ENGLISH TEST 98
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the blanks
According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1)_____ live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only are more and
more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (2)________ but the
working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to
mention the fact that people (3)_______ to spend less time traveling to work or may even be working from home. What I
can't understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can (4)________ the whole thing is another one of
(5)_______ journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired people (6)_________ but I am not sure that all of
them are dashing about learning hang- gliding or sailing single-handed (7)_________ the world. My own parents seem to
(8)_______ most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (9)________
remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours all the time. The little leisure time I have is
eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (10)_______ up at rain-swept platforms. I haven't noticed any
dramatic improvements in my (11)_________ either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my pension.
1: A. presently
B. at the moment
C. now
D. at this time
2: A. present
B. survived C. free
D. intact
3: A. use
B. tend C. have
D. demand
4: A. concern
B. imagine C. expect
D. tell
5: A. the
B. those C. these
D. some
6: A. in our days
B. in these times
C. nowadays
D. now and again
7: A. round
B. over
C. through
D. into
8: A. have
B. use
C. save
D. spend
9: A. would
B. to
C. had
D. might
10: A. keep
B. line
C. show
D. set
11: A. cost of living
B. lifestyle
C. lifeline
D. livelihood
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 12 to 18.
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making
food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty
percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well., especially cancer
of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods
they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and
nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic
additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels
of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this,
penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The
farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest.
Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our
knowledge.
12: What is the best title for this passage?
A. Harmful and Harmless Substances in Food B. Improving Health through a Natural Diet.
C. The Food You Eat Can Affect Your Health D. Avoiding Injurious Substances in Food.
13: The word “ carcinogenic” is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. money-making B. trouble-making C. cancer-causing D. color-retaining
14: : The word “ these” refers to ____________.
A. researchers B. nitrates and nitrites C. meats D. colors
15: The word “ fit” is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. athletic B. adaptable C. suitable D. tasty
16: FDA means ____________.
A. Food and Drug Administration B. Federal Dairy Additives
C. Final Difficult Analysis D. Food Direct Additives
17: The word “additives” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. added substances B. benign substances C. dangerous substances D. natural substances
18: What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods B. They cause the animals to become fatter.
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