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39. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
A. Because Tom laziness, he failed the exain.
Tom failed the exam because of he was lazy.
C. Because Tom was lazy, he failed the exam.
D. Tom failed the exam due to Tom was lazy.
B.
40. People are using computers in all kinds of work.
A. Computers are being used in all kinds of work by people.
B. Computer are used in all kinds of work.
C. Computer are being used in all kinds of work.
D. All kinds of work is being used by computers.
V. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank
Amelia Earhart, America's most famous woman pilot, was born into a (41)
number of crashes, which were fairly common in the (42).
family in 1897. At the age of 23, she began taking flying lessons in California. In spite of having a
to make flying her career.
days of aviation, she decided
In 1932 she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic. She set out on
May 20th, and not only did she succeed in arriving safely, but she (43)
time as well. She was awarded honors of all kinds. As her fame grew, she travelled around the country
giving lectures and promoting women's rights.
to do it in record
In 1937, she decided to do something that no woman had tried before to fly all the way round
the world. She reached Australia, and set (44)
on the last part of her journey across the
Pacific on July 2nd. A few hours later, she sent a radio message saying she was running short of fuel.
Then there was silence. President Roosevelt immediately had the area searched, but the 9 ships and 66
planes were unable to find any sign of her. Since her death, there have been many (45)
about her: some say that she was captured by the Japanese, others claim that she lived on a South
Pacific island with a fisherman. However, although many people have tried to work out exactly what
happened, no trace of her or the plane has ever been found.
41. A. health
42. A. late
43. A. managed
44. A. on
45. A. claims
B. healthful
B. sunny
B. succeeded
B. off
B. lies
C. wealth
C. bright
C. wanted
C. in
C. stories
VI. Reading the text then answer the questions below: (2 points)
U. N. diplomats abandoned efforts to draft that would outlaw human cloning. They will likely
settle for a weaker statement, and won't seek a widespread ban, officials said. The debate began when
Italy introduced a document into the U.N. to stop any attempt at cloning human life. The Belgians
objected to the use of the term "human life" in the document, because they fear it would put a stop to
all forms of human cloning.
46. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. a disagreement on cloning
B. the definition of "life"
D. wealthy
D. early
D. failed
D. of
D. objections
[1] There is near universal support among the United Nations' 191 members for a ban on
reproductive cloning-creating cloned babies. [2] Many countries have wrestled over whether to allow
cloning for stem cell and other types of research. [3] Indeed, many researchers believe that stem cells
could be used to repair nerve tissue or cure diseases, including Alzheimer's. [4] Stem cells are taker
from an embryo and cloned, but extracting these cells kills the embryo. Opponents say that this equal
to murder.
C. reasons why cloning should be banned
D. the arguments against cloning babies