Question

II.Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

Society has changed in many ways since the (1)___of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2)____. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (3)_____the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized.

A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (4)____spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen (5)_______as important as working. Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6)____they don’t want to, because this leads to quite an improvement in their (7)_____if they have some rest.(8)____these changes, some people are working harder than (9)__. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10)___hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.

1.    A. existence               B. introduction           C. recommendation    D. manufacture

2.    A. damaged               B. changed                  C. transferred              D. affected

3.    A. since                     B. if                             C. although                 D. because

4.    A. like                        B. rather                      C. better                      D. prefer

5.    A. be                          B. being                      C. to be                       D. been

6.    A. unless                    B. however                  C. even if                    D. as

7.    A. performance         B. rehearsal                 C. display                    D. expression

8.    A. In addition to        B. Instead of               C. In spite of               D. In place of

9.    A. ever before           B. lately                      C. ever since               D. never before

10.    A. very                       B. too                          C. as                            D. so

Answer 1

1.    A. existence               B. introduction           C. recommendation    D. manufacture

2.    A. damaged               B. changed                  C. transferred              D. affected

3.    A. since                     B. if                             C. although                 D. because

4.    A. like                        B. rather                      C. better                      D. prefer

5.    A. be                          B. being                      C. to be                       D. been

6.    A. unless                    B. however                  C. even if                    D. as

7.    A. performance         B. rehearsal                 C. display                    D. expression

8.    A. In addition to        B. Instead of               C. In spite of               D. In place of

9.    A. ever before           B. lately                      C. ever since               D. never before

10.    A. very                       B. too                          C. as                            D. so