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KHNG... Do : 1) IF + Mnh khng nh = UNLESS + Mnh ph nh 2) IF + Mnh ph nh = UNLESS + Mnh khng nh Cch dch i vi cu dng UNLESS / OR: 1) Nu UNLESS ( hoc OR) t u cu th dch mnh chnh ( mnh bn phi du phy) trc. 2) Nu UNLESS ( hoc OR) t gia cu th dch t tri qua phi. BI TP P DNG 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Hy chn mt cu tr li ng nht (A, B, C hoc D) cho mi cu tng ng di y: If the train is late, we.. to the office. A) walk B) will walk C) would walk D) walks She.. if she has time. A) calls B) would call C) will call D) calling If it... too much, I will buy the smaller one. A) costs B) will cost C) would cost D) cost If the class.. full, we will find another one. A) are B) will be C) were D) is What will we do if the taxi..? A) dont come B) didnt come C) doesnt come D) had not come If it snowed this summer, we skiing. A) goes B) will go C) would go D) go If you drove more carefully, you....so many accidents. A) would not have B) will not have C) wouldnt have had D) has If he.. up earlier, hed get to work on time. A) gets B) will get C) got D) had got I would tell you more about it if we more time. A) has B) will have C) have D) had If I..you, I wouldnt worry about going to university. A) am B) be C) were D) had been If you... any money, Id give you some. A) hadnt had B) havent had C) dont have D) didnt have Youd earn more money if you. more products. A) to sell B) sell C) sold D) will sell If I. so busy yesterday, I would have visited you. Success to you!

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A) were not B) wasnt C) arent D) hadnt been If you had seen the film, you. it. A) will enjoy B) would have enjoyed C) would enjoy D) enjoyed She would have gone to the university if she the opportunity. A) has B) will have C) had had D) had If he had been more careful, he.. an accident. A) would not have had B) will not have C) does not have D) would not have If youd stayed at home, there . any trouble. A) would not be B) will not be C) is not D) would not have been What would you do if he. tomorrow? A) resigned B) will resign C) resigns D) to resign Ill do it if he.. me. A) asking B) will ask C) asked D) asks If you.... for the car, wed be able to sell it. A) look B) looks C) looked D) had looked I wouldnt have believed it if I it with my own eyes. A) not to see B) didnt see C) dont see D) hadnt seen What . if you found a burglar in your house? A) will you do B) do you do C) would you do D) you do If you. more slowly, he might have understood you. A) spoke B) speak C) speaks D) to speak If you. careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. A) are not B) were not C) be not D) not be If shethis one, I will bring her another one. A) dont like B) doesnt like C) not like D) to like If I ............... him, I.. him a lift. A) see/ would give B) saw/ will give C) see/ will give D) had seen/ will give The table .......................... if you. on it. A) will collapse/ stand B) would collapse/ stand C) would have collapsed/ stood D) collapses/ had stood If he all those fruits, he ............................. sick. A) eat / will get B) eats/ will get C) had eaten/ would get D) ate/ would have got If I .............. your passport, I.... you at once. A) found/ will telephone B) find/ would telephone C) had found/ would have telephone D) find/ will telephone The police him if they catch him. A) arrest B) would arrest C) will arrest D) arrested If he. in such a pale light, he will ruin his eyes. A) read B) reads C) to read D) reading Someone. your car if you leave it unlocked. A) steal B) will steal C) stole D) would steal What will happen if my parachute.? A) hadnt opened B) wont open C) doesnt open D) didnt open If he my car more carefully, I................................. him $10. A) washes/ would give B) washes/ will give C) washed/ will give D) washes/ would have given If you away, Ill send for the police at once. A) dont go B) not go C) didnt go D)hadnt I.............................. very angry if he any more mistakes. A) am/ made B) were/ made C) would be/ makes D) will be/ makes Success to you!

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37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57.

If he late, we ............................ without him. A) comes/ would go B) comes/ will go C) had come/ would go D) came/ will go If we .............. the car here, it.............. in anybodys way. A) leave/ will be B) leaves/will be C) left/ will be D) had left/ will be He ................................. late for the train if he... at once. A) would be/ doesnt start B) will be/ doesnt start C) would have been/ didnt start D) is / hadnt started If you ................... late, they. you in. A) arrive/ would not let B) arrived/ wouldnt let C) had arrived/ wouldnt let D) to arrive/ would not let Unless he.. more, he wont get much commission. A) sell B) sells C) sold D) selling If I ................... you $10, when . me? A) lend/ would you repay B) lend/ will you repay C) lent/ will you repay D) lend/ would you have repaid If he. hard today, ....................................... a holiday tomorrow? A) worked/ can he have B) work/ he can have C) works/ can he have D) had worked/ he can have Ice into water unless you heat it. A) dont turn B) doesnt turn C) would turn D) would have turned If you this one, Ill bring you another. A) doesnt like B) will not like C) dont like D) didnt like Unless you ................ more careful, you an accident. A) are/ will have B) were/ will have C) had been/ would have D) be/ have If I tell you a secret, . you promise not to tell it to anyone else? A) would B) did C) will D) have If you.. what I say, ask your mother. A) not believe B) not to believe C) didnt believe D) dont believe Unless I .............. a quiet room, Inot be able to do any work. A) had/ will B) have/ will C) has/ would have D) had had/ would have She ..................not open the door unless she who it was. A) will/ knew B) will/ knows C) would/ knew D) does/ knows If I .............. a typewriter now, I.. this contract by myself. A) have/ would type B) have/ will type C) had/ would type D) had had/ would have typed Unless I.. his address, Id give it to you. A) didnt know/ will give B) dont know/ would have given C) knew/ would give D) know/ will give He. a lot better if he ...................... more often years back. A) would have looked/ shaved B) will look/ shaved C) looks/ shave D) would have looked/ had shaved If you for lower stakes, you ................................. so much. A) plays/ would lose B) play/ will have been losing C) played/ wont lose D) had played/ wouldnt have lost Unless he worked more slowly, he....... so many mistakes. A) would make B) will make C) wouldnt make D) wont make I wouldnt drink that wine if I you. A) were B) am C) had been D) be More tourists . to this country unless it a better climate.

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A) would come/ had B) wouldnt come/ had C) wouldnt come/ didnt have D) would come/ didnt have If you . your car into the river, you able to get out. A) drive/ werent B) drove/ wouldnt be C) drove/ will be D) drive/ wouldnt be If you.to a union, you couldnt get a job. A) dont belong B) are belonging C) had belong D) didnt belong What .. if you found a burglar in your house? A) do you do B) you do C) would you do D) you would do He might get fat unless he smoking. A) kept on B) stopped C) accepted D) addicted If you. someone drowning what would you do? A) see B) seen C) had seen D) saw I. ruined her if I bought her everything she asked for. A) were B) will be C) would have been D) would be I a job easily if I... a degree. A) could get/ have B) can get/ had C) could get/ had D) can get/ had had The whole machine . into pieces if you. that screw quickly. A) felt/ remove B) will fall/ removed C) would fall/ removed D) would fall/ remove Id go and see him more often if he.. on a bus route. A) lives B) lived C) had lived D) living What would you have done if the lift struck between two floors at that time. A) had got B) got C) gets D) getting If you knew you had only six weeks to live, how . such a short span? A) did you spend B) will you spend C) would you spend D) would you have spend Id climb over the wall if there..so much broken glass on top of it. A) were B) had been C) are D) is Unless I had known that you were in hospital, I.. you. A) will visit B) would have visited C) visit D) dont visit You would have seen my garden at its best if you here last week. A) were B) are C) had been D) be I shouldnt have believed it if I it with my own eyes. A) had seen B) saw C) hadnt seen D) didnt see If I. a map, I .. the way to the Post Office. A) had had/ would have lost B) had had/ wouldnt have lost C) had/ wont lose D) have/ wouldnt have If I. that you were coming, Id have baked a cake. A) know B) knew C) had known D) didnt know Had you left that wasp alone, it you. A) would have stung B) wouldnt sting C) wouldnt have stung D) would sting Unless I that the traffic lights were red, I..... A) had realized/ would have stopped B) had realized/ wouldnt have stopped C) realized/ would stop D) realize/ will not stop If you me that he had never paid his debts, I him the money. A) had told/ wouldnt have lent B) had told/ wouldnt have been lent C) tell/ will not lend D) told/ would lend If you, he wouldnt have known that we were there. A) didnt sneeze B) wont sneezed C) doesnt sneeze D) hadnt sneezed If you............ some mustard in the sandwiches, they would have tasted better. A) put B) puts C) had put D) putting The hens. into the house if you had shut the door. Success to you!

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A) couldnt get B) couldnt have got C) will not get D) doesnt get Had you known that the river was dangerous, he................. to swim across it. A) would have tried B) would try C) will not try D) wouldnt have tried 82. ... more slowly, he might have understood you. A) Had you spoken B) Did you speak C) If you speak D) If you spoke 83. Or he had known the whole story, he.....so angry. A) would have been B) wouldnt have been C) wouldnt be D) would be 84. Or you had been in such a hurry, you sugar into the sauce instead of salt. A) will not put B) would put C) wouldnt have put D) put 85. If I.. ready when he called, he would have taken me with him. A) were B) be C) am D) had been 86. Unless you................ at the engine for a moment, you would have seen what was missing. A) hadnt looked B) didnt look C) look D) looked 87. Daisy by her enemies or the geese had cackled so loudly. A) would have been captured B) wouldnt have been captured C) will have been captured D) wont have been captured 88. He would have been arrested by the policemen or he. to leave the country. A) doesnt try B) tries C) had tried D) hadnt tried 89. I a taxi if I .............................. that it was a long way. A) will take/ realizes B) would take/ doesnt realize C) wouldnt have taken/ had realized D) wouldnt take/ realized 90. Unless you ................... the examination, they a party for you. A) pass/ wont celebrate B) passed/ wont celebrate C) pass/ will celebrate D) had passed/ would celebrate 91. I should have voted for her if I. a vote then. A) didnt have B) had C) had had D) have 92. If you go to Paris, where .? A) will you stay B) you stayed C) did you stay D) had you stayed 93. The flight may be cancelled unless the fog.. thick. A) got B) gets C) didnt get D) doesnt get 94. If youthe instructions carefully, you wouldnt have answered the wrong questions. A) read B) had read C) reads D) to read 95. I could repair the roofs myself if I. a long ladder. A) have B) had C) has D) had had 96. Unless they turn that radio off, I. mad. A) go B) went C) will go D) had gone 97. Well have a long way to walk if we out of petrol here. A) got B) get C) didnt get D) dont get 98. If you shake the bottle of port- a kind of vine, it. fit to drink. A) were not B) is C) wont be D) would be 99. Ill probably get lost or he with me. A) goes B) went C) had gone D) doesnt go 100. You. many accidents or you drove extremely slowly. A) will get B) got C) wouldnt get D) would get 101. If youa false beard nobody would have recognized you. 102. Youll get pneumonia ( bnh vim phi) if you. your wet clothes. A) change B) dont change C) changed D) hadnt changed 103. If I had known that you couldnt eat octopus ( con mC), I.it for our meal. A) wouldnt buy B) wont buy C) wouldnt have bought D) would buy 104. She...... able to walk faster if her shoes didnt have such high heels. A) could be B) couldnt be C) were D) had been 81. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 6 Success to you!

105. If you had touched that electric cable you.. electrocuted. A) am B) be C) were D) had been 106. I. things on the installment system if I were you. A) wouldnt buy B) wouldnt have bought C) wont buy D) dont buy 107. If anyone attacked me, my dear dog.. at his throat. A) would bite B) will bite C) bit D) had bitten 108. The ship wouldnt have run around unless the pilotsuch a serious mistake. A) make B) made C) makes D) had made 109. I shouldnt have taken your umbrella if I.. that it was the only one you had. A) know B) had known C) knew D) knows 110. Had I known that you were in hospital, I you. A) would visit B) will visit C) would have visited D) visit 111. You would make better progress unless you. class regularly. A) attend B) attended C) dont attend D) didnt attend 112. If you... ten minutes earlier, you would have a seat in the auditorium. A) arrive B) arrived C) had arrived D) arrives 113. If he hard, he ..........................the coming exam. A) studied/ would pass B) doesnt study/ will surely pass C) studies/ can pass D) hadnt studied/ wouldnt have passed 114. If she asked you for help, .? A) would you accept B) you accept C) will you accept D) do you accept 115. Rice plants in Vietnam. well if there is enough rain. A) would grow B) grew C) will grow D) would have grown 116. She..or she may be late for the morning class. A) hurries B) hurried C) doesnt hurry D) didnt hurry 117. If I.. again, I think that I would have won in the game. A) tried B) hadnt tried C) had tried D) didnt try 118. Tell him to ring me at 6:00 p.m. if you.. him. A) saw B) see C) sees D) had seen 119. Water downhill if there .......... gravity. A) will run/ is not B) would run/ werent C) wouldnt run/ were D) will run/ had been 120. If you. so fast, he might have understood what happened. A) hadnt spoken B) speak C) spoke D) dont speak BI TP V INFINITIVE HOC GERUND Hy chn mt cu tr li ng nht (A, B, C hoc D) cho mi cu tng ng di y: 1> He is expecting .......................... a trip to Ha Long Bay. A) make B) to make C) making D) made 2> Students stopped ........................... noise when the teacher came in. A) make B) to make C) making D) made 3> She couldnt bear ................... tears when she saw the film Romeo and Juliet. A) shed B) to shed C) shedding D) sheds 4> Ann likes .................... but she hates ..................... up. A) cook/ washing B) to cook/ wash C) cooking/ washed D) cooking/ washing 5> I enjoy ................... to classical music. A) listening B) to listen C) listens D) listen 6> I really regret ...................... your feeling when I asked you such a silly question. A) hurt B) to hurt C) hurting D) hurts 7> Hell try ..................................... the same mistake again. A) not make B) to not make C) not making D) not to make Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 7 Success to you!

8> Would you mind ..................... me a newspaper? A) buy B) to buy C) buying D) bought 9> Would you like ................ the next dance with me? A) to have B) having C) has D) had 10> I hate him ........................ friends with those guys. A) make B) to make C) making D) made 11> Did you remember .......................... Ann? Oh, no. I completely forgot it. A) phone B) to phone C) phoning D) phoned 12> Does the city government intend ........................ anything about pollution? A) do B) to do C) doing D) did 13> Those shirts need ..................... but you neednt .................... them now. A) iron/ iron B) to iron/ to iron C) ironing/ iron D) ironed/ to iron 14> They finished ................. and then they wanted ....................out for pleasure. A) learn/ to go B) to learn/ go C) learnt/ goes D) learning/ to go 15> When you see Tom, remember ............................. him my regards. A) give B) to give C) giving D) given 16> I hope .................... that tiring work again. A) not do B) not to do C) not doing D) to not do 17> They postpone ............................. an Element School for the lack of finance. A) built B) to build C) building D) builds 18> Its no use ...................... him. He never allows anybody ...................... advice. A) advise/ give B) to advise/ to give C) advising/ giving D) advising/ to give 19> Are his ideas worth ......................... to? A) listen B) to listen C) listening D) listened 20> He always avoids ........................ me in the streets. A) meet B) to meet C) met D) meeting 21> My parents decided .......................... a taxi because it was late. A) take B) to take C) taking D) took 22> Do you agree ................................ me some money? A) lend B) to lend C) lending D) lent 23> Tom refuses ........................ his address. A) give B) giving C) to give D) gave 24> The passengers asked her how ...................to the police station? A) to get B) getting C) got D) get 25> My friends arranged ............................. to the airport in time. A) meet B) to meet C) meeting D) met 26> Do you plan .............. out or ............... at home at this weekend? A) go/ stay B) to go/ stay C) going/ stay D) to go/ staying 27> I dislike ..................... in line.- So do I. Thats why I prefer .................... at night when there are fewer people. A) wait/ shop B) to wait/ shopping C) waiting/ shopping D) waiting/ to shop 28> He continued ..................................... after his illness. A) worked B) to work C) to working D) working 29> My watchs hands keeps ...................................... A) stopping B) to stop C) stopped D) stop 30> Have you ever watched people ................................ ........................... fish? A) try/ catch B) to try/ catching C) trying/ to catch D) tried/ caught 31> My grandfather is used to ........................... up early in the morning. A) getting B) to get C) get D) got 32> Dont forget ............................... her message when you see her. A) give B) to give C) giving D) gave Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 8 Success to you!

33> I cant help ................................... his opinions. A) consider B) to consider C) considering D) considered 34> You should try ............................... any shirts you want to buy. A) wear B) to wear C) wearing D) wears 35> He used to fall asleep without ................................ his shoes off. A) take B) to take C) taking D) taken 36> I stopped ............... about her illness and went on ................ you about all her other problems. A) to talk/ telling B) to talk/ to tell C) talking/ telling D) talk/ tell 37> Id love ..................... coat like that. A) have B) to have C) having D) has 38> I intend ................... her what I think. A) tell B) to tell C) telling D) told 39> Every hour I stop .................... ................. a little rest. A) working/ to have B) to work/ to have C) working/ having D) to work/ having 40> You should give up .....................right now if you want ..................... longer. A) smoke/ lived B) to smoke/ living C) smoking/ to live D) smoked/ live 41> Students stopped ....................... noise when the teacher came in. A) make B) to make C) making D) made 42> When you see her, dont forget ..................... her my postcards. A) give B) to give C) giving D) given 43> Dont forget ...................... her the message when you see him. A) give B) to give C) giving D) gave 44> He spends hours ................... to repair his car. A) try B) to try C) trying D) tries 45> I remember ..................... you somewhere last month. A) met B) to meet C) meet D) meeting 46> Mary agreed ........................ to the circus with Ann. A) went B) to go C) going D) goes 47> Mike is considering ................. a new car. A) bought B) to buy C) buying D) buys 48> Its no use ................... his opinion. A) asking B) to ask C) ask D) asks 49> Mrs. Green prefers ................... TV to ................ to the cinema. A) watching/ go B) to watch/ going C) watching/ going D) watches/ go 50> She expects .................. him tomorrow, but I look forward to ................... him right away. A) see/ see B) to see/ see C) see/ seeing D) to see/ seeing 51> She should avoid ..................... other peoples feeling. A) hurting B) to hurt C) hurt D) hurts 52> The soil needs ................................. immediately. A) fertilize B) to fertilize C) fertilizing D) fertilized 53> They advise me .......................... a raincoat. A) wear B) to wear C) wearing D) wore 54> You need ...................... these plants as soon as possible. A) fertilize B) to fertilize C) fertilizing D) fertilizes 55> Youd better .................... what you think in front of the conference. A) say B) to say C) saying D) said 56> He always tries ............................. ........................... there .......................... her. A) delaying/ coming/ meet B) to delay/ to come/ to meet C) delaying/ come/ meeting D) to delay/ coming/ to meet 57> There is nothing ............................ this situation to her. A) hide B) to hide C) hiding D) hidden Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 9 Success to you!

58> I regret ............................... able to attend your birthday party yesterday. A) not to be B) to not be C) not be D) not being 59> Thank you for ........................ me such a warm message. A) send B) to send C) sending D) sent 60> She detests ......................... all day with strangers. A) chatting B) to chat C) to chatting D) chat 61> Can you ........................ Chinese? A) speak B) to speak C) speaking D) spoke 62. My parents decided .................... a taxi because it was late. A) take B) to take C) taking D) took 63. We enjoy ................. here and ....................... all your news. A) be/ hear B) to be/ to hear C) being/ hear D) is/ hearing 64. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able .................. you. A) help B) helped C) helping D) to help 65. Please try ................. quiet when you come home. A) be B) to be C) being D) been 66. I dont like anybody ...................... at me. A) shout B) to shout C) shouting D) B & C are right 67. Do you agree ........................... me a hand? A) give B) to give C) giving D) given 68. Would you like ...................... to the cinema with us tomorrow evening? A) to come B) come C) coming D) came 69. Pupils started ....................... the lesson yesterday. A) write B) to write C) writing D) written 70. I like ................... school by bus, but I hate .......................... in the rain and wait for it. A) go/ to stand B) to go/ stand C) going/ standing D) went/ stood 71. Does your sister like ...................? A) cooks B) cooking C) to be cooked D) being cooked 72. This girl cant bear .................... alone. A) am B) to be C) being D) been 73. My uncle has given up ....................... A) to smoke B) smoke C) smokes D) smoking 74. Do you mind .................... to John ask him ............................ us? A) speaking/ to help B) to speak/ help C) speak/ help D) speaks/ to help 75. Ill begin ........................... this novel later. A) read B) to reading C) reading D) to read 76. Please stop ................................... me in the middle of the sentence. A) interrupt B) to interrupt C) interrupting D) interrupts 77. My brother gave up ................................. two years ago. A) smokes B) smoke C) to smoke D) smoking 78. We arranged ..................... the scientists here. A) met B) to meet C) meeting D) meet 79. I wish .................. the principal at my school. A) see B) to see C) seeing D) saw 80. My girl friend is afraid of ................. out alone when it gets dark. A) goes B) to go C) going D) go 81. He continues .............................. after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache. A) working B) to work C) worked D) works 82. Id like ......................... there .......................... my girlfriends parents. A) go/ see B) to go/ to see C) going/ seeing D) goes/ seen 83. Would you like ........................ to the party with us? Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 10 Success to you!

A) come B) to come C) coming D) came 84. I was very tired. I tried .......................... my eyes open, but I couldnt. A) keep B) kept C) keeping D) to keep 85. I want ................. a pair of shoes in this shop, but I need to try ....................... them. A) buy/ to wear B) to buy/ to wear C) buying/ wearing D) to buy/ wearing 86. We have to go ................ this morning. A) shopping B) shopped C) being shopped D) to be shopped 87. He spent hours trying ..................... the clock. A) repair B) to repair C) repairing D) repairs 88. Its no use ............................. for her arrival. A) wait B) to wait C) waiting D) waits 89. Is there anything worth ................... here? A) buy B) to buy C) buys D) buying 90. The biologist doesnt allow us ..................... in the laboratory. A) smoke B) to smoke C) smoking D) smoked 91. Would you mind ....................... your address on the back of this check? A) write B) to write C) writing D) written 92. I dont enjoy .................... to the dentists. A) go B) to go C) going D) goes 93. I dont regret .......................... her what I thought even if it upset her. A) to tell B) told C) tell D) telling 94. Remember ........................ Katie my greeting card when you see him. A) give B) to give C) giving D) gave 95. My friends has given up ...................... and prefers ..................... pork. A) drink/ eat B) to drink/ eating C) drinking/ eating D) drank/ eat 96. I had to ask the boys .......................... ................................. billiards all the day. A) to stop/ playing B) to stop/ to play C) stopping/ playing D) stops/ to play 97. My teacher promised ....................... me .......................... for my next examination. A) help/ prepare B) to help/ prepare C) helping/ to prepare D) helped/ preparing 98. I would like him ......................... ............................ more English lessons. A) to start/ take B) to start/ taking C) starting/ take D) starting/ taking 99. I hate .......................... ......................... aloud without ....................... the new words. A) practise/ reading/ learn B) to practise/ to read/ to learn C) practising/ reading/ learning D) practises/ reading/ to learn 100. She doesnt want you .......................... to her arriving. A) mention B) to mention C) mentioning D) mentions 101. Did you manage .......................... ............................. these parcels alone? A) finishing/ to pack B) finishing/ packing C) to finish/ to pack D) to finish/ packing 102. Have you ever watched people ....................... ................................... fish? A) try/ catch B) try/ to catch C) trying/ to catch D) B&C are correct 103. Can someone .................... me how .......................... into film from the cameras pictures? A) show/ change B) to show/ to change C) showing/ change D) show/ to change 104. Ill try ........................................... such a foolish thing again. A) not to cause B) to not cause C) not causing D) to cause not 105. Susan has decided ......................... her friends ...................... as she pleases. A) allow/ do B) to decide/ to do C) deciding/ do D) deciding/ doing 106. Everybody would like ................................ to a higher position. A) promote B) promotes C) promoting D) to promote 107. He climbed over the wall without ............................ by anybody. A) seeing B) to see C) being seen D) to be seen 108. I remember ................................ a toy car on my fifth birthday. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 11 Success to you!

A) to be given B) being given C) to give D) giving 109. They always try ............................. ...................... the bridge as they promised before. A) to postpone/ to build B) postpone/ build C) to postpone/ building D) postponing/ built 110. I cant help .......................... for her acceptance. A) to wait B) waiting C) wait D) waited 111. Dont be afraid of .......................... that animal. A) touch B) touches C) touching D) to touch 112. I am accustomed to ......................... on my own. A) living B) to live C) live D) lives 113. They are looking forward to ...................... your news. A) hear B) to hear C) hearing D) heard 114. American women have got used to .................independently recently. A) live B) to live C) living D) lives 115. We wont let you............... what we are going to do with him. A) know B) to know C) knowing D) known BI TP V GII T Hy chn mt cu tr li ng nht (A, B, C hoc D) cho mi cu tng ng di y: Could I speak Tom, please?- Im afraid Tom is work. Would you like to speak.him ? A) up/at/to B) to/at/to C) with/in/with D) on/in/of He started going..school .the age of five. So now hes been. school for ten years . Hes leavingthe end of this year. A) to/at/in/in B) to/with/on/out C) for/about/in/of D) off/up/upon/above He goes.his office every day, except Sunday. On Sundays he stays .home and works..the garden. A) for/on/in B) to/up/with C) to/at/in D) for/at/under I think I left my umbrella.. the bus . Id better write .. the lost property office. A) in/for B) at/to C) up/with D) on/to We arrived . the airport good time for the plane. A) in/for B) at/at C) up/about D) on/to Can I look up a word your dictionary? I left mine. home. A) from/at B) at/from C) up/to D) on/within Our train arrived New York 6.30. Paul met us.. the station. A) at/for/off B) at/at/at C) up/with/at D) on/to/between Have you been.. the theatre recently? - Yes, I was . the Old Vic last night. A) in/for B) at/to C) up/with D) on/to Im returning France .the end of this term. Are you coming back.England after the holidays? A) in/for/in B) to/in/to C) on/without/beside D) upon/to/down I wentbed early but I couldnt get .sleep because the people. the next room were talking so loudly. A) in/forward B) at/into/at C) to/into/in D) for/to/with ..first, I found the work very tiring , but..a few weeks I got used..it. A) in/for/to B) at/in/to C) up/behind/with D) on/to/in There was an accident the crossroads.. midnight last night. Two men were taken hospital. I believe one of them is still the hospital. A) at/at/to/in B) in/for/of/out C) up/about/for/off D) on/out/up/to .. the daytime the streets are crowded but night they are quite deserted. A) to/for B) up/about C) in/at D) out/to first her father refused to allow her to go back . work , but ..the end he agreed. A) in/for/at B) to/on/of C) up/out/off D) at/to/in . the beginning of a textbook there is a preface, and ..the end there is an index. Success to you!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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16. 17. 18. 19.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37.

A) at/at B) with/to C) up/out D) in/behind He went . sea .18, and spent all his working life .sea. He retired..56, and went to live..the country. A) in/for B) at/at C) up/about D) on/to I saw Tom the bus stop . the morning but couldnt speakhim because we were standinga queue and he was . the front of it and I was the back. A) in/for/up/on B) at/to/in/at C) upon/about/in/at D) at/in/in/in Ill leave some sandwiches. the fridge in case you are hungry when you come in. A) in B) up C) with D) under Wed better start .. six , because climbing up .. the gallery takes some time . I hope you dont mind sitting .. the gallery .- No, of course not. When I go . the opera I always go .. the gallery. A) on/for/on/in/to B) at/in/in/to/to C) up/out/in/to/at D) on/to/up/at/with He is always . a hurry . He drives .a tremendous speed. A) on/out B) with/from C) in/at D) onto/upto When he began speaking English, she looked . him..amazement (s kinh ngC). A) in/for/to B) at/out/up C) in/at/with D) on/of/off Write .ink and put your name .the top of the page. A) in/at B) of/in C) with/for D) under/above We start serving breakfasts ..7.30. Shall I send yours up ..... your room , or will you have it ......the restaurant? A) on/to/out B) up/in/from C) with/under/of D) at/to/in Hes always a bad temper ..breakfast time. A) in/at B) on/off C) beside/behind D) beneath/under According .. the guide book, there are three hotels .. the town. A) of/of B) to/in C) for/with D) under/at The pilot climbed 5,000 meters high and flew .. that height till he got the coast . Then he got down 1,000 meters and began to take photographs. A) in/on/at/to B) up to/at/to/to C) with/to/at/from D) upon/under/from/to Im interested chess but Im not very good .it. A) in/for B) in/at C) with/for D) with/at Shall we discuss it .. my room , or shall I come . your office ? A) in/from B) up/from C) in/to D) up/under The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live the bottom of the Lake Knoch , and come .the surface from time . time. A) in/to/with B) on/to/on C) with/up/by D) for/up/to Must you have dropped your key somewhere there? A) over B) up C) with D) out Our teacher lives..that house ..his friends. A) in/with B) for/by C) at/on D) up/out We shall be there the day after tomorrow. A) on B) to C) in D) away Their house is ..two bigger ones. A) among B) between C) under D) for Miss L bought a small house ..a nice forest. A) on B) above C) near D) above He will come ..Monday ..the afternoon. A) in/on B) on/in C) at/in D) up/to We have stayed there .2000. A) since B) for C) with D) under Will he be there .one month? Success to you!

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38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.

A) out B) with C) for What does he often do ....his free time? A) in B) up C) with I am sad ...my daughters laziness. A) from B) at C) for The children are free ..Sundays. A) on B) up C) with Vit is not interested ..listening to music. A) with B) under C) in Her profession is similar .his. A) in B) up C) with Ms. Trang is fond ..candy. A) under B) off C) of Were you absent .the lecture yesterday? A) in B) with C) up We must hurry if we do not want to be late ....school. A) from B) for C) to Mr Dan is friendly ..all his colleagues. A) to B) up C) with Will the raincoat keep you safe ..the cold? A) to B) up C) with Did the bus collide (va, ng nhau) ..a car? A) to B) from C) with .last you have to make a conclusion. A) in B) up C) from No, she wasnt shocked what he said. A) at B) with C) by Does Mr. Long forgive Linh .interrupting him? A) by B) up C) to Have you left your bicycle leaning ..the tree? A) in B) up C) to Do you have to live ..Hanoi in autumn every year? A) in B) up C) with I live ....21, Ph c Chnh, District 1. A) in B) for C) at He like to sit .T and Quyn. A) in B) between C) from Did he eat the apples which were ...the fridge? A) in B) for C) around This dictionary is big and heavy. It is ..the other one. A) in B) up C) beside President H was born ..Ngh An in 1890. A) in B) into C) at None the money is mine. A) of B) up C) off Be fast! Were got to go ..some minutes. A) at B) with C) of I dont think the weather will be nice ...weekend. A) of B) to C) for They have lived in this city twenty years of their life. A) at B) during C) since Success to you!

D) near D) upto D) about D) under D) up D) to D) in D) from D) out D) by D) from D) out D) at D) from D) for D) under D) under D) to D) under D) under D) of D) from D) for D) in D) from D) for

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63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88.

I was furious .you for not telling me the news. A) with B) to C) at She was astonished ..the way he behaved. A) at B) on C) to The monitor is really responsible ...the manager for the group. A) for B) with C) of No, were not short ..staff in our office at the moment. A) to B) up C) of Youre very kind, but I wouldnt like to be married .you. A) of B) for C) with I am walking .the river bank. A) within B) without C) along We will leave ..Russia. A) for B) to C) of Autumn comes ..summer. A) before B) after C) back Did the rain fallthe day before yesterday? A) during B) in C) off They arrived .six and seven a.m. A) forward B) before C) between I shall meet you ..the corner ..the street. A) for/at B) to/of C) of/from I always go ..school ..foot. A) to/on B) from/in C) at/for It never snows here ..Christmas. A) for B) to C) of The country looks beautiful ..spring. A) in B) for C) on I can see you ....Monday. A) to B) at C) in I live .the country, but she lives ..the seaside. A) on/at B) in/by C) at/in Have you any money ...you? A) for B) since C) with He always comes here .bicycle. A) in B) by C) over I dont like getting up too early.the morning. A) for B) on C) in He has learned the whole poem ..heart. A) for B) to C) of This book is ..Charles Dickens. A) by B) at C) on Is Miss Smith home? A) for B) to C) of I often have my breakfast ...7:30 every morning. A) to B) for C) at Can you translate that ....German. A) on B) into C) by My birthday is ...December 14th 1979. A) in B) off C) on My birthday is ..the 15th of March. Success to you!

D) from D) with D) to D) for D) to D) in D) at D) from D) toward D) among D) at/of D) out/with D) at D) at D) on D) in/at D) from D) with D) at D) at D) out D) at D) of D) at D) into

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A) in B) on C) of They come ..the room. A) onto B) without C) into 90. I like swimming .summer. A) over B) by C) during 91. We got a lot of rain ....November, last year. A) in B) on C) over 92. He never comes ..time for the class. A) to B) by C) out 93. Im busy .present. A) for B) to C) of 94. I have no time the moment. A) for B) to C) of 95. He was standing .the middle of the room. A) on B) in C) with 96. Please write you name ..the top of the page. A) for B) to C) of 97. There is vocabulary ..the end of the book. A) in B) on C) by 98. I shall see her the beginning of the week. A) for B) to C) of 99. What would that be ..French? A) in B) to C) of 100. .my opinion, it is very a good book. A) for B) in C) with 101. She is the garden. A) from B) at C) on 102. We are going .the theatre this evening. A) for B) to C) of 103. The train arrives ..Victoria station .4:30. A) for/to B) to/over C) of/off 104. Please tell me .once. A) to B) at C) for 105. Ive waited .......... her ............. half an hour, and ..last she came. A) for/for/at B) to/over/since C) of/of/at 106. The book is the surface of the table. A) in B) at C) on 107. He is sitting ..an armchair. A) in B) to C) of 108. The picture is ..the wall. A) for B) on C) to 109. I put my hands .my pockets. A) throughout B) into C) up to 110. She is drinking a cup. A) by B) over C) with 111. She took ten shillings ...her bag. A) on over B) to C) at 112. For the last few days I havent been able to sleep night. A) for B) to C) of 113. She always agrees everything he says. A) with B) on C) by 89. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 16 Success to you!

D) at D) upto D) in D) at D) on D) at D) at D) by D) at D) at D) at D) with D) on D) in D) at D) at/at D) of D) at/with/by D) to D) by D) at D) within D) at D) out of D) at D) for

114. Are you acquainted ...the lady? A) at B) in C) on 115. You will soon get accustomed ..English cooking. A) for B) to C) of 116. She is very angry ..me for what I talked about her. A) at B) about C) by 117. I apologize .keeping you waiting. A) for B) to C) of 118. The dog begged ..a piece of cake. A) to B) at C) for 119. Does this belong ..you? A) for B) to C) of 120. She always borrows money .me. A) at B) of C) from 121. This plate belongs .................the cupboard. A) at B) in C) to 122. This plate belongs .................the table. A) at B) to C) on 123. My cat is fond ..fish. A) at B) by C) on 124. Im very grateful ..her ...her help. A) at B) in C) on 125. The room was full .people. A) with B) for C) by 126. Im quite different ..her. A) from B) in C) with 127. She insists .coming. A) at B) in C) on 128. He is quite in capable ..such a thing. A) to B) of C) by 129. I should like to be independent .everyone. A) for B) of C) on 130. May I introduce you ....Miss Brown? A) in B) on C) at 131. Im afraid ..this dog. A) by B) in C) of 132. Are you interested .literature? A) at B) in C) on 133. She is very jealous ...her sister. A) at B) in C) on 134. Wont you join the game? A) at B) in C) on 135. Clean air provides us ...a healthy supply of oxygen. A) at B) in C) on 136. Im very sorry .what I have done. A) by B) for C) from 137. His son succeeded ...the throne. A) at B) in C) on 138. My hat is quite similar .yours. A) with B) within C) over 139. Im tired .waiting for her. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 17 Success to you!

D) with D) at D) to D) at D) of D) at D) about D) with D) over D) of D) with D) of D) at D) with D) out D) off D) to D) with D) with D) with D) with D) with D) up D) with D) to

A) at B) for C) with D) of 140. Im so worried ...my sister who is ill. A) about B) to C) up D) out 141. It is very bad ...you to eat so quickly. A) at B) in C) on D) with 142. Im not good .tennis. A) at B) in C) on D) with 143. My birthday is the first ..the month. A) at/for B) in/from C) on/of D) to/up 144. This will come in very useful her. A) with B) for C) to D) out 145. Out .sight, out ..mind. A) of/of B) in/of C) on/to D) for/for 146. The sun rises ..the east, and sets .the west. A) at/at B) in/in C) on/on D) by/by 147. Were your friends successful ..borrowing a loan from the bank? A) at B) in C) on D) with 148. Im sure the explanation in the book will be quite clear .you. A) with B) from C) to D) for 149. Miss White was very upset ...the news of her fathers death. A) at B) by C) to D) with 150. Im not familiar his name. A) up to B) into C) onto D) to 151. We were very grateful ..our friends..all of their assistance? A) to/for B) for/about C) with/for D) from/to 152. Mr. Green is very responsible ...hiring employees. A) at B) of C) on D) for 153. That type of music is quite popular ..teenager boys and girls. A) at B) in C) to D) with 154. My daily expenses are just about equal ..my income. A) by B) with C) up D) to 155. Fred is capable ..doing better work than he is doing at present. A) to B) in C) of D) with 156. We were very doubtful ..his ability. A) about B) in C) for D) with 157. Ken was proud ..his good marks on English. A) at B) over C) up D) of 158. My plan is similar ..yours, but it is different ...Kens. A) in/with B) to/from C) on/for D) with/with 159. Piere said that he had become quite fond .American hamburgers. A) to B) in C) of D) for 160. We are still hopeful ..hearing from our friends before Saturday. A) to B) for C) from D) with 161. That fashion magazine is full ..advertising for womens clothes. A) from B) of C) by D) up 162. This gloves arent very suitable ..that kind of work. A) for B) by C) up D) to 163. They were happy ...the result of the election. A) with B) to C) out D) through 164. It was certainly kind ..you to help me. A) with B) to C) on D) of Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 18 Success to you!

165. Mrs. Brown is often worried ..money. A) to B) with C) about D) in 166. Her parents are very pleased ...her French. A) at B) in C) on D) with 167. Im not interested ..politics. A) at B) in C) on D) with 168. She was sad because he was rude ..her. A) of B) to C) out D) in 169. Traveling by air is preferable .traveling by train. A) with B) of C) in D) to 170. Thank you. You are very kind .me. A) up B) to C) from D) with 171. Everybody was surprised ..the news. A) at B) in C) on D) with 172. I was delighted the present you gave me. A) at B) in C) on D) with 173. Are you excited .going on holiday next week. A) at B) in C) on D) with 174. Tom is excellent repairing things. A) at B) in C) by D) for 175. You get bored doing the same thing everyday. A) at B) in C) to D) with 176. Im sure you are capable ..tourists. A) to B) in C) of D) with 177. Mary is very fond researching wild animals. A) at B) to C) up D) of 178. Ann wasnt very keen ..going out in the rain, so we stayed at home. A) at B) in C) on D) with 179. Hurry, or youll be late ..school. A) from B) for C) up D) to 180. Were they absent class yesterday. A) from B) for C) on D) by 181. She was confused ..the dates. A) beside B) on C) about D) of 182. The hall was crowded .students. A) at B) in C) on D) with 183. Miss White is very kind ...her colleagues. A) with B) up C) off D) to 184. She is accustomed ..rising early. A) to B) with C) in D) for 185. He was successful ..his job. A) at B) in C) on D) with 186. Tom is very quick ..Mathematics. A) at B) in C) on D) with 187. I havent received a letter from her. Im rather anxious it. A) at B) in C) about D) to 188. He was sad .his failure. A) at B) in C) to D) about 189. This country is rich ....oil. A) at B) in C) on D) with 190. Are you aware .the time. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 19 Success to you!

A) at B) in C) on D) of 191. The museum is now open ...all visitors. A) with B) to C) on D) for 192. Smoking is harmful .your health. A) at B) in C) to D) in 193. Are you afraid ..snakes? A) to B) out C) on D) of 194. Is she serious ..learning to be a pilot. A) about B) in C) up D) over 195. Is this matter important you? A) at B) to C) off D) for 196. I just couldnt believe what he said. It was contrary ..his thought. A) from B) in C) out D) to 197. Dont give up hope yet. Be confident ...a success in the future. A) at B) in C) on D) of 198. Please wait here. Ill have some tickets available them. A) of B) for C) to D) off 199. Make yourself useful ..others. A) at B) to C) for D) of 200. Its very kind ..you to help them. A) at B) in C) on D) of 201. He said he had given ...drinking. A) out B) to C) by D) up 202. Dont put until tomorrow what you can do today. A) off B) up C) of D) in 203. What does NATO stand ..? A) for B) by C) up D) to 204. This is a different car ..the one I drove yesterday. A) at B) from C) to D) on 205. Everyone is aware ..air pollution. A) at B) in C) on D) of 206. This building belongs ..those who live in it. A) to B) on C) of D) in 207. They are good .learning English. A) at B) in C) on D) of 208. A man usually takes off his hat when he is introduced ..a woman or a girl ..the street. A) at/of B) to/in C) on/to D) of/for 209. Drinking is harmful ..your health. A) of B) to C) at D) on 210. We are interested ....swimming. A) at B) in C) on D) of 211. He has waited ..her for a long time. A) for B) on C) to D) in 212. I agree ....you completely. A) on B) to C) at D) with 213. His opinion differs ...mine. A) with B) in C) from D) up 214. She said that she had been absent .school the day before. A) from B) by C) at D) to 215. There were crowds ..people in the park yesterday. A) of B) with C) to D) for Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 20 Success to you!

216. The park was crowded ....people. A) at B) in C) on 217. The convict escaped ..prison. A) at B) in C) from 218. Im fed up ..my job. A) at B) with C) on 219. My parents are pleased ..my results. A) at B) in C) on 220. I think you are qualified ...this job. A) at B) in C) to 221. Mr. Smith is very kind .us. A) at B) to C) on 222. We are pleased ..the result of our work. A) with B) in C) for 223. We are confident ..the success. A) at B) in C) on 224. Most people are afraid ..snakes. A) at B) in C) on 225. Our country is rich .natural resources. A) at B) in C) on 226. Hue is famous ...its historical vestiges. A) at B) to C) on 227. My mother is always busy ...her house work. A) at B) with C) for 228. Dirty air us is harmful ..health. A) around B) in C) on 229. We are proud ..our peoples heroic tradition. A) at B) in C) on 230. The teachers advice is profitable ...the students. A) at B) in C) on 231. The streets are crowded .vehicles at the rush hour. A) at B) in C) with 232. The climate of our country is favorable ..agriculture. A) to B) in C) on 233. The air at the seaside is good ..health. A) at B) for C) on 234. My friend is skilful ...dancing. A) at B) in C) on 235. This opportunity is lucky .us. A) at B) in C) on 236. Im not acquainted ..those flowers. A) at B) in C) with 237. Mr. Smith is not accustomed .hot weather. A) at B) to C) on 238. Your words are contrary .your acts. A) to B) in C) on 239. My home is far .school. A) at B) in C) from 240. He is sad ..his sons laziness. A) about B) in C) on 241. Many young people want to be independent ....their parents. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 21 Success to you!

