Examination Paper 2

Examination Paper 2

I. Reading Comprehension

Passage I

Williams was a railway man, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd times-"day"s, "late days" or "lights". Over they years prince (a gun-dag by breed, possessing a large soft mouth specially developed for the sage-carrying of hunted creatures) got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return Williams's slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.

A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later-- that was five days after the fall --Prince dropped the wallet into Williams's hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty pounds, Williams's driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but found it he had and recognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the own leather.

1. What does the passage tell us about gun-dogs?

A) They are the fastest runners of all dogs.

B) They can carry birds, etc, without hurting them.

C) Their teeth are removed when they are young.

D) they breed well, producing many young dogs.

2 Owing to the nature of William's work______.

A) he did not get enough sleep B) he often travelled a long distance

C) he was confused about the time of day

D) there was an oily smell from his clothes.

3. It upset Williams's wife and family when ______.

A) the dog made too much noise in the house

B) Williams had to go to work at night

C) Williams made them all get up early

D) Prince always staged in Williams's bed room

4. Williams did not realized his loss for several days because ______.

A) he thought the wallet was in the house

B) he had no occasion to feel in his pockets

C) he was unconscious all that time

D) he trusted the dog to find the wallet

5. The dog thought it was Williams's wallet because ______.

A) of the mud that was on it

B) he had seen it before and recognized it

C) the scent of it was familiar to him

D) he found it where Williams had fallen

Passage 2

The history of civil engineering is a very important story in the development of civilization. Civil engineers began practising their profession four thousand years ago.

What is left of their work is proof that they were intelligent. These engineers of the ancient world built entire cities. They designed systems of pepes which supplied fresh water. They build water pipelines for farm lands as well as bridges of great length. The ruins of their structures tell us much about the work of early engineers.

Consider the pyramids of Egypt. They are evidence that some of the earliest engineers had great scientific ability. They are also proof that those engineers could make lasting works of art and design. Although they lived thousands of years ago, the Egyptian engineers used very exact measurements. The base of the largest pyramid--the great pyramid near Gizeh--comes to within inches of being a perfect square. They pyramid is perfectly place Each corner points toward the exact directions of north, south, east, and west. The inside of the pyramid is filled with complicate passages and tunnels These lead to different room inside the pyramid Many of these passages are of great length and height.

The engineers of Egypt did more than design the pyramids They also set up methods of moving and shaping the building materials These are very heavy They had to be brought from miles away and sometimes lifted several hundred feet During the work the engineers commanded thousands of workers. The pyramids remain as evidence of the abilities of the ancient Egyptian engineers.

6. Forty centuries age ______.

A) there appeared civil engineers by profession

B) people began practising engineering in order to become professional

engineers

C) civil engineers began putting their knowledge into practice

D) civil engineers got more involved in their profession

7. The civil engineers of the ancient time were intelligent enough to build

entire cities, including ______.

A) systems of pipes, bridges, and machinery

B) pripeline systems, bridges, and farmlands

C) water supply systems, bridges, and pipelines for cultivation

D) water supply systems, bridges, and structures

8. The base of the Gizeh is mentioned by the author as a perfect example of

______.

A) great scientific ability of the builders

B) exact measurements adopted by the designers

C) lasting work of the art and design

D) a very large square

9. From the passage we know ______.

A) building materials were broken into small pieces

B) there were no requirements for the size and shape of building materials

C) Egyptian engineers were not concerned with the size and shape of

 building materials

D) building materials were processed to meet certain requirements for

 their size and shape

10. The passage can be best titled:

A) Evidence of Human Civilization B) Early Civil Engineers

C) Ancient Architecture D) Development of Civil Engineering

Passage 3

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher summed up the four chief qualities of money some 2,000 years ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize, to divide, and to carry about. When we think of money today, we picture it either as round, flat pieces of metals which we Call coins, or as printed paper notes But there are still parts of the world today where coins and notes are of no use.

They will buy nothing, and a traveller might starve if he had none of the particular local `money' to exchange for food.

Among isolated peoples, who are not often reached by traders from outside, commerce usually means barter. There is a direct exchange of goods. Perhaps it is fish for vegetables, meat for grain, or various kinds of food in exchange for pots, baskets, or other manufacture goods. For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed, but there is often something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as salt to flavour food, shells for ornaments, or iron and copper to make into tools and vessels These things--salt, shells or metals--are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.

