READING SKILL

[Mero]

Reading skill

[huandu]

Choose the correct answer:
You have to choose (A),(B),(C) or (D) to fill in the blank:
1. The funeral will be ________, and only members of the dead man's family will attend.
(A) peculiar
(B) particular
(C) private
(D) alone
2. Do you really believe ________ ghosts?
(A) in
(B) for
(C) on
(D) about
3. I enjoyed ________ her again after all this time.
(A) seeing
(B) see
(C) to see
(D) to seeing
4. I am sorry that I can't ________ your invitation.
(A) take
(B) accept
(C) agree
(D) have
5. When he was a boy, he was always willing to join in a ________ of football.
(A) match
(B) play
(C) game
(D) group
6. The next ________ of the committee will take place on Thursday.
(A) seating
(B) group
(C) collection
(D) meeting
7. Who ________ the boss tell him that?
(A) did hear
(B) does hear
(C) hears
(D) heard
8. His parents never allowed him ________.
(A) a smoking
(B) smoking
(C) to smoke
(D) some smoked
9. I have absolutely no doubt ________ the innocence of the accused.
(A) about
(B) over
(C) on
(D) with
10. As James had distinctions in Chemistry and Biology in his Higher School Certificate Examination, I hoped to ________ one of these subjects at university.
(A) abandon
(B) discover
(C) specialize
(D) take part in
11. The room was infested ________ cockroaches.
(A) to
(B) by
(C) at
(D) with
12. In my company only executives are eligible ________ share option schemes.
(A) for
(B) of
(C) with
(D) to
13. Johnny is simply blind ________ his own shortcomings.
(A) with
(B) to
(C) for
(D) at
14. John was born ________ two intelligent people.
(A) to
(B) of
(C) with
(D) from
15. He took a taxi ________ he wouldn't be late.
(A) less
(B) unless
(C) so that
(D) even so
16. He went to a school which ________ good manners and self- discipline.
(A) grew
(B) cultivated
(C) planted
(D) harvested
17. She ________ 20 pounds out of the bank every Monday.
(A) pulls
(B) draws
(C) takes
(D) removes
18. The lost of a front tooth has left an unsightly ________ in her teeth.
(A) slot
(B) slit
(C) gap
(D) hole
19. The terms toad and frog refer to different animals belonging to different genuses, and careful students ________ the two.
(A) intermingle
(B) ignore
(C) distinguish
(D) confuse
20. Although the terms toad and frog refer to different animals belonging to different genuses, some students ________ the two.
(A) distinguish
(B) confuse
(C) respect
(D) observe
good luck to you!

[huandu]

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:
Samuel Morse accomplished something that is rarely accomplished: he achieved fame and success in two widely differing areas. Throughout his youth he studied art, and after graduating from Yale University,he went on to London in 1811 where his early artistic endeavors met 5 with acclaim. In London he was awarded the gold medal of the Adelphi Arts Society for a clay figure of Hercules, and his paintings The Dying Hercules and The Judgement of Jupiter were selected for exhibit by the Royal Academy. Later in life, after returning to America,Morse became known for his portraits. His portraits of the Marquis 10 de Lafayette today are on exhibit in the New York City Hall and the New York Public Library. In addition to his artistic accomplishments,Morse is also well-known today for his work developing the telegraph and what is known as Morse Code. He first had the idea of trying to develop the telegraph in 1832, on board a ship returning to America 15 from Europe. It took eleven long years of ridicule by his associates,disinterest by the public, and a shortage of funds before Congress finally allocated $30,000 to Morse for his project. With these funds,Morse hung a telegraph line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, and on May 24, 1844, a message in the dots and dashes of Morse Code was 20 successfully transmitted.
1. Which of the following is the best topic of this passage?
(A) Samuel Morse's artistic talents
(B) The use of Morse Code in art
(C) The invention of the telegraph
(D) Samuel Morse's varied successes
2. According to the passage, in his early life, Morse concentrated on preparing for which of the following careers?
(A) A career as an inventor
(B) A career as an artist
(C) A career as a telegraph operator
(D) A career developing Morse Code
3. According to the passage, Morse won a prize for which of the following works?
(A) A statue of Hercules
(B) The Dying Hercules
(C) The Judgement of Jupiteronists
(D) A portrait of Lafayette
4. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the development of the telegraph?
(A) It was a long and difficult process.
(B) It happened almost overnight.
(C) Morse's friends were highly supportive of his work.
(D) Money was not an issue in the development of the telegraph.
5. How was the first telegraph message sent from Washington to Baltimore?
(A) A voice was transmitted over the wires.
(B) The telegraph line carried a written message.
(C) The message was in a special code developed by Morse.
(D) Funds were transmitted from Washington to Baltimore.
Good luck!

[baby fish]

1 - D
2 - B
3 - A
4 - A
5 - C

[peaceful169]

1. D
2.B
3.B
4.A
5.C

[Mero]

1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C

[peaceful169]

ủa , sao e ko nói gì vậy D? làm chị cứ tưởng là có đáp án rùi chứ!

[huandu]

It's not my fault,the website had a problem but I don't know the reason why everything was deleted.
1/D
2/B
3/A
4/A
5/C

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