D) with D) of D) of D) with D) of D) with D) of D) of D) of D) of D) for D) of D) of D) of D) to D) of D) of D) of D) of D) to D) of D) of D) of D) of D) of

A) at B) from C) on D) of 242. We are grateful ...our teacher. A) at B) in C) on D) to 243. Im interested .current events. A) at B) in C) on D) of 244. Your profession is similar ..mine. A) to B) in C) on D) of 245. This chemical is dangerous ....humans. A) at B) in C) to D) of 246. This work is not suitable ..him. A) at B) in C) on D) to 247. Her voice sounds familiar .me. A) at B) with C) on D) of 248. My house is next .the post office. A) at B) in C) to D) of 249. This man is greedy .fame. A) to B) in C) at D) of 250. I was absent ..class two days before yesterday. A) at B) in C) to D) from 251. Children are fond ...candies. A) at B) in C) to D) of 252. Teachers are responsible ..their teaching. A) at B) for C) to D) of 253. The beach is full .tourists in summer. A) at B) in C) to D) of 254. We are present ..the lecture yesterday. A) at B) in C) to D) of 255. We must hurry, otherwise we should be late ...school. A) at B) for C) to D) of 256. Air is necessary ..life. A) at B) in C) to D) of 257. He is friendly ..everybody. A) at B) in C) to D) of 258. The day seems perfect .a picnic. A) at B) in C) to D) for 259. That singer has become very popular .the youth. A) at B) in C) to D) of 260. This sweater will keep you safe ..the cold. A) from B) in C) to D) of 261. She said she came two hours ahead ...the performing time. A) at B) in C) from D) of 262. Everything looks sad Autumn. A) at B) in C) to D) about 263. Your plan will be acceptable ....some respect. A) at B) in C) to D) of 264. Was she aware.....not doing anything contrary ..her parents expectation? A) at/from B) in/about C) to/with D) of/to 265. The lesson was difficult us, but the teacher was capable ..making us understand it thoroughly. A) at/about B) in/with C) to/of D) of/for 266. My brother wasnt confident ...passing the exam. A) at B) in C) to D) of Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 22 Success to you!

267. After many months of living in Canada he got accustomed ..the cold. A) at B) in C) to D) of 268. He was absent ..work yesterday because he was ill. A) at B) from C) to D) of 269. We are ashamed ..his behavior. A) at B) in C) to D) of 270. I didnt like the film, so I didnt stay there.the end. A) at B) from C) for D) of 271. I was talking to the neighbors...8:00..8:30. A) from/to B) at/for C) during/to D) between/to 272. Vietnamese children have to go to primary school...5 years. A) at B) in C) to D) for 273. This book must go back to the library.Tuesday. A) on B) in C) at D) of 274. I got a headache.the examination. A) with B) by C) to D) of 275. He lost his passport...the journey. A) for B) in C) to D) of 276. I will love youmy heart stops going on. A) at B) in C) to D) until 277. They played tennisan hour and so then they went home. A) at B) in C) to D) of 278. Could I talk to you...a few minutes? A) at B) in C) to D) of 279. Can you finish your work.5:30 in the afternoon? A) at B) in C) to D) of 280. I must find some money..the end of this week. A) up B) until C) to D) on 281. He never drinks alcohol...lunchtime. A) at B) in C) to D) of 282. That I last saw Helen was a Tuesday. A) at B) in C) on D) of 283. Weve known about it....two days. A) at B) in C) to D) of 284. A woman sitting next to me..dinner spilt (lm trn) her drink all over me. A) at B) up C) to D) for 285. I like that picture which is hungthe wall. A) at B) in C) on D) of 286. We met a lot of people.our holiday. A) at B) on C) to D) of 287. The lorry had to waitthe traffic lights. A) for B) in C) to D) of 288. He turned up early to make sure he had a seat...the plane. A) on B) in C) to D) of 289. Did you go away......the summer holidays. A) at B) in C) to D) on 290. There was an accident....the crossroad this morning. A) at B) in C) to D) of 291. They have been living in Rome....last year. A) at B) for C) since D) of 292. We waved him off... the bus station. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 23 Success to you!

A) at B) in C) to D) of 293. He often gets his salary..the fifth of the month. A) at B) in C) to D) of 294. We have a tea break..four oclock. A) at B) in C) to D) of 295. Shall we travel...your car or mine? A) by B) with C) to D) of 296. You cant stay out..midnight. A) at B) in C) to D) of 297. The price of the electricity is going up...November, 2005. A) at B) in C) to D) of 298. We watched TV...two hours last night. A) at B) for C) to D) of 299. They hope to finish the bridge..next December. A) at B) in C) by D) of 300. ..the end of the street there is a path leading to the river. A) at B) with C) on D) of 301. Do you usually have a holiday...Easter Day? A) at B) in C) to D) of 302. Ive been studying English...seven years. A) at B) since C) to D) for 303. My father was in the army..the war. A) at B) in C) to D) of 304. I havent seen John....he got married. A) for B) since C) to D) of 305. What time do you usually get up...the morning? A) at B) in C) to D) of 306. See you...4 oclock tomorrow. A) at B) in C) to D) of 307. The police car chased the robbers.the streets. A) at B) in C) to D) of 308. I havent smokedages. A) at B) in C) for D) since 309. They stayed...a marvelous hotel last summer. A) at B) in C) to D) of 310. I went..the chemists, but I didnt notice if it was open. A) at B) in C) to D) of 311. Peter hurt himself. He fell ...........his bike. A) with/for B) down/ from C) for/in D) of/on 312. We had to wait for him..the school gate for a few minutes. A) at B) in C) to D) of 313. The sheep go out ...a hole near the fence. A) at B) in C) to D) of 314. What do English people eat.....Christmas Day? A) on B) in C) to D) of 315. Ill meet you..the airport tomorrow. A) at B) in C) to D) of 316. Hes held the world record for seven years..the 1970s. A) at B) in C) for D) since 317. There are many tall buildings......the road to the city. A) at B) in C) to D) of Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 24 Success to you!

318. Tom has been ill. He isnt .work today. A) at B) in C) to D) of 319. Its a public holiday...new years day. A) at B) in C) on D) of 320. I want to look up at the stars I love.the sky at night. A) at B) in C) to D) of 321. The president made a speech....his visit to Moscow. A) at B) in C) to D) of 322. His village is...the south-west of England. A) at B) in C) to D) of 323. London is..the River Thames. A) at B) in C) to D) of 324. They rushed..the room when the fire began. A) at B) into C) onto D) of 325. She is wearing a ring....her middle finger. A) at B) in C) on D) of 326. We should hurry. I have to be at home..5 oclock. A) at B) in C) to D) of 327. My father will be here...the weekend. A) at B) in C) to D) on th 328. Ive been invited to a wedding party..18 , September. 329. They drove home silently..the darkness. A) at B) in C) to D) of 330. The passengers had to stand.a queue. A) at B) in C) to D) of 331. Tom is out of work..the moment. A) at B) in C) to D) of 332. We got....the train which headed to Nha Trang. A) at B) in C) to D) of 333. I didnt get up..an half past seven yesterday morning. A) at B) in C) to D) of 334. He walked..the road reading a newspaper. A) for B) in C) with D) on 335. Will it be convenientyou to meet me at 8 tomorrow morning. A) at B) in C) to D) of 336. My mother is not very interested..cooking. A) at B) in C) to D) of 337. He couldnt get back.his car. He had locked himself out. A) at B) in C) for D) by 338. Our vacation always dependsmy mother. A) to B) in C) on D) from 339. I got this news...a newspaper. A) at B) from C) to D) of 340. Students who are filled..ambition always work hard. A) with B) in C) to D) of 341. Mary doesnt mind living..her own. A) at B) in C) to D) on 342. My little brother is very fond..cartoons. A) at B) in C) to D) of 343. Have a nice holiday. Take care...yourself! A) at B) in C) to D) of Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 25 Success to you!

344. Mary always has a kind wordeveryone. A) at B) in C) to D) of 345. Its very kind..you to tell me all this. A) at B) in C) to D) of 346. The government failed to keep its election promise..more arts funding. A) at B) in C) to D) for 347. The victims were not referred.by name. A) at B) in C) to D) of 348. I was filled..admiration.his bravery. A) at/from B) with/for C) with/from D) to/for 349. His disappearance is being looked..by the police. A) at B) in C) to D) of 350. Were really looking.to seeing you again. A) forward B) toward C) without D) within 351. We must look.the house before we decide to rent it. A) at B) forward C) down D) for 352. The beach is crowdedtourists..the summer. A) with/in B) within/of C) into/on D) about/over 353. Harry Porter is now very familiar..people.the world. A) for/of B) with/on C) to/over D) of/in 354. He hoped I would make good use..this dictionary. A) to B) in C) with D) of 355. some countries, people drivethe left side of the road. A) at/to B) in/on C) to/of D) for/of 356. Our teacher doesnt accept our frequent absence..school. A) at B) in C) to D) from 357. The building was totally destroyed...the fire. A) at B) by C) to D) of 358. The children are very excited.going on holiday. A) about B) within C) into D) without 359. His eyes were wide....excitement. A) at B) with C) to D) of 360. Try..the shoes before you buy them! A) at B) in C) to D) on 361. Although he was tied..ropes, he managed to get free. A) by B) in C) to D) of 362. Lt is famous..its pleasant climate and natural beauty. A) at B) in C) for D) of 363. Im bored .watching TV. Lets do something different. A) at B) with C) to D) of 364. He was lucky to start working1,000 US dollars a month. A) at B) in C) from D) of 365. Bill was numberedthe successful men....his town. A) at B) in C) to D) of 366. He tried...all his might (sc lC) to move the rock. A) at B) with C) to D) of 367. Youll find it in the drawer (ngn ko)many other things. A) at B) in C) to D) of 368. Sometimes the children are very noisy..the performance. A) at B) in C) to D) of 369. Its not safe to drive..thirty miles an hour on that road. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 26 Success to you!

A) at B) in C) to D) of 370. She met several people.her way home. A) at B) on C) to D) of 371. Its necessary to cross..the river to get there. A) with B) over C) above D) through 372. Johns parents are very proud....him. A) at B) in C) to D) of 373. My sister has just got engaged...her boyfriend. A) with B) in C) to D) for 374. The police accused the man.murder. A) at B) in C) to D) of 375. His boss has warned him..being late for work. A) against B) for C) to D) of 376. This picture reminds me.my childhood. A) at B) in C) to D) of 377. We congratulated him.getting married. A) with B) in C) to D) on 378. She almost crashed.a bus when she was driving home. A) with B) into C) onto D) upto 379. Have you heardJim since he left here? A) at B) in C) toward D) about 380. Could you look..the baby while I prepare the dinner? A) at B) after C) for D) down 381. Dont shout..me. Im not in debt A) at B) in C) to D) of 382. What plan do you think..? Is it good enough? A) about B) in C) out D) of 383. Have you heard..a disco called Monaco? A) at B) about C) to D) from 384. I put salt in my coffeemistake this morning. A) at B) in C) by D) of 385. Do you believewhat she said? A) at B) in C) to D) of 386. Theres not much difference.prices.the two computers. A) at/of B) from/of C) with/to D) of/to 387. She looked very pleasedthe gifts. A) at B) with C) to D) of 388. The government plans to make important changes....the tax system. A) at B) in C) to D) for 389. Do you have any difficulty..your English? A) at B) in C) to D) with 390. Please apologize..your sister and say Ill see her this afternoon. A) at B) in C) to D) of 391. The workers complained..the managerthe working conditions. A) at/with B) in/from C) to/about D) of/for 392. Her parents werent keen..her traveling alone. A) on B) in C) to D) of 393. Dont interfere..matters that do not concern you! A) at B) in C) to D) of 394. He seems to fail..everything he does. A) at B) in C) to D) of Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 27 Success to you!

395. Your parents are worrying.you: please write to them. A) at B) in C) about D) of 396. A part of the building has been subdivided.offices. A) at B) into C) upto D) of 397. He can persuade himself.believing everything he wants to believe. A) at B) in C) to D) of 398. We must conclude...these remarks that all hope of a settlement is dead. A) at B) in C) to D) of 399. The concept.community care is not new. A) at B) in C) to D) of 400. The reports from Rome disagree.those from Milan. A) at B) to C) with D) of 401. I think the answer is right but I am not absolutely sure .... it. A) at B) in C) to D) of 402. His parents keep him well-supplied....cash. A) with B) in C) to D) of 403. Will you support him...his competition..election? A) with/for B) in/in C) for/in D) of/from 404. Hes already making plans....his retirement. A) at B) in C) to D) of 405. We used to have musical evenings with the whole family gathered.the piano. A) round B) in C) to D) on BI TP V CCH NG M PHAN 1: Chon t ma phan gach chan co cach phat am khac so vi cac t con lai 1. A) nurse 2. A) artificial 3. A) designer 4. A) although 5. A) thought 6. A) raised 7. A) homeless 8. A) hidden 9. A) many 10. A) there 11. A) occupy 12. A) accident 13. A) private 14. A) instruction 15. A) necessarily 16. A) basic 17. A) worry 18. A) mile 19. A) relaxed 20. A) picked 21. A) women 22. A) food 23. A) property Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 28 B) films B) distance B) zoo B) width B) tough B) talked B) done B) minor B) lamb B) appear B) puppy B) success B) irrigate B) shrub B) mechanic B) erosion B) infer B) militant B) mounted B) considered B) bench B) good B) access C) stops C) centre C) Switzerland C) thump C) bought C) watched C) become C) written C) handle C) wear C) ready C) accurate C) guidance C) eruption C) exception C) loose C) dirtying C) smile C) collected C) stayed C) lend C) look C) possession Success to you! D) coughs D) cells D) tables D) thank D) fought D) laughed D) month D) kitten D) camera D) prepare D) study D) accept D) environment D) supply D) apprentice D) recycle D) fertilizer D) kind D) needed D) received D) spend D) blood D) American

24. A) much 25. A) particular 26. A) Africa 27. A) cat 28. A) respect 29. A) good 30. A) brain 31. A) forget 32. A) easy 33. A) prepare 34. A) pleasant 35. A) child 36. A) threaten 37. A) English 38. A) main 39. A) preserve 40. A) nightmare 41. A) heart 42. A) fear 43. A) cost 44. A) nation 45. A) enough 46. A) phoned 47. A) can 48. A) enough 49. A) machine 50. A) wants 51. A) surface 52. A) ticked 53. A) chew 54. A) chat 55. A) teach 56. A) cow 57. A) case 58. A) oxygen 59. A) count 60. A) complete 61. A) rhinoceros 62. A) involved 63. A) admit 64. A) land 65. A) tapes 66. A) picked 67. A) women 68. A) communicate 69. A) nation 70. A) eager 71. A) scientists 72. A) friend 73. A) laser 74. A) nations Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 29

B) number B) park B) access B) certain B) send B) book B) lamb B) open B) seat B) engine B) health B) chill B) breath B) Africa B) certain B) sack B) care B) earn B) near B) most B) vase B) account B) called B) cell B) courage B) cheap B) books B) necklace B) looked B) news B) sad B) meet B) low B) age B) slowly B) amount B) object B) habitat B) decided B) confide B) save B) cakes B) considered B) bench B) private B) access B) treat B) satellites B) guest B) cancer B) speakers

C) cut C) smart C) ache C) cook C) set C) use C) comb C) popular C) learn C) invention C) breath C) chemistry C) health C) Chinese C) complain C) reason C) Are C) heard C) clear C) hot C) nature C) surround C) cooked C) call C) encounter C) teacher C) stops C) face C) booked C) crew C) state C) feather C) how C) carry C) healthy C) mountain C) defend C) vehicle C) explained C) decide C) cramp C) chores C) stayed C) lend C) translate C) Australia C) Area C) Abnormalities C) gesture C) Attack C) languages Success to you!

D) put D) hard D) man D) Canadian D) then D) sugar D) climb D) font D) eat D) electricity D) breathe D) teacher D) breathe D) America D) explain D) poison D) share D) learn D) pear D) lot D) grade D) outdoor D) climbed D) cold D) nourish D) child D) sends D) palace D) naked D) screw D) map D) seat D) round D) vapour D) supply D) course D) prevent D) whale D) swallowed D) retire D) cash D) dates D) received D) spend D) tolerate D) failure D) ease D) birthmarks D) women D) scalpel D) minds

75. A) English 76. A) about 77. A) family 78. A) high 79. A) pleasure 80. A) graduated 81. A) bank 82. A) wine 83. A) nation 84. A) respect 85. A) intention 86. A) give 87. A) feature 88. A) one 89. A) enough 90. A) proud 91. A) stall 92. A) ache 93. A) continent 94. A) industry 95. A) English 96. A) missed 97. A) few 98. A) nicest 99. A) bare 100. A) so 101. A) children 102. A) thank 103. A) either 104. A) name 105. A) chief 106. A) this 107. A) students 108. A) cost 109. A) delicate 110. A) ear 111. A) beams 112. A) homeless 113. A) book 114. A) tolerated 115. A) utter 116. A) talk 117. A) mile 118. A) preserve 119. A) enough 120. A) machine 121. A) wants 122. A) mile 123. A) relaxed 124. A) utter 125. A) talk Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 30

B) African B) sound B) can B) Advice B) please B) asked B) safe B) decline B) national B) send B) question B) five B) reason B) orange B) plough B) plough B) take B) chemist B) alone B) dust B) Africa B) jumped B) new B) largest B) dare B) show B) child B) thick B) neither B) flame B) of B) thick B) lectures B) most B) prefer B) hear B) tops B) done B) smooth B) needed B) custom B) call B) militant B) sack B) courage B) cheap B) books B) militant B) mounted B) custom B) call

C) American C) count C) party C) guide C) easy C) processed C) value C) design C) nationality C) set C) action C) hive C) season C) dozen C) laugh C) group C) spray C) Christmas C) involve C) must C) Chinese C) arrived C) threw C) hottest C) care C) who C) line C) they C) height C) man C) leaf C) Maths C) speakers C) hot C) reference C) near C) months C) become C) good C) collected C) cutting C) shake C) smile C) conserve C) encounter C) teacher C) stops C) smile C) collected C) cutting C) shake Success to you!

D) Private D) wounded D) graduate D) river D) leave D) finished D) cash D) engine D) international D) then D) mention D) dive D) pleasant D) cover D) myself D) south D) pavement D) approach D) property D) confuse D) American D) rained D) knew D) best D) car D) though D) sign D) thin D) leisure D) fame D) thief D) thin D) nations D) lot D) chemical D) heart D) locks D) month D) look D) looked D) use D) wash D) kind D) poison D) nourish D) child D) sends D) kind D) needed D) use D) wash

126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176.

A) mile A) sun A) cough A) declare A) satellite A) device A) nature A) scientists A) food A) weather A) property A) pipe A) under A) wait A) off A) thus A) amount A) deer A) proofs A) near A) sugar A) slogan A) come A) while A) hour A) surface A) ticked A) chew A) wants A) tired A) passage A) between A) sleep A) father A) private A) job A) foot A) teacher A) property A) much A) particular A) fly A) sleep A) look A) case A) oxygen A) count A) nightmare A) heart A) fear A) enough

B) militant B) summary B) mountain B) prepare B) light B) Advice B) mature B) satellites B) tooth B) theatre B) access B) decide B) umbrella B) wash B) of B) bus B) count B) sheet B) looks B) bear B) cassette B) motor B) roll B) which B) honest B) necklace B) looked B) news B) books B) irregular B) age B) bet B) sheep B) bag B) village B) box B) look B) term B) access B) number B) park B) dry B) sheep B) book B) age B) slowly B) amount B) care B) earn B) near B) courage

C) smile C) success C) about C) are C) might C) practice C) picture C) abnormalities C) flood C) feather C) possession C) shine C) unit C) wall C) safe C) must C) mountain C) meet C) lends C) hear C) fashion C) total C) comb C) who C) heir C) face C) booked C) crew C) stops C) hire C) stage C) set C) bed C) bath C) pretty C) boss C) school C) other C) possession C) cut C) smart C) easy C) complete C) shoot C) carry C) healthy C) mountain C) are C) heard C) clear C) encounter Success to you!

D) kind D) submarine D) amount D) rare D) lit D) mice D) future D) birthmarks D) smooth D) swear D) American D) give D) mum D) walk D) knife D) busy D) course D) beef D) stops D) dear D) passion D) proper D) grow D) white D) hospital D) palace D) naked D) screw D) sends D) nice D) page D) met D) complete D) heart D) hat D) walking D) cook D) together D) American D) put D) hard D) fry D) bed D) took D) vapour D) supply D) course D) share D) learn D) pear D) nourish

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177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228.

A) machine A) wants A) know A) heart A) hear A) pleasant A) industry A) forbid A) account A) toward A) reason A) good A) choose A) retain A) women A) pharmacy A) entrusted A) main A) stopped A) reason A) report A) although A) thought A) raised A) technology A) vapour A) leader A) although A) strawberry A) elevator A) intimate A) looked A) take A) pleasant A) concentrate A) weight A) exercise A) jogged A) thousand A) almost A) laughed A) than A) language A) English A) formal A) sword A) focus A) line A) enjoyed A) gave A) delicate A) friendly

B) cheap B) books B) show B) earn B) near B) health B) dust B) offer B) exhaust B) reward B) son B) book B) child B) certain B) wonder B) Apply B) liked B) certain B) hated B) son B) section B) width B) tough B) talked B) uncertainty B) contour B) unpleasant B) width B) contrary B) corn B) irrigate B) united B) place B) seat B) cool B) eight B) decide B) cooked B) southern B) most B) arrived B) this B) nature B) Australian B) love B) swan B) cancer B) middle B) watched B) slave B) prefer B) bury

C) teacher C) stops C) now C) learn C) dear C) breath C) must C) contour C) automobile C) discard C) busy C) use C) change C) again C) one C) pretty C) distributed C) complain C) needed C) busy C) problem C) thump C) bought C) watched C) contrary C) odour C) Ahead C) thump C) identify C) generator C) tolerate C) stopped C) hall C) heat C) centre C) height C) mile C) gained C) loud C) lose C) needed C) think C) natural C) Chinese C) come C) swim C) facial C) satisfy C) stopped C) hat C) reference C) pretty Success to you!

D) child D) sends D) go D) burn D) bear D) breathe D) confuse D) crop D) storms D) Award D) easy D) sugar D) chemistry D) pain D) come D) quickly D) included D) explain D) wanted D) easy D) reason D) thank D) fought D) laughed D) Apply D) favour D) breath D) thank D) perversity D) liquor D) communicate D) missed D) name D) team D) camp D) eighth D) practice D) smiled D) mouth D) low D) stayed D) other D) international D) American D) some D) swear D) chemistry D) kitchen D) cooked D) escape D) chemical D) pleasant

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229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260.

A) bad A) population A) rotation A) metal A) discussion A) reason A) culture A) worked A) breathe A) think A) emit A) preserve A) developed A) women A) entrusted A) honest A) art A) mountain A) manure A) supposed A) quiet A) butter A) few A) pretty A) master A) dispose A) pleasure A) nitrogen A) transitive A) occupy A) five A) comb

B) catch B) proper B) crop B) element B) exception B) sun B) manure B) stopped B) breath B) thanks B) erosion B) conserve B) drained B) wonder B) liked B) house B) paper B) blouse B) pasture B) collected B) activity B) put B) new B) get B) transitional B) poisonous B) lead B) fertile B) determine B) ready B) give B) bomb

C) fan C) pollution C) soil C) environment C) revision C) busy C) future C) forced C) sea C) three C) decree C) present C) washed C) one C) distributed C) hour C) lazy C) ground C) Adventure C) Admired C) title C) sugar C) threw C) send C) spot C) pollution C) release C) dirty C) keenness C) puppy C) hire C) lamb

D) wash D) popular D) job D) immense D) attention D) easy D) nature D) wanted D) seat D) that D) problem D) visitor D) conserved D) come D) included D) heir D) late D) soup D) measure D) posed D) quite D) push D) knew D) well D) sound D) Atmosphere D) unpleasant D) oxide D) satisfaction D) study D) dive D) tomb

BI TP V S HA HP GIA CH T V NG T Hy chn cu tr li ng nht cho mi cu di y: 1. Jane a new dress and a pair of shoes. A) want B) wants C) wanting D) to want 2. John along with twenty friends celebrating a party. A) is B) are C) am D) were 3. The picture of the soldiers back many memories. A) bring B) bringing C) brings D) to bring 4. The quality of these recordings not very good. A) be B) are C) am D) is 5. If the duties of these officers reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project. A) isnt B) arent C) am not D) werent Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 33 Success to you!

6.

The effects of cigarette smoking been proven to be extremely harmful. A) have B) has C) to have D) having 7. The use of credit cards in place of cash increased rapidly in recent years. A) to have B) have C) has D) having 8. Advertisements on TV becoming more competitive than ever before. A) is B) are C) was D) am 9. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others at an all-time high. A) been B) was C) is D) are 10. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee, proposed some changes in the rules. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 11. The levels of intoxication from subject to subject. A) vary B) varies C) to vary D) varying 12. Neither Bill nor Mary and Jane going to the party tonight. A) is B) are C) am D) were 13. Anything better than going to the movies tonight. A) is B) are C) am D) were 14. Skating becoming more and more popular. A) is B) are C) am D) were 15. A number of reporters at the conference yesterday. A) is B) are C) was D) were 16. Everybody who a fever must go home immediately. A) has B) have C) to has D) having 17. Your glasses on the bureau last night. A) is B) are C) was D) were 18. The committee already reached a decision. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 19. A pair of jeans in the washing machine this morning. A) is B) are C) was D) were 20. Each student just answered the first question. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 21. Either John or Mary breakfast every morning. A) make B) makes C) making D) to made 22. After she had pursued the materials, the secretary decided that everything in order. A) is B) are C) was D) were 23. The crowd at the basketball station very crazy of excitement last night. A) is B) are C) was D) were 24. The army eliminated this section of the training test. A) has B) have C) to has D) having 25. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter appalling. A) is B) are C) was D) were 26. There been too many interruptions in this class. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 27. Peter or his friends to take a bath in this river. A) want B) wants C) wanting D) to want 28. Each boy and each girl a book. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 29. The policemen arrested the thief. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 30. Physics less difficult than chemistry. A) is B) are C) was D) were Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 34 Success to you!

31. Every Elementary School teacher to take a training course. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 32. Neither Jill nor her parents seen this film before. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 33. What time the news on TV? A) is B) are C) was D) were 34. The police arrested the thieves. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 35. Either Jack or I enthusiastic to do that. A) is B) are C) was D) were 36. Ten tons of rice a great deal of money. A) cost B) costs C) costing D) to cost 37. Three years of waiting for him a long time to her. A) isnt B) arent C) not be D) not to be 38. Five billion dollars that guy to wealth and debauchery. A) bring B) brings C) bringing D) to bring 39. There many people in this village. A) live B) lives C) living D) to live 40. Here the clown that you best. A) come / like B) comes / like C) come / likes D) coming / likes 41. The methods for studying the earth been being researched. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 42. To love and to be loved the greatest happiness on earth. A) is B) are C) be D) were 43. The boy and the girl their parents dearly. A) love B) loves C) loving D) to love 44. No teacher and no student present at the classroom on Sundays. A) is B) are C) be D) were 45. What the purpose of learning foreign languages? A) is B) are C) be D) were 46. She with we very happy today. A) is B) are C) be D) were 47. Tom and I cousins. A) is B) are C) be D) were 48. The whole family going to the cinema now. A) is B) are C) be D) were 49. The production of dyes, perfumes, and explosive made a lot of progress. A) have B) has C) having D) to have 50. The United Nations of over 160 nations. A) consist B) consists C) consisting D) were consisting 51. Bread and butter good food. A) isnt B) arent C) was not D) not were 52. Three of these students used to riding their motorbike carelessly. A) get B) getting C) to get D) gets 53. We with Peter extremely surprised to meet Peggy again. A) is B) are C) be D) was 54. None of them there to help him. A) to go B) going C) go D) goes 55. All men brothers. A) is B) was C) am D) are 56. Most of us eager to play football for that team. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 35 Success to you!

A) is B) was C) am D) are 57. Someone her to do such a foolish thing. A) ask B) asks C) asking D) are asked 58. Anything mostly all right to her. A) become B) to become C) becomes D) becoming 59. That she his name his feeling. A) forget / hurt B) forget / hurts C) forgets / hurt D) forgets / hurts 60. Avoiding him a good way. A) is not B) be not C) am not D) are not 61. To do such a hard work so many people. A) need B) needing C) to need D) needs 62. Each of us a bush of bamboo trees, ? A) plant / shall we B) plants / wont we C) plant / dont we D) plants / are we 63. You each a bed of flowers. A) to water B) water C) watering D) waters 64. Everything in the garden brighter and brighter. A) to look B) looking C) look D) looks 65. Lovers often out together. A) go B) goes C) gone D) are going 66. Mumps me uncomfortable. A) makes B) make C) making D) to make 67. Chatting with strangers all day me. A) is not inspired B) was not inspired C) doesnt inspire D) dont inspire 68. Linguistics us to further understanding of cultures, societies and civilizations. A) bring B) brings C) bringing D) to bring 69. To make poems constantly my spiritual life. A) enrich B) enriches C) enriching D) to enrich 70. Money a mare go. A) makes B) make C) making D) to make 71. Knowledge of the facts necessary to reach a vise decision. A) is B) be C) am D) are 72. This book, that book, and this pen to him. A) belonging B) to belong C) belongs D) belong 73. Neither Mildred nor her friends to help on the clean-up. A) is wanting B) want C) want D) wants 74. The first two parts of the experiment him too much time. A) takes B) take C) taking D) to take 75. These people early for the lectures. A) arriving B) arrives C) arrive D) to arrive 76. The number of books in the library really remarkable. A) is B) be C) am D) are 77. There something to be said for both sides. A) is B) be C) am D) are 78. Economics Mr. Johns major field of study. A) is B) be C) am D) are 79. The speakers exactly. A) pronounce B) pronounces C) pronouncing D) to pronounce 80. Philippines to Asian Countries. A) belonging B) to belong C) belongs D) belong 81. Most of the people here each other. A) know B) to know C) knows D) known Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 36 Success to you!

82. Some of my friends abroad. A) living B) to live C) lives D) live 83. All of us that he is wrong. A) thinks B) to think C) think D) thinking 84. Some people difficulty with the lecture, but most it clearly. A) has / understand B) have / understand C) have / understands D) has / understands 85. Children ice-cream. A) liking B) to like C) likes D) like 86. Marie a red car. A) having B) has C) to have D) have 87. The children been playing in the snow. A) have B) to have C) having D) has 88. Mr. and Mrs. Brown reading their mail sent from their son. A) were B) are C) was D) is 89. Fax machines written messages. A) transmit B) transmits C) to transmit D) transmitting 90. Experience talent. A) develop B) develops C) to develop D) developing 91. A sonnet, a kind of love poem containing 14 sentences, of fourteen lines. A) consists B) consist C) to consist D) consisting 92. Angle Christie, the famous British author detective stories. A) write B) writes C) to write D) writing 93. Having time to paint often having a good time. A) means B) mean C) to means D) meaning 94. Trusting people faith. A) require B) requires C) requiring D) to require 95. That he has angered the boss the workers. A) please B) pleases C) to please D) pleasing 96. I dont think either of them at home. A) be B) is C) am D) are 97. Both these oranges bad. A) be B) is C) am D) are 98. My parents both in education. A) work B) works C) to work D) working 99. Both of the children gone to bed. A) have B) has C) to have D) having 100. None of us French. A) speaks B) speak C) speaking D) to speak 101. Every of the children crying. A) be B) is C) am D) are 102. None of the cheese good. A) be B) is C) am D) are 103. Not one of my shirts clean. A) be B) is C) am D) are 104. Everything I like not available in the shops. A) be B) is C) am D) are 105. I find that everywhere booked up. A) be B) is C) was D) were 106. John, along with twenty friends planning a party. A) be B) is C) am D) are Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 37 Success to you!

107. The quality of these recordings not very good. A) be B) is C) am D) are 108. If the duties of these officers reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project. A) be not B) isnt C) am not D) arent 109. Advertisements on television becoming more competitive than ever before. A) be B) is C) am D) are 110. Darts, sticks used in fighting, often played in public. A) be B) is C) am D) are 111. Physics to interest Janet. A) seems B) seem C) seeming D) to seem 112. Neither Bill nor Mary going to the play tonight. A) be B) is C) am D) are 113. Anything better than going to another movie tonight. A) be B) is C) am D) are 114. A number of reporter at the conference yesterday. A) are B) is C) was D) were 115. Everybody who a fever must go home immediately. A) have B) to have C) having D) has 116. Each student answered the first three questions. A) to have B) has C) have D) having 117. Every policeman given special training for the job. A) was B) is C) am D) were 118. None of these officers here allowed to have guns at home. A) be B) is C) am D) are 119. One of our jobs to help solve the present crime. A) be B) is C) am D) are 120. Either John or his wife breakfast each morning. A) make B) makes C) making D) to make 121. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter appalling. A) be B) is C) am D) are 122. Physics more difficult than chemistry. A) be B) is C) am D) are 123. Ten tons of rice a great deal of money. A) cost B) costs C) costing D) to cost 124. The methods for studying the world been developed slowly through the work of many people. A) have B) having C) has D) to have 125. Tom and I cousins. A) be B) is C) am D) are 126. To love and to be loved the greatest happiness on earth. A) be B) is C) am D) are 127. The production of dyes, perfumes made a lot of progress. A) have B) to have C) having D) has 128. That you get very high in school necessary. A) be B) is C) am D) are 129. The professor and the student on that point. A) agree B) agrees C) to agree D) agreeing 130. A large mount of money on the film Titanic. A) spends B) spending C) spend D) to spend 131. Washing dishes the childrens job. A) be B) is C) am D) are Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 38 Success to you!

132. There some pens and books on Jims desk. A) be B) is C) am D) are 133. The old in my country cared by their children. A) be B) is C) am D) are 134. Neither you nor I wrong. A) be B) is C) am D) are 135. My father as well as his friends in the living room. A) be B) is C) am D) are 136. The house is empty. Nobody there. A) live B) lives C) living D) to live 137. Either he or you this work. A) do B) to do C) do D) does 138. A number of students going to class picnic. A) be B) is C) am D) are 139. The number of the days in a week seven. A) be B) is C) am D) are 140. The boy and his dog here. A) be B) is C) am D) are 141. The boy with his dog here. A) be B) is C) am D) are 142. Mr. Smith, accompanied by his wife and three children just arrived. A) having B) have C) to have D) has 143. All the equipment made in Japan three years ago. A) were B) is C) was D) are 144. There cattle in the fields. A) be B) is C) am D) are 145. Measles common among Vietnamese children. A) be B) is C) am D) are 146. Neither answers correct. A) be B) is C) am D) are 147. One of my best friends playing against me last month. A) was B) were C) is D) are 148. Physics mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity. A) studying B) studies C) to study D) study 149. No news good news. A) be B) is C) am D) are 150. Each of students in this class English for six years. A) studying B) studies C) to study D) study 151. Mary with her parents classical music. A) like B) likes C) liking D) to like 152. Each boy and each girl to have an English textbook. A) have B) has C) to have D) having 153. There some ways to solve this exercise. A) to be B) am C) are D) is 154. Whatever he said unreliable. A) were B) was C) are D) is 155. A number of the consumers to buy this kind of silk. A) wants B) want C) to want D) wanting 156. Ten miles from my school to her house a long distance. A) am not B) arent C) isnt D) not be 157. Watering flower trees my hobby. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 39 Success to you!

A) were B) am C) are D) is 158. The number of the students in our class forty-four. A) were B) be C) are D) is 159. Advertisements on television becoming more competitive than ever before. A) were B) to be C) are D) is 160. Two thirds of this cake for us and one thirds of it for you. A) were / is B) was / are C) are / am D) is / is 161. Neither John or his friends going to class today. A) were B) was C) are D) is 162. Not studying caused him many problems. A) have B) has C) to have D) having 163. Twenty dollars too much to pay for that shirt. A) were B) am C) are D) is 164. That he has passed the final exam his parents happy. A) to make B) makes C) make D) making 165. The effects of the alcohol drinking been proved to be extremely harmful. A) has B) have C) having D) to have 166. The majority that you are in on danger. A) believes B) believe C) believing D) to believe 167. The majority of the students him to be innocent. A) believes B) believe C) believing D) to believe 168. Not only he but also his friends this film. A) liking B) to like C) like D) likes 169. This pair of scissors dull (khng sng). A) am B) is C) are D) was 170. Everybody him because he as well as his family well-known. A) love / are B) loves / is C) to love / were D) loving / was 171. Either he or his parents seeing horror films. A) liking B) to like C) like D) likes 172. Athletics my favorite sports. A) am B) is C) are D) be 173. Among the subjects I likes best English. A) am B) is C) are D) be 174. Both the boss and his secretary flying to Paris. A) am B) is C) are D) be 175. Half of the students in this class from southeast Asia. A) am B) is C) are D) be 176. Most of the furniture in my house comfortable. A) am B) is C) are D) be 177. Most of these books interesting for the children. A) am B) is C) are D) be 178. Eight hours of sleep enough for him to drive. A) am B) is C) are D) be 179. Many famous pop stars been ruined by drugs. A) have B) has C) to have D) having 180. The number of schoolboys in my class twenty. A) am B) is C) are D) be 181. A large number of the applicants A) has already been interviewed B) have already been interviewed C) already has been interviewed D) already have been interviewed 182. The secretary and the accountant of the company yet. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 40 Success to you!

A) do not come B) does not come C) has not come D) have not come 183. So far everything all right. A) is B) has been C) have been D) are 184. His family a rich family. A) is B) are C) be D) to be 185. The crowd wild with excitement. A) is B) were C) to be D) be 186. Twenty five dollars too much to pay for this book. A) seem B) seems C) to seem D) seeming 187. There the cattle in the field. A) is B) are C) be D) to be 188. He looks sad because no one and believes in him. A) understand B) understands C) to understand D) understanding 189. Many teachers and students at the lecture last night. A) is B) are C) were D) was 190. To my opinion, living in happiness for ten years a long time. A) has not been B) are not C) have not been D) will not be 191. His silence that he agrees with us. A) mean B) means C) have meant D) meaning 192. Their news to us once a year. A) come B) comes C) came D) has come 193. The police many enquires about the murder up till now. A) has made B) is making C) have made D) makes 194. All the equipment in this laboratory from Japan last year.. A) is imported B) will import C) imports D) was imported 195. His knowledge of butterflies, in fact, very wide. A) is B) are C) be D) to be 196. anybody at home? A) Are there B) Is there C) There is D) There are 197. One of the girls to visit that old man every Sunday. A) go B) goes C) went D) had gone 198. Mumps usually a mild fever. A) cause B) have caused C) causes D) was caused 199. His family in the first row now. A) is sitting B) are sitting C) sat D) sits 200. Everybody to do their best at present. A) are trying B) is trying C) try D) tries 201. Much progress in the world of science. A) are made B) is made C) makes D) make 202. One of the girls who in this department now my niece. A) have worked/ is B) work/ are C) is working/ is D) worked/ was 203. The development of synthetic fabrics new challenges to chemical engineers for years. A) bring B) brings C) has brought D) to bring 204. Furniture made in this workshop very expensive but very good. A) am B) are C) be D) is 205. Vegetables will grow well if there enough water. A) are B) were C) is D) be 206. My homework lately.. A) do B) does C) did D) has been done 207. The information that computer us often save a lot of time in making a plan. A) give/ help B) gives/ helps C) gives/ help D) give/ helps Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 41 Success to you!

208. All of the food served in this restaurant yesterday excellent. A) are B) is C) was D) were 209. Neither you or I responsible for the bad result. A) be B) are C) am D) is 210. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children abroad. A) be B) are C) am D) is 211. Neither Henry nor his friends yet. A) come B) comes C) has come D) have come 212. Measles a dangerous disease. A) be B) are C) am D) is 213. I dont like the people who no interest in anything. A) show B) shows C) to show D) showing 214. Mathematics to us by Mr. Bnh now. A) is teaching B) teaches C) are taught D) is being taught 215. The news about the earthquake in Philippines on radio several times so far. A) has already broadcast B) has already been broadcast C) will already broadcast D) already broadcasts 216. According to him, the United States an important part in preserving peace in the world. A) play B) plays C) to play D) playing 217. Linguistics the study of the ways in which languages work. A) is B) are C) am D) be 218. Bread and butter his favorite. A) is B) are C) am D) be 219. There different ways to do that work. A) is B) are C) am D) be 220. The people in this town very friendly. A) is B) are C) am D) be 221. Whatever. (happen), remember to be calm. A) happen B) happens C) to happened D) to happen 222. Whoever. (knock) at the door, dont open it. A) knock B) knocks C) to knock D) knocking 223. He wants to buy three expensive shirts, which his brother. A) do not please B) does not please C) not to please D) not pleasing 224. Both Mary and Peter for that company. A) to work B) works C) work D) working 225. Either he or his friends mistaken. A) is B) are C) am D) be 226. Ten miles a long distance. A) is not B) arent C) am not D) not be 227. Money as well as workers . A) is needed B) are needing C) needs D) need 228. The ideas in that book interesting. A) is B) are C) am D) be 229. The weather cold. A) is B) are C) am D) be 230. Vegetables good for you. A) is B) are C) am D) be 231. Every boy and girl in the street. A) is B) are C) am D) be 232. A boy and a girl in the street. A) is B) are C) am D) be Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 42 Success to you!

