2021年8月10日 星期二

Reading Smart B: Test 26

 Part I. Grammar & Vocabulary (40%)         Name: _______________ Score: _________

(   ) 1 The _____ exhibits at the science museum allow for hands-on learning.

(A) interactive            (B) intensive               (C) ignorant                                  (D) innocent

(   ) 2. The movers were very careful when they _____ the valuable sculpture from the truck to the gallery.

(A) transported          (B) composed             (C) downloaded                                  (D) overthrew

(   ) 3. Harsh criticism can be very to a child's confidence.

(A) reluctant               (B) respectable            (C) harmful                                  (D) considerate

(   ) 4. It is hard to take my friend Joe _____ because he jokes around all the time.

(A) serious                 (B) seriously               (C) light|                                  (D) lightly

(   ) 5. The artist _____ the simple piece of clay into a cool dinosaur.

(A) multiplied            (B) classified               (C) guaranteed                                  (D) transformed

(   ) 6. _____ competing against each other, why don't we try working together for a change?

(A) Instead of            (B) Let alone               (C) Relative to                                  (D) Except for

(   ) 7. The students paid tribute _____ all of their teachers at the end of the school year by putting on a show for them.

(A) in                         (B) on                         (C) at                                  (D) to

(   ) 8. You should add _____ to the soil before you plant the vegetables.

(A) designers             (B) fertilizer                (C) wealth                                  (D) parades

(   ) 9. The judges thought Chris's poem was _____, so they gave him first prize.

(A) upcoming            (B) sightseeing            (C) outstanding                                  (D) ongoing

(   ) 10. This is a(n) _____ farm that doesn't use any chemicals to kill insects.

(A) dramatic               (B) organic                  (C) visual                                  (D) energetic

Part II. Fill-in-the-Blank (40%)

(A) polluted         (B) paved          (C) protein                (D) fuel                                    (E) wax

(F) emissions       (G) astronomer  (H) corporation         (I) version          (J) logo

(   ) 11. Thanks to the success of our latest product, an international _____ is looking to buy our firm.

(   ) 12. Beans, grains, and nuts are great sources of _____ for those who don't eat meat.

(   ) 13. Many irresponsible people _____ the river by throwing trash into it.

(   ) 14. We didn't need to stop at the gas station because we had a nearly full tank of _____.

(   ) 15. This antivirus software is outdated, so I recommend that you install the most recent _____ as soon as you can.

(   ) 16. The campaign _____ the way for women to have more control over their lives and careers.

(   ) 17. The jeweler created a model out of _____ before he made the real ring out of gold.

(   ) 18. Carbon _____ from vehicles have been greatly reduced due to the use of hybrid and electric cars.

(   ) 19. Nike's _____ is a simple check that is recognized by millions of people worldwide.

(   ) 20. It is the job of a(n) _____ to study our solar system.

Part III. Cloze Test (20%)

Google's home-page logo is recognizable by anyone who has used the Internet, but sometimes the company will replace it with "doodles." These doodles are fun and creative changes which celebrate holidays, anniversaries, or important people. Once users _(21)_ on a doodle, they will be brought to pages that provide information about the person or event inspiring the logo transformation.

The first doodle used was created by Google _(22)_ Larry Page and Sergey Brin in August 1998. They were heading to a famous festival, so they drew a stick figure and placed it behind the logo to tell users _(23)_ they were going to.

Doodles have become much more _(24)_ than the first stick man, with some taking the form of videos or games. For example, in 2010, the Google logo was transformed into a fully playable version of Pac-Man to celebrate the video game's 30th _(25)_.

Anyone can suggest a new doodle idea to Google, and if the company likes your idea, they will work fast to create the doodle. One time, a French astronomer informed Google that Venus would be seen crossing the sun on the next day. Soon, one of the o’s in the logo was changed to a sun with a little black dot moving slowly around it.

(   ) 21. (A) hang                  (B) punch                    (C) surf                                               (D) click

(   ) 22. (A) researchers        (B) consumers             (C) founders                                               (D) prayers

(   ) 23. (A) which                (B) where                    (C) how                                               (D) why

(   ) 24. (A) complex            (B) native                    (C) harmful                                               (D) affordable

(   ) 25. (A) vocabulary        (B) anniversary           (C) secretary                                               (D) boundary

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