Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
A library is a collection of books and informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word "library" comes from "liber", the Latin word for "book". , library collections have almost always contained . Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only printed materials as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, audio visual and online databases. In addition to maintaining collections within library buildings, modern libraries often feature telecommunications links provide users with access to information at remote sites.
Read and do the following tasks.
One of my favourite websites is lyricstraining.com. It's great because you can learn English while you listen to your favourite songs. You choose a song and then listen to the song and complete the lyrics. _____
a. Another good feature is that you can repeat a line of the song as often as you want, until you know the missing word.
b. The good points include the fact that there are lots of up-to-date groups you can listen to such as The Script or One Direction.
c. In addition, you can choose the level: beginner, intermediate or expert, depending on your level of English.
Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text.
Choose the sentence that can end the text most appropriately.
Four phrases/sentences have been removed from the text below. Choose the correct answer to complete the text. Write only the letter A-D in each blank.
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A. to go outside and look at the stars B. to see the moon and stars to find their way C. It can stop us sleeping and give us headaches. D. There are many reasons why this is a problem. |
On the evening of 26 September 2019, the streets of Geneva in Switzerland went dark. This usually happens when there is a problem with the electricity, but this time the lights were turned off to allow people . This is often impossible in a city because of light pollution
Light pollution is when light from streetlamps or buildings makes the night less dark. Animals sleep less because they think it is still daytime. Birds that fly to warmer countries in the autumn need , but light pollution makes this difficult. Insects and birds in cities often fly towards lights at night, crash into buildings and die.
Light pollution is also bad for us. . Also, we don't see the same sky that people in the past did. This means we almost never see one of the greatest sights in the world: the millions of stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Hundreds of thousands of people have never seen it in their lives.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
What does the sign say?
NO DIVING
SHALLOW WATER
What does the notice say?
Clothes on sale cannot be returned
Try them on before you buy them!
You can bring the clothes you buy home and try them on.
The sale will end soon, so you should buy clothes now.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
Tom has never talked to a foreigner before.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
We / spend / time / rehearse / play / last Saturday.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
It / snow / heavy / train / not / move fast.
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
MICKEY MANTLE
Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.
Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a "switch-hitter" who could bat both right-handed and left-handed. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America's fascination with him.
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a "natural": a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father's dreams and drank to forget his father's early death.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Mantle began to play professionally _____.
The word "symbolized" in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to _____.
Why did Mantle drink?
to forget his father's early death
The word "constant" in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _____.
unpopular
Which of the followings is NOT true according to the passage?
Be sure not to _____ too much on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language.
Mike is talking to Nick about gender equality.
Mike: I think women should stay at home and look after the family.
Nick: _____. Nowadays, many women go out to work and participate in social activities.
Since the computer _____, it has made considerable changes to our daily life.
They wanted to know _____ it took to travel to Ho Chi Minh City by train.
My parents first met each other _____ a cold Sunday afternoon.
Linda is fond of _____ so she has decided _____ in the master chef contest.
Ha Long Bay is famous all over the world for its natural _____.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Read the following announcement and choose the best answer for each blank.
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