LESSON 2.

PASSIVE VOICE – VOCABULARY: WEATHER

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 COLLOCATIONS #1: FAMILY

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 COLLOCATIONS #2: FAMILY LIFE

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 SYNONYMS

1. I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.
A. doesn't calculate B. isn't mathematics
C. doesn't make sense D. makes the wrong addition
2. These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples.
A. signs B. achievements C. landmarks D. progresses
3. He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.
A. he is unemployed B. he has a few things
C. he has almost no money D. he has nothing at all
4. As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A. quickly B. slowly C. easily D. directly
5. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-
informed.
A. easily seen B. beautiful C. popular D. suspicious
6. It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out
7. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A. from time to time B. time after time
C. again and again D. very rapidly
8. I am looking for a dependable person who can stand out for me at the meeting.
A. dependent B. talented C. energetic D. reliable
9. My little boy Tom never screams though he is scared.
A. in pain B. frightened C. embarrassed D. confused
10. Sometimes when I hear the news, I feel very miserable.
A. confused B. frightened C. upset D. disappointed
11. The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.
A. slow B. simple C. complicated D. boring
12. We now can find a wide range of ready-cooked food in supermarkets.
A. variety B. classification C. small number D. popularity
13. I sometimes give my friends a ride in my car.
A. ask my friends drive for me B. let my friends drive my car
C. hitch-hike my friends D. give my friends a lift
14. A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the corner.
A. was hurt B. was nearly hurt
C. ran away D. bumped into the car
15. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
16. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
17. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. cleaned well
C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly
18. I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.

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A. be related B. be interested in C. get in touch D. have connection
19. He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.
A. take in B. count on C. base on D. put up with
20. We’ll have to use the others on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in working
condition.
A. out of work B. run out of C. out of order D. torn down
21. “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the
teacher said.
A. visible B. edible C. eligible D. audible
22. I couldn’t see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.
A. make out B. make up C. make for D. make from
23. It was boiling yesterday. We have a very humid and dry summer this year.
A. very hot B. cooking C. dry D. cooked
24. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one.
A. vital B. unnecessary C. urgent D. unavoidable
25. A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college.
A. unable to read and write
B. able to join intramural sport
C. inflexible
D. unable to pass an examination in reading and writing
26. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.
A. close look B. quick look C. direct look D. furtive look
27. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. furious B. humorous C. dishonest D. guilty
28. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
A. romantic part B. important part C. difficult part D. interesting part
29. We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to
leave.
A. planted many trees in the surroundings B. haunted by the surroundings
C. loved the surroundings D. possessed by the surroundings
30. Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.
A. marked B. shared C. hidden D. separated
31. In America, when a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to a woman.
A. depends on B. replies on C. waits on D. congratulates on
32. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.
A. facing them B. in person C. looking at them D. seeing them
33. All the sudents got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.
A. got a lot of marks B. got higher marks than someone
C. got very good marks D. got the most marks of all
34. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have not got wet B. have got no water
C. have been successful D. have got home dry
35. The crew divided the life preservers among the terrified passengers as the ship began to sink.
A. exhausted B. surprised C. frightened D. excited
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 READING
Around 730,000 babies are born in Britain, each year, though the birth rate has fallen since the baby boom of the 1960s
and 1970s. The average number of children in a British family is 2.4. In the US about 4 million babies are boom each year.
The infant mortality rate is 7.2 per 1,000 live births, which is very high compared to Britain and most other developed
countries, though the rate is lower than it has ever been. The situation is explained by the fact that in the US good medical
care is too expensive for poorer people to afford. The infant mortality rate for whites is 6 per 1,000, the same as in Britain.
But for African Americans, who are generally poorer than whites, it is 14.2 per 1,000.

For many women in Britain and the US, getting pregnant is now a matter of individual choice. Contraception is widely
used to help with family planning. About 10 million women use the birth-control pill, often called the pill, and almost 8
million depend on their partner using condoms. Only about 10% of babies annually born in the US are not wanted or
planned by their parents.

Many couples now choose to have children later in life. Some women wait to start a family until they can ‘hear their
biological clocks ticking’. In the US more than a third of babies are born to mothers over 30. In Britain the figure is 15%.
Couples who have difficulty conceiving may try to get fertility treatment. Advances in medical techniques mean that it is
now possible for women who are too old to conceive naturally to have a baby. This raises many ethical and practical
questions, including whether it is a good thing for a child to be born to an elderly mother.

Question 1: What do the second and the last paragraph discuss?

A. Methods to control birth or prevent pregnancy

B. Medical techniques to treat fertility

C. Choosing to have a baby

D. Difficulties in conceiving naturally

Question 2: The word "contraception" in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?

A. Getting pregnant

B. Practices that prevent women from becoming pregnant

C. The birth-control pill

D. A matter of individual choice

Question 3: According to the passage, the following contraception can help with famil planning EXCEPT________.

A. Getting a contraceptive injection B. Taking the contraceptive pills

C. Putting on condoms D. B and C

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Question 4: About how many unwanted children are born in the US each year?

A. About 40,000 B. Over one million

C. About 60,000 D. About eight million

Question 5: About how many children are born to mothers over 30 in Britain?

A. 15% B. 10% C. 30% D. 10 million

Question 6: The word "ethical" in the last paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. minority B. simple C. moral D. complicated

Question 7: The word "This" in the last sentence refers to________.

A. That the fertility of old women is weakening.

B. That old women are now capable of starting a baby naturally.

C. That old women are unable to conceive naturally.

D. That couples have difficulty getting a fertility treatment.

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