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Read the passage and answer the questions below itThere are 7,000 periodicals published in the United Kingdom. Of these, women’s magazines have the largest circulations: Woman (1,300,000) and Woman’s Own (1,200,000). There are magazines and periodicals for almost every trade, profession, sport, hobby or interest. The most important periodicals for the more serious readers are: The Economist, which comments on events of international, political or economic interest; The Spectator, a journal with conservative views, which publishes articles on many different subjects, including politics; New Society, which has articles on social matters; New Scientist, which reports on scientific matters in language that nonspecialists can understand; Punch, a longestablished humorous magazine which also has serious articles.

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BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION

TEST 1

1 Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank

of each of the following sentences

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1 are emergency calls? Call us free on 150

2 city do you think is Europe’s “fashion capital” today – Milan,Paris or another?

3 in many fields are studying way to increase food production

4 we finish eating she takes the plates and glasses to wash themup

5 you mind if I smoke? Well, I’d rather you didn’t

6 Excuse me Can you tell me to get to the Art Gallery, please?

7 Factories and vehicles waste which goes into the air and rivers

8 Fashion has become a big business and the top have made large fortunes

9 I can’t find him now

10 I don’t remember much about him I don’t know what he looks

11 People hands when they meet for the first time and when they meet after a long time

12 She needed to relax she went on holiday

13 We don’t understand this word! Let’s the word in thedictionary

14 When I saw a thief in the living room I was really

15 You missed the beginning of the film you were late

2 Read the passage and answer the questions below it

The ancient Greeks were lucky, it seems The diet of olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables andbread was very healthy They ate very little meat, fat, or sugar The experts today tell us to eatless meat and more vegetables, fruit, fish, pasta, bread, and potatoes Chicken is healthier than

beef because it has less fat Garlic, the basis of French aioli, Spanish gambas al ajillo, Italian

bruchetta and Greek tzatziki, also has a good effect on the heart, as well as other benefits,

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which is perhaps why the ancient Greeks ate so much of it So, if you love your heart, add alittle more garlic to your diet!

16 What did the diet of the ancient Greeks mainly include?

17 Does beef have more fat than chicken?

18 Which countries do these foods: Aioli and tzatziki come from?

19 What do they all have in common?

20 According to the passage, what should we eat more often in order to reduce the risk ofheart attack?

A key word in the modern American vocabulary is “stress” Stress is the feeling of anxietyand exhaustion that comes from the pressures of modern living Stress is such a commonproblem today that many people are turning to one of its most common cures: physicalexercise People of all ages and types are exercising: jogging, weight lifting, swimming, andeven just plain walking! Is this just a fad, or will it last?

21 How do people feel when they are stressed?

22 What is the cause of stress?

23 How can people avoid stress?

24 What words in the passage mean something that removes a problem?

25 What words in the passage mean fashion that is not likely to last?

As in other countries, there are a number of different regional accents in the United Kingdom.Apart from Scottish, Welsh and Irish accents, the north, east, west and southwest of England,

as well as the Midlands and London, all have their distinctive accents At the same time there

is an accent which belongs to no particular region This accent is called the Standard Englishaccent, and is the accent usually taught to foreigners Northerners call it the “southern accent”– with some scorn

26 According to the passage, what do other countries and the United Kingdom have incommmon?

27 Name some popular accents that belong to different regions in the United Kingdom?

28 Which region in the United Kingdom does the Scottish accent belong to?

29 What does “it” in “Northerners call it the “southern accent” refer to?

30 Which phrases used in the passage has the same meaning as “many”?

There are 7,000 periodicals published in the United Kingdom Of these, women’s magazines

have the largest circulations: Woman (1,300,000) and Woman’s Own (1,200,000) There are

magazines and periodicals for almost every trade, profession, sport, hobby or interest The

most important periodicals for the more serious readers are: The Economist, which comments

on events of international, political or economic interest; The Spectator, a journal with

conservative views, which publishes articles on many different subjects, including politics;

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New Society, which has articles on social matters; New Scientist, which reports on scientific

matters in language that non-specialists can understand; Punch, a long-established humorous

magazine which also has serious articles

31 What are Woman and Woman’s Own?

32 What word in the passage means the average number of magazines/periodicals soldeach day, month, or year?

33 If you are interested in science, which periodical(s) will you read?

34 Can you find a serious article in Punch?

35 Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage New scientist is suitable forboth kinds of readers – specialist and

6 Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word

Manual Rodrigues, 24, a steward on the new Eurostar trains, one (36) the first people to travel through the Channel Tunnel Now the three-hour journeyfrom London (37) Paris is all a day’s work for him He says, “I have toknow both cities really well I have found some lovely restaurants!”

Eurostar stewards have to be (38) 20 and 35 and physically fit Thecompany trains all new stewards, so they don’t have to have experience in this kind of (39) , but they have to have (40) lovelypersonality You don’t have to have any qualifications, but you have to (41) fluent English and French to communicate with the passengers Manuel has towear uniform The company pays for his meals (42) he staysabroad, so he doesn’t hve to worry about restaurant bills “We (43) inParis at about 11.00 a.m Sometimes we have to come back on the next train, (44) when we don’t have to return until the next day, (45) can go shopping or sightseeing

TEST 2

PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION

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1 All birds have wings, but wings are not to birds

2 Are you better off than you to be?

3 Birds have two basic types of : songs and calls

4 Computer technology has had a on how people carry out theirjobs

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5 Even after six years of economic growth, Americans worry about that question.

6 I believe that women should have the to serve in the military

7 I have no idea what the weather is in that city

8 Motorists can be for driving recklessly

9 No one know when the dog was first

10 Only once ask for help

11 People attend college or universities many different reasons

12 Religion is very important in Saudi Arabia, but it in Japan

13 Saudi Arabian society is very different from

14 Sociologists study society and it is organized

15 The sea has been rising relative to the land for 100 years

The Nation’s security Bank in downtown San Antonio was robbed last night A safe wasblown open and around US$ 800,000 was stolen The robbery took place between midnightand 1:00 a.m The police are looking for two men who were seen getting into a black car nearthe bank at about 1 o’clock last night They also want to hear from Mr Joe Newman, 52, whoworked as a security guard at the bank Mr Newman disappeared just before the robbery and

he has not been seen since then

16 How much money was stolen?

17 When did the robbery occur?

18 Why are the two men being looked for by the police?

19 What was Newman’s job?

20 When did he disappear?

The Third world cities are overcrowded But city workers earn two to ten times as much aspeople in the country So, thousands of more people arrive every year The governments mustprovide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house But poor countries donot have the money to do it As cities grow larger the problems increase However, somesocial scientists believe the problems are not hopeless People move to cities because theywant to change and improve their lives When they can find jobs they work hard They buildnice houses when they have money and send their childen to school These hardworkingpeople help build a better society for the whole country

