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INTELLIGENCE TEST
Schools exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out how
much knowledge we have (1) . But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t
it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don’t have any (2) sense?
Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and (3) to new situations and it is usually
tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology
that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present tests are still the most popular ways of
measuring intelligence. A person’s IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The
most common IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946.
By 1976 it had 1300 members in Britain. Today there are 44000 in Britain and 100000
worldwide, largely in the US. People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of
100, and those score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This (4) at 2% of the population.
Anyone from the age of six can take the tests. All the questions are straightforward and most
people can answer them if (5) enough time. But that’s the problems – the whole point of the
tests is that they’re against the clock
How men first learnt to (6) words is unknown; in other words, the origin of
language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (7) invented
certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could
communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (8)
certain signs, called letters, which could be
combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds,
whetherspoken or written in letters, are called words.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts
in words that (9) powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use
of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can
convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association
can (10)
men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, or they will
make our speech silly and vulgar.
Question 6. A. invent B. create C. make D. discover
Question 7. A. whatever B. however C. somewhat D. somehow
Question 8. A. at B. upon C. for D. in
Question 9. A. interest B. appeal C. attract D. lure
Question 10. A. take B. send C. break D. move
Health is something we tend to (11) when we have it. When our body is doing well, we
are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (12) we are young. In fact, childhood
has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know
very little how to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a
century ago,(13) , scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed.
The cause of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery
spread, the world became (14) safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred
years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people
can expect to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical
science will continue to (15) . Some people will be able to avoid medical
problems that are unavoidable today.
One of the most beautiful parts of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is
situated in the north-west of England and consists of high hills, mountains and, of course, lakes.
In all, there are 16 lakes, of (16) the largest is Lake Windermere. Over the years many writers
have been (17) with this region but there can be no (18) that the most famous of all was
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), who was born and lived almost the whole of his life there. He
had close connections with the village of Grasmere, where he lived for some thirteen years. He
loved this particular part of England and many of his poems of the joy he felt when surrounded
by beautiful countryside
Every year more than 14 million people from Britain and abroad visit the Lake District to
enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains while others sail boats on
the lakes or simply sit admiring the (19) views. Unfortunately, the region is becoming a
victim of its own success in attracting visitors. (20) come to the Lake District that they
threaten to destroy the peace and quite which many are searching for there
English has without a (21) become the second language of Europe and the world.
European countries which have most (22) assimilated English into daily life are England's
neighbors in Northern Europe: Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the rest of
Scandinavia.
The situation is so (23) that any visitor to the Netherlands will soon be aware of the
pressure of English on daily life: television, radio and print bring it into every home and the
schoolyard conversation of children; advertisers use it to (24) up their message, journalists
take refuge in it when their home-bred skills fail them. Increasingly one hears the (25) that
Dutch will give way to English as the national tongue within two or three generations.
Here is a wonderful opportunity at a small cost to visit the truly remarkable island of Cuba. We
have (26) rooms at some of the finest hotels for periods of 7 and 14 nights. You may
divide your time between relaxing and exploring this beautiful country by taking advantage of our
extensive excursion programme.
The diversity of such a small country is amazing and, as it is set in the warm waters of
Caribbean, it is (27) to have one of the most pleasant climates in the world. Cuba, being
so small, is not only an ideal country to tour, but it's also a place where visitors can relax and (28)
in exotic surroundings. Not only has nature (29) Cuba with magnificent
coast and some fine sandy beaches, but there are also extensive facilities near them. Most
beaches are close to important sites such as international parks with their abundant wildlife, flora
and fauna.
Because the south of the island is blessed with being the driest region in the country most
hotels are situated here. Rain is however (30) in the north from December to July.
Question 26. A. reserved B. registered C. required D. retained
Question 27. A. suggested B. hoped C. reputed D. credited
Question 28. A. unwind B. uncoil C. unburden D.
unroll
Question 29. A. enhanced B. endowed C. endured D.enlightened
Question 30. A. unusual B. interminable C. inevitable D.unfortunate
All men should study, we have to study to (31) our knowledge and develop our intelligence.
An uneducated man can only utilize his body strength to work and live. An educated man,
without this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good inflection. This
intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly (32)
cleverly
In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated
considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but (33)
workers must also (34) an education
In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Man must spend seven or
eight years studying. From ploughmen to laborers in these nations, no one is (35) to read a
book or a paper fluently
Question 31:A. wide B. widely C. widen D. broad
Question 32:A. and B. but C. yet D. or
Question 33: A. simple B. easy C. hard D. manual
Question 34:A. learn B. study C. acquire D. know
Question 35:A. able B. unable C. not D. never
School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of test we take. They find out how much
knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t it a
fact that some people who are very academically successful don’t have any common sense.
Intelligence is the speed (36) which we can understand and react to new
situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientist are now preparing
(37) computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present tests are
still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.
