ENJOYREADING -I. SUPPLY THE MOST SUITABLE WORD FOR EACH BLANK. REA...

50. ENJOY

READING -I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank.

We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the

first time, the (51)………..first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible. (52)

……..many years most people have believed that the earth was ball – shaped. A few thought it was

round and (53)………., like a coin. Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (54) ………. .

The photographs show a ball –shaped (55)………., bright and beautiful. In color photographs of the

earth, the sky is as (56)…………. as coal. The (57) ………… looks much bluer than it usual does to

us. All our gray (58)……….are perfect white in color; because, of course, the (59)………..is

forever shining on them. We are (60)………… to live on the beautiful earth

II. Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D. to complete each of the

following sentences:

Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK.

More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large

farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big. They usually grow cereals in the

east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The small family

farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.

Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by

hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges

were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by

European standards.