21 Do people in the city earn better than in the country?

22 Why do people move to cities?

23 Who has to provide health service for these people?

24 What do they do when they have money?

25 Are these hardworking people helpful to the country?

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One of the greatest achievements of modern high technology is the invention of the steamengine Machinery is closely linked with our lives It can do extremely complicated tasks forman It can work quickly and accurately; and so it can save time for us and free man fromhard work Owing to this, production on large scales can be achieved However, machineryneeds to be controlled by people – intelligent and modern – in the era of machinery

26 What is considered a great invention?

27 What does the word it refer to?

28 How can machinery save time for us?

29 What does the author say about people?

30 What types of work are mentioned?

Scientists in many fields are studying ways to increase food production Even with newtechnology and use of all fertile land, food production from both land and sea can only bedoubled There are several reasons There is a limited amount of fertile land The population

is increasing, and the distribution of food supply is poor

Besides the limited amount of fertile land, there will be a great increase in the need for foodand agricultural products In 1980, the population of the world was about four billion In 2000the figure was over six billion and in the next twenty years, the world’s population will beabout eight billion

31 What are scientists in many fields studying?

32 How many reasons of limited food production are mentioned?

33 If we make maximum use of both land and sea can we triple food production?

34 What is discussed in the second paragraph?

35 Was the passage written before 2000?

In some countries as many as nice (36) of ten adults read at least onenewspaper a day Why do so many people (37) newspapers?

There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct(38) to entertain Of the two major categories of newspapers, the popularnewspaper and the quality newspaper, the (39) has millions of readerswhile the latter, only hundreds of thousands Yet the popular papers seem largely designed(40) entertainment Their new coverage contains a lot of comment Thequality newspapers put a much higher value on factual information (41) onentertainment It is not only in content that the two types of papers differ, (42) also in the style in which the articles are written The popular papers generally usemore dramatic language with bigger headlines and more photographs Their journalists tend touse shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary Since the popular newspapers

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(43) a large readership than the more neutral quality newspapers, it may befair to conclude (44) the average readers not only want to be entertained (45)

a newspaper, but also prefer their reading to be guided and opinionsgiven to them

TEST 3

1 you were in that situation, what would you do?

2 After the campaign a special medal was to all

3 Amy’s parents didn’t leave her any money So she has to support now

4 Do you object my sitting here?

5 I must take this watch to be repaired, it twenty minutes a day

6 I think your suggestion is probably the best one the longrun

7 If you walk along this lane you will see the signpost tothe

beach

8 Our flight was by bad weather

9 She didn’t doing the ironing, as she hadn’t wanted to goout anyway

10 The car was so expensive that I couldn’t it

11 The child was told to for being rude to his father

12 The judge found him of stealing and sent him to prison

13 The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident several vehicles

14 What a you didn’t win the game

15 When will you see John? – I’m looking forwards to him nextsummer

Uri Geller was born in 1946 When he was only three, he was aware that he had an amazingability In 1969 he gave his first public performance in a school He gently rubbed a spoonwith his fingers and it began to bend Three years later he drove a car blindfolded through thecrowded streets of Munich Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in front of asmall studio audience of scientists He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by

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touching them gently with his fingers He also drew pictures of hidden objects After theprogram, however, there were hundreds of telephones calls People reported that spoons intheir homes bent during the program Metal objects broke, and watches which had stoppedmany years before suddenly started to go again.

16 In what year did Geller discover his special ability?

17 Where did he give his first performance?

18 What did he do in Britain’s TV?

19 Did he drive a car without looking?

20 What happened to watches which had stopped many years before?

Buddhism comes from the word Buddha Buddha is a person He lived more than 2500 yearsago in India His father was King He lived in a beautiful palace with many servants One day

as he went out of his house, he saw many unhappy people He looked at them and askedhimself these questions: “Why are people so unhappy? How can people be happy?” When hewas 29 years old, he left his family, his beautiful wife and son and went out into the world tofind the answers He tried many ways He studied with teachers but they could not answer hisquestions He went to live in the forest He hurt his body He did not eat anything for manydays He tried to get away from his body But this did not give him the answers to hisquestions Then he set down under a tree and thought He sat for 49 days After this time, helearned something from himself He became the Buddha His questions were answered.People were unhappy because they want things They are looking for food, money and otherthings When a man does not want things, then he will be happy When a man does not wantthings, he will be free He does not think about himself He does not think about tomorrow

He is kind to others

21 Was Buddha a prince?

22 When did he leave home?

23 How long did he sit beneath the tree?

24 According to Buddha, why were people unhappy?

25 When will people be free?

Man is only just beginning to realize how much he must look to the sea It can be importantsource of food for millions of people in the world When we know how much and in whatway the oceans influence the weather, we can plan the growing of crops and even work outthe best time to take our holidays But when we get to the bottom of the sea we find thingsthat no one dreamed existed recently Lands which were covered with water when the icemelted at the end of the Ice Age are rich in minerals Off the South African coasts, forexample, in a place where there are five times the number of diamonds as in the mines on theland Oil is brought from the bottom of the Caspian Sea Sand with gold in it has been foundoff Thailand and Indonesia But if man wants to continue gathering riches from the sea, he isgoing to have to look after it

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26 How can the sea become important to people in the world?

27 What are the result of knowing how much and in what way the ocean influence theweather?

28 What do we find when you get to the bottom of the sea?

29 What has been found off the South African coasts?

30 What is man going to do if he wants to continue gathering riches from the sea?

For many years people believe that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees Now,however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes Although adolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish It is a mammal It is, in many ways, like human being.Dolphins have simple language They are able to talk to one another It may be possible forman to learn how to talk to dolphins But this will not be easy because dolphin cannot hear thekind of sounds man can make If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have tomake a third language which both he and the dolphin can understand Dolphins are also veryfriendly towards man They often follow ships There are many stories of dolphin guidingships through difficult and dangerous waters

31 Which animal do people think may be the cleverest?

32 What other beings are dolphins like in many ways?

33 What have scientists discovered about dolphins?

34 Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?

35 Are dolphins friends to man?

People are not so honest (36) they once were The temptation to steal isgreater (37) ever before especially in large shops A detective recentlywatched a well-dressed woman (38) always went into a large store onMonday mornings One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop (39) usual when the woman came in, so it (40) easier for the detective towatch her The woman first bought a few small articles After a little time, she chose one ofthe most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it (41) an assistant (42) wrapped it up for her as quickly as (43) Then thewoman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop (44) paying.When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter Thegirl “gave” her mother a (45) dress once a week!

