PIKE WANTS HIS WIFE TO QUIT HER JOB AND LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN

2002.Question 27: Mr.Pike wants his wife to quit her job and look after their children.A. Mr.Pike would like his wife to stop working and look after their children.B. Mr.Pike wants to quit his job and his wife look after their children.C. Mr.Pike would like his wife to stop working and looking after their children.D. Mr.Pike would like his wife to continue working in spite of looking after their children.Question 28: I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I’ve failed my exams.A. I’m very fearful about what my parents will say when I tell them I haven’t passed my exams.B. I can’t stand what my parents would say if I couldn’t pass my exams with flying colors.C. I find it very difficult to imagine what my parents will say when I tell them I’ve failed myexams.D. I feel worried about my exams because if I fail, my parents will say something unpleasantabout me.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combineseach pair of sentences in the following questions.Question 29: It isn’t just that the level of education of this school is high. It’s that it’s also beenconsistent for years.A. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variationsfrom year to year.B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at thesame level.C. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained thosestandards over the years.D. It isn’t fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards formany years now.Question 30: We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.A. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.B. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.C. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.D. Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.THE QUALITIES OF GREAT CHILDREN’S FILMSSome children’s films are forgettable and formulaic, but the best of them (31) ______ audiencesof every age with intense cinematic experiences. “The great children’s films are the ones adults lovetoo, that everybody loves,” says Catherine Des Forges of the Independent Cinema Office. “Theyreally engage you. They make you laugh, they make you cry, they take you into their world and youcome out thinking differently.”So what are the qualities that (32) ______ for truly great children’s cinema? All great children’sfilms have dynamic narratives, unforgettable characters and emotional power. Often, they deal withdark (33) ______ matter – especially separation and the anxieties it entails. In many of these films, ayoung character is dramatically parted from an older, stronger protector – a wrenching scene thatleaves audiences in (34) _______.“If you think about the lives children lead,” says Des Forges, “they’re influenced by a lot of thesame things adults are, like bereavement and loss, loneliness and violence. I think the best children’sfilms deal with that in a way that’s comprehensible even to quite young audiences.”Of course, great children’s cinema can move the mind as well as the heart. Some deal with thebiggest, most complex questions: Who are we? How do we know what we know? What’s ourpurpose and place in this world?Humour is vital too, though it’s essential to avoid the kind of self-conscious irony whichprevents an emotional response. The best ones work because we know that behind all the jokes, themain characters care about each other. (35) _______ all, a great children’s film must have sincerity. Itmust say: “I want you to care about these characters.”(Source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3647519/What-makes-a-childrens-film-great.html)Question