全民網路英檢初級閱讀練習題 1 Eliza came from Taipei

全民網路英檢初級閱讀練習題

1. Eliza came from Taipei. She ______ a speech here last week A. has made B. makes C. was making D. made

2. It will be a _____ of your time to ask her for help. She will never help people. A. B. C. D. worth waste bother moment

3. Please ______ to give me a call when you return home. A. remember B. record C. remind D. refuse

4. Ken , it is important to ____ up your mind now. We cannot wait any longer. A. make B. take C. build D. set

5. Each time when our teacher asks us who can solve a math problem , Bruce raises his hand. I think that he just want to _______ off. A. put B. show C. look D. see

6. Usually , students are afraid of a teacher who is very _______ with them. A. satisfied B. worried C. strict D. curious

7. My son _______ gets up very early. I have no idea why he got up late this morning. A. sometimes B. usually C. nearly D. hardly

8. Michael’s sister collected some stamps from Korea , but not _______. A. many B. much C. most D. more

9. Although Kari and Kelly are twins , they don’t look like ______. A. the other B. other C. each other D. another

10. Stephen ____ buy anything yesterday since he did not have any money with him. A. won’t B. should’t C. cannot D. couldn’t

11. Tracy is sick. She has to take some _______. A. medicine B. memory C. musician D. magazine

12. All the students attending the meeting enjoyed _______ to the scholars A. listened B. to listening C. to listen D. listening

13. My father stayed up very late. He did not go to bed until four o’clock this morning. He_______ a rest now. A. is taking B. was taking C. have taken D. had taken

14. “Working hard and a little extra, ” often _______ that you have to work more then others. A. means B. mean C. meaning D. meanest

15. ____ David arrived at the airport , it started raining cats and dogs. A. B. C. D. As soon as Since Alothogh On the way

16 -18 Peter and David came back from the zoo in the afternoon. They__(16)__ a lot of pictures of the animals in the zoo. One of ___(17)___ two friends said that he would like to put his pictures on the television set in his house. The other said that he wanted to give his pictures to his teacher ___(18)___ a present. They planned to visit the zoo again. 16. A. sang B. took C. said D. tried 17. A. the B. that C. another D. other 18. A. into B. for C. as D. to

19 -23 Yesterday , when I walked along the street near my house , I saw a car turn right into another street. The driver was stopped by a __(19)__because the traffic light was red when he turned right. It was ___(20)___ the traffic rule. The policeman wrote a ticket and handed it to him , although the driver told the policeman __(21)__there were not any cars on the street he had turned into. 19. A. teacher B. principle C. policeman D. manager 20. A. against B. though C. between D. among 21. A. since B. because C. that D. when

Like many other drivers , he though that it was safe to turn right in such cases. The policeman agreed with his viewpoint , but he said that __(22)__the traffic rule was revised , everyone would have to follow the rule. This driver happened to be my good friend. I encouraged him to write a letter and ___(23)___ it to the Ministry of Transportation , urging them to revise the traffic rule. The revision will allow drivers to turn right on red except when traffic is very heavy. 22. A. so B. that C. until D. when 23. A. mailing B. mail C. mailed D. mails

24 -27 Dear Tom : Yesterday evening , when my family and I watched a TV news report , we heard that fire ants had attacked people. __(24)__, the report said that fire ants could be found in several counties and cities. It is a very __(25)__ problem. 24. A. Nevertheless B. Sometimes C. Moreover D. Never 25. A. childish B. serious C. successful D. absent

People in Taiwan have to know __(26)__fire ants look like , why fire ants are very dangerous , and how they can help get rid of fire ants. It is of great importance for us to visit http: //www. allstory. net/fire-ant/to learn more about fire ants so that we can help __(27)__fire ants from Taiwan. With my best wishes, David 26. A. when B. where C. why D. what 27. A. decrease B. forget C. remove D. expect