TEST 4

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1 Crying was and only for women

2 Desert soil is without water

3 Heart disease is related to the of a modern society

4 In the United State, until lately, men were not to cry

5 People cry when something happens

6 People in developing countries put a value in education Theythink it is very important

7 Several kinds of fish may have commercial also

8 Some children are very They break all their toys

9 Some people are very because different countries are workingtogether peacefully in Antarctica

10 Something that is polite in one country may seem in another

11 Teachers encourage beginning English students to talk even though they make

12 The icy cold water of the Antarctic Ocean contains plants that which are eaten

by very small animals

13 War brings and destruction to the countries that are fighting

14 Wind could over the oil well equipment

15 You’re your : Describe what life will be like in a hundredsyears

Rabindranath Tagore lived in India many years ago He was a famous Indian He wrote manypoems, stories and songs He wrote them in his language, Bangali and in English Today wefind his literature in other languages, too People like to read his books because they are good.Tagore was born in 1861 in Calcutta His family was rich When he was still very young hewas already interested in reading, writing and in music He wrote his first book of poemswhen he was only 17 He also liked to watch things around him: the trees, the birds, theflowers, the grass and so on All these things were beautiful for him When he was old enough

to go to school, his father sent him to a school in his own town But he did not like his school

He did not like his lessons He did not like his teacher’s way of teaching So after some time

he left his school His father found him a teacher He then learned at home A few years later,his father sent him to England He wanted Tagore to study law But Tagore did not want to

So he came back to India before he finished his study

16 What was Tagore’s home town?

17 In which languages did he write?

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18 What did he like when he was young?

19 Why did his father sent him abroad?

20 Why did he come home before finishing his study?

Three people jumped out of a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnetthis morning They were just trying to rescue their possessions before the car burst intoflames Mr Collins, 25 of West Road, Berinsfields was driving his Avenger estate car homefrom work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car He stopped, but wasunable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke wascoming from, but could not put out the flames He then ran to get fire extinguishers from anearby garage, but those also failed to have any effect Finally, he telephoned for a fire enginebut by the time it arrived the car was totally burned out

21 Where did the fire occur?

22 How many people were there in the car?

23 What did Mr Collins do to stop the fire?

24 What did he ran to the garage for?

25 Did the fire extinguishers work?

Throughout history gold has been important in human society Men have killed for it Peoplehave suffered great hardships searching for it They have gone to the distant corners of theearth hoping to find a great fortune A kind of madness seized people when they think aboutgold

For centuries, starting in ancient times, gold was most commonly found mixed with sand instreams This is one reason why even early humans used it They could find it without usingtools to dig it out of the ground It was also valuable to them because it is very soft It is one

of the softest metals and also one of the heaviest It is easy to work into jewellery and otherdecorations It is beautiful and lasts forever Gold leaf, a thin sheet of gold, can be made sothin that light shine through it Remains of ancient gold mines have been found in Egypt.These are the earliest mines anyone has found so far After the discovery of America, most ofthe world’s gold was produced there Now South Africa leads the world in gold production

26 What have people done when they think about gold?

27 How could early humans find gold?

28 Why was gold valuable to early humans?

29 Where was gold produced?

30 Which country produces the most gold of the world today?

The Third world cities are overcrowded But city workers earn two ten times as much aspeople in the country So, thousands of more people arrive every year The governments mustprovide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house But poor countries donot have the money to do it As cities grow larger the problems increase However, some

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social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless People move to cities because theywant to change and improve their lives When they can find jobs, they work hard They buildnice houses when they have money and sent their children to school These hardworkingpeople help build a better society for the whole country.

31 Why are third world cities overcrowded?

32 What must the governments do to help people?

33 What happens when cities go large?

34 Are some social scientists optimistic about the solution to these problems?

35 What can the hard-working people help do?

In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met (36) San Francisco and organized theUnited Nations (UN) World War II had just ended Millions (37) peoplehad died and there (38) destruction everywhere People hoped theycould build a future of world peace through this new organization Obviously, the UnitedNations has (39) been completely successful (40) itsgoals There have been several wars (41) 1945 However, the organizationhas helped bring peace to those countries (42) were at war It has helpedpeople who left their countries (43) of war It has helped bring independence

to colonies

The United Nations has grown (44) an organization of 51 countries in 1945

to 191 nations in 2004 Today, almost every country in the world is a (45) ofthe UN

TEST 5

1 “I wish you about our plan earlier,” said Mary

2 Accuracy is to the skill of typewriting

3 German and Canada are countries They have a lot of factories

4 I spent my vacation with my parents and other

5 Income tax rates are usually to one’s annual income

6 It has always been the of this company to promoteexisting

products

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7 It isn’t to give the girl two presents and her brother only one.

8 Lions and tigers are animals

9 Many countries bought from Africa before the 20th century

10 Mr Johnson has been asked to the next meeting of theclub

11 People grind wheat to make ten they make bread

12 Sugar, bananas, and pineapples are plants

13 They all got off and waited until John ready

14 They talked about the route through France and the date they would go and finallydecides June 22nd

15 We thought across France All three of us

The Nobel prizes, awarded for distinguished works in chemistry, physics, physiology ormedicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund given for thatpurpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel The prizes, awarded since 1901,are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm In 1969, a prize for economicsendowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added Candidate for prizes must by nominated

in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition Candidates are judged bySwedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basic of their contribution tomankind The awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10th, with the King ofSweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death.Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma and a cash award of about one million dollars

16 What does this passage mainly discuss?

17 How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?

18 How much is a Nobel cash award?

19 In what country are the Nobel awards given?

20 When were the first Nobel prizes awarded?

In 1911 a penniless young music-hall artist left England for America His future wasuncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past He had grown up in theslums of London’s East End and had experienced great poverty His mother’s life had been sohard that she had finally gone mad, and his father had died of drinking Both parents had been

on the stage and lived in the hope that they would one day be stars Their son was determined

to succeed where they had failed By 1914 his optimism and determination had been justified.Charles Chaplin was the most talked-about man in America, the King of silent movies Hewas not only admired as a first-class actor and comedian, he was also making his name as adirector How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He was not aninstant success His attempts to copy other slapstick comedians who were popular at that time

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were a failure However he gradually began to develop the character of the tramp that willalways be connected with his name He borrowed ideas from many sources and though he

“stole” most of his clothes from other slapstick comedians of the time, he developed his ownspecial mannerisms to go with them He used his bowler hat to signal secret messages and hiswalking stick allowed him to cause confusion and punish his enemy from a distance He gotthe idea for his famous flat-footed walk from a London taxi driver who had sore feet

