Read the following passages and choose one suitable word or phrase to fill in each blank.
PASSAGE 1
People spend a lot of time and money (1) ……………. physical activities. The object of these
activities (2) …………… not only enjoyment. Doctors have found that vigorous exercise keeps
people healthier and (3) …………… them look better. So, those who are doing exercise or playing
sports are also maintaining or recapturing their (4) …………… and vigor. Many people do their
exercise at health club, (5) …………… has exercise equipment, and (6) …………… for tennis or
table tennis. Other people (7) ……………. clubs with golf courses and swimming pools. Those who
want privacy (8) …………… their homes with exercise bicycles or walking machines to work out in
their bedroom or family room. Walking, running, and jogging are also popular (9) …………… of
keeping the body fit. Many people jog a few miles before (10) …………… - to work in the morning,
using jogging trails in parks or simply running around their house several times.
1. A. for B. on C. in D. at
2. A. are B. will be C. is D. was
3. A. makes B. lets C. causes D. does
4. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. youth
5. A. that B. which C. who D. what
6. A. fields B. stadiums C. courts D. yards
7. A. approach B. arrive C. come D. join
8. A. set up B. make C. decorate D. provide
9. A. roads B. ways C. paths D. trails
10. A. go B. to go C. going D. went
PASSAGE 2
Is it worth reading books, since nowadays there are so many other forms of (1) ……………?
Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can (2) ……………
books from a library. They might add that television is more (3) …………… and that viewers can
relax as they watch their favorite (4) …………….
All that may be true, but books are still very (5) ……………. They encourage the reader to
use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just (6) …………… pages,
and then stop. Of course, it may be so fascinating that you can't stop! There are many different kinds
of books, so you can choose a crime (7) …………… or an autobiography, or a book which gives you
interesting information. If you find it (8) …………… to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends
(9) ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (10) …………… up television easily
enough.You can't watch television at bus stops!
1. A. sport B. entertainment C. research D. study
2. A. borrow B. lend C.buy D. take
3. A. exited B. excitable C. exciting D. excitement
4. A. plans B. programs C. periods D. volumes
5. A. public B. live C. popular D.lovely
6. A. a little B. a few C. many D. enough
7. A. film B. poetry C. history D. novel
8. A. hard B. hardly C. hardship D. hardy
9. A. with B. on C. for D. about
10. A. put B. set C.look D. give
