EXERCISE 7

  In addition to their academic work,children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours.

  They are designed to help _1__ their skills,ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and __2_ responsibilities;_3__ school courses;and to provide additional outlets and stimuli.There is often a _4__ of activities from which to choose,such as nature clubs,musical organizations,science clubs,art and drama groups,or language clubs.A _5__ selection of sport activities is always available.__6_ every school has a student-run newspaper;often a photographic darkroom is also _7__,some of these activities take place during the school day,but _8__ are held after classes are over._9__ they're optional they _10__ a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that __11_ suit their own special talents and interests.Much is learned during these off-duty hours,especially in _12__ of human "give-and-take".Americans believe this _13__ human relationships,social skills and a well-trained body,_14__ intellectual development .Both _15__ and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities _16__ students have participated,both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays.These indicate to them _17__ of a young person's leadship potential enthusiasm,creativity,_18__ of interest,vitality and personality.They weigh these qualities,together with the academic record,in order to _19__ a student's intelligence,perseverance and ability to use what he knows,_20__ merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.

1)    A  broaden       B extend        C stretch        D concentrate

2)    A  resume        B assume       C adopt         D presume

3)    A  to supplement  B supplemening  C to support      D supporting

4)    A  scale         B specimen      C ring          D range

5)    A  deep         B long          C wide          D high

6)    A  Lastly        B Virtually       C Finally       D Consequently

7)    A  possible      B available       C peobable      D capable

8)    A  many        B few            C other         D some

9)    A  Even though   B in case        C despite        D however

10)   A  consider      B considered     C are considering  D are considered

11)   A  most         B best           C least           D worst

12)   A  conditions     B terms         C condition       D term

13)   A  included      B includes       C to include      D including

14)   A  after all       B except for      C as well        D as well as

15)   A  employers     B employees     C parents        D relatives

16)   A  which         B that          C in that         D in which

17)   A  anything       B something    C everything      D nothing

18)   A  bread        B butter         C breadth      D broad

19)   A  assess        B assume        C assist       D assign

20)   A  no more than  B rather than     C better than   D less than

答案:
1--5 ABADC  
6--10 BBAAD
11--15 BBBDA
16--20 DBCAB

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