21 When did Chaplin come to the States?

22 What was the cause of his father death?

23 What was his mother’s job?

24 Did Chaplin make an overnight stardom?

25 What were the two things that Chaplin used successfully when he played the role of atramp?

What kind of car will be driving by the year 2010? It may be rather different from the type wehave today With the next two decades bringing greater change than the past 50 years, thepeople who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problemsmay well accelerate the pace of the car’s development Today, they are students on thetransport design course at London Royal College of Art Their vision is a machine with 3wheels instead of 4, electrically powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself alongintelligent roads, equipped with built in power supplies

26 What may push the pace of car’s development in the next 20 years?

27 Name THREE differences of the future cars?

28 Where will the cars of the future take their fuel during their long journey?

29 Where is the car of future designed in Britain?

30 What do you think the best title for the passage can be?

The Sierre Club is an organization whose goals are centered on the protection of theenvironment It was founded in 1892 in San Francisco by the naturalist John Muir, who wasintent on preserving the natural beauty of and harmony of the Sierra Nevada in EasternCalifornia Today the Sierra Club boasts almost 200,000 members in all fifty states of theUnited States

31 When was the Sierra Club founded?

32 How many members can the club attract?

33 What is the aim of the Sierra Club?

34 Who is the founder of the Club?

35 Where is the Sierra Club?

I had a terrible experience last Saturday This is what happened I left my flat at 2 o’clockwent into (36) to do some shopping I go shopping most Saturday afternoon.(37) 4 o’clock, I had finished shopping and went into a (38)

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for a cup of coffee While I was sitting in the café, I saw a friend called Julie Jonesand she (39) me At around 4:30 Julie and I paid the (40) and left the café As we were leaving, I offered to give her a (41) home in my car She said she would like a lift so we walked to the car park together I alwaysput my (42) in the same car park near the town centre, but when we got tothe park I had a big (43) My car was not there! Of course, I immediatelythought that someone had (44) it I was going to phone the police, butluckily I didn’t I suddenly realised the truth I had (45) driven into townthat day! I had come on the bus instead Imagine how stupid I felt.

TEST 6

1 Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the

following sentences

1 Add interest to your toasted sandwiches by _ the outside of the bread withflavored butter

2 Apparently, about one in five is left _

3 Can you explain this _ of ten years in your job history which you have notaccounted for?

4 How many times have I told you _ football on the main road?

5 I would like to _ a double room with a private bathroom for SaturdaySeptember

6 In some parks visitors are required to keep _ the grass

7 In winter this town is often _ from the outside world by heavy snowfalls

8 It is said that a true hero is one who is prepared to risk for others

9 It was not _ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds

10 Television has a _ not only to entertain people but also to inform them

11 The forecast for this evening is wind and rain On the _ the outlook fortomorrow

is fine and sunny

12 This is the most expensive car that I have _ driven

13 We have been receiving reports of a rather _ train crash in India

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14 We regret that it is _ to meet the revised delivery dates for the goods yourecently ordered from us.

15 We shall bring up the _ of the new swimming pool at the next committeemeeting

Under the Medicare insurance policy, people approaching 65 may enrollduring the seven month period that includes three months before the sixty fifth birthday, themonth in which the birthday falls, and three months after the birthday However, if they wishthe insurance coverage to begin when they reach 65, they must enroll three months beforetheir birthday People who do not enroll within their first enrollment period may enroll later,during the first three months of each year Those people, however, must pay 10% additionalfor each twelve month period that elapsed since they first could have enrolled The monthlypremium is deducted from social security payments, railroad retirement or civil serviceretirement benefits

16 Who does the policy aim at?

17 When could they first enroll the insurance service?

18 What should they do if they want insurance begin when they reach 65?

19 What happens if they enroll later?

20 From what services could the monthly premium be deducted if they enroll later?

We had an English upbringing in terms of plenty of fresh air and outdoor games I didn’t go

to school My whole formal education consisted of some three hours when I was five I wassent to school but came home at noon on the first day and said I didn’t enjoy it I couldn’t seethe point of a lot of children sitting restlessly while a teacher taught from a big book Myparents decided, wisely, I think, that school was not for me and I never went back My motherthen took over my education and brought up my two sisters and me rather in the way of aneducated English lady The emphasis was on languages and reading rather than sciences andmaths Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers and we were kept to astrict routine About once a week we walked to the Golden Gate Park, and on our walks mymother taught me to read music One day I noticed a little windmill in the window of a shop

we passed on our way to the park and I remember now how my heart yearned for it I couldn’troll my ‘r’s when I was small and my mother, who was a perfectionist regardingpronunciation, said if I could pronounce an ‘r’ well, I’d have the windmill I practiced andpracticed and one morning I woke everybody up with my’r’s I got the windmill I usually getthings I want in life - but I work hard for them and dream of them

21 How long was the author at school?

22 Why did he quit school?

23 How often did he learn about music?

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24 Why did he keep practising pronunciation of ’r’?

25 Is the author an industrious person?

Six years ago when I was a student, I was short of money So once a week I used to go home

to see my parents and get a decent meal Although I had a good relationship with my mother,

I never got on well with my father One day I did a really terrible thing I stole some moneyfrom him I had started of by asking him if he would lend me ten pounds He refused saying

he had already given me enough and it was time I became more responsible with money Youknow what it is like as a student I’d run out of money and wanted to take a girl out When herefused, I accused him of being mean and we had a terrible row He left the house and I was

so angry that I stole ten pounds from his wallet

When he found out that the money had gone, he knew who had stolen it and banned me fromthe house Since then I had returned but he had never really forgiven me and still looked down

on me for what I had done My mother was very upset and I really wanted to work towardscreating a happy relation with my father Half of me wanted to say “Sorry, Dad” while theother half still thought he was ridiculous for having kept this attitude up for so long

26 Why did the author ask his father for money?

27 What did he do when he was angry?

28 What happened to the author after that?

29 What was the father’s attitude when the author came home?

30 Why did the author want to have a good relationship with his father?

What makes people get sick on subways? Various and sundry things One is that theyrush off to work in the morning without having eaten a proper breakfast Sudden dizzinessattacks them A second cause is the overcrowding and ensuing feeling of claustrophobia,which brings on stress and anxiety In addition, they are so afraid of mechanical failure, fire,and / or crime that they show signs of panic-men by having chest pains and women bybecoming hysterical Contributing especially to their stress are other factors: overcrowding ofboth sexes, continual increase in the numbers of passengers, and people’s inability to avoidinteracting with strangers

31 Does your sickness on subways result from your big breakfast?

32 What feeling may be brought by overcrowding?

33 What do overcrowding and claustrophobia brought on?

34 What are the different signs of panic shown by men and women?

35 What are other factors that may causes stress when traveling on subways?

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There are, certain place in the world where people are believe to live much longer than

in most modern (36) It is no coincidence that most of the places are very isolatedmountain (37) One study that was carried out has clearly showed that people tend tolive longer in mountainous areas The mountainous regions of Georgia, in Russia, for (38) have had 5000 people who are 100 years old or more It has been found thatthese people have been farmers all their (39) and surprisingly, most of themhave continued working till the present day It has been difficult to discover exactly (40) the reasons for their old age are, but it seems that an important factor is certainly food

At the time they were born, (41) of the old people lived on very simple diet,which contain very little animal fats They ate most vegetables and even oil they use wasvegetable (42)

Unfortunately, the answer is not as easy as it seems In another region that has anequally high percentage of old people, the (43) includes mild and other diaryfoods and most of the people (44) to be fat and even they drink large quantities ofalcohol regularly One thing that all the people have (45) common is that they havealways worked hard, doing very physical work like farming

TEST 7

following sentences

1 _ of the fact that it rained heavily, we enjoyed our vacation

2 Because the information was easily , we found it immediately

3 I don’t think that dress her

4 I was just _ to go out when you telephoned

5 It is _ that the price of real estate will continue to rise before it goes down

6 Just imagine what life was _ for the early settlers in Australia

7 Mr Green has asked his secretary to _ his car from the garage

8 Only once _ ask for help

9 People are becoming more _ of the need for alternative sources of energy

10 The more I live with him, the _ I love him

11 The three friends all _ for the same job

12 We are going to lower our prices _ to compete in today’s markets

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13 What comes to _ when you think of your family?

14 When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was _

15 You will become ill _ you stop working so hard

2 Read the passage and answer the questions below it.

Rice growing farmers are the only ones who truly understand when it is time to gatheryoung grains to make Cốm Then young rice grains are harvested, roasted and ground down tobecome Cốm They are put into a large firing pan under small flames and stirred slowly for aspecific period of time They are then poured into a rice mortar and slightly pounded with awooden pestle, rhythmically and at quick intervals until the husk is removed Following this,the young rice is removed from the mortar and winnowed before being poured again into themortar and the process repeated This is then repeated exactly seven times so that all the husk

16 Where is young rice roasted to become Cốm?

17 What do people use to pound rice to make Cốm?

18 How many times the pounding must be repeated?

19 What will happen if the pounding is done improperly?

20 How far is it from Hanoi to Vong village?

Iceland had been called the “land of frost and fire” This is a very satisfactory name,for the mountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round,and there are scores of fiery volcanoes Contrary to what most people think, however,Iceland’s climate is not extremely cold Most days are quite agreeable because of the warmcurrent of Gulf Stream When the Vikings began to settle in Iceland in 874 AD They foundbooks and crosses that showed the Irish had already been there It is likely that the Irish andScotch had come to Iceland about 70 years before the Vikings arrived These explorers,however, had made no lasting settlements The first real colonists were Scandinavians whocame directly from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

The people of Iceland have very high educational standards It is said that more booksare sold in Iceland in relation to its population than in any other country in the world Since

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Iceland is adjacent to one of the most important shipping routes between the United States andEngland, it became very important during the Second World War

21 Why is Iceland so called?

22 Did the Irish come to Iceland before 874 AD?

23 What makes Iceland’s climate agreeable?

24 Is Iceland situated in the Scandinavia?

25 Why did Iceland become important during the World War II?

The Wright brothers had made use of the knowledge of many people before them Asearly as the fifteenth century an Italian named Leonardo Da Vinci had designed machines thatthe thought would fly Later, men had experimented with balloons that rose high above theground One of them, a Brazilian named Santos Dumont, had flown a dirigible with gasolinemotor and a propeller near Paris in 1899 That was four years before the Wright brothers’success Other who had experimented with gliders in the nineteenth century had learned muchabout designing airplane bodies Several plane without passengers had been successfullytested in Europe and America But the Wright brothers made the first successful flight of aheavier-than-air machine that carried a man and flew under its own power

26 Whose knowledge had the brothers made use of?

27 Who had designed flying machines in the 15th ‘century?

28 Who had flown a dirigible in 1899?

29 What did the dirigible have besides a motor?

30 Why are the Wright brothers famous?

Before the invention of dynamite, such jobs as building roads, digging tunnel andmining took a lot of people a long time to do With dynamite, these jobs could be donequicker and easier It was for such peaceful purposes that Nobel invented dynamite.Unfortunately, others used his invention for making bombs and weapons Nobel felt very sadbecause such weapons caused thousands of deaths in wars

Although dynamite made Nobel a very rich man, he was unhappy and often regrettedhis invention As a result, he decided to use his money to set up a fund Every year, severalNobel Prizes are given to people who have done important works in Science and in the Arts,works that benefit people everywhere A Nobel prize is also given to the person who has donethe most to promote world’s peace

31 Nobles invention of dynamite was of peaceful purpose In what jobs can dynamite beused?

32 Why did his invention eventually make him sad?

33 Why did he decide to establish the Nobel Prize?

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34 What kind of people were awarded the Nobel Prize?

35 What can you say about Alfred Nobel?

An Italian was once visiting New York City He wished to take a walk in (36) to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get _(37) because he did notknow a word of English Therefore, _ (38) leaving the hotel, he stopped at the firstcorner and carefully copied _ (39) his notebook the name of the street on which hishotel was located Then he walked _ (40) Finally, he got lost Some hours later, hearrived at a police _ (41) After the good deal of confused conversation, aninterpreter was called The Italian explained to the (42) that although he didn’tknow the (43) of his hotel, he did know the (44) on which it was located

He then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his (45) The-words which hehad so carefully copied were “one-way-street”

1 John kicked the soccer ball and it across the grass

2 A data base lets you look at and _ around a lot of information quickly

3 British and American English are not _ the same For example, Americans say

elevator and the British say lift

4 Canada is very cold in the winter If you live there, it is _ to have a warm coat

and good boots

5 Icons _ programs, folders or files

6 If there is a power _ you may lose all your data

7 If you don’t know the answer to a question in a test, you can always _

8 If you go to class every day, do your homework every night, and practice with yourfriends, then your English will really

9 My grandfather used to make toys for us out of wood He made many beautiful wood _ of animals and people

10 Nowadays micro-computers are _ in hundreds of thousands and are constantlybeing equipped with more and more ingenious device

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11 People who are computer- _ find these machines easy to use

12 Saudi Arabia is very hot and dry It has a desert

_

13 Seals and _ are two animals that live in

northern Canada and Alaska

14 The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest and most beautiful _ in the world.

You can see famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa there

15 Those old plates and glasses can break easily You must be very careful when you them

In 1960, an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experimentsdealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep He showed that the averageindividual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movement, some driftingand slow, others jerky and rapid People woken during these periods of eye-movementgenerally reported that they had been dreaming When woken at other times they reported nodreams If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for severalnights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when theywere not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show, while the others seemedmore or less unaffected The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance ofsleep that mattered but the disturbance of dreaming

16 When did William Dement published his experiments with human sleeping?

17 According to William Dement, what do we do during our eye-movement?

18 Should we disturb someone who is exhibiting his or her eye-movements?

19 What can be found in those people who are frequently disturbed from their movement sleep?

eye-20 Can we infer from the passage that dreams are very important to human health?

