I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. emphasize B. equipment C. improvement D. distinguish
2. A. technology B. expenditure C. irrespective D. discovery
3. A. iron B career C. supreme D. absorb
4. A. universal B. unpleasantly C. cooperate D. community
5. A. economical B. productivity C. inefficiently D. unexpectedly
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.
31. An eclipse of the sun ..... when the moon comes directly ...... the sun and theearth.A. occurs / among B. occurs / between
C. is occurring / among D. is occurring / between
32. We couldn't cut the string because the ..... of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edge B. side C. border D. verge
33. If you have a .....to make about the food, I am willing to listen.
A. dislike B. complaint C. trouble D. discontent
38. Mary has dark circles under her eyes because she ...... only two hours last night.
A. has been sleeping B. had been sleeping
C. had slept D. was sleeping
39. They each drank from ..... glass to see what the contents tasted like.
A. the other's B. the other C. the one's D. one's
40. Thomas Mann's Dr. Faustus is a long, complex ....... rewarding novel to read
A. yet B. since C. while D. however
41. We are in the dry season: many areas of land need ........
A. conserving B. draining C. watering D. irrigating
42. John and Karen persuaded me ..... the Karate Club.
A. joining B. joined C. to join D. to have joined
34. Everything in the market is marked with a price ......A. notice B. mark C. sign D. tag
35. I just can't work out the answer to this question; I ..............
A. give off B. give out C. give up D. give away
36. Our class ...... of 24 girls and 20 boys.
A. contains B. is consisted C. composes D. is composed
37. This kind of music is pleasant ...... the ear.
A. to B. for C. with D. on
IV. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the following passage.
ACTION SCENES IN FILMS
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (51) ...... as stunts, are usually (52) ...... by stuntmen who, are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (53) ..... can crash a car, but if you’re shooting a film, you have to be extremely (54) ...... sometimes stopping (55) ..... in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (56) ....... in the production, an expert stuntman is (57) ..... in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (58) ..... the wishes of the director, (59) ....... he will usually only do this in the (60) ...... of safety.
Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don't have to (61) ...... in for the actors. Actors like to become (62) ..... in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never (63) ..... them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (64) ........ If they.were to be hurt, the film would (65) to a sudden halt.
51. A. remarked B. known C. referred D. named
52. A. performed B. given C. fulfilled D. displayed
53. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. None
54. A. detailed B. plain C. straight D. precise
55. A. right B. exact c. direct D. strict
56. A. period B. minute C. part D. stage
57. A. led B. taken C. drawn D. called
58. A. over B. against C. through D. across
59. A. despite B. so C. although D. otherwise
60. A. interests B. needs C. purposes D. regards
61. A. work B. get C. put D. stand
62. A. connected B. arranged C. involved D. affected
63 A. allow B. let C. permit D. admit
64 A limits B. ends C. frontiers D. borders
65’ A. come B. fall C. pull D. go