233. The furniture in those rooms A) is B) are 234. The table as well as the chairs A) is B) are 235. The chairs as well as the table A) is B) are 236. Eating vegetables A) is B) are 237. Some of the road A) is B) are 238. Some of the roads A) is B) are

comfortable. D) be made of wood. C) am D) be made of wood. C) am D) be good for you. C) am D) be closed due to flooding. C) am D) be closed due to flooding. C) am D) be C) am

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258. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam very low. A) was B) were C) are D) is 259. Every one of the boys and girls in the school what to do if the fire alarm rings. A) knows B) know C) to know D) knowing 260. . Portuguese spoken in Brazil? A) not be B) am not C) isnt D) arent 261. A lot of Brazilians Spanish. A) speaks and understands B) to speak and to understand C) speak and understand D) speaking and understanding 262. Why the police standing over there? A) is B) am C) be D) are 263. Why most of the television station broadcast news at the same hour? A) to do B) does C) do D) done 264. Some of the most important books for my report not available in the school library. A) is B) am C) be D) are 265. There been times when I have seriously considered dropping out of school. A) having B) to have C) has D) have 266. Not one of the women in my office received a promotion in the past two years. A) having B) to have C) has D) have 267. All of the promotions gone to men. A) having B) to have C) has D) have 268. The news on the radio and TV stations that a serious storm is approaching our city. A) confirms B) confirming C) confirm D) to confirm 269. Geography fascinating. Mathematics fascinating. A) is /is B) am / are C) be / is D) are / be 270. By law, every man, woman, and child guaranteed the right to free speech. A) is B) am C) be D) are 271. sugar and pineapple the leading crops in Hawaii? A) Isnt B) Arent C) Am not D) Not be 272. Why there a shortage of certified school teachers at the present time? A) is B) am C) be D) are 273. How many states in the United States with the letter A? A) begin B) to begin C) beginning D) begins 274. The United States of 50 States. A) consists B) consist C) to consist D) consisting 275. What places in the world no snakes? A) to have B) have C) has D) having 276. Politics a constant source of interest to me. A) is B) am C) be D) are 277. there ever any doubt in your mind about the outcome of the election? A) is B) was C) were D) are

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A) Amy and Bob are given a job. B) A job was given to Amy and Bob. C) Amy and Bob was given a job. D) A job were given to Amy and Bob. They started the work last week. A) The work was started last week. B) The work are started last week. C) The work were started last week. D) The work is started last week. They finished the kitchens building on Saturday. A) The kitchens building was finished on Saturday. B) The kitchens building were finished on Saturday. C) The kitchens building is finished on Saturday. D) The kitchens building are finished on Saturday. Somebody calls the president everyday. A) The president was called every day. B) The president are called every day. C) The president is called every day. D) The president were called every day. Last Thursday we pointed a new marketing manager. A) A new marketing manager is pointed last Thursday. B) A new marketing manager were pointed last Thursday. C) A new marketing manager are pointed last Thursday. D) A new marketing manager was pointed last Thursday. William, the conqueror built the castle in the 11th century. A) The castle are built by William, the conqueror in the 11th century. B) The castle were built by William, the conqueror in the 11th century. C) The castle was built by William, the conqueror in the 11th century. D) The castle is built by William, the conqueror in the 11th century. People believed that somebody murdered Miss. Stone. A) It is said that Miss. Stone was murdered. B) It were said that Miss. Stone was murdered. C) It was believed that Miss. Stone was murdered. D) People believed that Miss. Stone murdered. We put a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday. A) A notice about the trip on the notice board put yesterday. B) A notice about the trip on the notice board was put yesterday. C) A notice about the trip on the notice board is put yesterday. D) A notice about the trip on the notice board are put yesterday. People think that an apple a day is good for you. A) It is thought that an apple a day is good for you. B) It was thought that an apple a day is good for you. C) They are thought that an apple a day is good for you. D) They thought that an apple a day is good for you. The cold weather damaged the plants. A) The plants were damaged by the cold weather. B) The plants was damaged by the cold weather. C) The plants are damaged by the cold weather. D) The plants is damaged by the cold weather. They were doing the bedroom on Friday. A) The bedroom were being done on Friday. B) The bedroom is done on Friday C) The bedroom was being done on Friday D) The bedroom are done on Friday Theyre painting the living room now. A) The living room is painting now. B) The living room is painted now. C) The living room is being painting now. D) The living room is being painted now. Martha was delivering the documents to the department. A) The documents was being delivered to the department by Martha. Success to you!

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B) The documents was delivered to the department by Martha. C) The documents was being delivering to the department by Martha. D) The documents is being delivered to the department by Martha. The mayor is going to open a new airport. A) A new airport is going to opened by the mayor. B) A new airport is going to open by the mayor C) A new airport is going to be opened by the mayor D) A new airport is going to be open by the mayor If you cant drive, who is going to drive your car? A) If you cant drive, who is going to be driven your car? B) If you cant drive, by whom is your car going to be driven? C) If you cant drive, whom is your car going to be driven? D) If you cant drive, who your car is going to drive? The police are interviewing all the witnesses. A) All the witnesses are interviewing the police. B) All the witnesses are being interviewed by the police. C) All the witnesses is interviewed the police. D) All the witnesses were being interviewed by the police. Were going to give David a big surprise. A) A big surprise is going to give David B) A big surprise is going to be given to David C) David is going to give a big surprise D) David is going to be given to a big surprise They have painted the walls green. A) The walls has painted green. B) The green has been painted walls C) The walls have been painted green D) The walls have painted to green They will finish the work next week. A) The work will be finish next week. B) The work will be finishing next week. C) The work will finish next week. D) The work will be finished next week. The delegates (on i biu) had received the information before the recess ( thi gian ngh gia bui). A) The information had received the delegates before the recess. B) The information had been received before the recess the delegates. C) The information had been received before the recess by the delegates. D) The information had received before the recess the delegates. The teacher should buy the supplies for this class. A) The supplies should buy the teacher for this class B) The supplies should buy this class for the teacher C) The supplies should be bought for this class by the teacher D) The supplies should be bought for the teacher by this class Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight. A) Mr. Watson will call somebody tonight. B) Mr. Watson will be call tonight. C) Mr. Watson tonight will call somebody. D) Mr. Watson will be called tonight. The fire has caused a considerable damage. A) A considerable damage been has caused the fire. B) A considerable damage has caused the fire. C) A considerable damage has been caused by the fire. D) A considerable damage has caused by the fire. John will have received the papers by tomorrow. A) The papers will have been received by tomorrow by John. B) The papers will have received John by tomorrow. C) The papers will have been received John by tomorrow. D) The papers will have received tomorrow by John. Success to you!

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25. They havent decided anything yet. A) Nothing has been decided yet. B) Anything havent been decided yet. C) Nothing has decided yet. D) Anything have decided yet. 26. Your hair is long. You ought to get it cut. A) Your long hair needs cutting. B) You ought to have your long hair cut. C) Your long hair should be cut. D) All are correct. 27. The medical profession borrowed the technology from the other fields. A) The technology borrowed the medical profession from the other fields. B) The technology was borrowed from the other fields by the medical profession. C) The technology were borrowed from the other fields the medical profession. D) The technology from the other fields borrowed by the medical profession. 28. The surgeons arranged for the installation of a TV screen in the operating theatre. A) The installation of a TV screen in the operating theatre arranged the surgeons. B) The installation of a TV screen in the operating theatre arranged by the surgeons. C) The installation of a TV screen in the operating theatre were arranged by the surgeons. D) The installation of a TV screen in the operating theatre was arranged by the surgeons. 29. They first drew up emergency plans, later abandoned to build new cities. A) Emergency plans was first drown up and later abandoned to build new cities. B) Emergency plans were first drown up and later abandoned to build new cities. C) Emergency plans are first drown up and later abandoned to build new cities. D) Emergency plans is first drown up and later abandoned to build new cities. 30. They had to make plans for extra places in schools in the 1990s. A) Extra places in schools had to be made plans in the 1990s. B) Extra places in schools in the 1990s had to make plans C) Extra places in schools were had to make plans in the 1990s D) Extra places in the 1990s in schools had to make plans 31. We gave the first scheme as their approval. A) The first scheme gave as their approval. B) The first scheme were given as their approval. C) The first scheme was given as their approval D) The first scheme is given as their approval by us. 32. I think Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. A) It is think that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. B) It is thought that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. C) Alfred Nobel was invented dynamite by me. D) Alfred Nobel was thought to invent dynamite by me. 33. People thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. A) People were thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. B) It was thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. C) People are thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. D) It is thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. 34. People consider that his speech was one of the best. A) It was considered that his speech was one of the best. B) People are considered that his speech was one of the best. C) It is considered that his speech was one of the best. D) People were considered that his speech was one of the best. 35. Police reported that a man had been helping them with their investigation. A) Police reported that a man had been being helped with their investigation by them. B) Police was reported that they had been being helped with their investigation by a man. C) Police reported that they had been helped with their investigation by a man. D) Police reported that their investigation had been being helped by a man. Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy 47 Success to you!

UNIT 1. HOME LIFE TEST 2 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. biologist b. shift c. trick d. decision 2. a. support b. pressure c. discuss d. mischievous 3. a. thought b. threaten c. thunder d. themselves 4. a. tricks b. leftovers c. depths d. roofs 5. a. cook b. school c. soup d. noon B. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 6. a. project b. support c. secure d. believe 7. a. obedience b. mischievous c. biologist d. decision 8. a. confidence b. suitable c. responsible d. secondary 9. a. leftover b. household c. garbage d. attempt 10. a. secret b. university c. separately d. interesting II. LANGUAGE FOCUS A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. 11. Can you tell me who is responsible ___________checking passports? a. to b. in c. about d. for 12. My father hasn't seen his older brother ____________________at least thirty years. a. since b. from c. during d. for 13. Family relationships later ______________a much greater significance in his life. a. built up b. took on c. kept up d. took up 14. She is leaving her husband because she cannot put his bad temper any longer. a. up with b. away c. off d. up 15. She earned extra money last year _____________several young children. a. bringing into b. caring for c. taking on d. bearing up 16. Some sociologists believe that the ____________family is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. a. basic b. closed c. nuclear d. immediate 17. He played a(n) ___________part in politics until he was well over 80. a. active b. interesting c. distinct d. supportive 18. It was ______________of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. a. care b. caring c. careful d. careless 19. My younger sister is very ___________________and so she loves going out. a. enjoyable b. funny c. pleasing d. lively 20. The average ' _____________pays 27 penny a day in water rates. a. housing b. housework c. household d. housemate 21. He told me that he had not made any _________________for his summer holiday. a. plan b. idea c. project d. scheme 22. Steve is a _____________man. He enjoys being at home with his wife and children. a. free b. married c. single d. family 23. For_______________reasons, passengers are requested not to leave any luggage unattended. a. secure b. securely c. security d. securing

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He's always ________________to his father's wishes. a. confident b. supportive c. obedient d. expressive 25. ______________irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children. a. No matter b. However c. Despite d. Because of B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences. 26. Although we _____________all day, we haven't managed to find a suitable applicant. a. are interviewing b. have interviewed c. have been interviewing d. interviewed 27. Explorers believed that the river______________into the Atlantic. a. has run b. ran c. was running d. would run 28. I must have a bath. I______________all the afternoon. a. was gardening b. have gardened c. have been gardening d. had been gardening 29. The team_____________a single match so far this season. a. doesn't win b. didn't win c. hasn't won d. hadn't won 30. News________________in of a large fire in central London. a. is coming b. are coming c. have come d. was come 31. ________________to the language center when I saw you yesterday morning? a. Have you gone b. Had you gone c. Did you go d. Were you going 32. By the time you receive this letter, I _______________for the USA. a. have left b. will leave c. will have left d. am leaving 33. It seems that everyone has a computer these days because in recent years, they _______________very affordable. a. have become b. became c. will become d. are becoming 34. There's no doubt that if I ____________________a lot of money, I'd definitely stop working. a. win b. won c. would won d. had won 35. Some people think that 'Pericles' _____________by Shakespeare. a. wrote b. has written c. was written d. had been written 36. Your car is too dirty! When did you have it ___________________? a. wash b. be washed c. being washed d. washed 37. After the race _______________, the celebration began. a. had been won b. is won c. will be won d. have been won 38. She could not speak, nor anything we said., a. she understands b. she could understand c. could she understand d. did she understand 39. He said he ___________a book when the robber broke into the house. a. read b. was reading c. had read d. has been reading 40. ________________was on~ of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west. a. Crossing rivers b. While crossing rivers c. Rivers being crossed d. By crossing rivers C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 41. While the teacher was explaining the sum on the blackboard, the children threw paper aeroplanes around the classroom. 42. Small town newspapers often urge readers to make business with local merchants. 43. During a depression, economic conditions are far worst than they are during a recession. 44. Some people enjoy preparing their own meals while another would rather eat out regularly. 45. During first ten years of the space Age, which began in 1957, more than 500 artificial satellites were rocketed into orbit around the Earth.

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46. This is the first time Janet has taken so difficult class, but she plans to complete it. 47. There are probably around 3,000 languages speaking in the world. 48. Political science, alike the other social sciences, is not an exact science. 49. About 8,000 years ago, people began using animals to carry themselves and their belongings. 50. It takes over four years for light from the nearest star reaching the earth. III. READING Brown Eyed Girls A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage. FAMILY HISTORY In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (51)_____________to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (52)___________out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a (53)____________short history, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time (54)__________________through a book on family history and to take the (55)______________to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganized way and (56)______________yourself many problems which could have been (57)____________with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are (58)__________with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just (59)______________it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with, a more complex one may only get in your (60)______________. The most important thing, though is to get started. Who knows what you might find? 51. a. pushed b. attracted c. brought d. considered 52. a. lay b. make c. put d. find 53. a. fairly b. greatly c. mostly d. widely 54. a. seeing b. moving c. going d. living 55. a. idea b. plan c. purpose d. decision 56. a. produce b. cause c. build d. create 57. a. missed b. lost c. avoided d. escaped 58. a. connected b. joined c. attached d. related 59. a. treat b. control c. contact d. direct 60. a. track b. path c. road d. way B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an "extended family" or a "joint family". The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother's or the father's side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together. Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group helped each other hunt. They worked together to protect themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies. In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his 'wife lived at his parents' home. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their

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parents. Younger members of the joint families always took care of the old ones. In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the others help the person. As in the past, the members of the' joint family offer each other help and protection. 61. This passage as a whole tells us about_______________. a. all types of family b. families in China c. joint families d. families found in India and Africa 62. Long time ago, members of joint families ______________. a. did not live together b. helped each other catch animals c. lived separately in order to survive d. found it difficult to live together 63. The phrase "is made up of' in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by_______________________. a. includes b. forms c. consists d. compensates 64. According to the passage, people who live in joint families often_______________________. a. take care of one another b. share their good or bad luck c. remain at home until they married d. feel very loyal to their parents 65. Which of the following is NOT true? a. A joint family is a large family. b. Chinese children always took care of their parents. c. The members of the joint family used to be very helpful and protective. d. The joint family is not popular nowadays. IV. WRITING A. From the words or phrases - a, b, c or d - choose the one that best completes the sentences. 66. Named for its founder, _____________________in Ithaca, New York. a. In 1865 Ezra Cornell established Cornell University b. Cornell University was established in 1865 by Ezra Cornell c. It was in 1865 that Cornell University was established by Ezra Cornell d. Ezra Cornell established Cornell University in 1865 67. It has been estimated that ___________________species of animals. a. more than a million b. it is a million or more c. there are over a million d. are over a million of 68. San Francisco has a pleasant climate, __________________and many fascinating neighborhoods. a. exciting scenery b. has exciting scenery c. that the scenery is exciting d. the scenery is exciting 69. First designed in 1970, Earth Day has become an annual international event______________concerns about environmental issues such as pollution. a. dedicated to raising b. dedicated raising c. dedicates to raise d. that dedicates to raising 70. The table was_________________. a. too heavy that one person couldn't carry b. so heavy that one person could carry c. too heavy for one person to carry d. enough heavy for one person to carry B. Choose the sentences - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 71. Sorry, I took you for someone else. a. Sorry, I made a mistake in taking you to someone else. b. Sorry, I took you instead of somebody else. c. Sorry, I thought you were somebody else. d. Sorry, I asked somebody else to take you. 72. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job. a. Dave's salary was lowered. b. Dave lost his job and had to cut in pay. c. Dave had an accident on the job. d. Dave was given a salary increase. 73. He makes a better husband than father. a. Fathers are usually good husbands. b. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.

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c. His father is better than her husband. d. He tries to be a good husband and father. 74. I wish George had come to Italy with us. a. I am pleased that George came to Italy with us. b. I am sorry that George isn't going to Italy with us. c. I hope that George will go to Italy with us. d. I am sorry that George didn't come to Italy with us. 75. You can enrich your knowledge by listening to the radio. a. Listening to the radio makes you know less. b. Listening to the radio makes you know more. c. Listening to the radio enables you to be rich. d. Listening to the radio makes your knowledge rich. UNIT 2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY TEST1 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. diversity b. sacrifice c. oblige d. significant 2. a. weather b. appear c. measure d. pleasure 3. a. confided b. obliged c. determined d. agreed 4. a. unwise b. develops c. values d. equa1s 5. a. ancestor b. celebrate c. conical d. certain II. LANGUAGE FOCUS A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences. 6. We need a decision __________________this project by next week. a. in b. on c. with d. to 7. There was an enthusiastic response ____________________my suggestions. a. for b. of c. to d. with 8. A large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide __________________their wives. a. in b, on c. of d. with 9. Approval or ________________of the project is up to the Italian cultural affairs minister. a. rejection b. admission c. prevention d. decision 10. Face with a changing environment, most organisms will adapt and _________________. a. diverse b. diversify c. diverge d. divert 11. The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese . a. partner b. colleague c. counterpart d. collaborator 12. Safety should take __________________over all other matters in the workplace. a. precede b. precedent c. preceding d. precedence 13. Parents are ____________by law to send their children to school. a. obliged b. confided c. demanded d. conducted 14. Some people are concerned with physical______________when choosing a wife or husband. a. attractive b. attraction c. attractiveness d. attractively 15. A woman has to _______________more in marriage than a man. a. determine b. sacrifice c. apologize d. equalize B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences. 16. She .said she met you once at the Parade last week. ___________________since? a. Have you met her b. Had you met her c. Did you meet her d. Were you met her 17. Several years after they _____________________up they met again by chance in Paris. a. have split b. had split c. were split d. had been splitting 18. Dr Jones ___________________the same talk in room 103 at 10.00 next Thursday. a. gives b. IS to give c. will be giving d. will have given 19. You need to work much harder if you ______________any chance of passing the exam. a. have b. will have c. are having d. are to have 20. It's difficult for us to get jobs here, so we ___________________emigrating to Canada.

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a. consider b. are considering c. have considered d. will consider They ________________the job by this time tomorrow. a. will finish b. will be finishing c. will have finished d. are finishing 22. Gold, as well as silver,_________________in price. a. have risen b. rise c. has risen d. are rising 23. The majority of books__________________today do not reach a wide audience. a. published b. publishing c. to be published d. have published 24. We _________________for an hour when the bus finally came. a. waited b. had been waiting c. have been waiting d. have waited 25. I'd rather you _______________anything about it for the time being. a. don't do b. not do c. won't do d. didn't do 26._________________I Jane tonight, so I will pass your message on to her. a. meet b. will be meeting c. am meeting d. will have met 27. John ________________his car serviced every two months. a. has b. will have c. has had d. is having 28. I'll return Bob's pen to him the next time I ___________________him. a. see b. will see c. will have seen d. have seen 29. The last time I_____________to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful. a. go b. went c. was going d. have gone 30._________________I on the left because I've lived in Britain for a long time. a. used to drive b. am used to drive c. get used to driving d. am used to driving 21. C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 31. The Americans are much more concerned than the Chinese with physical attractive when choosing a wife or a husband. 32. Fannie Farmer, an educator and cooking expert, she wrote the first distinctively American cookbook. 33. A large number of Indian men agrees that it is unwise to confide in their wives. 34. The black walnut tree is grown principally for its lumber, which is used for cabinets and furnitures. 35. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, is considering a basic part of the education of every child. III. READING A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.

Many American (36)____________will surprise you, the same thing happens to us when we visit another country. People from various (37)_______________handle many small daily things differently. What a (38)_____________world it would be if this were not true! Some differences are minor, and people soon become (39)_____________to them. At first, for example, some foreign women may be (40)__________________at the idea of having their hair cut or styled by men. Visitors may be amazed to see men wearing (41)__________________. People may find the transitory quality of much American life (42)_______________, for example, one can rent art by the week or the entire (43)___________of an apartment, from sofa and bed to the last spoon, on less than eight hours' (44)______________. "Package" living is part of today's American (45)______________. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

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These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don't think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. But in Britain, as well as the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses. In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful witn their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles. It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else. 46. Many British people wear freely when they _______________. a. attend meetings b. attend lectures c. spend their spare time d. meet their friends 47. Who doesn't usually wear suits and ties? a. Lawyers b. Doctors c. Drivers d. Accountants 48. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears_________. a. pretty clothes b. informal clothes c. formal clothes d. plain clothes 49. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear _________________. a. strange clothes b. as the people there do c. your native clothes d. comfortable clothes 50. What do you think the passage is mainly about? a. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States. b. The reason why informal clothing is popular in the UK and USA. c. When we should wear in a formal way. d. Where we should wear in a formal way. IV. SPEAKING Choose the phrase or sentence - a, b, c or d - that best completes the conversation. 51. A:_____________a happy marriage should be based on love. B: I definitely agree! a. I really know b. As I see it c. Personally, I think d. Do you think 52. A: I'm not sure about this soup. It tastes like something's missing. B: ____________________It tastes fine to me. a. You're right. b. Oh, I don't know. c. I couldn't agree more. d. I don't think so. 53. A: It seems to me that spring is the most beautiful time of year. B: ____________________It really is lovely! a. You're exactly right! b. You could be right. c. You're dead wrong. d. I couldn't agree less. 54. A: _______________children nowadays watch too much TV.

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B: Absolutely! a. In my conclusion b. In my opinion c. As you see d. As a matter of fact, 55. A: This grammar test is the hardest one we've ever had this semester! B: _________________but I think it's quite easy. a. I couldn't disagree more, b. I understand what you're saying. c. You're right, d. I don't see it that way, V. WRITING Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 56. The coach's tactics were directly responsible for the team's defeat. a. The team lost because the coach had no direct tactics. b. The team's responsibility is to defeat the coach's tactics. c. The coach directly guided the team, but had no responsibility. d. The team lost as a direct consequence of the coach's tactics. 57. I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Kate had failed her driving test. a. That Kate had failed in her driving test surprised me a bit. b. I was surprised that Kate had passed her driving test. c. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Kate hadn't passed her driving test. d. Surprisingly, Kate had failed her driving test. 58. We'll go camping as long as the weather is good. a. Only if the weather is fine will we go camping. b. If the weather is better, we will go camping. c. The weather is good when we will go camping. d. We'll go camping immediately after the weather is good. 59. My father hasn't smoke for three years. a. My father started smoking three years ago. b. My father quit smoking for three years. c. My father stopped smoking three years ago. d. My father won't continue smoking in three years' time. 60. The secret to success is hard work. a. Working hard ensures success. b. One must work hard to keep secrets. c. One cannot succeed if he has secrets. d. If you keep your work secret, you will succeed.

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UNIT 3. WAYS OF SOCIALISING TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. attract b. person c. signal d. instance 2. a. verbal b. suppose c. even d. either 3. a. example b. consider c. several d. attention 4. a. situation b. appropriate c. informality d. entertainment 5. a. across b. simply c. common d. brother Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club. a. supposes b. socializes c. attention d. discussed 7. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time. a. correct b. right c. exact d. suitable 8. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains. a. make b. get c. set d. pay 9. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication. a. verbal b. non-verbal c. tongue d. oral 10. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _______ your hand." a. Rise b. Lift c. Raise d. Heighten 11. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate. a. situation. B. attention c. place d. matter 12. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years. a. informal b. informally c. informalize d. informality 13. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________. a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. communicator 14. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions. a. attention b. attentive c. attentively d. attentiveness 15. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber. a. to b. for c. at d. on 16. She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently. a. on b. over c. forward d. at 17. - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _______ a. Thank you very much. I am afraid b. You are telling a lie c. Thank you for your compliment d. I don't like your sayings 18. In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated. a. / b. the / an c. a / the d. the / a 19. - What beautiful dress you are wearing! - Thank you. That is _______ nice compliment. a. a / a b. the / c. / d. the / the 20. ______ you wanted to ask your teacher a question during his lecture, what would you do? a. As b. As if c. Even of d. suppose 21. John asked me _______ in English. a. what does this word mean b. what that word means c. what did this word mean d. what that word meant 22. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely. a. not behave b. not to behave c. not behaving d. did not behave 23. She said she _______ collect it for me after work. a. would b. did c. must d. had 24. She said I _______ an angel. a. am b. was c. were d. have been 25. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable. a. is b. were c. had been d. would be 26. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.

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a. passing / will try b. he will pass / tried c. to pass / would be trying d. he passed / have tried 27. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______. a. yesterday b. two days ago c. the day before d. the next day 28. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports. a. if I were b. if were I c. if was I d. if I was 29. I _______ you everything I am doing, 'and you have to do the same. a. will tell b. would tell c. told d. was telling 30. John asked me _______ that film the night before. a. that I saw b. had I seen c. if I had seen d. if had I seen Error Identification. 31. According to Mehrabian in1971, only 7% of the information we A B communicate to others depends upon the words saying; 93% of that C D (we say) depends on nonverbal communication. 32. Body language is quiet and secret, but most powerful language of all. A B C (the most) D 33. Our bodies send out messages constantly and sometimes we do not A B C recognize that we are using many nonverbal language. D (a lot of) 34. Our understanding and use of non-verbal cues in facial expressions A B and gestures are familiar to us nearly in birth. C D (from) 35. A person's body postures, movements but positions more often tell us A B (and) exactly what they mean. C D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to share knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually identify communication with speech, communication is composed of two dimensions - verbal and nonverbal. Nonverbal communication has been defined as communication without words. It includes apparent behaviors such as facial expressions, eyes, touching, tone of voice, as well as less obvious messages such as dress, posture and spatial distance between two or more people. Activity or inactivity, words or silence all have message value: they influence others and these others, in turn, respond to these communications and thus they are communicating. Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and practiced and refined throughout a person's lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions by watching and imitating, much as they learn verbal skills. Young children know far more than they can verbalize and are generally more adept at reading nonverbal cues than adults are because of their limited verbal skills and their recent reliance on the nonverbal to communicate. As children develop verbal skills, nonverbal channels of communication do' not cease to exist although become entwined in the total communication process. 36. According to the writer, ________. a. Nonverbal language is only used by the deaf and the mute. b. One cannot communicate in both verbal and .nonverbal language. c. Those who can listen and talk should not use nonverbal language. d. People communicate with both verbal and nonverbal language. 37. Which is not included in nonverbal communication? a. words b. spatial distance c. facial expressions d. tone of voice 38. We can learn from the text that ________. a. nonverbal can never get any responses b. most people do not like nonverbal communication c. even silence has message value

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d. touching is not accepted in communicating 39. Human beings ________. a. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language through books b. can communicate in nonverbal language only when they are mature c. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language since a child d. communicate in nonverbal language much less than they do in verbal language 40. The word reading has a close meaning to ________. a. looking at the words that are written b. understanding c. saying something aloud d. expressing Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (41) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7% (42) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (43) _______. Humans use nonverbal communication because: 1. Words have limitations: There are (44) _______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (45) _______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally. 2. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (46) _______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world. 3. Nonverbal message are likely (47) _______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words. 4. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (48) _______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts. 5. A separate communication channel is necessary to (49) _______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (50) _______ 41. a. sent b. posted c. mailed d. thrown 42. a. through b. in c. of d. for 43. a. thought b. expressions c. gestures d. postures 44. a. sum b. great deal c. amount d. numerous 45. a. effect b. effective c. effectively d. effectiveness 46. a. feelings b. words c. shows d. sorrows 47. a. be b. being c. to be d. been 48. a. what b. that c. why d. when 49. a. get b. have c. make d. help 50. a. signs b. signals c. sight d. signatures TEST 2 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. social b. meter c. notice d. begin 2. a. whistle b. table c. someone d. receive 3. a. discuss b. waving c. airport d. often 4. a. sentence b. pointing c. verbal d. attract 5. a. problem b. minute c. suppose d. dinner Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to _______ her attention. a. attract b. pull c. follow d. tempt 7. If something _______ your attention or your eye, you notice it or become interested in it. a. pays b. allow c. catches d. wave 8. When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance. a. bill b. menu c. help d. food 9. After a _______ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice. a. rude b. slight c. small d. impolite 10. He is one of the most _______ bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only me but also others in the staff. a. thoughtful b. impolite c. attentive d. communicative 11. In many cultures, people signify their agreement by _______ their head. a. turning b. raising c. pointing d. nodding

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12. There was a _______ tremble in her voice, which showed that she was very nervous at that time. a. slight b. slighted c. slightly d. slightness 13. If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _______. a. appropriate b. appropriately c. appropriation d. appropriating 14. Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver. a. rude b. rudeness c. rudely d. rudest 15. _______ nonverbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication. a. The / b. A / the c. The / a d. / an 16. Balzer, _______ linguistic researcher, reported that approximately 75% of classroom management behavior was nonverbal. a. a b. an c. the d. 17. I have never seen such a beautiful dress _______ you before. a. of b. on c. for d. in 18. Small children are often told that it is rude to point _______ other people. a. on b. to c. at d. for 19. - You look great in this new dress. - ________. a. With pleasure b. Not at all c. I am glad you like it d. Do not say anything about it 20. Suppose you want to go out during a lecture, what should you do? a. As b. If c. Though d. When 21. Peter said that he had lived in London four years _______. a. ago b. before c. later d. then 22. The guest told the host that _______. a. I must go now b. he must go now c. he had to go now d. he had to go then 23. The teacher told Joe _______. a. to stop talking b. stop talking c. stops talking d. stopped talking 24. She said she _______. a. was very tired last night b. was very tired the night before c. had been very tired last night d. had been very tired the night before 25. Emily said that her teacher _______ to London _______. a. will go / tomorrow b. went / tomorrow c. would go / the next day d. had gone / the next day 26. She told the boys _______ on the grass. a. do not play b. did not play c. not playing d. not to play 27. She asked _______. a. where was her umbrella b. where her umbrella was c. where were her umbrella d. where her umbrella were 28. Jason asked me _______ me the book the day before. a. if who gave b. if who has given c. who had given d. that who had given 29. Robert said that his father _______ to Dallas the year before. a. goes b. went c. has gone d. had gone 30. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning. a. if we had been going b. that if we had been going c. we were going d. that we were going Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one 31. "How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary. a. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress. b. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress. c. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress. d. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress. 32. She raised her hand high so that she could attract her teacher's attention. a. Because her teacher attracted her, she raised her hand high. b. To attract her teacher's attention, she raised her hand high.

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c. Though she raised her hand high, she could not attract her teacher's attention. d. She had such a high raising of hand that she failed to attract her teacher's attention. 33. "Hello, Mary!" Peter said. ' a. Peter said hello Mary. b. Peter said Mary hello. c. Peter told Mary hello d. Peter greeted Mary. 34. Julie and Anne had not met each other before he party. a. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party. b. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other. c. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other. d. Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party. 35. "Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Peter asked me. a. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help. b. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help. , c. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help. d. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Movements and gestures by the hands, arms, legs, and other parts' of the body and face are the most pervasive types of nonverbal messages and the most difficult to control. 'It is estimated that there are over 200.000 physical signs capable of stimulating meaning in another person. For example, there are 23 distinct eyebrow movements, each capable of stimulating a different meaning. Humans express attitudes toward themselves and vividly through body movements and postures. Body movements express true messages about feelings that cannot be masked. Because such avenues of communication are visual, they travel much farther than spoken words and are unaffected by the presence of noise that interrupt, or cancels out speech. People communicate by the way they walk, stand, and sit. We tend to be more relaxed with friends or when addressing those of lower status. Body orientation also indicates status or liking of the other individual. More direct orientation is related to a more positive attitude. Body movements and postures alone have no exact meaning, but they can greatly support or reject the spoken word. If these two means of communication are dichotomized and contradict each other, some result will be a disordered image and most often the nonverbal will dominate. 36. Which part of body is not used to send body message? a. faces b. legs c. hands d. stomachs 37. Face gestures ________. a. can help us control our feelings b. are the most difficult to control c. cannot express our feelings d. do not include eye brow moments 38. Body communication is ________. a. visual b. verbal c. very few d. uncommon 39. According to the text, body movements cannot express ________. a. feelings b. status c. attitudes d. desires 40. Nonverbal communication ________. a. may be interrupted by noise b. has no relation to verbal communication c. dominates words d. is less common than verbal communication Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. In the western customs (41) _____ hands is the customary form of greeting, but in China a nod of the head or (42) _____ bow is sufficient. Hugging and kissing when greeting are uncommon. Business cards are often (43) _____ and yours should be printed in your own language and in Chinese. Also, it is more respectful to present your card or a gift or -any other article using (44) _____ hands. The Chinese are (45) _____ applauders. You may be greeted with group clapping, even by small children. When a person is applauded in this practice it is the custom for that person to return the applause or a "thank you." When walking in public places, direct eye (46) _____ .and staring is uncommon in the larger cities, especially in those areas accustomed to foreign visitors. (47) _____, in smaller communities, visitors may be the subject of much curiosity and therefore you may notice some stares. (48) _____ speaking, the Chinese are not a touchoriented society, especially true for visitors. So, avoid (49) _____ or any prolonged form of body contact. Public displays of affection are very rare. On the other hand, you may note people of the same sex walking hand-in-hand, which is simply a gesture of friendship. Do not worry about a bit of pushing and shoving in stores or when groups board public buses or trains. In this case, (50) _____ are neither offered or expected. The Chinese will stand much closer than Westerners.

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41. a. taking b. shaking c. grasping d. hugging 42. a. small b. bit c. slight d. light 43. a. exchanged b. changed c. transferred d. converted 44. a. pair b. couple c. double d. both 45. a. enthusiast b. enthusiastic c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically 46. a. contact b. look c. stare d. watch 47. a. Moreover b. Furthermore c. However d. Whatever 48. a. Generally b. Successfully c. Fortunately d. Expectedly 49. a. touch b. to touch c. touched d. touching 50. a. Contacts b. Apologies c. Gestures d. Saying goodbye TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. noisy b. party c. social d. polite 2. a. restaurant b. assistance c. usually d. compliment 3. a. impolite b. exciting c. attention d. attracting 4. a. obvious b. probably c. finally d. approaching 5. a. waiter b. teacher c. slightly d. toward Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is appropriate. a. coming nearer to b. catching sight of c. pointing at d. looking up to 7. When you catch someone's _______ you do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to him. a. head b. hand c. eye d. ear 8. When the play finished the audience stood up and _______ their hands loudly. a. clapped b. nodded c. shook d. hold 9. It is _______ not to say "Thank you" when you are given something. a. small b. rude c. slight d. formal 10. A whistle is the _______ for the football players to begin the match. a. communication b. instance c. attention d. signal 11. It is often considered to be impolite to _______ at someone. a. look b. smile c. point d. raise 12. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______. a. society b. social c. socialize d. sociable 13. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation. a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness 14. Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _______ standards. a. accept b. acceptable c. acceptance d. accepting 15. In general, the meaning of _______ touching depends of the situation, culture, sex, and age. a. a b. am c. the d. 16. _______ same words or phrases can have many _______ different meanings, depending on how they are said. a. / b. A / the c. / the d. the / a 17. I recognized my grandmother as soon as she got _______ the plane although we had not seen each other for more than 10 years. a. over b. of c. away d. off 18. I waved _______ him from the window but he didn't see me. a. through b. for c. up d. to 19. - How well you are playing! - ________. a. Say it again. I like to hear your words b. I think so. I am proud of myself c. Thank you too much d. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment 20. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______. a. that did I know / who were Robert b. that I knew / who Robert were c. if I knew / who Robert was d. whether I knew / who was Robert 21. The mother asked her son _______.

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a. where he has been b. where he had been c. where has he been d. where had he been 22. Martin asked me _______. a. how is my father b. how my father is c. how was my father d. how my father was 23. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee. a. whether he preferred b. that he preferred c. did he prefer d. if he prefers 24. She asked me _______ my holidays _______. a. where I spent / the previous year b. where I had spent / the previous year c. where I spent / last year d. where did I spend / last year 25. He advised _______ too far. a. her did not go b. her do not go c. her not to go d. she did not go 26. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport. a. does not like / is b. did not like / were c. not liked / had been d. had not liked / was 27. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______. a. before b. ago c. last d. previous 28. He asked _______ him some money. a. her to lend b. she to lend c. she has lent d. she lends 29. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days. a. have not eaten / ago b. had not eaten / previous c. did not eat / before d. would not eat / last 30. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day. a. had done / following b. will do / previous c. would do / following d. was going / previous Choose the best sentence that can be arranged from the words given. 31. In / nose / Japan / in / blowing / your / public / considered / rude / is. a. Blowing your nose is considered in rude public in Japan. b. In Japan, public is considered rude in blowing your nose. c. Blowing your nose in Japan in public is considered rude d. In Japan, blowing your nose in public is considered rude. 32. bow / your / a / hand / or / never / both / in / with / pockets / hands: a. Bow never with a hand or both hands in your pockets. b. Never bow with a hand or both hands in your pockets. c. Never bow in your pockets with a hand or both hands. d. Never bow with a hand in your pockets or both hands. 33. restaurants / with / remove / in / mats / you / bamboo / traditional / your / should / shoes. a. In traditional restaurants you should remove your shoes with bamboo mats. b. In traditional restaurants with bamboo mats, you should remove your shoes. c. You should remove your shoes with bamboo mats in traditional restaurants: d. You should remove your bamboo mats with shoes in traditional restaurants. 34. it / is / to / come / in / Japan I know / you / important / rank / people / of / in / the contact / whom / with. a. In Japan, it is important to know the rank of people with whom you come in contact. b. To know the rank of people with whom you come in contact it is important in Japan. c. In Japan, it is important with whom you come in contact to know the rank of people. . d. You come in contact with people of whom the rank to know it is important in Japan. 35. the / rank / of / the / bow / person / the / facing / you / lower / the / you / higher. a. The higher the rank of the person facing you, the lower you bow. b. The rank of the person facing you the higher, you bow the lower. c. The higher facing you the rank of the person, you lower the bow. d. The higher you facing the rank of the person, the lower you bow. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Spoken language is based on a face-to-face encounter. One person directly addresses another or others.

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Within the face-to-face encounter of speech, communication is' not limited to Words. Speakers use a wide variety of extra-verbal devices, from emphasis and dramatic pauses to changes in tone or tempo. Speakers also use a broad range of nonverbal clues. They "talk" with their eyes and their bodies. They use hand gestures and facial expressions to convey ideas. And speakers respond to similar cues from their listeners - the nods and grunts that say, in effect, "I hear you," or the quizzical looks that say, "I don't understand." As we learn a language, we also learn the non-verbal conventions of that language- the meaning of a shrug, a pout, or a smile. Speech thus often includes not only a face-to-face meeting, but also a meeting of the minds. "Conversation," Steven Pinker notes, "requires cooperation." Listeners assume that speakers are conveying information relevant to what they already know and what they want to know. They have to not only listen to words but also observe verbal devices and body gestures in order to understand the meanings of vague and ambiguous words and to fill in the unsaid logical steps. Speaker and listener are aware of each other's knowledge, interests, and biases. They can interpret remarks within the common social setting in which they find themselves. This mutual understanding is frequently absent with written communication. While in written communication, information an author would like to assume the reader knows must be included with a text. Writers must make their biases explicit to assure full understanding by the critical reader, and readers, unable to read body language, must read the text carefully to find out attitudes or biases underlying it. 36. We can use nonverbal clues in both spoken and written communication. a. True b. False c. No information 37. Emphasis, dramatic pauses and changes in tone or tempo are verbal devices. a. True b. False c. No information 38. We can even use gestures to express a marital proposal. a. True b. False c. No information 39. In a conversation, only listening to the speaker's voice is enough for the listener to understand thoroughly even the meanings of vague and ambiguous words a. True b. False c. No information 40. Body language can also be read in a written text. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are (41) _____ and difficult to understand. The graceful act of (42) _____, is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to (43) _____ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. (44) _____ hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (45) _____ or even intimidating. It is rude to stand with your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone (46) _____ when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan (47) ____ the business card represents not only one's identity but also his (48) _____ in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged (49) _____ of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (50) _____ the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing. 41. a. complex b. easy c. simply d. cheap 42. a. shaking b. hugging c. bowing d. looking 43. a. pay b. show c. point d. draw 44. a. Agree b. Avoid c. Recommend d. Allow 45. a. politely b. impoliteness c. impolitely d. impolite 46. a. or b. but c. either d. nor 47. a. because b. even if c. unless d. though 48. a. location b. stand c. status d. place 49. a. path b. route c. form d. style 50. a. that b. when c. which d. where Unit 4. SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM PRONUNCIATIONChoose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group. 1. A. remain B. contain C. seaman D. retain 2. A. control B. patrol C. idol D. extol Choose the word whose underlined part differently from that of the others in the group.

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3. 4. 5. I.

A. parallel A. typist A. vein

B. label B. typical B. reign

C. vessel C. typing C. foreign

D. chapel D. stylish D. main

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 6. With black hair and eyes, she is__________________of the people from her country. A. the same B. typical C. similar D. identical 7. Military is two years. A. compulsory in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for B. optional C. illegal D. unnecessary D. level

8. People tend to work hard at this__________________of life. A. distance B. stage C. space

9. Concern for the environment is now at the______________________of many governments' policies. A. core B. aim C. target D. purpose 10. Why don't you have the document_________________________? A. photocopy B. to photocopy C. photocopying D. photocopied 11. The strange disease to have originated in Africa. A. thinks B. is thinking C. is thought D. thought 12. You can use my phone if yours ________________________. A. won't be worked B. won't work C. isn't worked D. doesn't work 13. We were rather late, but fortunately there were some tickets_________________________. A. to leave B. left C. leaving D. having left 14. It's a beautiful photo. I'm going to___________________________. A. get it enlarging B. have it enlarging C. have it enlarged D. set it enlarged 15. ______________these plants regularly or they will die. A. Water B. If you water C. Unless you water D. Because you water 16. I took off my shoes before entering the room . A. in order to not dirty the floor B. so that I not dirty the floor C. in order not dirtying the floor D. so as not to dirty the floor 17. What _______________if you saw a pickpocket steal money from someone in the street? A. do you do B. did you do C. will you do D. would you do 18. The living conditions of the population _______________________in the past years. A. has been improved B. have been improved C. improved D. were improved 19. His father used the money he won to set______________________his own company. A. on B. about C. up D. forward 20. Although I was very tired, . A. but I helped to clear up the mess after the party B. I helped to clear up the mess after the party C. and I tried to clear up the mess after the party D. I didn't help to clear up the mess after the party 21. We hope to have the law by December. A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. passed 22. "How does the washing machine work?""_____________________"

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A. Not often B. Like this C. Too much D. A little 23. I________________like that dress. It's really nice. A. do B. very C. am D. have 24. We couldn't find ___________________could take over his job. A. anyone B. who m C. someone D. anyone who 25. Everything turned out to be imaginary. A. she said it B. she said C. which she said it D. that said 26. I keep sneezing because I got wet_______________________the way home yesterday. A. in B. from C. on D. during 27. Don't you know what happened___________________the people who went on holiday with us? A. to B. with C. for D. at 28. Spain__________________once a very powerful country. A. was B. is C. used to D. has been 29. I tired. Let's find somewhere to have a rest. A. got B. am getting C. get D. was getting 30. By the end of this week, I here for ten days. A. stay B. am staying C. will stay D. will have stayed 31. I found this wallet on the street while I __________________to school. A. walk B. 'm walking C. ve walked D. was walking 32. The washing-machine has broken down again. I think we should get__________________________. A. a new B. a new one C. other new D. new one 33. I don't feel like______________home; what about out for a walk? A. to stay - to go B. to stay - going C. staying - to go D. staying - going 34. ____________we were lost, he offered to show us the way home. A. Thought B. Thinking C. To think D. Think 35. He______________missed the train. He was just in time to catch it. A. near B. nearly C. nearest D. mostly II. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 36. The oil price is believing to be rising again. 37. While the brows were away on holiday, their house was broke into. 38. Why dont you congratulate our son about passing his final exam? 39. Now that Ive become old, I cant read as quick as I used to. 40. There have been a report of several bombings by terrorist groups. III. Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage. In 1988, for the first time in British history, a National Curriculum was introduced. The National Curriculum tells pupils which subjects they have to study, what they must learn and when they have to take assessment tests. Between the ages of 14 and 16, pupils study for their GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams. Pupils must take English Language, Maths and Science for GCSE, as well as a half GCSE in a foreign language and Technology. In addition, they must also be taught Physical Education, Religious Education and Sex Education, although they do not take exams in these subjects. At the age of 16, pupils can leave school. If pupils stay on, they usually. take A (Advanced) levels, AS (Advanced Supplementary) level or GNVQs (Greater National Vocational Qualifications). It is quite common to combine, for example, two A levels with one AS level, or one A level with one GNVQ.

