TEST 2000

THEN AND NOW

"Among the Americans who served on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common
virtue." These words, spoken years ago by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimits, then
Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, are
inscribed on a plaque beneath an American flag that flies day and night an unusual
tribute over the jagged summit of Mount Suribachi.
To the Marines who fought their way to this spot on February 23, 1945 D-plus-4
in the invasion of Iwo Jima it would no doubt seem strange to return today and ride
in a comfortable station wagon over a paved, two-lane road. The cliffs that they would
remember as mottled brown, pocked with Japanese pillboxes and cave positions spitting
death, are green now and the mood is one of peace, disturbed only occasionally by the
drone of an approaching plane.
Today the flag that flies over the 546-foot cone of Suribachi is still ruffled by breezes
that often bear a faint tinge of sulphur from the live volcanic cracks and fuma-roles
below.
Appropriately, Iwo Jima means "Sulphur Island." But only the Japanese name is ever
used here that is what the Marines always called it, and that is what 92,000,000
Japanese, to whom this eight-square-mile black dot in the western Pacific is equally a
monument to the valor of their fighting men, have always called it.
For the Japanese forces in the Pacific also had tht. finest hour on this lonely,
ever-smoking heap of cinders about midway between Tokyo and Guam. Under General
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, who committed suicide with E short sword in the traditional
Japanese warrior's way when all hope was gone, more than 20,000 fought to the enc and
only 1,083 prisoners yielded.
Man-made caves had been the key to the Japanese defense. Connected in many cases
by lateral tunnels, and impervious to bombing and shelling except in the event ol a lucky
direct hit, they provided the defenders with interlocking fields of fire covering virtually
every inch of the island.
But, on the twenty-sixth day of the battle, the men oi the Third, Fourth and Fifth
marine Divisions, pressing forward without regard for casualties that left some units with
hardly any of the men who had participated in the initial assault, eradicated all
opposition.
The 400 or so men of the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard who occupy Iwo Jima
today find the island a place of serenity, peace and monotony. They are assigned here
for twelve-month terms. The fourteen Coast Guard men run a LORAN long-range air
navigational station; the Air Force contingent operates an emergency landing strip and
weather and communication services on the site of the former Motoyama Airfield No.2.
Fresh food comes to the island from Japan twice a week by plane.
Iwo Jima is still strategic in the sense that it serves as a refuge for pilots in
difficulty. Two or three planes a month, on the average, set down on the 9,600-foot
asphalt runway to repair mechanical defects developed in mid-ocean flight.
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Choose the best variant.

1. The Japanese forces were finally forced to yield as a result of .........
A bayonet charge
B aerial bombardment and naval shelling
C the suicide of their own commanding general
D direct land attack on their hidden positions
2. The picture of the island today is one of.........
A. hope for the future
B. devastation and ruin
C. calm and quiet
D. despair
3. American forces now on Iwo are there ........ .
A to present Iwo from falling into the hands of enemy
B to maintain a large cemetery
C so that the native population may be helped back to normalcy
D to assist airplanes and monitor navigation
4. We learn that the Japanese in their defense of the island .........
A dug into the cliffs of the mountains
B relied heavily on natural advantages
C used trickery and ingenuity
D made remarkable use of a secret airfield
5. Food for the American forces on Iwo Jima.........
A is raised by the natives
B comes from Japan
C is delivered by many ships
D is shipped from America
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II. Choose the best variant.

