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Test No.1
In 1626, William Blackstone, a 1______________ Church of England clergy-man, became the first European 2___________ in Shawmut. He had been 3_________ a deed of 50 acres on the 700 acres of the peninsula plus the “rights” to the 4_____________area. On the slopes of what was to become Beacon Hill, he built himself a small 5____________, kept 6 acres and sold the rest of his “rights” for future colonists.
In 1630, John Winthrop 6____________ a colony at the 7______________of Beacon Hill on the Shawmut Peninsula for a small group of Puritans who came from religious and political persecution, and with their 8__________. John Winthrop, they settled and changed the name of Shawmut to Boston 9___________ the town they had come from in England.
1. a) bygone b) former c) late d) old
2. a) resident b) inhabitant c) occupant d) settler
3. a) awarded b) donated c) allowed d) granted
4. a) entire b) all c) total d) whole
5. a) lodge b) hut c) cottage d) bungalow
6. a) built b) created c) established d) provided
7. a) bottom b) base c) foot d) ground
8. a) leader b) director c) guide d) conductor
9. a) by b) from c) after d) for
Test No.2
Boston Common with over 50 acres of green 1______ , magnificent trees and serene waterways, is America’s oldest public park. Despite the 2_________ atmosphere it has an exciting 3__________ past. In 1634 the land was 4_______ for a military 5_________ and the British Army used it as a camp during the Revolution. In 1775 they used it as a base from which to 6_________ their assaults on the colonial resistance of Lexington and Concord. After the Revolution the townspeople owned it as a common 7______ for their cattle until 1830. Frog Pond was the place for duels and also for hangings. In contrast? It was used for many 8________ and concerts.
1. a)sites b)lawns c)fields d)meadows
2. a)pacific b)quiet c)calm d)inactive
3. a)mighty b)intensive c)powerful d)violent
4. a)taken b)purchased c)obtained d)acquiered
5. a)scene b)site c)place d)habitat
6. a)launch b)throw c)begin d)introduce
7. a)meadow b)pasture c)place d)ground
8. a)parties b)celebrations c)occasions d)anniversaries
Test No.3
Our bodies send us many cues that 1________ us alive and healthy. For example, when we swim underwater, our lungs begin to tighten and 2_________ as our need for oxygen grows. They send us an urgent signal – we need to 3_________ . Internal cues from our bodies send us important 4________ regarding sleep, temperature control and pain. We ignore these cues from our body at great peril to our health. Hunger is an internal cue from our body telling us that we need nourishment. Hunger pangs are a survival 5__________; after a certain point starving people no 6_________ feel hunger. When this happens, they are close to death. Newborn babies cry when they feel hungry, and cry increasingly more loudly until they are fed. For an infant, the need for food is painful, immediate and all-absorbing. Good parents will 7________ quickly and feed their children. Infants will eat till they are 8__________ and then stop. Once full and relaxed, babies sleep or play.
1. a)hold b)keep c)stay d)remain
2. a)hurt b)pain c)ache d)injure
3. a)exhale b)inhale c)breathe d)breath
4. a)notes b)words c)directions d)messages
5. a)tool b)device c)agent d)gadget
6. a)sooner b)longer c)far d)long
7. a)answer b)behave c)respond d)act
8. a)happy b)glad c)satisfied d)full