III. Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete each space.
Kevin teaches (1) ................ at a high school. He enjoys his teaching very much, and he always feels very (2) ............. and proud when he is standing on the teaching (3) .............. . Some of his ex-classmates have just offered him a chance (4) ................ them in a new company (5) ................. computer software for businesses. Everyone thinks that it (6) .............. very well. Kevin will (7) ............... earn more money than he (8) ................ at the high school.
The new company is (9) ................, and the money may be very good in deed. (10) ............... Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.
1. a. mathematic b. mathematics c. mathematical d. mathematician
2. a. shy b. embarrassed c. self-confident d. unhappy
3. a. class b. career c. profession d. platform
4. a. to join b. join c. joining d. joins
5. a. to get b. to produce c. to prepare d. to work
6. a. was done b. does c. will do d. did
7. a. actually b. ready c. immediately d. probably
8. a. do b. does c. did d. doing
9. a. excited b. excitedly c. excitement d. exciting
10. a. Therefore b. Furthermore c. Consequently d. However
Choose the correct words to complete the second paragraph. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt) She had lots of problems with drugs and alcohol, and sometimes she couldn’t remember the words of the songs she was singing. I think she (1)________ very unhappy. The people around her in the music industry did not lift a finger to help her with her problems. She died much too young. I still remember where I was, and what I was doing when I heard the news that she (2)________.
1. A. must be B. might been C. can’t have be D. must have been
2. A. died B. was died C. dyed D. had died
Choose the correct words to complete the first paragraph. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
Yesterday I went to see a really great exhibition about Amy Wine-house. Wine-house, as everyone knows, was one of the greatest British singer of the early 2000s. Amy played guitar and sang much (1)________ anyone else of her age. She usually sang Jazz and blues. The way she sang was very moving. I listened to her music all the time when I (2)________.
1. A. better B. best C. best than D. better than
2. A. had grown up B. grew up C. was growing up D. grow up
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
The plot was surrounded by a stone wall and _______ with flowering trees.
A. planted
B. destroyed
C. eliminated
D. worried
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
It’s true _______ your aunt's gone back to teaching, isn’t it?
A. that
B. when
C. which
D. where
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
Are you planning to go _______ Paul's job when he leaves?
A. after
B. ahead
C. on
D. up
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.
A. talking
B. saying
C. speaking
D. telling
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
The taxi drivers’ strike _______ last month, and it still _______ on these days.
A. began- is going
B. had begun- goes
C. began- goes
D. had begun- is going
Listen to the passage again and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following questions. (1 points)
1. You never have to queue in .................................
A. shops B. shops and banks C. cinemas D. theaters
2. The village is clean because the villagers …………………………………….
A. clean it in the afternoon B. take care of it and don’t throw rubbish
C. don’t let children throw rubbish in the streets D. All is right
3. According to the speakers the people in the village are much more .......................than those in the city.
A. unfriendly B. hospitable C. friendly D. reserved
4. Everybody............................................. helps each other if someone has a problem.
A. sometimes B. often C. never D. always
5. Which of the following thing does the speaker not like?
A. going to the cinema B. going to the theatre
C. talking with each other in the evening D. everyone knows what everyone is doing