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ACUPUNCTUREAcupuncture is a Chinese method of treating illnesses by inserting needles into certainpoints of the body. The idea is that this restores the natural (1) _______ of energy, whichis disturbed when a person is ill. The origins of this therapy have been traced (2) _______over five thousand years, but it only began to be (3) _______ in the West in the 1970s.In 1971, James Reston, a well-(4) _______ journalist from the New York Times, was visiting China when- he developed appendicitis. He was operated (5) _______ a hospitalin Peking, where the doctors used acupuncture to (6) _______ his pain. Reston wassurprised at how (7) _______ it was, and wrote about it in an article for the newspaper.Soon afterwards, Chairman Mao Tse-tung invited a group of (8) _______ Westerndoctors over to China to witness for themselves that acupuncture (9) _______. They wereaccompanied (10) _______ television crews, and soon viewers in the West werewatching operations being (11) _______ out on patients with acupuncture needle stickingout of them. The patients felt (12) _______ pain.The Western experts were a (13) _______ embarrassed at what they saw/because theyhad (14) _______ ridiculed idea that patients could be treated with needles. But now theywere (15) _______ to admit that it actually worked, and acupuncture became a popularform of therapy.
1. A. scale B. balance C. mirror D. weight
2. A. back B. forward C. up D. towards
3. A. admitted B. accepted C. taken D. held
4. A. famous B. heard C. celebrated D. known
5. A. at B. over C. in D. on
6. A. release B. repair C. relieve D. retain
7. A. influential B. effective C. practical D. used
8. A. distinguished B. impressive C. distinct D. related
9. A. did B. worked C. won D. made
10. A. to B. with C. by D. of
11. A. acted B. brought C. performed D. carried
12. A. not B. any C. no D. none
13. A. little B. tiny C. quite D. rather
14. A. early B. before C. previously D. anciently
15. A. had B. forced C. pushed D. insisted
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I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.
About two hundred years ago, man lived in (1) greater harmony with his environment because/ since/ as (2) industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite different (3). People all over the world are worried about what is happening to the environment (4), because of modern industry and the need for more and more energy. Newspapers and magazines write (5) about water pollution, air pollution, and land pollution.
Why is there so much discussion about pollution (6)? After all, people have been polluting the world around (7) them for thousands and thousands of years. But in the past (8), there were not many (9) people and there was lots of room in the world so people could move to another place when (10) their settlements became dirty.
Now, however, many parts of the world are crowded (11). People live in big cities and much of our waste, especially waste (12) from factories, electric power stations, the chemical industry and heavy industry is (13) very dangerous. Fish die in the lakes, rivers, and seas; forest trees die too. Much of this dangerous (14) waste goes into the air and is carried by the wind (15) for great distances.
Question 7: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Sibling relationships are among the most important relationships in life.
B. Siblings are our oldest enemies in life.
C. Some siblings have good relationships, but other siblings have bad relationships.
D. Siblings are our oldest friends in life.
Question 8: What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Brothers usually tend to be competitive with sisters.
B. Siblings spend a lot of time together because they have to.
C. Females and males generally have different sibling relationships.
D. Sisters get along better with their sisters than with their brothers.
Question 9: What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Siblings often support or punish one of their brothers or sisters in an argument.
B. There are many causes of good and bad sibling relationships.
C. Research has shown that siblings hate to fight.
D. Siblings are often indifferent to their parental treatment.
Question 10: Which of the following is NOT true about siblings?
A. Brothers are more talkative than sisters.
B. Sister-sister pairs are the closest.
C. Brother-brother pairs are the most competitive.
D. Sibling relationships between sister-sister pairs and, brother-brother pairs are different.
Question 11: Which of the following is true about siblings?
A. Parental treatment is the only factor that influences the, relationships among siblings.
B. The relationship among brothers and sisters-explains a lot about family life.
C. Children avoid arguments that their siblings have.
D. Genetics and gender don't impact on the lives of siblings.
Question 12: The word "sibling" is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. the whole family B. brothers C. sisters D. brothers and sisters
Question 13: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______________.
A. siblings B. sisters C. relationships D. brothers
Question 14: The relationship among siblings is_______________.
A. competitive B. only influenced by personality C. influenced by many factors D. aggressive
(1) Scientists have been studying an ocean event who => which is the cause of drastic changes in weather around the world. (2) This event is an increase in the temperature of the Pacific Ocean that appear =>appears around Christmas off the coast of Peru. (3) Hence, the Peruvian fishermen whom => who first noticed it named it El Nino, a name that means "the Christ child" in Spanish. (4) The causes of this rise in ocean temperatures are unknown, but its effects are obvious and devastating.
• (5) One of El Nino's far-reaching effects is that it threatens Peru's vital anchovy harvest, which could mean higher prices for food. (6) The warm water of El Nino keeps the cold water which provides anchovies with food down at the bottom of the ocean. (7) Anchovies are the primary source of fish meal, which is the main ingredient in livestock and chicken feed."
(8) In addition, guano from birds who => that feed off the anchovies is a major source of fertilizer for farmers. (9) As a result of decreasing supplies of anchovies and guano, the prices of chicken feed, livestock feed, and fertilizer rise. (10) This causes farmers, who they => who must pay more for feed and fertilizer, to charge more for the food they produces. (11) The prices of eggs, meat, and even bread have soared as a result of El Ninos in past years.