Thinking in English Practice 1

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12 questions

1

Parents should not let small children eat candy often. It's not good for their teeth. Lots of candy could mean expensive bills from the ___________ .

A. dentist

B. supermarket

C. babysitter

D. doctor

Oranges are a big business in Florida. But the people who work on the orange farms often work in terrible conditions. They are paid very little, and they have to __________________ .

A. eat oranges

B. pick lemons

C. live on farms

D. work hard

1903 is probably the most important year in the history of flying. That year, in Kittyhawk, North Carolina, the Wright borthers flew 120 feet (about 40 meters) in the first ______________ .

A. automobile

B. airplane

C. machine

D. wings

Big windows can be dangerous for birds. They don't understand that there is glass. They see sky or trees in the windows, and they crash into __________________ .

A. other birds

B. the glass

C. the ground

D. airplanes

In the past, people learned the news from newspapers. Then they started to listen to the news on the radio. Next, they started watching the news on television. Now many people don't read newspapers, listen to the radio, or watch TV. They get the news from __________________ .

A. the Internet

B. books

C. movies

D. Instagram

Coffee grows only in places with a warm climate. In some parts of the world, the land is good for growing coffee, but the winters are too __________________ .

A. dry

B. cloudy

C. short

D. cold

Forest Park is in the city of Portland, Oregon. It's the biggest natural park in a United States city. It doesn't have baseball fields, gardens, or snack bars. The whole park is a __________________ .

A. city

B. building

C. forest

D. camp

Penguins are an unusual kind of bird. They live on or near the ocean. They can dive and swim very well. But they are heavy and have very small wings, so they can't __________________ .

A. fly

B. fish

C. sing

D. walk

We sometimes think of the ocean as a silent place. But this is not true. Many kinds of fish make sounds. They can do this in different ways. For example, some fish use their teeth to __________________ .

A. get their food

B. make a noise

C. swim

D. bite other fish

New York City is one of the biggest cities in the world. It has a population of about 8.6 million. The population of Tokyo is even larger. It is about __________________ .

A. 1 million people

B. thousands of people

C. the same size

D. 9.2 million people

A bicycle is useful in the city. It's faster than walking, and it can go more places than a car. Also, with a bicycle, you don't have to look for __________________ .

A. parking

B. a taxi

C. traffic

D. a map

Are you going out? The weather report says that a rainstorm is coming later. Before you leave the house, please be sure to __________________ .

A. watch the news

B. close the windows

C. lock the door

D. turn off the lights

Parents should not let small children eat candy often. It's not good for their teeth. Lots of candy could mean expensive bills from the ___________ . 

A. dentist

B. supermarket

C. babysitter

D. doctor

Oranges are a big business in Florida. But the people who work on the orange farms often work in terrible conditions. They are paid very little, and they have to __________________ .

A. eat oranges

B. pick lemons

C. live on farms

D. work hard

1903 is probably the most important year in the history of flying. That year, in Kittyhawk, North Carolina, the Wright borthers flew 120 feet (about 40 meters) in the first ______________ .

A. automobile

B. airplane

C. machine

D. wings

Big windows can be dangerous for birds. They don't understand that there is glass. They see sky or trees in the windows, and they crash into __________________ .

A. other birds

B. the glass

C. the ground

D. airplanes

In the past, people learned the news from newspapers. Then they started to listen to the news on the radio. Next, they started watching the news on television. Now many people don't read newspapers, listen to the radio, or watch TV. They get the news from  __________________ .

A. the Internet

B. books

C. movies

D. Instagram

Coffee grows only in places with a warm climate. In some parts of the world, the land is good for growing coffee, but the winters are too  __________________ .

A. dry

B. cloudy

C. short

D. cold

Forest Park is in the city of Portland, Oregon. It's the biggest natural park in a United States city. It doesn't have baseball fields, gardens, or snack bars. The whole park is a   __________________ .

A. city

B. building

C. forest

D. camp

Penguins are an unusual kind of bird. They live on or near the ocean. They can dive and swim very well. But they are heavy and have very small wings, so they can't   __________________ .

A. fly

B. fish

C. sing

D. walk

We sometimes think of the ocean as a silent place. But this is not true. Many kinds of fish make sounds. They can do this in different ways. For example, some fish use their teeth to  __________________ .

A. get their food

B. make a noise

C. swim

D. bite other fish

New York City is one of the biggest cities in the world. It has a population of about 8.6 million. The population of Tokyo is even larger. It is about  __________________ .

A. 1 million people

B. thousands of people

C. the same size

D. 9.2 million people

A bicycle is useful in the city. It's faster than walking, and it can go more places than a car. Also, with a bicycle, you don't have to look for  __________________ .

A. parking

B. a taxi

C. traffic

D. a map

Are you going out? The weather report says that a rainstorm is coming later. Before you leave the house, please be sure to  __________________ .

A. watch the news

B. close the windows

C. lock the door

D. turn off the lights