III. Cloze: (1 × 15=15)
Directions: Choose the one from the given A, B, C and D to complete the passage properly.
A person's home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) "__26__ home". But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical limitations of cash and location on achieving that idea.
Cash __27__, in fact, often means that the only way of __28__ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things __29__ financially. There are obvious __30__ of living at home—personal laundry is usually still done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established __31__ of friends to call upon. And there is __32__ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.
On the other hand, much depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family— 33 do you like them? Are you prepared to be 34 when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) 35 , and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you 36 finding somewhere else to five?
If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are 37 well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always 38 . If you are going to work in a new area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, though these should be approached with 39 . Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the 40 of the first week's rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
26. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory
27. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain
28. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along
29. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed
30. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems
31. A. cycle B. group C. circle D. lot
32. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes
33. A. and B. but C. still D. or
34. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered
35. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal
36. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through
37. A. seldom B. less C. certainly D. probably
38. A. dependent B. a good source of information
C. of great value D. reliable
39. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. concern D. caution
40. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarity
