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UNITED IN PEACE
The United Nations is a group of governments from around the world that work
together to solve the world's problems and prevent wars. Sometimes the United
Nations is successful, and sometimes it is not. There used to be a group similar
to the United Nations called the League of Nations. U.S. President Woodrow
Wilson started the League of Nations after World War I because he didn't want
the world to have another huge, destructive war. He knew that the world
needed a way to solve its problems without fighting. Unfortunately, the League
of Nations had little power. Its members often broke its rules, and it did not
stop the next big war, World War II. After World War II, the world ended the
League of Nations and began the United Nations.
1. What is the purpose of the United Nations?
A. To prevent wars
B. To stop World War II
C. To give more power to the League of Nations
D. To make better governments around the world
2. When did the League of Nations start?
A. After the United Nations was unsuccessful
B. After World War I
C. World War II
D. After Woodrow Wilson died
3. All of the following are true of the League of Nations EXCEPT
A. Woodrow Wilson started it
B. it didn't have any power
C. it was successful in preventing large wars
D. its members didn't follow its rules
4. The word 'destructive' in bold in the passage most closely
means
A. long B. devastating C. significant D. bad
5. Which sentence is NOT true?
A.The United Nations is always successful in solving all the problems .
B.The world needed a way to solve its problems without fighting.
C.The League of Nations didnt stop the next big war,World War II.
D. They began the United Nations after World War II.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in
the following passage.
Even if you haven't been helped personally by the Red Cross, you are probably
aware of the work that it does to help people in times of trouble. What do you
know, (6)_______ , about Clara Barton, the woman who organized that group?
Clara Barton, born in 1821, worked first as a teacher and then served as a nurse
at Civil War battle lines. She served similarly in Franco-Prussian War in Europe.
It was in Europe (7 ) _______ Barton heard about the recently-organized
International Red Cross. (8) _______ returning to the United States, Barton
organized the American National Red Cross and served as its president until
1904. She was (9 ) _____ for the provision that permitted the Red Cross to
give relief in times of natural disasters, such as floods, as well as in wartime.
The result of Clara Barton's extraordinary efforts are (10 ) ____ being felt today.
6.A. therefore B. however C. even D. moreover
7.A. which B. who C. that D. what
8.A. On B. In C. At D. For
9.A. able B. capable C. legal D. responsible
10.A. already B. yet C. still D. lately

Reading
Newspapers, magazines, and books are the(1) __________ media. Newspapers
are one of the main sources for spreading news and events (2) _______ the
world. Radio and television (3) _______ information and entertainment to the
public. Motion pictures are one of the most (4) _______ forms of
entertainment. Movies can also teach people many other subjects.The
multimedia computer helps students learn about a particular topic in a (5)
_______ of ways. When we use the Internet, we can give and get a lot of
information very (6) _______ .
1.A. simple B. electronic C. print D. written
2.A. all B. throughout C. out D. on
3.A. spread B. deliver C. provide D. supply
4.A. right B. interested C. expensive D. popular
5.A. variety B. difference C. change D. kind
6.A. exactly B. correctly C. quickly D. secretly

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more
and more people in the world. Factories turn out more and more products and
need more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it -
about 97%-is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking,
farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh. Most
of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and
icecaps.
There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be.
Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by
the sun. It then falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over
again. It is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh
water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does not fall evenly over the
earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A region that
usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another
region may be flooded with too much rain.
61.All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT
A. We need more and more water.
B. The population of the world is increasing every year.
C. Most of the worlds water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. Factories also need more water.
62.Which of the following is NOT true about the worlds water?
A.The vast majority of the worlds water is ocean (or salty) water.
B.Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming,and
manufacturing.
C.Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. The percentage of fresh water is very small.
63.What can be inferred about water?
A. The amount of water on earth is always the same.
B. Water will probably be exhausted.
C. Water can be used once only.
D. Most of the water we use is rain water.
64.It can be inferred from the text that ______
A. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water.
B. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth.
C. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water.
D. a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell.
65.The phrasal verb turn out in the second line is closest in meaning to.
A. sell B. prove to be C. switch off D. produce