Anger, fear, or the shock of sudden sorrow brings physical changes in our bodies Thedigestion is shut down, the blood pressure is raised, the heart speeds up, and the skin becomescold If maintained over a prolonged period, this emergency status makes the body - and thepersonality - tight, dry and rigid In people who are afraid to let themselves pour forth theirpainful emotions, doctors find that suppressed tears can trigger such ailments as asthma,migraine headache, and many others Weeping, on the other hand, comes as part of thereversal of conditions of alarm, shock and anger Tears do not, therefore, mark a breakdown

or low point, but a transition to warmth, hope and health So there is a genuine wisdom in

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tears In permitting ourselves to weep instead of repressing the impulse, we help ourselves tohealth

21 How many physical changes that can be brought by anger, fear, or the shock of suddensorrow are mentioned?

22 Does the emergency status affect human personality?

23 What are two health problems that can result from suppressed tears?

24 Can weeping cause a breakdown?

25 Regarding health, do people benefit from weeping?

Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why

do men die younger than women? Is this because men are afraid of getting old and helpless

and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their

women and so decide to do the leaving first Many explanations are given for the fact thatmen die earlier than women Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer tolife Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed tocry while men refuse to do so

26 What does the author want to find out?

27 How many assumptions are made by the author?

28 What does the word that in the passage refer to?

29 What are not women afraid of?

30 What do men refuse to do?

This documentary, which was first shown on BBC2 last year, will be repeated onBBC1 next week The golden eagle is now found in only a few remote places in Scotland Inrecent years, nests have been robbed and eggs have been stolen Eagles are protected by law,but they are threatened with extinction Barbara Anfield spent a year making this program.The everyday habits of the eagles have been recorded for future generations

31 What is being shown on BBC1 next week?

32 Where can the golden eagle be found now?

33 Why are the eagles protected by law?

34 What may be the main cause for this extinction?

35 What is Barbara Anfield’s aim in the recording of the everyday habits of the eagle?

As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding (36) necessary to make business trips alone Since this is new for many, sometips are certainly in order If you are married, it is a good _ (37) to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook few simple meals while you are way.They will be much happier and probably they will _(38) the experience If you will

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be eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants In the end, they will be much (39) for your digestion You may also find it useful to call the restaurant _(40) advance and state that you will be eating alone You will probably getbetter service and almost certainly a better table Finally, (41) most importantly,anticipate your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage _ (42) you can easily manage even when fully packed Take a folding case insideyour suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as (43) as forbusiness documents and papers you no _(44) need on the trip And make sure youhave a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate Obviously,experience helps, but you make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so _ (45) right from the start you really can have a good trip!

TEST 9

following sentences

1 Another problem in Third World countries is that most of the people are _ because they quit school at an early age to get jobs As a result, they cannot get good, well-paid jobs

2 Carl is a computer _ for a large company He writes programs for businessesand industries

3 He _ some chicken in the oven for dinner

4 In the beginning, the Internet was used by mainly by universities to provide a freeflow of information and ideas around the planet Now, however, it has become very _ - everybody is trying to make money from it

5 One student said that his native country had _ the oil companies because people were stealing the oil

6 Philip dressed in strange clothes and wore a mask on his face for a party He wascompletely _ No-one knew who he was!

7 That is only part of a very complicated situation The explanation is an _ of thesituation

8 There are a lot of problems in Third World countries, such as poor living few jobs,very little medical care, low salaries, and many other problems

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9 Two or three vehicles were involved _ the accident

10 Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _ to the hotel manager

11 We admire him _ his profound and vast knowledge

12 We are _ him to arrive at any moment

13 We are accustomed _ bad weather

14 We are tired English lessons and the teacher

15 We do not want any more summers _ the last one

Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may callrespectively the tough and the gentle The former method simply consists of setting anelephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him Apart from anymoral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animalwho at a later stage may well turn into a man-killer The gentle method requires more patience

in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give manyyears of loyal service The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a singletrainer who will be entirely responsible for the job Elephants like to have one master just asdogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection There are even stories

of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when, by someunavoidable circumstance, they have been deprived of their own trainer Such extreme casesmust probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle thatthe relationship between elephant and trainer is the key to successful training

16 How may ways of training elephants are mentioned in the passage?

17 In which method do people beat elephants?

18 Which method takes more time?

19 How many masters does an elephant want to have?

20 What is the key to successful elephant training?

In 1850, during the Gold Rush, a twenty-year-old immigrant from Bavaria named LeviStrauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco He had with him a special cloth called Serge deNimes, which would later be called denim in America Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim asmaterial to make tents and covers for wagons, to the men who were going to the goldfields tolook for gold “You should have brought pants to sell In the goldfields we need strong pantsthat don’t wear out,” one young miner advised Strauss So Levi Strauss took some of hisdenim to the nearest tailor and had him make the miner a pair of pants The miner was sopleased with his pants that he told other miners about the wonderful new Levi’s pants orLevis, and soon Levi Strauss had to open a shop to manufacture enough trousers for theminers The miners wanted trousers that were comfortable to ride in, that were low-cut so they

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could bend over easily to pick up the gold from under their feet, and which had big usefulpockets One miner complained that the gold in his pockets kept tearing them So Levi putmetal corners in the pockets to make them stronger Very soon, miners and cowboys from allover came to get fitted up with Levi’s pants Today, more than a hundred years later, Levi’spants walk the world as Levi’s blue jeans

21 How old was Levi Strauss when he came to the USA?

22 What kind of material did Levi Strauss have?

23 Did Levi Strauss use denim to make a pair of pants himself?

24 Why did Levi Strauss have to open a shop?

25 Why did Levi put metal corners in the pockets?

The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C in Olympia, a small town in Greece.Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games wereheld every four years, they expanded in scope Only Greek amateurs were allowed toparticipate in this festival in honor of the God Zeus The event became a religious, patriotic,and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges Therewas a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors They werebanned in 394 A.D by Emperor Theodosius, after they became professional circuses andcarnivals The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative ofBaron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote internationalunderstanding through athletics Nine nations participated in the first Games; over 100 nationscurrently compete

26 Where did the Olympic Games originate?

27 Why were the Olympic Games held?

28 Was the event also for religious purpose?

29 What happened to the Games under the Roman emperors?

30 Who initiated the modern Olympiad Games?

In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem with diseases, high costs, and politics,the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans byallowing ship to pass through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of traveling some seventhousand miles around Cape Horn It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete thetrip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what itwould cost an average ship to round the Horn More than fifteen thousand ships pass throughits locks each year

The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States The lattercontrolled it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama took over its duties

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31 When was the Panama Canal officially opened?

