2021年7月11日 星期日

Reading Smart HI: Test 13

 Part I. Grammar & Vocabulary (36)

(   ) 1. There were thousands of _____ at the baseball game last night.

(A) violators             (B) spectators            (C) predators            (D) dictators

(   ) 2. It is _____ that Carl wants to start a company making clothing for cats.

(A) nutritious            (B) gorgeous             (C) enormous           (D) ridiculous

(   ) 3. It takes _____ about one hour to travel from their homes in Taoyuan to their offices in Taipei.

(A) dinosaurs            (B) meteors               (C) commuters         (D) hoarders

(   ) 4. The _____ in the 1930s led to poverty in the United States.

(A) recession            (B) carvings              (C) diabetes              (D) offerings

(   ) 5. The company saw a _____ in sales following the advertising campaign.

(A) tether                  (B) lodge                  (C) hymn                  (D) surge

(   ) 6. The singer _____ hundreds of thousands of dollars whenever he has a concert.

(A) tears apart           (B) brings in              (C) switches on        (D) breaks down

(   ) 7. Airlines _____ a small amount of liquid to be brought with you on planes.

(A) roll over             (B) check in              (C) allow for            (D) seal off

(   ) 8. John's efforts to save the company were _____ vain, as it still went bankrupt.

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

(   ) 9. Audrey shies away from new people because she likes being _____ alone most of the time.

(A) meet                   (B) meets                  (C) met                     (D) meeting

 

Part II. Fill-in-the-Blank (32%)

(A) passionate    (B) propel           (C) icebreaker     (D) loathes          (E) gourmet

(F) specializes     (G) versatile        (H) lure              (I) revenue          (J) ethnic

(   ) 10. Rob started a book club at school because he is _____ about reading.

(   ) 11. This nightclub _____ in Mexican food and Latin dancing.

(   ) 12. Some aboriginal tribes in Taiwan are connected to other _____ groups such as those of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

(   ) 13. The _____ of the candy store was too much for the little boy, and he begged his mother to let him buy something.

(   ) 14. In order to raise _____, the company doubled the price of a few of its products.

(   ) 15. My skills are quite _____, and I've never had a problem finding a job.

(   ) 16. The coach really _____ those players who are unwilling to practice their skills.

(   ) 17. Many people tend to use the weather as a conversational _____.

 

Part III. Cloze Test (32%)

No longer do people need to strike up a conversation with strangers to get someone to take portrait for them. The selfie stick is a _(18)_ that allows you to hold your camera at a distance and take your own photo yourself. The camera is held in a _(19)_ at the end of the stick and you can take a photo using a button on the stick or a remote control.

Not everyone is a fan of selfie sticks, _(20)_ a backlash against the devices. They've been banned _(21)_ many stadiums because they block other fans' views of the game. Other people believe that selfie sticks make people become _(22)_ by encouraging more self-portraits.

However, the selfie stick's _(23)_ pole lets people take more group photos, not just selfies. It also helps people take better photos by making it easy to change the perspective for lower or higher shots. The ability to get your camera over the heads of a crowd _(24)_ your favorite pop idol may be the difference between getting a perfect shot and drowning in a sea of fans. With this kind of _(25)_, is it any wonder why selfie sticks are so popular?

(   ) 18. (A) complication     (B) contraption          (C) consumption        (D) corporation

(   ) 19. (A) raft                    (B) yeast                   (C) clamp                  (D) spire

(   ) 20. (A) resulting in        (B) engaging in         (C) taking in              (D) participating in

(   ) 21. (A) through             (B) over                    (C) to                         (D) from

(   ) 22. (A) majestic             (B) narcissistic          (C) fantastic               (D) optimistic

(   ) 23. (A) memorable        (B) affordable           (C) extendable           (D) predictable

(   ) 24. (A) conforming       (B) thronging            (C) crumbling            (D) blasting

(   ) 25. (A) filter                  (B) storage                (C) armor                  (D) utility

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