Clozetests collection 1

CLOZE-TEST_ ENTERTAINMENT 1
	Originally, all films were made _______ in movies theaters. The development of television has allowed films to be broadcast to larger______, usually after the films are no longer shown in theaters. Recording technology has also enabled consumers ______ copies of films on video tapes or DVDs, and Internet downloads may be available and have started to become good sources for the film companies. Some films are now made especially for TV movies or direct-to-video. These films are often considered not to be _______ as films that are shown in theaters. The movie theater pays an average of about 55% of its ticket sales to the movie studio, as film rental fees. According to a study ______ in 2000, about 26% of Hollywood movie studios’ worldwide income came from box office ticket sales; 46% came from DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television broadcast. 
A. to show	B. showing	C. to be shown	D. shown
A. spectators	B. audiences	C. population	D. citizens
 A. to rent and buy	B. rent and buy	C. to rent or buy	D. rent or buy
A. more interesting	B. as interested	C. more interested	D. as interesting
A. made	B. making	C. make	D. was made
CLOZE-TEST_ ENTERTAINMENT 2
	Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music in any of those places? There’s a good chance that you did. Today, most stores and restaurants play music. You may even enjoy music at an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music ______ (1) the way people behave. 
	According to scientists, the sound of Western ______ (2) music: Mozart and Bach make people feel richer. When the restaurants play classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurants play modern music, people spend______ (3) money. With no background music, people spend even less. 
	Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. People actually______(4) their foods faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money this way. 
	Some scientists think that music make you think and learn fast. They say that music help students to be more alleged. It’s true that people learn better when they are more_________(5). The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It may change the way you behave.
A. affects	B. spreads	C. result	D. causes
A. jazz	B. classical	C. folk	D. rock
A. much	B. more	C. less	D. litttle
A. chew	B. taste	C. throw	D. feel
A. relaxing	B. relaxation	C. relaxed	D. relaxes
CLOZE-TEST_ SPORTS
	Olympic Games, international sports competition, held every four years ________ (1) a different site, in which athletes from different nations compete against each other in a variety of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Through 1992 they were held in the same year, but beginning in 1994 they were ________ (2) so that they are held in alternate even-numbered years. For example, the Winter Olympics were held in 1994 and the Summer Olympics in 1996. The Winter Olympics were held in 1998, and the Summer Olympics will next occur in 2000. 
The Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The program for the 1896 Games, ________ (3) only summer events (the Winter Olympics were not established until 1924), included about 300 athletes from fewer than 15 countries competing in 43 events in nine different sports. In contrast, the program 100 years later for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, included more than 10,000 athletes from more than 190 countries competing in 271 events in 29 different sports. 
The Olympic Games are ________ (4) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ICO was created in Paris in 1984. ICO members are officially considered to be representatives from the ICO to their own nations, not delegates from their own countries to the IOC. The first IOC members were all from Europe or the Americans, with the exception of one from New Zealand. The committee elected its first Asian member in 1908 and its first African member in 1910. Currently, members from European and North American countries still account ________ (5) much of the IOC membership. IOC members must retire at the end of the year in which they reach the age of 80, unless they were elected before 1966, in which case they can serve for life.
A. in 	B. with	C. through	D. at
A. rescheduled 	B. re-establised	C. held	D. organized
A. consisting	B. consisted	C. comprising 	D. comprised
A. administered 	B. found	C. founded	D. leading 
A. for 	B. to	C. as	D. by
CLOZE-TEST_ ENTERTAINMENT 3
	Stage plays, at first, seem a lot like films. Both use______ (1) and dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it won’t work. A film made in this way will leave the audience cold. ______ (2) even worse you’ll be wasting a powerful tool - the camera. 
　 A stage is actually a box. One side of the box has been removed so the audience can see what’s going on ______ (3). The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their attention on small but important things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands. 
 The camera offers the film maker ______ (4) allowing him to move easily across barriers of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and on real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene ______ (5) of times in one film. No expert of the stage can do this. 
