I. Read the text and then decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Since the day I knew what an astronaut did, I (11)………..to become one. The qualifications for an astronaut are very demanding and only the best are accepted into the astronaut program. It takes years of studying and working to even (12)………..the basic requirements. That’s why, to help realize my dream, I'm currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree (13)………..Engineering at NYU. My plan is to get a job right after graduating to get the experience I need. During that time, I plan on exercising and keeping my body in top shape so I can pass the physical test when the time comes. Getting a pilot license is also in my plan (14)………..it's not a top priority. I know all of this is not easy to pull off but with hard work and (15)……….., I will make my dream come true.

11. A. have wanted     B. want                        C. wanted                    D. had wanted

12. A. take                   B. get                         C. meet                        D. need

13. A. in                      B. on                           C. at                           D. about

14. A. because             B. so                            C. and              D. though

15. A. determine         B. determination         C. determining            D. determined

I. Read the text and then decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Since the day I knew what an astronaut did, I (11)………..to become one. The qualifications for an astronaut are very demanding and only the best are accepted into the astronaut program. It takes years of studying and working to even (12)………..the basic requirements. That’s why, to help realize my dream, I'm currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree (13)………..Engineering at NYU. My plan is to get a job right after graduating to get the experience I need. During that time, I plan on exercising and keeping my body in top shape so I can pass the physical test when the time comes. Getting a pilot license is also in my plan (14)………..it's not a top priority. I know all of this is not easy to pull off but with hard work and (15)……….., I will make my dream come true.

11. A. have wanted     B. want                        C. wanted                    D. had wanted

12. A. take                   B. get                         C. meet                        D. need

13. A. in                      B. on                           C. at                           D. about

14. A. because             B. so                            C. and              D. though

15. A. determine         B. determination         C. determining            D. determined

Read the text below and then decide which word, (A, B, C or D), best fits each space. Circle the correct
answer. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A NEW LOOK AT THE MIDDLE AGES
The Institute for Medieval Studies is holding a series of lectures to (0) __generate__ interest in a
period of history which is all too often(41)________. It is hoped that these lectures will (42)________
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some of the misconceptions that (43)________ to this day about the long and eventful span of time
between the crowning of Charlemagne and Renaissance.
It is true that Europe was (44)________ by the plague in the latter part of the fourteenth century,
while the terrors of the Inquisition cast a grim (45)________ over the continent. Living conditions for the
majority of people were appalling by modern standards, and life expectancy was low. The peasants
suffered under a brutal feudal system and the (46)________ of learning was open only to the clergy and
the small minority who were literate.
However, these (47)________ negative aspects of medieval life cannot be properly evaluated unless
they are viewed in the broader (48)________. The Middle Ages saw the construction of the magnificent
cathedrals that (49)________ so many European cities and the (50)________ of a middle class. Many
institutions we think of as modern were a(n) (51)________ part of medieval life. Progress was being made
in science and technology, and artists were (52)________ styles that had a powerful and (53)________
influence on subsequent centuries.

❏ For question 1\(-\)6, read the three texts below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or, D) best fits each gap.

Stop anyone in the street and ask them to name a scientist, and the chances are they’ll think of Albert Einstein. His face is used to advertise products with intellectual (1) .... from computers to encyclopedias. Most people know little of what Einstein did, except that he developed some mysterious theories under the heading ‘relativity’, which are famous for being incomprehensible, and for coming up with bizarre predictions that (2) .... counter to everyday experience. Einstein was part of a gigantic (3) .... forward in scientific thinking, an intellectual revolution that (4) .... the birth of twentieth-century science. Physicists and mathematicians were trying to create a new, more rational description of the universe by studying relationships between matter and the forces of nature. Einstein (5) .... his profound and far-reaching contributions simply by looking again at the nature of the fundamentals: time, space, matter, and energy. Previous descriptions had depended on Isaac Newton’s view of a universe in which stars and planets moved in an absolute framework of space and time. Einstein (6) .... this notion, saying that time and space were not absolute but relative.