A person’s IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The most common
IT tests are (38) by Mensa, an organization that was found in England in 1946. By 1976, it
had 1,300 members in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide largely
in the US.
People taking the tests are judged in (39) to an average score of 100, and those
who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2 percent of the population.
Anyone from the age of six can take tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people
can answer them if allowed enough time. But that’s the problem; the whole (40) of the
test is that they’re against the clock.
Question 36. A. to B. on C. at D. in
Question 37. A. ahead B. upper C. forward D. advanced
Question 38. A. steered B. commanded C. run D. appointed
Question 39. A. relation B. regard C. association D. concern
Question 40. A. reason B. question C. matter D. point
The elementary means of communicating with other people is (41) messages by voice.
This fact is widely acknowledged and we recognize the voice as a feature characterizing the
identity of a person. The array of voices is immeasurable as no two are exactly similar. They can
be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in accordance with the individual physical (42) of the
throat
One possible implementation of the art of voice recognition is voice profiling used by
police analysts as a method of (43) court evidence in trials. Every year thousands of
audiotapes with recorded interviews or casual utterances are put to the purpose to help identity
the probable culprit. Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that people can give
themselves away by their accents, infections or other voice attributes like pitch, intensity and
loudness. A recorded sample is usually (44) into electric impulses and later transformed
into a pictorial recording which is processed by a computer program. Very frequently voice
analysts have a stab at deciphering the relevant information which may be mingled with
background noise or other interfering sounds until they attain the desired results.
Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victim by
phone or inform about bomb planting or those who make offensive calls (3=45) the peace
of decent citizens.
Reading is Fun
More and more people are discovering that sharing and talking about their favorite books
with others can be as rewarding as the act of reading itself. For people who feel that they are too
busy to sit down with a book, a book club helps them schedule time to read, others have gained
self-confidence by (46) in or leading a discussion. And most people enjoy the chance to
(47) new friends
A successful book club should have a group that is small enough so even the quiet people
can be heard but also big enough for many different opinions. The best arrangement is a (48)
of ages, sexes, and backgrounds for more reading variety and livelier discussions
The book club could (49) in one subject or type of book, like mysteries, science
fiction, or biographies. Or the members could read books of all types, as long as the book is
highly recommended by someone who thinks it would be (50) discussing
Some book clubs meet in places like bookstores, public libraries, or restaurants, but most
have their meetings in members’ homes. The approach simply offers more privacy and time for
longer meetings. To make the meeting go smoothly, a leader should be appointed. The leader
will usually start the discussion by asking what the author’s main idea was. Book club members
should never be afraid to offer their opinions, even if they don’t like a book. They just need to be
prepared to explain why.
Everyone has got two personalities - the one that is shown to the world and the other that is
secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you are (51) because you can
control yourself. But when you are asleep, your feeling position shows the real you. In a normal
(52) , of course, people often change their positions. The important position is the one you
go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person. You usually believe people and
you accept new things or new ideas easily. You don’t like to make people sad, so you never
express your (53) feeling. You are quite shy.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you
always easily become sad. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you (54)
having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of
yourself. You are shy and don’t like meeting people. You (55) to be on your own. You are
easily hurt.
If you ask anyone who invented television, they will tell you that it was John Logie Baird.
While Baird was, of course, extremely important in the history of television, it would be more
accurate to see his role as part of a (56) of events which finally led to television as we know it
today.
The history of television really begins in 1817 with the discovery by Berzelius, a Swedish
chemist, of the chemical selenium. It was found that the amount of electric current that selenium
could carry depended on how much light struck it.
This discovery directly led to G. R. Carey, an American inventor, (57) _ up with the
first real television system in 1875. His system used selenium to transmit a picture along wires to
a row of light bulbs. This picture was not very clear, however.
Over the next few years, a number of scientists and inventors simplified and improved on
Carey's system. It was not until1923 that Baird made the first practical transmission. Once again,
the picture was (58) through wires, but it was much clearer than Carey's had been almost
fifty years before.
The Second World War (59) the development of television. After the war, television
sets began to flood the market, with the first mass TV audience watching the baseball World Series
in the USA in 1947. Within a few years, television had captured the (60) of the whole world.
Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it
often (61) small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the
rocks are slowly worn away. In this way, even very hard rocks are worn away by the wind.
When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them
down the hillsides. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea.
Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so
loses very (62) of its soil. The roots of plants help to (63) the rocks and soil in place.
Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus,
forests and grasslands help to slow down erosion.
Even where the land is (64) covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the
spring, the (65) snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in
streams. As a stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. After
thousands of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed.
It stands to reason that a city like Los Angeles, which is home to the rich and famous, is also
where you find the Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants.
Celebrity Personal Assistants is a unique group among Hollywood professionals.
(66) the lawyers and agents who rub shoulders with the stars and make millions, personal
assistants (PAs) are not paid well. They typically earn about $56,000 a year which, (67)
their round-the-clock obligations, isn’t much by Hollywood standards. As for the job description,
it’s also far from glamorous.
