CLOZE TEST Passage Nowadays, we are all aware of the fact that we (1) be eating a healthy diet We get advice from (2) ; TV, radio, magazines, books, videos and the Internet as well (3) friends, colleagues and family Well, if you find all this advice a little confusing, then there is now a much simpler solution, dieting by colour The colour Diet is (4) on the theory that the natural colour of food reflects (5) nutritional content For example green food (6) as broccoli, spinach and lettuce (7) high levels of beta carotene and glucose These help reduce the risk of cancer, are a good source of iron asnd act as powerful antioxidants, while yellow foods like bananas, corn and lemons have potassium and vitamin C which can reduce the pain of arthritis, reduce stress and be a good source (8) energy The principles of the colour diet are very easy to follow Make sure that each metal contains a (9) of colours, and you will be eating a balanced, healthy diet But remember, the colours have to be natural Eating a packet of Smarties a day will not give you anything (10) toothache 10 A will A anywhere A as A fixed A its A like A add A in A variety A from B need B somewhere B by B based B his B such B own B to B minimum B but C ought C evrywhere C from C written C her C similar C need C of C blend C apart D should D elsewhere D to D formed D their D including D contain D for D pattern D except Passage On December 4, 1872, Captain David Morehouse spotted another ship It was sailing without direction, (1) he approached it in (2) to offer help (3) , when he reached the ship he found that it (4) been abandoned (5) evrything was soaked with seawater, Captain Morehouse managed to sail it to Gibraltar The name of the ship was Mary Celeste and what happened to the crew remains a mystery The ship's cargo consisted of industrial alcohol and, according to one theory, this (6) have started to leak (7) that the ship was about to go up in flames, the captain (8) _ have ordered everyone into the lifeboat, (9) then became separated from the ship However, it is unlikely that we will ever find (10) the truth 10 A so A purpose A Therefore A has A Despite A an A Believed A might A that A off B since B intention B However B was B However B may B Believe B can B which B on C but C order C Next C were C Although C can't C Believing C ought C who C in D because D aim D As a result D had D Because D will D Belief D should D where D out Passage BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN BUSINESS Bette Nesmith Graham had always wanted to be an artist, but in the 1940s, she was a (1) mother with a child to (2) She learned typing and found work as a secretary She was an efficient employee who was (3) of her work and tried to find a better way to correct typing She remembered that artists painted over their mistakes, so why not typists? With this idea in (4) , Graham put paint, the same colour as the office stationary, into a bottle and took her brush to work She used this to correct her typing mistakes and her boss never (5) Soon everyone in the office was using it In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from her home Her kitchen (6) a laboratory in which she mixed up an improved product (7) her food mixer Although she worked (8) hours, she made little money Then, one day she made a mistake at work that she couldn't correct, and her boss sacked her She now had the time to (9) to selling Liquid Paper, and the business boomed By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10) 10 A single A carry A pleased A heart A found A became A into A large A pass A work B lonely B support B arrogant B mind B understood B converted B by B long B spend B production C alone C provide C boastful C head C realised C turned C with C great C invest C business D solitary D maintain D proud D thought D recognised D developed D through D slow D devote D trade Passage THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1) day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you know that most chocolate factory (2) chocolate tasters? Their job is to taste the chocolate while it is being (3) and say if it is too sweet or too bitter You have to be very good at tasting different (4) and you have to comment on (5) the chocolate feels as well Is it smooth or crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most chocolate tasters have a degree (6) food technology and you will not be able to work (7) you have had lots of training Then you have to go through several (8) _ before you can be selected If you think you would be good at chocolate tasting then try to develop your taste buds by tasting different chocolate (9) blindfold See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is If you get a job like this, you will not be well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (10) is not very important 10 A whole A employ A carried out A scents A what A of A when A experiments A bars A income B all B use B done B odours B why B about B until B trials B sticks B payment C entire C utilize C made C smells C how C on C although C tests C rods C wage D each D rent D fabricated D flavours D if D in D after D exams D pieces D pay Passage GREENPEACE Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns to protect the environment It has approximately 4.5 million members worldwide in 158 countries, 300.000 of these in the United Kingdom (1) in North America in 1971, it has since opened offices round the world As (2) as its campaigning (3) , it also has a charitable trust which (4) scientific research and (5) educational projects on environmental issues Greenpeace (6) in non-violent direct action Activists (7) _ public attention to serious threats to the environment (8) issues on which the organization is campaigning include the atmosphere (globe warming), the (9) of the rainforests and toxic (10) being emitted from factories 10 A Built A long A work A pays A undertakes A accepts A get A Current A ruin A leftovers B Produced B well B job B funds B engages B believes B pay B Recent B extinction B litter C Invented C good C occupation C rewards C commits C holds C draw C Immediate C destruction C rubbish D Formed D far D position D earns D enters D depends D take D Next D downfall D waste Passage Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen years? J.K Rowling first (1) up with the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 that she