Vocabulary
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
1．He looked very ______ as he spoke to his angry father.
frightened
frightening
frightful
frightfully
2． It was time to go home, and they decided to drive ______.
away
back
off
up
3．Don’t hang . There’s someone at the door.
up
on
off
down
4．While we are the subject of mountain climbing, Jane is always the center of attention.
in
on
of
at
5． We will ______ our class ______ three groups.
divide……into
separate……into
divide……to
separate……to
6． Sometimes I take an ______ glass of wine.
occasion
occasional
occasionalist
occasionalism
7． I am scared ______ in the evening.
to being attacked
of being attacked
to attack
of attacking
8．She ______ with him on everything
unagrees
inagrees
disagrees
imagrees
9．This boy often ______ stories to get attention.
makes with
makes up
makes sure
makes
10． They saw the light ______ into the sky.
take off
take on
take away
take back
11． What ______ do you have that you are the owner of this car?
prooves
proofes
prooffes
proofs
12． It is time to speak ______ for those who are suffering injustice.
to
out
of
up
13．We didn’t like him to do that, but he still did it ______ our will.
according
on
out
against
14．He said that he saw the UFO ______.
take off
take away
take back
take out
15． To tell the ______, I don’t like him at all.
truth
true
truly
truest
16． I got a day early.
up
out
through
off
17．The expert came ______ a cure for the disease.
out
up with
up
down with
18．His first teacher said he was ______ stupid ______ learn anything.
so……that……
such…… so……
too……to……
so……as……
19．I had a hard time ______ friends while I was growing up.
to make
made
make
making
20．—You go first. I can stay behind and finish ______.
off
on
up
in
Grammar
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
21． —-What did you do?
—–________.
I am calling the police.
I was calling the police.
I call the police.
I called the police.
22． Whenever the Browns ______ during their visit, they _______ a warm welcome.
went, gave
went, were given
were going, gave
were going, were given
23． I wondered if you _____ help me.
could
can
will
should
24．We ______ around a lot when I _____ a kid.
moved, was
were moving, was
are moving, was
moved, am
25．Why _____ you call me when you were in trouble?
did
didn’t
don’t
do
26． I ______ to Washington several times.
have gone to
have been to
went
was going
27．Smoking _______ anywhere on the aircraft.
are not permitted
don’t permitted
doesn’t permitted
is not permitted
28． It is time you _____ to bed.
go
to go
went
to going
29．—-_____ we met somewhere before?
—- Yes, I think we met in New York last year.
Don’t
Doesn’t
Didn’t
Haven’t
30．The train from this station ______ on time.
never left
was never leaving
never leaves
were never leaving
31．The students ______ at their desks when Mr. Black ______.
waited, arrived
were waiting, were arrived
were waiting, arrived
waited, were arrived
32．She _____ in bed when she _____ footsteps.
was reading, was hearing
read, was hearing
was reading, heard
read, heard
33． I think you ______ home tomorrow.
are coming
were coming
come
came
34．Snacks and soft drinks _____ in the lobby.
is sold
are sold
sells
sell
35．Tom ______ from 7:00 to 9:00 yesterday.
was watching TV
were watching TV
watched TV
was being watched TV
36．I’d rather you _______ tomorrow afternoon.
will come
came
to come
come
37． ______ Mike call when he changes his plans?
Don’t
Doesn’t
Didn’t
Hasn’t
38． Faneuil Hall _____ in 1742.
were built
are built
is built
was built
39． I _____ in bed when I ____ footsteps.
was reading, was hearing
read, heard
read, was hearing
was reading, heard
40．When Sue _____ to a new town, she _____ Jane, the little girl next door.
was moving, met
moved, met
was moving, was meeting
moved, was meeting
Dialogue
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
41．–I haven’t heard from my brother in six months.
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–He hates to write letters.
Really? Why doesn’t he write more often?
Really? Why doesn’t he call you often?
