MOUNTAINS The Himalayas are the best-known mountain __1__ in the world
and Mt Everest, with a __2__ of 8,880 meters is the highest mountain.
Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many
countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__. Normally they need
to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__,
including __9__ to connect themselves to each other. It’s a dangerous
sport and many people have lost their lives, not just on the way up
but during the __10__ as well.
1.
A) ascent
B) rage
C) descent
D) range
2.
A) weight
B) height
C) length
D) descent
3.
A) jump
B) peak
C) ascent
D) descent
4.
A) mountaineers
B) jumpers
C) athletes
D) cliffers
5.
A) peak
B) climb
C) jump
D) descent
6.
A) peak
B) bottom
C) surface
D) upwards
7.
A) oxygen
B) air
C) water
D) hydrogen
8.
A) tools
B) equipment
C) devices
D) apparatus
9.
A) iron bars
B) strings
C) ropes
D) chains
10. A) attack
B) landing
C) decrease
D) descent
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES When you buy a television, radio or cassette recorder make sure
it has a long enough __1__. __2__ it in at the most convenient __3__
in your room, and then __4__ on. You normally __5__ the volume by
turning a/an __6__, and there are other __7__ as well. It is probably
best to __8__ the appliance when it is not in use. If you have any
trouble with it, ask a/an __9__ to look at it or take it back to the
__10__ you bought it from.
1.
A) lead
B) leave
C) control
D) plug
2.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
3.
A) control
B) socket
C) hole
D) plug
4.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
5.
A) adjust
B) switch
C) plug
D) knob
6.
A) control
B) chain
C) plug
D) knob
7.
A) leads
B) sockets
C) controls
D) plugs
8.
A) lead
B) plug
C) control
D) unplug
9.
A) fixer
B) electrician
C) mechanic
D) repairmen
10. A) dealer
B) electrician
C) repairmen
D) mechanic
