FLOODS IN DORCHESTER
_____(1) six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its
banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the
town of Dorchester. The main street was soon _____ (2) three feet of water.
Water engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made
their job very _____ (3).
Mrs. Rose Willow, a _____ (4) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in
her cottage, was trapped upstairs for three hours. _____ (5), rescue workers
were able to rescue her with ladder and a small _____ (6). “My cat,
Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “She _____(7) me
a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid. ”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather
forecast is good, _____(8) the floods have done a great deal of damage.
“Luckily, nobody was drowned (die in water) or injured,” Chief Rescue
Office Hawkins _______ (9) reporters, “but it will take a long time to
_______ (10) the mess. ”
1. A. In
B. To
C. At
D.
Until
2. A. over
B. under
C. through
D.
between
3. A. easy
B. difficult
C. quick
D. lean
4. A. girl

B. man
C. lady
D.
child
5. A. Finally
B. Final
C. Last
D.
Firstly
6. A. ship
B. boat
C. car
D.
bicycle
7. A. worried
B. frightened
C. bored
D.
helped
8. A. but
B. also
C. therefore
D. so
9. A. said
B. asked
C. told
D.
spoke
10. A. clear
B. develop

C. take
D.
fight


 December 25 is Christmas. Christmas is both a national holiday and a
religious holiday. Christmas remember (1) …………………of Jesus Christ
on Christmas. Many non-Christians celebrate it, too.
The Christmas season starts after Thanksgiving, in (2) ………….
November. Christmas is a time for giving presents to friends, family and poor
people. Churches, businesses and other groups give money, food and toys to
(3) ……………… families.
Some people make gifts, but most people (4) …………. presents in stores.
Stores get very crowded around Christmas. There are shoppers everywhere !
Stores have beautiful decorations (5) …………… Christmas colors of red
and green.
Many people decorate their homes (6) …………… Christmas. They buy
trees and decorate them (7) ……………. electric lights and ornaments. Some
people put electric lights (8) ………………… their houses. (9) …………
Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas lights.
Jewish people have a Festival of Lights in December. For 8 days, Jewish
people (10) …………. candles and give gifts. This festival, Hanukkah, is a
joyful holiday.
1. A. the birth
B. the death
C. the Crucifixion
D. the Passion
2. A. lately
B. latter
C. latest

D.
late
3. A. need
B. needy
C. needing
D.
needed
4. A. sell
B. give
C. buy
D.
bring
5. A. with
B. in
C. of
D. by
6. A. at
B. in
C. on
D.
when
7. A. by
B. with
C. on
D. for
8. A. insides
B. beside
C. outsides
D. outside
9. A. In

B. To
C. At
D.
On
10. A. light
B. lighten
C. lit
D.
lighted


 On the night of 15th October 1987, the south of England was (13)
____________ by the strongest winds it had known for over two hundred
years. (14) ____________ of over 130 km/h blew through the region.
Nineteen people were killed, $1,5 billion worth of damage was caused and
19 million trees were (15) _____________ in just a few hours.
(16) ______________ people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of
1987 were only powerful storm force. They are far better than the much more
serious storms of 25th January 1990, (17) __________ most of Britain was hit
by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this accident, 47 people were killed,
even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (18)
____________.
1. A. occurred
B. caused
C. reached
D.
struck
2. A. Hits
B. Blows
C. Gusts

D.
Clouds
3. A. blown down
B. cut down
C. set down
D. brought down
4. A. Since
B. Although
C. As
D. Because
5. A. that
B. where
C. when
D.
which
6. A. warnings
B. warns
C. threats
D.
threatening
 New Year is one of the most important (23) …........ in the United States.
On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (24)
……….. night, everybody says “Happy New Year” and they (25) …………
their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s Eve is usually a long night
to many people. They didn’t go home until morning. Another holiday,
Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (26) ……… as
witches, ghosts or others. Most children go from house to house asking for
candy and fruit. (27) ………. the people at the house do not give (28)
……….. candy, the children will (29) ……… a trick on them. But this (30)
……….. ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruits.

1.
A. festivals
B. meetings
C. contests
D. courses
2.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for


A. dream
B. congratulate
C. wish
D.
greet
4.
A. wear
B. dress
C. put on
D.
take off
5.
A. Whether
B. So
C. Although
D. If
6.
A. they

B. them
C. their
D.
theirs
7.
A. say
B. tell
C. play
D. speak
8.
A. hardly
B. hard
C. soon
D.
always
 Why does man want to go to the (1) ……………… ? Just for
adventure ? True, there is adventure in space travel. But a trip to the moon
would also be practical. (2) …………… example, space stations could be
built that would give us valuable information about the (3) ………………..
In space station revolving around the earth, men could live and study the
cloud formations (4) …………………. its surface. These formations could
tell us (5) ………………… whether to expect in any part of the world at any
time. (6) ……………… information would be very (7) ………………. to
pilots, to ship captains and even to (8) …………………. who must set dates
for planting and harvesting.
1. A. sun
B. moon
C. earth
D.
planet

2. A. For
B. From
C. As
D.
On
3. A. trip
B. news
C. weather
D.
climate
4. A. in
B. at
C. of
D. on
5. A. which
B. what
C. where
D. how
6. A. So
B. Too
C. Such
D.
Many
7. A. useful
B. useless
C. helpless
D. careful
8. A. workers
B. spaceman
C. astronaut

D. farmers
3.


 Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (1)
_______ of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of
thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (2)______. When there is a
language (3)______, communication is accomplished through sign language
in which motions (4) ______ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf,
and the mute have had to (5) ______ to this form of expression. Many of
these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used
internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language (6) ______ ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either
intentionally or
unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is
only joking. A nod (7) ______ approval, while shaking the head (8) ______ a
negative reaction.
Other form of nonlinguistic language can be (9) ______ in Braille (a
system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and
smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct
people.
(10) ______ verbalization is the most common form of language, other
systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
1. A. usage
B. use
C. employment
D.
utility
2. A. address
B. speech

C. utterances
D.
claims
3. A. barrier
B. obstacles
C. divisions
D. separation
4. A. point
B. signify
C. imply
D. stand
5. A. refer
B. rotate
C. resort
D. revolve
6. A. progresses
B. transmits
C. remits
D.
emits
7. A. signifies
B. signs
C. registers
D. presents
8. A. predicates
B. indicates
C. abdicates
D.
implicates
9. A. traced

B. trailed
C. found
D.
explored
10.A. While
B. As
C. Because
D.
Until