Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
9. Don't make noise. The baby is sleeping
=>Will you
10. Please help me with this homework.
=>Will you
11. We are willing to pick you up at the airport.
=>We will
12. Can you answer the phone?
=>Will
13. Do you want me to drive?
=>Shall
14. Can you pour a glass of water for me?
=>Will
15. Shall we go with each other?
=>Let's
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
9. Don't make noise. The baby is sleeping
=>Will you
10. Please help me with this homework.
=>Will you
11. We are willing to pick you up at the airport.
=>We will
12. Can you answer the phone?
=>Will
13. Do you want me to drive?
=>Shall
14. Can you pour a glass of water for me?
=>Will
15. Shall we go with each other?
=>Let's
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
9. Don't make noise. The baby is sleeping
=>Will you
10. Please help me with this homework.
=>Will you
11. We are willing to pick you up at the airport.
=>We will
12. Can you answer the phone?
=>Will
13. Do you want me to drive?
=>Shall
14. Can you pour a glass of water for me?
=>Will
15. Shall we go with each other?
=>Let's
Bloggers act as a kind of media watchdog, able to check facts and verify or disprove information in a way that journalists are often (9- ABLE) ___________ to, and this is shaking mainstream media out of its (10- COMPLACENT) ___________.
PART C : READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the blanks:
Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is (1)________for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. (2)________to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware- legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can (3)________its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scotish activities such as the pipping, drumming and (4) ________. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the (5)________people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes- or lochs- are other attractions that Scotland offers.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
We are all slowly (1)________the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much 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 (2) ________cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut down (3)________trees that there are now vast areas of waterland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Afica can not grow enough (4)________. In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside.
Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many of them. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do (5)________about it. Join us now. Save the Earth!
1. A. destroyed B. destroying C. destroys D. destroy
2. A. by B. from C. of D. in
3. A, so much B. so few C. so little D. so many
4. A. eating B. to eat C. for eat D. to be eaten
5. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
Scotland - The land of legends Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware - legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes - or lochs - are other attractions that Scotland offers. The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world's important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869. 1869. 1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture? 2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle? 3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games? 4. When was the first brigade in the world created?
Have you ever asked yourself why it is that we (1) work? If it is, as some people say, just a question of money, would you be prepared to do any job as long as you (2) ______________________ a lot, even if it involved working for long hours in appalling (3) ______________________? Or are you perhaps more interested in the (4) ______________________ you get when you feel that you are good at your job? It's true that there is a great sense of (5) ______________________ behind, for example, the creation of a well-made product, or the clinching of an important deal, though this might not be the (6) ______________________ if you were serving in a shop or delivering letters. Still, as long as the customers are satisfied, then you can (7) ______________________ yourself on a job well done, and feel that you have (8) ______________________ to the success of the company that (9) ______________________ you. On the other hand, would you feel that your work was more worthwhile if you received more praise from your employers? Would you feel happier if they paid you a (10) ______________________ or sent you to a sales conference in Tahiti? Or is praise unnecessary, as long as the job (11) ______________________ you with the company of other people, and the feeling that you belong to the group? Most of us are probably too (12) ______________________ working to wonder too much about this. One day perhaps we'll find that ideal job which gives life meaning, but until then we'll just get up every morning and keep on working.
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III. Read the text and then answer the questions.
SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS
Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scotland offers.
The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869.
1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Which first city in the world has its own fire brigade ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Do you want to visit Scotland? Why or why not?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
If it fits inside a pocket, keeps you safe as well as in touch with your office, your mother and your children, it is (1)……….. worth having. This is the (2)……….…. of the (3)………… ranks of female mobile-phone users who are beginning to (4)……………. the customer market.
Although Britain has been (5)…….…… to be one of the most expensive places in the world to (6)………. a mobile phone, both professional women and (7)…...….. mothers are underterred. At first, the mobile phone was a rich man plaything, or a businessman’s (8)………........ symbol. Now women own almost as telephones as men do - but for very different reasons.
The main (9)…...…. for most women customers is that it (10)……….. a form of communications back-up, wherever they are, in case of (11)……..… . James Tanner of Tancroft Communications says: ‘The (12)…….… of people buying phones from us this year were women - often young women - or men who were buying for their mothers, wives and girlfriends. And it always seems to be a question of (13)………….of mind. ‘Size is also (14)…………. for women. They want something that will fit in a handbag,’ said Mr Tanner, ‘The tiny phones coming in are having a very big (15)…………. . This year’s models are only half the size of your hand.’
1. A. totally B. certainly C. absolutely D. completely
2. A. vision B. vista C. view D. panorama
3. A. swelling B. increasing C. boosting D. maximising
4. A. master B. dominate C. overbear D. command
5. A. demonstrated B. shown C. established D. seen
6. A. function B. drive C. work D. run
7. A. complete B. total C. full-time D. absolute
8. A. prestige B. fame C. power D. status
9. A. attraction B. enticement C. charm D. lure
10. A. supplies B. furnishes C. provides D. gives
11. A. urgency B. emergency C. predicament D. contingency
12. A. most B. preponderance C. majority D. bulk
13. A. tranquility B. calmness C. serenity D. peace
14. A. crucial B. necessary C. urgent D. essential
15. A. impact B. impression C. perception D. image
III. Complete the following passage by filling one word for each blank.
If there is just one single thing more astonishing than the ability of the adult human being to talk, it is the process by which someone learns to do this. Some parts of the process are still (1)________ much a closed book, but it is for the (2)_________ part possible to describe what the child is doing at various stages in its development, even if we cannot account (3)________ how exactly it learns to do these things.
In fact, research carried out by various linguists has (4)_________ rise to as many theories as there are differences in the rate of development. A baby actually makes sounds from the moment it is born, but for some time these are rather far removed (5)_________ articulate speech. In something like a year, a baby will probably be at a stage where one or two syllables represent the peak of its achievement as a speaker; one more year and it will be (6)_______ out with short phrases, and after this it seems (7)________ time at all before the child is capable of uttering complete sentences.
Despite being a truly remarkable feat of learning, this is one that is performed by the vast (8)_________ of human beings. Complex operations are brought (9)________ play in these dealing with speech and language; the key (10)_______ in brain work, though tongue – work and ear – work play a part in the whole process.