I. Vocabulary and Structure

1. The fixed star was a planet.

A. made of B. made from C. made up for D. mistaken for

2. Some students from asking questions in class.

A. shy away B. blow away C. do away D. carry away

3. Mrs. Weinstein bravely and persistently used every skill and power she had to her attacker to simply take her car and not her life.

A. trust B. credit C. convince D. believe

4. Let’s personal feelings in making judgment.

A. set off B. set aside C. set back D. set up

5. A good worker in a key spot could, he kept up production, take all the coffee breaks he wanted, and the bosses would very likely look the other way.

A. as long as B. as though C. as soon as D. as if

6. the bosses cannot do without profit, workers have an edge.

A. Though B. For C. Since D. So

7. Decision makers must have some way of determining of several alternatives is best.

A. that B. it C. one D. which

8. In August 1977, a satellite to gather data about the 10 million black holes which are thought to be in the Milky Way.

A. launched B. was launched C. has been launched D. is launched

9. In studio recordings, new techniques made possible effects that not even an electronic band could produce .

A. live B. alive C. lively D. living

10. It is essential that everything in advance.

A. should decide B. be decided C. decided D. will be decided.

II. Cloze Test

The money and the time we spend on pets is simply not our own to spend as we like in a time of widespread want and starvation. A 11 organization advertises that for $ 33 a month they can give hospital care to a child suffering from kwashiorkor-the severe deficiency disease 12 is simply a starving for protein. Doing 13 such a pet, and then sending the money saved to a relief organization would mean 14 a life-over the years, several human lives.

Children not 15 from such a grave disease could be fed with half that amount-not on a diet like ours, but on plain, basic, life-sustaining food. It is not unreasonable to believe 16 the amount of money we spend on the average pet dog could keep a child 17 in a region of great poverty. 18 what we would spend on a cat might not feed a child, but it 19 probably pay for his medical care or basic education. The point needs no 20 . That is all that need be said.

11. A. relied B. fund C. domestic D. medical