28 -30 Once upon a time , there lived a king in a small kingdom. He liked to wear beautiful clothes. He hired the best tailors to make clothes for him. One day, a cheater came to see the king and told him that he could make some __(28)__clothes for him. He said that only a wise man or woman could see the clothing. The king invited him to live in the palace and make the clothes for him. 28. A. attentive B. special C. strange D. puzzling

When the king came to see him , he would pretend to be making the clothes. Finally, he told the king that he had finished __(29)__the clothes. The king took off his old clothes and the cheater helped him put on the new clothes. __(30)__ the king could not see anything , he did not want to tell the truth. He did not want people to think that he was not a wise king. 29. A. made B. to making C. making D. to make 30. A. While B. Although C. When D. Because

31. NO Parking Here After Four O’clock What does this sign mean? A. You should not stay in the park after four o’clock. B. You should not park your car there after four o’clock. C. All people will go back home after four o’clock. D. All cars will park there after four o’clock.

32 -33 There is a short note for Lina from Mary. Please read it and answer the two questions following the note. Lina, three months have passed since our last meeting on June 12. I am sorry that I did not tell you beforehand that I would visit your house. I came to your house this morning and found you were not at home. I will stay at the Grand Hotel tonight. When you come back, please give me a call at 02 -2886 -8888.

32. When did Mary most likely write this note? (A) In January (B) In December (C) In March (D) In September 33. Where did Mary leave a note for Lina? (A) Mary gave it to Lina. (B) Mary threw it away. (C) Mary left it at Lina’ s house. (D) Mary left it in hotel.

34 -35 To: All students and teachers Do you like books? There will be a book fair on Saturday, November 6. The book fair will be in our school activity center. There will be more then 30 book companies taking part in this book fair. More importantly, any purchase will get 20 percent off. Moreover, if you buy more than 10 books, you can get one book for free.

34. How much do you save if you buy three books and pay 800 NT dollars? (A) I can save 200 NT dollars. (B) I can save 100 NT dollars. (C) I can save less than 100 NT dollars. (D) I can save more than 200 NT dollars. 35. What is a good title for this notice? (A) Buy Books at Low Prices. (B) Come to Our School Activity Center. (C) Enjoy Reading Good Books. (D) Get One Book for Free.

36 -37 Last Sunday, Tom and I climbed a hill near our school. Tom saw a beehive and threw a stone at it. I told Tom not to do it. Tom did not want to take my advice. He kept throwing stones at the beehive. Finally, a great number of bees came out of the beehives and flew towards us. Fortunately, we jumped into a stream near us and the bees flew away.

36. Why did the bees come out of the beehive? (A) The bees wanted to look for flowers. (B) One of the two boys threw stones at the beehive. (C) The beehive fell down from the tree. (D) The two boys shouted very loudly near the beehive. 37. How did the boys get away? (A) They killed all the bees. (B) They scared the bees away. (C) They jumped into a stream. (D) They were killed by the bees.

38 -40 A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; but at about twelve o’clock he fell asleep, and in the morning another of the apples was missing.

• Then the second son was ordered to watch; and at the midnight he too fell asleep, and in the morning another of the apples was gone.

Then the third son offered to keep watch; but the gardener at first would not let him, for fear some harm should come to him: however, at last he agreed, and the young man laid himself under the tree to watch. 38. Why did the king get very angry? (A) Every night one of his golden apples disappeared. (B) All golden apples were gone. (C) Every night two of his golden apples disappeared. (D) The golden apples did not grow ripe.

39. What happened to the gardener’s second son? (A) He stole a golden apple. (B) He was killed by the thief. (C ) He fell asleep at twelve o’ clock. (D) He caught the thief. 40. How many sons of the gardener watched over the golden apples? (A) Three sons. (B) One son. (C) Two sons. (D) Four sons.

全民網路英檢初級 閱讀練習題 1 Eliza came from Taipei

全民網路英檢初級閱讀練習題 1 Eliza came from Taipei