A. actors 	B. film makers	C. directors	D. editors 
A. And 	B. So	C. Therefore	D. Although 
A. outside	B. either sides	C. other side	D. inside
A. freedom 	B. freely	C. free	D. freestyle 
A. lot 	B. a lots	C. much	D. dozens
CLOZE-TEST_ SPORTS & HEALTH 1
A new study shows that women can reduce_________(1) chances of developing heart disease by jogging for about three hours every week. The researchers at Harvard University Medical in Boston have just reported the results of the study on the New England Journal of Medicine. The study is the first to show the _________(2) of jogging in the developing of heart disease in women. Only a few earlier studies have _________(3) the effects of jogging on the heart, but nearly all have been done on men. The new study involves _________(4) than 72,000 women between the ages of forty and sixty-five during a period of eight years. The researchers have found that women who jog at least three hours a week have a thirty to forty percent lower chance of suffering a heart attack than _________(5) who do not.
A. our	B. their	C. her	D. his
A. effectiveness	B. effective	C. effectively	D. inffective
A. examining	B. examined	C. examines	D. examine
A. rather	B. sooner	C. more	D. about
A. this	B. that	C. these	D. those
CLOZE-TEST_ENTERTAINMENT 4
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies. The hobby I like most is (1)__________ my guitar. My uncle, (2)____________ is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can (3)_____________ a few simple tunes. I have even begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful (4)__________ this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at (5)_________ people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.
A. played	B. playing	C. plays	D. play
A. that	B. who	C. whose	D. whom
A. plays	B. play	C. played	D. be played
A. of	B. at	C. in	D. about
A. to accompany	B. accompany	C. accompanying	D. accompanied
CLOZE-TEST_ENTERTAINMENT 5
	Traveling is one of the most _________ (1) forms of recreation in the USA. Most American employees receive an annual vacation with pay, and it is a good time off for traveling. Traveling within the country is popular because foreign travel generally takes more time and money. _________ (2) However, Americans who wish to vacation outside the USA are free to go almost anywhere. Obtaining a passport is a routine matter. Every year about 13 million Americans travel abroad. The most popular vacation periods are _________ (3) the summer and during the two-week school break on the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. These periods are also the most crowded and generally the most expensive time to travel, so people who can adjust their schedules sometimes choose vacation in the autumn. 
	American vacationers often travel by car. Most families have a car, and those who do not have a car can rent one. Cars are usually the _________ (4) way to travel, especially for the families. It is also fairly fast and convenient. Excellent highways connect the major cities. They enable vacationers to travel at an almost steady speed of 55 to 65 miles an hour. Tourists that want to travel _________ (5) often fly to their destination and then rent a car to go around when they get there.
A. common	B. popular	C.frequent	D. usual
A. Therefore	B. However	C. Luckily	D. Fortunately
A. during	B. while	C. between	D. in the middle of
A. economic	B. economical	C. economically	D. economy
A. quicker	B. faster	C. slower	D. more slowly
CLOZE-TEST_ SPORTS
	Many people have_________ (1) of competing in athletics, or "track and field", in school. Some competed in _________ (2) events, such as sprints and longer-distance races, or jumping events, such as high jump and long jump, or throwing events, such as discus and shot put. _________ (3) most people give up athletics after leaving school, a few go on to become _________ (4) athletes who compete in top meetings around the world. Many people enjoy watching these highly-skilled, super-fit athletes when they compete in major competitions _________(5) as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the Olympic Games.
A. mementos	B. memories	C. souvenirs	D. images
A. cycling 	B. diving	C. running	D. swimming
A. While 	B. During	C. Where	D. Never
A. professionally 	B. professional	C profession. 	D. professor
A. same 	B. just	C. such	D. so	
CLOZE-TEST_ SPORTS
	A sport is a physical activity that people do for fun and as a way to compete________(1) others. People have enjoyed sports for thousands of years. Every sport has a set of rules that the players follow. Since ancient times, people have run races, wrestled and hunted for sport. Ancient people in many parts of the world were ________(2) in games with balls.
