READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND FILL EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD
SECTION 3. READING:I. Read the passage below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (1.0 point)Iceland has been called the “Land of frost and fire”. This is a very satisfactory (1)_______ because themountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round, and (2)_________ are scoresof fierce volcanoes. Contrary to what most people think, however, Iceland’s (3) ________is not extremely cold.Most days are quite agreeable because (4)_______ the warm current of the Gulf stream.When the Vikings began to settle in Iceland in 874 AD, they found books and crosses that showed theIrish had (5) __________ been there. It is likely that the Irish and Scotch had come to Iceland about seventy yearsbefore the Vikings arrived. These explorers, however, had made no lasting settlements. The first real colonistswere Scandinavians (6) _________ came directly from Norway, Sweden, and Demark.The people of Iceland have very high educational standards. It is said that (7)________books are sold inIceland in relation to its population than in any (8) __________ country in the world.Since Iceland is adjacent to one of the most important shipping routes (9) ___________ the United Statesand England, it became very important (10) ________ the Second World War. Write your answers here: 1. ……… 2. ………. 3. ………. 4. ……….. 5. ……… 6. ……… 7. ………. 8. ……… 9. ………. 10. …………...II. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space given. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box below. (1.0 point)Michael Faraday, an English experimental physicist, was the son of a poor blacksmith. After very little (1)_____ he was apprenticed to a bookbinder. The boy worked very hard all day and studied at night. One day a man(2) _____ entering the shop found a boy at work binding an encyclopedia, and at the same time studying hard atthe article on electricity (3) _____ it.The man was (4) _____ to see the boy so interested in a very difficult subject and questioned him. He (5)_____ that Faraday, working late at night, had already been doing (6) _____ of his own, thought he was too poorto possess anything but a home-made battery! When the man gave him four tickets for the lectures which SirHumphry Davy was then (7) _____ at the Royal Institute, the boy was so (8) _____ as if someone had given hima fortune. He went to the lectures and (9) _____ notes of what he heard. At the end of the lectures, he sent hisnotes to the great (10) _____ and asked him for work. Later, Davy made him assistant. This began his scientificcareer.1 A. education B. training C. practicing D. schooling2. A. who B. on C. with D. at3. A. in B. at C. on D. about4. A. willing B. worried C. surprised D. surprising5. A. found out B. point out C. made up D. turned out6. A. thought B. research C. decision D. experiments7. A. delivering B. blowing C. receiving D. moving8. A. exciting B. amazing C. delighted D. amusing9. A. wrote B. took C. did D. collected10. A. vet B. scientist C. dentist D. specialist1. ……… 2. ………. 3. ………. 4. ……….. 5. ………6. ……… 7. ………. 8. ……… 9. ………. 10. …………...III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question given. Write your answer (A, B,C, or D) in the numbered box below (0.5 point).People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours and minutesseem to slip away before many planned chores get done. According to time management experts, the main reasonfor this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to do first. They get tied down by trivial, time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones. One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished daily. Theselists order jobs from most essential to least essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress.Not only is this an effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give individuals a much-deserved sense ofsatisfaction over their achievements. People who do not keep lists often face the end of the work with uncertaintyover the significance of their accomplishments, which over time can contribute to serious problems in mental andphysical health.1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Common Complaints About Work B. Accomplishing Trivial MattersC. Achieving Job Satisfaction D. Learning To Manage Time2. According to the passage, why do many people never seem to have enough time to accomplish things?A. They do not prioritize tasks. B. They get tied down by one difficult problem.C. They fail to deal with trivial matters. D. They do not seek the advice of time management experts.3. In paragraph 2, the word those refer to: A. daily lists B. trivial matters C. priorities D. people4. The passage states that one solution to time management problems is to ______ .A. consult a time management expert B. accomplish time-consuming matters firstC. keep daily lists of priorities and check them regularly. D. spend only a short time on each task.5 5. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses ______ . A. mental and physical health problems. B. another solution to time management problems C. ways to achieve a sense of fulfillment. D. different types of lists.