great speed for hundreds of miles.
In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.
Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.
1. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon _____.
A. fine weather
B. high tower C. the spelling system
D. arm movements
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message. B. African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message. C. Telephone was invented by a French engineer.
D. Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly. 3. The African way of communication sent messages_______.
A. in a special way
B. over a very short distance C. by a musical instrument
D. at a rather slow speed
4. _______made use of visible signs in the way of communication.
A. French
B. Roman
C. African
D. American
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Greek soldiers could understand the message but their enemy could not. B. Roman soldiers in some places shouted the message from tower to tower.
C. In Africa, people could send the message at great speed for hundreds of miles by drum
beats.
D. In the seventeenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages.
III. Cloze
1. Do not put off until tomorrow the good you can do today. There are so many 1__ that can get in the way of a good or great deed. 2 of people who missed out on good opportunities are everywhere, and when it is too late, they 3 missing their chance to have been 4 service. Saying “tomorrow” just once instead of doing some good may lead to 5 of saying “tomorrow”, and tomorrow may never come. One delay is followed by another, and matters get out of hand quickly, even when 6 are made to correct them.
7 , we must take things on as soon as we see them. This is the 8 to progress and success. One good deed can 9 us to new and greater opportunities to help those around us and 10 , make our life richer. One good turn leads to another, and thus, the good is made larger. 11 something great has been achieved, we are 12 to set our sights on the next opportunity to help that 13 . Each new opportunity may be bigger and better than the last. And so, I urge you to use all your efforts to do what good you can today 14 tomorrow.
Do not spend your time with things that are neither good 15 valuable. This will 16 you from mistake. If you are given a task that you do not believe is helpful, 17 it. Time will wash it away for you. At the same time, the beggings of something positive will have 18 . Do it at once! A kind word, or a(n) 19 to others is never a waste of your time, and you will reap the 20 of doing and enjoy peace of mind. 1. A. possibilities
B. occasions
C. abilities
D. situations 2. A. Opportunities
B. Examples
C. Excuses
D.
Explanations 3. A. dream B. review C. hope D. regret
4. A. to B. of C. for
D. at 5. A. custom
B. habit
C. tradition D. etique 6. A. attempts
B. complaints
C. desires
D. contempts 7. A. However
B. Otherwise
C. Therefore
D. 21
Although 8. A. hope
B. secret
C. discovery
D.
answer 9. A. find B. wake
C. awaken
D. found 10. A. thus B. yet
C. but D. still 11. A. During B. While C. In D. Once 12. A. saved B. allowed C. free
D. asked 13. A. arouse
B. raise
C. rise
D.
arise 14. A. if not
B. instead of
C. in spite of
D.
regardless of 15. A. or
B. but
C. nor
D.
and 16. A. protect
B. defend
C. save
D.
stop 17. A. take B. defeat
C. win
D. delay 18. A. built up
B. cheered up
C. warmed up
D. gave
up
19. A. speech
B. service
C. urge
D. language 20. A. benefits
B. favors
C. habits
D.
preference
2. Many teenagers act against their parents’ wishes. If we 1 neatness, our teenagers will be sloppy. They’ll leave their rooms 2 and their clothes dirty. If we 3 good manners, they will act poorly. For example, they’ll 4 conversations. If we enjoy language that is beautiful, they will speak slang. If we treasure peace, they will 5 others. If we are concerned 6 health, they will wear summer clothes in freezing weather. Nothing we do
7 this, but we still try.
Parents usually respond in the following way. First, we get hard. When this fails, we 8 kindness. When no results follow, we try 9 . When gentle reasoning 10 deaf ears, we return to threats and punishments. What can parents do to stay 11 ? Experts advise them to stop worrying in the 12 of the unavoidable.
Wise parents have a better idea of 13 they should do. They know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a tide, is 14 failure. When 15 in a cross-current, experienced swimmers stop struggling. They float and let the tide carry them, 16 they find a firm footing. Parents should act in the 17 way. They should 18 with life, paying attention to what is happening with their children. By remaining aware, but not opposing a child’s actions, a parent makes himself 19 as a guide. And when trouble comes, as it always does with teenagers, the understanding parent will advise the right thing to do. This will 20 on many problems. And everyone will be happier. 1. A. value B. complain
C. envy
D. ask 2. A. disliked
B. disgusting
C. disordered
D.
dismissed 3. A. insist on in B. insist on to C. insist to D. insist on 4. A. interrupt B. hinder
C. pause
D. cause 5. A. brush with
B. quarrel with C. challenge with
D.
combine
with 6. A. for
B. to
C. about
D.
in
7. A. changes
B. exchanges
C. breaks
D.
collapse 8. A. turn to
B. turn on
C. turn over
D.
turn
down
9. A. to reason
B. reasoning
C. reason
D.
