For questions 1 15, read the text below and decide

which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.

September 11, 2013 at 2:31am

WITHOUT TV

The most radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since 99.1 percent of
American (1) ___ cannot make this claim, it may be (2) ___ some interest to know why. Certainly, our
(3) ___ of a television has created (4) ___ curiosity, puzzlement, and anger (5) ___ the people we
know, and I suspect even more of these (6) ___ behind our backs. If the Wetherells get
(7) ___ without a TV, why cant we?
We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the dizzy way the
(8) ___ lickered across the screen. A few days later, after I (9) ___ my senses, we took the set to our
local dump, (10) ___ hands in satisfaction and have been without one ever (11) ___.
Now that my TV watching days are (12) ___ me, I can afford to be nostalgic towards it all. I
remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living room watching Ed Sullivan,
one (13) ___ light left on in the corner, laughing (14) ___ the comedians before the (15) ___ came
on. Nevertheless, even warmer and more precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years
with no TV at all.
1
A
B
C
D

housewives
households
holdalls
houseworks

2
A
B
C
D

of
for
at
in

3
A
B
C
D

lack
shortage
need
absence

4
A large
B big
C high

D great
5
A
B
C
D

among
between
within
inside

6
A
B
C
D

beliefs
emotions
opinions
thoughts

7
A
B
C
D

over
on
by
away

8
A
B
C
D

images
drawings
icons
movies

9
B
C
D

Are-established
got
overcame
recovered

10
A
B
C
D

waved
tightened
moved
shook

11
A
B
C
D

since
again
afterwards
before

12
A
B
C
D

past
behind
over
away

13
A
B
C
D

smooth
peaceful
soft
tender

14
A
B
C
D

for
at
with
by

15
A
B
C
D

announcements
publications
clips
commercials

ad _Vy_ (st)
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Key:
1B
2A
3A
4D
5A
6B
7C
8A
9D
10 D
11 A
12 B
13 C

14 B
15 D