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       Of course, books are no longer the only  $(6).........$ of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can  $(7)...........$ and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book are  $(8).........$ valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad  $(9).........$ as far as children are concerned, mainly  $(10)..........$ too many spend too much time watching programmers not intended for their age group.
$1. A.$  insisting   $B.$ forcing    $C.$  making    $D.$  starting
$2. A.$  cheerful    $B.$  contented    $C.$  relaxed         $D.$  hopeful
$3. A.$  bright     $B.$  thrilling    $C.$  energetic    $D.$  stimulating
$4. A.$  material    $B.$  sense    $C.$  produce    $D.$  amusement
$5. A.$  provoke    $B.$  encourage    $C.$  provide    $D.$  attract
$6. A.$  source     $B.$ site        $C.$  style    $D.$  basis
$7. A.$  uphold    $B.$  found    $C.$  reinforce    $D.$  assist
$8. A.$  properly    $B.$  worthily    $C.$  perfectly    $D.$  equally
$9. A.$  review    $B.$  press     $C.$  criticism    $D.$  result
$10. A.$  because    $B.$  because of    $C.$  due to    $D.$  so that

Read the following passage and mark the letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from  $1$ to  $10.$
     The development of writing $(1)$________ a huge difference to the word and we might see it as the beginning of the  $(2)$________ . Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China that date from around  $4000$  BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of picture writing developed in the  $(3)$________ around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq)  where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around  $3300$  BC onwards. However, the first $(4)$________ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around  $1050$  BC. Their alphabet had  $22$  letters and it is estimated that it lasted for  $1000$ years. The first two signs were called "aleph"  and "beta"  which in Greek became "alpha"  and "Beth", which gave us the  $(5)$________ word "alphabet".
    The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and  $(6)$________ to other European countries un der the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were $(7)$________ to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we $(8)$________ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quest at the end of  a sentence in $(9)$________ to show that it was a question. They started to write Qo in  $(10)$________ in $(10)$________ of the whole word, and then put the Q above o, in the end, that became the question mark "?".

$1.A.$ did                  $B.$ had                 $C.$ made                      $D.$ took
$2.A.$ media            $B.$ bulletin          $C.$ progamme             $D.$ journalism
$3.A.$ distance        $B.$ area               $C.$ length                      $D.$ earth
$4.A.$ true               $B.$ accurate          $C.$ exact                      $D.$ precise
$5.A.$ new                $B.$ trendy             $C.$ modern                 $D.$ fashionable
$6.A.$ spread          $B.$ appeared        $C.$ was                         $D.$ occurred
$7.A.$ infamous      $B.$ unpopular       $C.$ unknown              $D.$ hidden
$8.A.$ look into       $B.$ bring on          $C.$ make off                $D.$ hold up
$9.A.$ turn               $B.$ fact                    $C.$ order                   $D.$ intention
$10.A.$ position    $B.$ space                $C.$ spot                       $D.$ place

       It is now generally recognized that stress is a major  $(1).................. $ of heart disease, and contributes to many other illnesses. Stress is increased by  $(2).................. $such as worry, overwork and lack of exercise or relaxation. For it is just as important from a psychological point of  $(3).................. $to relax as it is to $(4).................. $physical exercise.
       Relaxing does not necessarily mean just lazing about and doing nothing. The benefits of a weekend away or the diversion of sporting activities are considerable. If you are suffering from high stress  $(5).................. $, or wish to $(6).................. $after trying day, it is generally advisible to have change of $(7).................. $. Although there are some individuals who $(8).................. $ on stress, for most of us, it can lead to exhaustion, mood swings and even severe depression.
$1. A.$ reason        $B.$ . motive       $C.$ cause       $D.$ purpose

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$1. A.$ make        $B.$ have        $C.$ find       $D.$ get

Mark the letter  $A,  B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
$1. $ Jane is very ________ about her career.
$A.$ single-handed       $B.$ bare-faced       $C.$ single-minded       $D.$ fresh-faced

$2.$ Light________ are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers.
$A.$ aircraft       $B.$ aircrafts       $C.$ airship       $D.$ airplane

