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Reading Comprehension(Banked Cloze)Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the WordBank.You may not use any of the words more than once.A agreeableB boringC comfortableD tediousE merryF skilledG disguiseH festivalI pretendJ financiallyK convinceLkeenM encourageN eager0 reckonedPassage1.My fourteenth birthday was the best I ever spent.Instead of having a big party with lots of presentsand kids,I spent the day with my mother and father.This was their idea and as a teenager I was notvery(1)on it at first.The sheer simplicity of the idea seemed(2).Shouldnt there be some kind of(3)or something?I asked.My father just laughed and said,Lets start off at the bakery with some cake.I smiled to(4)how disappointed I was.I tried to understand because I knew that we had(5)fallen on hard times.We walked down the slope from our home to a small cafe.There my father tried to(6)the shopkeeper to give us one big piece of cake instead of awhole one.My father was(7)in the art of getting what he wanted.The shopkeeper wasa(n)(8)man and brought out one big piece with a couple of candles on top.As we satwith three forks eating that cake I(9)that it was quite a luxury to be able to spend timewith my parents.How many other parents could spend a weekday with their child?We spent theentire day talking,and together we had a party as(10)as any has ever been.Fve neverforgotten that special day.A sworeB battlingC woreD swingingE particularF swayingG curiousH staggeredI healJ displayedK restoreLblewM accomplishN blossomedOknitPassage 2.I have had one article of clothing for twenty years.On my 12th birthday,I received a sweater thatmy older sister had(1)for me.She was then(2)with cancer in a hospitalwhen she made it.Making the sweater was no easy job for her.I spent that birthday at the hospitalwith my sister.When she gave me the sweater,she stood up uneasily,(3)as if shemight fall.She(4)a little before taking a tender hold onto my arm and handing me thesweater.She said with all her strength,Remember that you can(5)anything as long asyou try hard.She passed away a year later.On the front of the sweater were(6)the words Best Sister*.It was far too big for me atthat time but I eventually(7)into a woman and it fit just right.I was a wreck after she died.I had no idea about what life would be like without her.The sweaterreminded me of my sister together with her love.I am very(8)about the way I dress.However,I(9)that sweater at every birthday for twenty years.Now that I have hadtime to(10)from the loss of my sister,I no longer cry when I put it on.I just smile andsay the words Best Sister*to myself.A calculatedB interfereC accumulatedD impactE balancedF digestG equaledH absorbI commendedJ ratioK strikingLrateM tendN substances0 inclinePassage 3.How can you help yourself be at your best when you exercise?The answer is to get a high(1)of iron-rich foods in your diet.When people take part in activities like running,they(2)to lose iron.It is important for your body to(3)red meats to get theiron you need.It is also essential that you remember to keep your diet(4)and healthy.You can do this by also including grains,which can be found in cereals as well as eating greenvegetables.You should also remember that some foods could(5)with your bodyabsorbing vitamins and minerals.This includes coffee or tea,which contain(6)that arenot good for you.Most people should sip on something before,during and after they exercise toreplace the water in their bodies.Water and juice are(7)instead of sodas and coffee.Many have found that modifying their diet has really had a positive(8)on theirperformance.I used to exercise all the time,but my endurance never really improved,n said oneathlete.Even though I was slender and not overweight,I contacted a physician.Together we(9)the amounts of protein,vitamins and minerals I was getting.The improvement inmy performance was(10)after I changed what I was eating.The most important thingis that I am getting more iron.”A preciousB spireC costlyD plusE comparativeF bounceG sufficientH recoverI rejectingJ farewellK neglectingL rivalM restrictN competeO confinePassage 4.Many Americans have developed a diet of fast food and are accordingly gaining weight.To combattheir weight,they take up exercise while(1)to change their diet.While exercise is veryimportant,you must also(2)how much fat you eat.You should also take care to selectfoods that are rich in vitamins and minerals.This will help you to lose weight;(3),itwill give you a lot more energy to be active.People who do not eat healthily or get(4)vitamins andminerals will typically have a hard time losing weight.It is a(5)mistake to think youcan eat foods that are not healthy just because you start exercising/*said one physician.Peoplewho do not eat right are at a(6)disadvantage in every activity they participate in.”One successful basketball coach said,I not only try to get my players to work hard,but I also try to(7)my team members