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Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Driving from Beijing to Paris
'Every journey begins with a single step.' We might (1) _____ this proverb for the 16,000 km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a turn of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will (2) _____ out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible dream.
Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (3) _____, especially on the rally's difficult first (4) ______ across central China and over the high mountain passes of the Himalayas. 'If twenty-five cars (5) _____ it to Paris, we'll be doing well,' says Philip Young, the rally organiser. Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (6) _____ line just a few metres (7) ______of the only other car to complete the race.
Nowadays, not many people know about Prince Borghese, but at the time his achievement was regarded as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from Venice to China in the thirteenth century. According to the rules, all the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (8) ______ roads and high altitude are a (9) _____ test of both the cars and the drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driversaid, 'our (10) ________ is to have a good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery - and the adventure of a lifetime."
1. A. adapt B. moderate C. improve D. form
2. A. head B. move C. set D. try
3. A. rate B. number C. speed D. frequency
4. A. period B. stage C. time D. round
5.. A. get B. take C. have D. make
6. A. closing B. final C. ending D. finishing
7. A. forward B. ahead C. front D. advance
8. A. crude B. undeveloped C. broken D. rough
9. A. firm B. strict C. severe D. grave
10. A. aim B. target C. proposal D. intent
Driving from Beijing to Paris
'Every journey begins with a single step.' We might (1) _____ this proverb for the 16,000 km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a turn of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will (2) _____ out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible dream.
Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (3) _____, especially on the rally's difficult first (4) ______ across central China and over the high mountain passes of the Himalayas. 'If twenty-five cars (5) _____ it to Paris, we'll be doing well,' says Philip Young, the rally organiser. Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (6) _____ line just a few metres (7) ______of the only other car to complete the race.
Nowadays, not many people know about Prince Borghese, but at the time his achievement was regarded as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from Venice to China in the thirteenth century. According to the rules, all the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (8) ______ roads and high altitude are a (9) _____ test of both the cars and the drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driversaid, 'our (10) ________ is to have a good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery - and the adventure of a lifetime."
1. A. adapt B. moderate C. improve D. form
2. A. head B. move C. set D. try
3. A. rate B. number C. speed D. frequency
4. A. period B. stage C. time D. round
5.. A. get B. take C. have D. make
6. A. closing B. final C. ending D. finishing
7. A. forward B. ahead C. front D. advance
8. A. crude B. undeveloped C. broken D. rough
9. A. firm B. strict C. severe D. grave
10. A. aim B. target C. proposal D. intent
