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Ten thousand people have been given treatment at this clinic ........before....
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Ten thousand people have been given treatment at this clinic ........before....
Part 2: Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from the word in the brackets. Number ONE has been done for you. (15 marks)
The stories (1. CALL) …….. The Thousand and One Nights are also known as the Arabian Nights, although many come from Iran and India. The Arab world has, however, made them (2. FAME) …….. and some of the (3. HEROICALLY) …….., such as Ali Baba and the Sultan Haroun Al Rashid, are (4. PURITY) …….. Arab figures. In the story of Ali Baba, forty thieves plan a surprise (5. ATTACKING) …….. on Ali, by hiding in large jars inside a cave. They are (6. DISCOVERY) …….. by a slave, however, who saves Ali Baba by pouring (7. BOIL) …….. oil on the thieves in the jars. The tales (8. SPECIAL ) …….. describe clever or (9. UNLUCK)………… heroes like Ali Baba or Sinbad the Sailor managing to escape all the (10. ENDANGER) …….. which they have to (11. FACIAL) …….. while acquiring both the beautiful heroine and immense wealth.
Part 2: Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from the word in the brackets. Number ONE has been done for you. (15 marks)
The stories (1. CALL) …….. The Thousand and One Nights are also known as the Arabian Nights, although many come from Iran and India. The Arab world has, however, made them (2. FAME) …….. and some of the (3. HEROICALLY) …….., such as Ali Baba and the Sultan Haroun Al Rashid, are (4. PURITY) …….. Arab figures. In the story of Ali Baba, forty thieves plan a surprise (5. ATTACKING) …….. on Ali, by hiding in large jars inside a cave. They are (6. DISCOVERY) …….. by a slave, however, who saves Ali Baba by pouring (7. BOIL) …….. oil on the thieves in the jars. The tales (8. SPECIAL ) …….. describe clever or (9. UNLUCK)………… heroes like Ali Baba or Sinbad the Sailor managing to escape all the (10. ENDANGER) …….. which they have to (11. FACIAL) …….. while acquiring both the beautiful heroine and immense wealth.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (15 points)
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news. Two of their fishing-boats (1) ________ been caught in the storm (2) ________ had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbour people stood (3) ________ their door, (4) ________ worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) ________the harbour before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (6) ________ missing men. Some had (7) ________ thick blankets and some flasks to hot drinks, knowing that the men (8) ________ be cold and tried. As dawn began to break over (9) ________ the east, a small point if light was (10) ________ in the darkness of the water and a (11) ________ minutes later, (12) ________ was a shout. Before long, the two boats (13) ________ turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbour. The men (14) ________ helped out of their boats, and although they were stiff (15) ________ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.
The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (1.0 p)
THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER.
Water kills thousands of people and _____________(1) many acres of crops every year, but water also gives life to all living things in the world.
Without water, life would be unthinkable. We ___________(2) have water to grow our food, feed the birds and animals ____________(3) our homes, grow forests and produce electricity. We use waterways__________ (4) carry our goods of trade. Even the human body, which is seventy parts of one hundred of water itself, ___________(5) exist for long without water.
Ever ___________(6) the earth began, large quantities of water have been used by living things. Yet for every drop of water that is taken from one place, another drop is put back from somewhere else.
Nature has a very clever __________(7) of carrying water from cloud to land and sea and back to cloud. No water has been lost.
But nature does not put water where and when we need it. _________(8) some men are drowning, others in another part of the world are dying of thirst. Thus, people all _________(9) the world are trying to bring water to places where it is scarce, to control its flow in times of floods and to make greater __________(10) of it.
II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages.(7p)
Doctors have reported that vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been (1)¬ ________________. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause (2) ________________. In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also (3)¬¬ ________________ to illness. For example, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy that is a disease resulting (4) ________________ the lack of vitamin C. It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes. Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables (5) ________________ vitamin C which is necessary for good (6) ________________.
Today, vitamins are available in the form of pills and can easily be (7) _______________ at any pharmacy.
Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following sentence:
There ... been railway excursions before, but this one included entrance to an entertainment held on private grounds, rail tickets, and food during the train ...
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There had been railway excursions before, but this one included entrance to an entertainment held on private grounds, rail tickets, and food during the train ... .
II. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(10pts)
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (1)................every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the (2)................of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3)................food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4)................. And in order to get (5)................ for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6)................a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homes and industries as (7).................
However, the water often becomes (8)................when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of industries (9)................. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean (10)................we don’t want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.