1.In 1854, a young explorer named Richard Burton...... his goal of making the pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise. A.undertook B. found Cprehend D.achieved E. appreciated 2.In order to thrive in todays world, you are....... to have a good basic knowledge of computers and how they work. A. required B. mentioned C. involved D. pretended E. deterred 3. The presisidents....... to go to war resulted in many of his supporters deserting him. A. evaluation B. accordance C. consequence D.determination E.occasion 4.My brother is so eager to win in trivia games that he cant bear other players ........ him. A. running into B. putting up with C. coming across D. wearing out E. getting ahead of 5. I wish I ..... Istanbul in the old days before it became so built-up A. must have seen B. could have seen C. should see D. might be seeing E. would be able to see 6. Once it ....... that magic was real, but now, in most places, that belief...... A. had believed / will disappear B. believed / disappeared C. was believed/ has disappeared D. has been believed/ disappears E. is believed/ is disappearing 7. The present-day Ethiopians...... from south Arabian tribes, mixed with the African highlanders who ...... there before them. A. descend/ have been living B. descended / are living C. are descending/ had lived D. have descended/ live E. are descended/ lived 8.Sometimes in life, it becomes necessary to do things we would rather not do,........ unpleasant it may be. A. however B. such as C. so much D. alike E. whenever 9.After the house was revealed to contain great amounts of asbestos, ....... in the neighborhood would go ....... near it. A.somebody/ nowhere B.everyone/ somewhere C.anyone/ nothing D.nobody/ anywhere E.everybody/ everything At the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox was 10)........ a dangerous disease worldwide, and 11)..... the proven effectiveness of Edward Jenners vaccine against it,other, more dubious methods of treatment and protection 12).......An especially popular one was 13).....the disease with red objects and light.This therapy,14)....... back to tenth-century Japan, was in use in the United States in the early twentieth century, and in Europe through World War I. 10.A even B. still C. so far D. any longer E. anymore 11.A.in spite of B.even though C.whereas D.however E.while 12.A.have been tried B. have tried C.were trying D.were being tried E.would have tried 13.A. treat B. being treated C. to be treated D. treating E. treated 14.A.to date B.having dated C.being dated D.dated E.dating
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