Exercise 6 Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr.was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated _1__ each other and was extremely interested. His hearing was good,and signs of the deaf were totally new to him. Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested,and though Dr. Stokoe was __2__to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the __3__ However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. __4___,he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants worked _5__this project during the summer and after school. The three researchers made films of deaf people _6__The deaf people in the films did not understand _7___the research was about were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly,but _8___ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him Stokoe and his _9_ studied the films of signing. They analyzed the films and tried to see patterns in the signs.The results of the research were __10__the signs used by all of the deaf people followed certain linguistic rules. Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language _11__a real language. He published the results in 1960, _12___not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still_13__--he was the only linguist who _14___ that sign language was more than _15___. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.

11.A.like B.as C. with D.beyond 

12.A. And B.but C.so D.for 

13.A.anxious B.. afraid C.alert D.alone 

14.A.wished B.reasoned C.believed D.decided

15. A.activities B.performances C.speaking D. gestures 

Exercise 6 Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr.was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated _1__ each other and was extremely interested. His hearing was good,and signs of the deaf were totally new to him. Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested,and though Dr. Stokoe was __2__to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the __3__ However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. __4___,he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants worked _5__this project during the summer and after school. The three researchers made films of deaf people _6__The deaf people in the films did not understand _7___the research was about were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly,but _8___ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him Stokoe and his _9_ studied the films of signing. They analyzed the films and tried to see patterns in the signs.The results of the research were __10__the signs used by all of the deaf people followed certain linguistic rules. Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language _11__a real language. He published the results in 1960, _12___not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still_13__--he was the only linguist who _14___ that sign language was more than _15___. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.

6.A.talking B.signing C.acting D.speaking 

7.A.what B.who C.that D. which  

8.A. hardly B.willingly C. strongly D.merely 

 9.A.team B. party C. class D.crew 

10.A. Dissatisfying B.alarming C. surprising D.disappointing 

Exercise 6 

 Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr.was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated _1__ each other and was extremely interested. His hearing was good,and signs of the deaf were totally new to him. Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested,and though Dr. Stokoe was __2__to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the __3__ However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. __4___,he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants worked _5__this project during the summer and after school. The three researchers made films of deaf people _6__The deaf people in the films did not understand _7___the research was about were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly,but _8___ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him Stokoe and his _9_ studied the films of signing. They analyzed the films and tried to see patterns in the signs.The results of the research were __10__the signs used by all of the deaf people followed certain linguistic rules. Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language _11__a real language. He published the results in 1960, _12___not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still_13__--he was the only linguist who _14___ that sign language was more than _15___. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English. 

1.A. On B. with C.off D.in 

2.A. Idealistic B.crazy C.smart D.normal 

3.A.job B.work C.project D.plan 

 4.A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Additionally D. Afterwards 

5.A.through B.into C. along D.on 

Exercise 5 People's attitudes __1__ gift-giving may vary from country to country, __2_ the desire to convey a feeling of friendship is universal. Here is an example to __3_ the differences. Japan is a gift-giving country. It is not _4_ in Japan to offer a gift to a person who is _5__or has been helpful. When people do that,the gifts _6__be substantial and expensive. _7__,at least in the typical Japanese style,it is not required to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. Japanese people may express their __8_and friendship directly through the gift they have 9_for the person they love and respect. In _10__you are likely to get more cards than gifts in the United States. A card may come with a small gift no gift at all. In general, American people don't __11____very much whether the gift is expensive or not. As a matter of __12___your gift to them would be _13__ all the more if you made it yourself _14___buying it from a store. And the words on the card seem to be the most important thing. When someone does not have a card on hand,he or she would write you a thank-you note on a piece of paper,give it to you 15 or put it in your pigeonhole.

11.A.care for B. care about C.care D.care to  

12.A.truth B.finding C.fact D.case ” 

13.A.appreciated B.regarded C.received D.supposed 

14. A.instead of B.when C.instead D.despite of 

15.A.in person B.in man C.by person D.for person 

Exercise 5

 People's attitudes __1__ gift-giving may vary from country to country, __2_ the desire to convey a feeling of friendship is universal. Here is an example to __3_ the differences. Japan is a gift-giving country. It is not _4_ in Japan to offer a gift to a person who is _5__or has been helpful. When people do that,the gifts _6__be substantial and expensive. _7__,at least in the typical Japanese style,it is not required to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. Japanese people may express their __8_and friendship directly through the gift they have 9_for the person they love and respect. In _10__you are likely to get more cards than gifts in the United States. A card may come with a small gift no gift at all. In general, American people don't __11____very much whether the gift is expensive or not. As a matter of __12___your gift to them would be _13__ all the more if you made it yourself _14___buying it from a store. And the words on the card seem to be the most important thing. When someone does not have a card on hand,he or she would write you a thank-you note on a piece of paper,give it to you 15 or put it in your pigeonhole.

6.A.is likely to B.tend to C.turn out to D.like to 

7.A. However B.Despite C.But D.Thus 

8.A.purposes B.sympathy C.apologies D.gratitude 

9.A.select B. selecting C.chosen D.choose 

10.A.comparison B.contrast C.contract . D.contrary