Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (1,0pt)
As gasoline prices continue to (1)_____, many people are looking for ways to reduce the (2)_____ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities. (3)_____ are some suggestions which will save you a (4)_____ amount of money on gasoline.
1. Ask yourself every time you (5)_____ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, “Is this trip really necessary?” Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an (6)_____ of 36 cents. If the trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
2. Drive at a (7)_____ speed on the highway. According to the Department of Energy, most automobiles get about 20 percent more miles per gallon on the highway at 55 miles per hour than they do at 70 miles per hour.
3. Consider (8)_____ an automobile which gets the best gas mileage. For example, generally, the following get better gas mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with fewer accessories. Check the “fuel economy” labels (9)_____ to the windows of new automobiles to find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models.
4. Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips (10)______ reduce gas mileage. If an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a short trip of 5 miles or less.
(Adapted from “The Vocabulary Files C1”)
1. |
A. crash |
B. accelerate |
C. escalate |
D. fly |
2. |
A. danger |
B. occurrence |
C. burden |
D. chance |
3. |
A. Below |
B. After |
C. Coming |
D. Later |
4. |
A. measurable |
B. negotiable |
C. negligible |
D. considerable |
5. |
A. think |
B. plan |
C. need |
D. arrange |
6. |
A. equivalent |
B. average |
C. amount |
D. increase |
7. |
A. mild |
B. conservative |
C. considerable |
D. substantial |
8. |
A. inquiring |
B. trading |
C. preferring |
D. purchasing |
9. |
A. attached |
B. selected |
C. stretched |
D. held |
10. |
A. extensively |
B. exclusively |
C. intensively |
D. drastically |
Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (1,0pt)
As gasoline prices continue to (1)_____, many people are looking for ways to reduce the (2)_____ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities. (3)_____ are some suggestions which will save you a (4)_____ amount of money on gasoline.
1. Ask yourself every time you (5)_____ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, “Is this trip really necessary?” Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an (6)_____ of 36 cents. If the trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
2. Drive at a (7)_____ speed on the highway. According to the Department of Energy, most automobiles get about 20 percent more miles per gallon on the highway at 55 miles per hour than they do at 70 miles per hour.
3. Consider (8)_____ an automobile which gets the best gas mileage. For example, generally, the following get better gas mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with fewer accessories. Check the “fuel economy” labels (9)_____ to the windows of new automobiles to find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models.
4. Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips (10)______ reduce gas mileage. If an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a short trip of 5 miles or less.
(Adapted from “The Vocabulary Files C1”)
1. |
A. crash |
B. accelerate |
C. escalate |
D. fly |
2. |
A. danger |
B. occurrence |
C. burden |
D. chance |
3. |
A. Below |
B. After |
C. Coming |
D. Later |
4. |
A. measurable |
B. negotiable |
C. negligible |
D. considerable |
5. |
A. think |
B. plan |
C. need |
D. arrange |
6. |
A. equivalent |
B. average |
C. amount |
D. increase |
7. |
A. mild |
B. conservative |
C. considerable |
D. substantial |
8. |
A. inquiring |
B. trading |
C. preferring |
D. purchasing |
9. |
A. attached |
B. selected |
C. stretched |
D. held |
10. |
A. extensively |
B. exclusively |
C. intensively |
D. drastically |