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1. A: Have you ever gone snorkeling?
B:
No, I haven’t , have you?
Yes, I have, did you?.
No, I haven’t, haven’t you?
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9. A: Some of us are getting together Saturday night. Do you want to
join us?
B: I’d like to, but I __________ have to
work.
might
must
should
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2. A: I see you are reading People magazine.
B:
I have just got it a few minutes
ago.
I just got it this morning.
I just get it this morning.
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10. A: I ________ dinner when
the telephone rang.
had
were having
was having
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3. A: Have you met Julia?
B:
No, I don’t believe I have.
No, she knows you.
I’d like you to meet Alice.
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11. A: What did you _________ before you came here?
use to doing
used to do
use to do
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4. A: How long have you lived in Washington, DC?
B:
Since three years
For three years.
For three years ago.
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12. A: Do you know __________________?
where I can rent a bike
where can I rent a bike
where could I rent
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5. A: Somewhere in the Past is
on channel 9.
B:
It’s supposed excellent.
It’s supposed to be excellent.
I suppose is excellent.
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13. A: Do you ever get any exercise?
B:
Hardly ever. I ought to exercise
more.
Hardly ever. I ought exercise
more.
Hardly ever. I must to exercise
more.
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6. A: We are thinking of going to the Rivera exhibit on Sunday.
B:
Can you join us?
He went already.
We’ve already seen it.
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14. A: John is the _____________ person I’ve ever met.
busier.
busiest.
busy.
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7. A: ___________ language do you speak?
What
Which
Whom
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15. A: I borrowed this book from Laila a month ago.
B: She is in my class.
I’ll give ___________
it her.
it to her.
it to hers. |
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8. A: Donna understands English _________ well but her fluency is still
limited.
perfection
perfect
perfectly
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CALL
Where
has all this new technology (16)
take
taken
took
us ? And where
(17)
will
would
going to
it lead us to in the near future? The idea is that all information systems -
from telephones to libraries to publications - will form one huge communications
network and
(18)
something
anyone
anything with a computer can travel on this electronic highway. This
is all very well. (19)
And
Or
But
the practical result is that there is less and less
person-to-person communication (20)
as
that
than
there was in
the past. For
example, not so long ago, when you called a place of business, a receptionist or
a switchboard operator (21)answer
answered
would
like to answer.The
receptionist would try to find the person you wanted to talk to or someone who
could help you. These days you are connected to a computer-controlled message
system. Sometimes it is impossible to speak to a live human; you (22)can
should
had
better
only listen to a recording. E-mail makes written communication
(23)most
less
more
immediate than a phone call. But it’s not a phone call
with a warm, human voice at the
(24)other
another
same
end of the line. And it lacks the personal touch of a handwritten note.
(25)Why
Do
Does
progress have to be so impersonal?
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