4. Cloze

Building a house costs quite a lot of money suppose you plan to build a house. Your first 　(1)　 　will be to find a 　(2)　 　piece of land. Your 　(3)　 　will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with 　(4)　 　surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.

　 (5)　 　you will find an excellent 　(6)　 , and together with the builder you will work out a 　(7)　 . The builder will draw the plan. It will 　(8)　 　the number of rooms, their position and 　(9)　 , and other 　(10)　 　which must be noticed,　 (11)　 　windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is 　(12)　 　to build your house. He will work out the 　(13)　 　of the wood, bricks, the glass, and 　(14)　 　else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must be corrected and revised. His estimate is based on 　(15)　 　price, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen 　(16)　 　the time when he makes the 　(17)　 　and the time when he builds the house.

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too 　(18)　 　!) You may find that some of the features you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and 　(19)　 　something to your plan. The builder’s estimate depends on the plan, 　(20)　 　the final plan depends on the builder’s estimate.

⑴A. way　　　　　　　　　　 B. plan　　　　　 C. step　　　　　　　　　 D. idea

⑵A. small　　　　　　 B. large　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　 D. exact

⑶A. land　　　　　　　　　　 B. choice　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　　 D. preference

⑷A. quiet　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

⑸A. Yet　　　　　　　　 B. Next　　　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Though

⑹A. worker　　　　　 B. engineer　　 C. builder　　　　　　　　　　 D. drawer

⑺A. plan　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 D. price

⑻A. appear　　　　　 B. design　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　 D. recite

⑼A. height　　　　　 B. width　　　　 C. length　　　　　　　 D. size

⑽A. rooms　　　　　 B. doors　　　　 C. parts　　　　　　　　 D. roofs

⑾A. for example　 B. such as　　　 C. in other words　 D. on the other hand

⑿A. collected　　　　 B. spent　　　　　 C. needed　　　　　　　　　　 D. taken

⒀A. numbers　　　　 B. amount　　　 C. cost　　　　　　　　　 D. level

⒁A. something　　　 B. everything　 C. whatever　　　　　 D. others

⒂A. rising　　　　　　 B. falling　　　　 C. existing　　　　　　 D. remaining

⒃A. by　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. among　　　　　　　　　　 D. between

⒄A. plans　　　　　　 B. design　　　　 C. estimate　　　　　　 D. cost

⒅A. expensive　　　 B. high　　　　　 C. cheap　　　　　　　　 D. low

⒆A. reduce　　　　　 B. place　　　　　 C. add　　　　　　　　　 D. lay

⒇A. and　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. then

3. Multiple choice

(1) A net is to a fisherman is _________ a gun is to a hunter.

　　　 A. what　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. whom

(2) -Which do you ________, the red or the blue one?

-I like the blue one better.

　　　 A. expect　　　　　　　 B. prefer　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　　　　 D. hope

(3) We have little in common; our ________ and interests are so different.

　　　 A. styles　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　 C. quality　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearance

(4) Wherever you go, you can see the product ____________.

　　　 A. advertise　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. advertised　　　　　

C. to be advertised　　　　　　　　 D. being advertised

(5) As we all know, modernism was invented ________________.

　　　 A. in the 1920　　　　 B. in 1920’s　　　　　 C. in the 1920’s　　　 D. in 1920s

(6) Jessica _________ a flat near the college with three other girls.

　　　 A. constructed　　　　 B. hired　　　　　　　　 C. preferred　　　　　 D. rented

(7) _________ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.

　　　 A. Although　　　　　 B. Despite　　　　　　 C. Because of　　　　 D. According to

(8) The result of the entrance exams was not made ________ to the public until last Thursday.

A. knowing 　　　　　 B. known 　　　　　　 C. to know 　　　　　 D. to be known

(9) The PLA soldiers _____ ready to do what’s necessary to fight against the flood.

　　　 A. stood　　　　　　　　 B. belonged　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　 D. acted

(10) Antonio Gaudi is the first architect ________ that nature doesn’t not have any straight lines.

　　　 A. understanding　　 B. understands　　　　　　　 C. to understand　　 D. understood

(11) The girl asked him not to leave the door ____________ .

　A. to close 　　　　　 B. closed 　　　　　　 C. to be closed 　　 D. closing

(12) It took quite a long time before we felt we ________ in the city.

　　　 A. impressed　　　　　 B. constructed　　　　 C. belonged　　　　　 D. created

(13) All the buildings in the district are 　_____________.