32 How long does it take a ship to complete the trip through the Canal?

33 How much does it cost to complete the same trip through the Canal?

34 Was the trip around the Cape Horn less expensive?

35 Who is the original host of the project of building the Panama Canal?

6 Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.

Computing equipment is getting smaller and (36) sophisticated.Computers are part _ (37) many machines and devices (38) oncerequired continual human supervision and control Today, computers in security systemsresult in safer environments, computers in cars improve energy efficiency, and computers inphones provide features (39) as call forwarding, call monitoring, and callanswering These smart machines (40) designed to take over some of the basic

tasks previously performed _(41) people; by so doing, they make life a little easier

and a little _(42) pleasant Smart cards store vital information such as healthrecords, drivers’ licenses, bank balances, and (43) on Smart phones, cars, andappliances with built in computers can _(44) programmed to better meetindividual needs A smart house has a built-in monitoring system that can turn lights _ (45) and off, open and close windows, operate the oven, and more

TEST 10

following sentences

1 A _ being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber

2 After a terrible argument with her boss, she handed in her _

3 Have you finished _ the essay?

4 He was offered the job _ his qualifications were poor

5 I _ to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them

6 I like to _ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day

7 I’ve always you as my best friend

8 If you are going to Italy next week, could you please _ this present to myfamily

9 In Mary’s _ it is essential to eat a big breakfast

10 In some countries, it is _ to ask about other people’s income

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11 My brother is going to _ his suit dry-cleaned

12 The cut on my leg is taking a long time to _

13 The job offer was too good for Jennifer to _ down

14 They were very _ about keeping so much money in the house overnight

15 We can’t understand why he avoided _ to us

Animals can be helpful to have around That’s why wild animals got tamed as pets.Dogs, especially, can do a lot of things They can stand guard in the night Hunter use dog forfetching Ranchers use them to help herd sheep or cattle The police use dogs to sniff forbombs Some dog are trained to help blind and deaf people Cats catch mice The ancientEgyptians worshiped cat for keeping their field free of pests Pet can even be actors Traineddogs sometimes appear in movies or television shows Having a pet can be good for yourhealth Pets offer companion and make people feel less lonely Petting an animal also helppeople relax Pets can cause problems, too Dogs dig in the garden They chew up householdobjects and can even bite people Cats like to scratch furniture Both cats and dogs can make amess on the rug Some people have allergies to animals But the biggest problem is that there

homes for them Cats and dogs give birth to mere cats and dogs and the number of unwantedpets is enormous

16 How many tasks can dogs do?

17 Why did the Ancient Egyptians worship cats?

18 How can pets do good to your health?

19 What is the biggest problem of keeping pets?

20 What is the topic of the passage?

Many people have small aquariums at home A small aquarium can be a bowl or

a square tank Some home aquariums are made of glass Some are made of a strong plastic calledPlexiglas You can see fish better in a Plexiglas tank But Plexiglas scratches more easily andcosts more than glass Some people keep freshwater fish in their aquariums Some people keepsaltwater fish Goldfish and tetras live in fresh water Angelfish and butterfly fish live in saltwater Most people with aquariums have freshwater fish Freshwater fish are easier to take care ofand cost less than saltwater fish

There are fish that live in cold water or fish that live in warm water Tropical fish,which live in warm water, come in reds, yellows, blues, purples, and many other colors.Goldfish, which live in cold water, are mostly golden red If you have an aquarium, you candecorate your tank with plants, colorful stones, and objects that the fish can swim through andhide under Find out what to feed your fish and how to keep them healthy Then have funwatching the fish in your home aquarium

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21 Why is Plexiglas used to make an aquarium instead of glass?

22 What is the disadvantage of an aquarium made of Plexiglas?

23 What kind of fish are goldfish and tetras?

24 Why do most people keep fresh water fish I their home aquariums?

25 Which kind of fish is more colorful?

Long ago people did not even think about conservation There were very few people.They learned that using wood, ores, and other natural resources could make their life easier.Then people began to live longer and the number of people living on the earth grew Today,billions of people live on earth and use more and more natural resources People are using upfossil fuels and other natural resources faster than the planet can replace them People cutdown forests and destroy the homes of many plants and animals People need to userenewable resources wisely It’s important to plant a tree for every tree cut down.Governments set up national parks where logging, mining, hunting and other activities thatuse up natural resources are usually not allowed Our endless supply of air and water must beprotected Polluted air can make you sick and you cannot drink polluted water Factories,power plants, cars, and trucks give off smoke that pollutes the air Some factories dumpchemical into lakes and rivers Some places on earth have plenty of water, but deserts andother places do not, It is important to conserve water so that everyone has enough to drink anduse for watering crops Conservationists do a good job by looking for ways to save naturalresources so that people will have enough lumber, fossil fuels, water and food They also lookfor ways to save endangered plants and animals

26 Why do people have to think about conservation?

27 When did the population of the world increase?

28 What should people do to use renewable resources wisely?

29 What is the source that makes the air polluted?

30 What are conservationists trying to do?

Almost all the energy on Earth comes from the Sun Heat from the Sun makes Earthwarm enough for life Plants use the Sun’s energy to live and grow Plants give off a gascalled oxygen Animals eat the plants and breathe the oxygen Animals need plants in order tolive, and plants need the Sun

You use plants to make heat and energy You can burn wood from trees You can burnfossil fuels called coal, gas, and oil Fossil fuels formed deep underground from plants andanimals that died millions of years ago

The Sun’s energy can also do harm Too much sunlight can burn your skin, causingsunburn Harmful rays from the Sun can also cause a disease called skin cancer Looking right atthe Sun can harm your eyes You need to be careful of the Sun The center of the Sun is called the

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core, which is extremely hot It takes a long time for the energy from the core to reach the surface

of the sun - about 170,000 years

31 Why is the sun vital?

32 Where do fossil fuels come from?

33 How many physical disadvantages does the sun bring on people?

34 Why aren’t people burned with the heart from the sun’s core?

35 How long does it take for the energy from the core to reach the surface?

Yesterday John was supposed to take a (36) from London to Pairs Hegot up very early, put his (37) luggage in the boot of his car and tried to start theengine It would not _ (38) John lifted the bonnet but he could not see what thematter could be He immediately called his local (39) to ask them to sand mechanic

at once Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with John within ten minutes Hequickly saw what the matter was “You have (40) out of petrol,” he said John feltvery foolish ‘Why didn’t I (41) everything last night?” he wondered Despite allthis, he got to the airport, checked in quite early and then went straight through to thedeparture lounge to read a newspaper while he waited Soon he heard an _ (42)

“Passengers on flight BA 282 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Pairs are _ (43) because of a heavy snowfall last night.” “If only I had decided to go bytrain,” John thought “It would probably have been (44) in the end and even if Isometimes feel sick on the ferry across the Channel, it can be quite pleasant sitting in adeckchair on the deck, Watching the seagulls and the other _ (45) The galleys on aship seem to produce much better food than those on an aircraft too

TEST 11 PART I: READING COMPREHENSION

following sentences

1 You should find the number of the book from the library

2 There are several books by C K Croner on this _

3 Have you got any books on business methods or any similar _ ?

4 “Can you tell me where the dictionaries are?’ Yes, they’re over there with all the other

_ books.”

