New Horizon College English Book III.ppt

Cloze XII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. A. characters B. persons C. humans D. technicians A. responded B. replaced C. reformed D. resembled A. intact B. approximate C. like D. identical A. in which B. in that C. where D. so that A. take of B. take down C. take over D. take apart A. superior B. witness C. clonee D. spokesman A. abolish B. overcome C. conquer D. prohibit Have you ever read science fiction novels about cloning human beings? The main characters in these novels have been cloned, and replaced with creatures that look identical to them. These creatures differ from the originals, though, in that they show no emotion and are not human. They want to take over the earth. Hollywood has often treated clones as less than human, taking orders from a superior who intends to conquer the Earth. 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C It is no wonder that much of the public has treated news of the first cloned animals with fear comparable to that shown in science fiction films dealing with cloning. But what is it that we fear specifically? Are we afraid that we are going to be replaced by monsters? Such is our fear that legislation in Congress has been proposed to prohibit cloning and all research on it. Some Senators claim that the A. no problem B. no matter C. no wonder D. no doubt A. comparable B. considerable C. desirable D. preferable A. afraid B. scare C. fear D. worry A. removed B. rejected C. replaced D. renewed A. So B. Such C. That D. Just A. debate B. prohibit