Section1 Use of English
Directions:
Millions of Americans andforeigners see as a mindlewar toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be the men and women who 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the the 2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the 4)of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,5) an averageguy ,up 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutalenemies seen in centuries.
His name is not . isjust a military abbreviation 7) Government Issue ,and it was on all of the article 8) to soldiers oe? A common name for a guy who never 9) it to the top Blow ,Joe Magrac …a United States has 10)had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe.
GI had a (11)career fighting German ,Japanese ,and Korean troops . He appers as acharacter ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story ofGI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of thesoldiers Pyle(13)portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for coveringthe (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, nothow many miles were(15)or what towns were captured or liberated, Hisreports(16)the “willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist BillMaulden. Both men(17)the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18)of civilizationthat the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco,whiskey, shelter, sleep. (19)Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, was any American soldier,(20)the most important person in their lives.
1.[A]performed [B]served [C]rebelled [D]betrayed
2.[A]actual [B]common [C]special [D]normal
3.[A]bore [B]cased [C]removed [D]loaded
4.[A]necessities [B]facilitice [C]commodities [D]propertoes
5.[A]and [B]nor [C]but [D]hence
6.[A]for [B]into [C] form [D]against
7.[A]meaning [B]implying [C]symbolizing [D]claiming
8.[A]handedout [B]turn over [C]brought back [D]passed down
9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed
10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither
11.[A]disguised [B]disturbed [C]disputed [D]distinguished
12.[A]company [B]collection [C]community [D]colony
13.[A]employed [B]appointed [C]interviewed [D]questioned
14.[A]ethical [B]military [C]political [D]human15.[A]ruined [B]commuted [C]patrolled [D]gained
16.[A]paralleled [B]counteracted [C]duplicated [D]contradicted
17.[A]neglected [B]avoided [C]emphasized [D]admired
18.[A]stages [B]illusions [C]fragments [D]advancea
19.[A]With [B]To [C]Among [D]Beyond
20.[A]onthe contrary [B] by this means [C]from the outset [D]at that point
Section II Resdiong Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. answer thequestion after each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.(40 points)