to eat a healthy diet.It really helps a players body to(8)back day after day.Until other teams start to(9)our enthusiasm forgood food,we expect to keep on winning.With all the evidence supporting a healthy diet,why havent we said(10)to diets withtoo much fat?Theres a lot to be said for eating right.A tackleB finesC challengeD proposalE simplyF energeticG inferH attendanceI reviseJ moodK reinforceL outlookM boostN formationO punishmentsPassage 5.How would you go about designing a math curriculum?There is a real need to(1)academic achievement in schools and help with the development of a students overall character.Many schools are asking their students what(2)they have for improving theireducation.Teachers and other faculty members are asking questions like How can we encouragebetter(3)in certain classes?*One teacher,Francis Barker,explained how she got unexpected positive results from a tough bunchof kids.My math class had become increasingly empty.Instead of handing out(4),Idecided to ask students what I could do better.Surprisingly,they had a lot of great suggestionsabout how to(5)the way math is taught.Right after I implemented some of their ideas,the(6)in the classroom really changed.Students became more(7)aboutlearning.Almost all of the students started attending class every day.The conventional way to(8)this problem would have been to punish my students,but that wouldnt have workedwith this group.I understood that my primary goal had to be the(9)of a new bondbetween them and me.My method may have been controversial,but I wanted to(10)tothe students that in order to learn,we need to work together.nMs.Barker won the Teacher of the Year Award at her school.A successionB respondedC consequenceD concernedE mixtureF speculateG fruitfulH considerI beneficialJ possessK vigorousL assessM contributionsN acknowledgeO reflectedPassage 6.Why do we always assume that a good student*is one that gets really good grades?Oddly enough,it is often not the students that got the best grades that succeed in life,but rather the ones thatexhibited the most heart.Indeed,if you want to(1)on how far a student might get inlife,a better measurement than grades might be how hard they try.Many teachers actually(2)this,and boost the final grades of students who work hard to learn.One teacher of English grammar said,If a student is giving his or her utmost effort,I make surethat is(3)in the final grade.You cant simply look at a(4)of test results todetermine how well a student has done in your class.Students1(5)during class aremuch more important than what they put on paper.They(6)the ability to help othersaround them succeed.When there is a(7)discussion about something,they are alwaysparticipating.As a teacher,I am primarily(8)with helping students to develop strongcharacter.Those who I can help in this way will become more(9)than any who simplygot high scores.Attitudes like this teachers are ensuring that our students have a(10)of intelligenceand good values.This is a combination for real success.A exertedB revolveC assertedD distinguishedE existedF distractedG bearsH dedicatedI liberateJ successiveK oweL successionM ownN fame0 evolvePassage 7.The Susan B.Anthony dollar was the first coin to honor the accomplishments of an Americanwoman.In 1978,President Jimmy Carter signed the law converting the one-dollar coin from thesilver dollar to one that bore the likeness of Ms.Anthony.It was officially(1)in 1979in Rochester,NY,her home during the most politically active years of her life.In 1997,theGovernment replaced the Susan B.Anthony dollar with the ngolden dollar1*coin.The golden colorof this new coin,combined with a smoother edge helped it to be more easily(2)from aquarter than the Susan B.Anthony dollar.It was Ms.Anthonys role in gaining women more rights that earned her the most(3)and honor.However,most scholars will tell you that she led(4)campaigns for humanrights throughout her life.She was well known for her work to(5)slaves.She(6)herself on a daily basis for advances in education.We(7)a great deal of gratitude to Ms.Anthony for her human rightsaccomplishments,n said one professor.nWe should not easily dismiss the importance of a coin that(8)her likeness.She helped us(9)into a nation that truly stands forfreedom.Without her courage,liberty in America might have only(10)for white men.Indeed almost all coins before this one had honored white men.A subsequentlyB constructionC therebyD tragedyE ensureF destructionG enlightenH figureI existJ symbolK characterizedL decorationM dischargedN portraits0 discardedPassage 8.Many animals native to North America have been used as symbols of American freedom.In myopinion,the buffalo is the animal that best(1)the independence of early Americans.The sheer numbers of these great creatures alone was enough to inspire countless(2)and poems.However,watching a single buffalo stand a harsh winter storm offered a(3)for the toughness of early American settlers.Truly the greatest(4)that arose from the settlement