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Pupils taking A levels study traditional subjects, such as French, Physics or History. To go to university, pupils usually need two or three A levels. AS levels are the same standard as A levels, but only half of the content: AS level German pupils take the Alevel German language exam, but do not take the A-level German Literature exam. GNVQs are vocational qualifications. Pupils usually take on GNVQ in subjects such as Business, Leisure and Tourism, Manufacturing, and Art and Design. One GVNQ (at advanced level) is equal to two A levels. 41. Britain began to have a National Curriculum . A. one hundred years ago B. in the nineteenth century C. in 1898 D. in 1988 42. Which of the following subjects do British students NOT take exams in? A. Science B. Physical Education C. Maths D. English Language 43. Pupils need___________________A levels to continue to study at university. A. one or two B. two or three C. four or five D. five or six 44. Which of the following subjects do pupils NOT take on GNVQ in? A. German Literature B. Business C. Art and Design D. Manufacturing 45. Pupils normally study for their GCSE between the ages of_________________________. A. 12 and 14 B. 14 and 16 C. 15 and 17 D. 16 and 18 V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (46)____________. It is now ending its first term as a school (47)____________by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement. They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (48)__________. The villagers started a huge campaign to (49)____________money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (50)___________it will continue to run in the future. 46. A. open B. opened C. to open D. for opening 47. A. run B. running C. has run D. to run 48. A. little B. less C. few D. small 49. A. rise B. raise C. pay D. deal 50. A. in case B. even though C. as if D. if only Unit 5. HIGHER EDUCATION TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. university b. application c. technology d. entertainment 2. a. mathematics b. engineering c. scientific d. laboratory 3. a. certificate b. necessary c. economy d. geography 4. a. interviewer b. preparation c. economics d. education 5. a. considerable b. information c. librarian d. technician Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. It is a course _______ two years for those who want to work as a marketing agent. a. of b. in c. for d. with 7. You can meet Mr. Pike, who is _______ behalf _______ the university to solve the problems of foreign students. a. on / of b. in / for c. with / at d. for / at

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8. In most _______ developed countries, up to 50% of _______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives. a. / the b. the / a c. / d. the / 9. _______ colleges and _______ universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education. a. The / b. / the c. The / the d. / 10. He graduated with doctorates of _______ and surgery from Florence, gaining the highest honors that year. a. medicine b. medical c. medicate d. medication 11. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training your child. a. require b. requires c. requirement d. required 12. He was the only _______ that was offered the job. a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying 13. A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects. a. secondary b. optional c. academic d. vocational 14. _______ is used to describe the work of a person whose job is to treat sick or injured animals, or to describe the medical treatment of animals. a. Chemistry b. Pharmacy c. Medicine d. Veterinary 15. A _______ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university. a. degree b. subject c. level d. vacancy 16. Most _______ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications. a. degrees b. grades c. colleges d. vacancies 17. She reads newspapers every day to look for the vacant _______ for which she can apply. a. institutions b. indications c. positions d. locations 18. He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _______ good results. a. achieve b. consider c. last d. object 19. You can choose four subjects either in Arts _______ in Sciences. a. nor b. or c. and d. as 20. Either you or your friend _______ on charge today. a. are b. is c. was d. were 21. I am flying to the States tonight. I ______ you a ring if I can find a phone. a. will give b. would give c. could give d. have given 22. We'll need more staff _______ we start the new project. a. unless b. whether c. in case d. or 23. If I _______ 10 years younger, I _______ the job. a. am / will take b. was / have taken c. had been / will have taken d. were / would take 24. _______ I had learnt English when I was at high school. a. Unless b. Even if c. If d. If only 25. You are not allowed to use the club's facilities _____ you are a member. a. unless b. if c. provided d. supposed 26. If she _______ the train last night, she here now. a. took / were b. were taking / is c. had taken / would have been d. had taken / would be 27. _______ if a war happened? a. What you would do b. What would you do c. What will you do d. What will you do 28. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number. a. know b. knew c. had known d. could know 29. _______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal. a. Providing b. Unless c. But for d. If only 30. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday: a. If Peter driven b. If had Peter driven c. Had Peter driven d. Unless Peter had driven Error Identification. 31. Higher education is very importance to national economies, and it is A (important) B

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also a source of trained and educated personnel for the whole country. C D 32. Higher education in the United States specifically refers to postA B secondary institutions, that offer associate degrees, master degrees or C (institutions that) Ph.d. degrees or equivalents. D 33. Higher general education is based on theoretical expertise and might A B be contrasted with higher vocational education, which concentrating C D on both practice and theory. (concentrtes) 34. An university is an institution of higher education and research, which A (A) B C grants academic degrees; including Bachelor's degrees, Master's D degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects. 35. Higher vocational education and training that combines teaching of A B both practical skills and theoretical expertise. (combines) C D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students. High school graduates have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts; 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics. In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses. According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007. 36. University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______. a. interesting b. stressful c. free d. easy 37. The word those refers to _______. a. exam subjects b. young people c. universities d. examinations 38. In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about _______ percent. a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 50 39. Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam? a. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination. b. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination. c. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects. d. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose. 40. According to the passage, _______. a. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year. b. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities c. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities. d. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

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The University of Oxford, informally called "Oxford University", or simply "Oxford", (41) ______ in the city of Oxford, in England, is (42) ______ oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also considered as one of the world's leading (43) ______ institutions. The university traces, its roots back to at least the end of the 11th century, (44) ______ the exact date of foundation remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is consistently ranked in the world's top ten universities. The University is also open (45) ______ overseas students, primarily from American universities, who may (46) _____ in study abroad programs during the summer months for more than a century, it has served as the home of the Rhodes Scholarship, (47) ______ brings highly accomplished students from a number of countries to study at Oxford as (48) ______ The University of Oxford is also a place where many talented leaders from all over the world used to study. Twenty-five British Prime Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At (49) ______ 25 other international leaders have been educated at Oxford, and this number includes King Harald V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton is the first American President to attend Oxford. Forty-seven Nobel (50) __ winners have studied or taught at Oxford. 41. a. put b. placed c. located d. stood 42. a. a b. an c. the d. 43. a. learning b. academic c. graduating d. scholar 44. a. although b. because c. since d. if 45. a. to b. for c. from d. up 46. a. write b. name c. enroll d. require 47. a. that b. where c. whose d. which 48. a. postgraduates b. postgraduated c. postgraduation d. postgraduating 49. a. last b. least c. late d. lately 50. a. present b. gift c. medal d. prize TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early 2. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry 3. a. final b. applicant c. high d. decide 4. a. average b. indicate c. application d. grade 5. a. course b. four c. our d. yours Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. There are two types of higher education in _______ UK: higher general education and higher vocational education. a. a b. an c. the d. 7. The examination results of the A-Levels determine if _______ student is good enough to go to _______ university or college. a. / the b. a / a c. the / an d. / an 8. Many parents do not let their children make a decision _______ their future career. a. in b. about c. on d. out 9. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job a. in b. of c. for d. upon 10. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _______ of the company. a. requirements b. applicants c. information d. education 11. _______ education is normally taken to include undergraduate arid postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. a. Primary b. Tertiary c. Secondary d. Intermediate 12. The University of Cambridge is a prestigious _______ of higher learning in the UK a. tower b. hall c. house d. institute 13. - Which subject do you _______ at university? - I major in Math. a. do b. make c. practice d. demonstrate 14. A _______ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training. a. vocation b. subject c. certificate d. grade 15. In many countries, prospective university students apply for _______ during their last year of high school. a. achievement b. information c. course d. admission 16. Parents can express a _______ for the school their child attends. a. prefer b. preference c. preferential d. preferable

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17. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments. a. science b. scientist c. scientific d. scientifically 18. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony. a. graduate b. graduated c. graduation d. graduating 19. You can either come by bus _______ take a taxi. a. and b. or c. not d. nor 20. Either you or I _______ going to meet Professor Pike at the airport. a. am b. were c. are d. has been 21. If you _______ to my advice, you _______ in trouble now. a. listened / were not b. listen / are not. c. had listened / would not have been d. had listened / would not be 22. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change planes. a. could not have to b. will not have to c. had not had to d. would not to have to 23. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach. a. was b. were c. had been d. could be 24. If it _______ an hour ago, the streets _______ wet now. a. were raining / will be b. had rained / would be c. rained / would be d. had rained / would have been 25. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles. a. Were Peter b. If were Peter c. Unless were Peter d. Unless Peter were 26. _______ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech. a. If we had had b. If had we had c. Unless we had had d. Provided that we had had 27. If I were a little taller, I _____ be able to water the plant on tl.1etop shelf. a. did b. would c. had d. would have 28. If you hear from Susan today, _______ her to ring me. a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. will tell 29. She had to have the operation _______. a. unless she would dies b. if she would die c. otherwise she will die d. or she would die 30. If the traffic _______ bad, I may get home late. a. is b. were c. was d. had been Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf: a. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf. b. I am too tall to reach the top shelf. c. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall. d. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf. 32. If only I had studied hard enough to pass the final exam. a. I regret not studying hard enough to pass the final exam. b. I had studied hard enough and I passed the final exam. c. I studied too hard to pass the final exam. d. I studied hard otherwise I would fail the final exam. 33. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years. a. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese fluently. b. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak Chinese fluently. c. Unless John had lived in China for ten years, he could not have spoken Chinese fluently. d. John could not speak Chinese fluently if he had not lived in China for ten years. 34. Peter said if he were me he would stop smoking. a. I wanted Peter to stop smoking and he promised to do. b. Peter promised to stop smoking. c. Peter said he would stop smoking as I wanted him to. d. Peter advised me to stop smoking. 35. I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary.

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a. They did not increase my salary so I quit the job. b. I will only agree these conditions if they give me more money. c. They give me more money or I will only agree these conditions. d. Unless they give me more money, I will only agree these conditions. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. As Chinese society changes, higher education is undergoing major transformations. The university model of the United States and other Western countries has a powerful influence. New trends in Chinese higher education are attracting the attention of global educators. Since the establishment of Western-oriented modern universities at the end of nineteenth century, Chinese higher education has continued to evolve. Over the past two decades, however, tremendous economic development in China has stimulated reforms in higher education that have resulted in some remarkable changes. The first modern institution, Peiyang University, was founded in Tianjin. The university changed its name to Tianjin University in 1951 and became one of the leading universities in China: Next, Jiaotong University was founded in Shanghai in 1896. In the 1950s, most of this university was moved to Xi'an, an ancient capital city in northwest China, and became Xi'an Jiaotong University; the part of the university remaining in Shanghai was renamed Shanghai Jiaotong University. Tianjin University celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 1995, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong and Shanghai Jiaotong Universities in 1996. Other leading universities, such as Zhejiang University (1897), Beijing University (1898), and Nanjing University (1902) also recently celebrated their hundredth anniversaries, one after another. These celebrations marked the beginning of a new chapter in Chinese higher education. 36. The text is about _______. a. Chinese education system b. some famous universities in China c. the western influences on Chinese education d. application for a university in China 37. Chinese higher education _______. a. is not affected by any others b. has not really well-developed c. has developed since the end of nineteenth century d. is not paid any attention by global educators 38. Chinese higher education _______. a. has been stable since nineteenth century b. has decreased over the past two decades c. has not got any changes d. has been affected by the country's economic development 39. Tianjin University was founded in _______. a. 1895 b. 1896 c. 1950 d. 1951 40. Which university celebrated the hundredth anniversaries in 2002? a. Nanjing University b. Shanghai Jiaotong University c. Xi'an Jiaotong University d. Beijing University Full in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Since China adopted its open-door (41) _____ approximately twenty-five years ago, Chinese higher education has begun once again to draw closer to the (42) _____ Western world. China's (43) _____ to send scholars and students to the United States at the end of the 1970s, after thirty years of hostility between the two countries, marked a dramatic turning (44) _____ in the nation's educational history. Today, about 50,000 Chinese students, are studying in the United States, accounting (45) _____ 10 percent of the total international students in the country. More and (46) _____ Chinese students have gone to other countries to study. According to statistics from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), China (47) _____ more students than any other country to study abroad. In the other direction, many students from the United States and (48) _____ are going to China to study language, culture, history, traditional Chinese medicine, science, engineering, and other (49) ______. The increasing number of international students worldwide demonstrates a relatively quick change in the (50) _____ of global education. 41. a. way b. law c. rule d. policy 42. a. progress b. advanced c. head d. reach 43. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 44. a. point b. spot c. top d. stain 45. a. for b. to c. up d. over

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46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

a. as a. regards a. elsewhere a. matters a. interfere

b. more b. mails b. wherever b. things b. integration c. exchange

c. than c. posts c. where c. fields d. mixture

d. much d. sends d. whereas d. items

TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. veterinary b. consequently c. application d. difficulty 2. a. maximum b. decision c. requirement d. admission 3. a. institution b. university c. preferential d. indicative 4. a. available b. majority c. tutorial d. differently 5. .a. graduation b. understanding c. international d. accommodation Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week _______ May. a. in b. on c. for d. of 7. These are requirements _____ those who want to become a pharmacist. a. of b. in c. about d. for 8. The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is a General Certificate of Education set of exams _______ in the U.K. a. taken b. spent c. met d. indicated 9. In all cases, applicants must meet the course requirements _______ by the admitting institution. a. written b. listed c. typed d. valued 10. Most universities _______ students who want to attend the university to pass three A-Levels. a. receive b. tell c. require d. ask 11. An _______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree. a. undergraduate b. application c. insurance d. exam 12. Entry to university is competitive so some _______ with the minimum entrance qualifications will find themselves without a place. a. tutors b. professors c. teachers d. applicants 13. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _______ courses in the university. a. compulsory b. optional c. required d. limited 14. Mr. Pike provided us with an _______ guide to the full-time and part-time programs on offer to a range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges. a. inform b. informative c. informed d. information 15. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______. a. limiting b. limitation c. delimitation d. limited 16. Higher education _______ have risen this year for the first time in more than a decade. a. applies b. applications c. applicable d. applicants 17. If you get _______ A as a mark for a piece of work or in _______ exam, your work is extremely good. a. an / an b. the / c. a / an d. / a 18. It is _______ education that can make life of people in developing countries less miserable. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. After leaving high school, a student can apply for a position either university _______ a vocational college. a. with b. and c. nor d. or 20. English or French, you can choose _______. a. not b. either c. both d. so 21. If it last night, it _______ so hot today. a. rained / is not b. was raining / were not b. had rained / would not have been d. had rained / would not be 22. Without your recommendation, we _______ any success last year. a. had not got b. did not get c. will not have got d. would not have got 23. ______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him. a. Suppose b. Provided c. Unless d. If 24. _______ as much money as Bill Gates of Microsoft, I would retire. a. Did I have b. If did I have c. Unless I had d. If I had had

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25. If I _______ it was a formal party, I wouldn't have gone wearing jeans and a jumper. a. knew b. had known c. had been knowing d. could know 26. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude. a. unless b. or c. otherwise d. if 27. If my client _______ me her fax number, I _______ to post a letter to her. a. gave,/ will not have b. will give / do not have c. had given / wouldn't have had d. had given / will not have had 28. _______ I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday. a. If b. If only c. Even if d. As if 29. If I _______ the lottery last week, I _______ rich now. a. had won / would be b. had won / would have been c. won / would be d. won / would have been 30. Carrie said she will join the company if the starting salary _______ her expectations. a. meets b. met c. has met d. had met Choose the best alternative that can complete the sentence. 31. Studying abroad can be a meaningful and rewarding experience. It gives students the chance to live overseas, integrate themselves into a totally foreign culture, _______. a. meet other students, and travel b. they meet other students, and to travel c. so that they can meet other students, and travel d. meet other students, but to travel 32. _______ that most students studying abroad have to encounter. a. Suppose, with several certain difficulties b. But, several certain difficulties c. However, there are several certain difficulties d. Moreover, there are several certain difficulties for them 33. Not being completely fluent in the language _______. a. to make daily chores such as shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable b. makes daily chores to go shopping and eat out pretty uncomfortable c. making daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable d. makes daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty uncomfortable 34. Cross-cultural misunderstandings with classmates, professors and others _______. a. are unavoidable for most students studying abroad b. are easy for most students studying abroad not to avoid c. are too unavoidable for most students to study abroad d. are unavoidable enough for most students to study abroad 35. Moreover, they may be distracted from their studies _______. a. in spite of feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends b. by feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends c. with the feeling of homesick and missing their relatives and friends d. and they feel homesick and miss their relatives and friends Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, more than 30 of the highest-ranked 45 institutions are in the United States, as measured by awards and research output. Public universities, private universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges all have a significant role in higher education in the United States. An even stronger pattern is shown by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities with 103 US universities in the World's Top 200 universities. The 2006 American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau found that 19.5 percent of the population had attended college but had no degree, 7.4 percent held an associate's degree, 17.1 percent held a bachelor's degree, and 9.9 percent held a graduate or professional degree. Educational attainment in the United States is similar to that of other developed countries. Colleges and universities in the U.S. vary in terms of goals: some may emphasize a vocational, business, engineering, or technical curriculum while others may emphasize a liberal arts curriculum. Many combine some or all of the above. Students can apply to some colleges using the Common Application. There is no limit to the number of colleges or universities to which a student may apply, though an application must be submitted for each.'

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Graduate study, conducted after obtaining an initial degree and sometimes after several years of professional work, leads to a more advanced degree such as a master's degree. After additional years of study and sometimes in conjunction with the completion of a master's degree, students may earn a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.d.) or other doctoral degree. Only 8.9 percent of US students ever receive postgraduate degrees, and most, after obtaining their bachelor's degree, proceed directly into the workforce. 36. Not any other country has more highest-ranked universities and institutions than the US does. a. True b. False c. No information 37. Higher education in the USA is the same as that in the China. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Each student can apply only one college or university. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Students can continue studying to get a more advanced degree after working for some years. a. True b. False c. No information 40. After getting their bachelor's degree, most of US students continue their studies. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Here's some advice for trying to find the university that works for you. 1. You need to examine (41) _____ and your reasons for going to university before you start your search. Why are you going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are your weaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient (42) _____ do you need warm, familial (43) _____? Talk with your family, friends and highschool counselors as you ask these questions. The people (44) _____ know you best can help you the most with these important issues. 2. Very few high-school students have enough information or (45) _____ to choose a major. You need to be well (46) _____ to determine your interest and aptitude. Many students (47) _____ their minds two or three times before they settle on a major. 3. If you do not have to go to university right (48) _____ it is never too late. There is no such thing as the perfect time to start university. Some students benefit from a year off to work, study or travel, and these experiences (49) _____ them to be better, more engaged students. Some students choose to apply to university and gain admission and then defer their entrance, while others wait to apply until after they have had (50) _____ alternative experience. 41. a. you b. your c. yours d. yourself 42. a. or b. but c. nor d. either 43. a. support b. bringing c. feeding d. growth 44. a. which b. whom c. who d. whose 45. a. expenditure b. experience c. experiment d. expert 46. a. prepare b. prepared c. preparation d. preparative 47. a. transform b. translate c. change d. convert 48. a. for b. up c. over d. away 49. a. allow b. make c. let d. advise

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Unit 6. FUTURE JOBS TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. interview b. impression c. company d. formally 2. a. stressful b. pressure c. prepare d. future 3. a. employment b. remember c. concentrate d. position 4. a. express b. effort c. office d. comment 5. a. advice b. relate c. during d. forget Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. I am so _______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent. a. nerve b. nervous c. nervously d. nervousness 7. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job. a. Honest b. Honesty c. Honestly d. Dishonest 8. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. a. recommend b. recommended c. recommender d. recommendation 9. Her job was so _______ that she decided to quit it.

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a. interesting b. satisfactory c. stressful d. wonderful 10. Some days of rest may help to _______ the pressure of work. a. reduce b. lower c. chop d. crease 11. Can you please tell me some information that _______ to the job? a. indicates b. expresses c. interests d. relates 12. Not all teenagers are well _______ for their future job when they are at high school. a. interested b. satisfied c. concerned d. prepared 13. Qualifications and _______ are two most important factors that help you get a good job. a. politeness b. experience c. attention d. impression 14. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your rsum to the company. a. recommendation b. reference c. curriculum vitae d. photograph 15. I have just been called _______ a job interview. I am so nervous. a. for b. in c. over d. with 16. What do I have to bring _______ me to the interview. a. with b. upon c. in d. along 17. Knowing your skills and strengths is _______ important part of the job search process. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. Students who need ______ extra money can find _______ part time job. a. / a b. an / the c. the / d. a / the 19. My father works for a construction company in _______. a. Winchester, which is a city in the U.K. b. Winchester, that is a city in the U.K. c. Winchester is a city in the U.K. d. Winchester where is a city in the U.K. 20. Ms Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. a. who b. whom c. that d. whose 21. I saw a lot of new people at the party, _______ seemed familiar. a. some of whom b. some of who c. whom d. some of that 22. My friend eventually decided to quit her job, _______ upset me a lot a. that b. when c. which d. who 23. He is the man _______ car was stolen last week. a. whom b. that c. which d. whose 24. They have just found the couple and their car _______ were swept away during the heavy storm last week. a. that b. which c. whose d. when 25. It was the worst winter _______ anyone could remember. a. when b. which c. where d. why 26. I would like to know the reason _______ he decided to quit the job. a. why b. which c. that d. when 27. _____ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview. a. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone, b. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone, c. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone, d. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone, 28. He was always coming up with new ideas, were absolutely impracticable. a. most of whom b. that c. most of which d. most of that 29. She always had wanted to go to places _______ she could speak her native tongue. a. that b. in that c. which d. where 30. February is the month ____ many of my colleagues take skiing holidays. a. when b. that c. in that d. which Error Identification. 31. Do you ever feel that life is not being fair to you because you cannot A B C seem to get the job where you want or that really suits you? D (which / that) 32. Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job A B (no article) C

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that you would like to have. D 33. We all know that we have to work hardly to earn a living ourselves A B (hard) C and support the family. D 34. Anyone where works is regarded as a useful member of our society. A B (that/who) C D 35. We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and A B C services to our society. (which) D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. These following tips may help you make a good impression on your job interviewer during the interview: Before entering enquire by saying, "May I come in sir/madam?". If the door was closed before you entered, make sure you shut the door behind you softly. Look at the interviewer and confidently say 'Good day sir/madam'. If the interviewer wants to shake hands, then offer a firm grip first maintaining eye contact and a smile. Seek permission to sit down. If the interviewer is standing, wait for them to sit down first before you take your seat. An alert interviewee would diffuse the tense situation with light-hearted humor and immediately set rapport with the interviewer. The interviewer normally pays more attention if you display an enthusiasm in whatever you say. This enthusiasm comes across in the energetic way you put forward your ideas. You should maintain a cheerful disposition throughout the interview. A little humor or wit thrown in the discussion occasionally enables the interviewer to look at the pleasant side of your personality. You must maintain eye contact with the interviewer. This shows your self-confidence and honesty. Many interviewees while answering questions, tend to look away. This conveys you are concealing your own anxiety, fear and lack of confidence. Maintaining an eye contact is a difficult process. As the circumstances in an interview are different, the value of eye contact is tremendous in making a personal impact. Interviewers appreciate a natural person.rather than an actor. It is best for you to talk in natural manner because then you appear genuine. 36. The writer attitude is _______. a. optimistic b. pessimistic c. advisory d. informative 37. According to the writer, _______. a. shaking hands is a must in a job interview b. you should slam the door after entering the room c. you needn't ask for a permission to enter the room d. eye contact is necessary in a job interview 38. The writer advises that _______. a. permission to sit down is unnecessary b. you should not take your seat before the interview sits down c. you should shake the interview's hand as firmly as possible d. you should conceal your enthusiasm 39. Which is not advised in a job interview? a. a lack of confident b. honesty c. a sense of humor d. a cheerful disposition 40. During your job interview, you should communicate _______ with the interview. a. naturally b. dramatically c. anxiously d. dishonestly Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two questions will help you identify your (41) _____. An employer will consider you seriously for a (42) when you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer and which you have studied. Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are. Clearly not everyone is equally good (43) _____ everything. You may need to improve yourself and so (44) _____ courses in that field could turn a weakness into strength.

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You will need to (45) _____ some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the desire for self-improvement will lead to (46) _____ in getting the right job. Explore the following seven areas to start to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your personality, the level of responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your needs. Ask (47) _____ if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your physical health when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other people's (48) _____ if necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to talk about your aptitudes with teachers, family and friends; If you are considering a career that (49) _____ a special talent, such as art, acrobatics, mathematics or music, discuss your aptitudes with (50) _____ expert in that area and discover how they fit the needs of the occupation. 41. a. strong b. strength c. strengthen d. strengthened 42. a. position b. location c. spot d. room 43. a. upon b. in c. at d. for 44. a. meeting b. taking c. choosing d. interviewing 45. a. use b. make c. lose d. spend 46. a. success b. successful c. successfully d. succeed 47. a. you b. your c. yours d. yourself 48. .a. interests b. fields c. opinions d. attendances 49. a. requires b. asks c. tells d. urges 50. a. a b. an c. the d. no article TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. worker b. whom c. interview d. answer 2. a. honest b. holiday c. home d. happiness 3. a. character b. teacher c. chemist d. technical 4. a. interview b. minute c. question d. suitable 5. a. explained b. disappointed c. prepared d. interviewed Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. It is of great importance to create a good impression _______ your interviewer. a. on b. about c. for d. at 7. Good preparations _______ your job interview is a must. a. with b. upon c. in d. for 8. Many children are under such a high _______ of learning that they do not feel happy at school. a. recommendation b. interview c. pressure d. concentration 9. She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a _______ of a receptionist or tourist guide. a. location b. position c. site d. word 10. To my _______, I was not offered the job. a. happiness b. dream c. joy d. disappointment 11. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _______ on your interviewer. a. impression b. pressure c. employment d. effectiveness 12. She often reads newspapers and look through the Situations _______ columns every day, but up to now she has not found any job yet. a. Article b. Space c. Vacant d. Spot 13. Many people will be out of _______ if the factory is closed. a. work b. career c. profession d. job 14. His dream of becoming _______ doctor became true after seven years of learning hard. a. a b. an c. the d. 15. _______ information you need is. in this book. Read it carefully. a. A b. An c. The d. 16. Doctors have to assume _______ for human life. a. responsible b. responsibly c. responsibility d. responsibles 17. _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis. a. Employment b. Unemployment c. Employ d. Unemployed 18. He was offered the job thanks to his _______ performance during his job interview. a. impress b. impression c. impressive d. impressively 19. There was no one _______.

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a. I could ask for help b. when I could ask for help c. I could ask whom for help d. for that I could ask for help 20. The children were quite attracted by the tamer and his animals _______ were performing on the stage. a. that b. which c. whom d. who 21. Is there anything else _______ you want to ask? a. what b. where c. whom d. that 22. I come from the Seattle area, _______ many successful companies such as Microsoft and Boeing are located. a. which b. that c. where d. whom 23. They have just visited the town _______ location was little known. a. where b. whose c. which d. that 24. _______ one of the most creative artists in rock 'n roll, came from California. a. Frank Zappa, who was b. Frank Zappa was c. Frank Zappa, that was d. Frank Zappa whom was 25. He came to the party wearing only a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, _______ was a stupid thing to do. a. who b. whom c. which d. that 26. He lives in a small town _______. a. where is called Taunton b. which is called Taunton c. is called Taunton d. that called Taunton 27. The house _______ is more than 100 years old. a. where I live b. in where I live c. in that I live d. where I live in 28. _______ want to get a god job have to have certain qualifications and experience. a. Who b. Those which c. Those who d. Those whom 29. Wild fires are common in the forest areas of Australia, of the US and Canada, _______ the climate is moist. a. in where b. in that c. where d. which 30. King Henry, _______ was Elizabeth I, led England into the Age of Empire. a. daughter b. whom daughter c. which daughter d. whose daughter Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet. a. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike. b. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike c. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike. d. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike. 32. John, whose cough is terrible, needs to see a doctor. a. John's terrible cough prevents from seeing a doctor. b. John needs to see a doctor because of his terrible cough. c. John's doctor does not want to see him because he has a bad cough. d. John's terrible cough forces him to see a doctor. 33. The last time when I saw her was three years ago. a. I have often seen her for the last three years. b. About three years ago, I used to meet her. c. I have not seen her for three years. d. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again. 34. It is the earth's gravity that gives us our weight. a. If there were not the earth's gravity, we would be weightless. b. Due to the earth's gravity we cannot weigh anything. c. We are overweight because of the earth's 'gravity. d. The earth's gravity is given weight by people. 35. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement. a. But for you assistance, we could not have, got achievement. b. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement. c. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement. d. Without your assistance, we could get achievement. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Preparation is a key to a successful interview. Does the idea of going to a job interview make you feel a little nervous? Many people find that it is the hardest part of the employing process. But it is not really true. The more you prepare and practice, the more comfortable you will feel. You should find out as much as possible about the company

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before you go to the interview. Understand the products that they produce and the services that they provide. It is also good to know who the customers are and who the major competitors are. Practice makes perfect. It will also make you feel more confident and relaxed. So, practice your answers to common questions. Make a list of questions to ask, too. Almost all interviewers will ask if you have questions. This is a great opportunity for you to show your keenness, enthusiasm, and knowledge. Make a great impression. The interview is your chance to show that you are the best person for the job. Your application or resume has already exhibited that you are qualified. Now it is up to you to show how your skills and experience match this position and this company. The employer will be looking and listening to determine if you are a good fit. He/she will be looking for a number of different qualities, in addition to the skills that you possess. To make the best impression, dress appropriately; express your strengths; arrive early, by about 10-15 minutes; be enthusiastic; shake hands firmly; be an active listener; sit up straight and maintain eye contact; and ask questions After the interview, follow up with a thank-you note. This is a chance for you to restate your interest and how you can benefit the company. Your best bet is to try to time it so that the note gets there before the hiring: decision is made. You should also follow up with a phone call if you do not hear back from the employer within the specified time. 36. The pronoun it refers to ________. a. the job b. the interview c. the interviewer d. the preparation 37. What does the writer advise you to practice? a. Asking and answering questions related to the job. b. Making products that the company produces. c. Providing services that the company serves. d. Meeting some customers and competitors. 38. Which should not be shown during your interview? a. Punctuality b. A firm hand shaking c. Being properly-dressed d. Weaknesses 39. You can show your qualifications in the a. dressing style and punctuality b. competing with the competitors c. resume and letter of application d. eye contact with the interview 40. Which is not included in the writer's advice? a. You should not communicate with the interviewer after the interview. b. You 'should make the best impression in the interview. c. You should write a note to say thanks to the interviewer after the interview, d. You should telephone the interviewer for any information after the interview. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The interview is one of the most important (41) _____ in the job search process. When an employer invites you to an interview, he/she is indicating an (42) _____ in yourself. The interview gives both of you the opportunity to (43) _____ enough information to determine if you are a good "fit" for each other. Think of an interview as a highly focused professional conversation. You should (44) _____ the limited amount of time you have learning about the employer's needs and discuss the ways you can meet these needs. In many cases, you will interview at least, twice before being employed for a (45) _____. Once in a brief screening interview and at least once again in a (46) _____ serious meeting when you may also talk to many of your potential coworkers. A job interview is a strategic conversation with a purpose. Your goal is to show the employer that you have the (47) _____, background, and ability to do the job and that you can successfully fit into the organization. The interview is also your (48) _____ to gather information about the job, the organization, and future career opportunities to figure out if the position and work environment are (49) _____ for you. Most employers do not hire people based on certificates or diplomas alone. Personality, (50) ______, enthusiasm, a positive outlook, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills count heavily in the selection process. 41. a. parts b. roles c. fields d. facts 42. a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interestingly 43. a. fill b. change c. exchange d. translate 44. a. make b. spend c. post d. apply 45. a. condition b. location c. satisfaction d. position 46. a. most b. mostly c. more d. more than 47. a. skills b. aspects c. appearances d. weaknesses 48. a. fates b. feasts c. lucks d. opportunities 49. a. fit b. right c. accurate d. exact 50. a. confide b. confidence c. confident d. confidently

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TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. technical b. advertise c. candidate d. consider 2. a. experience b. certificate c. interviewer d. enthusiasm 3. a. addition b. suitable c. shortcoming d. honestly 4. a. qualification b. disappointedly c. responsibility d. recommendation 5. a. answer b. question c. polite d. keenness Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. His work involves helping students to find temporary _______ during their summer vacation. a. decision b. employment c. choice d. selection 7. To prepare for your job interview, you should jot down your qualifications and experience as well as some important information about yourself. a. draw b. place c. put d. write 8. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you. a. be related to b. be interested in c. pay all attention to d. express interest to 9. Before _______ for a position, check whether you can fulfill all the requirements from the employer. a. deciding b. applying c. requiring d. demanding 10. If you are _______ for a particular job, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if you suitable for it. a. paid b. chosen c. interviewed d. recommended 11. You should ask the interviewer some questions about the job to show your _______ and keenness. a. anger b. thrill c. amazement d. interest 12. You should show the interviewer that you are really keen _______ the job you have applied. a. in b. for c. on d. over 13. They held a party to congratulate _______ their son's success to become an engineer. a. with b. on c. for d. about 14. He was refused because he had no _______ experience related to _______ job he applied. a. a / the b. an / c. the / a d. / the 15. Show your interviewer your sense of responsibility for work. a. a b. an c. the d. 16. The interviewer gave his consent to John's _______ for work and promised to give him a job. a. keen b. keenly c. keener d. keenness 17. _______! I have heard of your success in the new project. a. Congratulate b. Congratulating c. Congratulation d. Congratulations 18. It is _______ to fail a job interview, but try again. a. disappoint b. disappointing c. disappointedly d. disappointment 19. Frank invited Janet, _______, to the party. a. met in Japan b. meeting in Japan c. whom he had met in Japan d. that he had met in Japan 20. The singer, _______ most recent recording has had much success, is signing autographs. a. whose b. that c. who d. whom 21. He likes shopping between 1.00 and 3.00 pm, _______ most people are at home. a. when b. where c. in which d. at that 22. He took me to an expensive restaurant where we enjoyed a good meal. a. enjoyed a good meal b. to enjoy a good meal c. and enjoying a good meal d. we enjoyed a good meal in .which 23. The fishermen and their boats _______ were off the coast three days ago have just been reported to be missing. a. which b. that c. who d. whom 24. The banker to _______ I gave my check was quite friendly. a. who b. that c. whom d. which 25. Birds make nests in trees _______ they can hide their young in the leaves and branches. a. which b. where c. that d. in that 26. He lent me _______ yesterday. a. the book I need b. the book when I need

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c. which book I need d. the book whose I need 27. _______ cheat on the exam have to leave the room. a. Those b. Who c. Those whom d. Those who 28. _______ really a fish, has no brain, no bones, and no face. a. A jelly fish is not b. A jelly fish, it is not c. A jelly fish, which is not d. A jellyfish, that is not 29. We have a lot of things that we have to do today. a. doing b. to do c. done d. do 30. The young man who lives next door is very kind to my family. a. to live next door b. he lives next door c. living next door d. lived next door Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. I / read / advertisement / your company / today's newspaper. a. I would like to read the advertisement of your company on today's newspaper. b. I have just read the advertisement of your company in today's newspaper. c. I enjoy reading the advertisement from your company in today's newspaper. d. I read the .advertisement which is of your company in today's newspaper32. I think / I / meet your requirements / I / write / apply for the position / English-speaking local guide. . a. I think I must meet your requirements so that I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking local guide. b. Because I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking local guide. c. I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking local guide. d. As I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking local guide. 33. My academic background / BA certificate in Tourism / I / two years experience / work as a tour guide. a. My academic background includes a BA certificate in Tourism and I have two years' experience of working as a tour guide. b. My academic background it is a BA certificate in Tourism as well as I have two years' experience of working as a tour guide. c. My academic background which has a BA certificate in Tourism. However, I have two years' experience of working as a tour guide. d. My academic background that is a BA certificate in Tourism. Moreover, I have two years' experience of working as' a tour guide. 34. My strengths / work well with a variety of personalities / persistent and punctual. a. My strengths is to work well with a variety of personalities, besides, I am persistent, and punctual. b. My strengths include being able to work well with a variety of personalities, in addition to, I am very persistent and punctual. c. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and I am very persistent, and punctual. d. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and being very persistent and punctual. 35. My rsum / enclose / contact / me / every afternoon / look forward to / be interviewed. a. My rsum enclosed and contact me every afternoon. I look forward to be interviewed. b. My rsum is enclosed. You can contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being interviewed. c. My rsum which is enclosed, so please contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being interviewed. d. My rsum is enclosed. Please contact me every afternoon. Therefore, I am looking forward to being interviewed. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The purpose of a rsum is to highlight your qualifications and get you an interview. Your rsum, along with your letter of application, introduces you to an employer. It lets him/her know who you are and what you can do. A perfect rsum highlights the skills you possess that are relevant to the job. A rsum can follow a variety of styles and formats, but most contain the same basic information: 1. Identifying Information: This section includes basic contact information, including your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. 2. Objective: This is really just a brief description of your immediate career goals. The key is to keep it short and concise and to make it relevant to the job for which you are applying. If your objective is vague, leave it out. 3. Education: This section details your past and current educational endeavors. List degrees, diplomas, or certificates you have earned or are working on. Start with the most recent facts and work your way back. Include the name of the school, degree, major, date of graduation, and honors or academic accomplishments.

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4. Work Experience: This is a summary of your work experience. List your most recent or current job first and work your way back. Include your job title, the name and location of the organization, and the dates you worked. Describe your job duties and accomplishments briefly using strong action verbs. Military, intern, and volunteer experiences may be included here or detailed in another section. 5. Volunteer Experience: If you have done a lot of volunteer work, list it in its own section. Include where you volunteered and briefly describe what you did and when you did it. 6. Interests and Extracurricular Activities: This section can be used to highlight skills that were not gained through work or education, but are relevant to the job for which you are applying. These may include leadership or teamwork skills you picked up through professional clubs, academic teams, or organized sports. 7. Skills: Use this to highlight special skills you possess that are directly related to the job for which you are applying. This is a good place to detail your computer experience and list the programs you are familiar with. 8. References: This is always the last section of your rsum, but references need not actually be included in the resume itself. 36. According to the writer, a resume is much more important than a letter of application. a. True b. False c. No information 37. All resume have the same style and contents. a. True b. False c. No information 38. In a resume, your recent events must appear after the past ones. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Your volunteer experience and extracurricular should be jotted down in your resume. a. True b. False c. No information 40. All resume must include all references that you have. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. After your letter of application and resume, the interview is your best opportunity to (41) _____ the employer regardless of your background and experience. To do this, use every possible strategy to develop (42) _____ interviewing skills. The best way is to prepare a selective presentation of your background, thoughtful answers to potential interview questions, well-researched questions about the organization, and an effective strategy to introduce yourself. You should also consider your career goals and what the available job offers (43) _____ you can discuss both of these topics with employers. Interviewing is a skill that improves and (44) _____ easier with practice. It is to your advantage to carefully research the job and the organization. There are many (45) _____ to do this. You can ask for printed materials from the employer, such as annual reports and job descriptions. This is an entirely (46) _____ request, so do not hesitate to make it. Use your library and career center resources. Ask colleagues, friends, and faculty about the organization, and about any personal contacts at the organization they might have. Look at the organization's home page. Knowing about the job will help you prepare a (47) _____ of your qualifications so that you can show, point by point, why you are the best (48) _____. Prepare a clear answer to each of the questions in the interview questions section. Practice answering questions with a friend, or (49) _____ front of a mirror. Ask your friend to give you constructive criticism on your speaking style, mannerisms, and gestures. As you practice, avoid colloquialisms, such as "like" and "you know. It is (50) _____ to prepare yourself for talking with complete strangers. 41. a. impress b. press c. pressure d. regard 42. a. effect b. effective c. effectiveness d. effectively 43. a. that b. so as to c. so that d. because 44. a. comes b. lets c. makes d. becomes 45. a. ways b. practices c. drills d. forms 46. a. exact b. accurate c. proper d. correct 47. a. part b. list c. line d. sum 48. a. employer b. interviewer c. manager d. candidate 49. a. in b. on c. for d. at

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3. a. heavy b. major c. program d. reform 4. a. production b. consumer c. domestic d. business 5. a. hospital b. inflation c. policy d. constantly Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. It is quite important _______ me to get on and think. a. of b to c. on d. with 7. If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it _______ your diet. a. for b. without c. from d. on 8. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers. a. agriculture b. agricultural c. agriculturalist d. agriculturally 9. The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism. a. inflate b. inflationist c. inflation d. inflator 10. It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals. a. achieve b. achievement c. achievable d. achiever 11. Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _______ the Soviet economy. a. repair b. reproduce c. restructure d. reply 12. After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _______, the Vietnamese Communist government has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners. a. relation b. investment c. productivity d. renovation 13. For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _______ and continued to woo foreign investment. a. policy b. way c. export d. guideline 14. After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _______ in urban areas. a. surface b. standards c. levels d. backgrounds 15. _______ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to comply with international law. a. Domestic b. Program c. Encouraged d. Expanding 16. These new economic reforms have allowed for international _______ and development in the country. a. pay b. renovation c. investment d. opportunity 17. In 2001 _______ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from ____ U.S., but also from ____ Europe, Asia, and other regions. a. / the b. the / the c. / an d. the / 19. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite the fact that d. Despite 20. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that 21. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled. a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain 22. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although 23. _______, he walked to the station. a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired 24. The children slept well, despite _______. a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy 25. She left him _______ she still loved him. a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite 26. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. a. In spite b. Even though c. In spite of d. Despite of 27. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. a. Although b. Even c. Despite d. In spite of

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28. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment. a. despite b. though c. as though d. but 29. _______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men. a. But b. Even if c. If d. As though 30. The teams played on in spite of the rain. a. even if b. if c. in case d. notwithstanding Error Identification 31. The term economic reform refers to policies directing by the A B (directed) government to achieve improvements in economic efficiency. C D 32. Economic reform usually refers to actions of the government to improve A B C efficiency in economy markets. D (economic) 33. Economic reform has dominated Australian economic policy from A B the early 1980s until the end of the 20th century. (dominated) C D 34. The goal of Chinese economic reform was to generating sufficient A B (generate) surplus value to finance the modernization of the mainland Chinese economy. C D 35. Economic reforms started since 1986 in Vietnam have helped millions A B of people to be out of poverty and bringing the poverty rate down. C D (bring) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Vietnam is a densely-populated, developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war. Substantial progress was achieved from1986 to 1997 in moving forward from an extremely low level of development and significantly reducing poverty. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. . Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement in December 2001.have led to even more rapid changes in Vietnam's trade and economic regime. Vietnam's exports to the US doubled in 2002 and again in 2003. Vietnam joined the WTO (World Trade Organization) in January 2007, following over a decade long negotiation process. This should provide ail important boost to the economy and should help to ensure the continuation of liberalizing reforms. Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. Vietnamese authorities have tightened monetary and fiscal policies to stem high inflation. Hanoi is targeting an economic growth rate of 7.5-8% during the next five years. 36. Vietnam's economy is _______. a. decreasing b. facing crisis c. developing d. backward 37. According to the text, Vietnam _______. a. used to be well-developed before 1986 b. Vietnam is still in extreme poverty c. could recover from the consequences of the war soon d. has been modernizing the economy 38. Vietnam _______. a. does not export anything to the US b. exported to the US in 2003 twice as much goods as in 2002 c. did not export goods to the US in 2002 d. did not export goods to the US in 2003 39. The word This refers to _______.

