DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES
The Southwestern States of the United States suffered one of the worst droughts in their history from 1931 to 1938. The drought (1)……the entire country. Few food crops could be grown. Food became (2)….., and prices went up (3)…..the nation. Hundreds of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the help of the federal government. In 1944, drought brought great damage to (4)…….all Latin America. The drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, (5)…..it continued throughout the summer of 1945. From 1950 to 1954 in the United States, the South and Southwest suffered a (6)……drought. Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to ship their cattle to other regions because (7)…..lands had no grass. The federal government again (8)……an emergency drought-relief program. It offered farmers (9)…….credit and seed grains (10)…….low prices.
1. A. pushed B. incurred C. occurred D. affected
2. A. scarce B. mystified C. hidden D. uncommon
3. A. over B. throughout C. all D. across
4. A. near B. totally C. almost D. factually
5. A. which B. that C. where D. when
6. A. heavy B. sharp C. strict D. severe
7. A. pasture B. culture C. moisture D. manure
8. A. carried B. conducted C. convened D. conformed
9. A. emergency B. crisis C. tension D. disaster
10. A. to B. in C. over D. at

DRUGS
Drugs are one of the (1)……profession’s most valuable tools. Doctors prescribe drugs to (2)……or prevent many diseases. Every year, penicillin and other (3)……drugs save the lives of countless victims of pneumonia and other dangerous infectious diseases. Vaccines prevent attacks by such diseases as (4)……, polio, and smallpox. The use of these and many other drugs (5)……helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives than would have been (6)……possible.
Almost all our most important drugs, however, were unknown before the 1900’s. For example, the sulfa drugs and antibiotics did not come into use (7)……the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. Before that time, about 25 percent of all pneumonia victims in the United States died of the disease. The new drugs quickly reduced the (8)……rate from pneumonia to less than 5 percent. Polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. At that time, polio struck about 30,000 to 50,000 Americans each year. (9)……1960, the use of the vaccine has reduced the number of new polio cases to about 3,000 a year. In 1900, most Americans did not live (10)……the age of 47. Today, Americans live an average ofmore than 70 years, in great part because of the use ofmodem drugs.
1. A. medical B. medicine C. health D. medic
2. A. solve B. settle C. ruin D. treat
3. A. germ-killing B. helping C. saving D. rescuing
4. A. AIDS B. measles C. influenza D. hiccups
5. A. would have B. have C. has D. did
6. A. only B. even C. also D. otherwise
7. A. until B. to C. onto D.upon
8. A. end B. ruin C. death D. termination
9. A. About B. By C. To D. Prior
10 A. past B. passing C. well D. through

FORMS OF LANGUAGE
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made (1)……of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral (2)……. When there is a language (3)……, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions (4)……for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to (5)……to this form of expression.
Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language (6)……ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of