Slat may seem rather a strange substance to use as money, but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an absolute necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their value, were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and cakes will still buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.

11. Aristotle said that money should be ______.

A) made of metal B) made of high-quality material

C) durable, distinct, divisible and portable

D0 coins or paper notes

12. According to the passage, nowadays money is regarded as ______.

A) the most important thing B) symbol of wealth

C) useful for starving traveller

D) something made of either metal or paper

13. In some parts of the world, a traveller might starve ______.

A) even if his money was of the local kind

B) even if he had plenty of coins and paper notes

C) even if he knew where to buy something to eat

D) if he did not know the local rate exchange

14. Barter usually takes the place of money transaction where ______.

A) there is only salt B) the people's needs are fairly simple

C) metal tools are used D) money is unknown

15. Salt is still used as money ______.

A) in several countries B) in Tibet

C) in the Maldive Islands D) only for ceremonial purposes

Passage 4

Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subject, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.

Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators But tow of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to "Dear Abby" The other is addressed as "Dear Ann Landers" Experience is their preparation for giving device.

There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience.

She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.

16. The passage show us that when Americans need advice they often get it

from ______.

A) women B) books C) letters D) strangers

17. Which of the four persons listed below is NOT mentioned as a adviser?

A) A doctor B) A teacher C) A writer D) A lawyer

18. According to the passage, newspapers and magazines do not advise on how to

______.

A) keep fit  B) take care of the kids C) repair a car

D) treat the generation gap between parents and their children

19. From the example of Dear Angel we have the idea that as an adviser, the

person ______.

A) does not have to be very experience

B) must be a professional

C) should be a know-all

D) does not necessarily need to know how to write

20. In the last sentence of the passage, the word "column" means ______.

A) a pillar used in a building

B) a large number of people

C) anything looking like a pillar in shape

D) a regular article by a particular writer, which papers in a newspaper

Part II. Structure

21. I ______an answer to my letter with in a few days.

A) am hoping B) expect C) wait for D) look forward

22. All the hotels were full up so we stayed in a ______village.

A) close B) near C) nearby D) neighbor

23. He doesn't ______football because he's out of condition.

A) feel like to play B) want to like paying

C) likes to go playing D) feel like playing

24. New problems are always ______in our class.

A) raising B) going up C) waking up D) coming up

25. Would you mind paying the tickets______?

A) present B) in advance C) forward D) now and then

26. I agree with him ______but not entirely.

A) to some extent B) in some extent C) to some point D) to a degree

27. No one imagined that the apparently ______business man was really a

criminal.

A) respectful B) respective C) respectable D) respecting

28.______Mr. White, Susan is to blame for the mistake.

A) According to B) With reference to C) By D) Except

29. Your work has been very good ______this year.

A) so far B) so long C) such as D) so much

30. When a child has done something wrong, the parents should tell him why he

should not have done it ______punish him.

A) more than B) apart from C) except for D) rather than

31. Because of his illness the president had to ______his visit to China.

A) lengthen B) enlarge C) postpone D) reduce

32. In my ______, it's better to do running in the evening than in the morning.

A) idea B) thought C) opinion D) expression

33. She does not agree ______his proposal.

A) with B) upon C) for D) to

34. Investors seem to be losing ______in the car industry.

A) hope B) confidence C) thought D) wish

35. The sun heats the earth, ______makes it possible for plants to grow.

A) it B) that C) as D) which

36. Anne's work was ______.

A) as good as, if not better than, ours

B) so good as, if not better than, ours

C) as better as, if not best than, our's

D) as well as, if no better than, ours

37. They appear ______in the accident.

A) to injure B) to be injuring

C) have injured D) to have been injured

38. ______, she went back to her room.

A) There was no cause for alarm

B) Without having cause for alarm

C) There being no cause for alarm

D) There being no cause for alarm

39. No sooner had he left ______.

A) when the police arrived B) before the police arrived

C) than the police arrived D) did the police arrive

40. It is necessary that you ______in time.

A) must arrive B) shall arrive C) have to arrive D) arrive

41. Rome is the city ______.

A) I'd prefer most to visit B) I'd most like to visit

C) I'd better to visit D) I'd rather most like to visit

42. The lack of thorough grasps of the situation _____ matters to a speedy

conclusion.

A) make them difficult to bring

B) makes them difficult in bringing

C) makes it difficult for them to bring

D) makes it difficult for bringing

43. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our