Choose the best option to complete the passage
Part 1. Choose the best option to complete the passage. (2 points)
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way (1) _____________ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2) _____________ a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) _____________ in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) _____________ of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) _____________ are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices (6) _____________ Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) _____________ carry out calculations. (8) _____________, neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) _____________ it is easy to learn and use.
(10) _____________ these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Part 2. Read the passage then fill in the gaps with one suitable word (3 points)
SAVING THE TIGER
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1) _____________ Indian Government agreed to set (2) _____________ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (3) _____________ save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4) _____________ that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) _____________ was quickly turning into a desert (6) _____________ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (7) _____________ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (8) _____________ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) _____________ for tigers to hide in, and there are now at (10) _____________ forty of them (11) _____________ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (12) _____________ deer and monkeys than before. The people (13) _____________ were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) _____________ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks (15) _____________ little safer.
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way (1) _____________ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2) _____________ a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3) _____________ in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) _____________ of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) _____________ are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices (6) _____________ Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) _____________ carry out calculations. (8) _____________, neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) _____________ it is easy to learn and use.
(10) _____________ these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Part 2. Read the passage then fill in the gaps with one suitable word (3 points)
SAVING THE TIGER
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1) _____________ Indian Government agreed to set (2) _____________ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (3) _____________ save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4) _____________ that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) _____________ was quickly turning into a desert (6) _____________ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (7) _____________ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (8) _____________ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) _____________ for tigers to hide in, and there are now at (10) _____________ forty of them (11) _____________ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (12) _____________ deer and monkeys than before. The people (13) _____________ were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) _____________ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks (15) _____________ little safer.