Read the following passage and choose A, B, C and D for each of the following questions below.
Radar is an electronic device that can “see” great distances (1) ……………………fog, rain, snow, clouds and darkness. It can find and accurately (2) ……………………missiles, air-craft, ships, cities, rainstorms, and mountains. Radar uses radio waves (3) ……………………light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This (4) ……………………it likely for radar to locate many kinds of object at greater distances (5) ……………………the eye can see.
Radar became an (5) ……………………military device during World War II. Today, networks of radar lookout stations guard the United States and Canada 24 hours a day (6) ……………………long-range missiles and airplanes. Petrol planes and ships search the oceans (6) ……………………radar for hostile ships and aircraft. Airports use radar to (7) ……………………planes safely to earth in fog or storms. Radar helps weatherman warn of (8) ……………………hurricanes and tornadoes.
1. A. despite of B. despite C. although D. even though
2. A. locate B. locating C. located D. location
3. A. instead B. instead of C. in spite of D. despite of
4. A. make B. makes C. do D. does
5. A. more than B. than C. that D. as
6. A. import B. importance C. important D. importantly
7 . A. against B. for C. to D. with
8. A. by B. with C. on D. at
9. A. guiding B. guide C. scouting D. scout
10. A. approach B. approached C. to approach D. approaching