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5 When was that book _?

6 How are the books in the library _?

7 Read these sentences about _ your teeth healthy

8 Do the following things healthy teeth

9 Avoid _ a lot of sweets

10 It’s very important _ tooth decay

11 You can also improve your teeth if _ healthy food

12 Unfortunately you cannot stop tooth decay simply by your teeth

13 The New Oxford Garage is _ for more salesmen

14 One of the new salesmen has _ me to buy a new car

15 I hope everything is true and that the salesman isn’t trying to _ anyone

People began to use paper money in China, around 600 A.D The Chinese used papermoney to buy whatever they needed In the 1200s, Marco Polo, the famous Italian explorer,noticed this system of payment when he visited the East Marco Polo explained to the people

of Europe that this was an excellent system However, European countries did not begin touse paper money until 1600 At this time, banks printed notes that could be used instead ofsilver and gold Imagine how difficult it was for people to carry heavy bags of silver and goldeverywhere The new bank notes were much easier to use

16 When did the Chinese start to use paper money?

17 Who was Marco Polo?

18 What did Marco Polo tell Europeans?

19 When was paper money first used in Europe?

20 Why did banks in Europe begin to print notes?

Scientists know that Antarctica is very important to the world’s climate, and they aretrying lo learn why Much of their research focuses on ozone, a form of oxygen The ozonelayer protects living things from the dangerous rays of the sun In the mid-1980s, scientistsdiscovered that the ozone layer above Antarctica was very thin They call this the ‘ozonehole’ Scientists have also discovered that since 1970 the temperature of the air and the water

in Antarctica has been slowly rising Warmer temperatures result in less sea ice during thewinter months Scientists think that some kinds of penguins are becoming fewer in number:these Antarctic creatures don’t have enough ice to survive Scientists are learning that thewinter sea ice is very important to the chain of life

21 What is ozone?

22 Why is the ozone layer important to our life?

23 What is the “ozone hole”?

24 When has the temperature of the air and the water in Antarctica been rising?

25 What is one result of less sea ice?

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Puerto Rico means “rich port” in Spanish Christopher Columbus landed there in

1493 Fifteen years later, the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon, settled there with peoplefrom Spain who came to live in the New World Native Indians had lived on the island ofPuerto Rico for hundreds of years Tragically, many of them died in wars with the Spanishand from diseases brought from Europe People from other places, like Africa, also came tolive in Puerto Rico Today Puerto Rico is an interesting mix of all these cultures Visitors willnotice the influence of Spain in the food, music, festivals, and customs of the people And, ofcourse, the people in Puerto Rico speak Spanish but they also speak English!

26 What does Puerto Rico mean in Spanish?

27 When did Christopher Columbus arrive in Puerto Rico?

28 What happened to the native Indians?

29 Is Puerto Rico an interesting mix of different cultures?

30 What languages do the people in Puerto Rico speak?

Today all computers are stored-program computers; that is, they have a processingunit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory Computers are getting smaller and smaller,computing faster and faster Even in a very large computer, the part that does the actualcomputing is about the size of the end of a finger Computers can also do all kinds of work.When someone buys something in a department store, a clerk puts information about the saleinto a computer During the night the computer system works on the information from all thesales that day In the morning the manager can print out a report on everything that was soldand also on everything that must be reordered

31 What parts do all computers have today?

32 How big is the part that does the actual computing in a very large computer?

33 What can computers do?

34 What does a clerk do when someone buys something in a department store?

35 What does the computer system do during the night?

A THREE-MINUTE SUPPLYThe body of the average adult has in storage (36) food to last for severalweeks It has enough water to last for several days At any one time, however, the body hasonly enough oxygen stored in the (37) to last for three or four minutes!Fortunately, it is not difficult for us to acquire the oxygen we need As a rule, we need only to _ (38) the air around us for an adequate supply The amount of oxygen _ (39) by a person at any one time depends on his activities As the activities of

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the body increase, the use of oxygen also _ (40) it begins to breathe deeper andfaster to bring _ (41) oxygen into the lungs More red cells are thrown into thebloodstream to aid in carrying the added supply of oxygen Blood _ (42) thestomach and the intestines is transferred into the blood vessels of the muscles _(43) are at work This blood helps to transfer the added oxygen to the parts of the (44) that need it If blood is taken from the stomach right after a meal, digestion of food will

be hampered It is best, therefore, _ (45) to exercise strenuously right after eating

PART II: WRITING

TEST 1

1 Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make

up complete sentences.

Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.

Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.

46 This / lovely cottage / be / 500 years / old /

47 it / be / country / one mile / village of Parkham Cross /

48 there / be / post office / small shop /

49 there / be / some good pubs / restaurants / area / too /

50 cottage / have / big garden / flowers / trees /

51 there / be / two / double bedroom / bathroom / toilet /

52 living room / have / traditional / antique / furniture /

53 Paul / Jenny / want / rent / cottage /

54 children / like / garden / very much /

55 they / plan / stay / there / summer holiday /

2 Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the given one.

Example: I have been learning English for six years.

Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.

56 She wanted to know if I had studied English for a long time

59 This old man is weak He can’t walk far

The old man is not

60 The mother made the son tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth

The son was

61 Women drive more carefully than men do

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65 Her job is badly paid so she want to leave the company.

She wants to leave the company

TEST 2

1 Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make

up complete sentences.

Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.

Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.

46 The / general impression / we / receive / house / be / it / so / huge

47 This / be / example / natural selection / consequence of / environmental change

48 She / not have / childen / in orders words / she / childless / woman

49 Studying / Australia / will give / you / understanding / Australian / way / life

50 Laughter / result of mispronunciation / words / can relax/ children

51 Living / foreign culture / however / may / difficult / especially / first

52 That / he passed / the test / surprise / all of us

53 It / not always / necessary / have / formal education / become / well-educated

54 The person / who / read / variety / book / magazine / and / newspaper/ can / educated person

well-55 It / be / essential that / we respect / our own values / and / traditions

2 Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the given one.

Example: I have been learning English for six years.

Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.

56 I can’t help you if you don’t know what is happening to you

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