10. CHARLIE CHAPLIN

The person I am going to write about is Charlie Chaplin. He has always been one of

my favorite actors and I really (41)_____ his films.

          Charlie was born in London in 1889. Both his parents were music hall performers. His father was a drunkard and his mother later (42)______  mad. Life was hard and Charlie and his half brother, Sidney, were sent to a(n) (43)______  for a time.

          He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten he was a regular performer. When he was 17, he went on a tour of the USA where he was (44) _______ and given a part in a Hollywood film. His early films were not particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (45) _______, “The Tramp”, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and with the hat and cane. Soon he had had his own (46)_______  built and was making his own films which included “The Gold Rush”, “Modern Times” and “The Great Dictator”.

          In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (47) _______. Silent films were no longer so popular. Chaplin went to Europe but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (48) _______  of being a communist. The authorities finally let him back in 1972 and he was (49)_______  an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home.

          Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times. He only found happiness with his fourth marriage in 1943. When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (50) _______ comedians.

1.       A. admire              B. admit                C. claim                D. encourage

2.       A. ended               B. went                 C. came                D. began

3.       A. orphanage         B. institution C. shelter               D. lodging

4. A. spotted         B. elected              C. set                    D. drafted

5. A. achievement  B. completion        C. fiction               D. masterpiece

6. A. factory                   B. workshop                   C. studio               D. stage

7.       A. slide                 B. split                  C. decline              D. discredit

8. A. suspected     B. doubted            C. considered        D. abused

9. A. prized           B. awarded            C. delivered           D. rewarded

10. A. ever            B. before               C. previously         D. present

11. DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES

The Southwestern States of the United States suffered one of the worst droughts in their history from 1931 to 1938. The drought (41) ______ the entire country. Few food crops could be grown. Food became (42)______, and prices went up (43) ______ the nation. Hundreds of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the help of the federal government. In 1944, drought brought great damage to (44)______  all Latin America. The drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, (45)______  it continued throughout the summer of 1945. From 1950 to 1954 in the   

United States, the South and Southwest suffered a (46)______  drought. Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to ship their cattle to other regions because (47)______  lands had no grass. The federal government again (48)______  an emergency drought-relief program. It offered farmers (49)______  credit and seed grains (50)______  low prices.

1.       A. pushed             B. incurred            C. occurred           D. affected

2.       A. scarce               B. mystified           C. hidden              D. uncommon

3.       A. over                  B. throughout        C. all                     D. across

4.       A. near                  B. totally               C. almost              D. factually

5.       A. which               B. that                   C. where               D. when

6.       A. heavy                B. sharp                C. strict                 D. severe

7.       A. pasture             B. culture              C. moisture           D. manure

8.       A. carried              B. conducted         C. convened                   D. conformed

9.       A. emergency        B. crisis                 C. tension              D. disaster

10.     A. to                     B. in                      C. over                  D. at

12. DRUGS

Drugs are one of the (56) ________ profession’s most valuable tools. Doctors prescribe drugs to (57) ________ or prevent many diseases. Every year, penicillin and other (58) ________ drugs save the lives of countless victims of pneumonia and other dangerous infectious diseases. Vaccines prevent attacks by such diseases as (59) ________, polio, and smallpox. The use of these and many other drugs (60) ________ helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives than would (61) ________ have been possible.

Almost all our most important drugs, however, were unknown before the 1900’s. For example, the sulfa drugs and antibiotics did not come into use (62) ________ the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. Before that time, about 25 percent of all pneumonia victims in the United States died of the disease. The new drugs quickly reduced the (63) ________ rate from pneumonia to less than 5 percent. Polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. At that time, polio struck about 30,000 to 50,000 Americans each year. (64)________ 1960, the use of the vaccine has reduced the number of new polio cases to about 3,000 a year. In 1900, most Americans did not live (65) ________ the age of 47. Today, Americans live an average of more than 70 years, in great part because of the use of modern drugs.

