A. RUBBISH B.REFUSE C. WASTE D. THROWN-AWAYINSERT A SUITABLE WORD...

40. A. rubbish

B.refuse

C. waste

D. thrown-away

Insert a suitable word in each blank to complete the following passage.

To most visitors, New York is (41)_____ a fascinating and frightening city. It is a city of

great (42)______ and of great poverty. There are many rich people, but there are many

poor people, too. There are many luxury apartment (43)_______ , and there are many

slum tenements. There is a great deal of beauty and a great deal of (44)______ . The parks

and the shops are beautiful, (45)______ the dirty streets and the subway stations are ugly.

There are many skyscrapers above (46)_________ and many winding subways

underground. (47)_______ things are expensive, but some things are (48)_____ . The cost

of entertainment is generally (49)_______ , but there are usually many free lectures,

concerts and art exhibits. The city is never asleep. New York seems unfriendly, but it

(50)____________ isn’t.

Read the following two passages and choose the correct answer for each question.

In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for

knowledge. As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his

city and to his country. He became a printer and a publisher and a learned man in many

subjects. He also helped to speed learning by establishing a public library and by founding

the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to

this day.

Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making it one of the

world’s first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire

fighting company. He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove,

which was a very efficient heater and the light rod the protect buildings in electric storms.

His scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame.

Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States. He took part in

the drawing up of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was the first

ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the

Revolutionary War.

As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the

last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.