Choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage. Deaf-blind people (6)______ in many different ways, determined by the nature of their condition, the age of onset, and what resources are available (7)______ them. For example, someone who grew up deaf and experienced vision loss later in life is likely to use a tactile mode of a sign language; others who grew up blind and later acquired (8)______ are more likely to use a tactile mode of their spoken or written language. (9)______ majority of people with sight and hearing impairments have had both sight and hearing throughout most of their lives, and experienced a loss of those sense through illness, injury or age. According to a recent study, about 4% of people over 60 in the UK (10)______ both hearing and vision impairments. 6. 7. A. contact A. to B. communicate B. for C. educate C. at D. address D. in 8. 9. A. deafen A. no article B. deafly B. a C. deafness C. an D. deaf D. the 10. A. has B. have C. are having D. is having Writing: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning: 11. The Government has built a new highway in that town for a long time. (Passive voice) 12. He asked me to borrow the dictionary. I bought it last year.(Relative clause) 13. Jack lives far from his parents. He can’t meet them everyday (Conditional sentence) 14. We are talking about the book which was written by Charles Dickens. (Reduce a clause to a phrase)
15. My class is going to hold a party at the weekend.(Passive voice) Choose the appropriate words to fill in the blanks from 36 to 40: You should find out as much __(16)__ possible about the job and the vacancy. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of __(17)__ and your résume to the company to express your interest in the job and to show that you might be the most suitable candidate for the position. When you come to the interview, remember to bring with you your school certificate and letters of __(18)__ from your teachers or your previous employers. In addition, you may jot down your qualification and experience that can relate to the job and prepare for the questions that are often asked during the interview. Make sure you know ___(19)___ the interview is and how to get there. Be __(20)__ time or few minutes early. Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally. 16. 17. A. so A. complication B. as B. application C. at C. qualification D. of D. applying 18. 19. A. application A. where B. qualification B. when C. recommendation C. which D. Résume D. what 20. A. of B. on C. at D. about