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Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. 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.
One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my __71__ apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the __72__ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the __73__ every time she learned over to talk to him, __74__ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such __75__ in a public place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but __76__ it turned out, it was an Italian move. __77__ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and __78__ on my popcorn (爆玉米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, __79__. After a while I heard __80__ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the __81__ of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought stated to __82__. I remembered when I was is South Korea (韓國), I __83__ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, __84__ I saw him again in New York speaking __85__ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I __86__ like I had been betrayed.
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. __87__ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very __88__ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to __89__ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it __90__ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.
