Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

44. People from diverse cultures can make American companies more productive and profitable.

A. American companies can make themselves more productive and profitable with diverse cultures.

B. American companies can be made more productive and profitable by people from diverse cultures.

C. Diverse cultures can make American companies more productive and profitable with their people.

D. Diverse cultures can make American companies and their people more productive and profitable.

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

                             JAPANESE WEDDING CUSTOMS

The Japanese (31) ____ of “san-san-kudo”, the three-by-three exchange is rich with (32) ____. It is performed by the bride and groom and both sets of cups. The first 3 represent three couples, the bride and (33) ____, and their parents. The second 3 represent three human weaknesses: hatred, passion, and ignorance. “Ku” or 9 is a lucky number in Japanese cultural, and “do” means escape from the three weaknesses.

Another highlight of this ceremony is a rosary with 21 beads that represent the couple, their families and the Buddha all joined on one string to symbolize the (34) ____ of the families. Part of the ceremony involves honoring the parents with (35) ____ of flowers, a toast, or a letter expressing their love and gratitude.

31. A. bride        B. ritual            C. law              D. difference

32. A. meaning     B. regulation        C. multiple                  D. note

33. A. condition          B. culture         C. relation                   D. groom

34. A. location            B. shell           C. union                      D. gratitude

35. A. wraps         B. proves          C. offers                      D. improves

6. He walked slowly because his leg was bad. _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Peter was worried because Mary was late. _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. She couldn’t go to school because she is poor. _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. He had to go to the hospital because there was too much dust from the mines. _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. She was late because there was too much traffic. _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. Mary looks happy because she has got good marks. _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. We couldn’t go out because the weather was not fine. _____________________________________________________________________________ 13. Because the weather was bad, the match was postponed to the following Saturday. _____________________________________________________________________________ 14. Many people live in poverty because the civil war is taking place in this country. _____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Many women had to go to work because the World War II happened. _____________________________________________________________________________ 16. Women could delay having children because the birth control was developed. _____________________________________________________________________________ 17. Women spend fewer hours doing the housework at home nowadays because many labour-saving devices were invented. _____________________________________________________________________________ 18. Mary didn’t go for the picnic because she went to the bus stop late. _____________________________________________________________________________ 19. The pupils can understand the lesson well because they do many exercises. _____________________________________________________________________________ 20. I don’t like to speak French because I’m afraid of making mistakes. _____________________________________________________________________________ 21. These people live unhappily because they are very poor. _____________________________________________________________________________ 22. All the students love the principal because he is very kind. _____________________________________________________________________________ 23. Because the husbands were absent, women went to work in factories after WWII. _____________________________________________________________________________ 24. I need a change because I’m tired of doing the same thing day after day. _____________________________________________

Choose the best answer
1. I have studied French ________ I was a little girl.
A. for B. since C. during D. when
2. John _______ medicine for three years but then he stopped.
A. studied B. has studied C. has been studying D. was studying
3. He ________ in the United States for ten years before he moved to London.
A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. has been living
4. I ________ her about this matter several times.
A. told B. have told C. have been telling D. had told
5. This is the second time he _______ my car.
A. damage B. damaged C. has damaged D. had damaged
6. ________ her absence yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Because D. As
7. _________ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.
A. In spite of B. Because C. As D. Although
8. We were very upset _________.
A. because Peter’s failure B. because of Peter’s failure
C. as Peter’s failure D. since Peter’s failure
9. Without my sister’s help, I couldn’t have succeeded in this project.
A. I succeeded in this project because my sister helped me.
B. I succeeded in this project because of my sister helped me.
C. I didn’t succeed in this project because my sister helped me.
D. I succeeded in this project because of helping me.
10. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday.
B. I only read a newspaper on Sunday.
C. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.
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