Unit
1 Food Personalities
People express
their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Because we
might choose certain foods to “tell” people something about us, our __1__ can
also be an expression of our
personalities. For example, some people
eat mainly gourmet foods, __2__ caviar and lobster, and they eat only in __3__ restaurants (never in cafeterias or snack bars). They might want to “tell” the world that they know
about the “better things in life.” Human
beings can eat many different kinds of food, but vegetarians choose not to eat __4__. They often have more in
common than just their diet.
Their personalities might be __5__ too. For example, vegetarians in the United
States may be creative people, and
they might not enjoy competitive
sports or job. They worry __6__ the health of the world, and they probably don’t
believe in war. Some people eat mostly “fast food.” One study shows that many fast-food
eaters have a lot in common with __7__, but they are very __8__ from
vegetarians. They are competitive and good __9__ business. They are also
usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters
might not agree with this __10__ of their
personalities, but it is a common picture of them.
Cloze Test
( ) 1. (A) dialects (B)
diets (C) designs (D) dyes
( ) 2. (A) namely (B) that is (C)
such as (D)
as
( ) 3. (A) cheap (B) small (C)
common (D) expensive
( ) 4. (A) meat (B) fruit (C)
vegetables (D) noodles
( ) 5. (A) similar (B) different (C)
indifferent (D) strange
( ) 6. (A) with (B) about (C)
for (D)
within
( ) 7. (A) the others (B) the other (C) one another (D) each other
( ) 8. (A) separate (B) free (C)
different (D) independent
( ) 9. (A) for (B) to (C) of (D)
at
( ) 10. (A) prescription (B) subscription (C) inscription (D) description
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. Caviar and lobster are _____ foods.
(A) cheap (B) expensive (C) healthy (D) junk
( ) 2. In line 7, “They” refers to _____.
(A)
human beings (B) vegetarians
(C) different
kinds of food (D) their personalities
( ) 3. The author gives us a hint
that vegetarians tend to be more _____.
(A) peace-loving (B)
aggressive (C) competitive (D)
healthy
( ) 4. Fast-food eaters often live their lives
at a _____ pace.
(A)
slow (B) different (C) common (D)
fast
( ) 5. According
to this passage, people whose
diets are similar may have _____ in
common.
(A)
little (B) nothing (C) much (D) only one
thing
Unit
2 Lie Detectors
A lie detector is a machine that is designed to show if a person is telling the truth. It does this by measuring a person’s bodily reactions while he or she __1__. The machine records many body
reactions while a person answers questions. It is __2__ the idea that stress produces changes in the body
when a person does not tell the truth. Taking a lie detector test
__3__ placing several devices on
different areas of a person’s body. Rubber
tubes on the chest and stomach record breathing.
A device on the arm measures blood pressure. The body’s reactions are recorded by another device. __4__ a lie detector test,
an expert first asks a series of
questions that show __5__ the person’s body reacts when giving true and false
answers. Then the expert asks the important questions. All this __6__ about two
hours. Later, the expert reads the information
and decides __7__ the person answered the questions truthfully. There is much debate about the use of a lie detector. Many people do not
believe it really can tell if a person is lying. The American Polygraph Association says a trained expert can tell most times if the person has __8__. But even that organization admits that mistakes __9__ sometimes. The results of the test generally are not considered legal evidence in most United States courts. Some areas of the country have banned the use of lie detector tests as
evidence. The Supreme Court has not
__10__ ruled about the use of lie detector test results in the American legal system.
Cloze Test
( ) 1. (A) has questioned (B)
is being questioned
(C) is questioning (D) has been questioning
( ) 2. (A) based on (B) on the base
of (C) according to (D) based by
( ) 3. (A) interests (B) introduces (C) involves (D)
invites
( ) 4. (A) While (B) After (C)
Since (D)
During
( ) 5. (A) how (B) why (C)
what (D)
where
( ) 6. (A) costs (B) pays (C)
spends (D) takes
( ) 7. (A) that (B) whether (C)
when (D)
what
( ) 8. (A) laid (B) lain (C)
lied (D)
lay
( ) 9. (A) happen (B) have (C) are (D) occur
to
( ) 10. (A) yet (B) already (C)
just (D) since
Reading Comprehension
(A) scientist (B) scholar (C)
suspect (D) expert
( ) 2. In this article, it is suggested that when a person is lying,
his or her _____ vary/varies.
(A)
bodily reaction (B) smile (C) mental power (D) facial expression
( ) 3. It is up to the _____ to analyze the results of the lie detector
test.
(A) author (B) expert (C) police (D) lawyer
( ) 4. The American Polygraph Association agrees that _____.
(A)
the results of the lie detector test can serve
as legal evidence in the court
(B) the lie detector test is by no means dependable
(C) the use of lie detector tests
as evidence must be banned
(D) there might be some mistakes
about the results of the lie detector test
( ) 5. There is _____ over the use of the lie
detector and the results of the test.
(A)
controversy (B) total denial (C)
no doubt (D) common recognition
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