EXERCISES ON CLOZE TESTS

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EXERCISES ON CLOZE TESTS

Passage 1

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 and 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 ofSmarties, a day will not give you anything (10) toothache

8 A in B to C of D for

Passage 2

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) everything 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

3 A Therefore B However C Next D As a

result

4 A has B was C were D had

5 A Despite B However C Although D Because

6 A an B may C can't D will

7 A Believed B Believe C Believing D Belief

8 A might B can C ought D should

9 A that B which C who D where

10 A off B on C in D out

Passage 3 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 correcttyping 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 LiquidPaper, and the business boomed By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10)

3 A pleased B arrogant C boastful D proud

Passage 4 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 their job so much that (10) is not very important

9 A bars B sticks C rods D pieces

10 A income B payment C wage D pay

Passage 5 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

5 A undertakes B engages C commits D enters

10 A leftovers B litter C rubbish D waste

Passage 6

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 multimillionaire But (4) then, the books have been translated into over 60 languages and also been made into films, each ofwhich 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 encyclopedia of the Harry Potterworld

8 A stardom B stardust C starburst D starlight

Passage 7 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 theage 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

8 A denies B refuses C insists D complains

9 A signature B autograph C sign D writing

10 A look down on B make do with C run out of D put up

with

Passage 8 REGRETS

Most of us are always forgetting important 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 do 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

2 A capacity B ability C proficiency D aptitude

4 A souls B sentiments C feelings D emotions

6 A damage B injuries C detriments D losses

10 A for B to C towards D with

Passage 9 AIRPORT ROBBER GETS 20 YEARS

The leader of a gang of thieves who stole 5 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 inorder 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

1 A convicted B sentenced C assigned D persecuted

9 A hijacked B prosecuted C suspended D detained

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

1 A in B among C between D at

3 A experiencing B suffering C impaired D injured

5 A sceptical B thoughtful C doubtful D scornful

6 A initiated B launched C passed D introduced

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 (6them 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

1 A members B partners C groups D relates

6 A deal B imagine C create D solve

7 A published B presented C opened D constructed

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

1 A coldest B hottest C driest D wettest

2 A rain B rainfall C raindrop D raincoat

3 A with B for C about D in

4 A change B exchange C transform D transfer

5 A such as B such C so much D so

6 A when B while C as D because

7 A part B region C area D location

8 A adaptations B agreements C accepts D achievements

9 A place B put C store D hold

10 A spend B take C last 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 “Smart”, (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

1 A takes B took C take D taking

2 A know B knows C knowing D known

3 A of B in C on D at

4 A come B comes C came D coming

5 A marry B marries C married D marrying

6 A to wear B wear C wears D wearing

7 A make B making C to make D made

8 A use up B to use up C using up D used up

9 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 comefrom 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

1 A conclusion B impact C sequence D result

settlement

Passage 15 INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

The death of Fred Hill was recorded by a (19) article in the Times newspaper Fred was 74 years old and died in prison He was in prison for the 32nd time Why? Not for any

great crime, but for a reason you may find difficult to understand You see, Fred was a

motorcyclist who (20) to wear a crash helmet

He believed that he was a safer motorcyclist without a crash helmet More importantly, he believed that, right or wrong, the decision to wear a crash helmet was his to (21) It wasnot for the State to tell him what to do So Fred went out on his old motorbike with no helmet, over and over again

The police knew him They (22) a blind eye when they could But often they had no choice And in the court they had no choice (23) to send him to prison because he refused to pay the (24) They usually gave him 30 days But the last time, they gave theold man two months Some way through the sentence, Fred suffered a heart attack and died

Was he heroic? If he was, he was a most unlikely hero But perhaps we do need someone

to (25) out for the little liberties, the sort of thing which the greater boring mass of

