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THE MICHELIN GUIDE
(1) _______ 1900 (2) _______ fewer than 3,000 motor cars on the roads in France.
Motorists bought their petrol at (3) _______. The Michelin brothers, (4) _______ made
tyres, decided that some sort of guidance (5) _______ to be made available to those
motorists when motoring away from home, (6) _______ where (7) _______ to buy petrol,
(8) _______, to stay the night or to (9) _______ a telephone call and so on. They also
realised that motorists would like (10) _______ obtain (11) _______ about the best roads
to take and (12) _______ on the way. So one of the brothers compiled the first Guide. It
was (13) _______ smaller than the present edition. It had nearly 400 pages, almost (14)
_______ were devoted to technical matters and advice on mechanical problems and the
laws relating to motoring, (15) _______ were equivalent to the modern Highway Code
(16) _______ that time. M. Michelin had the book printed and gave (17) _______ the
garage owners, who in turn distributed it to (18) _______ customers. (19) _______ there
are Michelin Guides for several European countries and restaurants owners hope that
Michelin inspectors will think their restaurants (20) _______ to be included in one of
them.
1.
2.

A. At
A. there were

3.

were
A. the grocer

B.

4.

5.

grocer’s
A. who
A. should

grocer shop
B. which C. what
B. must C. ought

6.
7.
8.

B. On
C. In
B.
they C. it was

D. For
D. there

was
the C. the groceries

D.

the

D. that

D.
had

A. so that they would know
C. for knowing
A. go
B. to go

better
B. for to know
D. that they knew
C. can they go

D.

could

A. to repair their cars

they go
B. for

their

cars

C. to get repaired their cars

repaired
D. to get their cars repaired


getting


9.
10.

A. put
B. send
C. do
D. make
A. to be able to
B. to can
C. that they were able to
D. that they could
11.
A. some information
B. an information
C. one information
D. some informations
12.
A. what was the surface like
B. what the surface was like
C. how was the surface
D. how the surface was
13.
A. rather
B. quite C. fairly
D. a few
14.

A. half of which
B. half of them
C. the half of which
D. the half of them
15.
A. they
B. that
C. which
D. what
16.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. while
17.
A. it up
B. up it
C. it away
D. away it
18. A. his
B. its
C. their
D. theirs
19. A. In our days
B. Those days
C. On the present time
D. Nowadays
20. A. too much good
B. too good
C. good enough

D. enough good
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LONG-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTING
The British spend (1) _______ time talking about the weather that it is (2) _______
surprising to find that many people take (3) _______ weather forecasting as a hobby.
The Meteorological office, (4) _______ is responsible (5) _______ people (6) _______
_the next day, is (7) _______ receiving suggestions from amateur forecasters, offering (8)
_______. Some of (9) _______ people base their forecasts on the movement of the
planets, others on past weather records, and (10) _______ few who use their observation
of conditions in the countryside. Of course the Meteorological Office’s computers (11)
_______ to be more accurate than one person working (12) _______, but the computers
certainly (13) _______ of mistakes. The small daily variations in British weather are part
of more complex patterns that are (14) _______ not clearly understood. An example of
this is the monthly long-range weather forecast the Meteorological Office (15) _______
many years but eventually abandoned. The Office began these forecasts (16) _______ an
experiment and would not have published them if the Government (17) _______ on it.
The trouble was that (18) _______ the Office did not make strong claims for these


forecasts, people couldn’t help (19) _______ notice of them. “They’re just a nuisance,”
said many people after a wet (20) _______ holiday.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A. so long
B. such long

C. so many
A. even
B. quite
C. rather
A. up
B. out
C. round
A. it
B. that
C. what
A. to tell
B. to say
C. for telling
A. how will be B. how the weather will be

D. so much
D. hardly
D. over
D. which
D. for saying

the weather
C. what will be D. what the weather will be like
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

like the weather
A. sometimes
A. it advice
A. this
A. there are a
A. ought
A. by his own
A. do full
A. already
A. has published for
C. published for
A. to be
B. being
A. had not insisted
C. was not insisting
A. in spite of B. although
A. paying
B. taking
A. week’s B. week

