Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper, you should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my __56_ apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the __57_ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the __58_ every time she leaned over to talk to him, __59_ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such __60 in a public place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but _61__ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. _62__ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and __63_ on my popcorn (爆玉米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, __64_. After a while I heard _65__ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the __66_ of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to _67_. I remembered when I was in South Korea (韩国), I _68__ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean--- I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, _69__ I saw him again in New York speaking __70_ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Koran accent and I _71__ like I had been betrayed.
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. _72__ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very _73__ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to __74__ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it __75_ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.
56. A) warm B) hot C) heated D) cool
57. A) crack B) blank C) break D) opening
58. A) aspect B) view C) space D) angle
59. A) while B) whenever C) or D) and
60. A) attraction B) attention C) affection D) motion
61. A) since B) when C) what D) as
62. A) Within B) After C) For D) Over
63. A) concentrate B) chew C) fix D) taste
64. A) too B) still C) though D) certainly
65. A) much B) any C) no D) few
66. A) voice B) sound C) rhythm D) tone
67. A) wonder B) wander C) imagine D) depart
68. A) enjoyed B) happened C) turned D) used
69. A) until B) because C) then D) therefore
70. A) artificial B) informal C) perfect D) practical
71. A) felt B) looked C) seemed D) appeared
72. A) While B) If C) Before D) Once
73. A) empty B) quiet C) stiff D) calm
74. A) telling B) uttering C) saying D) speaking
75. A) worked B) got C) came D) made
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