"public opinion" considers too silly, too undignified, not worth (26) about The sort of thing is there are no votes in for anyone Fred Hill stood (27) an individual freedom, which is a freedom to do things that the (28) generally considers to be silly, harmful, immoral or unnecessary

3 A do B take C settle D decide

4 A made B turned C had D closed

5 A and B other C but D option

6 A fines B fees C fares D

rewards

7 A show B look C illustrate D prove

8 A bother B bothers C bothering D

bothered

9 A out B for C in for D up

10 A commons B other C people D public

Passage 16

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life (35) _human activities are making the planet less fit to live on As the western world (36) _ onconsuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just tostay alive we are rapidly destroying the (37) _ resource we have by which all people cansurvive and prosper Everywhere fertile soil is (38) _ built on or washed into the sea

Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (39) _ Wedischarge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences As a (40) _ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising humannumbers and consumption are (41) _ increasingly heavy demands on it The Earth's (42) _ resources are there for us to use We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth,shelter and minerals to (43) _ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active If we are sensible inhow we use the resources, they will (44) _ indefinitely But if we use them wastefully andexcessively, they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.

1 A Although B Yet C Still D Despite

2 A continues B repeats C follows D carries

3 A individual B alone C very D solitary

4 A neither B sooner C rather D either

5 A utterly B completely C quite D greatly

6 A result B reaction C development D product

7 A making B doing C having D taking

8 A living B real C natural D genuine

9 A maintain B stay C hold D keep

10 A remain B go C last D stand

Passage 17

George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he can (2)

………… , but he won’t be doing that any more He (3) ………… to dream about what he would

do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)………… this to happen However,

on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that would change his life forever – he had become amillionaire! In (7) ………… , his lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million The first thing

he did was to (8) ………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to beexact George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10)

………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than tenyears

9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses

Passage 18

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview Don’t just hope (1) ………… the best.Here are a (2) ………… tips Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3) ………… tosay If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (4) ………… does Borrow it and make

a video tape of yourself Find (5) ………… to watch it with you and give you a (6) ………… ofadvice on how you appear and behave Before the interview, plan what to wear Find out how thecompany expects its (7) ………… to dress At the interview, believe (8) ………… yourself and behonest, open and friendly (9) ………… attention and keep your answers to the point Theinterviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (10) ………… do you

2.A little B several C few D lot

3.A intend B consider C imagine D think

5.A anybody B nobody C everybody D somebody

6.A number B slice C plenty D bit

7.A colleagues B employees C customers D employers

9.A Attract B Give C Turn D Pay

Passage 19

Have you ever stopped (1) ……… why people give each (2) ……….? eggs at Easter? - The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead, but the festival is actuallyname (3) ……… the goddess of the sun, Easter, whose name is taken from the East where she (4)

……… In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was (5) ……… and that a new life was about to begin The rabbit, (6) ……… to the number of young it produces, it the symbol

of life In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large (7) …… of eggs (another symbol of newlife) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can This is very (8) …………

Christmas when Santa Claus leave presents for individual children At Easter children have to be independent and (9) ……… after themselves In this (10) ……… the hunt for Easter eggs

presents the need for young people to go out in to the world and make their own fortune

4A goes B sets C rises D raises

Passage 20

Energy resources.

There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about thoseinvolving fossil (1) In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) all the present (3) of oil and gas The world’s coal (4) should last longer, but,once used, these cannot be (5) It is important, therefore, that we should develop such(6) _ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7) classed as (8) _ energy Until these energy (9) are widely used, it isimportant for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) as much as possible

Passage 21

The earth has a tremendous amount of water, but almost (1) is in the oceans.The oceans (2) about 70 % of the earth surface They (3) about 97%

of all the water on earth, and are the source of (4) precipitation that falls on earth.Ocean water is too (5) to be used (6) , agriculture or industry Butthe salt is left (7) during evaporation and the precipitation that falls to earth isusually water.

