Paragraph completion exercise (Part 20)

Paragraph completion exercise (Part 20)

Multiple-choice quiz

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Select the correct answer from the choices presented.

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The children had gotten dressed in their best clothes. The weather was sunny if not warm. _____ He finally got up and the children gave a cheerful yell and went running to the door.
1. The rain had finally stopped.
2. Their new clothes had been hanging in their closet for several weeks and they had been looking forward to showing off while strolling through the town.
3. Their mother had told them that their father was too ill to go anywhere and that they shouldn't try to take up his Sunday.
4. They had tried everything to get their father to take them out this Sunday but they had been unsuccessful up to now.
5. The children had been stuck indoors all winter long.
_____ 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.
1. The panda, Ling-Ling, was one of the best-known and most-loved animals in the world.
2. A panda looks more like a toy than a real animal.
3. A panda is a large black and white animal which lives in the bamboo forests of China.
4. National Zoos in the United States are really wildlife reserves.
5. When the President of the United States visited China no one guessed the outcome of the negotiations.
It is not easy really to understand and appreciate another culture. One needs to study the language and become fluent in it. One has to be familiar with the history, religion and the aesthetics of the society. _____
1. One should not underestimate the value of what is generally referred to as 'folk' culture.
2. Recently, however, countries have been forced to interact.
3. But even after years of effort there are likely to be certain qualities that remain a mystery to us.
4. Everyone should be encouraged to learn a foreign language.
5. The study of language is, of course, essential to communication.

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