	In some ancient cultures, sports were a part of religious practices. This is especially true of the Greek Olympic Games, which began in 776 B.C. The ancient Greeks played these games to honor their gods. The ancient Romans related athletic games to military_________ (3), not religion. They did such sports as boxing, wrestling, chariot racing and throwing spear-like sticks called javelins.
	After ancient times, people continued to play sports, but they were usually_________(4). Organized sports became more common in the 1700’s and 1800’s. They created leagues and other organizations to control _________(5) competitions. They also wrote down sets of rules for different sports.
A. with	B. to	C. for	D. among
A. interested	B. excited	C. participated	D. keen
A. strength	B. skills	C. solidarity	D. friendship
A. organizing	B. organization	C. unorganized	D. organized
A. athletic	B. athletics	C. athlete	D. athletes
CLOZE-TEST_ ENTERTAINMENT
	The first stamp________(1) the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before that time people paid money________(2) the postman for every letter they received and the postman didn't give letters to anybody________(3) didn't pay him. An English teacher ________(4) name is Rowland Hill thought much about it. One day he said that people who wrote the letters must pay for them and not the ________(5). He spoke about to people in the government. Soon all the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them.
A. of	B. in	C. on	D. beyond
A. for	B. to	C. Þ	D. at
A. whom	B. whose	C. who	D. which
A. which	B. whom	C. that	D. whose
A. postmen	B. writers	C. receivers	D. getters
CLOZE-TEST_ ENTERTAINMENT
	Television is one of man's most important_________(1) of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President make a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to _________(2) peace. Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage (3) of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
	In addition to all these thing, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are _________(4) to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting _________(5) and motion pictures.
A. procedure	B. means	C. technology	D. manner
A. give away	B. indulge in	C. bring about	D. participate in
A. attention	B. happiness	C. pleasure	D. interest
A. designed	B. patterned	C. monitored	D. built up
A. happenings	B. events	C. occurences	D. meetings
CLOZE-TEST_ ENERGY SUPPLY
	The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is powered by thermonuclear reactions near its center that change hydrogen into helium. The sun _________(1) in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands of time greater than the earth.	 By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the sun's life will be like. About 5 billion years from now, the core of the sun will become _________(2). The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the centre will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun. 
	The sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures _________(3) the earth will become too hot for life to exist. Once the sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it becomes smaller to the size of the earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The sun may throw off _________(4) of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. After billions of years as a white dwarf, the sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its _________(5).
A. has existed	B. hasve existed	C. had existed	D. was existed
A. small and hot	B. smaller and hotter	C. smallest and hottest	D. smaller but hotter
A. on	B. in	C. around	D. all over
A. many	B. large number	C. huge amounts	D. a few
A. heated	B. hotter	C. heater	D. heat
CLOZE- TEST- GRAMMAR, 
	One evening Dr. Peterson was at a party. A woman came up to him and began to talk about her back. "It’s very painful (1)___ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said. "You've hurt it by bending for too long", Dr. Peterson replied. He then showed her (2)___ to do some exercises. 
	However, (3)___ the woman left he felt very angry. He went up to a friend of his who was a lawyer. He told him about (4)___ the woman and asked him for his advice. "Do you think I (5)___ to send her a bill?" he asked. The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded. "How much should I charge (6)___ giving all that advice?" Dr. Peterson asked. "Charge her your usual fee" they lawyer said. 
	The next day Dr. Peterson sent the woman a bill (7)___ a few days later he was surprised (8)___ letter from the lawyer. (9)___ he opened the letter, he saw the following brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (10)___."