$3.$ A: How much is this car?
B: $15,000$  dollars. My uncle paid for it by________ .
$A.$ credit       $B.$ hire purchase       $C.$ installments       $D.$ cash

$4.$ Before beginning to work, all new employees should attend a(n)________ session.
$A.$ direction       $B.$ orientation       $C.$ orientated       $D.$ directed

$5.$ John is good enough to make ________ in his office.
$A.$ impression       $B.$ the team       $C.$ the bed       $D.$ appointment

$6.$ The fishermen worriedly looked at the ________ sky, a bad omen of a coming storm.
$A.$ gray-steel       $B.$ steel-gray       $C.$ grey-dark       $D.$ dark-steel

$7.$ When we vistited________ South, we stopped at________ Civil War Museum in________ Atlanta.
$A.$ the; the; the       $B. \varnothing$; the; $ \varnothing$        $C.$ the; $ \varnothing;  \varnothing$       $D.$ the; the; $ \varnothing$

$8.$ They were accused of treating the country's flag with________ .
$A.$ respect       $B.$ non-respect       $C.$ irrespect       $D.$ disrespect

$9.$ What measures have been ________ to control traffic jam at rush hours?
$A.$ imagined       $B.$ taken       $C.$ done       $D.$ carried

$10.$ You________ so politely at the party. Everyone was casually dressed.
$A.$ mustn't have dressed       $C.$ needn't have dressed
$B.$ couldn't have dressed       $D.$ didn't need to dress

$11.$ "Thank you very much!"
-"________ "
$A.$ Nothing.       $B.$ Please.       $C.$ Not at all.       $D.$ Of course.

$12.$ "I can't remember us ever________ " replied the stranger.
$A.$ being met       $B.$ having met       $C.$ to meet       $D.$ to have meet

$13.$ The Continental United States is________ that there are four time zones.
$A.$ much big       $B.$ very big       $C.$ so big an area       $D.$ so a big area

$14.$ Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than________
$A.$ man       $B.$ the man's       $C.$ the one of man's       $D.$ that of man

$15.$ Some of________ are planning to drive throughout the country during the summer holidays.
$A.$ we boys       $B.$ boys       $C.$ boys we       $D.$ us boys

$16.$ Ms. Lee did________ good work on that project that she was quickly offered a promotion.
$A.$ too       $B.$ such       $C.$ so       $D.$ much

$17.$ We have________ what action to take.
$A.$ not yet decide       $B.$ yet decided       $C.$ not yet to decide       $D.$ yet to decide

$18.$ After seeing the film Gone With The Wind,________
$A.$ the book was read by many people
$B.$ the book made many people want to read it
$C.$ many people wanted to read the book
$D.$ the reading of the book intersted people

$19.$ Jane has just bought________.
$A.$ an impressive reddish French wood coffee table
$B.$ a reddish impressive wood French coffee table
$C.$ an impressive French reddish wood table coffee
$D.$ an impressive French wood reddish coffee table

$20.$ ________ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
$A.$ The Earth is           $B.$ The Earth being
$C.$ That the Earth is     $C.$ Being the Earth

$21.$ ________ , I'll pick you up at six.
$A.$ Time permitting    $C.$ If time permitted
$B.$ Time being permitted    $D.$ Time permitted

$22.$ "There is no further treatment we can give," said Dr.Jekyll.
"We must let the disease take its________"
$A.$ end       $B.$ course       $C.$ term       $D.$ way

$23.$ The coal and oil stocks are petering________ .
$A.$ up       $B.$ out       $C.$ on       $D.$ out of

$24.$ Where (be)________ , Ann? I (try)________ to get on to you for the last half hour.(you not leave)________ your office at  $5.00$?
$A.$ were you; tried; Won't you leave
$B.$ have you been; have been trying; Didn't you leave
$C.$ are you; have been trying; Won't you leave
$D.$ had you been; had tried; Hadn't you leave

$25.$ "You needn't shout. I'm not deaf." - "________ "
$A.$ That's all righ             $B.$ Oh, I'm sorry.       $C.$ Of course.       $D.$ Yes, I know.

