Stella is late again; she probably the bus.
(A)mistook
(B)missed
(C)changed
(D)forgot
There is no that Joanna will pass the French exam. She has studied so hard for it.
(A)idea
(B)worry
(C)doubt
(D)rush
My boyfriend doesn’t like it if I speak to other boys when we’re out. He gets really .
(A)ambitious
(B)jealous
(C)religious
(D)obvious
The Chinese New Year is . We’d better do the shopping as soon as possible.
(A)around the corner
(B)for a moment
(C)one step ahead
(D)in the way
These products are not for export; they are for market only.
(A)foreign
(B)domestic
(C)realistic
(D)positiveOne of the strangest features of motherhood is that the vast majority of mothers prefer to cradle theirbabies in the left arm. Why should this 41 ? The obvious reason seems to be that the majority ofmothers 42 right-handed and they wish to keep their right hand free. Unfortunately, this explanation43 apply, because left-handed mothers also favor their left arm for holding their babies. The precisefigures are 83 percent for right-handed mothers and 78 percent for left-handed mothers. The most likelyreason, therefore, is that the mother’s heart is on the left side and, by holding the baby in her left arm, she isconsciously bringing her baby closer to the sound of the heartbeat. This is the sound which the baby heardwhen it was inside the mother’s body and which is therefore connected to peace, comfort, and security. Testsare carried out in baby’s rooms 44 some babies were played the recorded sound of a human heartbeat, and, sure enough, those babies were caused to sleep twice as quickly 45 the others. We also know that thesound of the mother’s heart is able to be heard clearly inside the body and that the unborn baby haswell-developed hearing.
(A)is
(B)like
(C)for
(D)be
(A)is
(B)has
(C)are
(D)have
(A)ever
(B)cannot
(C)no
(D)can
(A)where
(B)how
(C)whom
(D)why
(A)to
(B)as
(C)more
(D)insteadAmong most peoples in the world, children are given names. In the United States children have a family name,or a “last name,” and a first name. Most also have a middle name. However, not all people name children in thesame way.Some peoples believe that the spirits of those who have died are reborn in babies. To name a baby, the parentsbegin by saying the names of the child’s ancestors. The baby may sneeze, smile, or cry when a certain name is said.The parents think that means the ancestor is reborn in the baby. The baby is given that name.Some peoples change their names. Navaho Indians change their names when they want new ones. The Navahocan decide to use the mother’s last name rather than the father’s. They may want an English name in place of aNative American one. Or they may change their English name into a Navaho name. The Navaho do not think itimportant to keep the same name.In some parts of Africa, a baby’s name is kept secret. No strangers are allowed to learn it. People there believethat the name is part of the child. They think that anyone who learns the name will have power over the child.
On the whole, this story is about .
(A)giving ancestors a name.
(B)changing the name of an African child.
(C)how people are given their names.
(D)keeping secret of people’s names.
Why is it easy for Navaho Indians to change their names?
(A)They feel that it is not important to keep the same name.
(B)Whenever they sneeze, they change their names.
(C)They believe a name is part of them.
(D)They will have power over a child when they know the child’s name.
In some parts of Africa, strangers are not told the name of .
(A)the baby
(B)the family
(C)the ancestors
(D)the mother
What can be inferred from the passage?
(A)Parents everywhere tell all their friends the name of their baby.
(B)Peoples have different reasons for choosing a baby’s name.
(C)All children are named after their ancestors.
(D)In the United States all children have a middle name.
The word “ones” in line 1 of paragraph 3 means .
(A)babies
(B)Navaho Indians
(C)parents
(D)names