10. The man showed so great an interest in the field that he asked me _______ fresh
developments. A. to inform him B. keeping him informed of C. informing him of D. to keep him informed of 11. The astronaut thought _______ to look at the white clouds hurling quickly past him. A. that a most exciting experience B. a most exciting experience C. the experience most exciting D. it a most exciting experience 12. The new bridge crossing the river is reported _______ within two years. A. to complete B. to have completed C. to have been completed D. having been completed
13. From then on, a severe weather alert was in effect for _______ northern America and Canada. A. the all B. all of C. whole D. the whole 14. Smith said he really appreciated _______ to help him but he was sure that he was able to manage by himself. A. your offering B. you to offer C. that you offered D. that you had offered 15. The manager asked me to send the note to _______ was in the office. A. no matter who B. which C. whoever
D. whomever
16. As we all know, income tax is normally _______ from our salaries before we receive them. A. deduced B. deducted C. reduced D. discounted 17. It is reported that the President of the country was _______ while traveling in a foreign country. A. crashed B. assassinated C. crushed D. smashed 18. The young man was very _______, so much so that he thought he was superior to his colleagues. A. arrogant B. elegant C. conceit D. pride 19. If he is allowed to do this, it will be a _______ for others. A. process B. rule C. precedent
D. procedure
20. The doctor warned him if he wanted to recover from his illness, the fatty foods should be _______ from his diet. A. emancipated B. emerged C. eliminated D. renovated 21. While he was very rich, he was not _______ of his poor neighbors at all. A. contemporary B. contemptuous C. curable D. contented 22. The respected old teacher was much loved and _______. A. erased B. eroded C. estimated
D. esteemed
23. It was so complicated that she was never able to _______ whether what he had said was true. A. establish B. found C. set up D. imply 24. She _______ scolding her child until the company left. A. consulted B. restrained to C. refrained from
D. restricted to
25. She was not exactly overjoyed at the _______ of attending her naughty nephew.
A. view B. insight C. prospect D. protest
26. After the civil war, the country has not yet attained political _______: there are still troubles far and wide. A. validity B. stability C. organization D. majority 27. It was his experiences rather than the education he got at school that _______ his character. A. moulded B. cast C. inflated D. destined 28. Two decades _______ and all of children had grown up, but the old man died. A. vanished B. submerged C. elapsed D. collapsed 29. In her youth, she was keen on reading novels and admired the creativity which _______ among the young writers. A. partitioned B. participated C. paralyzed D. prevailed 30. The cheerful look of the woman is _______ of her happy marriage. A. obvious B. eloquent C. clear
D. ignorant
Exercise 3
CLOZE
Decide which of the choices given below, A, B, C, and D, would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Today, in most of the theatres in Britain, the stages [1] _______ behind a sort of arch, called the stage arch. The arch 1. A. are situated runs across the building with the stage on one side of it and the B. situate C. are situating D. situated auditorium, [2] _______ the audience, on the other. 2. A. to house B. housed C. housing D. having housed The audience is kept to the area [3] _______they can get a clear 3. A. on which view of the stage. The actor can ignore them until the end, when B. from which C. which D. from that they [4] _______ the performance. 4. A. clap B. clarify
Over the last few decades, [5] _______ World WarⅡ,
theatrical conventions have altered. Stage furniture is now [6] _______. Elaborate scenery is used only when it is going to last throughout the play, or when it is [7] _______ constructed that it can be changed quickly. Modern theatres are built [8] _______ the stage extending far in front of the arch. [9] _______ has recently had a revolutionary effect. A change of lighting is as [10] _______ a change of scenery, and simpler and quicker: it can light one part of the stage in place of [11] _______. Curtains also are hardly necessary, since the stage can be [12] ________ to signify the end of a scene. All these [13] _______ have quickened up the pace of the drama. C. applause
D. applaud
5. A. when B. after C. since D. while
6. A. as few as possible B. as little as possible C. as less as possible D. as fewer as possible
7. A. so B. like C. alike D. such
8. A. with B. by
C. through D. and
9. A. Electronic B. Wires C. Electricity D. Energy
10. A. that B. if
C. good as D. though
11. A. either B. neither C. rest D. another
12. A. darkness B. brightened C. bright D. darkened
13. A. innovations
[14] _______, nowadays, people are finding that modern
theatres are built to [15] _______ comfortably for two or three
hours [16] _______. Often they can meet and eat in the
restaurants [17] _______ the theatres. The result of these
improvements is that, [18] _______ the high price of seats,
perhaps [19] _______ people than ever before will keep on
[20] _______ going.
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
B. freedoms C. expositions D. liberations
14. A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C. However D. Consequently
15. A. seat
B. be seating C. sit in D. sit
16. A. in a stretch B. at a stretch C. on a stretch D. with a stretch
17. A. attach to B. attaching to
C. being attached to D. attached to
18. A. in spite of B. despite of C. in stead of D. in case of
19. A. fewer B. more C. most D. less
20. A. theatre B. cinema C. music D. museum
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