Responsibilities include doing laundry, fetching groceries and paying bills. So what's the
attraction? One celebrity PA says, ‘I don’t (68) myself a vain or superficial person, but it
would be wrong to say that we all don't like being close to someone's that's powerful.’ But not
everyone is qualified for the job.
Rita Tateel teaches would-be assistants to the stars and begins her lessons with some
(69) truths: 'You must be in good health at all times, because you are running a
celebrity's life. If you get sick their life can't just stop. And you need to be flexible and able to
(70) in all kinds of hours. You have to be a can-do person. If there’s one word that
celebrities don't want to hear, that word is “no”.’
If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has
become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little doubt it is here to
stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (71) even
environmental ones. It's not really the plastic themselves that are the environmental evil - it's the
way society chooses to use and abuse them.
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal-
non-renewable natural (72) We import well over three millions tones of the stuff in
Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (33) of our
annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this constitutes about 7% by weight of our
domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic
recycling (74) is growing fast.
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich - they have a higher calorific value
than coal and one (75) of "recovery" strongly favoured by the plastic manufacturers is
the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
INFLUENCES OF TELEVISION
Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the
world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting
observations have been made.
Television, although not essential, has become a(n) (76) part of most people’s lives.
It has become a baby-sitter, an initiator of conversations, a major transmitter of culture, and a
keeper of traditions. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it
becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer. The poor quality of programs
does not elevate people into greater (77) .
The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the
history of TV development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the
radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the
close relationship, which the advertisers had with radio programs, became the system for
American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually
produced the programs. Thus, coming from the capitalistic, profit-oriented sector of American
society, television is primarily (78) with reflecting and attracting society rather than
innovating and experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing
audience possible; to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than challenging.
Television in America today remains, to a large (79) , with the same organization
and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for some evolution and true achievement
toward improving society will require a change in the (80) system.
Question 76. A. integral B. mixed C. fractional D. superior
Question 77. A. preconception B. knowledge
C. understanding D. feeling
Question 78. A. concerned B. interested C. worried D. connected
Question 79. A. extent B. degree C. size D. amount
Question 80. A. total B. full C. entire D. complete
In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this figure
had grown to more than 5000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail track to
encircle the world covered this small island, (81) the nature of travel forever and
contributing to the industrial revolution that changed the course of history in many parts of the
world.
Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly (82)
In a single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, cutting previous
journey times by huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (83) of ordinary
people. Previously, many people had never ventured beyond the outskirts of their town and
villages. The railway brought them greater freedom and enlightenment.
In the 19th century, the railway in Britain represented something more than just the
business of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and,
frequently,
(84) luxury. But the railways did more than revolutionize travel; they also left a
distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns and industrial centers
(85)
up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed rivers and
valleys and the railway stations themselves became desirable places to spend time between
journeys.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (86) between the
human and the machine. All, body parts will be replaceable. Computers will function like the
human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then
produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will
appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to
transfer our spirit, including our (87) and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose
to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit
transfer, they will figure out (88) to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside
within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.
Miniature robots will be built to travel through your blood stream and repair damage.
Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you
will (89)
a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of
the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of
images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (90) your illness, or to prove to your
employer that you really, were sick.
Question 86. A. variety B. change C. difference D. appearance
Question 87. A. experience B. memories C. actions D. health
Question 88. A. what B. when C. why D. how
Question 89. A. swallow B. chew C. vomit D. drink
Question 90. A. notice B. diagnose C. watch D. observe
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, lakes or on the ocean,
(91) on the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces
on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational,
focusing
(92) learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large
role. It is also one of the oldest Olympic sports. In the United States, Australia and Canada, high
school and collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew.
(93) rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses
the oars which are held in place by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is
a demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (94) and cardiovascular
endurance.
Since the action of rowing has become fairly popular throughout the world, there are many
different types of (95) _ . These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps
racing, and the side-by-side format used in the Olympic Games. The many different formats are a
result of the long history of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and
specific local requirements and restrictions.
Sugar was for a long time a luxury and in the opinion of the medical profession it still
should be. During the nineteenth century, however, manufactures discovered (96) of
producing it in vast quantities and it has since become one of the staple articles of diet,
particularly for the lower social classes. It has the advantages of being comparatively cheap,
easily digested, rich in energy and useful for flavoring. Its major drawbacks are that it lacks
every nourishing quality except that of giving energy, and because of its attractive flavor it (97)
to displace
other much more valuable foods from the diet. Most serious of all is its adverse (98) on
health, since excessive consumption can cause heart trouble, obesity and dental decay. The latter
is widespread among the inhabitants of western countries. From the very young to the very old,
(99) anyone escapes. Yet if parents would drastically reduce the (100) of
confectionery they allow their children to eat, the extend of dental decay would soon be made