B. often
C. always

D. ever
B. it advices
C. to it advice D. to it advices
B. that
C. these
D. those
B. there are
C. they are a
D. they are
B. must
C. should
D. might
B. by himself
C. for his own D. for himself
B. do plenty
C. make full
D. make plenty
B. no longer
C. still
D. yet
B. has published since
D. published since
C. as
D. like
B. did not insist
D. would not have insisted
C. however
D. nevertheless
C. to pay
D. to take

C. weeks
D. weeks

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GOLD MINE IN SCOTLAND
If you were interested (1) _______ a gold miner, you would probably not think (2)
_______ to Scotland to begin your career. But (3) _______ a gold rush in Scotland a
hundred years ago, even though it only lasted (4) _______ a short time. The (5) _______
thing about this gold rush was that the man who started it, a Mr. Gilchrist,(6) _______
back from Australia after (7) _______ many years looking for gold without success. (8)
_______, while he was standing on a bridge near his home, he (9) _______ that the
stream was shining brightly. He (10) _______ surprised to realise that the gold he had


been looking for (11) _______ long time was on his doorstep, so to speak. He (12)
_______ to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about his good (13)
_______ and hundreds of men (14) _______ the village, hoping to make their fortunes,
too. After a year or so, the gold had gone and (15) _______ but expeditions have been
formed (16) _______ since then to see where the gold comes from. So far (17) _______
(18) _______ find the source and interest has died down (19) _______ the greater
attractions of the “black gold” off the Scottish coast, the oil discovered in the North Sea
which (20) _______ to provide Scotland with great wealth.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

A. for becoming
A. to go
A. there has been
A. during
A. strangest
A. has just come

B. in becoming
C. on becoming
B. of going
C. in going
B. it has been
C. there was
B. while
C. for
B. most strange
C. stranger

B. was just coming

C. had just come
D. just came
A. to pass
B. to spend
A. One time
B. One day
A. noticed
B. remarked
A. had to be
C. should have been
A. so
B. such
A. came
B. made
A. chance
B. luck
A. reached to
B. reached at
A. also had the men
C. so had the men
A. from time to time
C. for the time being
A. anyone
B. no one
A. has been able to
C. can
A. because of B. because
A. will be probable

C. is probable

D. to become
D. with going
D. it was
D. since
D. more strange

C. passing
D. spending
C. One occasion
D. Once upon a time
C. viewed
D. accounted
B. was to be
D. must have been
C. such a
D. a so
C. put
D. set
C. sort
D. event
C. arrived to
D. arrived at
B. also the men had
D. so the men had
B. on different times
D. in different times
C. someone
D. none

B. could
D. is able to
C. for
D. due
B. will likely
D. is likely

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SCHOOL UNIFORM
When I was a boy, children always objected to (1) _______ school uniform but


teachers were (2) _______ it because they said all of us looked (3) _______. Otherwise,
they said, children would compete with (4) _______ and the poorer children would be
unhappy because people would see straight away (5) _______. In recent years, however,
many schools have (6) _______ the idea of making children (7) _______ uniform but,
funnily enough, now that children can wear (8) _______ they like, they have adopted (9)
_______. When some journalists visited a (10) _______ they found that all the boys and
girls were dressed (11) _______ jeans. One girl said she would rather (12) _______ wear
a coat instead of a jersey because (13) _______ wants to look different (14) _______ the
other children in the class. Parents (15) _______ not be as happy about this as children,
but they (16) _______ to be, because this new kind of uniform is (17) _______ the
children like, not something (18) _______ to wear, and jt is also (19) _______ than
school uniforms (20) _______.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

A. wearing
B. dressing
A. keen in
B keen on
A. like
B. to be like
A. each other
B. another
A. what poors were they
C. how poor were they
A. left over
B. taken off
A. to wear
B. wear
A. that

