练 习 1 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Everybody dances. If you have 1 swerved to avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, you have danced. If you ha1e ever knelt to pray, you have danced. For these actions have figured importantly 2 the history of dance. Dance goes 3 to the beginning of civilization- 4 the tribe.-where native danced to get 5 they wanted. Primitive dance was 6 all practical, not the social dancing we know today. Natives approached dance with 7 seriousness as a way to help the tribe in the crucial process 8 survival. Dance was believed to be the 9 direct way to repel locusts, to 10 rain to fall, to insure that a male heir would be born, and 11 guarantee victory in a forthcoming battles. Primitive 12 was generally done by many people moving in the same manner and direction. 13 all dances had leaders, solo dances 14 rare. Much use was made of 15 part of the body. And so 16 were these tribe dances that , if a native 17 miss a single step, he would be put to death 18 the spot. Fortunately, the same rigid 19 that governed the lives of these people do not apply in the 20 relaxed settings of todays dance. 1. A) ever B) before C) never D) after 2. A) about B) in C) for D)around 3. A)forward B)back C)up D)down 4. A)at B)for C)of D)to 5. A)when B)why C)which D)what 6. A)about B)above C)under D)over 7. A)little B) less C)great D)lease 8. A)to B)over C)of D)at 9. A)most B)first C)least D)last 10. A)cause B)happen C)try D)make 11. A)for B)of C)to D)at 12. A)food B)dance C)spells D)harvest 13. A)Since B)Despite C)Thus D)Although 14. A)are B)was C) were D)is 15. A)only B)every C)then D)some 16. A)comic B)boring C)solemn D)tiring 17. A)would B)should C)might D)could 18. A)in B)at C)on D)around 19. A)sticks B)messages C)reviews D) rules 20. A)less B)more C)least D)most Anwser:1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B 练 习 2 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), C), B) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. The traditional wedding vow “to stay together till death us do part” is becoming obsolete in most western countries 1 divorce rates continue to rise steadily. In the US, for example, the statistics for 1978 show one divorce for 2 two marriages; in that year, over a million couples 3 their marriages dissolved, often at high financial and social 4 One factor behind the steady rise in 5 rates, according to sociologists, is the changing 6 of women. More and more women are continuing to work 7 marriage, thus remaining financially independent. 8 , they are becoming less 9 of husbands who treat them as subordinates. 10 important factor is the gradual relaxation of divorce 11 in many states. It is now 12 easy to obtain a divorce on the 13 of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. 14 divorce is often the only satisfactory solution married couples who can no longer 15 the sight of each other, it can have a shocking effect on their 16 . It is estimated that one 17 four children in the United States 18 lives with only one parent. Many such children grow up to be emotionally unstable to 19 with the pressures of modern society. They are the principal 20 of divorce. 1. A) so B) while C) though D)as 2. A)every B)the C)consider D)each 3. A)let B)wished C)wanted D)had 4. A)fare B)charge C)duty D)cost 5. A)wedding B)death C)divorce D)growth 6. A)status B)stay C)stall D)statue 7. A)till B) for C)after D)since 8. A) Still B)Moreover C)Thereby D)However 9. A)tolerable B)tolerant C)intolerable D)intolerant 10. A)Other B)Another C)Any D)One 11. A)orders B)principles C)law D)disciplines 12. A)relative B)considerable C)relatively D)considering 13. A)surfaces B)borders C)bottoms D)grounds 14. A)While B) As C)but D)Therefore 15. A)see B)keep C)stand D)catch 16. A)parents B)boys C)kid D)relatives 17. A)to B)in C)of D)out 18. A)timely B)currently C)incidentally D)instantly 19. A)handle B)cope C)endure D) bear 20. A)tragedians B)losers C)victims D)captures Anwser:1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. B 练 习 3 Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four cho