Paragraph Completion Test 4

1. 'Gone with the Wind' was one of the most expensive 4. It was once said that one of the values of TV films,
epic pictures made to that time. _____ After the waste even old reruns, was that they gave a person a
of all the money and time to find the right woman for deeper understanding of life. _____ Today however, as
the part, the director's brother brought Vivien Leigh many people do not really have the time to read,
to his brother and said: 'I want you to meet Scarlett good films on TV seem to be the only alternative.
O'Hara.'
A) I prefer to spend my free time reading a good
A) The part of Scarlett O'Hara was carved by most book.
actresses of the day. B) 'IV films are many times better than discussing
B) The director had many problems with the feelings and thoughts with neighbors.
production of this film. C) Before these times, good books were said to do
C) One of the reasons for this expense was that so the same thing.
many screen test had been made to find the right D) Life is probably one of the most difficult things to
Scarlett O'Hara understand.
D) The test films were as long as the picture itself E) Wasting time watching TV is an alternative to
because the director was having many problems. thinking about reality.
E) The actors and actresses that were used for the
5. Have you ever noticed how beautiful the web of a
parts in minor roles were in unusually large numbers. spider is? _____ This awe inspiring work of beauty is
2. The rate of crime in our area has increased however, a deadly trap for unsuspecting insects.
dramatically. _____ The changes in the value of
money, inflation, war, etc., have forced some people A) Some spiders can spin webs that are many times
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to revert to crime in order to live. their own size.

B) There are many horror stories about people and
A) People are always interested in obtaining an easy
animals who have been trapped in giant webs.
way of making a few dollars.
C) No matter how beautiful it can be, when seen in
B) It is difficult for the police to deal with all these
sunlight, one must not forget it is not really of any
crimes by themselves.
value to people.
C) This seems to be a common problem throughout
D) People have never really wanted to give any value
our country and even the world.
to this natural masterpiece.
D) People are not as kind as they have been in the
E) The intricate details of their web are so fine and so
past to those that are in need of support.
well crafted that even today no artist can reproduce
E) The whole country has a problem with crimes and
it.
there have been many new groups of young people
6. The audience at the concert hall viewed the
enlisted into the services.
performance with pleasure. _____ He slowly crossed
3. In my youth, my family and I spent our holidays at to the grand piano, bowed towards the audience,
our village. _____ Although we had no financial ties gracefully sat down and began to play.
left there, the relatives and friends that were all very
special to us, lured us back, so that we returned A) The entrance of the long awaited pianist brought
every chance we had.
the audience to their feet.
A) These trips were full of especially joyful memories. B) Everyone watched with expressions of wonder on
their faces.
B) We had holidays from school three times a year. C) The look of pleasure on their faces persisted
C) Everyone waited for us to come. during the whole performance.
D) Everyone waited for us to come. D) The applause in the concert hall could be heard
E) We weren't able to swim or do any sports. outside.
E) It is very important for solo performers to make an
attractive entrance onto the stage.

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7. Being a parent can be very difficult at times. _____ 10. 'The Lady with the Lamp", better known as Florence
Older children on the other hand, don't want the Nightingale, was a young English woman who trained
assistance you offer them for anything. to be a nurse in Germany . _____ At the end of this
time she became accepted as the authority on
A) Parents sometimes resent the assistance they nursing matters and became involved in establishing
nursing schools which taught modem nursing.
have to give their children.
B) Younger children need assistance with everything. A) In her youth she had heard voices that told her of
C) The more children you have the more difficult it is a mission.
to find time for yourself. B) There was a mystery about Florence.
D) No one wants to help but everyone offers advice C) Her fame was founded when she changed the
about how to bring up your child. situation of nursing soldiers during the Crimean War.
E) Children never help around the house. D) She caused many changes in the field of nursing
8. The storm had caused only minor damage on the when she decided to have nurses enter the wards of
vessel, and the crew and captain tried to reassure the
soldiers.
passengers. _____ So it was decided to return the ship
to port and cancel the excursion. E) She spent most of her life working with politicians'
various situations.
A) The passengers had all tried to help keep the
11. Loch Ness is well known as the lake in which a
vessel afloat. monster is said to live. _____ Many people have
B) The water had flooded the lower levels of the claimed to have seen this monster and some have
even taken pictures which are not really clear enough
small ship.
to be good evidence for scientists.
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C) It was unfortunate that the crew did not want to

help the passengers. A) The lake is extremely deep and believed to be
D) No one died in the accident on board the ship. large enough to hide a huge animal in it.
E) However, the passengers were on their first trip B) The monster has disrupted many fishermen in the
and became frightened. lake.
9. The large sheepdog was one of the happiest C) People around the lake have created the legend to
creatures on the farm. _____ He was like one of the attract tourists.
family who faithfully performed his duties and in
D) It is not possible to see' the monster easily.
return was loved and cared for by everyone.
E) At moments like this, the hobby of photography
A) He hadn't been adopted by the family right after comes in handy
his birth. 12. Early settlers in America were not injured or hurt by
B) He tended to be silly at times and to not listen. the natives of this land. _____ It was only after they
had lost their lands, hunting grounds, and were
C) His mother had died at his birth and the dog had
driven into poor lands, where staying alive was
been cared for by the farmer's family from then on. difficult, did they become the savage Indians of
D) The visitors had offered to buy the dog from the television.
family.
A) The Indians were living in the east of the Americas
E) He ate so much that the farmer and his family had
in those days.
a difficult time feeding him regularly.
B) The natives in those days were quite different
from the Indians
C) The cowboys of the wild west fought the Indians
for may years before taking control of their lands.
D) The first colonists were in fact aided by the
Indians who lived in this area of the word.
E) Staying alive was the only reason they had
anything to do with the Indians

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13. The children had gotten dressed in their best clothes. 14. It is not easy really to understand and appreciate
The weather was sunny if not warm. _____ He finally another culture. One needs to study the language
got up and the children gave a cheerful yell and went and become fluent in it. One has to be familiar with
running to the door. the history, religion and the aesthetics of the society.
_____
A) The rain had finally stopped.
B) The children had been stuck indoors all winter A) One should not underestimate the value of what is
long. generally referred to as 'folk' culture.
C) Their new clothes had been hanging in their closet B) The study of language is, of course, essential to
for several weeks and they had been looking forward communication.
to showing off while strolling through the town. C) Recently, however, countries have been forced to
D) Their mother had told them that their father was interact.
too ill to go anywhere and that they shouldn't try to D) But even after years of effort there are likely to be
take up his Sunday. certain qualities that remain a mystery to us.
E) They had tried everything to get their father to E) Everyone should be encouraged to learn a foreign
take them out this Sunday but they had been language
unsuccessful up to now. 15. _____ She had been given to the United States by
China. But last week she was found dead in her out-
door enclosure at the Washington National Zoo. At 23
she was the oldest Panda in captivity outside of
China.
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A) The panda, Ling-Ling, was one of the best-known

and most-loved animals in the world.
B) A panda is a large black and white animal which
lives in the bamboo forests of China.
C) A panda looks more like a toy than a real animal.
D) When the President of the United States visited
China no one guessed the outcome of the
negotiations.
E) National Zoos in the United States are really
wildlife reserves

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Answer Key:

1: C 9: C
2: C 10: D
3: A 11: A
4: C 12: D
5: E 13: E
6: A 14: E
7: B 15: A
8: E

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