– 60 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE.(1) RESEARCH HAS FOUN...

Questions 56 – 60 refer to the following passage.

(1) Research has found that the average person sees almost 3,000 ads every day. (2) That

sounds impossible. (3) When we think about advertising, you usually think of TV and radio

commercials, and ads in newspapers and magazines. (4) Your clothes probably have a brand

name on them - a very common form of advertising. (5) Many T-shirts and caps carry

advertising for different products. (6) If you like to wear sports clothes, it probably carries

the logo of a big international company or a professional sports team. (7) Your favorite

forms of entertainment are also filled with ads. (8) If you go to a soccer game, you would

see the stadium had huge advertisements for all kinds of products. (9) Many soft drink

companies put on concerts and other events. (10) In movies, you’ll see characters driving a

particular brand of car, or eating a popular snack food, because the manufacturers of the

products paid to be in the film. (11) The problem with all these kinds of advertising is that

after some time, consumers don’t notice them. (12) After we have seen ads on the train or in

the bus many times we don’t even read them, therefore advertisers have to find unusual

places for ads to surprise us and make us pay attention to them. (13) These days, you can

find advertising in restaurant bathrooms,on ATM machines, and on the back of airplane

seats. (14) On the Internet, one web page might have a dozen of ads, and you also find lots

of ads in your e-mail. (15) Cars, taxis, and other vehicles have become moving commercials.

(16) You see ads on public telephones, and in elevators. (17) There are even tiny ads on the

apples in the supermarket. (18) As soon as, you’ll see ads pressed into the sand on beaches!

56.

Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined part in sentence 3?

A. TV and radio commercials are usually thought of

B. we usually think of TV and radio commercials

C. they are in TV and radio commercials

D. TV and radio commercials are there

57.

Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined part in sentence 6?

A. the logo of a big international company or a professional sports team will be probably

carried by it

B. we probably carry the logo of a big international company or a professional sports team

C. they probably carry the logo of a big international company or a professional sports team

D. they probably ask a big international company or a professional sports team to carry the

logo

58.

Which of the following is the best revision of sentence 8?

A. If you went to a soccer game, you will see the stadium has huge advertisements for all

kinds of products.

B. If you go to a soccer game, you would have seen the stadium has huge advertisements for

all kinds of products.

C. If you have gone to a soccer game, you would see the stadium would have huge

advertisements for all kinds of products.

D. If you go to a soccer game, you’ll see the stadium has huge advertisements for all kinds

of products.

59.

Which of the following is the best revision of sentence 12?

A. After we have seen ads on the train or in the bus many times; we don’t even read them.

Therefore; advertisers have to find unusual places for ads to surprise us and make us pay

attention to them.

B. After we have seen ads on the train or in the bus many times we don’t even read them.

Therefore advertisers have to find unusual places for ads, to surprise us, and make us pay

C. After we have seen ads on the train or in the bus many times, we don’t even read them;

therefore, advertisers have to find unusual places for ads, to surprise us and make us pay

D. After we have seen ads on the train or in the bus many times, we don’t even read them,

therefore, advertisers have to find unusual places for ads to surprise us and make us pay

60.

Which of the following is the best revision of sentence 18?

A. Soon, you’ll see ads pressed into the sand on beaches!

B. You’ll see ads pressed into the sand on beaches as soon as!

C. You’ll so soon see ads pressed into the sand on beaches, too!

D. As soon as you expect, you’ll see ads pressed into the sand on beaches!