A. because	B. for	C. by	D. as soon as
A. what	B. why	C. when	D. how
A. when	B. because	C. if	D. for
A. meet	B. meeting	C. to meet	D. he met
A. should	B. had better	C. ought	D. must
A. by	B. because of	C. owing to	D. for
A. However	B. In addition	C. Therefore	D. Alternatively
A. by receiving	B. to receive	C. for receiving	D. receive
A. Because	B. When	C. Until	D. For
A. gave you	B. What I gave you	C. when I gave you	D. I gave you
CLOZE-TEST_ GRAMMAR- MY HOBBY 
	I (1) ___ learning the guitar when I (2)___ ten years old. My first guitar was a present from my uncle. It was very old and needed repairing, but I loved it and used to play it until my fingers hurt. On my twelfth birthday, my father (3)___ me a brand new one, and I (4)___ going to private guitar lessons. My teacher teaches classical guitar, which I like, but I really want to play rock music. Sometimes I (5)___ an electric guitar. It is very loud and my mother always (6)_____ it. Unfortunately it is not mine, it is my friend’s. My ambition (7)_____ to play in a rock band and make records ; I would like to travel around the world, playing in different countries. My friend is a good singer, so we are going to form a band together. All we need to do is finding a drummer and a bass player. I (8)____ some songs in the future. And then, we (9)___ in my bedroom. I’m sure my mother (10)____.
A. started	B. start	C. has started	D. had started
A. am	B. was	C. will be	D. had been
A. buys	B. had bought	C. bought	D. will buy
A. will start	B. start	C. has started	D. started
A. am playing	B. play	C. has played	D. had played
A. hates	B. hate	C. will hate	D. hated
A. is being	B. was	C. is	D. had been
A. write	B. will write	C. has written	D. had written
A. has practised	B. practised	C. practise	D. will practise
A. won’t mind	B. doesn’t mind	C. aren’t minding	D. hadn’t minded
READING_CULTURES
	 If an American is satisfied _________ (1) you, he will put his thumb and forefinger into a circle. That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude. In Poland, a _________ (2) usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd one. Besides, the hostess isn’t expected to remove the cover of the _________ (3) of flowers. And usually, red rose is a sign of love. 
	Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show _________ (4). To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria. The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment. Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do _________ (5) Romans do.
A. to	B. with 	C. music 	D. sports
A. visitor	B. tourist	C. guest	D. customer
A. bunch 	B. branch	C. leaves	D. thorns
A. approval	B. disapproval	C. satisfaction	D. understanding
A. the same 	B. the same as 	C. as 	D. as the 
READING_CULTURES_ 2.1
In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place _________ (1) the home. Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs. The man _________ (2) most of the decisions. He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked outside the house. She stayed at home to _________ (3) the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the houses, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important. 
In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional _________ (4) of the kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of _________ (5) and family responsibilities. 
A. remote	B. far	 	C. away from	D. distant
A. beat 	B. got	C. made	D. did
A. care for	B. teach 	C. bear 	D. help
A. relate	B. relation	C. relationship	D. relative
A. marry	B. marriage 	C. married	D. marries
READING_CULTURES_ 
There are two important (1) differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to _________ (2) single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. 
The second difference in male and female roles is that _________ (3) marriage, many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time, all of the time or _________ (4).The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she may want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now _________ (5) these decisions and the responsibilities of their families. 
A. sifnificant	B. futher	C. central	D. insignificant
A. live	B. stay	C. choose	D. decide
A. within	B. during	C. on 	D. while
A. not	B. forever	C. not at all	D. not once
A. make 	B. share 	C. do	D. have 
READING_ENTERTAINMENTS_ Stage_____, at first, seem a lot like films. Both use actors and dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it won’t work. A film made in this way will leave the _____cold. And even worse you’ll be wasting a powerful tool the camera. 
	A stage is actually a box. One side of the box has been removed so the audience can see what’s going on inside. The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their _____on small but important things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands.
	The camera offers the film maker freedom allowing him to move easily across barriers of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and_____ real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene_____ of times in one film. No expert of the stage can do this. 
A. movies 	B. plays 	C. music 	D. sports
A. makers 	B. directors 	C. audiences 	D. actors
A. attentive 	B. attentively 	C. attention 	D. attentiveness
A. on 	B. in 	C. inisde 	D. outside
A. dozens 	B. billions 	C. hundred 	D. thousand 
READING- HEALTH
	Mrs. Sand was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. However the doctor could not find anything _________ (1) with her, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs. Sand’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a _________ (2) of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. 