finally completed the last book in the series In 1990, of course, she had no idea how much Harry would take (2) her life, or that she would end (3) as a mutimillionaire But (4) then, the books have been translated into over 60 languages and also been made into films, each of which has been a (5) with cinema audiences It is not just J.K Rowling's life which has been transformed The same can be said of Daniel Radcliffe, the teenage actor who (6) Harry Potter Although he made his acting (7) in 1999, it was in the role of Harry Potter that he found his route to (8) The final film is expected to come out in 2010 By then Daniel will (9) been acting in this role for ten years And after seventeen years, has Rowling now (10) out of ideas? It seems not She is currently writing two new books, one for adults and one for children, and is also planning to compile an encyclopaedia of the Harry Potter world 10 A came A out A in A after A blow A plays A debate A stardom A has A taken B went B up B up B until B knock B performs B debut B stardust B be B come C took C over C down C for C hit C shows C debris C starburst C have C gone D brought D off D out D since D smash D makes D debit D starlight D was D run Passage THE PRICE OF FAME Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from average She has an amazing voice Her fan stands in (1) for hours to get tickets for her concerts, and she is often on television Charlotte's singing (2) began when she performed on a TV show at the age of 11 The head of a record company was so impressed by her voice that he (3) her up on the spot Her first album rose to number one in the charts Charlotte still attends school in her home town when she can (4) , she is often away on tour for weeks at a time She doesn't miss out on lessons, though, because she takes her own tutor with her! She (5) three hours every morning with him Her exam results in all the (6) she studies are impressive But how does she (7) with this unusual way of life? She (8) that she has the same friends as before That may be true, but she can no longer go into town with then because everybody stops her in the street to ask for her (9) It seems that, like most stars, she must learn to (10) these restrictions and the lack of privacy It's the price of fame 10 A rows A profession A wrote A However A takes A titles A cope A denies A signature A look down on B files B job B signed B While B spends B materials B adjust B refuses B autograph B make with C ranks C career C made C For C utilises C lessons C bear C insists C sign C run out of D queues D labour D picked D Although D uses D subjects D tolerate D complains D writing D put up with Passage REGRETS Most of us are always forgetting impostant dates, (1) from the lucky few who are blessed with a good memory or the (2) to organize themselves so they don't forget important obligations How many times have we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How often have we (3) people by failing to remember their birthdays or name days? Although they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we have hurt their (4) We can always try to make it (5) to them next time but unfortunately the (6) has been done and our relationship with that person can never quite be the same again On the other (7) , we sometimes too much for someone else because we want to please them and then feel we have damaged our own interests in (8) doing When friends are involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (9) them a favour, but true frindship should mean that we can say "no" without risk (10) the relationship 10 A off A capacity A wounded A souls A back A damage A approach A so A fetch A for B except B ability B hurt B sentiments B up B injuries B way B such B make B to C away C proficiency C injured C feelings C for C detriments C methods C thus C C towards D apart D aptitude D offended D emotions D again D losses D hand D that D bring D with Passage AIRPORT ROBBER GETS 20 YEARS The leader of a gang of thieves who stole million pounds from a Belgian airport was yesterday (1) to 20 years in prison The High Court in Brussels heard that Ricky Cools, aged 35, had remained in the country after the robbery had taken (2) because of his (3) of flying The court was told that the gang had (4) themselves as security guards in order to gain access to the airport and (5) the crime Once inside the ristricted area, they had (6) a security vehicle, firing several warning (7) from their automatic weapons They then (8) the cash and ran to a waiting light aircraft, which immediately left the country Cools, however, preferred to walk through the airport terminal to the railway station He was later (9) on a train bound for Amsterdam, after he was recognised by police (10) closed circuit television at the station 10 A convicted A part A fright A wrapped A commit A blackmailed A shots A planted A hijacked A looking B sentenced B notice B fear B served B make B attacked B bangs B enveloped B prosecuted B seeing C assigned C place C worry C uncovered C stalk C butgled C crashes C seized C suspended C watching D persecuted D off D concern D disguised D attend D smuggled D blasts D overtook D detained D viewing Passage 10 HAIR-RAISING FACTS Panic is rising (1) hair stylists in Denmark Some of those who often colour, perm or highlight hair - 125 stylists in all - are complaining (2) symptoms which may indicate brain damage Authorities have been forced to investigate, and it appears that many stylists are (3) from memory loss, nausea and frequent headaches The reason is that the chemicals (4) produce harmful fumes The hairdressers' unions are funding investigations into the problem However, scientists are (5) because the quantity of chemicals used is not enough to be harmful Many stylists are now worried, so Denmark has (6) strict regulations Manufacturers must now list all the chemicals contained in the products (7) ventilation must be provided in hairdressing salons and clients will wear a special perm-helmet, (8) the fumes away from stylist All of Europe will have to (9) these new regulations At the moment, everything is still at the committee stage, but soon the revolutionary perm-helmet will be worn in all salons Final decisions will be (10) when hairdressers' unions meet in Brussels to discuss the problem 10 A in A from A experiencing A operated A sceptical A initiated A Abundant A directing A apply to