56.   A. medical     B. medicine      C. health           D. medic

57.   A. solve         B. settle            C. ruin              D. treat

58.   A. germ-killing                       B. helping         C. saving     D. rescuing

59.   A. AIDS        B. measles        C. influenza      D. hiccups

60.   A. would have                        B. have             C. has          D. did

61.   A. only          B. even             C. also             D. otherwise

62.   A. until          B. to                 C. onto             D. upon

63.   A. end           B. ruin              C. death           D. termination

64.   A. About       B. By               C. To               D. Prior

65.     A. past        B. passing    C. well         D. through

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (41) _______ of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (42)______. When there is a language (43)______, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions (44) ______ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (45) ______ to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.

     Body language (46) ______ ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod (47) ______ approval, while shaking the head (48) ______ a negative reaction.

     Other form of nonlinguistic language can be (49) ______ in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.

     (50) ______ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

41. A. usage           B. use                   C. employment                D. utility

42. A. address                 B. speech              C. utterances                   D. claims

43. A. barrier                   B. obstacles C. divisions           D. separation

44. A. point           B. signify               C. imply                          D. stand

45. A. refer            B. rotate                C. resort                         D. revolve

46.     A. progresses        B. transmits C. remits                         D. emits

47. A. signifies       B. signs                 C. registers            D. presents

48. A. predicates    B. indicates  C. abdicates          D. implicates

49. A. traced                   B. trailed               C. found                         D. explored

50. A. While          B. As           C. Because            D. Until

The Great Pyramid of Giza, a monument of wisdom and prophecy, was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C. (41)________ its antiquity, certain (42)________ of its construction make it one of the truly great wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are (43)________ almost on exactly true north, south, east and west – an incredible engineering feat. The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were (44)________ on astronomical observations.

Explorations and detailed examinations on the base of the structure (45)________ many intersecting lines. Further scientific (46)________ indicates that these (47)________ a type of time line of events – past, present, and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to (48)________ with known facts of the past. Others are prophesied for future generations and are presently under (49)________.

Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings, or (50)________ built by a race far superior to any known today?

41.   A. Though B. In spite      C. By                  D. Despite

42.   A. tenets                          B. relics              C. aspects        D. properties

43.   A. lined     B. aligned       C. assigned         D. fathomed

44.   A. set        B. based        C. fitted              D. founded

45.   A. reveal    B. testify        C. impose           D. reset

46.   A. volume B. trial            C. study              D. text

47.   A. front     B. represent    C. repose            D. forward

48.   A. tangle    B. consort      C. resort             D. coincide

49.   A. inspection B. introduction C. recommendation      D. investigation

50.   A. that       B. which        C. such               D. one

Most ghost stories are (41)________ in mysterious, old houses or castles. The ghosts themselves whose (42)________ wander the earth at night, are usually the victims of some horrible crimes. This is not always the case as the following story (43)________.

    When my friend, Paul, was a schoolboy, he often used to chat to Mr. Scott, an elderly gentlemen living on his own. Mr. Scott was a keen gardener. He would always be looking after his lawn or his flowers and Paul was (44)________ the habit of saying a few words to him over the fence.

One summer’s evening, as Paul was on his way home from school, he saw, as (45)________, Mr. Scott in his garden. The old man was busily weeding his flowerbeds. When he saw Paul, he invited him into the garden with a (46)________ of his hand. Slowly, they strolled all around, admiring the various flowers. Then, to Paul’s surprise, Mr. Scott bent down and picked a (47)________ of his finest dahlias. ‘Here boy,’ he said. ‘Give these to your mother.’

No sooner had he arrived home than he (48)________ the flowers to his mother. He then told her that they were with Mr. Scott’s compliments. His mother’s face went red with anger. ‘You wicked boy!’ she shouted. ‘How (49)________you say such a thing! I (50)________ into his daughter in the supermarket this morning. She told me that the poor old chap had passed away in his sleep last Friday.’

41.  A. set               B. put             C. fixed        D. programmed

42.  A. bodies         B. minds         C. spirits      D. phantoms

43.  A. points          B. indicates     C. states       D. shows

44.      A. on               B. in               C. within      D. with

45.      A. frequent       B. common    C. often        D. usual

46. A. rise              B. spread        C. wave        D. shake

47.  A. carton          B. bunch        C. roll          D. packet

48.  A. submitted    B. turned        C. presented D. demonstrated

49.  A. should         B. dare           C. would      D. wrong

50.      A. bumped       B. struck        C. rushed     D. knocked