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5. A. in B. of C. with D. one
6. A. upon B. on C. over D. in
7. A. there B. they C. which D. where
8. A. go B. run C. get D. work
9. A. so B. such C. go D. get
10.A. with B. on C. by D. through
28. Reading the following passage and choose the best answers.

My Television

My television is an important (1) _____of furniture to me. I can’t get (2) ____ the house very often,
but my TV brings the whole (3) ______to me. From the evening news and the “all-news” channels. I learn
about events in the (4) ______world: politics, the environment, recent changes in technology and
medicine, and (5) ______on. I like game shows and travel programs, (6) ______. And I love comedies: I
think it `s important to be (7) _____to laugh. I can even watch shows (8) _____other languages and “go
shopping” by TV. With the major national networks (CBS. NBC, ABC), the abdication and cable
channels, and the extra sports and movie channels, I have a (9) ______of fifty different. Programs (10)
___the same time! Maybe I’ll get a satellite dish. Then I’ll have even more choices.
1. A. bit B. piece C. slice D. pair
2. A. out B. in C. out of D. in to
3. A. world B. places C. towns D. cities
4. A. side B. inside C. outside D. by side
5. A. such B. this C. that D. so
6. A. too B. so C. either D. neither
7. A. ability B. enable C. able D. inability
8. A. of B. in C. at D. wish
9. A. choose B. chose C. choice D. choosing
10. A. in B. at C. on D. of

29. Read the passage and answer the questions

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want
everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes,
but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very
different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all
women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.
But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts.
Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes
were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today,
there are many kinds of man –made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.
1.Why do some people like very colorful clothes?
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2.What kind of clothes do other people like to wear?
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3.Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today?

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4.What do sometimes women wear today?
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5.What were clothes made from in the 1800s?

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6.Are there many kinds of man - made clothes today?
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