	Mrs. Sand carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, _________ (3) she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting. When she got back home a couple of hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, sweetheart. I have _________ (4) all your shopping for you." "Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise. 
	"But how did you know what I wanted?" "Well, when I got home I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down." Of course, Mrs. Sand had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not _________ (5) her to eat! 
A. wrong	B. happen	C. trouble	D. problem
A. paper	B. list	C. check	D. sheet
A. that	B. what	C. which	D. ϕ
A. been	B. made	C. gone	D. done
A. make 	B. let	C. allow	D. suggest 
READING_SPORTS
	Olympic Games, international sports competition, held every four years at a different site, in which athletes from different nations compete _________ (1) each other in a variety of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Through 1992 they were held in the same year, but beginning in 1994 they were rescheduled so that they are held in alternate even-numbered years. For example, the Winter Olympics were held in 1994 and the Summer Olympics in 1996. The Winter Olympics were held in 1998, and the Summer Olympics will next _________ (2) in 2000. 
	The Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The program for the 1896 Games, comprising only summer events (the Winter Olympics were not established until 1924), included about 300 athletes from fewer than 15 countries competing in 43 events in nine different sports. In contrast, the program 100 years later for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, _________ (3) more than 10,000 athletes from more than 190 countries competing in 271 events in 29 different sports. 
	The Olympic Games are administered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ICO was created in Paris in 1984. ICO members are officially considered to be _________ (4) from the ICO to their own nations, not delegates from their own countries to the IOC. The first IOC members were all from Europe or the Americans, with the exception of one from New Zealand. The committee elected its first Asian member in 1908 and its first African member in 1910. Currently, members from European and North American countries still account for much of the IOC membership. IOC members must retire at the end of the year in which they reach the age of 80, _________ (5) they were elected before 1966, in which case they can serve for life.
A. among	B. against 	C. with	D. for
A. organized 	B. hold	C. occur	D. plan
A. contained	B. involves	C. included 	D. consisted
A. representatives 	B. officials	C. compettitors	D. athletes
A. unless	B. if	C. if not	D. otherwise 
CLOZE-TEST_ SPORTS
	The idea of two teams pushing backwards of forwards to each other began in ancient Egypt as a ceremony celebrating good harvests. The Roman army of Julius Caesar brought it to Britain, where people quickly began to play it. Today's association football, or soccer, comes directly from the Roman football.
	The first description of English football appeared in 1175 in London. Rules of those days were not as strict as they are today, and games frequently ended in fights with broken arms and legs and even deaths. The number of players could exceed 500 and a game could last a day.
	The birth of modern football took place in London in October 1863 when the football association was formed, and in the following few years most of the rules as we know them were adopted. Today, big football games in England are played at Wembley Stadium, a few miles from the center of London.
CLOZE-TEST_ FILMS
	My first visit to the cinema was a very happy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out , I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen . The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.
CLOZE-TEST_ FILMS
	Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they enjoy a film. It seems to them that it is only the actors or actresses that have made the film successful and interesting. They always pay attention to the actors' appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other people's work to make a film. 
A finished film, actually, is the result of the collaboration of many persons, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of the stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger: some of them are even badly hurt or dead while acting. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.
CLOZE-TEST_ FOOTBALL
	considered
hosted
jointly
tournament
finally
organize
witnessed
	In 1904, FIFA, the governing body for football, was set up. At its first meeting, FIFA planned to (1) ______ a world championship. But it was not until 1930 that the first World Cup was held. Only 13 teams took part in the first (2) ______. The host nation, Uruguay, gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first champion in the history of the World Cup. By 2002, the world had (3) ______ 17 World Cup tournaments. The 2002 World Cup final was (4) ______ held Japan and South Korea. It was the first time the World Cup was played in Asia and the first time it was (5) ______by two nations.