6. "It's a sad story. We ........ to be married, but he ........ in a car crash."
A ought, was killed
B were, was killed
C wanted, killed
D are going, has been killed
7. He had written his address down the last morning, she remembered, and said
that if she ....... to Paris he ....... happy to see her again.
A had ever come, will feel
B comes, will be
C would come, may be
D ever came, would be
8. Girls called Rosemary get married in white veil and take ....... from
their ....... and wait in the evenings in green suburbs for their commuting
hus bands.
A advices, mothers-in-law
B some advice, mother-in-laws
C an advice, mother's-in-Iaw
D advice, mothers-in-law
9. Her hands were shaking. He leaned over and took ........ lighter from her
hands, steadily held ....... flame to her cigarette.
A the, the
B a, a
C a, D her, her
10. He was good at tennis and in his room there was a whole shelf of cups he
...... in tournaments since he ....... eleven years old.
A won, had been
B had been winning, turned
C has won, has been
D had won, was
11. Minnie had a gift for mathematics and probably could get ...... teaching in
the department if she ...... it upon graduation.
A a job, wanted
B work, will have wanted
C job, wished
D a position, wants
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12. Then he was suddenly on the steps of the city hall and ....... a lot of police
around.
A it was
B there was
C there were
D has seen
13. If ...... David or Jane comes, she or he will want a drink.
A neither
B both
C either
D none
14. We had ....... dinner at ..... Alfredo's. It wasn't ....... bad dinner, but I cannot
say I remember what we ate.
A ........, ........, ........
B the, the, a
C ........, ........, a
D a, the, ........
15. "My mother died when I was ten. My father had had three ...... wives: two
of them were only two years older than I am now, and ...... was younger."
A other, another
B others, the other
C another, other
D other, the other
16. She finally said, "I'm going on vacation in ...... time I won't be seeing you
then for a month."
A two weeks
B a weeks'
C two week's
D a couple of weeks'
17. I stood hesitating, I saw a fishing boat ..... slowly into the little bay below
me.
A As, come
B During, coming
C When, to come
D While, to have come
18. By the time I ...... the garden gate, I ...... over the first shock of her death
and my mind was functionin again.
A. had reached, got
B. reached, had been getting
C. reached, had got
D. have reached, have got
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19. There is no ....., ...... or ..... driver in the world than an Italian.
A more wild, more mad, more dangerous
B wilder, madder, dangerouser
C wilder, madder, more dangerous
D wilder, more mad, more dangerous
20. He stayed ...... for a long time, staring at the box. I watched him,
wondering what his ..... move was to be.
A motionless, the next
B motionlessly, next
C motionlessly, further
D motionless, next
21. The building in the middle of the village is a supermarket, but it ....... a
cinema.
A used to being
B was used to be
C used to be
D was used being
22. "I am sure," said Holmes, "he ..... through the door. The window doesn't
open."
A could to enter
B must have entered
C ought have entered
D should have been entered
23. You see my dilemma ...... I must find the man who stole the examination
papers ...... the examination must be postponed until new papers ...... prepared.
A Either, or, are
B Either, nor, must be
C Neither, nor, will have been
D Either, or, will be
24. He stood stiff and impotent with anger. She stared into the mirror as if he
......... .
A doesn't exist
B didn't exist
C hadn't existed
D won't exist
25. He suddenly felt a strange uneasiness in the middle of the stomach. It was
the first time he ..... a touch of indigestion during these anxious weeks.
A has had
B had
C had had
D has
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III. MY FRIEND LUCY

My best friend's name is Lucy. She is also a (26) ....... by
marriage because (27) ........ brother, William, married my
sister, Ruth. Lucy is (28) ...... than me but we (29) ...... very well
because we have (30) ...... tastes and interests.
We are about the same (31) ....... but we don't look very
much (32) ........ because she is (33) ....... while my skin and hair
are (34) ........ fairer than hers.
We first (35) ....... at my sister's wedding.
She is the (36) ...... girl in her family so I thought she
would be a (37) ...... spoilt. But we liked (38) ...... from the
(39).... moment and I soon (40).... friends with her.
26.A familiar
27.A her
28.A elder
29.A fit
30.A alike
31.A height
32.A alike
33.A dark hair
34.A many
35.A encountered
36.A alone
37.A few
38.A each other
39.A first
40.A got

B parent
B his
B elderly
B get on
B likely
B high
B common
B dark-haired
B more
B knew
B lonely
B girl
B one other
B one
B grew

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C partner
C their
C more old
Cgo on
C same
C highness
C like
C hair dark
C most
C got to know
C only
C little
C ourselves
C prime
C made

D relative
D your
D older
D match
D similar
D tall
D similar
D dark
D much
D met
D single
D lot
D the other
D principal
D went