$26.$ There are many different types of ________ mushroom, mildews, yeasts, and molds.
$A.$ including fungus       $B.$ including fungi
$C.$ fungus including       $C.$ fungi including

$27.$ "Aren't you afraid of what people will say?" - "________ "
$A.$ Of course not.       $B.$ Yes, I do.       $C.$ No, I am.       $D.$ Sure, I am.

$28.$ I read the contract again and again________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
$A.$ with a view to       $B.$ in view of       $C.$ by means of       $D.$ in terms of

$29.$ My father usually has a________ egg and bread for breakfast.
$A.$ soft-boiled       $B.$ soft-boiling       $C.$ boiled-soft       $D.$ boiling-soft

$30.$ "Jake is quite scholar."  "Yes, in addition       Latin, he also speaks Greek."
$A.$ to know       $B.$ to knowing       $C.$ knowing       $D.$ knows

Read the following passage and mark the letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from  $1$ to  $10.$
    Research has shown that over half the children in Britian who take their own lunch to school do not eat $(1)$__________ in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to $(2)$__________ meals at lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
   One shocking $(3)$__________ of this research in that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict $(4)$__________ for the preparation of school meals,which have to include one  $(5)$__________ -fruit and one of the vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like break or pasta. Lunchboxes  $(6)$__________ by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
    The research will provide a better $(7)$__________ of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot $(8)$__________ parents, but it can remind them of the $(9)$__________ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children's diet can  $(10)$__________ their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only one who can prevent it.
$1.A.$ appropriately                 $B.$ properly                 $C.$ probably                 $D.$ possibly
$2.A.$ give                                 $B.$ provide                 $C.$ make                        $D.$ do
$3.A.$ finding                            $B.$ provide                 $C.$ figure                        $D.$ factor
$4.A.$ standards                      $B.$ procedures         $C.$ conditions                   $D.$ ways
$5.A.$ piece                               $B.$ portion                 $C.$ bowl                           $D.$ kilo
$6.A.$ examined                       $B.$ found                   $C.$ taken                          $D.$ investigated
$7.A.$ view                                $B.$ knowledge          $C.$ understanding          $D.$ opinion
$8.A.$ criticize                           $B.$ instruct                 $C.$ order                         $D.$ tell
$9.A.$ nutritional                      $B.$ healthy                 $C.$ positive                     $D.$ good
$10.A.$ damage                       $B.$ predict                 $C.$ destroy                      $D.$ affect

Read the following passage and mark the letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from  $1$ to  $10.$
      There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly $(1)$________ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are $(2)$________ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time  $(3)$________ their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over soothing is wrong. Parents and child should give his or her $(4)$________ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child is not  $(5)$________  to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.
     Any parent who is seriously alarmed about a child's behavior should make a appointment to discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in from of the screen does not $(6)$________ affect a child's performance at school. Even if a child is  $(7)$________ crazy about using the Internet, he or she probably just $(8)$________ through a phrase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

$1.A.$ always    $B.$ rarely    $C.$ never    $D.$ ever
$2.A.$ worried    $B.$ concerned    $C.$ curious    $D.$ hopeful
$3.A.$ starting at    $B.$ glancing at    $C.$ looking    $D.$ watching
$4.A.$ supposed    $B.$ occupied    $C.$ interested    $D.$ absorbed
$5.A.$ do        $B.$ have    $C.$ make    $D.$ create
$6.A.$ word    $B.$ promise    $C.$ vow        $D.$ claim
$7.A.$ holding    $B.$ sticking    $C.$ following    $D.$ accepting
$8.A.$ possibly    $B.$ necessarily    $C.$ probably    $D.$ consequently
$9.A.$ absolutely    $B.$ more    $C.$ quite    $D.$ a lot
$10.A.$ going    $B.$ passing    $C.$ traveling    $D.$ walking

$1.$ __________ , but I started doing something else.
$A.$ I was about doing it        $B.$ I have been about doing it
$C.$ I was about to do it        $D.$ I have been about to do it

$2.$ The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and__________
$A.$ neither the other driver             $B.$ neither would the other driver
$C.$ neither had the other driver    $D.$ the other driver neither

