Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space. (10 pts)
For a very long time, people tried to fly like birds or insects with wings made of wood or card. But no-one could fly (1) ___________two brothers who were called Wright made the first plane a century ago.
The first planes were very small. They were just big (2) ___________ for one pilot and they couldn’t fly very far. Today, there are very big planes which can (3) ___________ hundreds of people at the same time to (4) ___________ country in the world.
There are also a lot of small planes (5) ___________ are very important in people’s lives. In some very big countries when a person is very ill and needs a doctor to come (6) ___________, the doctors need to use a plane.
In some countries, (7) ___________there are fires in the big forests, firemen use small planes to pick up water from a river or the sea and drop (8) ___________ on the fire.
In the last fifty years, more and more people (9) ___________ begun to go on holiday by plane. Fifty years ago, most countries (10) ___________ had one airport but today there is an airport near most big cities.
1. A. past B. until C. during D. so
2. A. enough B. too C. ever D. such
3. A. carried B. carry C. carrying D. carryed
4. A. every B. both C. many D. all
5. A. where B. when C. who D. which
6. A. quickest B. quick C. quickly D. quicklier
7. A. if B. so C. or D. but
8. A. it B. they C. them D. its
9. A. had B. has C. having D. have
10. A. before B. only C. yet D. since
Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space. (10 pts)
For a very long time, people tried to fly like birds or insects with wings made of wood or card. But no-one could fly (1) ___________two brothers who were called Wright made the first plane a century ago.
The first planes were very small. They were just big (2) ___________ for one pilot and they couldn’t fly very far. Today, there are very big planes which can (3) ___________ hundreds of people at the same time to (4) ___________ country in the world.
There are also a lot of small planes (5) ___________ are very important in people’s lives. In some very big countries when a person is very ill and needs a doctor to come (6) ___________, the doctors need to use a plane.
In some countries, (7) ___________there are fires in the big forests, firemen use small planes to pick up water from a river or the sea and drop (8) ___________ on the fire.
In the last fifty years, more and more people (9) ___________ begun to go on holiday by plane. Fifty years ago, most countries (10) ___________ had one airport but today there is an airport near most big cities.
1. A. past B. until C. during D. so
2. A. enough B. too C. ever D. such
3. A. carried B. carry C. carrying D. carryed
4. A. every B. both C. many D. all
5. A. where B. when C. who D. which
6. A. quickest B. quick C. quickly D. quicklier
7. A. if B. so C. or D. but
8. A. it B. they C. them D. its
9. A. had B. has C. having D. have
10. A. before B. only C. yet D. since
