Period 9-10: Extended Exercises
I. Indicate if each statement isTrue (T) or False (F) according to your understanding of the text.
1. Theauthor’s grade-three thinking is mainly shown in his ignorance when he was a child.
2. To the headmaster, the three statuettes meant love, nature and thought respectively.
3. The author was glad that the pious lady personally taught him a great truth in thinking.
4. The author thought that grade-three thinkers were numerous and mustn’t be overlooked.
5. Because of grade-two thinking, the author became separated from other people who were grade-three thinkers.
6. Grade-one thinkers are persons of reason and logic.
7. When the author grew up, he did not have the hobby of thinking any more.
8. To the author, the three statuettes meant three levels of thinking.
II. Multi-Choice Exercises
1. The safari hunter was nearly _____ to death by a herd of elephants.
A. stampeded B. trampled C. trod D. stamped
2. She felt that she was too ______ with problems to be able to study properly.
A. burdened B. tired C. grieved D. disturbed
3 The roof ______ under the weight of the snow.
A. fell B. submerged C. collapsed D. descended
4. Juvenile _______ is becoming a very difficult problem for society to overcome.
A. negligence B. crime C. delinquency D. offence
5. The current spirit of _____ among the various departments of the university have led to a number of interdisciplinary publications which might not otherwise have been written.
A. competition B. patriotism C. cooperation D. futility
6. Ben derived a lot of ______ from his boss’s apology.
A. comfort B. ease C. gratification D. satisfaction
7. His criticism injured Jenny’s ______. So she is feeling sad now.
A. divinity B. indignity C. ego D. mind
8. Hundreds of people ______ on the playground for watching the Dragon Lantern Show.
A. contrived B. conformed C. conferred D. converged
9. Beware of the cream on the floor. An elderly lady ______ and fell down there just now.
A. spilled B. slipped C. slid D. split
10. She had been educated in England, which accounted for her ______ in the English language.
A. efficiency B. proficiency C. effectiveness D. effectuality
11. A sweet smile is a figurative expression, but sweet coffee is a ______ one.
A. literal B. literary C. literate D. illiterate
12. I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but ______ in the village for the night.
A. staying B.stayed C. to stay D. stay
13. International football matches do not always make ______ better understanding between countries.
A. up B. for C. into D. out
14. Cambridge can look very attractive ______ of year.
A. at the same time B. at one time C. at this time D. at times
15. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be
C. there D. there having been
16. ______ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been B. Were it not
C. Be it not D. Should it not be
17. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ______ wait instead of searching for it.
A. would rather B. had to C. cannot but D. had best
18. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ______ for.
A. be demonstrating B. demonstrate
C. had been demonstrating D. have demonstrated
19. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than
20. The business of each day, ______ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.
A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper form ofthe given words.
1. I had an _________ desire to run away. (resist) irresistible
2. I believe he has never ___________ explained how he cameto be in such a condition. (satisfy) satisfactorily
3. The senator was known for his ______. (orate) oratory
4. An electronic sound system represents the _________ ofthousands of components. (integrate) integration