B. which
A. an own uniform
C. a proper uniform
A. London school
C. school of London
A on
B. by
A. to die than
B. to die that
A. anyone
B. no one
A. than
B. that
A. must
B. can
A. ought
B. should
A. a one what
B. a one that
A. it has been forced to them
C. they have been forcing
A. much more cheaper
C. much cheaper
A. used to be

C. wear
D. dress
C. eager in
D. eager on
C. alike

D. to be alike
C. themselves
D. theirselves
B. what poors they were
D. how poor they were
C. put out
D. given up
C. wearing
D. that they wear
C. what
D. as
B. a uniform of their own
D. a uniform of his own
B. London’s school
D. school at London
C. in
D with
C. die that
D. die than
C. none
D. someone
C. from
D. to
C. could
D. may
C. had
D. would
C. one what
D. one that
B. they have been

forced
D. it has been forcing them
B. much more cheap
D. more cheaper
B. use to be


C. are used to be

D. are usually being

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HOW THE AMERICANS CHOSE THEIR FIRST PRESIDENT
Everyone (1) _______ of the President of the United States (2) _______ the most
powerful man in (3) _______. But when the representatives of the thirteen former British
colonies (4) _______ to draw up the constitution of the new country (5) _______ 1788,
(6) _______ of them were not sure whether they (7) _______ to have a President at all.
There were even (8) _______ who (9) _______ a king,(10) _______ their successful war
against the British king, George III. The decision was in doubt (11) _______ the last
moment. One group wanted (12) _______ for life, while (13) _______ suggested that
(14) _______ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the country better; a
third group (15) _______ a President (16) _______ term of office would last seven years
but who could not stand for re-election, because they were afraid he would spend his time
(17) _______ votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as
President for four years and let him (18) _______ for re-election because they trusted
him. But they were (19) _______ to make rules in case a future President (20) _______
badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundred years later.
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

A. use to think B. think
A. to be
B. being
A. western world
C. West
A. found
B. met
A. at
B. by
A. a number
B. a big lot
A. should
B. would
A. few
B. a few
A. had preferred
C. should have preferred
A. although

B. however
A. until
B. as far as
A. that the President was elected
C. the President to be elected
A. another
B. other
A. it should
B. it would

C. thinks
D. uses to think
C. like
D. as
B. the western world
D. Occident
C. encountered
D. put together
C. on
D. in
C. a large amount
D. the most
C. ought
D. must
C. little
D. a little
B. would have preferred
D. were preferring
C. nevertheless
D. in spite of

C. so far as
D. by
B. that the President would be elected
D. to be elected the President
C. the other
D. some other
C. there should
D. there would


15. A. would have liked
C would like
16. A. that’s
B. whose
17. A. looking for
B. to look for
18. A. stand
B. to stand
19. A. so careful
B. too careful
20. A. would carry B. carried

B. would
D. would be liking
C. which
C. to look at
C. be standing
C. careful enough
C. would behave


D. of which
D. looking at
D. that he stood
D. enough careful
D. behaved

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TARKA THE ACTOR
(1) _______ an otter to be a film star was the (2) _______ (3) _______ producerdirector David Cobham when he embarked on bringing Henry Williamson’s classic novel
Tarka the Otter to the (4) _______. The main Tarka role (5) _______ a hand-reared otter
called Spade.
Spade was born in Suffolk and (6) _______ the age of three months was taken over by
his permanent handler, Peter Talbot. Spade was “imprinted” on Peter - (7) _______, the
otter came to (8) _______ a parent and wherever Peter went, Spade followed. This meant
that the animal (9) _______ work loose in rivers and along banks with no fear that he
would abscond, (10) _______ Osla, the young female who played Whitetip. Osla, an
orphan cub from the Shetlands (11) _______ mother had been (12) _______ by a car, was
not so tame and a big enclosure (13) _______ built for her scenes.
Animals (14) _______ to act, but they can be made (15) _______. When David
Cobham wanted shots of Tarka (16) _______ the river bank and then pausing, (17)
_______ sniffing something, Spade (18) _______ taken to the scene in a box that could
be opened by a (19) _______. When a cameras were ready, the box would be opened,
Peter would call and (20) _______.
1. A. Training
B. The training
2. A. most tricky work
C. more tricky work
3. A. against
B. facing
4. A. fact

