Find and correct the mistake
It was good to hear all your news and I’m glad that your family are all as well




A.all
B.and
C.are
D.as

Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently.




A.locate
B.decide
C.statement
D.unfair

Pronunciation: choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.




A.debt
B.bomb
C.comb
D.absorb

Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences:
My father never allows me going out after 10pm even though I am now 22.




A.allows
B.going
C.after
D.even though

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
Flowers (I)______ in summer and leaves gathered in autumn can be pressed and used to make beautiful designs, while larger flowers and sprays of leaves can be (II)_______ in an (III)_______ natural state by drying them, which is best done in the open air. (IV)________ of dried flowers make really beautiful winter decorations and will sometimes last for year (V)_______ end.
(III)




A.almost
B.mostly
C.most
D.utmost

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
Flowers (I)______ in summer and leaves gathered in autumn can be pressed and used to make beautiful designs, while larger flowers and sprays of leaves can be (II)_______ in an (III)_______ natural state by drying them, which is best done in the open air. (IV)________ of dried flowers make really beautiful winter decorations and will sometimes last for year (V)_______ end.
(I)




A.to be picked
B.are picked
C.picking
D.picked

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different
(30)




A.certain
B.research
C.mammal
D.poison

When you are in the conference room, you are asked to ________ your voice when talking.




A.dwindle
B.reduce
C.lower
D.degrade

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in theUSon the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come fromNorth America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. InNew Yorkthere is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT _________.




A.People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
B.People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving
C.People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
D.There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in theUSon the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come fromNorth America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. InNew Yorkthere is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is _________.




A.a religious celebration held by Christians only
B.celebrated as a public holiday
C.more important than Christmas
D.apart from Christmas