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a. Vietnam's joining the WTO b. the WTO c. the negotiating process d. the Vietnamese economy 40. The word stem has a close meaning to _______. a. succeed b. stop c. originate d. invrease Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Vietnam is considered a third world country, its people live (41) _____ poverty by the millions. After the (42) _____, Vietnam's economy remained dominated by small-scale production, low labor productivity, (43) _____, material and technological shortfalls, and insufficient food and (44) _____ goods. The Doi Moi reforms that were instated in 1986 have shed new light and added new features to the Vietnamese economy. (45) ____ Vietnamese Communist Party plays a leading role in establishing the foundations and principles of communism, mapping strategies for economic development, setting growth targets, and (46) _____ reforms. Doi Moi combined government planning with free-market incentives and (47) _____ the establishment of private businesses and foreign investment, including foreign-owned enterprises. By the late 1990s, the success of the business and agricultural reforms ushered in under Doi Moi was evident. (48) _____ than 30,000 private businesses had been created, and the economy was growing at an annual (49) _____ of more than 7 percent. Farming systems research and the international development projects are a source of new hope for the people of Vietnam. If these recent projects are successful and Doi Moi continues on its current path the Vietnamese people may (50) _____ a new standard of living. More reforms like Doi Moi need to take place in order to create a more stable Vietnamese future. 41. a. for b. in c. on d. of 42. a. liberate b. liberation c. liberator d. liberal 43. a. application b. salary c. profession d. unemployment 44. a. consumer b. producer c. spender d. manufacturer 45. a. A b. An c. The d. 46. a. launching b. flying c. sending d. raising 47. a. found b. promised c. required d. encouraged 48. a. Much b. More c. As d. As more 49. a. rate b. level c. standard d. step 50. a. come b. approach c. reach d. arrive TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. economy b. industry c. qualify d. priority 2. a. right b. private c. communist d. minority 3. a. measure b. subsidies c. domestic d. hospital 4. a. though b. encourage c. enough d. country 5. a. improve b. introduce c. move d. lose Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Economic reforms are often carried _______ to promote the developing of a country. a. out b. on c. for d. in 7. Being aware _____ the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform policy. a. for b. at c. of d. in 8. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _______ in the economy of our country. a. develop b. developments c. developers d. developed 9. Henry was a studious student. He needed no _______ to work hard. a. encourage b. encouraging c. encouragement d. encouraged 10. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _______ with only a few major setbacks. a. constant b. constantly c. constants d. constancy 11. The _______ effect of the new policy is that the farmer is now working for himself, and not for the state sake. a. legal b. common c. all d. overall 12. Considering peasants make up nearly 80% of Vietnam's population. a. specialists b. economists c. professors d. farmers 13. The Doi Moi reforms have _______ new possibilities in farming systems research in Vietnam. a. risen b. opened c. renovated d. called 14. The introduction of appropriate farming practices to Vietnam farmers can help them achieve a higher output.

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a. productivity b. renovation c. guideline d. achievement 15. This development project could be of great help to the _______ Vietnamese population. a. major b. living c. rural d. domestic 16. In the South, _______ development concentrated on rice cultivation, and nationally, rice and rubber were the main items of export. a. industrial b. agricultural c. mining d. textile 17. WTO accession also brings serious challenges, requiring Vietnam's economic sectors to open ______ door to increased foreign competition. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. The plan's highest priority was to develop _______ agriculture. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative. a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. as though 20. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although 21. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job. a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work 22. He went to work despite his headache. a. nevertheless b. due to c. notwithstanding d. because of 23. Despite _______, we knew that he was guilty. a. denied b. denying c. he denied d. his denial 24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip. a. the weather is bad b. it is a bad weather c. the bad weather d. the weather was bad 25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard. a. despite b. in spite c. even if d. though 26. Tom went to work despite _______. a. that he did not feel very well b. of the fact not feeling well c. he did not feel very well d. not feeling very well 27. Though _______, they are good friends. a. their sometimes quarrel b. to have a quarrel sometimes c. they sometimes have a quarrel d. of having a quarrel sometimes 28. Despite _______, we arrived on time. a. the traffic b. of the traffic c. there was heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic 29. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town. a. notwithstanding b. despite c. in spite of d. although 30. It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat. a. in case b. but c. even if d. even though Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed. a. Mary was too disappointed to keep calm. b. Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm. c. Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment. d. Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed. 32. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey. a. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey. b. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain. c. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey. d. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey. 33. Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position. a. It was his ability that helped him do the job and get the position. b. Although he was able to do the job, but he was not offered the position. c. He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, do the job. d. If he had enough ability to do the job, he would be offered the position.

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34. He had worked very hard but he (ailed. a. Hard as he worked, he failed. b. Thanks to his hard work, he failed. c. He did not succeeded because of his being hard working. d. Even though being hard working, he failed. 35. I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend. a. unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door. b. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door. c. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend. d. I answered the door since I knew it was my friend. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Between 1945 and 1973, the economies of the industrialized nations of Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S. grew fast enough to vastly improve living standards for their residents. A similarly favorable growth was registered by some, but far from all, of the developing or industrializing nations, in particular such thriving Southeast Asian economies as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea. After the devastation of World War II, a substantial rebuilding boom, combined with lavish flows of aid from the U.S., generated rapid growth in Western Europe and Japan. American multinational corporations invested heavily in the rest of the world. Perhaps the most important of all, energy was plentiful and cheap. Poor nations need aid from the rich nations in the form of capital and of technological and organizational expertise. They also need easy access to the markets of the industrialized nations for their manufactures and raw materials. However, the political capacity of rich nations to respond to these needs depends greatly on their own success in coping with inflation and unemployment. In democratic communities, it is exceedingly difficult to generate public support for assistance to foreign countries when average wage earners are themselves under serious financial pressure. It is no. easier politically to permit cheap foreign merchandise and materials to freely enter American and European markets when they are viewed as the cause of unemployment among domestic workers. 36. Japan carried out industrialization before World War II. a. True b. False c. No information 37. After World War II, the US invested a lot in many countries. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Vietnam got a lot of investment from the US from 1945 to 1973. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Joining the markets of the industrialized nations is the need of many poor countries. a. True b. False c. No information 40. In many democratic communities, average wage earners are never under serious financial, pressure. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Vietnam's economy expanded this year (2007) at the fastest pace since 1996, led by manufacturing and services, after the country (41) _____ the World Trade Organization. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 8.5 percent. Foreign direct (42) ____ jumped to more than $20 billion this year, from $12 billion in 2006. The government is quite (43) _____ to its economic reforms. Industry and construction account (44) _____ almost 42 percent of Vietnam's GDP. Manufacturing grew 12.8 percent, construction increased 12 percent, and the hotel and restaurant (45) _____ expanded 12.7 percent, according to today's release. Going forward, Vietnam has a lot of (46) _____ for tourism, which expects Vietnam's economy to expand 8.5 percent in 2008. Vietnam's January (47) _____ to the World Trade Organization released it (48) _____, U.S. quotas on textile exports and detailed market access to be given to overseas companies, helping economic (49) _____. The government is targeting economic expansion of about 9 percent next year. Vietnam is an economy with much development potential and (50) _____ attractive destination for international investors. 41. a. struggled b. organized c. held d. joined 42. a. invest b. investable c. investment d. investor 43. a. committed b. excited c. called d. encouraged 44. a. over b. for c. at d. in 45. a. role b. region c. sector d. section 46. a. potential b. private c. stagnancy d. exports 47. a. walk b. path c. way d. accession 48. a. in b. at c. for d. from 49. a. grow b. growth c. grew d. grown

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TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. develop b. overall c. commitment d. investment 2. a. adopt b. export c. guideline d. money 3. a. administrative b. intervention c. productivity d. opportunity 4. a. ethnic b. enjoy c. legal d. measure 5. a. economy b. experience c. relationship d. renovation Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. There was a shortage _______ food and safe water after the flood. a. on b. with c. for d. of 7. The new measures are aimed _____ increasing the productivity of crops. a. at b. over c. upon d. beyond 8. The _______ challenge of economic, reform was to solve the problems of motivating workers and farmers to produce a larger surplus. a. initial b. initiate c. initiative d. initiation 9. Since 1990, India has had high growth rates, and has emerged as one of the wealthiest _______ in the developing world. a. economics b. economies c. economists d. economically 10. Those specialists are trying to find ways of making more _______ use of agricultural land. a. produce b. production c. productive d. productivity 11. Industry in the area consisted mostly of food-processing plants and factories _______ consumer goods. a. renovating b. initiating c. developing d. producing 12. The government gave top _______ to reforming the legal system. a. priority b. primary c. preference d. major 13. A _______ is money that is paid by a government or other authority in order to help an industry or business, or to pay for a public service. a. capital b. subsidy c. investment d. salary 14. They still remain the need for an integrated system of subsidies which will _______ farmers to look after their upland environment and producing food. a. enable b. adopt c. consume d. expand 15. Development plans were to focus equally on agriculture and industry and investment was to favor projects that developed both __ of the economy. a. parties b. parts c. sections d. sectors 16. Despite the plan's emphasis on agricultural _______, the industrial sector received a larger share of state investment. a. shortage b. commitment c. development d. achievement 17. Vietnam's economy, which continues to expand at _______ annual rate in excess of 7 percent, is one of the fastest growing in _______ world. a. an / the b. / a c. a / d. the / a 18. Economic policy encouraged _______ developing of the family economy. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. _______ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work. a. Despite b. Even if c. Even though d. In spite 20. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily. a. Although b. In spite of c. Notwithstanding d. Despite 21. Even if _______, they had to continue practicing. a. the players' soreness b. the players were sore c. the fact that the players were sore d. it was the players' soreness 22. Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _______. a. of he was at his age b. he was at his old age c. of his age d. his age 23. Many Americans eat more food than they need, _______ they are harming their bodies and minds by making unhealthful food choices. a. but b. although c. though d. in spite of

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24. I have not finished that report yet despite _______. a. of working overtime last night b. to work overtime last night c. working overtime last night d. I worked overtime last night 25. Although sales fell sharply last month, we are on target for the year. a. Even though felling sharply in sales last month b. In spite of there was a sharp fall in sales last month c. Despite the sharp fall in sales last month d. Even if falling sharply in sales last month. 26. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______. a. and he decided to quit his job. b. but he still decided to quit his job c. but he decided to quit his job d. he decided to quit his job 27. Despite the increase in their salaries, 60 per cent of Japanese workers still spend Saturday at work. a. In spite of their salaries are increased b. Although they has got the increase in their salaries c. As their salaries have been increased d. Even though their increasing salary 28. _______, he still went on working. a. Tired as he was b. Tired although he was c. Even if his tiredness d. Despite he was tired 29. _______ what I said last night, I still love you. a. In spite b. Despite c. Even though d. Even if 30. I didn't get the job _______. a. even as my qualifications b. in spite of I had some qualifications c. without my qualifications d. despite my qualifications Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. Vietnam / an average growth in GDP / 7.1% per year / 2000 to 2004. a. Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of 7.1% per year from 2000 to 2004. b. Vietnam, it had an average growth in GDP of 7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004. c. Vietnam, the country had an average growth in GDPof7.1%per year from 2000to 2004. d. .Although Vietnam had an average growth in GDP of7.1%per year from 2000 to 2004 32. The GDP growth / 8.4% / 2005 / the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. a. The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth .in Asia, after only China. b. The GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, that is the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. c. Because the GDP growth was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. d. The GDP growth, which was 8.4% in 2005, the second largest growth in Asia, after only China. 33. November 7, 2006 / Vietnam became WTO's 150th member / after several years of preparation and negotiation. a. On November 7, 2006, when Vietnam became WTO's 150th member for after several years of preparation and negotiation. b. It was on November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member since after several years of preparation and negotiation. c. On November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member, after several years of preparation and negotiation. d. When November 7, 2006, Vietnam became WTO's 150th member after several years of preparation and negotiation. 34. Government figures / GDP growth / 8.17% / 2006. a. Government figures of GDP growth up to 8.17% in 2006. b. Government figt1'res of GDP growth raised 8.17% in 2006. c. Government figures in GDP growth had 8.17% in 2006. d. Government figures of GDP growth was 8.17% in 2006. 35. Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment / the government / target / a GDP growth of around 8.5% / 2007. a. To Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment states that the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007. b. As Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the' government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% during 2007. . c. Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment said that the government, targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007.

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d. According to Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, the government targets a GDP growth of around 8.5% in 2007. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. In 1986 Vietnam launched a political and economic innovation campaign (Doi Moi) that introduced reforms intended to facilitate the transition from a centralized economy to a "socialist-oriented market economy." Doi Moi combined government planning with free-market incentives. The program abolished agricultural collectives, removed price controls on agricultural goods, and enabled farmers to sell their goods in the marketplace. It encouraged the establishment of private businesses and foreign investment, including foreign-owned enterprises. By the late 1990s, .the success of the business and agricultural reforms ushered in under Doi Moi was evident. More than 30,000 private businesses had been created, and the economy was growing at an annual rate of more than 7 percent. From the early 1990s to 2005, poverty declined from about 50 percent to 29 percent of the population. However, progress varied geographically, with most prosperity concentrated in urban areas, particularly in and around Ho Chi Minh City. In general, rural areas also made progress, as rural housel olds living in poverty declined from 66 percent of the total in 1993to 36 percent in 2002. By contrast, concentrations of poverty remained in certain rural areas, particularly the northwest, north-central coast, and central highlands. Government control of the economy and a nonconvertible currency have protected Vietnam from what could have been a more severe impact resulting from the East Asian financial crisis in 1997. 36. The Vietnamese Doi Moi campaign _______. a. has not interfered with politics b. has focused on centralized economy. c. is not in favour of socialism d. came into being in 1986 37. From the content of the text, the readers can learn that _______. a. Vietnam used to have agricultural collectives b. there used to be many foreign-owned enterprises before 1986 in Vietnam c. before 1986, the Vietnamese government did not control prices on agricultural goods d. The Vietnamese Doi Moi campaign has not allowed foreign-owned enterprises 38. Which rate has decreased? a. Poverty b. Population c. Economy d. Business 39. The development in Vietnam _______. a. has been equal in every part of the country b. has focused only on agriculture c. is more prosperous in big cities than that in the countryside d. is more prosperous in the countryside than that in big cities 40. According to the last paragraph, _______. a. the Vietnamese government did nothing to overcome the East Asian financial crisis in 1997. b. The Vietnamese economy was not affected b~ the East Asian financial crisis in 1997. c. the Vietnamese government found it difficult to control the financial crisis. d. the Vietnamese government could not protect the economy from the East Asian financial crisis in 1997. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Economic issues have occupied people's minds throughout the ages. Aristotle and Plato in ancient Greece wrote about problems of wealth, property, and (41) _____ Both of them were against commerce, feeling that to live by trade was undesirable. The Romans borrowed their economic ideas from the Greeks and showed the same contempt for trade. During the Middle Ages, the economic ideas of the Roman (42) _____ commerce as inferior to agriculture. The development of modern nations during (43) _____ 16th century made many people to pay (44) _____ to the problem of increasing the wealth and (45) _____ of individuals. The economic policy of the leaders of that time was to (46) _____ national self-sufficiency. Gold and silver were regarded as an index of national power. Several powerful countries, such as England and Spain, were trying to expand their colonies and to (47) _____ the gold and silver mines from there. Many countries were always ready to plunge into a new war for gold and silver mines. It was necessary for a nation to keep wages low and the population large and growing. A large, ill-paid population (48) _____ more goods to sell at low prices to foreigners. It also followed that the earlier that children began to work, the better it was for their country's prosperity. One writer had a plan for children of the poor: "(49) _____ the children are four years old, they should be sent to the workhouse, taught to read two hours a day, and kept fully employed the rest of the time in any of the manufactures of the house which best suits their age, (50) _____ and capacity. 41. a. medicine b. philosophy c. education d. trade 42. a. regarded b. chose c. selected d. wondered 43. a. a b. an c. the d. 44. a. attention b. interest c. showing d. expression

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Unit 8. LIFE IN THE FUTURE TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. different b. terrorist c. contrary d. domestic 2. a. future b. burden c. device d. certain 3. a. development b. security c. pessimistic d. particular 4. a. threaten b. appear c. modern d. instance 5. a. experience b. technology c. environment d. optimistic Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future. a. depress b. depression c. depressing d. depressed 7. Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here. a. threat b. threaten c. threatening d. threateningly 8. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______. a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly 9. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular. a. powerful b. optimistic c. stagnant d. pessimistic 10. There will be powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _______ that is worn on or in the body. a. device b. machinery c. equipment d. vehicle 11. A _______ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times. a. plane b. corporation c. telecommunication d. shuttle 12. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. a. improvement b. depression c. development d. mission 13. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. a. companies b. services c. supermarkets d. farms 14. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is. a. creativity b. history c. terrorism d. technology 15. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer. a. speed b. expectation c. improvement d. treatment 16. Let's put off that meeting to next Monday. a. postpone b. schedule c. arrange d. appoint 17. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents. a. demolishing b. exploding c. developing d. running 18. She is looking _______ a new place to live because she does not want to depend _______ her parents any more. a. for / on b. after / with c. up / forward d. at / into 19. I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______. a. on / over b. for / on c. on / off d. up / away 20. Due to industrialization, we have to cope _______ the fact that many species are _______ danger _______ extinction. a. over / at / for b. at / upon / over c. for / on / with d. with / in / of 21. Boys! Put your toys ______. It is time to go to bed. Don't stay _____ late. a. off / on b. away / up c. down / off d. around/ for 22. She intended to quit her job to stay _______ home and look _______ her sick mother. a. in / at b. at / after c. for / over d. up / on 23. He is very worried _______ his new job because he is not quite prepared _______ working. a. on / over b. to / off c. about / for d. in / at 24. Instead _____ petrol, cars will only run ____ solar energy and electricity. a. of / on b. for / by c. in / over d. from/ upon

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25. She has a promising future ahead _______ her. a. for b. from c. on d. of 26. What are your plans for _______ future? a. a b. an c. the d. 27. Up to now, _______ space exploring still remains _______ very risky, complex, and expensive endeavor. a. the / the b. a / the c. a / d. / a 28. Within _______ few years, _______ private space travel has gone from concept to reality. a. / an b. the / the c. the / a d. a / 29. With its long days, lack of _______ atmosphere, and wide-open spaces, _______ moon would also make an ideal place to put massive solar power plants. a. / a b. an / the c. the / a d. an / 30. _______technology is already present in the form of computers, printers, scanners, handheld devices, wireless technologies, and Internet connections. a. A b. An c. The d. Error Identification 31. Future is a time when most people assume that everything will keep A B getting better and future generations will enjoy life in a more better world. C D (better / much better / far better) 32. Many optimist people have made predictions about the positive A (optimistic) B C impact of the increasing mechanization on human life. D 33. Imagine an entirely wireless world where the Net is "always on, always A B there", we live in endless sea of data, and objects are alive with intelligent. C D (intelligent) 34. Electricity is the most critical energy for the future of many countries and A cheap, plentiful electricity is associated for high employment and B C (with) D productivity. 35. Our continuously economic growth, the maintenance of our quality of A life and assurance of our security all depend on a abundant, affordable B C D (an) supply of electricity. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. In the future, genetic engineering will allow us to create the perfect human. It will be hard to get used to. Parents will order a baby who 'will grow up to become his new job because he is not quite prepared a genius or to have a Miss World appearance. Also, genetic engineering will allow us to mix plants and animals. As computers have advanced, they have helped us remember, calculate, organize, and clarify. So it will become easier to deal with things, and much quicker. At a point in a future time, some may claim that computers become about as smart as Newton or Einstein. More advanced computers will be able to be creative, respond to feelings in a feeling way, develop intuition, recognize patterns, and suggest innovative alternatives. There is a hope if we choose to take action. We can select Internet information wisely, choose healthy computer games, limit our exposure to television commercials, and select television programs carefully. People will be aware of the importance of keeping active, getting outside to do more physical activities. We will also plan to make a major sacrifice the next time we buy a car, take the bus. Everybody will be more concerned about making environmentally friendly choices, eating healthy, and helping build a healthier society by shopping at better stores that sell better food. Most people will be aware that a happy, loving family is a joy to be part of, and that it is a necessary foundation for building a strong society. But it is extremely important for our future that we maintain a healthy perspective. We need to value and appreciate the importance of what can be achieved by loving and committed parents. People need a strong foundation, so it is vital for our society that we encourage parents to work at creating love, joy, and happiness for their children in a .decent, stable, and productive atmosphere. 36. How many aspects of life in the future are referred in the text?

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a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four 37. Which aspect is not referred in the text? a. Education b. Genetic Engineering c. Computers d. Family 38. The phrase to have a Miss World appearance means that _______. a. to become a Miss World b. to enter a beauty contest c. to be intelligent d. to be beautiful 39. According to the text, in the future, _______. a. it will be difficult for us to select Internet information b. people will prefer taking a bus to buying a car c. food will not be sold at shops d. TV viewers will not be able to escape from seeing a lot of advertising. 40. The last paragraph is about _______. a. family and parents' responsibility in the future b. children's education c. children's health d. how to build a strong society Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (41) _____ between the human and the machine. All, body (42) _____ will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human (43) _____ with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (44) _____ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our (45) _____ and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as (46) _____ as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out (47) _____ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want. Miniature robots will be built to travel through your blood (48) _____ and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will (49) _____ a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (50) _____ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick. 41. a. variety b. change c. difference d. appearance 42. a. region b. place c. role d. parts 43. a. brain b. limb c. skull d. liver 44. a. such b. as c. so d. but 45. a. experience b. memories c. actions d. health 46. a. long b. far c. much d. soon 47. a. what b. when c. why d. how 48. a. line b. creek c. stream d. river 49. a. swallow b. chew c. vomit d. drink 50. a. notice b. diagnose c. watch d. observe TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. future b. mature c. pasture d. nature 2. a. chore b. technology c. much d. exchange 3. a. threaten b. earth c. healthy d. breathe 4. a. wipe b. allow c. powerful d. answer 5. a. service b. practice c. office d. device Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. In the future, the number of tiny but _______ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions. a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered

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7. Advances in computing _______, from processing speed to network capacity and the internet, have revolutionized the way scientists work. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist 8. What will the relationship between computing and _______ bring us over the next 15 years? a. science b. scientific c. scientifically d. scientist 9. Someone who is _______ thinks that bad things are going to happen. a. optimistic b. pessimistic c. threatened d. hopeful 10. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices. a. Official b. Household c. Schooling d. Foreign 11. _______ is the technology of sending signals and messages over long distances using electronic equipment, for example by radio and telephone. a. Telecommunication b. Telegraph c. Multifunction d. Information technology 12. Peter was asked to _______ to a newspaper article making predictions for technological progress in 10 years. a. expect b. invent c. develop d. contribute 13. Strict ___ measures are in force in the capital to protect it from terrorism. a. scientific b. normal c. transportation d. security 14. The ______ of the future will no longer be remedial. It will be preventive. a. communication b. education c. medicine d. technology 15. Doctors and pharmacists have to assume _______ for human life. a. responsibility b. achievement c. optimism d. aspect 16. If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ___ drug ads. a. with b. of c. for d. about 17. The space shuttle crashed and went _______ in flames. a. of b. for c. over d. off 18. Elevators in tall building make the top floors accessible _____ everybody a. to b. with c. about d. at 19. While I am waiting _______ my bus, I often listen _______ music. a. on / at b. for / to c. toward / about d. upon / in 20. Those spacecrafts are used ______ taking photographs _______ space. a. about / through b. for fin c. of / at d. in / off 21. Will you take care _______ my little dog when I am _______ business? a. through / away b. about / at c. for / over d. of / on 22. According _______ Bill, there's something wrong _______ my computer. a. after / for b. on / about c. to / with d. upon / at 23. He depends _______ his sister _______ assistance. a. to / from b. from / in c. on / for d. at / with 24. By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _______ extremely important role to play in future of our world. a. an / a b. an / the c. the / the d. / 25. On _______ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from _______ wide variety of sources. a. the / a b. an / the c. the / d. / the 26. There is one _______ thing we can be sure: _______ energy will be more challenging and more important in the future. a. the / b. the / an c. a / the d. / 27. _______ Europe and Asia are coming to rely more and more on ______ nuclear generation. a. An / a b. / c. The / the d. The / a 28. He usually travels to _______ Philadelphia by _______ train. a. / b. the / a c. the / the d. / a 29. You frequently see this kind of violence on _______ television. a. a b. an c. the d. 30. How do we know what _______ universe is supposed to look like? a. a b. an c. the d. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. I will take up golf this year. a. I will begin to play golf this year.

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b. I will stop playing golf this year. c. I will build a golf court this year. d. I will enter a golf competition this year. 32. Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more. a. Housework will never be done by housewives any more. b. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework. c. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now. d. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework. 33. Go over the report before you submit it. a. Before you submit the report, you should be finished writing it. b. Type the report quickly and then submit it. c. Read the report carefully before you submit it. d. Before you write the report you have to find enough information. 34. We always stand by you when you are in need. a. Whenever you are in need, we stand next to you. b. We cannot do anything for you though you are in need. c. We always continue to support and help you when you are in need. d. We can never stand your necessity. 35. The sign says, "Keep off the grass." a. The sign says, "Have someone cut the grass immediately." b. The sign says, "Don't walk on the grass." c. The sign says, "Grass should not be grown here." d. The sign says, "Water the grass, please." Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. What happens if, or when, robots are more intelligent than us? If we are going to start to see robots running around with personalities equivalent to human beings, in fifteen or twenty years. It is about time that we start thinking about that now. These machines are being developed. What will be the ultimate effect of this? Should they be allowed to make decisions regarding the application of labour force? What form and how intimate should human-robot relationships become? Is it a good or bad thing if robots become our natural successors and we fade into extinction? Today's computers operate using transistors, wires and electricity. Future computers might use atoms, fibers and light. A new NASA-developed computing device allows machines to work much like the brain. This technology may allow fast-thinking machines to make decisions based on what they see. A planetary rover might use this technology to avoid obstacles. A spacecraft might use the technology to avoid hazards and identify a pre-selected landing site with very high precision. The device works much like the brain, whose power comes from the complex networks of interconnections called "synapses" between brain cells. Networks of these brain cells, called neurons, allow humans to make instant decisions based on an observed image or scene. What might the world be like, if computers with the size of molecules become a reality? There will be the types of computers that may be everywhere, but never be seen. Bio - computers with very small size will target specific areas inside your body. Imagine the ways that billions of tiny, powerful computers will change our society. 36. In the future, robots will take place of the human labor force. . a. True b. False c. No information 37. Human beings will be in danger of extinction due to robots' destruction. a. True b. False c. No information 38. So far, the scientists from NASA have developed machines, which work in the same way as the brain. a. True b. False c. No information 39. A new NASA-developed computing device can help a spacecraft avoid hazards and identify a pre-selected landing site with very high precision. a. True b. False c. No information 40. New computers in the future will have such a small size that they cannot be seen. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Robots are already a part of our lives. Industrial robots widely used in manufacturing. Military and police organizations use robots to (41) _____ in dangerous situations. Robots can (42) _____ be found from vacuuming the floors in your home to exploring the surface of Mars.

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Within a few more years a whole host of robotic adaptations will be running many aspects' of our lives. "I think in (43) _____ next thirty years, we are going to see a transformation between the industrial sorts of robots to personal robots," says Brooks from Brooks' company, IRobot, markets floor cleaning robots for homes. "The advances in robotics make it clear that many household (44) ____ will be easily handled by a robot in the near future," says Bob Christopher, who works for a robotic technology company that is marketing a toy robot (45) _____ Pleo. "We have only one child but I could easily (46) _____ five or six robots in the home as well." Within the next 10 years one will be able to (47) _____, to lease or purchase a domestic robot that not only does the household cleaning and prepare and serve his meals, (48) _____ also can carry him to the bathtub if he cannot walk. Demographic changes, such as a rapidly aging population and a shrinking workforce, will drive forward the application of new (49) ___. There is going to be a real pull for increasing the productivity of working age people. So there is going to be a real push for robotics to help people. (50) _____ addition it is likely that in the near future we will see robots- taking on some of the care functions elderly, or long-term ill people. 41. a. assist b. increase c. make d. create 42. a. so b. either c. too d. also 43. a. a b. an c. the d. 44. a. aspects b. chores c. works d. jobs 45. a. which called b. called c. calling d. that called 46. a. hope b. think c. imagine d. look 47. a. afford b. attain c. offer d. affect 48. a. either b. as c. and d. but 49. a. technology b. technological c. technique d. technician 50. a. At b. In c. For d. With TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. powerful b. medical c. dangerous d. computer 2. a. influence b. confident c. disappear d. terrorism 3. a. corporation b. electronic c. responsibility d. electricity 4. a. ahead b. system c. paper d. shuttle 5. a. history b. depression c. invention d. completely Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. There is a wide _______ of computers in that shop for you to choose. a. vary b. various c. variety d. variously 7. There are several places where residents face the threat of _______ every day. a. terrorist b. terrorism c. terrorize d. terror 8. Many people think that in some more years we will see the complete _______ of newspapers and magazines due to the Internet. a. disappear b. disappearance c. appear d. appearing 9. A specific area of biotechnology that shows great promise for treatment and cure of life- _______ diseases. a. developing b. threatening c. hoping d. fitting 10. Telecommunication is bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives. a. depression b. technique c. expect d. impact 11. We sometimes go away from the city to the countryside for a ______ of fresh air. a. feeling b. sip c. swallow d. breath 12. The idea of building a _______ with human intelligence is not only ambitious but also highly unconventional. a. robot b. corporation c. line d. road 13. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor _______ devices which help us do housework easily and quickly. a. improving b. making c. saving d. employing 14. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems. a. taken off b. put away c. wiped out d. gone over 15. The computer allows us to work fast and _______. a. efficiently b. differently c. variously d. freshly 16. They arrived _______ that train station late because their taxi had broken _______. a. at / down b. for / off c. on / over d. on / up

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17. Those workers are in difficulty because wage increases cannot keep up _______ inflation. a. with b. for c. over d. on 18. They argued _______ us _______ the problem last night, but we could not find _______ the solution. a. with / about / out b. on / for / off c. upon / with / in d. to / on I up 19. Williams is working _______ an export company. He intends to apply _______ another job because he is not satisfied _______ the salary. a. in / on / at b. for / for / with c. at / out / into d. from/ on/ for 20. Is Miss Wilson very fond _______ French food? - No, she is not used _______ having French food. a. over / with b. of / to c. off / for d. in / about 21. Look _______! The tree is going to fall. a. over b. off c. in d. out 22. I think we maybe run _______ natural resources some day. a. in to b. up to c. out of d. away from 23. _______ whom do these English books belong? a. From b. To c. For d. With 24. Thanks _______ the inventions _______ labor-saving devices, women have more free time to take part _______ social work. a. through / over / for b. on / from / with c. forward / for / from d. to / of / in 25. It is predicted that _______ computing technology will increase in value at _______ same time it will decrease in cost. a. / the b. a / the c. the / a d. a / 26. _____ computers will continue to get smaller, faster and more affordable. a. a b. an c. the d. 27. ____ aspirin is recommended to many people as _____ good pain killer. a. An / the b. The / c. / a d. A / the 28. Many people believe that _______ human beings will never used up all _______ natural resources on earth. a. / the b. the / a c. the / d. a / the 29. Like other forms of _______ energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food, and even run _______ automobiles. a. / the b. an / the c. the / an d. / 30. I told Mom we would be _______ home in _______ hour or so. a. the / b. a / the c. / an d. the / a Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. Just imagine / human life / be like / 20 years. a. Just imagine how human life will be like for 20 years. b. Just imagine human life will be like in 20 years. c. Just imagine what human life will be like in 20 years. d. Just imagine that human life will be like since 20 years. 32. I hope / we / able / solve the problems / over population and pollution. a. I hope whether we are able to solve the problems, those are over population and pollution. b. I hope if we will be able to solve the problems, which are over population and pollution. c. I hope that we will be able to solve the problems of over population and pollution. d. I hope when we will be able to solve the problem for over population and pollution. 33. Cancers and AIDS / untreatable / now / be cured successfully. a. Cancers and AIDS, which are untreatable now, will be cured successfully. b. Cancers and AIDS, they are untreatable now, will be cured successfully. c. Cancers and AIDS, that are untreatable now, will be cured successfully. d. Cancers and AIDS, which are untreatable now, they will be cured successfully 34. All schools / on earth / equipped / computers and the Internet. a. All schools on earth will be equipped with computers and the Internet. b. All schools on earth to be equipped with computers and the Internet. c. All schools on earth will be equipped by computers and the Internet. d. All schools on earth to be equipped by computers and the Internet. 35. no places / people / suffer / the lack of food and accommodation. a. In no places, where people have to suffer the lack of food and accommodation.

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b. There will be no places where people have to suffer the lack of food and accommodation. c. As there are no places, people will suffer the lack of food and accommodation. d. They are no places that people will have to suffer the lack of food and accommodation. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. In the future, maybe all cars that run on petrol will be replaced by solar cars, which have been around for a while, but with recent developments in solar car design and the measurement of photovoltaic cells becoming smaller, the dream of a truly efficient solar car is more reality than fantasy. A solar car is a vehicle powered by photovoltaic cells, also called solar cells, which convert sunlight (light energy) into electrical energy. As a source of energy on earth, there is nothing like the sun: in a mere one thousandth of one second (.001), the sun emits enough energy to fulfill our planet's energy needs for the next 5,000 years. It is a staggering fact, and an exciting one. Since the energy from the sun is responsible for renewable resources such as wind, tides, and heat, solar energy seems to offer the brightest future for not only cars, but for the entire energy crisis. Despite the appearance that solar energy may be the least feasible among the current crop of alternative fuel propositions, new solar powered devices and more specifically solar powered cars are beginning to be developed. How do Solar. Cars work? The photo-voltaic cells absorb photons from sunlight. This action generates heat, which the cells then convert into electrical energy and stores in an on-board battery. This process of conversion is called the photovoltaic effect. Not surprisingly, such a vehicle has zero emissions, and is very environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, at the moment photovoltaic cells are extremely inefficient, yet as time progresses the efficiency of these cells will grow. This will make solar energy and solar cars the fuel and car of the future-a closer reality. 36. According to the text, _______. a. up to now, we have designed some solar cars b. solar cars have been very .popular for many years c. we have not produced any solar cars yet d. solar cars are not as much appreciated as other kinds of car 37. A solar car is supplied power from _______. a. gas b. petrol c. photovoltaic cells d. electricity 38. Which can not help us to solve the problem of energy crisis? a. wind b. tide c. the sun d. heat from the moon 39. According to the text, _______ a. no powered solar devices have been developed so far b. besides solar car, we have also developed solar powered device c. solar energy plans are more feasible than wind energy plans d. tide can supply more energy than the sun 40. The photovoltaic effect is _______. a. the process of operating a solar car b. the process of absorbing photons from the sun c. the developing of solar cars and solar powered devices d. the converting of heat from the sun into electricity Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Market trends suggest that the demand for energy resources will (41) _____ dramatically over the next 25 years: Global demand for all energy sources is (42) _____ to grow by 57% over the next 25 years. U.S. demand for all types of energy is expected (43) _____ by 31% within 25 years. By 2030, 56% of the world's energy use will be in Asia. Electricity demand in the U.S. will grow by at (44) ____ 40% by 2032. New power generation equal (45) _____ nearly 300 power plants will be needed to (46) _____ electricity demand by 2030. Currently, 50% of U.S. electrical generation relies on coal, (47) _____ fossil fuel; while 85% of U.S. greenhouse gas (48) _____ result from energy-consuming activities supported by fossil fuels. If energy prices also go (49) _____ dramatically due to increased demand and constrained supply, business impacts may include: Reduced profits due to high operating costs, Decline of sales of energy-using products, and Loss of (50) _____ in energy intensive businesses. 41. a. raise b. rise c. wipe d. soar 42. a. encouraged b. depended c. forecast d. broadcast 43. a. increase b. to increase c. increased d. increasing 44. a. last b. late c. less d. least 45. a. to b. at c. for d. of

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a. see b. notice c. look d. meet a. a b. an c. the d. a. inventions b. developments c. emissions d. evolutions a. over b. off c. ahead d. up a. compete b. competitive c. competitiveness d. competitivel Unit 9. DESERTS TEST 1 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. grasses b. stretches c. comprises d. potatoes 2. a. lie b. wide c. circle d. comprise 3. a. compound b. route c. house d. south 4. a. dune b. hummock c. shrub d. buffalo 5. a. west b. between c. growth d. which Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. ________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world's largest desert. a. / the b. The / c. A / an d. The / an 7. Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ________ average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm. a. a b. an c. the d. 8. The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost 6 kilometers. a. developed b. separated c. lay d. located 9. A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. a. dune b. desert c. sandy area d. shrub land 10. Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces. a. water b. trees c. oil d. sand 11. Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia. a. dunes b. valleys c. lands d. areas 12. Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern. a. geographical b. aerial c. sandy d. facial 13. Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ________ a mystery in our time. a. hidden b. intended c. remained d. attained 14. Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth's land surface. a. up b. on c. over d. after 15. The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia. a. with b. at c. after d. for 16. In 1953, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions ________ Earth ________ categories according to the amount of precipitation they received. a. through / in b. from / with c. on / into d. in / for 17. More and more ________ are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as possible. a. explores b. explorations c. explorers d. exploratory 18. Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be? a. rough b. roughly c. roughing d. roughen 19. After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a ________ disease. a. mystery b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness 20. I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________, I am studying Russian at university. a. but b. so c. however d. therefore 21. I am going shopping for food this evening ________ I do not have to go at the weekend. a. so b. but c. however d. moreover 22. When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything, ________ cry. a. but b. and c. so d. however 23. Mrs. Lindon has ________ that she is unable to get a job. a. but not enough education b. so little education c. however little education d. such little education 24. That small car, ________, is advertised in many current magazines. a. so inexpensive and comfortable b. however inexpensive and comfortable c. inexpensive but comfortable d. and inexpensive but comfortable

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25. We live in the same building ________ we have hardly seen each other a. and b. therefore c. but d. so 26. I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD ________ the shop didn't have it. a. and b. but c. therefore d. so 27. Anna needed some money, ________, she took a part-time job. a. furthermore b. moreover c. however d. therefore 28. Julie has a guitar ________ she plays it really well. a. and b. so c. but d. therefore 29. My fingers were injured ________ my sister had to write the note for me. a. and b. however c. so d. but 30. The concert was cancelled ________ we went to a nightclub instead. a. so b. however c. so on d. but Error Identification. 31. Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few Cplants growing on it. (and) A B C D 32. Rain falls occasionally in deserts so desert storms are often violent. A B (but) C D 33. The Nile River, the Colorado River, but the Yellow River flow through A (and) B 34.Deserts may have underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they lie close to the surface, or deep underground. (that / which) A B C D 35. . Most plants in deserts have adapted to sporadic rainfalls in a desert environments. (environment) A B C D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. A desert is a hostile, potentially deadly environment for unprepared humans. In hot deserts, high temperatures cause rapid loss of water due to sweating, and the absence of water sources with which to replenish it can result in dehydration and death within a few days. In addition, unprotected humans are also at risk from heatstroke. Humans may also have to adapt to sandstorms in some deserts, not just in their adverse effects on respiratory systems and eyes, but also in their potentially harmful effects on equipment such as filters, vehicles and communication equipment. Sandstorms can last for hours, sometimes even days. Despite this, some cultures have made hot deserts 'their home for thousands of years, including the Bedouin, Tuareg tribe, and Pueblo people. Modern technology, including advanced irrigation systems, desalinization and air conditioning, has made deserts much more hospitable, In the United States and Israel for example, desert farming has found extensive use. In cold deserts, hypothermia and frostbite are the chief hazards, as well as dehydration in the absence of a source of heat to melt ice for drinking. Falling through pack-ice or surface ice layers into freezing water is a particular danger requiring emergency action to prevent rapid hypothermia. Starvation is also a hazard; in low temperatures the body requires much more food energy to maintain body heat and to move. As with hot deserts, some people such as the Inuit have adapted to the harsh conditions of cold deserts. 36.The text is about ________. a. troubles that human beings have to face in a desert b. desert storms and desert inhabitants c. hot deserts and cold deserts in the United States d. desert hospitality and environment 37.Which is not a problem for an unprepared man in a hot desert? a. sandstorm b. loss of water c. irrigation d. heatstroke 38.Sandstorms ________. a. do no harm to machinery b. have effects only on the eyes c. never lasts more than one hour d. have bad effects on both human beings and machinery 39. Which sentence is true? a. No one can survive in both hot and cold deserts. b. Modern technology makes deserts more hospitable. c. In the United States, all deserts are quite uninhabited. d. There are no deserts in Israel. 40. Which is not a problem in cold deserts? a. Starvation b. Hypothermia c. Frostbite d. Body heat Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Desert biomes are the (41) _____ of all the biomes. In fact, the most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little (42) _____. Most deserts receive less than 300 mm a year compared (43) __ rainforests, which receive

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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 (44) _____ drastically from day to night because the air is. (45) _____ dry that heat escapes rapidly at night. The daytime temperature averages 38C (46) _____ in some deserts it can get down to -4C at night. The temperature also varies greatly depending on the (47) _____ of the desert. Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have (48) _____ to compensate for the lack of water. Some plants, such as cacti, (49) _____ 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 (50) _____ only during periods of rain. 41. a. coldest b. hottest c. driest d. wettest 42. a. rain b. rainfall c. raindrop d. raincoat 43. a. with b. for c. about d. in 44. a. change b. exchange c. transform d. transfer 45. a. such as b. such c. so much d. so 46. a. when b. while c. as d. because 47. a. part b. region c. area d. location 48. a. adaptations b. agreements c. accepts d. achievements 49. a. place b. put c. store d. hold 50. a. spend b. take c. last d. experience

TEST 2 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. comprise b. sandy c. circle d. northern 2. a. Aborigines b. expedition c. kilometer d. scientific 3. a. corridor b. enormous c. mystery d. separate 4. a. remain b. hummock c. explore d. between 5. a. territory b. Australia c. geography d. society Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. The Simpson Desert is in ________ north of ________ Lake Eyre. a. / b. the / the c. a / the d. the / 7. Cold deserts can be covered in ________ snow or ice and frozen water is unavailable to plant life. a. a b. an c. the d. 8. In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are separated by ________ of low, open shrubland. a. streets b. ways c. corridors d. lines 9. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very ________. a. short b. steep c. plain d. stable 10. A ________ is a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill. a. slope b. hummock c. dune d. shrub 11. We used to climb up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings. a. top b. foot c. middle d. face 12. To ________ a desert is a danger activity which requires careful preparation for risks. a. comprise b. circle c. remain d. explore 13. Scientific ________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the world. a. survey b. lead c. research d. expedition 14. The wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters. a. for b. with c. in d. from 15. Some sand dunes may be over 200 meters ________ height. a. with b. at c. on d. in 16. If you look on a map you will see that there is a desert next ________ the Rocky Mountains in the United States. a. of b. to c. with d. for 17. ________ is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on. a. desert b. deserted c. desertify d. desertification 18. Several ________ advanced countries have had plans to make desert more hospitable.

