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52. Being a parent can be very difficult at times. _____ Older children on
the other hand, don't want the assistance you offer them for anything.
A)
Parents sometimes resent the assistance they have to give their
children.
B)
Younger children need assistance with everything.
C)
The more children you have the more difficult it is to find time for
yourself.
D)
No one wants to help but everyone offers advice about how to
bring up your child.
E)
Children never help around the house.
53. The storm had caused only minor damage on the vessel, and the
crew and captain tried to reassure the passengers. _____ So it was
decided to return the ship to port and cancel the excursion.
A)
The passengers had all tried to help keep the vessel afloat.
B)
The water had flooded the lower levels of the small ship.
C)
It was unfortunate that the crew did not want to help the
passengers.
D)
No one died in the accident on board the ship.
E)
However, the passengers were on their first trip and became
frightened.
54. The large sheepdog was one of the happiest creatures on the farm.
_____ He was like one of the family who faithfully performed his
duties and in return was loved and cared for by everyone.
A)
He hadn't been adopted by the family right after his birth.
B)
He tended to be silly at times and to not listen.
C)
His mother had died at his birth and the dog had been cared for by
the farmer's family from then on.
D)
The visitors had offered to buy the dog from the family.
E)
He ate so much that the farmer and his family had a difficult time
feeding him regularly.
55. 'The Lady with the Lamp", better known as Florence Nightingale,
was a young English woman who trained to be a nurse in Germany .
_____ At the end of this time she became accepted as the authority
on nursing matters and became involved in establishing nursing schools
which taught modem nursing.
A)
In her youth she had heard voices that told her of a mission.
B)
There was a mystery about Florence.
C)
Her fame was founded when she changed the situation of nursing
soldiers during the Crimean War.
D)
She caused many changes in the field of nursing when she decided
to have nurses enter the wards of soldiers.
E)
She spent most of her life working with politicians' various
situations.
56. Loch Ness is well known as the lake in which a monster is said to live.
_____ Many people have claimed to have seen this monster and
some have even taken pictures which are not really clear enough to
be good evidence for scientists.
A)
The lake is extremely deep and believed to be large enough to
hide a huge animal in it.
B)
The monster has disrupted many fishermen in the lake.
C)
People around the lake have created the legend to attract tourists.
D)
It is not possible to see' the monster easily.
E)
At moments like this, the hobby of photography comes in handy
57. Early settlers in America were not injured or hurt by the natives
of this land. _____ It was only after they had lost their lands, hunting
grounds, and were driven into poor lands, where staying alive was
difficult, did they become the savage Indians of television.
A)
The Indians were living in the east of the Americas in those days.
B)
The natives in those days were quite different from the Indians.
C)
The cowboys of the wild west fought the Indians for may years
before taking control of their lands.
D)
The first colonists were in fact aided by the Indians who lived in
this area of the word.
E)
Staying alive was the only reason they had anything to do with
the Indians.
58. The children had gotten dressed in their best clothes. The weather
was sunny if not warm. _____ He finally got up and the children gave
a cheerful yell and went running to the door.
A)
The rain had finally stopped.
B)
The children had been stuck indoors all winter long.
C)
Their new clothes had been hanging in their closet for several
weeks and they had been looking forward to showing off while
strolling through the town.
D)
Their mother had told them that their father was too ill to go
anywhere and that they shouldn't try to take up his Sunday.
E)
They had tried everything to get their father to take them out this
Sunday but they had been unsuccessful up to now.
59. It is not easy really to understand and appreciate another culture.
One needs to study the language and become fluent in it. One
has to be familiar with the history, religion and the aesthetics of
the society. _____
A)
One should not underestimate the value of what is generally
referred to as 'folk' culture.
B)
The study of language is, of course, essential to communication.
C)
Recently, however, countries have been forced to interact.
D)
But even after years of effort there are likely to be certain qualities
that remain a mystery to us.
E)
Everyone should be encouraged to learn a foreign language.
60. _____ She had been given to the United States by China. But last
week she was found dead in her out-door enclosure at the Washington
National Zoo. At 23 she was the oldest Panda in captivity outside of
China.
A)
The panda, Ling-Ling, was one of the best-known and most-loved
animals in the world.
B)
A panda is a large black and white animal which lives in the
bamboo forests of China.
C)
A panda looks more like a toy than a real animal.
D)
When the President of the United States visited China no one
guessed the outcome of the negotiations.
E)
National Zoos in the United States are really wildlife reserves.
61. More than 6,000 people have died in Chernobyl since the radiation
disaster of 1986. _____ According to researchers childhood cancer in
the Ukraine is far above the world average. Even more disturbing,
however, is the obvious change in the genetics of the wildlife of the
region.
A)
Even so the World Health Organization was asked to help the
survivors.
B)
Therefore, many people who left the region following the disaster
are obviously in good health.
C)
But, when you walk around, everything looks quite normal.
D)
Now, one can say that it is no longer dangerous.
E)
But that may be just the beginning: it's long term effects are only
just starting to be felt.
62. The dominant form of mass communication today is television.
Of course, people still buy thousands of copies of books and
magazines each year. _____ The radio, movies and sound recordings
also remain very popular. But none of these other mass media can
compete with TV's high level of popularity.
A)
TV is the major form of entertainment and information.
B)
Newspapers also continue to attract both general and special-
interest readers.
C)
It is important that everyone is a society should be literate.
D)
Listening and reading are both ways of receiving information.
E)
Certain inventions such as radio and television have been
responsible for the recent decline in literacy.
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