Only about 3% of the water on earth is fresh water and most of it is not easily (8) to man It includes water locked in (9) and icecaps, more than 2% of theearth water About half of 1% of the earth’s water is beneath the earth’s surface Rivers and lakescontain only about (10) of 1% of the earth’s water

Passage 22 YOUR BEST FRIEND IN DISGUISE?

Do you (1) …… people on what they look like? I think we all (2) …… that we shouldn’t do this although many of us still do Some people are impressed by clothes from a particular (3) …….; others think that things such as someone’s hairstyle is critical to their (4) ……of someone But, if you sit and chat to people, you can see that, whatever they look (5) ………., that person may be really good (6) ……and could become a close friend of yours – if only they were given the (7)

…… The point is that we should take people as they are and not dismiss them just because they

(8) …… differently from us You may ignore someone who could be your best friend just because they are (9) …… the wrong jeans We need to look past the clothes, the tattoos and the hairstyles and think about personality, not (10) …….

6 A pleasure B laugh C fun D sport

Passage 23

You can rob a bank without leaving your house these days Who needs stocking (1) ,

guns and getaway cars? If you’re a computer whiz-kid, you could grab your first million (2)

_ with nothing more dangerous than a personal computer, a telephone and a modern to (3) _them

All you have to do is to dial into the networks which like the computers in large

organizations together, type in a couple of passwords and you can rummage (4) _in the information that’s stored there (5) _your heart’s content Fortunately, it isn’t always quite

as easy as it appears But, as more and more information is (6) _and stored on computer, whether it is details of your bank account or the number of tins of baked beans in the stockroom at the supermarket, a computer crime seems set to grow

A couple of months ago a newspaper reported that five British banks were being (7)

_to ransom by a gang of hackers who had managed to (8) _their computer The hackers were demanding money (9) _revealing exactly how they did it In case like this, banks may consider paying just so that they can protect themselves better in the future

As with (10) else, hackers start young in the States A 12-year-old boy in Detroit was (11) _of entering a company’s credit rating computer and (12) _the numbers he found there His mother told reporters that he spent up to 14 hours on his computer during the weekend

Prevention is probably easier than detection, and many companies now spend lots of time and money (13) programs using passwords and codes Of course all this is no use (14) _if computer users tell each other their password, stick it on their screen so they don’t (15) it or use passwords like “password” It all happens There are plenty of software companieswhich specialize in writing software that makes computers hacker-proof One company in the States set (16) to prove that its system can defeat hacker by asking over 2000 of them to try

to hack it The hackers were given 2 weeks to discover the secret message stored on 2 PCs in offices in New York and San Francisco The message (17) : “The persistent hunter who (18) his prize (19) becomes the hunted.” You will be relieved – or perhaps

disappointed – to learn that (20) hacker managed it

1 A covers B veils C masks D helmets

2 A supported B armed C provided D tampered

4 A further B out C about D off

5 A off B to C with D within

6 A dealt B progressed C tackled D processed

7 A held B asked C kept D captured

8 A turn off B break into C get into D come up with

9 A on the verge of B with exception of C in answer to D in return for

10 A anything B everybody C nothing D somebody

11 A able B capable C possible D enabled

12 A scattering B dumping C distributing D loading

13 A thinking B discovering C devising D manufacturing

14 A of all B in all C even D whatever

15 A forget B notice C bother D mention

16 A about B out C off D away

17 A read B is read C was reading D had been read

18 A offers B reaches C obtains D wins

19 A now and then B now and again C sooner or later D safe and sound

20 A none B not any C neither D hardly

Passage 24

Environmental pollution is a term that (1) to all the ways by which man pollutes hissurroundings Man dirties the air with (2) gases and smoke, (3) _ the water with chemicalsand other substances, and damages the (4) _ with too many fertilizers and pesticides Man alsopollutes his surroundings (5) _ various other ways For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6) _ junk and litter on the land and in the water

