Test 8
Question 1:Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the reading passage below.
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always..1..to be successful ?Having some one around who always..2..the worst isn’t really a lot of..3..We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, “It looks..4..rain.”But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something..5..it.
You can change your view of life,..6..to psychologists, it only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a..7.. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it is also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to..8.. Optimists are more..9..to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your..10.. to the world. Some people are brought up to ..11..too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything..12..wrong.Most optimists, on the..13..hand,have been brought up not to..14..failure as the end of the world-they just..15..with their lives.
1,a-counted b-expected c-felt d-waited 2,a-worries b-cares c-fears d-doubts
3,a-amusement b-play c-enjoyment d-fun 4,a-so b-to c-for d-like
5,a-with b-against c-about d-over 6,a-judging b-according c-concerning d-following
7,a-result b-reason c-purpose d-product 8,a-supply b-suggest c-offer d-propose
9,a-possible b-likely c-hopeful d-welcome 10,a-opinion b-attitude c-view d-position
11,a-trust b-believe c-depend d-hope 12,a-goes b-falls c-comes d-turns
13,a-opposite b-next c-other d-far 14,a-regard b-respect c-suppose d-think
15,a-get up b-get on c-get out d-get over
Question 2: Choose the most suitable word to finish each blank in the passage .
Computers are helpful in many ways :First, they are fast. They can work with information much more quickly than a person. ..2..,computers can work with lots of information at the..2..time.Third, they can keep..3..for a long time. They do not forget things the way..4..do. Also,computers are almost always correct. They are not..5..,of course, but they don’t usually make mistakes. These days,..6..is important to know something about computers. There are a number of ways to..7..Some companies have classes at work. Also, most universities offer day and ..8..courses in computer science. Another way to learn is..9..a book. There are many books about computers in bookstores and libraries. Or you can learn from a friend. After a few hours of practice you can work with..10..You may not be an expert, but you can have fun.
Question 3:Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
1,The police are interested in the suddent.......of the valuable painting .(appear)
2,I believe you because I know you are.......(true)
3,I feel so.....that I’m going to bed.(sleep)
4,The cost of.......must be paid by the buyer.(carry)
5,I was late because I.......how much time I needed.(estimate)
6,Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be.........(confident)
7,Many buildings were........after the earthquake in 1980.(build)
8,Most people who work feel that they are....(pay)
9,She’s having a rest because she had been.......(work)
10,I’d lost my key so I couldn’t...........the door when I got home.(lock)
Question 4:Read the reading passage carefully and then choose the best answer a, b, c or d.
A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area where gold has been discovered. Gold rushes capture the imagination and participation of many people because of the magical lure of gold and the potential for overnight affluence. The greatest gold rush in United States history was the California Gold Rush in 1849.
The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold on the property of John A. Sutter in Sacramento Valley. Hired to build a sawmill on