Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 74

A. One

B. A theory

C. None

D.All

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 71

A. of

B. about

C. in

D. over

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 69:

A. other

B. others

C. the other

D. another

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 73

A. in

B. under

C. over

D.below

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 68

A. where

B. who

C. the place

D. which

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 72

A. is

B. was

C. were place

D. has been

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (68)________there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (69)________. But in the days when books were copied by hand (70)________than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (71)________all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books.

In the ancient world, this number (72)________considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (73)________one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (74)________is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (75)________happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

Question 70:

A. rather

B. else

C. more

D. much

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 39

            Our family has got many books. All the …(33)……… of our family buy books and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times, books ……(34)…… written by hand. It was difficult to write a book …(35)……… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important ……(36)…. in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books …(37)……… we want to read. That’s why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(38)… them. I think that books can help us. Last year I read a very interesting book “ An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser.

            This novel was …(39)…… at the beginning of the 20^th century. The novel ……(40)……. The tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta ……(41)…… name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years ago, but it is …(42)……… nowadays. Books must be our friends during our life.

A. published

B. presented

C. opened

D. constructed

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 42

            Our family has got many books. All the …(33)……… of our family buy books and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times, books ……(34)…… written by hand. It was difficult to write a book …(35)……… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important ……(36)…. in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books …(37)……… we want to read. That’s why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(38)… them. I think that books can help us. Last year I read a very interesting book “ An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser.

            This novel was …(39)…… at the beginning of the 20^th century. The novel ……(40)……. The tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta ……(41)…… name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years ago, but it is …(42)……… nowadays. Books must be our friends during our life.

A. amazing

B. favorite

C. popular

D. worth