section1 use of english
directions:
read the following text. choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and marka,b,c or answer sheet 1.(10 points)
the homeless make up a growing percentage of america’s population .______, homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly______-. to help homeless people _____independence, the federal government must support job training programs,_____ the minimum wage , and fund more low-cost housing.
_____ everyone agrees on the number of americans who are homeless. estimates ____ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.______the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is _____ . one of the federal government’s studies_____ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
finding ways to ____ this growing homeless population has BECome increasingly difficult .____ when homeless individuals manage to find a ____ that will give them three meals a day and aplace to sleepppp at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day _____ the street . part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. and a significant number of mentally ill, simply lack the everyday_____ skills needed to turn their lives ____. boston globe reporter chris ready notes that the situation will improve only when there are _____ programs that address the many needs of the homeless._____ edward zlotkowski, director of community service at bentley college inmassachusetts,____ it, “there has to be _____ of programs. what’s needed is a package deal.”
1 a indeed b likewise c therefore d furthermore
2 a stand b cope c approve d retain
3 a in b for c with d toward
4 a raise b add c take d keep
5 a generally b almost c hardly d not
6 a cover b change c range d differ
7 a nowthat b although c provided d except that
8 a inflating b expanding c increasing d extending
9 a predicts b displays c proves d discovers
10 a assist b track c sustain d dismiss
11 a hence b but c even d only
12 a lodging b shelter c dwelling d house
13 a searching b strolling c crowding d wandering
14 a when b once c while d whereas
15 a life b existence c survival d maintenance
16 a around b over c on d up
17 a complex b comprehensive c complementary d compensating
18 a so b since c as d thus
19 a puts b interprets c assumes d makes
20 a supervision b mainipulation c regulation d coordination
section 11 reading comprehension
part a
directions:
read the following four texts. answer the questions below each text by choosing a,b,c or d. mark your answer on answer sheet 1.(40 points)
text1
inspite of “endless talkofdifference,”american societyisanamazing machine for homogenizing people .there is“ the democratizing uniformity of dress anddiscourse, and thecasualness and absenceof deference” characteristic of popular culture. people are absorbed into “ a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th centurydepartment stores that offered“vast arraysof goods in an elegant atmosphere . instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeableelite “ these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. this turned shopping into a public and democratic act.”the mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization.