1, A. suppositions  B. connotations  C. assumptions  D. inferences

2, A. drive  B. fall  C. flow  D. run

3, A. flight  B. leap  C. dive  D. vault

4, A. ushered  B. notified  C. heralded  D. declared

5, A. gave  B. laid  C. offered  D. made

6, A. overthrew   B.  overtook  C. overwhelmed  D. overran

Question 1: (10 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.

                                                                POSTCADS

Today, people like to send postcards (1)   _ their friends and family. These postcards often have pictures  of  beaches,  mountains  or  castles  on  them  and  you  (2)                  write  a  message  on  the

 and the  pictures  on  them  are  often  (5)   than  people‟s  own  photos.  Somebody  sent  the  first

their newspapers then.

Your anwers:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope for the best. Here are a (25)_________tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (26)_________to say. If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of yours does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find somebody to watch it with you and give you some (27)_________of advice on how you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its employees to dress. At the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. Pay attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (28)_________do you.

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

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

27. A. numbers                  B. slices                              C. plenties                          D. pieces

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

VII. Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question. Circle A, B ,C or D

    The play now on at the New Theater as part of the Eastern Arts Festival is not among the best plays for which the director, Army Fielding, has been responsible.The action takes place in the home of Professor Spear. One night his landlady comes to the house for a chat. After inviting her in, the professor hears a sound and thinking it is a burglar coming to rob the house, fires his gun. By mistake the wrong person is shot and the thief gets away. The scene of the second act is a law court, in which everyone waits to find out if the professor is guilty of murder.

    I did not care for the acting in some cases. Norman Jones is normally seen in some comedies and it is not satisfactory as the professor. He doesn’t look like a wise old man. Also Simon Fry, as the servant, shouted at the top of his voice through the play. The hit of the evening, however, was James Smith as the judge. On the whole, the play appeared to be a little out of date. I can think of many other plays which would have been more suitable for a group of clever young actors to perform. The play continues until the end of the month.

1. The passage is from ________.

A. a review of the play.                         B. an instruction to a book.

C. a letter.                                             D. an advertisement.

2. What is the writer trying to do ?

A. To give advice to the writer of the play.        B. To warn people not to go and see the play.

C. To give his own opinion of the play.           D. To persuade the director to change the play.

3. The writer’s opinion about the play is that ______.

A. there were not enough actors for the parts.      

B. the actors would have performed better in a modern play.

C. the play was being performed at the wrong time of the year.   

D. the play was a comedy but the audience did not find it amusing.

4. The writer thought the actor who played the professor was unsatisfactory because ____.

A. he made the audience laugh too much.        B. he did not look like a professor .

C. he had the wrong kind of moustache.           D. he was not clever enough to play the part

5. Who, among the four following persons, will probably enjoy the play ?

A. “I don’t care much for serious subjects. I like comedies, especially about the young. Norman Jones is great, so young and lively. I like the way he jumps about the stage. He can never stand still.”

B. “I only like going to the theatre when there is something on with a lot of songs. Simon Fry is a good singer. I saw him in a show last year. I hope he’ll be singing again when I next go to the theater.”

C. “I really prefer plays with a good story . I like to wonder about what to happen in the end. I’m a great fan of James Smith.”

D. “I prefer modern plays . This director did one that I liked last year. There were a group of actors on a bare stage without any scenery . It showed what is wrong with modern society.” 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question. Having denied the responsibility for the environmental it caused, the factory was forced to close down.

A. Having denied

B. responsibility

C. environmental

D. was forced to

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

An American, Charles D. Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. He called this (25)__________ an “escalator”, taking the name from the Latin word “scala”, which means “ladder”. Escalators move people up and down short distances Lifts do the same, but only move a small number of people. Escalators have the capacity to move a lot of people (26) __________ the same time, and they can be placed in the same space as one  might install a staircase.

A non-functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase, whereas many other conveyances become useful when they (27) __________ down.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded (28) __________ the first escalators were built at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere.

25. A. inventor                        B. invention                C. inventing                            D. inventions

26. A. at                                  B. in                            C. on                                       D. of

27. A. break                            B. broke                      C. breaking                              D. have broken

28. A. and                               B. but                          C. therefore                             D. so