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Part A

1 Florence Nightingale was a woman ahead of her time. Before the 19th century, the profession of nursing was largely untrained. Midwives were the only practioners (1) had not any training at all. For the most part, sick people (2) looked after by the women in the house in their own homes.

Florence Nightingale began a school in London, England (3) the standards for nursing. She was able to do this because she had already established a reputation for her work with soldiers during the Crimean War. She carried a lamp (4) her ahead as she walked among the wounded men,(5) earning the nickname “ the lady with the lamp”. It was this great lady who lit the way for nursing to become the respected profession it is today.

(1) A, whom B, who C, which D, that

(2) A, are B, were C, is D, was

(3) A, to set B, set C, setted D, had set

(4) A, above B, on C, in D, at

(5) A, whereas B, otherwise C, thereby D, for

(6) The passage is mainly about

A, the impact of nursing on the soldiers of the Crimean War

B, Florence Nightingale and her influence on the profession of the nursing

C, how Florence Nightingale earned the nickname “ the lady with the lamp”

D, why only females entered the profession of nursing

(7) Which of the following was a method most people used to receive care before Florence Nightingale’s time?

A, They would be cared for only by doctors

B, They would be cared for their children

C, They were cared by midwives

D, They were cared for by female relatives

(8) According to the author, the primary reason that Florence Nightingale was able to open a school for nursing was that

A, she was already famous for her work in the war

B, her family was willing to finance her work

C, she had cared for many wealthy sick people herself

D, she worked endless hours every night

(9) The phrase “lit the way” in the last sentence is closest in meaning to

A, lay the foundation

B, make sense of

C, make use of

D, grow up

2All matter (1) made of atoms. Different kinds of atoms can combine to form new substances. The page you are reading is made up of billions of atoms. So(2) you. An atom is an exceedingly tiny thing. (3) , it would take a line of about 200 million hudrogen atoms, the smallest kind of atom, to span the distance of one inch.

In the 19th century, many scientists thought that atoms were indivisible blobs of matter. Now we know that atoms are far more complicated. We also know that under the right conditions certain atoms can be split into smaller particles. When this happens, energy is (4) . In certain circumstances it is possible to capture this energy in the form of hear, (5) use the heat to make electricity.

(1) A, are B, were C, is D, was

(2) A, do B, is C, are D, about

(3) A, for example B, therefore C, however D, so that

(4) A, given off B, sent out C, taken away D, given in

(5) A, after B, then C, before D, by

(6) This passage is primarily about

A, how matter is made

B, what atoms are like

C, how to generate electricity

D, atomic energy heating systems

(7) As used in line 3, “exceedingly” means

A, somewhat

B, increasingly

C, extremely

D, fortunately

(8) All of the following are right except

A, solids, liquids, and gases are all made of atoms

B, atoms are composed of smaller particles

C, all atoms are of the same size

D, Living things are composed of atoms

(9) what happens when an atom is broken apart?

A, it forms small hydrogen atoms

B, it captures heat

C, it creates billions of new atoms

D, it gives off energy

(10) The author’s style is best described as

A, dramatic

B, poetic

C, mysterious

D, informative

3 The first person in the group starts off (1) naming anything that is geographical. It could be a city, state, country, river, lake, (2) any proper geographical term. For example, the person might say, Boston. The second person has ten seconds to think of (3) the word ends and (4) with another geographical term starting with that letter. The second participant might say, Norway, since the geographical term has to start with Y. ?The third person would have to choose a word beginning with Y. If a player fails to think of a correct answer (5) the time limit, that player is out of the game. The last person to survive is the cha