　　　 A. a color　　　　　　　　　　 B. of color　　　　　　 C. of a color　　　　　 D. of color.

(14) ________ the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them

　　　 A. When　　　　　　　 B. Despite　　　　　　 C. While　　　　　　　 D. Unless

(15) With many flowers _______ around the house，it looks like a beautiful garden.

　　　 A. planted　　　　　　 B. be planted　　　　 C. to plant　　　　　　 D. to be planted

3.　　　 Usage of phrases

(1)　　 The man we met on the plane to Tokyo was kind enough to __________ our guide.

(2)　　 Don’t take anything that doesn’t __________ you.

(3)　　 There weren’t many people at first but then the room __________.

(4)　　 Have you __________ some money for your child’s education?

(5)　　 Martha __________ her parents’ wishes and married a poor artist.

(6)　　 The old cinema has been __________ and a new one will be constructed.

(7)　　 -Did you enjoy your holiday? -No, __________ it. It was terrible.

(8)　　 __________ the village where I grew up, the city is really exciting.

(9)　　 It was __________ midnight when dad came back from work.

(10)More trees have been planted __________ the village.

1. Usage of words

(1)　　 We have both red and white wine. Do you have a p______ for one or the other?

(2)　　 The a___________ showed several designs for the new theatre; but none was satisfying.

(3)　　 The couple only moved into the new flat recently and they haven’t got much f____________.

(4)　　 Can I a t__________ piece of that cheese to see what it’s like?

(5)　　 Pollution is one of the major problems in the m_________ world.

(6)　　 It isn’t c________ to talk at the moment; I’m in the middle of a meeting.

(7)　　 These shoes have gone out of s__________, but I like them.

(8)　　 Early houses were c____________ out of mud and sticks.

(9)　　 Ann is always trying to i____________ people with her new clothes.

(10)Our hotel room had a b__________ where we could sit and look at the lake.

White shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world, make the Sydney Opera House an image of timeless beauty. It is famous for being a 　　(1)　 , not only of a city, but a whole country and continent too. Its 　　(2)　 , Danish architect Jorn Utzon, turned 85 last Wednesday. And he was awarded the Pritzker prize,　 (3)　 　as the Nobel Prize of architecture, on April 6.

But Utzon has never seen his Opera House. The story began in 1957 when Utzon won an international competition to 　　(4)　 　an opera house in Sydney. But not everyone was excited. Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism (批评) over the building's design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has 　　(5)　 　returned to Australia to see the result of his work.

"Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, and he persevered (坚持) through criticism to build a building that changed the image of an entire country," said Frank Gehry, a Pritzker Architecture Prize judge.　 (6)　 　the Sydney Opera House was Utzon's masterpiece, it damaged his career. Upon his 　　(7)　 　to Denmark, he found work hard to come by, so he became a teacher at a university in Hawaii.

Utzon said he once saw posters of the Opera House. The interiors (内部构造) were different from his designs. But, he said: "There is no 　　(8)　 　, for it gave me such a wonderful experience in Australia, towards which I only have 　　(9)　 　and appreciation." Britain's Queen Elizabeth opened the Opera House in 1973, and it now holds around 3,000 events every year. It is 　　(10)　 　as one of the great symbolic buildings of the 20th century.

1 symbol; 　　 2 creator; 　　 3 known; 　　 4 design; 　　　 5 never;

6 Although; 7 return; 　　　 8 regret; 　　　 9 love; 　　　　 10 recognized

5. Which of the following will NOT probably make people think about nature?

A.　　 The Opera House in Sydney

B.　　　 All the art museums in New York

C.　　　 The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing

D.　　 Most of Gaudi’s works in and around Barcelona

4. Antonio Gaudi _________________.

A.　　 was a traditional architect

B.　　　 invented modernism in order to change society

C.　　　 preferred steel, glass and concrete to natural materials

D.　　 knew that there aren’t any straight lines in nature.

3.According to the text, most people think modern buildings are ______________.

　　　 A. huge　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. welcoming

2. Which of the following is NOT　　　 true about modernism?

A.　　 It has existed for 70 years or so

B.　　　 Steel, glass and concrete are used as modern architecture materials

C.　　　 All the buildings in developing countries belong to modernism.

D.　　 Sometimes traditional materials are used in modern architecture

1. Buildings, streets, squares and parks are in different styles because _________.

A.　　 they were all designed by different architects

B.　　　 different ideas of beauty are expressed in them

C.　　　 they are part of the man-made living environment

D.　　 they are built out of modern building materials.