Really? Why doesn’t he visit you often?
42． – .
– Good. I’m tired, too.
Oh, here we are at our home at last! Let’s sit down for a few minutes.
What an exciting day! I’m still overwhelmed in our game.
I’ll go out for jogging. Will you join me?
43．–Is anything wrong? You look kind of …upset.
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–What happened?
I am. I just had a close call.
No. I’m fine.
Why do you say so?
44．–
–Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever said. I never know how to answer that question, in fact. We moved around a lot when I was a kid.
Where did you say you go to last time?
Where did you say you were from?
Where did you say you would go traveling?
45．–
–Maybe we have. You look familiar, too.
Aren’t you a film star? You look familiar, sir.
Haven’t you been here? You look familiar, sir.
Haven’t we met before? You look familiar, sir.
Reading
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
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As is the case in many cultures, the degree to which a minority group was seen as different from the characteristics of the dominant majority determined the extent of that group’s acceptance. Immigrants who were like the earlier settlers were accepted. The large numbers of immigrants with significantly different characteristics tended to be viewed as a threat to basic American values and the American way of life.
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This was particularly true of the immigrants who arrived by the million during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most of them came from poverty-stricken nations of southern and eastern Europe. They spoke languages other than English, and large numbers of them were Catholics or Jews.
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Americans at the time were very fearful of this new flood of immigrants. They were afraid that these people were so accustomed to lives of poverty and dependence that they would not understand such basic American values as freedom, self-reliance and competition. There were so many new immigrants that they might even change the basic values of the nation in undesirable ways.
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Americans tried to meet what they saw as a threat to their values by offering English instruction for the new immigrants and citizenship classes to teach them basic American beliefs. The immigrants, however, often felt that their American teachers disapproved of the traditions of their homeland. Moreover, learning about American values gave them little help in meeting their most important needs such as employment, food, and a place to live.
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Far more helpful to the new immigrants were the “political bosses” of the larger cities of the northeastern United States, where most of the immigrants first arrived. Those bosses saw too many of the practical needs of the immigrants and were more accepting of the different homeland traditions. In exchange for their help, the political bosses expected the immigrants to keep them in power by voting for them in elections.
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In spite of this, many scholars believe that the political bosses performed an important function in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They helped to assimilate large numbers of disadvantaged white immigrants into the larger American culture. The fact that the United States had a rapidly expanding economy at the turn of the century made it possible for these new immigrants, often with the help of the bosses, to better their standard of living in the United States. As a result of these new opportunities and new rewards, immigrants came to accept most of the values of the larger American culture and were in turn accepted by the great majority of Americans. For white ethnic groups, therefore, it is generally true that their feeling of being a part of the larger culture, that is, “American” is much stronger than their feeling of belonging to a separate ethnic group— Irish, Italian, Polish, etc.
46．A minority group’s acceptance to the country was determined by _____.
the difference they showed from the majority
the time when they arrived at the new land
the background conditions they came from
the religious group to which they belonged
47．The immigrants’ flushing in was considered a threat to American value mainly because _____.
the immigrants came from poverty-stricken nations of southern and eastern Europe
the immigrants had been accustomed to poverty and dependence
the immigrants had different homeland traditions and other particular characteristics
the immigrants did not speak English
48． “Citizenship classes” (Para. 4) were offered because Americans ____.
wanted to help the immigrants to solve their practical needs
would not accept any groups with different traditions
wanted the immigrants to deal with the threat to the American values
wanted the immigrants to learn about and to keep the American values
49．The political bosses helped the new immigrants for the main purpose of _____.
showing off their political powers and advantages
getting support in elections
assimilating the minority into the majority
showing their generosity
50．The living standards of the new immigrants were improved in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries mainly because ____.
they kept the political bosses in power
the political bosses gave them a lot of practical help
they had a much stronger feeling of being a part of the larger culture
there was a rapid growth in American economy at that time