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a. science b. scientific c. scientifically d. scientist 19. The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________ from the sun than land in humid climates do. a. heat b. hot c. hotly d. heating 20. Many people have law degrees, ________. a. but some of them do not practice it b. however it is not practiced by all c. so some are not practicing law d. but not all of them practice law 21. This is an expensive ________ very useful book. a. but b. so c. therefore d. however 22. ________ long it takes, I will wait for you. a. However b. But c. So d. Therefore 23. I must say that you have done very well. ________, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn. a. Therefore b. So c. But d. However 24. ________ that we stopped for a rest. a. But we were tired b. So tired were we c. However we were tired d. Therefore, we were tired 25. He is only sixteen, and ________, he is not eligible to drive a car. a. nevertheless b. but c. therefore d. however 26. Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand. a. so that b. therefore c. but d. and 27. To get from Vancouver to Victoria, you can fly, __ you can ride the ferry. a. or b. but c. so d. however 28. I bought a bottle of wine ________ we drank it together. a. therefore b. so c. and d. but 29. The waiter was not very nice, ________, the food was delicious. a. however b. but c. so d. and so 30. ___ hard he worked, he could earn enough money to support the family. a. But b. However c. Therefore d. Whatever Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race. a. The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race. b. The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race. c. The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race. d. The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race. 32. They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold. a. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic. b. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic. c. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic. d. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic. 33. Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition. a. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition. b. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary. c. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does. d. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary. 34. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it. a. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting. b. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it. c. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it. d. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it. 35. He cannot afford a new computer. a. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it. b. Therefore, he would buy a new computer. c. So, he would buy a new computer. d. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

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Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that supports only sparse vegetation and a limited population of people and animals. Deserts have been portrayed as fascinating environments of adventure and exploration. These arid regions are called deserts because they are dry. They may be hot. They may be cold. They may be regions of sand or vast areas of rocks with occasional plants. Deserts are natural laboratories in which to study the interactions of wind and sometimes water on the arid surfaces of planets. They contain valuable mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that were exposed by erosion. Because deserts are dry, they are ideal places for human artifacts and fossils to be preserved. Deserts are also fragile environments. The misuse of these lands is a serious and growing problem in parts of our world. There are many animals in the desert. Some are very large, like the kangaroo or the gazelle. Both are big and have to travel long distances for water at a spring, or an oasis. Another fairly large animal is the addax. The addax is a desert antelope. They live in the Sahara Desert. All addaxes are herbivores. There are less than 200 of them left because of hunting and tourists. Some animals crawl along. Examples of these are snakes and lizards. Snakes rarely drink water; they get their moisture from other prey that they eat. So do others, like the kangaroo rat. Lizards are commonly found in the desert. They stay out of the sun and move as little as possible. There are also other animals in the desert. The fennec lives in northern Africa in the Sahara Desert. They are a relative of the fox. They eat mice, small birds, lizards, and insects. When necessary, they will eat fruit. One more desert animal is the jerboa. The jerboa is a small, long distance jumper that lives in the desert. They are free drinking animals and they eat plants, seeds, and bugs. 36. Deserts ________. a. are rare in the world b. are more arid more populous c. are all hot all the time d. may be both hot and cold 37. The word They refers to ________. a. deserts b. natural laboratories c. planets d. mineral deposits 38. Which is not true about deserts? a. arid b. hot c. humid d. dry 39. According to the second paragraph, ________. a. we should use desert land properly to avoid serious problems b. we can exploit as much fossil as possible in deserts c. there are no erosion in deserts d. deserts are ideal places for growing land 40. The last paragraph expresses that ________. a. none of animals can survive in deserts b. hunting and tourists cause the decreasing of addaxes in the Sahara Desert. c. snakes in deserts need more water than any other species d. addaxes are the most populous species in deserts Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (41) ______ in hot deserts on finding water, and on following infrequent rains to (42) ______ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (43) ______, and on storing enough food for winter. Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or the technology and energy sources to (44) ______ it. Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand (45) ______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such landscapes and (46) _____ travelers may die when supplies run (47) ______ after becoming lost. In addition, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility. The (48) ______ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause higher (49) ______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic. Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (50) ______ at which to camp in some hot deserts should be taken. 41. a. locates b. selects c. follows d. depends 42. a. earn b. demand c. obtain d. require 43. a. extremes b. poles c. tops d. heights 44. a. grow b. supply c. comfort d. bring 45. a. dunes b. piles c. valleys d. stores 46. a. inconsistent b. incapable c: inexperienced d. independent 47. a. of b. out c. in d. over 48. a. danger b. dangerous c. endanger d. endangered

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TEST 3 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. three b. south c. southern d. both 2. a. remained b. explored c. separated d. travelled 3. a. loose b. smooth c. food d. flood 4. a. enormous b. rough c. enough d. double 5. a. society b. geography c. dry d. sandy Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. ________ sand covers only about 20 percent of Earth's deserts. a. A b. An c. The d. 7. Deserts have ________ reputation for supporting very little life, but in ________ reality deserts often have high biodiversity. a. a / b. the / the c. a / the d. the / a 8. The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to climb up. a. sloping b. enormous c. arid d. stable 9. In the northern part of the Simpson Desert, the dunes are parallel. a. mysterious b. steep c. plenty of sand d. similar in some ways 10. Several deserts are a quite vast and uninhabited ________. a. plain b. territory c. corridor d. shrub 11. A ________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. a. slope b. dune c. spinifex d. camel 12. The ________ of a cliff, or mountain, is a vertical surface or side of it. a. face b. border c. crest d. lake 13. Most deserts are enormous sandy areas. a. mysterious b. narrow c. immense d. aerial 14. Camels were often used _______ transportation by people of the desert. a. as b. with c. to d. about 15. Camels have one or two humps used ________ storing water and food. a. to b. for c. over d. at 16. Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert. a. into b. away c. out d. from 17. I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana. a. north b. northerly c. northerner d. northernmost 18. We often enjoy walking barefoot across the damp __ to the water's edge. a. sand b. sanding c. sandy d. sandily 19. If the deserts are ________ managed, there may be troubles for scientific expeditions. a. loose b. loosen c. loosening d. loosely 20. He told me not to do it; ________, I did it. a. Therefore b. So c. But d. However 21. We have not yet won; ________, we will keep trying. a. moreover b. however c. therefore d. so as 22. I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ________, we are going to make some people redundant. a. Therefore b. However c. But d. And 23. I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the car ________ he absolutely refused to accept it. a. so b. but c. therefore d. and so 24. Everyone is ready for the discussion, ________ him. a. however b. but c. so d. therefore 25. ________ she could not say anything. a. So upset was she that b. So upset was she c. However upset was she that d. Therefore upset was she that 26. Do it ________. a. so do you want b. but as you want

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c. however you want d. therefore you want 27. ________ you prepare for the exam, there will still be a few questions on which you won't be sure of the answer. a. So much as b. Much but c. However much d. So much 28. The first part of the test was easy; the second, ________, took hours. a. therefore b. but c. so d. however 29. ________, I cannot keep pace with Johnny. a. So I have tried hard b. I have tried hard so c. However hard have I tried d. However hard I have tried 30. He has done nothing to prepare for the final examination, ______ played. a. but b. so c. therefore d. and Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. The Arabian Desert / third-largest in the world / cover / nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. a. The Arabian Desert, is third-largest in the world, covers nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. . b. The Arabian Desert, that is third-largest in the world, covers nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. c. The Arabian Desert, third-largest in the world, covers nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. ' d. The Arabian Desert, third-largest in the world, therefore, covers nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. 32. It / the sandiest / all deserts / no river / flow through / originate from it. a. It is the sandiest of all deserts, with no river flows through and originates from it. b. It is the sandiest of all deserts. No river flows through or originates from it. c. It is the sandiest of all deserts, but no river flows through or originates from it. d. It is the sandiest of all deserts. Therefore, no river flows through or originates from it. 33. Arabia's rainfall / average only 2-5 inches a year / two- year droughts / not uncommon. a. Arabia's rainfall averages only 2-5 inches a year, and two-year droughts are not uncommon. b. As Arabia's rainfall averages only 2-5 inches a year, and two year droughts are not uncommon. c. Arabia's rainfall averages only 2-5 inches a year, which makes two year droughts are not uncommon. d. Arabia's rainfall averages only 2-5 inches a year, and however two year droughts are not uncommon. 34. The desert today / be characterized / 700 - foot - high dunes / giant sand mountains. a. The desert today is characterized with 700 - foot - high dunes but giant sand mountains. b. The desert today is characterized by 700 - foot - high dunes and giant sand mountains. c. The desert today is characterized by 700 - foot - high dunes and however giant sand mountains. d. The desert today which is characterized by 700 - foot - high dunes and giant sand mountains. 35. The first white man / traverse / this desert / H. St.John Philby / in the 1930s. a. The first white man traversed this desert was H. St.John Philby, in the 1930s. b. The first white man traversed this desert and was H. St.John Philby, in the 1930s. c. The first white man to traverse this desert he was H. St.John Philby, in the 1930s. d. The first white man to traverse this desert was H. St.John Philby, in the 1930s. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which expands part of the United States - Mexico border and covers large parts of Arizona and California and the Mexican states. It is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America, with an area of 311,000 km2. The Sonoran Desert contains a variety of unique plants and animals. The desert includes 60 mammal species, 350 bird species, 20 amphibian species, more than 100 reptile species, 30 native fish species, and more than 2000 native plant species. Despite the common stereotype that it does not rain in deserts, the Sonoran Desert is considered the wettest desert in the world, receiving 3 to 15 inches per year (depending on location in the desert). Many plants not only survive the harsh conditions of the Sonoran Desert, but they actually thrive. Many have evolved to have specialized adaptations to the desert climate. The Sonoran Desert includes such plant from the agave family, palm family, cactus family, legume family, and many others. This desert is the only place in the world where the famous saguaro cactus grows in the wild. The desert is home to seventeen aboriginal American cultures. The largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Phoenix, Arizona, the USA. This metropolitan area in central Arizona is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, with a population of 4 million. In the North Phoenix area, desert is losing ground to development at a rate of approximately 4,000 m2 per hour. The next largest cities are Tucson, in southern Arizona, with a metro area population of around 900,000, and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, whose municipality also has a population of around 900,000. The municipality of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico has a population of around 700,000. 36. There are more rainfalls in the Sonoran Desert than any others.

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a. True b. False c. No information 37. Fish cannot survive in the Sonoran Desert. a. True b. False c. No information 38. No place else in the world has famous saguaro cactus growing in the wild, but the Sonoran Desert. a. True b. False c. No information 39. There are a lot of American citizens in the Sonoran Desert. a. True b. False c. No information 40. The second largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Tucson. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The Middle East and North Africa are one of the driest regions on earth. Nearly two-thirds of the region is desert. The Sahara Desert of northern Africa is the largest desert in the world. Desert air (41) ____ little moisture, so few clouds form over the land. Without clouds to block the sun, temperatures may reach as (42) ____ as 125F during the day. At night, without the clouds to contain the heat, the temperature can fall to as low as 125F. Extreme temperatures (43) ____ with little rainfall make desert life difficult for people, plants, and animals. (44) ____, some life forms have adapted to even the most severe desert (45) ____, Camels are able to survive long periods without food or water. Many desert plants have long, shallow (46) ____ systems. This allows the plants to reach out to collect water over great distances. Other desert plants have taproots. Taproots grow very deep (47) ____ they can tap sources of underground water. Plant life in the desert is usually spread out over great distances. This is (48) ____ deserts are often described as barren, or lifeless. When many people think of a desert they often think of endless miles of hot sand, but a desert does not have to be hot or sandy. Most of the land of the Middle East and North Africa is hot, dry desert land, (49) ____ some deserts look very different. Most of Antarctica is a desert but there is no sand on the continent and the climate of Antarctica is (50) ____ coldest on earth. 41. a. contains b. comprises c. consists d. includes 42. a. much b. far c. long d. high 43. a. locate b. combine c. explore d. separate 44. a. Therefore b. So c. However d. But 45. a. environment b. place c. society d. atmosphere 46. a. leave b. bark c. root d. branch 47. a. as b. because c. but d. so 48. a. what b. why c. how d. when 49. a. since b. as c. so d. but

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TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. temperature b. serious c. awareness d. chemical 2. a. ability b. agriculture c. development d. contaminate 3. a. government b. agency c. benefit d. diversity 4. a. disappearance b. vulnerable c. conservation d. generation 5. a. current b. global c. crisis d. mankind Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. _______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment. a. Biology b. Biological c. Biologist d. Biologically 7. A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct. a. dangerous b. endanger c. endangered d. endangerment 8. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______. a. protect b. protection c. protective d. protector 9. Probability of extinction depends _______ both the population size and fine details of the population demography. a. on b. in c. from d. for 10. Many modern medicines are derived _______ plants and animals. a. on b. for c. from d. in

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11. 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction. a. at / of b. on / in c. for / with d. in / at 12. Internationally, 189 countries have signed _______ accord agreeing to create Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species. a. a b. an c. the d. 13. Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting _______ world's wildlife and the rich biological diversity that we all need to survive. a. a b. an c. the d. 14. WWF is _______ leading privately supported international conservation organization in the world, and has sponsored more than 2,000 projects in 116 countries. a. a b. an c. the d. 15. Many nations have laws offering protection to these species, such as forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating _______. a. agencies b. reserves c. awareness d. challenges 16. Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers. a. awareness b. preservation c. support d. impact 17. World Wide Fund for Nature was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. a. contamination b. energy c. extinction d. development 18. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss. a. reserve b. generation c. natural environment d. diversity 19. It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa. a. disappeared b. increased c. threatened d. reduced 20. _______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment. . a. Biodiversity b. Conservation c. Globe d. Individual 21. She ___ be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard. a. needn't b. shouldn't c. mustn't d. can't 22. Hiking the trail to the peak _______ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You _______ research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent. a. might / can b. may / mustn't c. can / should d. must / needn't 23. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He _______ be very tired now. a. needn't b. must c. has to d. should 24. He is unreliable. What he says _______ be believed. a. cannot b. must not c. may not d. might not 25. I _______ find my own way there. You _______ wait for me. a. should / can't b. have to / must c. can / needn't d. might / mustn't 26. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ____ be lying around here somewhere. Where ___ it be? a. might / needn't b. can / should c. shouldn't / may d. must / can 27. When you have a small child in the house, you _______ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death. a. should / must b. should not / might c. needn't / may d. mustn't / can't 28. Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He _______ it here last night. a. must have left b. should have left c. must be leaving d. needn't leave 29. Jenny's engagement ring was precious! It _______ have cost a fortune. a. must b. should c. can d. needn't 30. You _______ take your umbrella along with you today. It _______ rain later on this afternoon. a. ought to / mustn't b. needn't / will c. will / must d. should / might Error Identification. 31. Species become extinct or endangerment for a number of reasons, but A (endangered) B

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the primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities. C D Although species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific A B habitat or environment that best meets their survive needs. C D (survival) Without the particularly habitat, the species could not survive. A B (particularly) C D Such human activities as pollution, drainage of wetlands, cutting and A B clearing of forests, urbanization, and road and dam construction has C D destroyed or :seriously damaged available habitats. (have destroyed) Habitat fragmentation have caused plant and animal species in the A B (has caused) C remaining islands of habitat to lose contact with others of their own kind. D

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Species that belong to an area are said to be native species. Typically, they have been part of a given biological landscape for a long period, and they are well adapted to the local environment and to the presence of other native species in the same general habitat. Exotic species are interlopers, foreign elements introduced intentionally or accidentally into new settings through human activities. In one context an introduced species may cause no obvious problems and may, over time, be regarded as being just as "natural" as any native species in the same habitat. In another context, exotics may seriously disrupt delicate ecological balances and create a cascade of unintended consequences. The worst of these unintended consequences arise when introduced species put native species in destruction by preying on them, altering their habitats, or out-competing them in the struggle for food resources. Although biological introductions have affected environments the world over, the most destructive, effects have occurred on islands, where introduced insects, cats, pigs, rats, mongooses, and other nonnative species have caused the grave endangerment or outright extinction of literally hundreds of species during the past 500 years. One of other reason to cause species extinction is overexploitation. This word refers to the utilization of a species at a rate that is likely to cause its extreme endangerment or outright extinction. Among many examples of severe overexploitation, the case of the great whales stands out in special relief. By the middle of the 20th century, unrestricted whaling had brought many species of whales to incredibly low population sizes. In response to public pressure, in 1982 a number of nations, including the USA, agreed to an international moratorium on whaling. As a direct result, some whale species which are thought to have been on extinction's doorstep 25 years ago have made amazing comebacks, such as grey whales in the western Pacific. Others remain at great risk. Many other species, however, continue to suffer high rates of exploitation because of the trade in animal parts. Currently, the demand for animal parts is centered in several parts of Asia where there. is a strong market for traditional medicines made from items like tiger bone and rhino horn. 36. Native species _______. a. are not used to the local environment b. never get along well with other native species in the same environment c. tend to do harm to exotic species d. have been part of a given biological landscape for a long period 37. Exotic species _______. a. do no harm to native species and the local environment b. may kill native species for food c. always share the environment peacefully with native species d. help to make the local environment more ideal to survive 38. According to the first paragraph, _______. a. non-native species have caused badly damage to native ones b. introducing new exotic species to local environments is necessary c. exotic species have never been introduced on islands d. very few native species have been damaged by exotic species 39. According to the second paragraph, by the middle of the 20 century ___.

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a. whale population was the most crowded in marine life b. whale hunting was illegal c. whale population increased dramatically d. whaling was not restricted 40. Tiger bone and rhino horn _______. a. are not popular in Asian markets b. are never in the trade of animal parts c. are used for making traditional medicines d. cannot be found in Asian markets Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international (41) _____- governmental organization for the (42) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was (43) _____ as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million (44) _____ worldwide, working in more (45) _____ 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with (46) ____ 9% of its funding coming from voluntary. (47) ___ by private individuals and businesses. The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the (48) _____ of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned (49) _____ endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The organization (50) ____ more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world. 41. a. non b. not c. no d. nor 42. a. challenge b. keeping c. conservation d. awareness 43. a. produced b. discovered c. used d. formed 44. a. supporters b. residents c. inhabitants d. citizens 45. a. as b. than c. to d. as to 46. a. generally b. individually c. commercially d. approximately 47. a. deposits b. donations c. refunds d. loans 48. a. destroy b. destructive c. destruction d. destroyed 49. a. on b. by c. with d. upon 50. a. goes b. walks c. reaches d. runs TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. endangered b. destroyed c. damaged d. provided 2. a. attitude b. survive c. introduce d. human 3. a. medicine b. priority c. crisis d. primary 4. a. chemical b. which c. change d. each 5. a. protect b. commercial c. construction d. climate Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____. a. extinct b. extinction c. extinctive d. extinctly 7. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than _______ rates found in the fossil record. a. nature b. natural c. naturally d. naturalness 8. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat _______ and degradation are the leading threats. a. destroy b. destructive c. destructor d. destruction 9. We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species _______ extinction. a. from b. in c. for d. on 10. Over-exploitation for food, pets, and medicine, pollution, and disease are recognized _______ a serious threat _______ extinction. a. as / of b. to / for c. over / with d. upon / at 11. Clearing forests for timber has resulted _______ the loss of biodiversity. a. with b. at c. in d. for

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12. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture. a. destruction b. contamination c. fertilizer d. variety 13. The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______. a. prosperous b. prefect c. vulnerable d. remained 14. Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken. a. vanishing b. damaging c. polluting d. destroying 15. _______ is the protection of environment and natural resources. a. Survival b. Commerce c. Conservation d. Extinction 16. Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife. a. organization b. contamination c. protection d. damage 17. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the _______ of extinction. a. wall b. fence c. verge d. bridge 18. Species become extinct or endangered for _______ number of reasons, but _____ primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities. a. / a b. a / the c. the / a d. / 19. Since _______ 1600s, worldwide overexploitation of animals for _______ food and other products has caused numerous species to become extinct or endangered. a. the / a b. the / c. / the d. the / the 20. I _______ be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably _______ take a taxi if I want to be on time. a. must/ have to b. may / must c. should / needn't d. mustn't / shouldn't 21. You _______ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time. a. needn't b. mustn't c. do not have to d. may not 22. The television isn't working. It _______ during the move. a. should have been damaged b. needn't be damaged c. must have been damaged d. ought not be damaged 23. I am not deaf. You _______ shout. a. must b. mustn't c. need d. neednt 24. John failed again. He _______ harder. a. must have tried b. should have tried c. can tried d. may have tried 25. _______ I borrow your lighter for a minute? - Sure, no problem. Actually, you _______ keep it if you want to. a. May / can b. Must / might c. Will / should d. Might / neednt 26. I do not mind at all. You _______ apologize. a. shouldn't b. needn't c. mustn't d. oughtn't to 27. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _______ exhausted after such a long flight now. a. must be b. must be being c. must have been d. should have been 28. The lamp _______ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out. a. should not b. might not c. must not d. will not 29. It is a top secret. You _______ tell anyone about it. a. mustn't b. needn't c. mightn't d. won't 30. We have plenty of time for doing the work. We _______ be hurried. a. needn't b. shouldn't c. mustn't d. mayn't Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. we I dependent / nature / cannot survive ourselves / without wildlife a. As we are dependent on nature and we cannot survive ourselves without wildlife. b. We dependent on nature and therefore cannot survive ourselves without wildlife. c. We are dependent on nature and so cannot survive ourselves without wildlife. d. We are dependent on nature and cannot survive ourselves without wildlife. 32. environmental education / help / spread / environmental awareness / share practical techniques / solve the environmental problems a. Environmental education to help for spreading environmental awareness and sharing- practical techniques to solve the environmental problems. b. Because environmental education helps to spread environmental awareness and shares practical techniques to solve the environmental problems. c. Environmental education helps to spread environmental awareness and shares practical techniques to solve the environmental problems.

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d. Environmental education that helps to spread environmental awareness and sharing practical techniques to solve the environmental problems. 33. we / engage / individuals / appreciate nature / the relationship / they have with wildlife a. We should engage individuals to appreciate nature and the relationship that they have with wildlife. b. We might engage individuals for appreciating nature and the relationship that they have with wildlife. c. We must engage individuals to appreciate nature and the relationship when they have with wildlife. d. We need engaging individuals to appreciate nature and the relationship which they have with wildlife. 34. everyone / pick up / one piece of trash / a day / about 6.6 billion pieces less a. If everyone picked up one piece of trash a day, there would be about 6.6 billion pieces less. b. When everyone will pick up one piece of trash a day, about 6.6 billion pieces would be less. c. Because everyone picks up one piece of trash a day, about 6.6 billion pieces is less. d. Unless everyone picked up one piece of trash a day, there will be about 6.6 billion pieces less. 35. you / conserve energy / go to school or to work by bus / turn off your electric devices / you are not using them a. As you want to conserve energy, go to school or to work by bus and so turn off your electric devices when you are not using them. b. If you want to conserve energy, go to school or to work by bus together with turn off ,your electric devices when you are not .using them. c. Suppose you want to conserve energy, go to school or to work by bus and turn off your electric devices when you are not using them. d. When you want to conserve energy, you needn't go to school or to work by bus and turn off your electric devices when you are not using them. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. We live in a dynamic world, and habitats are always undergoing changes at all sorts of levels. However, natural changes usually occur at a slow pace so that impacts on individual species tend to be slight - at least in the short term. When the pace of change is greatly accelerated, there may be no time for individual species to react to new circumstances, and the effects can be disastrous. Briefly, this is the reason that rapid habitat loss is regarded as the chief cause of species endangerment, and there is no force more powerful in this regard than human beings. To some extent, every part of the earth has been affected by human activities, especially during this past century. This applies on virtually every scale, from the loss of microbes in soils that once supported tropical forests, to the extinction of fish and other aquatic species in polluted freshwater habitats, to changes in global climate caused by the release of greenhouse gases. From the perspective of an individual human lifetime, such changes may be hard to detect and their effects on individual species may be hard to predict. But the lesson is clear enough. For example, although many countries have had plans to grow many tropical forests, they are highly susceptible to destruction because the soils in which they grow are poor in available nutrients. Centuries may be required to bring back a forest that was cut down or burnt out in the space of a few years. Many of the world's severely threatened animals and plants live in such forests, and it is certain that huge numbers of them will disappear if present rates of forest loss continue. 36. Habitats in the world are unchangeable and fixedly exist. a. True b. False c. No information 37. All species can adapt themselves to new circumstances easily and quickly. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Human beings are the main cause that leads to rapid habitat loss. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Many kinds of fish are also in danger of extinction because water habitats are polluted. a. True b. False c. No information 40. Many countries have grown as many tropical forests as they destroyed in the past years. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. When the word "endangered" is mentioned, people usually think of particular species, like the panda or whooping crane. However, we would like to encourage you to think about (41) ____ in a broader context. It is (42) ___, the physical places where species live and interact with one another. Although the development of special breeding programs, also known as captive conservation, may help some species in some cases, it is clearly not (43) ___ answer to the global problem. Indeed, (44) __ we are able to protect natural areas where endangered species actually live, they have no future. . Species become endangered for a wide (45) _____ of reasons. By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, however, we find the same broad causes (46) _____ again and again. They are Habitat Destruction, Exotic Species, and Overexploitation. Among other factors threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution.

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Limited distributions are often a consequence of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat (47) _____, for example, may be disastrously affected by random factors. Diseases can have severe (48) _____ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa. Domestic animals are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild (49) _____, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment. Pollution has seriously done harm (50) _____ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering. 41. a. development b. endangerment c. pollution d. contamination 42. a. plants b. conservations c. habitats d. organizations 43. a. a b. an c. the d. 44. a. so b. but c. if d. unless 45. a. variety b. commerce c. extinction d. destruction 46. a. expressing b. showing c. disappearing d. appearing 47. a. benefit b. reserve c. loss d. gone 48. a. impact b. interest c. infection d. absorption 49. a. needs b. populations c. natures d. medicines 50. a. to b. for c. with d. at TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. extinction b. animal c. classify d. primary 2. a. biologist b. seriously c. commercial d. identify 3. a. habitat b. different c. industry d. introduce 4. a. medicine b. endanger c. addition d. survival 5. a. derive b. provide c. modern d. depend Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual global disaster. a. exploit b. exploitable c. exploitation d. exploitative 7. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _______. a. fertile b. fertility c. fertilizers d. fertilizable 8. Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats. a. pollutes b. pollutants c. pollutions d. polluters 9. Contamination and global warming have driven many species of animals and plants _______ the threat of extinction. a. for b. to c. with d. on 10. Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it. a. from b. on c. for d. of 11. They have built a particular reserve' which is suitable _______ pandas. a. at b. upon c. in d. for 12. We should do something immediately to conserve _______ nature a. a b. an c. the d. 13. Everyone knows what is happening to _______ earth but we just do not know how to stop it. a. a b. an c. the d. 14. Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them. a. destroy b. drain c. endanger d. discover 15. If an area is _______, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed. a. endangered b. deforested c. contaminated d. polluted 16. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture. a. raise b. produce c. supply d. reserve 17. Many schools provide environmental education to increase students' awareness of conservation needs. a. effort b. benefit c. exploitation d. knowledge 18. All the countries of the area have _______ to protect their wildlife but they are rarely enforced. a. efforts b. laws c. results d. reserves 19. Forest dwellers had always hunted the local _______ but their needs had been small. a. wildlife b. commerce c. reserve d. generation 20. Keep quiet. You _______ talk so loudly in here. Everybody is working.

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a. may b. must c. might d. mustn't 21. John is not at home. He _____ go somewhere with Daisy. I am not sure. a. might b. will c. must d. should 22. _______ I have a day off tomorrow? - Of course not. We have a lot of things to do. a. Must b. Will c. May d. Need 23. The computer _______ reprogramming. There is something wrong with the software. a. must b. need c. should d. may 24. _______ I be here by 6 o'clock? - No, you _______. a. Shall/mightn't b. Must / needn't c. Will / mayn't d. Might / won't 25. If I had gone white water rafting with my friends, I _______ down the Colorado River right now. a. should have floated b. must be floating c. would be floating d. would have been floating 26. You _______ touch that switch, whatever you do. a. mustn't b. needn't c. won't d. wouldn't 27. Susan ___ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly. a. mustn't b. couldn't c. can't d. needn't 28. You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to their name. a. needn't b. couldn't c. mayn't d. mustn't 29. - Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning. - She _______ there waiting for us a. needn't sit b. might still sit c. must still be sitting d. should have sat 30. Jane often wears beautiful new clothes. She _______ be very rich. a. must b. could c. might d. neednt Choose a, b, c, or d that best fills in the blank. 31. I have done this math problem at least twenty times, but my answer is wrong according to the answer key. _______ a. The answer in the book should be wrong! b. The book needn't have a wrong answer. c. There is a wrong answer in the book. d. The answer in the book must be wrong! 32. When I was a child, as we were having dinner, my grandmother always used to say, _______. a. One must not eat with one's mouth open b. You should have eaten with your mouth open. c. Open your mouth and eating d. One needn't open his mouth to eat 33. _______ We have still got plenty of food. a. You should have bought some more to eat. b. You needn't have gone to the supermarket. c. We must have bought some more food. d. May I go to the supermarket? 34. John passed his exam with a distinction. _______. a. He was too lazy to succeed b. He can't have studied very hard c. He must have studied very hard d. He needs studying harder 35. _______. We got there far too early. a. We needn't have hurried b. We should hurry up c. Hurry up or we will be late d. We must have walked hurriedly Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. By the year 2025, the Earth could lose as many as one fifth of all species known to exist today. In recent centuries, hundreds of species have disappeared, almost always as a result of human activities. The passenger pigeon, one familiar example, was a source of food until excessive hunting and habitat loss caused its extinction in 1914. The North American bison, whose populations were decimated by settlers and market hunters in the 1800s, came close to sharing the same fate. Bison survive today only because of the efforts of early conservationists. Today, species require such efforts more urgently than ever. An essential task that falls to present-day conservationists is to determine which species are most, endangered, so that conservation resources' can be applied where action is needed most. Species are categorized by the degree to which their survival in the wild is threatened. World Wildlife Fund offers a sampling of animals and plants that fall mainly within the two most serious categories of- threat: critically endangered and endangered. What threatens these species' existence? Some of the top threats are habitat

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destruction by unsustainable logging and ever-encroaching human settlement; pollution of water, soil, and air by toxic chemicals; unnatural climate changes due to fossil fuel use; unmanaged fishing that exhausts fish stocks; and illegal hunting to supply the demand for skins, hides, traditional medicines, food, and tourist souvenirs. The list which conservationists presents only a fraction of the species at risk of extinction today and does not include thousands of species whose status we do not yet know. Hundreds of species without common names have been left out, which means that while many mammals are on this list, only a few insects and mollusks are included. Species listed here range from the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, to the majestic tiger, to the humble thickshell pond snail. Large or small, beautiful or ugly, all species play a role in the complex circle of life. All of us depend on the natural resources of our planet. Each time a species is lost, the complexity, natural balance, and beauty of our world is diminished. And what threatens plants and animals ultimately threatens people as well. 36. According to the first paragraph _______. a. species extinction is only caused by hunting b. human beings protect wife life much more than they do harm to them c. the main cause of species extinction is human activities d. we can stop radically species extinction by 2025 37. The North American bison _______. a. was completely extinct in 1800s b. was not the aim of human hunting c. was raised by settlers in 1800s d. has escaped from extinction thanks to conservationists 38. Species are categorized _______. a. to prevent hunting b. to provide food c. to destroy their habitats d. to give preferential right to conserve 39. Which sentence is true? a. Medicine is not a factor to cause species extinction. b. The list which conservationists present does not include all kinds of species. c. Pollution does nothing to species extinction. d. Conservationists have good knowledge of all kinds of mollusks. 40. According to the last paragraph, _______. a. species extinction has no relationship to human beings b. what threaten plants and animals can do nothing to human beings c. human beings depend on natural resources to survive d. not every, species has a role in the circle of life. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future because they have been (41) _____ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world but they are (42) _____ by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and non- (43) _____ plants. The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (44) _____ the extinction of the 182 rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the (45) _____. Since 1990, (46) _____ a result of their 'Plant Extinction Prevention Program', sixteen species have been brought into (47) _____ and three species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in order to (48) _ plants in the wild. In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims (49) _____ collecting genetic material from the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild populations and where possible reintroduce species into (50) _____ 41. a. disappeared b. reduced c. increased d. developed 42. a. guarded b. invested c. conserved d. threatened 43. a. nation b. native c. national d. nationally 44. a. prevent b. encourage c. stimulate d. influence 45. a. wild b. atmosphere c. hole d. sky 46. a. so b. due c. as d. but 47. a. contamination b. production c. cultivation d. generation 48. a. derive b. vary c. remain d. protect 49. a. at b. for c. with d. on 50. a. shelters b. reserves c. gardens d. halls Unit 11. BOOKS

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TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. entertainment b. information c. difficulty d. understanding 2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough 3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful 4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer 5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. action Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Which subject is this book ________? a. for b. on c. of d. up 7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare. a. at b. for c. in d. over 8. People enjoy a book ________ different ways. a. on b. with c. upon d. in 9. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it. a. inform b. information c. informative d. informatively 10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children. a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties 11. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________. a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed 12. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of ________ life. a. an / b. the / a c. / the d. an / a 13. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour a day, at least. a. a b. an c. the d. 14. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like ________ literature in general. a. a b. an c. the d. 15. ____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures. a. Comic b. Thriller c. Romantic d. Science 16. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed. a. Take b. Put c. Set d. Pick 17. A book may be studied by students as the ________ of a writing and analysis exercise in the form of a book report. a. limit b. time c. subject d. interest 18. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________. a. put down b. swallow c. look up d. understand 19. A ________ is a report in a newspaper or magazine in which a writer gives his opinion of a book, a film, or a play. a. page b. subject c. review d. journey 20. If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. a. dip into b. put away c. pick up d. put down 21. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later. a. need typing b. needn't be typed c. need to type d. needn't typing 22. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm. a. visits b. visited c. can visit d. can be visited 23. The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure. a. might delay b. might be delaying c. might have delayed d. might have been delayed 24. The room ________ once a day. a. should clean b. should be cleaning c. should be cleaned d. should have cleaned 25. Two tablets ________ twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly. a. must take b. must be taken c. must have taken d. must be taking 26. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me. a. can't have seen b. can't see c. can't have been seen d. can be seen 27. I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering. a. was started b. will be started c. must started d. must have started

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28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard. a. needn't study b. needn't be studying c. needn't have studied d. needn't have been studied 29. There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to the bank today. a. needn't be taken b. needn't be taking c. needn't take d. needn't taking 30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident. a. will cancel b. will be cancelling c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled Error Identification. 31. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds A because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered B C academic performance, especially reading scores. (because) D 32. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading A B teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a C D sustained attention span. (cultivates) 33. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your A B C life more thicker. (thicker) D 34. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading. A B C is bored . (boring) D 35. There are many benefits that we may be gained by actually taking the A B time to read a book instead of sitting in front of the TV or doing some C D other forms of mindless entertainment. (may gain) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become so restricted in our choice of .reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only for entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating physiological and mental problems that are of growing concern among experts. 36. Reading ________. a. completely stops when we finish our schooling c. is of little use b. is an endless process d. should be done a little 37. According to the text, ________. a. new type of reading experience often interests most of us . b. we should only read for entertainment c. reading for intellectual growth is necessary

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d. we should not read for mental stimulation 38. What kind of books is recommended? a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with b. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience c. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning d. All are correct 39. We can learn from the text that today ________. a. people spend more time watching TV than reading books b. more and more people enjoy reading c. most babysitters prefer watching TV d. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV 40. The writer ________. a. does not approve of reading process c. prefers watching TV to reading b. advises us to read as little as possible d. appreciates reading Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (41) ______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. (42) ______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched material that can help you grow. We should (43) ______ our children to read more books and (44) ______ less time watching TV. Some people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?" That is (45) ______ interesting point of view worth further (46) ______. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs that (47) ______ a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it can be (48) ______ to many different people. Not only that, we can (49) ______ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good (50) ______ skills. It will save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information. 41. a. contribute b. gather c. collect d. gain 42. a. Make b. Set c. Take d. Pick 43. a. discuss b. encourage c. suggest d. define 44. a. spend b. apply c. train d. waste 45. a. a b. an c. the d. no article 46. a. explore b. explorer c. exploration d. explorative 47. a. inquire b. tell c. require d. ask 48. a. submitted b. handed c. sent d. communicated 49. a. inhale b. breathe c. eat d. digest 50. a. apprehension b. enjoyment c. comprehension d. entertainment TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. picture b. action c. question d. future 2. a. swallow b. below c. slowly d. allow 3. a. enough b. loud c. about d. amount 4. a. reading b. easy c. pleasure d. please 5. a. killed b. enjoyed c. described d. digested Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. It is important ________ students to read as many books as possible. a. up b. about c. to d. for 7. Who does the book belong ________? a. for b. to c. on d. through 8. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page. a. up b. on c. away d. in 9. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need. a. care b. careful c. carefulness d. carefully

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10. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly 11. To become a novelist, you need to be ________. a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily 12. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. a. pleasure b. novel c. page d. review 13. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else. a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science 14. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it a. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into 15. Since their appearance, books are a previous ________ of knowledge and pleasure. a. source b. pile c. amount d. sum 16. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at school a. excited b. important c. slow d. interested 17. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine. a. possesses b. owns c. has d. belong 18. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novel written by Charles Dickens? a. the / the b. / an c. / d. an / the 19. I like ________ books better than ________ films. a. / b. the / the c. / the d. the / 20. The room is too dirty. It ________ now. a. should clean b. should have cleaned c. should be cleaning d. should be being cleaned 21. The situation ________ to continue. a. cannot allow b. cannot be allowed c. cannot have allowed d. cannot be allowing 22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch. a. can turn b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning 23. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________. a. should employ b. should not be employed c. will not be employed d. will he employed 24. Things ________ clear to them so that they can do the work in the way that you have told them. a. are making b. ought to be made c. have made d. needn't be made 25. Cigarettes ________ at a bakery. a. most buy b. cannot buy c. cannot be bought d. should not buy 26. The next meeting ________ in May. a. will hold b. will be held c. will be holding d. will have held 27. ________ in simpler words? a. Has this issue expressed b. Can't this issue express c. Can this issue express d. Couldn't this issue be expressed 28. All traffic laws ________. a. is observed b. must be observed c. must have observed d. had better observe 29. Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe. a. can be picked b. can pick c. needn't pick d. should be picking 30. This letter ________, not handwritten. a. should be typing b. should be typed c. needn't type d. needn't be typed Choose the best clause or phrase to complete the following sentence. 31. The Old Man and the Sea is a novel of just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, ________. a. who should have written it and published it in 1952 b. it was written in Cuba in 1951 and it was published in 1952 c. which must have written and published in 1952 d. written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952 32. The story centers upon Santiago, ________. a. he is the main character, an aging Cuban fisherman, he struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

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b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. c. who was a Cuban old fisherman struggles with a giant marlin off the Gulf Stream. d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. 33. ________. Two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body. a. The fish is too huge to pull his boat b. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boat c. The fish is very huge pulling his boat d. The huge fish it pulls his boat 34. When he reaches the coast, there is only the skeleton of the fish left because a pack of sharks follow the trail to Santiago's boat ________. a. so that the marlin is bitten largely by each of them b. it is taken an enormous bite by each shark c. and each shark takes an enormous bite out of the marlin d. but each shark takes the marline an enormous bite 35. The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence a. as well as being a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 b. he was a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 c. a significant factor because of he was selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature in1954 d. but to be a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters. Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words. Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better. Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them. 36. Books have great influence on ________. a. TV b. friendship c. brain d. muscles 37. When you are reading a book, ________. a. you have to read small pieces of information b. you use your brain in concentration and focus c. you have to read during a very long time d. you lose your memory 38. A challenging book ________. a. helps you to improve your vocabulary b. is only for primary pupils c. can translate all new words d. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary 39. Books ________. a. are compulsory in every course b. are not needed in most of course c. contain less information than class discussions d. make a sick patient feel better 40. Books cannot give you ________.

