I. Choose the word or phrase among a, b, c or d that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
People often call New York “The Big Apple”. Why? In the 1920s and 1930s, jazz musicians (26) _____ wanted to work in New York.
“There are a lot of apples on the tree,” they said, “but (27) _____ you take New York City, you take The Big Apple!” and they want some today, (28) _____!
More than twenty million people (29) _____ New York every year, (30) _____ of them say it is the most (31) _____ city in the world.
When visitors think (32) _____ New York, they usually think about Manhattan, an island 21.5 kilometres long and 3.7 kilometres (33) _____. But New York City has five “boroughs”: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. The city (34) _____ 10,000 kilometres of streets, and seven million (35) _____ more people live there.
26. a. who b. all c. that d. they
27. a. before b. once c. when d. until
28. a. also b. well c. so d. too
29. a. go b. visit c. come d. arrive
30. a. one b. lots c. each d. much
31. a. excited b. exciting c. excite d. excitement
32. a. about b. for c. to d. with
33. a. narrow b. high c. wide d. large
34. a. is b. has c. gets d. takes
35. a. and b. or c. but d. with
1. A. Who B. All C. That D. They
2. A. Before B. Once C. When D. Until
3. A. Also B. Well C. So D. Too
4. A. Go B. Visit C. Come D. Arrive
5. A. One B. Lots C. Each D. Much
6. A. Excited B. Exciting C. Excite D. Excitement
7. A. About B. For C. To D. With
8. A. Narrow B. High C. Wide D. Large
9. A. Is B. Has C. Gets D. Takes
10. A. And B. Or C. But D. With
26. a. who b. all c. that d. they
27. a. before b. once c. when d. until
28. a. also b. well c. so d. too
29. a. go b. visit c. come d. arrive
30. a. one b. lots c. each d. much
31. a. excited b. exciting c. excite d. excitement
32. a. about b. for c. to d. with
33. a. narrow b. high c. wide d. large
34. a. is b. has c. gets d. takes
35. a. and b. or c. but d. with