Reading comprehension
Traveling By Plane
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (51) _____ flying is no more dangerous (52) _____ any other form of travel and some experts occurs(53) __________ take off and landing when the (54) ______ decisions are vitally important.
The people (55) ________ job is to look (56) ________ the passengers the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (57) _________ safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (58) _________ such care of is all part of the total experience. (59) _________ other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same (60) ______ with food, drink, news, papers, magazines, music and even video
films.
| 51/ a. although 52/ a. than 53/ a. while 54/ a. leader’s 55/ a. whose 56/ a. a. for 57/ a. feel 58/ a. given 59/ a. Any 60/ a. way | b. too b. as b. during b. chief ‘s b. which b. up b.rest b. kept b. No b. kind | c. and c. then c. for c. driver ‘s c. their c. after c. shown c. shown c. All c. sort | d. because d. with d. through d. pilot’s d. that d. round d. taken d. taken d. Not d. part |
33/ His name is William, but he is usually__________ Bill.
a. call b. calling c. called d. be called
34/ Most of the money today is made ________ metal and paper.
a. from b. of c. by d. in
35/ They ________ when we _________ dinner last night.
| a. come / are having had | b. come / were having | c. came / were having |
d. came /
36/ I _______ swim when I was eight and I still _______ now
a. can / can b. could / could c. can / could d. could / can
37/ Bill isn’t at work today. He’s ________ holiday.
a. on b. in c. to d. at
38/ The children ________ tired today because they _________ to the party last night.
a. were / went b. are / went c. were / go d. are / go
39/ __________ winter they go skiing ________ weekends.
a. On / on b. On / in c. In / on d. In / to
40/ Since Van arrived, he ___________ a lot about life on a farm.
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a. was learning b. had learned c. has been learning d. learned