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reasoned without any huge changes in personality. You __19__ can make a good impression since only 10.A. drops in
B. reflects upon
C. depends on
D.
falls
on
11. A. reasonably
B. reasoning
C. reasonable
D.
irreasonable 12. A. appearance
B. face
C. look
D.
expression 13. A. that
B. which
C. what
D. who 14. A. inviting
B. encouraging
C. requesting
D.
commanding 15. A. caught
B. engaged
C. adjusted D. adopted 16. A. after B. if
C. until
D. before 17. A. alkie B. different
C. equal
D. same
18. A. fly
B. float
C. flow
D.
follow
19. A. acceptable B. available
C. valuable
D. avoidable 20. A. cut in
B. cut off
C. cut down
D.
cut away
3. __1__ seven seconds, a chain __2__ helps you start making up your mind about others you meet. You show your true feelings, consciously or __3__, __4__ your eyes, face and body because you are the message. You must use your good qualities such as physical __5__, rate of speech, pitch and __6__ of voice and gestures so others will cooperate with you. When you are committed to what you talk about and __7__ beyond __8__, others listen to you. __9__ the most effective people never __10__, it is important to be yourself at your best and __11__ communicate with your __12__ being. __13__ others believe what they see __14__ what they hear, use your eyes to look directly __15__ others and __16__ to demonstrate your ease during the exchange. You can lighten up a situation __17__ using humor and by __18__ your true self
you __20__ be you. 1. A. Before
Without 2. A. reaction
action
3. A. unconsciously conscientiously 4. A. thorough
though
5. A. emergence 6. A. sound 7. A. absorb
absorbing
8. A. self-consciousness
9. A. Because
Therefore 10.A. exchange 11.A. constantly continuously 12.A. one
single 13.A. While 14.A. after 15.A. at
on 16.A. insult
B. Within
B. range
B. self-consciously
B. tough
B. ability B. pitch
B. absorbed
B. conscious
B. Although
B. shift
B. consistently
B. whole
B. So B. beside
B. to
B. irony
C. After
C. change
C. conscientious
C. through
C. attitudes C. tone
C. absorbs
C. unconscious
C. When
C. change C. instantly
C. simple
C. Although C. before
C. down
C. smile
D.
D.
D.
D.
D. appearance D. tune
D.
D. consciously
D.
D. switch
D.
D. D. Since D. later
D.
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curse 17.A. by
B. to
C. in
D.
with 18.A. be
B. having been
C. been
D. being 19.A. sure
B. certainly
C. clearly
D.
severely 20.A. may
B. can
C. need
D. might
4. Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out __1__ they are needed. The computer is really a high-powered __2__ machine that “has all the answers” or __3__ all. What is the most efficient __4__ for driving a car __5__ the New York-New Jersey tunnels? What __6__ of canned goods is __7__ in a particular super market? What kind of weather will we have tomorrow? The computer will flash out the __8__ in a fraction of a second.
__9__ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems that once __10__ months for people to do. For example, __11__ sixteen hours an electronic brain __12__ CHEOPS solved a difficult design problem. __13__, it was fed all the information __14__ for designing a chemical plant. After running through 16,000 __15__ designs, it picked out the plan for the plant __16__ would produce the most chemical __17__ the lowest cost. __18__ it issued a printed set of exact specifications. Before CHEOPS solved this problem, a team of engineers having the same information __19__ worked for a year to produce only three designs, __20__ of which was as efficient as the computer’s. 1. A. whatever B. whenever
C. whoever
D. whomever 2. A. “memory” B. “thinking”
C. “talking”
D. “learning” 3. A. near B. close C. most D. almost 4. A. rate B. ratio C. speed
D. pace 5. A. though B. over
C. by D. for
6. A. tape
B. brand
C. style
D.
species
7. A. popularer B. the popularest C. most popular D. the most popular 8. A. numbers B. articles C. answers D. motions 9. A. Beside B. Besides C. Except D. In addition 10. A. spent B. needed
C. occupied
D. took
11. A. with B. within
C. for
D. beyond
12. A. named B. naming C. calling
D. in name 13. A. At first
B. First of all C. Above all D. First 14. A. demanding B. requiring
C. necessary
D. good 15. A. possible B. likely C. seeming D. impossible
16. A. it
B. what
C. who D. that 17. A. in B. at C. by
D. to
18. A. After B. Before C. Afterwards D. Then
19. A. have B. has
C. had
D. / 20. A. none
B. no one
C. nothing
D. nobody
5. Mr. Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning, 1 he went to the window and looked out. He was 2 to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor, who 3 in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones’ house, coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was 4 an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have 5 by the night train 6 taking a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long 7 to one of the branches, so that they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones saw the professor 8 when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was 9 in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat nearly on the grass and 10 the rope. He pulled it 11 to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the 12__ on the end of the rope, his grey hair blowing all around 13 . 14 he
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