IV.Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets.(2pts)
1. As ________ as he is, it’s not surprising that he believed their lies. (IMPRESS)
2. Our factories, cars and power stations may poison the environment with _______ gases and chemical waste. (POLLUTE)
3. The monument was erected in ________ of the fallen soldiers for posterity. (REMEMBER)
4. Being a career woman, Angelina devoted herself exclusively to ________ her career. (FAR)
5. Urban sewage and industrial waste that man discharges into the sea have a ________ effect on marine life. (DELETE)
6. Good jobs are in short supply these days and you need to be on the ______ for them as a result. (LOOKING)
7. The invention of software by Bill Gates brought ________ wealth to him when he was 25. (TELL)
8. One of the most studied of all ‘kitchen cures’, ginger has been used ________ for millennia. (MEDICINE)
9. _______ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (LEAD)
10. Bill Gates is a _______ story of an entrepreneur. (SUCCEED)
PART IV: READING
I.Put ONE suitable word in each space (1p)
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You
never know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings.
She lived (2) ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from
us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ......................................
antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so
that her house was (4) ...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father
(5) ...................................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had
(6) ...................................... idea what he meant.
I (7) ...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money
from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her.
My sister Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once
had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him again!
IV.Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets.(2pts)
1. As ___impressed_____ as he is, it’s not surprising that he believed their lies. (IMPRESS)
2. Our factories, cars and power stations may poison the environment with __polluted_____ gases and chemical waste. (POLLUTE)
3. The monument was erected in ____remembrance____ of the fallen soldiers for posterity. (REMEMBER)
4. Being a career woman, Angelina devoted herself exclusively to __farther______ her career. (FAR)
5. Urban sewage and industrial waste that man discharges into the sea have a ____deleterious____ effect on marine life. (DELETE)
6. Good jobs are in short supply these days and you need to be on the ____look-out__ for them as a result. (LOOKING)
7. The invention of software by Bill Gates brought _____untold___ wealth to him when he was 25. (TELL)
8. One of the most studied of all ‘kitchen cures’, ginger has been used ____medecinally____ for millennia. (MEDICINE)
9. ____leadership___ skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (LEAD)
10. Bill Gates is a ____successful___ story of an entrepreneur. (SUCCEED)
PART IV: READING
I.Put ONE suitable word in each space (1p)
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You
never know when you might need it” was (1) .............one......................... of her favorite sayings.
She lived (2) .........................by............. herself in a large Victorian house across the road from
us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) .....of.................................
antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so
that her house was (4) ................like...................... an art gallery. I remember my father
(5) ......................saying................ that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had
(6) ..................no.................... idea what he meant.
I (7) ....................found.................. out years later that the Darby family had made their money
from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) .............about......................... her.
My sister Alice, (9) ...................who................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once
had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ..................never.................... saw him again!