of the American frontier was theloss of the buffalo and the American Indians.Many killed the buffalo to make(5)fromtheir horns and for meat.The main reason for killing the buffalo,however,was so that the AmericanIndians would be left without a food source,(6)forcing them to leave the grasslands.The(7)of the enormous herds of buffalo took from our land the most noble of all itscreatures.Over the past fifty years,many efforts have been made to(8)the American peopleabout their loss.Think about the treasure that they carelessly(9)long ago!There waseven a coin,the buffalo nickel,made to honor the animal and the American Indians.And,manybuffalo still(10)in National Parks and are being raised by individuals.Unfortunatelythough,we will never again see the buffalo wander alongside a stream upon the grasslands.Thegrasslands,like the American Indians who lived there,are gone.A volunteeredBhintC offeredD hinderE astonishedF intervalsG awakenedH interpretationsI quickenJ responsibilityK awareL concernM slenderN pulseO loosely,Passage 9My husband is in the hospital with cancer and has been seriously ill for a month.He was always(1)but he has lost a lot of weight.I find myself(2)that Ihardly recognize him.Now,his yellow skin hangs(3)on his skeleton,as he lies thereunaware.A machine next to the bed records his slow(4).I have sat here waiting forsome(5)of life-a finger movement,anything-but there is never any change.Timeseems to stand still and I feel my own pulse(6)and hear my own breathing.Doctorsand nurses come in and out at(7 and look at his charts.Our eyes meet and somehow,together,we become(8)that this is a special moment forus.I know that he would want me to be bold and show strength as he always had.He is the manwho(9)at countless community associations while he himself was ill.He is a manwith(10)who never needed a calendar to remember a friend or relatives birthday orour anniversary.It is my duty to show how proud I am to have been a part of this great mans life.A gratefulB inquireC initialD wanderE influentialF wonderG thirstH secureI dampnessJ gripsK moistureL clingsMdripN slidesO challengePassage 10I have been in a major car accident and I am lying in a hospital bed.My status is not good,but I amstill alive.When the doctors look at my charts they whisper to each other and I(1)ifthey are saying that I will die soon.If I could talk I would(2)about my condition,but Icannot.They have(3)a needle to my arm with tape and a long tube leads to a bottlehanging above.From the bottle,fluids slowly(4)into my body because I cannot eat ordrink on my own.Sometimes the nurses use a straw to put a little(5)in my mouth.Iam grateful because even though I get plenty of liquids from the tube to my arm,the(6)in my mouth is constant.I should feel sorry for myself,but I am not.Instead,I am(7)for this time to reflect onwhat a great family I have.One of my daughters is in the room with me.She(8)herchair over and places it alongside my bed.Then she sits down close to me and(9)myhand.Daddy,I want you to know how(10)and special you have been to all of us.Please remember,no matter where you are,we will always be with you.”A assuranceB calmC potentialD severeE indicationF likewiseG preventionH howeverI precautionJ primarilyK necessityL initiallyM assistN needlessly0 cooperatePassage 11On the West Coast of the States,people fear earthquakes.They accordingly watch for signs,likeworms coming out from the ground.On the Gulf Coast the biggest natural threat is a hurricane or(1)tropical storm.Here the best(2)of where a storm will strike is thebehavior of birds and sea creatures.One(3)that seabirds take for a hurricane is thatthey move a long way from the ocean.A large hurricane that recently struck many southern states inAmerica seemed(4)to be heading directly for Mexico.Despite the appearance thatthe hurricane was heading for the Mexican coast,the birds there stayed(5).The birdson the Gulf Coast of America,(6),moved far away from the sea even before thestorm changed direction toward the American coast.Having enough time is a(7)when preparing for a natural disaster.The occurrence of bird movement should have served as avery early warning for people as to the direction of this hurricane.Unfortunately,far too few werepaying attention and over a thousand people(8)lost their lives.Immediately after thedisaster many people began to suggest that government offices that help with storm preparations(9)with offices that monitor wild animals.This is a sensible suggestion considering the(10)for losses of lives.Who would have ever guessed that a bird watcher mightactually save lives?A PermissionB VainC AllowanceD attached toE interferenceF Related toG fragmentsH cloudsI mistakeJ bearK FaultL withstandM resistantN bar0 immunePassage 12People seem to have very short memories when it comes to natural disasters.Despite environmentalconcerns and recommendations that we(1)some areas where such disasters may occurfrom development,we build anyway.Often we must ignore th