$3.$ As soon as__________ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.
$A.$ a base will react        $B.$ a base is reacting
$C.$ a base react              $D.$ the reaction of a base

$4.$ He wore a false beard and dark glasses__________ recognized.
$A.$ so that he couldn't    $B.$ so as to be
$C.$ so as not to be         $D.$ in order to not be

$5.$ John Smith has not __________
$A.$ lived lonelinessly in times previous        $B.$ never before lived sole
$C.$ ever lived alone before                       $D.$ before lived without the company of his friends

Read the following passage and mark the letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from  $1$ to  $10.$
Exam or continuous assesment?
    How do you feel when you  $(1)$________ an exam? Do you always $(2)$________ in getting all your ideas down on paper, or do you sometimes deel that you're $(3)$________ a mess of it? Apart from those lcuky dew who $(4)$________ through exams, most secondary school $(5)$________ find them very stressful. Many teachers are $(6)$________ of the problems their student face and use different method for measuring their progress: continuous assessment. With continuous assessment, student are given various $(7)$________ to do through the year. All their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the $(8)$________ of the year. Student have to $(9)$________ more responsibility for their education because they can't rely on doing well on just on day. Also they have more time to $(10)$________ over their work, meaning that they're able to do their best.
$1.A.$ write               $B.$ sit                    $C.$ give                 $D.$ make
$2.A.$ manage          $B.$ achieve           $C.$ succeed          $D.$ pass
$3.A.$ making          $B.$ having            $C.$ taking             $D.$ doing
$4.A.$ sail                 $B.$ go                   $C.$ move              $D.$ drive
$5.A.$ pupils          $B.$ classmate       $C.$ prefer             $D.$ colleagues
$6.A.$ knowledgeable          $B.$ recognisable          $C.$ aware          $D.$ intelligent
$7.A.$ effords          $B.$ tasks          $C.$ achievements          $D.$ result
$8.A.$ finish          $B.$ end          $C.$ edge          $D.$ stop
$9.A.$ get          $B.$ take          $C.$ do          $D.$ make
$10.A.$ imagine          $B.$ consider          $C.$ think          $D.$ examine

Read the following passage and mark the letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from  $1$ to  $10.$   
    Television has changed the lifestyle of the people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
    Television, although not essential, has become a(n)  $(1)$________ part of most people' life. It has become a baby - sister, a initiator of conversation, the major transritter of culture, a keeper of traditions. Yet can what can be seen on TV in oen day is critically analyzed, it become evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer. The poor $(2)$________ of programming does not elevate people into greater $(3)$________ , but rather maintains and encourages the status quo.
    The  $(4)$________ reason for the lack of quaility in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors' first $(5)$________ with television. Therefore, the close relationship, which the advertises had with radio program became the system for America TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, bit many actually produced the programs. Thus, $(6)$ ________ form the capitalistic, profit-oriented sector of America society, television is primarily  $(7)$________ with reflecting and attracting society rather than $(8)$________ and experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible, to do so require that the programs be entertaining rather than challenging.
     Television in America today remains, to a large $(9)$________ with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope some evolution and true achievement toward improving society will require a charge in the  $(10)$________ system.
$1.A.$ integral                       $B.$ mixed          $C.$ fractional             $D.$ superior
$2.A.$ quantity                     $B.$ quality         $C.$ effect                    $D.$ product
$3.A.$ preconception           $B.$ knowledge   $C.$ understanding   $D.$ feeling
$4.A.$ adequate                    $B.$ unknown     $C.$ inexplicable       $D.$ primary
$5.A.$ experimented           $B.$ tried             $C.$ did                     $D.$ made
$6.A.$ going                          $B.$ leaving         $C.$ coming             $D.$ getting
$7.A.$ interested                 $B.$ concerned    $C.$ worried           $D.$ connected
$8.A.$ reflecting                  $B.$ innovating    $C.$ attracting       $D.$ entertaining
$9.A.$ extent                      $B.$ degree          $C.$ size                  $D.$ mount
$10.A.$ total                       $B.$ full                $C.$ entire               $D.$ complete