ClozeDirections:There are a number of blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.The air surrounding us is important (* 11 *) everyone.Without air,we could not (* 12 *).Everyone understands that.But air is necessary (* 13 *) many other ways that are not always so (* 14 *) or widely known.For example,if we did not have air,(* 15 *) would be no sound.Sound travels through air.(* 16 *) there is no air,there is no sound.(* 17 *) air,there would be no fire.There would be no automobiles,(* 18 *) motors need air in order to (* 19 *).Without air there would be no wind or clouds.There would be no (* 20 *),as we know it.The night time would be very (* 21 *),the days very hot.We would be (* 22 *) to seek shelter from the sun,(* 23 *) there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun's (* 24 *) rays.The (* 25 *) is all the air surrounding the (* 26 *).Atmosphere pressure is the weight of all that air against the (* 27 *) of the earth.If we did not have (* 28 *) pressure,we could not have automobile tires.The tires would (* 29 *) or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere (* 30 *) their surface.11.A) to B) by C) for D) in12.A) living B) lively C) exist D) alive13.A) under B) of C) on D) in14.A) clearly B) obviously C) obvious D)knowingly15.A) there B) they C) it D) we16.A) What B) Where C) Which D) Why17.A) Despite B) With C) As D)Without18.A) however B) but C) since D) and19.A) operate B) being operated C) having been operated D) for operating20.A) air B) weather C) breeze D) climate21.A) warm B) cool C) cold D) hot22.A) forcing B) forceful C) force D) forced23.A) as B) so C) that D) so that24.A) dying B) dead C) deadly D) death25.A) atmosphere B) gas C) cloud D) wind26.A) floor B) ground C) land D) earth27.A) top B) surface C) face D) coverage28.A) the atmosphere B) atmosphere C) atmospheric D) atmospherics29.A) sweet B) swell C) sweep D) smell30.A) under B) against C) beneath D) above

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Directions:There are a number of blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
The air surrounding us is important (* 11 *) everyone.Without air,we could not (* 12 *).Everyone understands that.But air is necessary (* 13 *) many other ways that are not always so (* 14 *) or widely known.
For example,if we did not have air,(* 15 *) would be no sound.Sound travels through air.(* 16 *) there is no air,there is no sound.(* 17 *) air,there would be no fire.There would be no automobiles,(* 18 *) motors need air in order to (* 19 *).
Without air there would be no wind or clouds.There would be no (* 20 *),as we know it.The night time would be very (* 21 *),the days very hot.We would be (* 22 *) to seek shelter from the sun,(* 23 *) there would be no atmosphere to protect us from the sun's (* 24 *) rays.
The (* 25 *) is all the air surrounding the (* 26 *).Atmosphere pressure is the weight of all that air against the (* 27 *) of the earth.If we did not have (* 28 *) pressure,we could not have automobile tires.The tires would (* 29 *) or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere (* 30 *) their surface.
11.A) to B) by C) for D) in
12.A) living B) lively C) exist D) alive
13.A) under B) of C) on D) in
14.A) clearly B) obviously C) obvious D)knowingly
15.A) there B) they C) it D) we
16.A) What B) Where C) Which D) Why
17.A) Despite B) With C) As D)Without
18.A) however B) but C) since D) and
19.A) operate B) being operated C) having been operated D) for operating
20.A) air B) weather C) breeze D) climate
21.A) warm B) cool C) cold D) hot
22.A) forcing B) forceful C) force D) forced
23.A) as B) so C) that D) so that
24.A) dying B) dead C) deadly D) death
25.A) atmosphere B) gas C) cloud D) wind
26.A) floor B) ground C) land D) earth
27.A) top B) surface C) face D) coverage
28.A) the atmosphere B) atmosphere C) atmospheric D) atmospherics
29.A) sweet B) swell C) sweep D) smell
30.A) under B) against C) beneath D) above