Question VII: Fill in each numbered blank with the most suitable word.                                                 

Tourism was not always as important as it is today. In the past, ...1...wealthy people could travel on vacations to other countries. But more people travel today ...2... in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world. People now have more money for travel. Special airplane fares for tourists make travel ...3... expensive and ...4... attractive than ever before. One person does not travel for the ...5... reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different ...6.... their own. They also like to meet new people and ...7... new foods.

Tourism causes many ...8... in a country and in people's ...9... . People build new hotels, restaurants and train men, women as tour ...10... to show tourists interesting places. There are new night clubs and other attraction for visitors to entertain. International tourism is really a big business.

V. Fill each blank with one suitable word. 

BEE KEEPING

Honey, the sweetest …1… natural foods, was the main source of …2… in ancient times. It was highly prized both as a foodstuff …3… a medicine, …4… those days, the art of bee keeping was known only …5… a select few members of secret societies, who were treated …6… great respect. Nowadays, of course, bee-keeping is not surrounded by such mystique. It is a popular pastime …7…can be taken up by anyone with a …8… money to spend and some space in their garden.

It …9… be wrong to say that bees are domestic creatures, farmed …10… the same way as cows or sheep. The beekeeper provides a home for the bees, and …11… care of them, but the bees …12… with. In a sense, the relationship …13… bee and beekeeper is one of mutual exploitation. Both benefit …14… the relationship, and …15… one is a slave to the other.

Many people …16… an irrational fear of bees. Their anxiety is usually based …17… an ignorance of …18… true nature of these adorable insects. They are not naturally aggressive creatures. True, their sting is rather painful, but it is seldom …19… serious for the victim as it is for the bee, who dies soon …20…

Fill in each blank in the following letter with a suitable word in the box. During the weekend I traveled ……………………..(1) air for the first time in my life. I generally travel by train or bus. It is both …………………..(2) and safer. But this was the short journey. At the beginning I did not feel very happy. This feeling …………………..(3) last long. The trip was very exciting. I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds. The view of mountains,………………………(4) and rivers was interesting and unusual. I ………………….…(5) my short and comfortable journey very much.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

FOOD FOR A FUTURE

Jon Wynne - Tyson was an original thinker whose best-known book “Food for a future” was published in 1975, In this classic work, a case was (1)________ forward for (2)________ can only be described as a more responsible and humane attitude towards the world’s food resources. It had gradually (3)________ clear to Wynne-Tyson that the economics and ecology of meat production did not (4)________ sense. What justification was (5)________, he argued, for using seven tonnes of cereal to produce one tonne of meat?

Even today, the book's succinct style makes it compulsively readable. (6)________ his approach is basically an emotional one, Wynne-Tyson goes to great lengths to back (7)________ every statement with considerable supporting evidence and statistical data. Thus, even (8)________ of us who are widely read (9)________ the subject of vegetarianism will gain fresh insights from this book. It is generally agreed that his most skillful achievement is the slow revelation of his main thesis (10)________ the arguments unfold. The book concludes that a move away from an animal-based diet to (11)________ which is based on plant sources is inevitable in the long-term, in (12)________ of the fact that there is no sound nutritional, medical or social justification for meat eating. (13)________ of whether you agree with (14)________ a conclusion or not, the book certainly makes (15)________ fascinating read.

Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.

The Great (1)……..…………of Giza was built as a (2)………….……..of Pharaoh Cheops  in 2720 BC. (3)………….……..it was built a long time ago, its (4)………………….makes it one of the true (5)…………..of the world. The four (6)……………..….of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true north, south, east and west. Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further (7)……………….. study indicates that (8)…………….…..represent a type of line of events-past, present and future. Many of the (9)……………….have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past. Was this super structure made by ordinary beings or one built  by a race (10)……………..……superior to any known today?

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Dear Sam,

Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear (1) ________ you again. Here's some information about where we could stay in London. The Pickwick Hotel is a small hotel in (2) ________  London. It sounds great because it's so close (3) ________ everything we want to visit. It costs £50 for a single room, which is expensive, but we'd get 10% (4) ________ if we booked early. The Lansdowne Hotel is a lot bigger and costs £39 for a single room. It's further out, but apparently there are (5) ________ of buses to the center and it takes about 35 minutes to get there. Personally, I think the Pickwick Hotel would be (6) ________. It's closer, so we wouldn't have to (7) ________ so much time and money traveling. With the discount, it'll be £45, so it's not that much more than the other one. Could you get in (8) ________ and tell me if this is OK? Then I can call to (9) ________ the rooms. Looking (10) ________ to seeing you.

Love,

Part IV. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box. ONE word will not be used.

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (26)________ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very (27) ________. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factory robot carried one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn‟t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different (28) ________ of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (29) ________ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (30) ________, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.

Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the passage.

When the dwarves came home that evening, they found Snow White lying on the ground. She (1) _______ not breathing at all. She was dead. The lifted her (2) ________ and looked at her longingly. They talked to her, shook her and wept over her. But nothing helped. The dear child was dead, and she remained dead. They (3) __________ her on a bed of straw, and all seven sat next to her and mourned for her and cried for three days. They were going to bury her, but she still looked as fresh as a living person, and still had her beatiful red cheeks.

They said, "We cannot (4) __________ her in black earth", and they had a transparent glass coffin made, so she could be seen all sides. They laid her inside, and with golden letters wrote on it her name, and that she was a princess. Then they put the (5)__________ outside on a mountain, and one of them always stayed with it and watched over her. The animals too came and mourned for Snow White, first an owl, then a reven and finally a dore......

III, Fill the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

When Bill was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in his village. Everyday, before and after school, he (1) ....... to chop wood, light fires, and go shopping for her. He was paid 5p (2) ....... week which was (3) ....... very much even then. This old lady kept (4) ....... many cats that she did not know exactly (5) ....... many (6) ....... day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lady, (7) ....... was very upset, asked Bill to dig a grave and burry it. Bill did this and (8) ....... given 10p. He couldn't (9) ....... noticing that he (10) ....... as much for burying the cat (11) ....... for a whole week's work (12) ....... made him think. He had many friends (13) ....... fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead they (14) ....... him. He would (15) ....... place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it, think it (16) ....... one of her own and (17) ....... Bill 10p for burying it. (18) ....... the time he left school, Bill (19) ....... saved quite a lot of money. Later in life, he became a very (20) ....... bussinessman.