1. No one saw him get into the hall . (BEING)
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2. I am amazed the mistakes he makes . (WHAT)
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3. I hope to receive your confirmation soon . (LOOK)
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4. More than 1,000 runners participated in this marathon . (PART)
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5. “ May I use the your phone in a moment?” she said to the boss. (LET)
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Question 3. Put one of the words or phrases from the box into each gap . two words or phrases are NOT used .
Environmental pollution is a term that …(1)… to all the way by which man pollutes his surroundings . Man dirties the air with gases and smoke , …(2)…the water with chemicals and other substances , and damages the soil with…(3)…many fertilizers and pesticides . Man also pollutes his surroundings …(4)…various other ways . …(5)… , people ruin natural beauty by scattering litter on the land and in the water . They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing …(6)…
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious …(7)… facing mankind today . Air , water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things . Badly – polluted air can cause illness , and…(8)… death . Polluted water kills fish and other marine…(9)… . Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for growing . Environmental pollution also brings ugliness …(10)… man’s naturally beautiful world .
Your mind’s ability to bring back experiences you have had is your memory. There two kinds of remembering” recall and recognition. For instance, you may not be not able to recall the poem you read yesterday in class, but you see it again, you will know it instantly because you recognize it.
Some few people have “total recall” often spoken of as photographic memory. A person with total recall can recite a whole page of a book after reading it once or play a musical composition after hearing it once. This is very unusual, however, and most people have difficulty in remembering even the names they heard the day before. This is not because most people lack the ability to remember but because they had not paid much attention to what they heard. They felt no personal reasons to remember. Having a personal for remembering is one of the most important factors in a good memory.
When you have a strong reason for remembering, concentrate as you read or listen, try to connect the new information to things you already know. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that make sense. If you understand the entire history lesson before you try to remember any particular dates, your memory may surprise you.
1. This article as a whole tells us about
A. a people who call remember whole pages.
B. People who can’t remember whole pages.
C. Your memory and how you can improve it.
D. Photographic memory.
2. Form the reading it can be understood that
A. any person who tries hard enough can remember as well as any other.
B. Recall and recognition are the same things.
C. Wanting to do a thing is very important to being able to do it.
D. Details are more easily remembered by fitting them into a whole.
3. According to the text, which sentence is not true?
A. If you can’t remember things, you don’t have money.
B. Recognition and recall are the two kinds of memory.
C. A person can remember anything better if he/she has a strong reason for doing it.
D. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that make sense.
4. To bring together ideas in one’s mind means to
A. concentrate B. recite C. bring back D. recall
5. Which does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. information B. sense C. history lesson D. a detail
Question 4. Choose the most suitable word given in the box to complete the passage.
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The most effective way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned, but parents should think (1) _____________ before they send their children abroad. Although some (2) ____________ arrange visits for children as young as ten, the (3) ____________ of them won’t be ready to stay away from home and deal with (4) ____________ differences until they are in their teens. Even they will need a basic (5) ___________ of the language and some experience of foreign travel before they go.
Exchange visits are a good way for (6) ______________ to improve their language skills. It is a good idea for them to exchange (7) _________ before the visits. Host families should not feel any (8) ______________ to provide an extensive program of (9) _____________ . It is more important to make the guest feel welcome. Travel can (10) ____________ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a different way of life as well as a different language.