really no (1)_____ limit. Many elderly people go to language centers. They want to learn (2)______ foreign language. People are never too old (3)_____learn. It is true that we can go (4)______ learning until the day we (5)_____.
1. A. old B. age C. year D. time
2. A. any B. some C. a D. the
3. A. for B. about C. by D. to
4. A. on B. to C. towards D. out
5. A. survive B. die C. live D. exist
1. He had his father ____ his watch.
A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix
2. Jane really enjoys ____ to dinner parties.
A. inviting B. being inviting C. being invited D. be invited
3. Economics ____ as interesting to me as literature.
A. doesn’t B. haven’t C. isn’t D. aren’t
4. This soup is very hot, but I always think the ____ the better.
A. hotter the B. hottest C. hotter D. hot the
5. After a month, Hoa got used to ____ in her new school.
A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
6. He worked hard ____ he could pass the final exam.
A. so that B. in order to C. so as to D. as result
7. They ____ me if I could speak Japanese.
A. told B. said C. asked D. talked
8. Are you proud ____ your country and its tradition?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
9. ____ the news bad?
A. Are B. Is C. Were D. Are there
10. There were _____ flowers that I couldn’t decide what to buy.
A. so many B. so few C. so little D. so much
11. My sister likes sweets ____ from chocolate.
A. making B. made C. to make D. make
12. What is he laughing ____ ?
A. over B. by C. into D. at
13. We arrived ____ the station half an hour late.
A. in B. on C. to D. at
14. My brother and I _____ .
A. am having a wonderful time here B. am having a wonder time here
C. are having a wonderful time here D. are having a wonder time here
15. The guide ____ some interesting things.
A. told B. spoke C. said D. talked
16. “Pass me that pen please”. -“ ____”.
A. No, it isn’t B. Here you are
C. Yes, please D. it doesn’t matter
17. I’m bored _____ sleeping and watching all day.
A. up B. of C. with D. about
18. Why don’t you ____with your university study ?
A. go in B. go on C. go by D. go at
19. Of my parents, my father is _____.
A. more stricter B. the strictest C. strict D. stricter
20. Who is going to _____ the phone ?
A. reply B. respond C. answer D. pick
