4. The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee. A. smell B. grain C. smoke D. taste
5. The old lady is so gullible that she'll believe anything she hears. A. credulous B. ignorant C. silly D. careless
6. The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole. A. outing B. tour C. trip D. exploration
7. If you don't pay your rent you'll be evicted. A. expelled B. rejected C. sued D. fined
8. Do you know where these rumors emanated from? A. were compiled B. came from C. drew up D. worked out
9. It was strange to see these city streets, usually so animated, now
completely empty and deserted. A. busy B. crowded C. hot D. lively
10. The department deferred the decision for six months.
A. held B. discussed C. postponed D. revised
B. Choose the best word or expression from the list given for each blank. Use each word or expression only once and make proper changes where necessary. haul out call for in a huff take in in a trail of show up stroll by toss...out pull up board up
1. The lecturer had a feeling that a good deal of what he said had not been taken in by the students.
2. The car slowed down and pulled up
by the telephone booth.
3. Jack, could you please climb into the hole and toss the ball out?
4. The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
5. The car turned around and raised a trail of dust. 6. He went off in a huff just because we failed to nominate him as club president.
7. If you haul out the net too hard you will divert the fish.
8. Our manager promised to come on Tuesday but he never showed up.
9. When the policeman turned around, the thief strolled by.
10. The hall was boarded up into small rooms for the refugees to live in.
III. Cloze
There are ten blanks in the following passage. Read the passage carefully and
choose the best answer from the four choices given below the passage.
The Grey Squirrel is the most common type of squirrel found in North America. 1 rabbits or deer, squirrels cannot feed upon cellulose and must rely on foods 2 protein, carbohydrates, and fat. In temperate 3 , early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, because buried nuts begin to 4 and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available 5 . During these times squirrels 6 heavily on the buds of trees. Squirrels' diet 7 primarily of a wide variety of plant food, including nuts, seeds, conifer cones, fruits, fungi and green 8 . 9 , some squirrels also consume meat, especially when faced with hunger. Squirrels have been known to eat insects, eggs, small birds, young snakes and
smaller rodents. 10 , some tropical species have shifted almost entirely to a diet of insects.
1. A. Unless B. Likewise C. Furthermore D. Unlike
2. A. out of B. regardless of C. rich in D. without any
3. A. grounds B. regions C. fields D. countryside
4. A. sprout B. scatter C. spoil D. dissolve
5. A. either B. neither C. also D. yet
6. A. try B. wait C. rely D. rest
7. A. composes B. consists C. constitutes D. forms
8. A. vegetation B. stems C. trees D. waterweeds
9. A. While B. Although C. So D. However