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V- Read the passage and choose the best answer.

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (1) .............the best. Here are a (2) ................ tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3) ................to say. If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (4) .................. does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find (5).................. to watch it with you and give you a (6)................ of advice on how you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (7) ................ to dress. At the interview, believe (8)................. yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (9) ................. attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (10) ............... do you.

1. A. against B. for C. to D. at

2. A. little B. several C. few D. lot

3. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think

4. A. his B. yours C. mine D. ours

5. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody

6. A. number B. slice C. plenty D. bit

7. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers

8. A. in B. of C. with D. by

9. A. Attract B. Give C. Turn D. Pay

10. A. so B. either C. neither D. or

VI- Fill each gap with a suitable word.

We are all destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so (1) ....................smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (2) ...................the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks.

We have cut down so many (3) ...................... that there are now vast areas of wasteland (4) ................. over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5)............... enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough (6)................. of the countryside. Wild (7) ................ are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have (8).................. too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t so simple to (9) ................ about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is (10) ............ important to ignore.

VII- Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the old one, begins with the given words or phrases.

1. They have just sold that old house.

- That old house have just been sold...........................................

2. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

- Despite ......................................................

3. If you don’t succeed, you will have to try it again.

- Unless ........................................................

4. “ Let’s use fewer plastic bags” he said:

- He suggested ................................................

5. We last saw our grandfather five months ago.

- We haven’t ...................................................

6. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.