A introduced B among B about B suffering B consumed B thoughtful B launched B Ample B leading B follow B done C between C of C impaired C used C doubtful C passed C Surplus C turning C comply with C given D at D because D injured D exploited D scornful D introduced D Plenty D guiding D fulfil D made Passage 11 Our family has got many books All the (1) of our family buy books and read them My mother says that books help us in self-education In ancient times books (2) _ written by hand It was difficult to write a book (3) a pen Then printing came into our life Printing played an important (4) _ in the development of literature and culture Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats But it is difficult to buy all books (5)_ _ we want to read That’s why we get books in public libraries There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to (6) them I think that books can help us Last year I read a very interesting book “An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser This novel was (7) _ at the beginning of the 20th century The novel (8) the tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta (9) name It is a sad story This novel was written many years ago, but it is (10) _ nowadays Books must be our friends during our life A members A are A in A step A who A deal A published A writes A on 10 A amazing B partners B were B by B stage B which B imagine B presented B prescribes B by B favorite C groups C have C with C chain C when C create C opened C describes C of C popular D relates D had D at D role D where D solve D constructed D mentions D with D worth Passage 12 Desert biomes are the (1) of all the biomes In fact, the most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little (2) Most deserts receive less than 300 mm a year compared (3) rainforests, which receive over 2,000 mm That means that the desert only gets 10 percent of the rain that a rainforest gets! The temperature in the desert can (4) drastically from day to night because the air is (5) dry that heat escapes rapidly at night The daytime temperature averages 38°C (6) in some deserts it can get down to 4°C at night The temperature also varies greatly depending on the (7) of the desert Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have (8) to compensate for the lack of water Some plants, such as cacti, (9) water in their stems and use it very slowly, while others like bushes conserve water by growing few leaves or by having large root systems to gather water or few leaves Some desert plant species have a short life cycle of a few weeks that (10) only during periods of rain A coldest A rain A with A change A such as A when A part A adaptations A place 10 A spend B hottest B rainfall B for B exchange B such B while B region B agreements B put B take C driest C raindrop C about C transform C so much C as C area C accepts C store C last D wettest D raincoat D in D transfer D so D because D location D achievements D hold D experience Passage 13 On the evening of February 3rd people in Japanese families (1) _ one dried bean for each year of their age and throw the beans on the floor, shouting “Good luck in! Evil spirits out!” This is (2) _ as “Setsubun”, a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the picture (3) _ their kitchen god, Tsao Chen, to bring good luck When New Year’s Day (4) _, they put a new picture of Tsao Chen on the wall When American women get (5) _, they sometimes follow an old custom in choosing what (6) _ on their wedding day The custom says the bride must wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” This is to bring good luck Before Lent (a time on the Christian calendar), the people of Ponti in Italy, eat an omelet (7) _ with 1000 eggs People cannot eat meat or dairy products during Lent, so they try (8) _ these things before Lent begins When winter ends in Czechoslovakia, children make a straw man called “Smrt”, (9) _ is a figure of death Then they burn it or throw it in the river After they destroy it, they carry flowers home (10) _ the arrival of spring A takes B took C take D taking A know B knows C knowing D known A of B in C on D at A come B comes C came D coming A marry B marries C married D marrying A to wear B wear C wears D wearing A make B making C to make D made A use up B to use up C using up D used up A that B who C which D it 10 A show B showing C showed D to show Passage 14 A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible The (1) is that the rest of the family and the neighbours often complain (2) they don't like the music One (3) to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable An armchair which has a record-player system built into it has just been (4) by a British engineer, Stephen Court The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back However, each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high sounds Low sounds are reproduced by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow (5) under the seat Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his/her head Because we cannot tell the exact (6) from which low sounds come, it doesn't (7) that they come from underneath or behind It is the higher sounds coming from the side of the chair that create a stereo effect These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener's ears (8) , it takes only a little power to make the music sound very loud Only a small amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to (9) others Most of the sound is (10) by the listener A conclusion B impact C sequence D result A if B for C lest D since A way B solution C conclusion D settlement A drawn B discovered C imagined D designed A hole B set C location D space A destination B reason C source D departure A care B make sense C matter D mean A Surprisingly B Strangely C Consequently D Eventually A disappoint B dismiss C deter D disturb 10 A integrated B absorbed C admitted D accommodated D C A B A C B D A B D A B A C D D B A B A C B D D C B A D B D C B C B D B C B C A B C D C B A A C D A B Answer Key A B Answer Key C B Answer Key C A Answer Key C D Answer Key 5 A B Answer Key 6 C A Answer Key B D Answer Key B A Answer Key A B Answer Key 10 A D Answer Key 11 B D Answer Key 12 D B Answer Key 13 C A D Answer Key 14 D C D D B D C A 10 B C A B 10 D C B D 10 C B C A 10 D C A C 10 D B A C 10 D A C B 10 D D A C 10 B A C D 10 C B A C 10 D A C B 10 C B A C 10 C D B C 10 D C A D 10 B