B. life
5. A. has been played by
C. was played
6. A. at
B. in

C. To train
D. The train
B. trickiest job
D. trickier job
C. opposite
D. in front of
C. stage
D. screen
B. has been played for
D. was played for
C. on
D. with


7. A. in another word
C. that is
8. A. remark him as
C. regard him as
9. A. can
B. could
10 . A. different to
B. not as
11 . A. who
B. which

12. A. run over
B. overrun
13. A. must be
C. has to be
14. A. cannot
C. must not
15. A. react
B. to react
16. A. to run along
C. running along
17. A. like he is
B. like he were
18. A. has been
B. used to being
19. A. radio signal
C. signal radio
20. A. off would Spade come
C. out would Spade come

B. otherwise
D. it is to say
B. remark him for
D. regard him for
C. may
D. might
C. not like to
D. unlike
C. whose
D. her
C. taken over

D. overtaken
B. must have been
D. had to be
B. may not be able
D. ought not be able
C. reacting
D. that they react
B. to run through
D. running through
C. as if he is
D. as if he were
C. was used to be
D. would be
B. radio’s signal
D. signal of the radio
B. off would come Spade
D. out would come Spade

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STONE LADIES
When Professor Quentin Bell was a boy, he saw a vanishing lady. A conjuror (1)
_______ a woman covered with a white sheet high above his head. After (2) _______
there (3) _______ a moment supported by his hands, she disappeared. Many years later,
the image (4) _______ fascinates him - as we can see in his sculpture.
For Professor Bell is not only the biographer of his aunt, Virginia Woolf. He is an art
historian, an academic and (5) _______ an artist, too. He learnt (6) _______ pots in
Staffordshire; he also studied sculpture at the Central School and painting in Paris. (7)
_______ he was a professional potter, but when university teaching began to take (8)
_______ most of his time, he started to concentrate (9) _______ sculpture. Now that he
(10) _______, he spends most of the day in his studio.

“Quentin is in his shed,” said his wife Olivier, when we (11) _______ Cobble Place,
their old house near Lewes in Sussex. Quentin Bell, wearing jeans and smiling rather


reticently, was at (12) _______ a study for a large female figure destined for the
University of Leeds, (13) _______ he was Professor of Fine Arts in the 60s. She will be
(14) _______ of his “levitating ladies”, who are designed to look (15) _______ floating
in space. (16) _______ one in the garden who seems to lie (17) _______ above a
flowerbed. He looks as if she’s (18) _______ stone, yet she is only supported by her long
hair. Bell enjoys (19) _______ the locals. “(20) _______ do you keep her up, Mr. Bell?”
His secret is glass fibre.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11
12
13
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

20.

A. arose
B. aroused
A. laying
B. lying
A. at
B. in
A. still
B. yet
A. all his life was
C. for all his life was
A. doing
B. making
A. As far as the 1950s
C. As far as the fifties years
A. in
B. in the
A. in
B. in the
. A. no longer teaches
C. still doesn’t teach
. A. arrived at B. arrived to
. A. work in B. the work in
. A. of which B. in which
. A. another B. one other
. A. to be
C. as though they were
A. It is
B. It is a

A. in mid-air B: in middle air
A. done from B. done of
A. mystifying B. it mystifying
A. However B. How ever

C. raised
D. rose
C. being laid
D. being lain
C. during
D. for
C. already
D. no longer
B. all his life has been
D. for all his life has been
C. to do
D to make
B. Until the 1950s
D. Until the fifties years
C. up
D. up the
C. on
D. on the
B. no more teaches
D. doesn’t still teach
C. reached at
D. reached to
C. work on
D. the work on
C. to which

D. where
C. other
D. the other
B. like being
D. like they were
C. There is
D. There is a
C. on mid-air
D. on middle air
C. made from
D. made of
C. the mystifying
D. to mystify
C. Whatever
D. What ever