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a. knowledge b. information c. self-esteem d. muscles Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. When a child learns to read and write, he must access the schema developed in his (41) ______. As he reads, the child creates pictures in his mind and uses (42) _____ and points of reference to put the story (43) ____. Television images do not go through a complex symbolic transformation. The mind does not have to decode and manipulate during the television experience. Watching television and playing video games do not (44) ______ a child's skills in word recognition, decoding, vocabulary, spelling or high-level thinking. The connection between television's effects (45) ______ children's reading abilities and the (46) ______ in their writing skills is clear: there is no question in the minds of educators that a student who cannot read with the true comprehension will never learn to write well. Writing, after (47) ______, is book talk, and you only learn book talk by reading. It has been shown that reading stimulates brain activity. While reading, we imagine settings, characters and we become part of the world of the story. (48) ______, it has been shown that watching television prevents brain activity. Children who watch too much television are less socially developed and have problems maintaining (49) ______. Reading, (50) ______ of watching television, enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and is less brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it makes one a better person. 41. a. brain b. heart c. forehead d. hand 42. a. imagine b. imaginative c. imaginary d. imagination 43. a. one another b. other c. together d. each other 44. a. digest b. chew c. advance d. develop 45. a. with b. on c. for d. at 46. a. decline b. stop c. harm d. discouragement 47. a. that b. it c. all d. whole 48. a. Conversely b. Successfully c. Totally d. Unhappily 49. a. education b. explanation c. concentration d. exploration 50. a. because b. instead c. consisting d. in spite TEST 3 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. book b. too c. who d. lose 2. a. fewer b. wonderful c. swallow d. chew 3. a. tasting b. subject c. sleep d. pleasure 4. a. source b. resource c. course d. colour 5. a. advice b. pick c. might d. kind Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Many people are not interested ________ reading books as much as seeing films. a. in b. with c. for d. about 7. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But ________ fact. TV has not kill reading. a. for b. upon c. at d. in 8. Books are a wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure. a. with b. of c. in d. about 9. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________. a. please b. pleasant c. pleasure d. pleasing 10. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow. a. romance b. romantic c. romanticize d. romanticism 11. The novel has had a tremendous impact on ________ and publishing markets. a. entertain b. entertainer c. entertainment d. entertainingly 12. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl. a. recommendation b. information c. fiction d. interest 13. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very much. He has read them with ________. a. entertainment b. romance c. tasting d. pleasure 14. The reviewer ________ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction. a. chewed b. digested c. described d. drew 15. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left. a. pieces b. pages c. slices d. sheets 16. Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books? a. imagine b. advise c. describe d. understand

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17. A ________ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying. a. non-fiction b. science c. thriller d. romance 18. Peter enjoys ________ science fictions, ________ type of book based on imagined scientific discoveries in the future. a. / b. the / c. / a d. the / the 19. Different people never read a book in ________ same way. a. a b. an c. the d. 20. Before eating, ________ thoroughly with soap and clean water. a. you should wash your hands b. your hands should be washing c. you need washing your hands d. Your hands need washed 21. Fruits ________ in a freezer. a. should not put b. should not be put c. must put d. must be putting 22. The fire ________ by lightning. a. must cause b. must be causing c. must have caused d. must have been caused 23. The last decision ________. a. will be made by the manager b. needn't be finished / will be having c. that will be made by the manager d. must be finished / can have 24. This work ________ today so that we ________ a holiday tomorrow. a. will finish / are having b. that the manager will be made c. should finish / can be had d. will be making by the manager 25. I wish I ________ many times. a. will not be interrupted b. would not be interrupted c. will not have interrupted d. would not have been interrupted 26. The package ________ carefully before it ________. a. must be wrapped / is posted b. needs wrapping / will be posted c. should wrap / is going to be posted d. will be wrapping / needs posting 27. The weather forecast says that ________ tomorrow. a. it will snow b. it will be snowed c. it needs snowing d. it must be snowed 28. The car ________ by Karen. The keys are still on the table. a. must have taken b. must have been taken c. can't have been taken d. can't have taken 29. The garden ________. It has just started raining. a. needn't water b. needn't be watered c. needn't be watering d. needn't have watered 30. - I saw Grace this morning at the bank. - It ________ Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon. a. can't be b. must be c. can't have been d. must have been Choose the best sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today. a. My assignment must have been submitted today. b. I needn't have submitted my assignment today. c. My assignment was required to submit by today. d. I mustn't submit my assignment today. 32. It's time we left for the disco. a. We may leave for the disco now. b. We needn't leave for the disco now. c. We should leave for the disco now. d. We must have leave for the disco now. 33. It was a mistake of you to lose your passport. a. You shouldn't have lost your passport. b. There must be a mistake in your passport. c. You needn't have brought your passport. d. Your passport must be lost.

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34. My car keys are possibly in the kitchen. a. My car keys should be put in the kitchen. b. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen. c. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen. d. My car keys might be in the kitchen. 35. Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm? a. Must I come over to your house at about 7pm? b. Could I be come to your house at about 7pm? c. Can I come to your house at about 7pm? d. Will I come to your house at about 7pm? Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Have you ever written a book report? First of all, you have to read the book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you to organize your thoughts. What will you include in the outline? Follow whatever instructions your teacher has given you. If you are on your own, however, the following guidelines should help. Let's assume for the moment that you have chosen a work of fiction. We will start with a description of the book. The description should include such elements as: 1. The setting: Where does the story take place? Is it a real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly, where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described? 2. The time period: Is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know. 3. The main characters: Who is the story mostly about? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one. 4. The plot: What happens to the main character? Warning! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story - Is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the ending. The four points above deal with the report aspect of your work. For the final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let your reader know your personal response to whatever it was. 36. When you write a book report, you can organize your thoughts by writing the basic elements down in an outline format. a. True b. False c. No information 37. The background of the story, place and time, is not necessary in a book report. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Each book has only one main character. a. True b. False c. No information 39. In your book report, only important events are told. a. True b. False c. No information 40. When you report a non-fiction work, you needn't express your impression on the book. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Making time to read is something we all know we (41) ______ do, but who schedules book reading time every day? There are very few. That is why adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking to it can improve discipline. Books are (42) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such, you can learn almost anywhere too. By reading more books and exposing yourself (43) ______ new and more complete information, you will also be able to come up with more (44) ______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the subject, you can combine lessons from all of them into new (45) ______. Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (46) ______ out of things to talk about with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be uncomfortable. It (47) ______ even make married couples wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (48) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always have something to talk about. You can discuss

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various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss the things you are learning in the business books you are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless. Bocks are inexpensive (49) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home from work and immediately (50) ______ on the TV news, you are going from work stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and pick up a book. 41. a. should b. mustn't c. needn't d. might 42. a. durable b. portable c. changeable d. capable 43. a. for b. with c. on d. to 44. a. disapproved b. dull c. creative d. required 45. a. solutions b. problems c. troubles d. difficulties 46. a. put b. had c. walked d. run 47. a. should b. might c. need d. must 48. a. So b. Therefore c. However d. Although 49. a. entertainment b. tension c. machinery d. media 50. a. gets b. turns c. takes d. makes Unit 12. WATER SPORTS TEST 1 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played 2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing 3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief 4. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching 5. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. How many players are there in _______ water polo team? a. a b. an c. the d. 7. _______ swimming is considered to be good way of losing weight. a. / a b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the 8. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply 9. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization 10. The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the _______. a. shoot b. shooting c. shooter d. shot 11. _______ defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and prevent a goal a. About b. Over c. Without d. On 12. Players can move the ball by throwing it _______ a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them. a. for b. into c. to d. from 13. Shots usually succeed when the goalie is out _______ position. a. into b. for c. of d. off 14. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the _______. a. net b. crossbar c. ball d. goalie 15. A defensive player may only hold, block or pull a / an _______ who is touching or holding the ball. a. audience b. referee c. goalie d. opponent 16. If a defender _______ a foul within the five meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team is awarded a penalty throw or shot. a. commits b. interferes c. punches d. touches 17. The more' goals the players _______, the more exciting the match became. a. marked b. made c. scored d. sprinted 18. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. a. penalty b. draw c. score d. goal 19. The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed. a. advanced b. sprinted c. played d. excluded

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20. A goalie who aggressively fouls an attacker in position to score can be charged with a _______ shot for the other team. a. penalty b. preventing c. scoring d. ranging 21. _______ is a sport in which people or teams race against each other in boats with oars. a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Swimming d. Water polo 22. I have never taken part in any water sports _______ I cannot swim. a. because b. because of c. due to d. partly because of 23. Many people do not like scuba diving _______. a. because it is dangerous b. because of it is dangerous c. because its danger d. due to it is dangerous 24. New Zealand _______ 1,000 miles southeast of Australia. a. lies about b. is lain c. is lying d. is laid about 25. John _______ across the lawn. a. danced wildly b. was wildly danced c. was dancing wild d. was being danced wildly 26. John _______ every summer. a. plays softball and tennis b. plays with softball and tennis c. is played softball and tennis d. is played with softball and tennis 27. The eagle _______ higher and higher in the sky. a. soar b. soared c. is soared d. was soared 28. The ship _______ during the night. a. has remained the harbor b. was remained the harbor c. remained the harbor d. remained in the harbor 29. The baby _______. a. was sleeping depth b. was slept deeply c. slept in depth d. was sleeping deeply 30. They _______ by the sea. a. are staying at a hotel b. are staying a hotel c. are being stayed a hotel d. are being stayed at a hotel Error Identification. 31. Windsurfing, which is a water sport combining elements of surfing and A B sailing first developed in the United States in 1968 and also called boardsailing. C (was first developed) D 32. The windsurfer stands on a board that is propelled and steering by A B (steered) means of a sail attached to a mast that is articulated at the foot. C D 33. Since 1984 the sport has included in the Olympic Games as part of the A B C D yachting events. (has been included) 34. The sport was became very popular in Europe and by the late 70's A B there was windsurfing fever in Europe with one in every three C households having a sailboard. (became) D 35. The first world championship of windsurfing held in 1973. Windsurfing A B C (was help) first became an Olympic sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women. D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. There is very little documentation about the origins of water polo. It is known, however, that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of mid-19th century England as an aquatic version of rugby. Early games used an inflated rubber ball that came from India known as a "pulu" (the single Indian word for all "balls"). Pronounced "polo" by the English, both the game and the ball became known as "water polo." To attract more spectators to swimming exhibitions, the London

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Swimming Association designed a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools in 1870. At first, players scored by planting the ball on the end of the pool with both hands. A favorite trick of the players was to place the five-to-nine inch rubber ball inside their swimming suit and dive under the murky water, they would then appear again as close to the goal as possible. The introduction of the rules by Scottish players changed the nature of water polo. It became a game that emphasized swimming, speed and passing. Scottish rules moved from a rugby variant to a soccer style of play. Goals became a cage of 10x 3 feet and a goal could be scored by being thrown. Players could only be tackled when they "held" the ball and the ball could no longer be taken under water. The small rubber ball was replaced by a leather soccer ball. If the player came up too near the goal, he was promptly jumped on by the goalie, who was permitted to stand on the pool deck. Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious. Water polo was first played in the USA in 1888. The game featured the old rugby style of play which resembled American football in the water. "American style" water polo became very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such venues as Madison Square Garden and Boston's Mechanics Hall, attracting 14,000 spectators to national championship games. 36. According to the text, _______. a. the origins of water polo are written thoroughly in a lot of documents b. water polo is an aquatic version of rugby c. water polo first appeared somewhere outside England d. people have played water polo since the early 19th century. 37. The present rules of water polo were invented _______. a. by Scottish players b. by Indian players c. the London Swimming Association d. in 1870 38. In water polo, the players score a goal by _______. a. swimming b. passing c. catching d. throwing 39. The present water polo ball is made of _______. a. rubber b. leather c. bone d. wood 40. Water polo became popular in America in _______. a. the middle of the 19th century b. in 1870 c. in 1888 d. by the late 1890's Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Rowing is a sport in which athletes race' against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, (41) _____ on the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades (42) _____ they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational, focusing (43) _____ learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role. It is also one of (44) _____ oldest Olympic sports. In the United States, Australia and Canada, high school and collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew. (45) _____ rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the oars which are held in (46) _____ by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow. It is a demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (47) _____ and cardiovascular endurance. Since the action of rowing (48) _____ fairly popular throughout the world, there are many different types of (49) _____. These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and the side-by-side format used in the Olympic Games. The many different formats are a result of the long (50) _____ of the sport, its development in. different regions of the world, and specific local requirements and restrictions. 41. a. depending b. creating c. interesting d. carrying 42. a. but b. because c. as d. as soon as 43. a. of b. on c. with d. about 44. a. a b. an c. the d. 45. a. Over b. Of c. During d. While 46. a. area b. sight c. part d. place 47. a. strong b. strongly c. strength d. strengthen 48. a. was become b. has become c. is become d. is becoming 49. a. competition b. examination c. test d. round 50. a. work b. history c. period d. race TEST 2 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. water b. football c. begin 2. a. personal b. penalty c. defensive

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3. a. award b. prevent c. visit d. except 4. a. goalie b. advanced c. above d. depend 5. a. overtime b. decision c. period d. penalize Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Water polo is played in _______ pool 1.8 meters deep. a. a b. an c. the d. 7. The goalie tried to catch _______ ball, but he failed. a. a b. an c. the d. 8. The final I _______ was 3-0. a. score b. scoring c. scorer d. scores 9. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 10. _______ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. a. Defense b. Defensive c. Defender d. Defensively 11. _____ the start of each period, both teams line up on their own goal line. a. In b. For c. From d. At 12. A water polo ball is constructed of waterproof material to allow it to float _______ the water. a. upon b. over c. above d. on 13. There are six field player positions and a goalkeeper ______ each team. a. on b. with c. from d. for 14. _______ is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music. a. Rowing b. Windsurfing c. Diving d. Synchronized swimming 15. If the tie is not broken after two overtime _______, a penalty shootout will determine the winner. a. opponents b. waves c. parts d. periods 16. Minor _______ occur when a player impedes or otherwise prevents the free movement of an opponent including swimming on the opponent's shoulders, back or legs. a. penalties b. shots c. fouls d. motions 17. _______ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball. a. Water polo b. Rowing c. Swimming d. Water skiing 18. Offensive players may be called for a foul by pushing off a defender to provide space for a _______ or shot. a. pass b. crossbar c. box d. goal 19. A penalty shot is _______ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line. a. prevented b. awarded c. committed d. ranged 20. A dry pass, meaning the ball does not _______ the water is thrown a few inches above the head of the catching player. a. catch b. hold c. swim d. touch 21. _______ is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow board with a sail on it. a. Water polo b. Diving c. Windsurfing d. Scuba diving 22. Water polo balls _______ with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player. a. cover b. are covered c. are being covered d. covered 23. Alexis _______ next week. a is swimming in the state championship b. is swimming the state championship c. is swum the state championship d. is swum the state championship 24. The news of war _______ and the world. a. was shocked the nation b. was shocked by the nation c. shocked the nation d. shocked by the nation 25. The player _______. a. will reward for his hat-trick b. will be rewarded for his hat-trick c. will reward his hat-trick d. will be rewarded his hat-trick 26. Before the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading. a. was finished by b. had been finished by c. had finished d. had been finished

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27. The player was ejected because he committed a foul. a. as b. due to c. despite d. provided 28. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg. a. because b. since c. as d. because of 29. They cancelled the match _______ his badly injured leg. a. due to it rained heavily b. because of the heavy rain c. because of it rained heavily d. because the heavy rain 30. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard. a. though b. due to c. because of d. because Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. He could escape from hurt because he was wearing protective clothes. a. Thanks to his protective clothes, he could escape from hurt. b. His protective clothes made him hurt. c. Due to his protective clothes, he was hurt. d. His being hurt made his unable to wear protective clothes. 32. We were unable to type the contract because the computer malfunctioned. a. Despite a computer malfunction, we managed to finish typing the contract. b. The computer malfunction helped us complete the contract. c. The fact that the computer malfunction prevented us from typing the contract. d. Thanks to the computer malfunction, we could type the contract. 33. The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily. a. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery. b. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery. c. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily. d. The heavy snow made the roads slippery. 34. The accident happened because she was careless. a. The accident was prevented due to her carelessness. b. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident. c. It was the accident that made her careless. d. The more careless she was, the less accident happened. 35. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book. a. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand. b. The lecturer's book which I had not read was difficult to understand. c. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer said in his book. d. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Water sports are as challenging as they are fun. Although water sports are not as popular as basketball or football, activities such as parasailing, water skiing, water polo, wakeboarding, jet skiing and competitive swimming interest many people. Ail water sports have an element of danger involved, which is why it is important to follow these safety tips before you dive in. Step 1: Learn how to swim. Sure, it seems obvious, but it is also extremely important. Do not even think about skiing, tubing, wakeboarding or water polo if you cannot stay afloat in water deeper than your height. Step 2: Check your equipment and your life safety tools. Count your life vests and have floatation devices nearby. If you are engaging in a sport that requires a lot of equipment, such as wakeboarding, go over every piece to ensure proper functioning. Step 3: Be physically fit. Put your pride aside and get in shape. Most water sports are incredibly strenuous and require the player to have physical endurance. It can be dangerous to participate in a water sport, such as water skiing or wakeboarding, when your body isn't ready. Step 4: Save the tricks for the professionals. If you are an amateur, do not attempt water sport tricks. It is tempting to push to the next level with sports like skiing and sailing, but train heavily first. Step 5: Recruit a spotter. When you do water sports, always have an extra person on hand to spot for you. This includes indoor sports like' water polo, diving and competitive swimming. 36. Water sports are much more popular than basket ball and football. a. True b. False c. No information 37. Sometimes it is dangerous to playa water sport. a. True b. False c. No information

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38. The first thing you have to do is to learn how to swim if you want to take up a water sport. a. True b. False c. No information 39. You need to have a boat right beside all the time if you want to take up a water sport. a. True b. False c. No information 40. There are tricks which amateur players cannot play. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Sailing or boating may seem to be very interesting with the high level of technical elements (41) _____ in the sport. Whether you choose a small (42) _____ or a catamaran, whether you choose lake or ocean sailing, there are (43) _____ number of things you need to master before you can start enjoying the pure (44) _____ of being on the water. Getting the sailing skills which you need to start sailing your own boat is easy if you just sign up with a sailing school. You can learn to sail (45) _____ any age. There are no (46) ____. The best schools and instructors will teach you all you need to know about sailing in a friendly and pleasant manner. As with all sports, sailing will get you into (47) _____ with new friends. There is a closeness that develops out at sea, however, (48) _____ not many other sports have. Being on the water in any capacity demands a healthy outlook and way of life. Sailing and boating are two sports that (49) _____ all our senses to be at their peak. Sailing calls upon physical strength, intelligence and intuition. It is one sport that allows you to leave all your daily concerns and (50) _____ back on the land and to be off with only your bare self. 41. a. invented b. consisted c. involved d. contained 42. a. fleet b. submarine c. ferry d. boat 43. a. a b. an c. the d. 44. a. please b. pleasure c. pleasant d. pleasantly 45. a. with b. at c. in d. for 46. a. investment b. disappearance c. discoveries d. restrictions 47. a. allowance b. pace c. contact d. keeping 48. a. which b. that c. when d. whom 49. a. ask b. say c. tell d. demand 50. a. cultures b. habits c. traditions d. customs TEST 3 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride 2. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score 3. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical 4. a. pool b. good c. look d. book 5. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Where can people play _______ water polo? a. a b. an c. the d. 7. No _______ water polo player except _______ goalie can hold the ball with both hands. a. a / the b. the / c. the / a d. / the 8. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to _______ the opponents from scoring. a. prevent b. preventing c. prevention d. preventable 9. Many young men prefer scuba-diving because it is _______. a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist 10. I _______ think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure. a. person b. personal c. personally d. personalize 11. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends _______ his preference and health. a. with b. for c. in d. on 12. Most referees often wears _______ black. a. in b. for c. with d. on 13. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball _______ two hands. a. at b. in c. with d. from 14. If the score is tied at the end of regulation play, two _______ periods of three minutes each are played. a. half b. halftime c. quarter d. overtime 15. A water polo cap is used to ____ the players' heads and to identify them.

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a. tie b. penalize c. protect d. move 16. lf a defender _______ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds. a. punches b. passes c. plays d. interferes 17. Water polo is a team water game, with six field players and one goalie in each team. The winner of the game is the team that scores more _____. a. nets b. goals c. plays d. balls 18. As all field players are only allowed to touch the ball with one hand at a time, they must develop the ability to catch and _______ the ball with either hand. a. throw b. point c. score d. cross 19. _______ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment. a. Synchronized swimming b. Rowing c. Water polo d. Scuba diving 20. When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is to _______ the ball down the field of play and to score a goal. a. create b. ride c. advance d. eject 21. The referee signals with a whistle and by lowering his arm, and the player taking the penalty _______ must immediately throw the ball with an uninterrupted motion toward the goal. a. arm b. shot c. net d. goal 22. Some of the students began to fall asleep _______ the lecture was boring and irrelevant. a. as b. due to c. because of d. on account of 23. Tommy joined the English Club _______ to increase his circle of friends. a. because his desire b. because of his desire c. because of he desired d. due to he desired.. 24. _______, I do not consider this composition acceptable. a. Because of so many errors b. Because of there were so many errors c. On account of there were so many errors d. As so many errors 25. The prisoner was given a harsh sentence ______ the nature of his crime. a. since b. as c. because d. due to 26. The burglar _______. a. has been disappeared with the cash b. disappeared the cash c. disappeared with the cash d. was disappeared with the cash 27. Ellen _______ and sang her song. a. nodded to the audience b. nodded the audience c. was nodding the audience d. was nodded to the audience 28. Our teacher _______ to take the exam. a. gave another chance each of us b. was given each of us by another chance c. gave each of us another chance d. was given each of us another chance 29. If Charlie _______, he could have been injured. a. had been run the street b. had been run into the street c. had run the street d. had run into the street 30. The turtle _______ of Arizona. a. may be lived a small area b. may be lived in a small area c. may live in a small area d. may live a small area Choose the best that can completes the following. 31. _______, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music. a. Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance b. Synchronized swimming which a water sport, a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance c. Synchronized swimming, a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance d. Synchronized swimming, it is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. 32. Synchronized swimming demands some water skills, and requires incredible strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, _______. a. while upside down underwater with exceptional breath control b. because of exceptional breath control while upside down underwater

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c. also exceptional breath control is required while upside down underwater d. as well as exceptional breath control while upside down underwater 33. Developed in the early 1900s in Canada, synchronized swimming is a sport performed almost exclusively by women. _______. a. As for its early form, sometimes it was called "water ballet" b. In its early form, it was sometimes known as "water ballet" c. Since its early form, sometimes it knew as "water ballet" d. With its early form, "water ballet" was sometimes known 34. When performing routines, competitors will typically wear a nose-clip. _______, to reflect the type of music to which they are swimming. a. The competitors who wear custom swimsuits and headpieces, usually elaborately decorated b. They also wear custom swimsuits and headpieces, usually elaborately decorated c. They also wear custom swimsuits and headpieces, which are usually elaborately decorating. d. Usually elaborately decorated, the competitors also wear custom swimsuits and headpieces 35. In synchronized swimming, the costume and music are not judged directly, _______. Underwater speakers ensure that swimmers can hear the music at all times. a. with factors into the overall performance and "artistic impression" b. as a result they are factors into the overall performance and "artistic impression" c. but they are factors into the overall performance and "artistic impression" d. because they are factors into the overall performance as well as "artistic impression" Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses scuba equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. In some diving circles, the term "recreational diving" is used in contradistinction to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of the sport which requires greater levels of training, experience and equipment. Recreational scuba diving grew out of related activities such as snorkeling and underwater hunting. For a long time, recreational underwater excursions were limited by the amount of breath that could be held. However, the invention of the aqualung in 1943 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and its development over subsequent years led to a revolution in recreational diving. However, for much of the 1950s and early1960s, recreational scuba diving was a sport limited to those who were able to afford or make their own kit, and prepared to undergo intensive training to use it. As the sport became more popular, manufacturers became aware of the potential market, and equipment began to appear that was easy to use, affordable and reliable. Continued advances in' SCUBA technology, such as buoyancy compensators, modern diving regulators, wet or dry suits, and dive computers, increased the safety, comfort and convenience of the gear encouraging more people to train and use it. Until the early 1950s, navies and other organizations performing professional diving were the only providers of diver training, but only for their own personnel and only using their own types of equipment. There were no training courses available to civilians who bought the first scuba equipment. Professional instruction started in 1959 when the non-profit National Association of Underwater Instructors was formed. Further developments in technology have reduced the cost of training and diving. Scuba-diving has become a popular leisure activity, and many diving locations have some form of dive shop presence that can offer air fills, equipment and training. In tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world, there is a large market in holiday divers, who train and dive while on holiday, but rarely dive close to home. Generally, recreational diving depths are limited to a maximum of between 30 and 40 meters (100 and 130 feet), beyond which a variety of safety issues make it unsafe to dive using recreation diving equipment and practices, and specialized training and equipment for technical diving are needed. 36. Recreational diving _______. a. requires more equipment than technical diving , b. are taken up by many people for leisure and entertainment c. needs no equipment d. requires more experience than technical diving 37. Recreational underwater excursions used to be limited _______. a. as underwater hunting was banned b. because the necessary amount of breath was too expensive to afford c. because divers could not take enough amount of breath with them d. because the necessary amount of breath was too heavy to bring 38. According to the second paragraph, in the 1950s and early 1960s, recreational scuba diving was a sport limited because _______. a. divers did not like to take part in any intensive training courses

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b. there were not any intensive training courses for divers c. there were not enough kit for many divers d. kit and intensive training were too expensive for many people to afford 39. These following sentences are true EXCEPT _______. a. In the early 1950s anyone who wanted to dive could be professionally trained. b. In the early 1950s there were no training courses available to civilians who bought the first scuba equipment. c. As recreational diving became more popular, manufacturers have made more and more diving equipment. d. Advances in scuba technology encourage more and more people to train and use it. 40. Holiday divers _______. a. do not like to dive in tropical and sub-tropical parts b. can dive as deep as they like because of safety c. are those who go away from home to dive d. are limited in tropical and sub-tropical parts Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Water polo is a rapidly growing sport in the United States and internationally as (41) ______. For anyone involved in playing or being a spectator, it is important to understand the rules of the game. Each team (42) ______ of one goalie and six field players. Each field player plays both offense and defense, and the goalie is not allowed on the other half of the pool. There are many different arrangements of players in front of the goal. The (43) ______ of the players depends on the play that is being run, similar to basketball or hockey. One important rule is that the ball can only be handled by one hand at a time. If a player (44) ______ the ball, which is the size of a volley ball, yellow and with rubber grip, with both hands, the referee calls a turnover and the possession of the ball goes to the opposing team. The playing time, (45) ______ on the rules of play and the level of competition. Usually, men play four 7-minute quarters while women play four 6-minute quarters. Teams are usually allowed 2 time outs per game, but this may vary. (46) ______ consist of swimsuits for both men and women, as well as a cap on the head with plastic ear protectors and the player's number on both sides. Visiting teams wear lighter color caps, while home wears the darker color. In (47) ______, one point is given for each time the ball is thrown into the goal, and in some leagues there is a 2-point line several meters out of the goal. Each quarter begins with a (48) ______ in which the fastest members of each team race toward the ball, which is placed at the halfway point on the water by the referee. Water polo is an (49) ______, challenging, and fun sport. It is full contact and its competitiveness cannot be underestimated. The game is great to watch and (50) ______ better to play. You may not imagine what goes on underwater that no one, especially not the referee, can see. Water polo is a growing sport for good reason, and it may soon be one of the leading sports for both men and women's athletics. 41. a. well b. too c. so d. also 42. a. contains b. includes c. consists d. involves 43. a. situation b. location c. position d. attention 44. a. fetches b. clutches c. shakes d. holds 45. a. takes b. depends c. interests d. attracts 46. a. Suits b. Dresses c. Costumes d. Uniforms 47. a. scoring b. marking c. getting d. penalizing 48. a. jog b. sprint c. walk d. run 49. a. excite b. excitement c. exciting d. excited 50. a. as b. even c. than d. more

Unit 13. THE 22nd SEAGAMES TEST 1 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. events b. spirit c. Asian d. silver 2. a. gold b. region c. organize d. game. 3. a. trained b. proved c. impressed d. performed 4. a. competitor b. medal c. level d. development 5. a. honor b. high c. host d. hold Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

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6. In _______ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals. a. / the b. the / c. a / the d. the / the 7. _______ logo of the 22nd SEA Games is the stylization of Lac bird, the ancient bird pictured of the face of Ngoc Lu kettledrum, _______ most special and typical relic of the ancient Vietnamese culture. a. A / the b. The / the c. / d. The / 8. _______ symbol of the SEA Games Federation is to emphasize the solidarity, friendship, and nobility. a. A b. An c. The d. 9. The host country, Laos, is expected to announce official sports for 25th SEA Games _______ November 2008. a. on b. in c. during d. from 10. Vietnam recommended archery, vovinam, billiards-snooker and canoeing _______ official sports at the games. a. at b. with c. as d. in 11. The Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic arid international guests, and 11 sports delegations _______ Southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games were warmly welcomed. a. over b. at c. for d. from 12. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country. a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully 13. The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries. a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participating 14. _______, the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. a. Surprise b. Surprised c. Surprising d. Surprisingly 15. On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of "_______, Honesty and Fair Play". a. Performance b. Delegation c. Participation d. Solidarity 16. The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place. a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended 17. The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport _______ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. a. games b. event c. work d. situation 18. In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______. a. present b. award c. medal d. reward 19. The 22nd SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _______. a. standings b. events c. spirits d. programs 20. Viet Nam's successful hosting of the 22nd SEA Games is considered a/an _____ example for other countries to follow, particularly in honesty, consistence and organizing method. a. festival b. peaceful c. energetic d. outstanding 21. _______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do. a. The harder / the better b. The more / the much c. The hardest / the best d. The more hard / the more good, 22. My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _______ it is at night, _______ he plays his music! a. the less / the more loud b. the less / less c. the more late / the more loudlier d. the later / the louder 23. Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______. a. more and more good b. better arid better c. the more and more good d. gooder and gooder 24. The Sears Tower is _______ building in Chicago. a. taller b. the more tall c. the tallest d. taller and taller 25. Petrol is _______ it used to. a. twice as expensive as b. twice expensive more than c. twice more than expensive d. more expensive than twice 26. Peter is _______ John. a. younger and more intelligent than b. more young and intelligent than c. more intelligent and younger than d. the more intelligent and younger than 27. San Diego is town in Southern California. a. more nice and nice b. the nicer c. the nicest d. nicer and nicer

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28. It gets _______ when the winter is coming. a. cold and cold b. the coldest and coldest c. colder and colder d. more and more cold 29. Robert does not have _______ Peter does. a. money more than b. as many money as c. more money as d. as much money as 30. The Mekong Delta is _______ deltas in Vietnam. a. the largest of the two b. the more larger of the two c. one of the two largest d. one of the two larger Error Identification. 31. The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a A (known) biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven B C countries of Southeast Asia. D 32. The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games A (is) B Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee C D and the Olympic Council of Asia. 33. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help A B promote cooperative, understanding and relations among countries in. C (cooperation) D the Southeast Asian region 34. The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17 A B December,1959 comprising more and more 527 athletes and officials C D (more than) from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions. 35. The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as A B C (first) the host for the biannual- games. D Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The 22nd SEA Games, hosted this year by Vietnam, has joined the international movement to rid sports of tobacco. For the first time, the regional sporting event will be tobacco-free under a landmark cooperative agreement signed in April 2003 between the World Health Organization (WHO), the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Committee and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Hanoi Health Department has organized a press seminar to celebrate and raise awareness about the tobacco-free SEA Games. The 22nd SEA Games is the first games hosted by Vietnam and 10 countries from the Southeast Asian region with nearly 8,000 athletes and coaches will participate. It will be the first tobacco-free international sporting event in Vietnam, joining other international tobacco-free sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup 2002, and the Winter Olympic Games 2002. The 22nd SEA Games will ban all sales, advertising and other promotion of tobacco products, and restricts smoking in all Games venues. The aim is to protect spectators, athletes, event staff, media and other visitors from the serious health hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke, as well as to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking. Madame Pascale Brudon, WHO Representative in Vietnam, stated, "Vietnam has established 3 years ago a comprehensive, ambitious national tobacco control policy and a national tobacco control program. The tobacco-free 22nd SEA Games will be yet another area where Vietnam is leading the way for other countries in the region and the world in protecting its citizens from the debilitating and disastrous consequences of tobacco use." WHO has provided funding and technical assistance to the SEA Games Organizing Committee and Vietnamese Ministry of Health to train of over 4,000 SEA Games organizers and volunteers on the implementation of the tobaccofree policy. An international team of trainers from the Ministry of Health, International Organization for Good Temper

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(lOGT), WHO and International Development Enterprises (IDE) began a series of national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003. The tobacco-free SEA Games are an inspiration and a model for other sport events, big and small, not only in Vietnam but also in the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Region. 36. In the 22nd SEA Games _______. a. there will be the attendance of athletes from the World Health Organization b. smoking is not allowed c. smoking is only for the leader, not any athletes d. is held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health 37. According to the text, _______. a. Vietnam has ever organized several tobacco-free sport events before the 22 nd SEA Games b. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has not been approved by any world organizations c. the tobacco-free SEA Games is not announced to newspapers and magazines d. the tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam has been encouraged and supported by many world organizations 38. According to the third paragraph, _______. a. tobacco companies can have an advertising campaign during the SEA Games b. second-hand tobacco smoke cannot cause any harm to the athletes in the 22 nd SEA Games c. cigarettes are not allowed to sell in the 22nd SEA Games venues d. everyone can buy cigarettes in the 22nd SEA Games venues except the athletes 39. One of the aims of the tobacco-free SEA Games is a. to sell more and more tobacco during the event b. to change public attitudes about the social acceptability of smoking c. to reduce the production of tobacco d. to help athletes to solve the problems of the serious health hazards 40. Which sentence is not true? a. Vietnam itself has to pay a lot for the volunteers on the implementation of the tobacco-free policy. b. The tobacco-free SEA Games in Vietnam get great support from several world organizations c. The tobacco-free SEA Games is considered a model for other sport events. d. There are national training workshops for volunteers in April, 2003 for the tobacco-free SEA Games. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to (41) _____ individuals, domestic and foreign organizations buy and use bicycles during the time (42) _____ they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City then donate the bicycles to poor children. Preparing (43) _____, this program, the Organizing Committee has signed a (44) _____ with Martin - a bicyclemaking firm - to purchase 1,000 bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% (45) _____ than market prices, with nearly 20 different models. In the mid of November, The Organizing Committee will announce, promote, and (46) _____ the program "SEA Games Iron Horses - For Poor Children" through (47) _____ at airport, on buses, taxis, at information desks, posters, banners, newspapers, and websites of city Youth Union. Besides 1,200 volunteers (48) _____ the SEA Games 22, the Organizing Committee also recruits 100 active volunteers for this program to handle the handover and receiving bikes, instructing participating tourists, giving (49) _____ to questions through hot lines. This program both conveys practical significance and helps international friends to understand further the nation and people of Viet, Nam as well as strengthen the friendship and (50) _____ among nations. 41. a. require b. contribute c. encourage d. raise 42. a. where b. which c. that d. when 43. a. for b. on c. of d. about 44. a. document b. contract c. letter d. report 45. a. low b. lower c. the lower d. the lowest 46. a. public b. publicly c. publicizing d. publicize 47. a. book b. tickets c. leaflets d. sheets 48. a. serving b. taking c. running d. hosting 49. a. enquiries b. letters c. responses d. demands 50. a. cooperation b. participation c. achievement d. success TEST 2 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

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1. a. enthusiast b. successfully c. competitor d. participation 2. a. spirit b. impress c. event d. perform 3. a. development b. cooperation c. surprisingly d. facility 4. a. festival b. badminton c. participant d. organize 5. a. solidarity b. energetic c. excellently d. combination Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Vietnam was _______ host country of the 22nd SEA Games. a. a b. an c. the d. 7. The 22nd SEA Games Mascot is _______ Golden Buffalo. a. a b. an c. the d. 8. To prepare for the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam carried out _______ intensive program for the athletes. a. a b. an c. the d. nd 9. How many _______ took part in the 22 SEA Games? a. compete b. competitors c. competition d. competitor 10. The second part of the program in the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony was named "_______ for Peace". a. Cooperate b. Cooperation c. Cooperative d. Cooperatively 11. The _______ wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition. a. organize b. organization c. organizable d. organizers 12. In 2006, Viet Nam made a deep impression ______ other countries in the region by successfully hosting the Southeast Asian Student Sport Festival. a. with b. for c. in d. on 13. The Southeast Asian Student Sport Festival is the biggest sport event _______ the youths in the region. a. for b. on c. in d. of 14. At his last attempt the athlete was successful _______ passing the bar. a. in b. for c. with d. on 15. The number of Vietnamese sport officials and referees of international standard taking part in regional tournaments has increased rapidly. a. hosting b. participating c. achieving d. succeeding 16. At the 23rd SEA Games, Viet Nam proved its position in the region by ____ third behind the host - the Philippines and second-ranked Thailand. a. finishing b. playing c. preparing d. performing 17. In the 22nd SEA Games in 2003, the country _______ the competition with 340 medals, including 156 golds, 91 silvers and 93 bronzes. a. defended b. cost c. topped d. ranked 18. To improve its athletes' _______, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries. a. team b. competitor c. appearance d. performance 19. _______ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger. a. Wrestling b. Bodybuilding c. Weightlifting d. Badminton 20. He is a great sports _______. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy. a. enthusiast b. player c. energy d. programmer 21. As she did so, her parents became _______. a. the angriest b. the most angry c. the more angry d. angrier and angrier 22. People should eat ____ and do ____ to reduce the risk of heart disease. a. less fat / more exercise b. less and less fat / the more exercise c. the less fat / the more exercise d. fatter / more exercise 23. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. _______ the food is, _______ he likes it. a. The hotter / the more and more b. The hotter / the more c. The more and more hot / the more d. The hottest / the most 24. Of course you can come to the party. _______. a. The more the merrier b. The more and the merrier c. The more and merrier d. The more and more merrier 25. I feel _______ I did yesterday.

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a. much more tired than b. many more tired than c. as many tired as d. as more tired as 26. She is _______ a spectator. a. more an athlete than b. more of an athlete than c. an athlete more than d. an athlete of more than 27. His house is _______ mine. a. twice as big as b. as twice big as c. as two times big as d. as big as twice 28. ____ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. a. As much as people b. More people c. As many as people d. People more 29. It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained. a. the more difficult b. more difficult than c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult 30. You must drive slower in built up areas. _______ you drive in the city, it is _______ that you will have an accident. a. The faster and faster / the more b. The faster / the more probable c. The more and more fast / the more and more probable d. The more fastly / the probable Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games. a. The sports competed ill this SEA Games are the same as those in last SEA Games. b. Not as many sports were competed in last SEA Games as in this SEA Games. c. In the last SEA Games there were some sports which were not competed. d. In this SEA Games, there are less sports competed than in last SEA Games. 32. No one in the team can play better than John. a. John plays well but the others play better. b. John as well as other players of the team plays very well. c. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well. d. John is the best player of the team. 33. He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do. a. The more he works, the happier he feels. b. The less he works, the happier he feels: c. His work makes him feel happy. d. He feels happier and happier with his work. 34. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago. a. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays. b. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays. c. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays. d. We should consume as much petrol as possible. 35. I learn a lot but I cannot remember anything. a. I learn more and more and remember more and more. b. The less I learn, the more I remember. c. The more I learn, the less I remember. d. I remember not only what I have learnt. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The 25th SEA Games is scheduled to be held in Vientiane, Laos in 2009. This will be the first time the country has ever held a Southeast Asian Games. If Laos failed to meet qualifications to hold the event in time, the games would be moved to Singapore. It will also commemorate the 50 years of the SEA Games. Because of the limited sports facilities in Vientiane, only 25 sports will be in competition. Among the sports will be missing from competition are cycling, gymnastics, hockey, rowing and weightlifting. The 'games will retain events like tenpin bowling, petanque, billiards, 'dragon' boat racing, sepak takraw, wushu, Muay Thai and pencak silat, and will resume the sport of juggling a shuttlecock with feet. The cutback is partly due to the land-locked country - with no sailing, windsurfing or triathlon and also lack of facilities in Vientiane. Laos will host the games with a budget of $80 million, with the help of China who is building a new stadium to be used as the main venue on a 182-hectare lot in the Vientiane suburb of Saythani district. The stadium will be the biggest

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in the country and will be able to accommodate over 20,000 spectators. Vietnamese government official has affirmed that Vietnam will help Laos successfully organize the 25th SEA Games. Under the cooperation program, Vietnam will train Lao coaches and athletes, provide equipment and 'send experts to Laos to help it successfully organize the sporting event. 36. The 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos in 2009 also commemorates the 50 years of the SEA Games. a. True b. False c. No information 37. Laos reduces some sport games due to the lack of facilities. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Wushu will not be competed in the 25th SEA ,Games. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Laos has not any help from foreign countries. a. True b. False c. No information 40. All Laotian athletes are being trained in Vietnam. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The 24th Southeast Asian Games was (41) _____ in Thailand from December 6 to December 16, 2007. The Thai Olympic Committee was (42) _____ the event to coincide with the commemoration of 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Officials were studying the possibility of doing the events in multiple venues (43) _____ what had been done in Vietnam and the Philippines. It was (44) _____ sixth time Thailand hosted the SEA Games. Thailand hosted the 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985 and 1995 SEA Games. On 24 February 2006, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to (45) _____ the 2007 SEA Games schedule, and progress on the province's under-construction US$65 million sports complex. The meeting provided an overview of (46) _____, and ended with reassurances that everything would be ready (47) _____ SEA Games in 2007. The sports (48) __ included a 5,000-seater indoor stadium and 16 tennis court facilities among other facilities scheduled to be finished on June 2007. The 2007 SEA Games featured (49) _____ than 400 events in 45 sports. The 24th edition of the games had the highest number of sporting events in the entire (50) _____ of the SEA Games, more events than the Asian Games and the Olympic Games. 41. a. held b. met c. seen d. committed 42. a. winning b. competing c. fighting d. planning 43. a. such as b. as c. likely d. like 44. a. a b. an c. the d. 45. a. talk b. discuss c. tell d. quarrel 46. a. facilities b. tools c. materials d. furniture 47. a. at b. on c. with d. for 48. a. places b. halls c. venues d. homes 49. a. rather b. more c. better d. as 50. a. history b. ancient c. former d. time TEST 3 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. games b. teams c. medals d. events 2. a. success b. enthusiast c. support d. surprise 3. a. southern b. athlete c. both d. enthusiasm 4. a. compose b. propose c. purpose d. suppose 5. a. organize b. spirit c. title d. surprising Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. The 22nd SEA Games was launched by _______ impressive opening ceremony at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium, in front of over 40,000 spectators. a. a b. an c. the d. 7. The opening ceremony of the 22nd SEA Games began at 7 pm with _______ song "Vietnam - Our Fatherland". a. a b. an c. the d. 8. On behalf of _______ host country; Prime Minister Phan Van Khai declared the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony. a. a b. an c. the d. 9. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect.

