Some of the (A) people were standing (B) in the street watched (C) the parade, while others (D) we were singing songs.
A. of the
B. standing
C. watched
D. others
Read the passage and make the correct choice.
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language. The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds. They sing when they want to attract a female bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife. Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them. If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs.
36. People sing because _____________________.
A. they know many songs. B. they are good at singing
C. they want to tell a story. D. they feel happy.
37. What is one of the main reasons why birds sing?
A. They are sad B. They can sing many songs.
C. They are in a bad temper. D. They want to give information.
38. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs?
A. Female birds which attract male birds. B. Male birds
C. Female birds D. Young birds which attract male birds
39. According to the passage, a bird sings _____________________.
A. to stop sadness. B. to tell other birds to come quickly.
C. to warn about the approach of people. D. to tell strangers to keep away.
40. Most birds usually _______________ if they cannot sing well.
A. flies in the sky B. find a wife
C. give information in another way D. warn other birds to go away
28. What’s the name of that ………………………………………………………you were singing earlier ? ( SING )
29. You have to practise a lot if you want to work as a …………………………………………. (MUSIC)
30. Do you think you get a good ………………………………………………..at your school ? EDUCATE
31. I’ve made my ………………………………………………….(DECIDE). I’m going to buy the blue one.
32. Why do all …………………………………………( SCIENCE) have untidy hair ?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
1. Start early or we’ll get there late!
A. If we start early, we’ll get there late. C. We’ll get there late if we don’t start early.
B. If we’ll get there late, we start early. D. Unless we don’t start early, we’ll get there early.
2. “I met my old friend in this store yesterday,”she said to me.
A. She said that she met her old friend in this store the day before.
B. She told me that she had met my old friend in that store yesterday.
C. She told to me that she had met her old friend in that store the day after.
D. She told me that she had met her old friend in that store the previous day.
3. “We’ll call you tomorrow, Jack,” they said.
A. They said that they will call Jack the day after. C. They said they would call Jack tomorrow.
B. They told Jack they would call him the day after. D. They said they would call him the day after.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
4. If I were you, I would not do such a rude thing.
A. Were I be you, I would not do such a rude thing.
B. Were I you, I would not do such a rude thing.
C. Were I to be you, I would not do such a rude thing.
D. Was I you, I would not do such a rude thing.
5. She wants to study abroad. She’s trying to learn English.
A. She wants to study abroad because she’s trying to learn English.
B. She wants to study abroad in order to learn English.
C. Thanks to her learning English, she can study abroad.
D. She’s trying to learn English so that she can study abroad.
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to eac of the blanks.
American folk music originated with (31)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 34:
A. which
B. this
C. who
D. that
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to eac of the blanks.
American folk music originated with (31)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 33:
A. transferred
B. transformed
C. transmitted
D. transited
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to eac of the blanks.
American folk music originated with (31)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 35:
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. at
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to eac of the blanks.
American folk music originated with (31)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 32:
A. even
B. still
C. until
D. yet
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to eac of the blanks.
American folk music originated with (31)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (32)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (33)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (34)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (35)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Question 31:
A. ordinary
B. popular
C. common
D. typical