in their implications. Most important of all he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people?s reaction to his apparently ?crazy? notions. People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.
21. The author believes that creative thinking ______________. A. is only possessed by great artists. B. requires rare talent and genius.
C. is needed in the solution of many problems. D. belongs to a lucky few.
22. In order to solve scientific problems, people _____________. A. should not be afraid of what others think. B. should be mad or crazy. C. must possess crazy notions. D. should have inhibitions.
23. Creative thinking involves _________________. A. drawing new pictures of old things. B. observing the actions of great people. C. finding the problem and originating a solution. D. discovering new emotions.
24. A creative person must look at facts _______________. A. for their face-value. B. for what they imply. C. and remember them. D. which are less interesting.
25. In this passage, the word “unconventional” means ________________. A. not ordinary. B. not political.
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C. unacceptable. D. not creative.
Passage Six:
From the southwest a wall of fog advanced swiftly on the ship. Thick clouds of water vapor closed about the masts, and for a few moments it seemed as if the sails were beginning to melt; and then, suddenly they vanished. The ship halted. All sounds ceased. The fog became motionless and seemed to grow thicker. As the white stillness took possession of their world, sailors lost sight of each other. Even though the fog looked as if it would last for days, it did vary somewhat in intensity. Now and then it would thin out slightly, transforming the ship into a ghostly image. Several times the dark shadow of the coast could be seen swimming through the white cloud which hung over the water. During these moments, the ship was able to move carefully toward the shore. It was dangerous to remain at sea in such conditions, and the officers knew of a nearby harbor in which they could more safely await better weather. Slowly, with infinite caution and patience, the seamen crept closer and closer, seeing the cliffs as only a dark shadow with a narrow border of angry foam at its foot. When they finally anchored the ship, the fog was so thick that for all they could see, they might have been a thousand miles out in the open sea. Yet the shelter of the land could be felt. There was a peculiar quality in the stillness of the air. Very faintly, the sound of water washing against the encircling shore reached their ears, with mysterious sudden pauses. 26. The ship anchored _____________. A. thousand miles out at sea. B. in a narrow passage. C. next to a dock. D. near the shore.
27. As the fog reached them, the sails _____________. A. became damaged.
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B. began to disappear. C. blew away.
D. were filled by the wind.
28. The movement of the ship toward the harbor was ___________.
A. steady. B. cautious. C. swift. D. reckless. 29. The best title for this passage is _____________.
A. The Sails B. The Ship C. The Harbor D. The Fog 30. What did the men do when the fog first reached them? A. They stopped the ship.
B. They anchored the ship in the harbor. C. They sailed far out to the open sea.
D. They became frightened because of the tossing of the angry waves.
Passage Seven:
Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.
First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus causing wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by moving the branches that are locking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air.
One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy
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entry for disease, but it is a wound that will heal. Often there is race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, or that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce the risk as far as possible. It is essential to make the area which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter, for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without the interference from the leaves and it is, too, very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly.
31. Pruning should be done to _________________. A. make the tree grow taller. B. improve the shape of the tree. C. get rid of the small branches. D. make the small branches thicker.
32. Trees become unhealthier if the gardener ___________________. A. allows too many branches to grow in the middle. B. does not protect them from the wind. C. forces them to grow too quickly. D. damages some of the side branches. 33. Why is a special substance painted on the tree? A. To make a wound smooth.
B. To prevent disease entering a wound. C. To cover a rough surface. D. To help a wound to dry.
34. A good gardener prunes a tree ________________. A. at intervals throughout the year.
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B. as quickly as possible. C. occasionally when necessary. D. regularly every winter.
35. What was the author?s purpose when writing this passage? A. To give practical instructions for pruning a tree. B. To give a general description of pruning. C. To explain how trees develop diseases. D. To discuss different methods of pruning.
Passage Eight:
Today?s trumpet is one of the world?s oldest instruments. It is really the result of many centuries of development. Although it looks nothing like its ancestors, there are many similarities. All trumpets are hollow tubes. They are all blown. And they all use the player?s lips to produce the basic sound.
The trumpet developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material, and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possible to play more beautiful music, and, in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instrument.
The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are cornets, bugles, flugelhorns, and a number of others that are all similar to the trumpet in the way they are made and played.
The trumpet family is much more than a group of related instruments that can stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal capable of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a
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