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water and soilare necessary to the (7) _ of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8) _death Polluted water kills fish and other (9) _ life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that isavailable for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10) _ beautifulworld

1 A means B refers C provides D reduces

2 A thick B natural C exhaust D influent

3 A purifies B pumps C sprays D poisons

4 A soil B forests C streets D beaches

5 A on B in C by D with

6 A spoiling B leaving C scattering D gathering

7 A survival B environment C development D growth

8 A so B ever C too D even

9 A animal B marine C human D plant

10 A nature B natural C naturally D natured

Passage 25

An increasing number of people are now going on (1) to Egypt Last year, for example, about oneand a half million (2) visited Egypt The (3) of Egypt is about fifty million and the

(4) .is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people Although the (5) is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (6) from October to March isnot too high The most (7) are the pyramids at Giza However, it is also pleasant to (8) Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (9) as possible in thetime available A (10) to Luxor is an unforgettable experience.

2 A tourists B Passengers C voyagers D explorers

3 A people B citizenship C nation D population

4 A town B head C state D capital

5 A temperature B climate C condition D position

6 A weather B measurement C temperature D climate

7 A famous B known C visited D requested

8 A search B inspect C examine D visit

9 A sightseeing B looking C inspecting D viewing

10 A picnic B trip C guide D entertainment

Nowadays what 7 ? The journalists type their stories into a computer The 8 checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing 9…… can be no doubt about it., producing a newspaper in an entirely different 10 now

1.a before b after c ago d yet

6.a switched b started c stopped d moved

8.a computer b editor c typist d printer

10.a skill b work c management d business

Passage 27 English around the world

English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom

When you…1… speakers of English from around the world, you …2… notice that they do not all speak inthe same way There are also some … 3… in the words they use, including the names of …4… objects that are part of everyone’s daily life But although pronunciation and …5… are not the same everywhere,

easily It does not seem to …8… where they learnt the language And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen …9… learning English too If you know English, you are more…10… to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.

2 A- originally B- strangely C- curiously D- immediately

3 A- mistakes B- corrections C- changes D- differences

5 A- reading B- composition C- dictation D- vocabulary

at (3) _ Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4) _teenagersrequire nine or ten hours According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5) anythingbetween two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age

This (6) _ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate atschool The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poorconcentration is well (7) _ Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a nightcan have profound effects (8) how children perform the next day A good night’s sleep is alsocrucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9) they release a hormone that is essentialfor their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate) It’s true thatthey can, to some (10) , catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they aredropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon

1 A behind time B about time C.in time D at time

2 A few B less C much D little

3 A jeopardy B threat C risk D danger

4 A or B because C whereas D so

5 A puts B gets C brings D makes

6 A raises B rises C results D comes

7 A organized B arranged C established D acquired

8 A in B on C to D at

9 A at which B which C where D that

10 A rate B extent C level D point

Write your answers here:

1 ……… 2 3 4 5

6 ……… 7 8 9 10

Passage 29 SEASONAL ADVICE

If you are about to graduate from school or college this summer and feel in need of a little advice aboutwhat’s important in life, you could do a lot worse than consider the words of _(1) that were readout on my last day at school

Do not expect to understand the value of your youth until it has (2) _ But you can be sure thatthirty years from now you’ll _(3) _ back on life and _(4) _ just how good things were.Try not to worry about the future – or at least be aware that worrying never really helps to solve anything.Real troubles will always sneak up and _(5) _ you by surprise But remember it doesn’t do anyharm to do something that scares you every so often

Do not lie and cheat – especially in love – and do not _(6) _ up with people who deceive you Donot let opportunities pass you by, as the time to do things simply runs (7) Today is almostcertainly more important than tomorrow

It helps to be kind (8) _ your neighbors and colleagues – it’s nice and they’ll miss you whenyou’re not (9) _ Friends come and go but there are a precious few that you should try and _(10) _ on to Without quality friends, quality time is harder to come by