Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it3. She is good meteorology . A. at B. in C. on D. for 4. The babies when Alice came. A. were sleeping B. have slept C. is sleeping D. has slept 5. , dancing and painting are examples of non-verbal communication. A. smiling B. chatting C. singing D. emailing 6. Nam: I managed to pass the test! Mai: ____________________ A.Thats a relief! B. Oh no ! C. Thats awful ! D. Thats shocking ! II.Supply the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. (0,75 pt) 1. I (usually take) . to the cinema by my parents every month. 2. By this time tomorrow, I (learn) . Japanese at Language Center. 3. If I (know) . his address, I would give it to you. C. READING ( 2,25 points) I.Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces( 0,75 pt). Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) with each other. Although these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (3) information travels fast. 1. A. communicate B. communicating C. to communicate D. communication 2. A. quickly B. quick C. slowly D. slow 3. A. technology B. technological C. technique D. technical II.Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it ( 1,5 pts). In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China. English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the worlds radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the worlds scientific papers are printed in English. It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers. |