I. Read the following passge and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:
The natural (1) ____called “Tidal waves” often occur suddenly. They are the result of an (2) ____ shift in the underwater (3) _____ of the Earth. In the 2004, a series of tidal waves struck the seaside of Indonesia, Thailand, and some other Asia countries. The famous resorts such as Phuket and Fifi were completely (4) ____. A large (5) _____ of people were killed.
1.____________, 2.____________, 3.____________, 4.____________, 5._____________,
II.Choose the correct word A,B,C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in | B. on | C. from | D. at |
2. A. go | B. went | C. to go | D. going |
3. A. invention | B. inventor | C. inventive | D. invent |
4. A. he | B. we | C. it | D. they |
5. A. speaking | B. letters | C. speech | D. telegram |
. Read the following passge and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:
The natural (1) _disaster___called “Tidal waves” often occur suddenly. They are the result of an (2) _abrupt___ shift in the underwater (3) ___movement__ of the Earth. In the 2004, a series of tidal waves struck the seaside of Indonesia, Thailand, and some other Asia countries. The famous resorts such as Phuket and Fifi were completely (4) __destroyed__. A large (5) __number___ of people were killed.
1.____________, 2.____________, 3.____________, 4.____________, 5._____________,
II.Choose the correct word A,B,C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in | B. on | C. from | D. at |
2. A. go | B. went | C. to go | D. going |
3. A. invention | B. inventor | C. inventive | D. invent |
4. A. he | B. we | C. it | D. they |
5. A. speaking | B. letters | C. speech | D. telegram |