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a. prepare b. preparation c. preparative d. preparer 10. ASEAN press praised the great _______ of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games. a. sports b. sportsman c. sporting d. sportsmanship 11. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers. a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively 12. The delegation to the SEA Games was composed _______ top competitors of the country. a. on b. of c. for d. among 13. All the audience was quite surprised _ the success of that young athlete. a. on b. at c. to d. off 14. Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed _______ high spirits. a. for b. of c. on d. in 15. Since its rejoining in the Southeast Asian arena in 1989, Viet Nam's sports have made great _______, particularly in recent SEA Games. a. success b. invention c. host d. game 16. The athlete had tried his best to _______ his SEA Games title and records. a. carry b. perform c. defend d. support 17. Viet Nam is now willing to _______ part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand by the end of 2007 with a total of 958 athletes. a. play b. lose c. take d. enjoy 18. _______ is a game in which two teams hit a large ball with their hands backwards and forwards over a high net. If you allow the ball to touch the ground, the other team wins a point. a. Volleyball b. Water polo c. Basket ball d. Badminton 19. He became Jamaica's first Olympic gold medalist when he won the 400-meter _______ in 1948. a. distance b. title c. runner d. sport 20. She won the race in _______ time and got the gold medal. a. included b. durable c. rank d. record 21. The party was _______ I had expected. a. more a hundred times fun than b. a hundred times fun more than c. a hundred times more fun than d. more fun than a hundred times 22. He finds physics _______ other science subjects. a. far more difficult than b. many more difficult than c. too much more difficult than d. more much difficult than 23. _______ he drank, _______ he became. a. More / more violent b. The most / the most violent c. The more / the more violent d. The less / less violent 24. Mary was _______ of the two sisters. a. the clever b. as clever as c. the cleverer d. the cleverest 25. French is a _______ language to learn than English is. a. difficult b. more difficult c. most difficult d. more and more difficult 26. The cuisine of France is _______. a. more famous than that of England b. famous than the cuisine of England c. more famous than which of England d. as famous than that of England 27. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, he is. a. The more rich / the more happy b. The richest / the happiest c. The richer / the happier d. Richer and richer / happier and happier 28. The fast we finish, _______. a. the sooner we can leave b. we can leave sooner and sooner c. the sooner can we leave d. we can leave the sooner 29. Of all athletes, Alex is _______. a. the less qualified b. the less and less qualified c. the more and more qualified d. the least qualified, 30. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got _______. a. more panicked b. the more panicked

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c. more than panicked d. more and more panicked Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 31. the Euro Cup 2008/ Zurich / Tuesday, 17 June / Italy / beat / France / advance into the quarterfinals a. With the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June it was Italy beating France to advance into the quarterfinals. b. For the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June when Italy beat France and advanced into the quarterfinals. c. In the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June, Italy beat France to advance into the quarterfinals. d. It was in the Euro Cup 2008 in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 June, Italy beat France to advance into the quarterfinals. 32. the world champion Italy / beat / France / 2-0 / eliminate / France / the European championship a. The world champion Italy, it beat France 2-0 to eliminate France from the European championship. b. The world champion Italy beat France 2-0 to eliminate France from the European championship. c. The world champion Italy beat France 2-0 and so eliminate France from the European championship. d. The world champion Italy beating France 2-0 and eliminated France from the European championship. 33. Italy / open its account (the 25th minute / Andrea Pirlo / convert the penalty into goal a. Italy opened its account in the 25th minute and with Andrea Pirlo converted the penalty into goal. b. Italy opened its account in the 25th minute when Andrea Pirlo converting the penalty into goal. c. Italy opened its account in the 25th minute, Andrea Pirlo who converted the penalty into goal. d. Italy opened its account in the 25th minute, with Andrea Pirlo converting the penalty into goal. 34. the French / unable to open their account / Italy's Daniele de Rossi / score / Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute a. While the French were unable to open their account and Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute. b. The French were unable to open their account, therefore, Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute. c. The French were unable to open their account while Italy's Daniele de Rossi scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute. d. If French were unable to open their account while Italy's Daniele de Rossi would scored Italy's second goal in the 62nd minute. 35. for France / unsuccessful match / lose / the key man Franck Ribery / serious injury / only after seven minutes a. For France, it was an unsuccessful match as it lost the key man Franck Ribery due to serious injury only after seven minutes. b. For France an unsuccessful match was when it lost the key man Franck Ribery for serious injury in only after seven minutes. c. For France had an unsuccessful match with losing the key man Franck Ribery because of serious injury only after seven minutes. d. For France was an unsuccessful match and it lost the key man Franck Ribery because serious injury only after seven minutes. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. The organization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants and spectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals. Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo events began on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis on November 26th; The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water polo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze. The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region. This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991. There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze. 36. Up to now, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games _______ times.

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a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 37. According to the first paragraph, _______. a. the opening and closing ceremonies were hold in the stadiums of Manila b. only four of eleven participating countries got medals c. the 23rd SEA Games had been over by the end of November, 2005 d. the number of audience in the 23rd SEA Games was about 200,000 people 38. Which sport was first competed in the 23rd SEA Games? a. Water polo b. Tennis c. Men's football d. Sailing 39. Which was not mentioned in the 23rd SEA Games? a. Peace b. Friendship c. Solidarity d. Understanding 40. Which country got the first gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games? a. Vietnam b. Singapore c. The Philippines d. Malaysia Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Among the total of 1,200 volunteers serving the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City, nearly 1,000 are students (41) _____ universities, colleges, technical schools. Besides that, 6,000 cheer people are also in the training session to serve the SEA Games SEA Games 22 will (42) ____ from the end of November, beginning with football, to nearly the middle of December. This is also the time (43) _____ students to do revision and (44) _____ for their first semester test. In order to provide advantageous (45) _____ to volunteers and students to (46) _____ on their tasks in SEA Games 22, City Youth Union is trying to solve this problem. At present, the volunteers are both studying and participating in the training sessions to prepare themselves for SEA Games 22 at (47) _____ same time. However, at the peak of late November and mid December, the organizers will have plans to assist them and suggest schools and universities offer the time priority to the volunteers helping them serve the Games (48) _____ efficiently. Schools and universities really have the concern -on this matter and will (49) _____ the examination schedules for volunteers till the end of the SEA Games. (50) _____ the time being, the volunteers can assure their time in class and at technical training session, mainly on every Saturday and Sunday. It is hopeful that the volunteers will have comfort to serve SEA Games 22 wholeheartedly. 41. a. at b. in c. for d. into 42. a. host b. commence c. enjoy d. participate 43. a. where b. which c. that d. when 44. a. prepare b. carry c. take d. gain 45. a. achievements b. promotions c. conditions d. circumstances 46. a. intend b. focus c. contribute d. attend 47. a. a b. an c. the d. 48. a. more b. as c. the most d. most 49. a. keep away b. go up c. take on d. put off 50. a. On b. For c. At d. In Unit 14. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. civilian b. official c. temporary d. tsunami 2. a. colleague b. appall c. devote d. victim 3. a. initiate b. medical c. rapidly d. possible 4. a. volunteer b. wherever c. example d. disaster 5. a. injured b. famine c. earthquake d. result Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. According to the Red Cross 1998 had been _______ worst year for natural disasters in modern times. a. a b. an c. the d. 7. During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _______ injured. a. a b. an c. the d. 8. Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _______ famine. a. a b. an c. the d. 9. The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______, race, religion, class or political opinions. a. national b. nationally c. nationality d. native

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10. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian 11. In former days, after the battles soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field without any _______ attendance and basic care. a. medicine b. medical c. medication d. medically 12. The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main _______ is to protect human life and health. a. mission b. experience c. organization d. rule 13. The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _______. a. protection b. enjoyment c. wealthy d. sufferings 14. The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800 of them working4in its Geneva _______. a. factories b. companies c. headquarters d. buildings 15. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. a. poster b. billboard c. symbol d. signal 16. The Red .Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or _______. a. victims b. disasters c. opportunities d. conditions 17. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991. a. started b. helped c. treated d. dedicated 18. In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war. a. mounted b. excited c. devoted d. interested 19. _______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die. a. Disaster b. Famine c. Poverty d. Flood. 20. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need. a. over b. by c. off d. on 21. Helen has gone out and she will not be _______ till midnight. a. off b. along c. back d. away 22. Everything is _______ you. I cannot make _______ my mind yet. a. out off / on b. up to / up c. away from / for d. on for / off 23. There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it _______. a. out b. up c. off d. along 24. The explorers made a fire to _______ off wild animals. a. get b. keep c. take d. go 25. If something urgent has _______ up, phone me immediately and I will help you. a. picked b. come c. kept d. brought 26. The passengers had to wait because the plane ______ off one hour late. a. took b. turned c. cut d. made 27. Be careful! The tree is going to fall. a. Look out b. Look up c. Look on d. Look after 28. The organization was established in 1950 in the USA. a. come around b. set up c. made out d. put on 29. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies assume the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society. a. take on b. get off c. go about d. put in 30. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt. a. put on b. went off c. got out d. kept up Error Identification 31. UNICEF uses the term 'child protection' to refer for preventing and A B C (to) responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children and teenagers. D 32. UNICEF's child protection programs also aim at those children who are A B C

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uniquely vulnerable to the abuses, so as when living without parental D (such as) care, in remote areas, or in very poor family. 33. Violations of the child's right to protection take place in every country A B C and be massive. D (are) 34. Children subjected to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect are in A B (at) C risk of death, poor physical and mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational problems. D 35. Among many other program, UNICEF also supports the international A B C D Child Rights Information Network. (programs) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. On Monday, May 12, 2008 a violent earthquake, measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, happened in southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the area. The earthquake destroyed thousands buildings, roads, schools and hospitals, as well as infrastructure like communication networks and electrical towers. Thousands of people died or are missing, and more than 45 million people were affected by the earthquake, which has been the worst natural disaster to hit China for 30 years. The American Red Cross has contributed $20 million to support the relief and recovery efforts of the Red Cross Society of China. These funds will be used to assist survivors through the purchase and distribution of relief supplies, coordination of logistics and transportation of disaster workers to the hardest hit areas. The American Red Cross has also sent relief experts to the affected area to help monitor and coordinate the response efforts. On June 6, the American Red Cross co-hosted a forum to address the U.S. response and recovery efforts following the earthquake. More than 30 representatives from humanitarian organizations, the business companies and the government participated in the event. More than 35,000 staff and volunteers with the Red Cross Society of China responded to the disaster by distributing food, water, tents and other essential items. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are providing 100,000 tents to help those in need. The Red Cross Society of China is a very strong organization with extensive experience responding to disasters. The American Red Cross has long history of working with the Red Cross Society of China, going to back to famines in 1906 and including severe storms earlier this year. There has been a close contact between the Red Cross Society of China and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, arid they have been ready to provide additional support such as disaster workers, relief supplies or financial assistance. Concerned family and friends in the United States may have difficulty contacting their loved ones because telecommunication has been out of work by this disaster. If they are trying to reach relatives living in China or those who are citizens of China, the American Red Cross suggests them keep calling or try contacting other family members who live nearby. 36. The earthquake on May 12, 2008 in China _______. a. left no aftershocks b. destroyed everything except communication networks c. caused no human loss d. had effects on more than 45 million people 37. According to the second paragraph, _______. a. the American Red Cross helped the Red Cross Society of China to recover from the earthquake b. the American Red Cross owed the Red Cross Society of China $20 million c. the victims of the earthquake were not helped to buy necessary things d. disaster workers were not sent to the hardest hit areas because of the aftershocks 38. Which sentence is not true? a. There are more than 30 representatives from humanitarian organizations, the business companies and the government in the US helping the Chinese earthquake victims. b. The American government did not do anything to help the earthquake victims in China. c. The American Red Cross has contributed $20 million to help the earthquake victims in China. d. The American Red Cross has also sent relief experts to help the earthquake victims in China. 39. Which is not mentioned about the Red Cross Society of China? a. It is a strong organization.

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b. It gets on well with the American Red Cross. c. It supplied the earthquake victims a lot of things except tents. d. It has extensive experience responding to disasters. 40. After the earthquakes _______. a. it has been difficult to contact with the resident in the ,attacked area b. the American Red Cross advised people not to keep contact with the victims c. contacting with the victims was not a problem d. everything has been in order soon Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, was (41) _____ by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency Food and (42) _____ to children in 'countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the (43) _____ United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this old name. (44) _____ in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to' children and mother in developing countries. UNICEF is currently focused (45) _____ five primary priorities: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, including girl's education, Child protection from (46) _____, exploitation, and abuse, HIV/AIDS and children, and Policy advocacy and partnerships for children's rights. Related areas of UNICEF action include early childhood development, adolescence development and participation; life skills based education and child rights all over the world. A (47) _____ funded agency, UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private (48) _____. Its programs emphasize developing community-level services to promote the health and well-being of children. Recently, UNICEF has begun partnerships with world-class athletes and teams to promote the organization's work and to (49) _____ funds. UNICEF greeting cards are sold worldwide to support efforts on behalf of children creating a better world where children are happy, healthy and live in dignity. UNICEF selects suitable paintings for reproduction from contemporary artists. Total income to UNICEF for 2006 was $2,781,000,000. UNICEF was (50) _____ the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006. UNICEF is present in 190 countries and territories around the world. 41. a. taken off b. set up c. paid on d. pushed back 42. a. instrument b. projects c. work d. healthcare 43. a. original b. ancestor c. old d. relatives 44. a. Managed b. Led c. Headquartered d. Committed 45. a. at b. with c. on d. in 46. a. violence b. fun c. excitement d. entertainment 47. a. volunteer b. volunteered c. voluntary d. voluntarily 48. a. persons b. patients c. donors d. victims 49. a. rise b. raise c. lift d. heighten 50. a. complimented b. awarded c. won d. taken TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. catastrophe b. propose c. become d. survive 2. a. treatment b. struggle c. initiate d. total 3. a. symbol b. emergency c. poverty d. qualify 4. a. appalled b. dedicated c. designed d. injured 5. a. society b. delegate c. president d. protection Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse. a. injure b. injured c. injuries d. injurious 7. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______. a. poor b. poorer c. poorly d. poverty 8. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well established army nursing systems for casualties. a. organize b. organized c. organizational d. organizers 9. The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day.

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a. treatment b. epidemic c. tsunami d. damage 10. During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for _______ and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons. a. civilians b. governments c. authorities d. members 11. A _______ is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. a. famine b. catastrophe c. tsunami d. flood 12. By the end of World War II, 179 _______ of the Red Cross had conducted 12,750 visits to POW (prisoner of war) camps in 41 countries. a. conferences b. symbols c. missions d. delegates 13. We oppose this war, as we would do any other war which created an environmental catastrophe. a. pollution b. disaster c. convention d. epidemic 14. The first relief assistance mission organized by the League was an aid mission for the _______ of a famine and subsequent typhus epidemic in Poland. a. leaders b. authorities c. victims d. organizers 15. The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless. a. poor b. imprisoned c. suffered d. injured 16. In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 _______ to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake. a. actions b. volunteers c. founders d. nations 17. The International Red Cross works as _______ impartial, neutral, and independent organization. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. In 2005 _______ budget of the ICRC amounts to about 970 million Swiss Francs. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is _______ worlds largest humanitarian network. a. a b. an c. the d. 20. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather. a. get through b. put off c. keep up with d. go over 21. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death. a. turn off b. take on c. get over d. keep up with 22. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport. a. use up b. do with c. take up d. go on 23. I am tired because I went to bed late last night. a. stayed up b. kept off c. put out d. brought up 24. She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers. a. from / on b. in / at c. off / up d. out / for 25. The customer had tried ____ some blouses but none of them suited her. a. at b. with c. in d. on 26. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to the pub for some drink. a. up b. over c. on d. off 27. Boy! _______ away all your toys and. go to bed right now. a. Come b. Lie c. Put d. Sit 28. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through. a. get b. take c. look d. hang 29. The water supply of the building was ______ off because the pipes burst. a. handed b. held c. cut d. paid 30. How are you _______ on with your work? - It is OK. a. calling b. getting c. laying d. looking Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. Mary says that when her drugs budget was exhausted she turned to the Swedish Red Cross. a. Mary says that she was tired with the voluntary work for the Swedish Red Cross. b. Mary says that she gave all her money to the Swedish Red Cross. c. Mary says that the money she bought drugs was given to the Swedish Red Cross. d. Mary says that when she ran out of money for her drugs, she asked the Swedish Red Cross for help. 32. I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit. a. As for me, stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult. b. I have difficulty smoking cigarettes.

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c. My smoking habit has caused me a lot of difficulties. d. I will quit smoking someday. 33. You can look up this word in the dictionary. a. There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at. b. You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary. c. The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need. d. You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need. 34. That car is beyond my means. a. That car is cheap enough for me to buy. b. That car is too expensive for me to buy. c. I am really interested in that car. d. I really do not like that car. 35. The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby. a. The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr. Pike." b. The doctor wanted Mr. Pike not to have any new hobby. c. The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike." d. The doctor said to Mr. Pike, "You should stop your present hobby." Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research, and restoration of the environment, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. It is the, world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with approximately 9% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses. The group says its main mission is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment". Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, oceans, and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution, and climate change. The organization runs more than 20 field projects worldwide in any given year. The organization was formed as a charity trust on' 11 September, 1961, in Morges, in Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson. Since its appearance the organization has conserved the world's fauna, flora, forests, landscape, water, soils and other natural resources by the management of land, research and investigation, and publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested parties and all other appropriate means. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world. The initial focus of its activities was the protection of endangered species. As more resources became available, its operations expanded into other areas such as the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. 36. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international organization, which were formed and managed by the governments of the United States and Canada. a. True b. False c. No information 37. The main mission of the organization is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment". a. True b. False c. No information 38. The fund of the organization is mainly supported by the governments of the United States and Canada. a. True b. False c. No information 39. The World Wide Fund for Nature designed a project to change the present climate. a. True b. False c. No information 40. The organization has established offices and operations around the world. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. UNICEF (The United Nations Childrens Fund) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the (41) _____ of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and (42) _____ to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of (43) _____ towards children. UNICEF (44) _____ that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development. UNICEF mobilizes political will and material (45) _____ to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies and (46) _____ services for children and their families. VNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for (47) _____ most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all

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forms of violence and (48) _____ and those with disabilities. UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to (49) _____ the suffering of children and those who provide their care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free from discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. UNICEF (50) _____, through its country programs, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities. 41. a. protest b. destruction c. protection d. achievement 42. a. admits b. suggests c. adopts d. tries 43. a. poverty b. behavior c. medicine d. injure 44. a. insists b. devotes c. treats d. mounts 45. a. sources b. mines c. budgets d. funds 46. a. care b. appeal c. supply d. react 47. a. a b. an c. the d. 48. a. exploit b. exploited c. exploiter d. exploitation 49. a. rise b. relieve c. increase d. lower 50. a. throws b. looks c. aims d. points TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. disaster b. prisoner c. agency d. family 2. a. international b. federation c. society d. dedication 3. a. catastrophe b. emergency c. conventional d. vulnerable 4. a. suffering b. president c. protection d. conference 5. a. involve b. propose c. improve d. soldier Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. All payments to the ICRC are _______ and are received as donations. a. volunteer b. voluntary c. voluntarily d. voluntariness 7. The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics. a. emergent b. emergencies c. emergently d. emergence 8. One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local _ care projects. a. health b. healthy c. healthful d. healthily 9. The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for _______ health. a. a b. an c. the d. 10. The International Red Cross started over 135 years, inspired by _______ Swiss businessman, Jean Henri Dunant. a. a b. an c. the d. 11. When was _______ United Nations established? a. a b. an c. the d. 12. One of the core tasks of the Red Cross is to organize nursing and _____ for those who are wounded on the battlefield. a. care b. attention c. victim d. catastrophe 13. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent _______ occurs once every four years. a. Globe b. Society c. Conference d. Nations 14. The mission of the Red Cross is also to supervise the _______ of prisoners of war. a. education b. encouragement c. treatment d. runaway 15. The total number of national Red Cross societies from all over the world has mounted to 186. a. protected b. devoted c. increased d. aimed 16. Henri Davison, president of the American Red Cross war Committee proposed forming a federation of these National Societies. a. took b. dedicated c. carried d. suggested 17. Fifty per cent of road accidents results in head injuries. a. examines b. heals c. causes d. treats 18. Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the almost complete lack of care for wounded soldiers. a. dedicated b. shocked c. interested d. excited

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19. The mission statement of the International Movement as formulated in the "Strategy 2010" document of the Federation is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. a. weak and unprotected b. wealthy and famous c. poor and disabled d. deaf and mute 20. Did your son pass the university entrance examination? a. make up b. get along c. go up d. get through 21. What may happen if John will not arrive in time? a. go along b. count on c. keep away d. turn up 22. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside. a. calls on b. keeps off c. takes in d. goes up 23. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic. a. take up b. turn round c. put off d. do with 24. The stranger came ___ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?" a. on to b. away from c. out of d. up to 25. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all. a. after b. along c. up d. over 26. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates. a. from b. with c. for d. to 27. I would be grateful if you kept the news _______ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it. a. from b. to c. for d. at 28. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away. a. get b. fall c. throw d. make 29. They were late for work because their car _______ down. a. got b. put c. cut d. broke 30. The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket. a. knocked b. came c. went d. fell Choose the best that can complete the following. 31. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) _______ that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. a. it is a specialized agency in the United Nations b. as it is a specialized agency by the United Nations c. is a specialized agency of the United Nations d. a specialized agency of the United Nations 32. _______, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. a. Serving both developed and developing countries b. Although it serves both developed and developing countries c. Served both developed and developing countries d. As it was served both developed ,and developing countries 33. FAO helps developing countries to improve agriculture, forestry and fishery practices, _______. a. as though it ensures good nutrition and food security for all b. but it ensures good nutrition and food security for all c. for ensuring good nutrition and food security for all d. and ensure good nutrition and food security for all 34. FAO was founded on 16 October, 1945 in Quebec, Canada, _______. a. In 1951 when its headquarters were moved to Rome, Italy b. Since its headquarters were moved to Rome, Italy, in 1951 c. In 1951 its headquarters were moved to Rome, Italy d. Its headquarters moved in 1951 to Rome; Italy 35. _______, which meets every two years to review the work carried out by the organization and approve a Program of Work and Budget for the next biennium. a. Governed by the Conference of Member Nations, FAO b. FAO is governed by the Conference of Member Nations c. FAO, it is governed by the Conference of Member Nations d. Because FAO governed by the Conference of Member Nations Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April, 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization. The WHO's constitution, states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Its major task is to combat diseases, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the people of the world. The WHO also sponsors programs to prevent and treat serious epidemics such as SARS, malaria, and AIDS. The WHO supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs. After over 2 decades of fighting smallpox, the WHO declared in 1980 that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be eliminated by human effort. The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. The organization has already endorsed the world's first official HIV/AIDS Tool kit for Zimbabwe making it an international standard. In addition to its work in eradicating disease, the WHO also carries out various health-related campaigns, for example, to boost the consumption of fruits and vegetables worldwide and to discourage tobacco use. Experts met at the WHO headquarters in Geneva in February, 2007, and reported that their work on pandemic influenza vaccine development had achieved encouraging progress. More than 40 clinic trials have been completed or are ongoing. Most have focused on healthy adults. Some companies, after completing safety analyses in adults, have initiated clinical trials in the elderly and in children. All vaccines so far appear to be safe arid well-tolerated in all age groups tested. 36. The World Health Organization (WHO) _______. a. works on international public health b. has no relation to the United Nations c. only takes care of Swiss people d. has no predecessor 37. Which is not mentioned in the second paragraph 'as the tasks of the World Health Organization? a. to promote the general health of everyone in the world b. to support pharmaceutical diagnostics, and drugs c. To combat diseases d. To supply food for patients. 38. According to the text, which disease has been eradicated? a. Malaria b. AIDS c. SARS d. Smallpox 39. According to the third paragraph, the World Health Organization ______. a. has not developed vaccines against malaria yet b. is trying to eradicate polio c. is not concerned about polio d. also carries out various health-related campaigns 40. Influenza vaccine _______. a. has only been used for adults b. cannot be used for children c. has appeared to be safe in all age groups tested d. causes bad effects on children and elderly people Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Under the global "health for all" strategy, WHO (the World Health Organization) and its members have placed special emphasis (41) _____ the developing countries. Nevertheless, the benefits of WHO's international health work are benefited by all countries, including the most developed ones. For example, all nations have benefited from their contributions to the WHO programs that led to the global (42) _____ of smallpox and to better and cheaper ways of controlling tuberculosis. (43) _____ is a key word in WHO's programs. The organization believes that immunization, (44) _____ prevents the six major diseases of childhood-diphtheria, measles, poliomyelitis, tetanus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough-should be (45) _____ to all children who need it. WHO is leading a worldwide campaign to provide effective immunization for all children in (46) _____ with UNICEF. Provision of safe drinking water for all is one of the objectives of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1980 and (47) _____ by WHO. WHO is also active in international efforts to combat the diarrheal diseases, killers of infants and young children. The widespread introduction of oral rehydration salts, together with improved drinking water supply and sanitation will greatly reduce childhood mortality from diarrhea. WHO's program for primary health (48) _____ comprises eight essential elements: 1. education concerning prevalent health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them;

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2. promotion of food supply and proper nutrition; 3. maintenance of (49) _____ adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation; 4. provision of maternal and child health care, including family planning; 5. immunization against the major (50) _____ diseases; 6. prevention and control of locally endemic diseases; 7. appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and 8. provision of essential drugs. These eight elements were defined in the Declaration of Alma-Ata, which emerged from the International Conference, on Primary Health Care in 1978. 41. a. on b. in c. for d. with 42. a. campaign b. spread c. eradication d. epidemic 43. a. Prevent b. Prevention c. Preventable d. Prevented 44. a. whom b. whose c. that d. which 45. a. prepared b. concerned c. interested d. available 46. a. organization b. establishment c. cooperation d. protection 47. a. supported b. related c. treated d. attracted 48. a. attention b. care c. medicine d. danger 49. a. a b. an c. the d. 50. a. infect b. infected c. infectious d. infection Unit 15. WOMEN IN SOCIETY TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. involvement b. employment c. social d. important 2. a. position b. family c. century d. politics 3. a. philosopher b. discriminate c. individual d. significant 4. a. ability b. equality c. enlightenment d. naturally 5. a. status b. argue c. basis d. against Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. A child receives his early ________ from their parents. a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative 7. Birth control methods have ________ women from the endless cycle of childbearing and rearing. a. free b. freely c. freedom d. freed 8. Thanks to the women's liberation women can take part in ____ activities. a. social b. society c. socially d. socialize 9. In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same ________ as men. a. formality b. basis c. limit d. status 10. ________ is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live. a. Politics b. Physics c. Business d. Philosophy 11. Mrs. Pike is a feminist, who ________ that women should be offered the same job opportunities as men. a. varies b. advocates c. leads d. votes 12. It is against the law to __ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race. a. suit b. discriminate c. believe d. gain 13. Women's status ________ in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs. a. varies b. employs c. fixes d. establishes 14. Women's contribution to our society has been ______ better these days. a. differently b. naturally c. intellectually d. significantly 15. Many of young people between the ages of 16 and 18 who are neither in education nor ________ are in danger of wasting their lives. a. power b. ability c. nature d. employment 16. On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by ________ United Nations General Assembly. a. a b. an c. the d. 17. When they are at ________ work, employed men work about an hour more than employed women.

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a. a b. an c. the d. 18. The women's movement has brought light to ________ areas in which women do not have equality with men. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests than I do. a. on b. to c. with d. in 20. My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier. a. away / to b. from / in c. up / on d. with / for 21. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work. a. at b. with c. for d. in 22. The women's movement has affirmed women's rights to non-discrimination ________ education, employment and economic and social activities. a. in b. of c. from d. about 23. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden. a. release b. stop c. end d. melt 24. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent. a. stand b. understand c. write d. interrupt 25. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying. a. talk b. quit c. continue d. stop 26. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it. a. blowing b. watering c. preventing d. watching 27. I cannot believe Peter and Mary ________ up last week. They have been married for almost fifteen years. I hope they get back together. a. went b. gave c. looked d. broke 28. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely ________ out. a. worn b. went c. put d. knocked 29. If you don't have the telephone number now, you can ________ me up later and give it to me then. a. call b. stop c. give d. hold 30. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for world wide web? a. sit b. stand c. lie d. point Error Identification. 31. Several years ago it was even difficult to imagine people talking in A B (about) C women's rights and the situations they faced in traditional society, D 32. In traditional society women played only the role of wives and A B housewife and did not get exposed to the outside world. (housewives) C D 33. Women's movements ensure the full education, develop and A B C advancement of women. (development) D 34. Women's movements work for the purpose of guaranteeing women A B the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of C equal with men. (equality) D 35. Education to raise awareness of gender equity should receive A B more than consideration so that men are encouraged to understand and C (more) share their wives' burdens. D

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Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Today, more and more women are actively participating in social activities both in urban and rural areas. Specifically, they have shined brightly in even many fields commonly regarded as the man's areas such as business, scientific research and social management. In some areas, women even show more overwhelming power than men. The image of contemporary Vietnamese women with creativeness, dynamism, success has become popular in Vietnam's society. The fact reveals that the gender gap has been remarkably narrowed and women enjoy many more opportunities to pursue their social careers and obtain success, contributing to national socio-economic development. According to Ms, Le Thi Quy, Director of the Gender/and Development Research Centre under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, gender equity in Vietnam has reached a high level over the past decade. The rate of Vietnamese women becoming National Assembly members from the 9th term to the 11th term increased 8.7%, bringing the proportion of Vietnamese women in authority to 27.3%, the highest rate in Southeast Asia. There is no big gap in the level of literacy and schooling between men and women. Women account for about 37% of university and college graduates, 19.9% of doctoral degree holders and 6.7% of professors and associate professors. The legitimate rights of women and children are ensured more than ever before with more complete legal documents including laws, conventions and national action plans, among which the laws on "gender equity" mark a turning-point in the empowerment of women. Mass media also highlights the continued success of women in every field and honors their great importance in modern society, helping to do away with outdated perceptions about traditional women's duties. Many projects on reproductive health care, children protection, and family income improvement jointly conducted by various mass organizations, state agencies and non-governmental organizations have created favorable conditions for women to become involved. 36. The text is about ________. a. the changes in the status of Vietnamese women b. the Vietnamese women's liberation c. the Vietnamese sex discrimination d. the discrimination that Vietnamese women have to face 37. Which adjective is not used to describe Vietnamese women? a. successful b. creative c. narrow d. dynamic 38. According to the data in the text, ________. a. Vietnamese women do not take part in authority b. the level of literacy and schooling between men and women in Vietnam is the same c. there are more women in authority in Vietnam than those in any other countries in Southeast Asia . d. there are no female professors in Vietnam 39. Vietnamese women ________. a. have few opportunities to develop their intellectual ability b. have only shined brightly in doing housework c. cannot do any scientific research d. are ensured their rights with laws, conventions and national action plans 40. Which is not mentioned in the text as a project to create condition for Vietnamese women? a. Traditional women's duties b. Reproductive health care c. Children protection d. Family income improvement Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. (41) _____ history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (42) _____. Guided by their own (43) _____ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes, in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (44) _____ awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (45) _____ the nature of women's place in society. Today the (46) _____ of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions (47) _____ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (48) _____ woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (49) _____ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (50) _____ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home. 41. a. Among b. Throughout c. During d. Upon 42. a. society b. social c. socialize d. socialist 43. a. region b. farm c. field d. path

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a. a a. gain a. right a. on a. own a. rises a. party

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d. no article d. consolidate d. spread d. at d. personal d. lift d. member

TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. women b. men c. led d. intellectual 2. a. throughout b. although c. right d. enough 3. a. history b. significant c. philosophy d. pioneer 4. a. power b. wife c. allow d. known 5. a. believed b. considered c. advocated d. controlled Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it. a. civil b. civilize c. civility d. civilization 7. The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually ________ laws to enforce equal opportunities. a. discriminate b. discrimination c. discriminatory d. discriminated 8. In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ________. a. politics b. political c. politically d. politician 9. At any competition, everyone is ________. a. the same b. equal c. common d. significant 10. If you have the ________ in an election, you have the legal right to indicate your choice. a. status b. individual c. vote d. equality 11. When a women works outside the home and makes money herself, she is ________ independent from her husband. a. financially b. politically c. philosophically d. variously 12. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office. a. educating b. taking care of c. homemaking d. giving a birth 13. There have been significant changes in women's lives since the women's liberation movement. a. controlled b. economic c. important d. natural 14. Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role. a. Giving birth to a baby b. Having no child c. Bring up a child d. Educating a child 15. The forces behind the women's liberation movement vary from culture to culture, from individual to individual. a. advocate b. equalize c. power d. change 16. Many people still think that women should stay at ________ home and do housework. a. a b. an c. the d. 17. It is considered women are suited for ________ childbearing and homemaking rather than social activities. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. Farming had been invented by women, not by men, and ________ agriculture remained the women's responsibility. a. a b. an c. the d. no article 19. Before we had kids, I used to do more housework than my husband did, but he was working thirteen hour days at the office compared ________ my eight-hour ones. a. with b. about c. for d. on 20. Thomas has often boasted ________ his son's golfing ability. a. on b. to c. about d. over 21. Although I did not totally agree ________ feminist's policies, I certainly admired their audacity, dedication and courage. a. for b. with c. along d. up 22. A woman's role in society was defined by the Feminists on whether they were contributors ________ society or not. a. upon b. to c. off d. away 23. Alice opened the door and found that it ________ to a small passage. a. led b. showed c. cut d. pointed

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24. I didn't get to see the end of that mystery movie on TV last night. How did it ________ out? a. go b. make c. bring d. turn 25. Jack is having his lawyer ________ up the contract to make sure that all of the legalities are properly dealt with. a. go b. look c. get d. draw 26. When you are finished using the computer, can you please ______ it off. a. take b. turn c. do d. go 27. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits. a. fell b. exploded c. called d. rang 28. Look out. There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table! a. Listen b. Be careful c. Go d. Watch 29. Mrs. Jones's husband passed away fast Friday. We are all shocked by the news. a. got married b. divorced c. died d. were on business 30. If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary. a. find its meaning b. write it c. draw it d. note it Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 31. It is really important to have friends whom you can count on. a. You should have reliable friends whom you can trust. b. You should not contact with friends who make use of you. c. Some friends may make your feelings hurt. d. Do not believe in any friends. 32. We will set off tomorrow. a. We will have to postpone our trip tomorrow. b. Tomorrow will be a good day for us to go c. We will leave the place tomorrow. d. We will arrive home tomorrow. 33. Despite her age, she gets about easily. a. She is too old to do anything easily. b. Because she is old, she cannot go anywhere. c. Although she is old, she can travel easily. d. Her age prevents her from going from place to place. 34. "I will ring you up after I get home." Peter said to Mary. a. Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring after he got home. b. Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit after he' got home. c. Peter promised to visit Mary after he got home. d. Peter promised to telephone Mary after he got home. 35. The criminals got away in spite of the efforts of the police. a. Without the efforts of the police, the criminals would have escaped. b. Even though the police made their efforts, the criminals escaped. c. Thanks to the efforts of the police, the criminals were imprisoned. d. The criminals were caught because of the efforts of the police. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. For approximately the last 100 years women have been fighting for the same rights as men, especially around the turn from 19th to 20th century with the struggle for women's suffrage and in the 1960s with second-wave feminism and radical feminism, and were able to make changes to the traditionally accepted feminine gender role. However, most feminists today say there is still work to be done. Numerous studies and statistics show that even though the situation for women has improved during the last century, discrimination is still widespread: women earn a smaller percentage of income than men, occupy lower-ranking job positions than men and do most of the housekeeping work. However, there may be some reason for this, as some studies have indicated that many jobs which are perceived to be male-dominated usually have longer hours, necessitate long periods of exposure to the elements, are higher risk and require a fair amount of physical strength. When feminism became a conspicuous protest movement in the 1960's, critics often argued that women who wanted to follow a traditional role would be discriminated against in the future and forced to join, the workforce. Many women, especially single parents are denied this choice due to economic necessity. In theory, feminism is the belief that a woman should have the right to make her own decisions. Those women who choose to pursue careers and higher education are more and more appreciated. 36. After a long time of struggling, women have got a quite equality to men in every aspect so far.

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a. True b. False c. No information 37. According to some studies and statistics, men spend more time doing housework than women do. a. True b. False c. No information 38. Thanks to the equality between men and women, women can earn as much money as men do. a. True b. False c. No information 39. Jobs which require a fair amount of physical strength are usually male-dominated. a. True b. False c. No information 40. The amount of women who get higher education has outgrown that of men. a. True b. False c. No information Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. In the 1960s the women's liberation movement (41) _____ suddenly into the public consciousness and quickly grew into (42) _____ largest social movement in the history of the United States. Women's liberation movement was a continuation of the 19th-century women's rights movement. The movement's major (43) _____ has included not only legal, economic, and political gains (44) _____ also has changed the ways in which people live, dress, dream of their future, and (45) ___ a living. About health, for example, many male physicians and hospital have made major improvements in the (46) _____ of women; more and more women have become doctors and succeeded (47) _____ their medical research; and diseases such as breast cancer, which affects many women, now receive better funding and treatment, thanks to women's (48) ___. Feminists have insisted that violence against women become a political issue. The women's liberation movement has also made changes in education: curricula and (49) _____ have been written to promote equal opportunity for girls and women; more and more female students are admitted to universities and professional schools. The women's liberation movement brought about a radical change in society (50) _____ it took a decade for the movement to reach women's awareness. 41. a. dated b. originated c. introduced d. burst 42. a. a b. an c. the d. 43. a. achievement b. civilization c. status d. power 44. a. with b. either c. and d. but 45. a. put b. make c. get d. take 46. a. vote b. employment c. position d. treatment 47. a. in b. to c. for d. with 48. a. role b. limit c. efforts d. ability 49. a. textbooks b. novels c. picture books d. magazines 50. a. because b. if only c. as d. although TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. deny b. legal c. women d. limit 2. a. human b. mother c. struggle d. belief 3. a. opportunity b. economic c. society d. intellectual 4. a. history b. natural c. pioneer d. business 5. a. advocate b. consider c. cultural d. period Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. Western women are more ________ than Asian women. a. depend b. dependent c. independent d. independently 7. In some communities a husband's ________ over his wife is absolute. a. power b. powerful c. powerfully d. powered 8. I think that up to now there has not been a real ________ between men and women. a. equal b. equally c. equality d. equalize 9. Most people consider it women's ________ to take care of children and do housework. a. limit b. relationship c. responsibility d. respect 10. A ________ problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time. a. deep-seated b. significant c. dependent d. intellectual 11. In our modern time, the _______ of women has shifted from homemaker to outside worker. a. role b. period c. right d. pay

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12. Cultural ________ are the commonly held norms and moral standards of a culture, the standards of right and wrong that set expectations for behavior. a. facts b. changes c. diversities d. beliefs 13. Women are considered to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics. a. education b. advocate c. participation d. recognition 14. Women's taking part in politics has got widespread objections from male statesmen in many parts of the world. a. intensive b. extensive c. inside d. slight 15. Girls must all be sent to school because ________ will provide better opportunities. a. education b. beliefs c. rights d. politics 16. In earlier times when the family depended on the hunter for food, woman's role, because she was gatherer, was secondary. a. a b. an c. the d. 17. Education is recognized as ________ essential need for achieving equality in most walks of life. a. a b. an c. the d. 18. It is estimated that about 640 women remain illiterate in ________ world, mostly in developing countries. a. a b. an c. the d. 19. It is generally accepted that in today's society women have access ________ education and can promote themselves much more easily than years ago. a. to b. up c. on d. for 20. It took women a long time to struggle ________ the right to vote. a. for b. with c. against d. upon 21. I think women are suited ________ many important things, besides childbearing and homemaking. a. of b. on c. for d. about 22. Women are increasingly involved ________ the public life. a. of b. in c. with d. from 23. If you have an old blanket, ________ it along so that we have something to sit on at the beach. a. bring b. go c. put d. keep 24. Although the team was both mentally and physically exhausted, they ________ on walking. a. stopped b. kept c. took d. put 25. Before the plane ________ off, the flight attendant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and put their chairs in an upright position. a. woke b. brought c. kept d. took 26. Don't forget to ________ your gloves on. It is cold outside. a. let b. make c. put d. fix 27. If you don't pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out! a. lend you some money b. play football with you c. give you a kick d. force you to leave 28. Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years. a. met b. visited c. said goodbye to d. made friends with 29. Let's go over that report again before we submit it. a. dictate b. print c. read carefully d. type 30. I will not stand for your bad attitude any longer. a. like b. tolerate c. mean d. care Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. 31. Women still do the majority of the household chores, ________. a. as their increased participation in the labor market b. when they participate in the labor market increasingly c. because they are increasingly participating in the labor market d. despite their increased participation in the labor market 32. 70-80 percent amount of the total domestic work done by Vietnamese wives ________. a. regardless of their social status b. in case they get high social status c. if they get higher and higher social status d. that is the reason for their social status 33. Women spend nearly 3 hours a day on average on housework _______.

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a. as much as shopping and childcare b. together with they go shopping and childcare c. excluding shopping and childcare d. and they do shopping and childcare 34. Nowadays, ________ both single and married women do less housework than they used to twenty years ago. a. the more labor-saving devices there are b. labor-saving devices force c. thanks to labor-saving devices d. if there were labor-saving devices 35. In the U.S., women put in additional five hours a week in housework ________, while marriage does not significantly affect the number of hours men do. a. once they are married b. since their marriage c. as soon as their married d. if only they are married Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. It has been thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first. There is not a real equality of opportunity for men and women. Years ago, people were living in a man-dominated society. Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely. Women's place was in the kitchen and women's work was housework. In many places, women were not even' allowed to go to school. Women had no rights, even the right to choose husband for themselves. Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were more intelligent than women. Men often considered women as their property. Sometimes, they were mistreated by their husbands and suffered the problem as a fate. Many parents did not even want to daughters. Despite the progress, there remain outdated beliefs about women's roles, traditionally passed down from generation to generation. Men are commonly seen as the strong bodies, bread-winners in the family and key leaders in society, while women are restricted to being housewives and child bearing and care, and housework such as washing and cooking. According to social surveys, many women in the 21st century still have to work over 12 hours a day including working in offices and doing countless household chores without any help from their husbands. In some regions, the labor of women is not recognized despite the hardships they endure to support the whole family. Moreover, women are the direct victims of family violence, especially in rural areas. Thanks to the women's liberation movement, nowadays women have proved that they are equal to men in every aspect. An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as he is. Women can do everything that men can, and women can do one thing that no man can: they produce children. 36. Which is not women's role in the former days? a. Working in authority b. Doing housework c. Doing cooking d. Bearing and rearing children 37. Years ago, women are pot allowed ________. a. to work in the kitchen b. to go to school c. to do housework d. to stay at home with their parents 38. What did women have to suffer? a. Good schooling b. Choosing a husband themselves c. Enjoy their housework d. Illiteracy 39. The outdated 'beliefs about women's roles ________. a. have been eradicated completely b. disappeared soon after the women's liberation movement c. still exist at present . d. was forced to change after the women's liberation movement 40. According to the text, women in the 21st century ________. a. do not have to do housework any more b. are still the victims of family violence in some rural areas c. get help from their husbands with all housework d. spend less than 12 hours working outside the home and doing housework Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Years ago, in their private family role, women quite often dominate the male members of the household. Women were quite (41) _____ to their families. However, the public role of women has changed (42) _____ since the beginning of World War II. During the war, men were away from home to the battle. As a (43) ____, women were in complete control of the home. They found themselves doing double and sometimes triple (44) _____. They began to take over the work of their

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absent husbands and to work outside. They accounted for 73% of the industrial labor force. Women were forced by economic realities to work in the factories. The women who worked there were (45) _____ low wages, lived in crowded and small dormitories. (46) _____, they found themselves a place as active members of society. Women, although they were ruthlessly exploited, became the key to the country's success. The feminist movement seems to have been (47) _____ important part in the demands (48) _____ women Equal Rights. The movement tends to have a way of changing men and women and their roles in society. It often redefines the role of women in society. Inventions, too, bring progress in society as (49) _____ as to the individual's life. In the late nineteenth century the invention of the typewriter gave women a new skill and a. job outside the home. The Suffragettes in the turn of the century has become a (50) _____ for most women to be engaged in equality. 41. a. fascinated b. worried c. dedicated d. interested 42. a. unfortunately b. approximately c. nearly d. dramatically 43. a. change b. result c. success d. opportunity 44. a. duty b. job c. requirement d. career 45. a. made b. paid c. created d. delivered 46. a. Because b. Therefore c. However d. So 47. a. a b. an c. the d. 48. a. for b. in c. with d. against 49. a. much b. long c. soon d. well 50. a. present b. souvenir c. symbol d. role

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