In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years ..., in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flew in it. This was ... the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office began the first airmail service.

Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty years. Then, in the 1950s, aeroplanes became much ... because they had jet engines.

In 1976, Concorde was built in the UK and France. It was the fastest passenger plane in the world at that time and it ... fly at 2300 kilometres an hour, so the journey from London to Newyork was only four hours.

Today, millions of people travel ... aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them.

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The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they ........ their times in seeing a mush as ........ Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, ang bought some of ....... things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two childen , George and Susan, .......... had never been to London before, were surprised ......... the crowds everywhere. Theu enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs.......... lead to the platforms.

One day they went to Hyde Park ang walked on the grass to Kensington Garden .......... the bright autunm sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only .......... nosie from the streets reminded them that what they were still in a city. The .......... of the tall trees were turning red, brown ang yellow, brids were ........ about , sheep ......... eating the grass, there were .......... of flowers, ang ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond. George, ............... hobby was planes ang boats , was very much interested in the model boát which boys were sailing ......... the Pond.

Befor the end of the week they had seen a great ........ . They hoped. however, to see more of London on the next visit.

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Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbander, in the west of India. His father was a politician. Gandhi got married and he had four sons. At the age of 18, Gandhi traveled to Britain. He studied law at university in London, the worked in India for a few years. In 1893, he got a job as a lawyer in South Africa. At that time, black and white people in South Africa were not equal and Gandhi fought for the rights of black South Africans. In 1914, Gandhi moved back to India. The British ruled India and Indian people weren’t equal. Gandhi wanted the British to leave India, and wanted India to become independent. He was a peaceful man and against all forms of violence. In the end, he won and the British left India in 1947. Gandhi continued to fight for the rights of poor people and women in India, and he became a hero for millions of people.

1. Gandhi was born in India in 1869.                                                                  ..........................

2. He had four children.                                                                                         .........................

3. He fought for the rights of black English.                                                       .........................

4. He worked as a lawyer in London in 1893.                                                    ..........................

5. In the end, he failed in fighting against all forms of violence.                    ..........................

6. He became a hero for a lot of people.                                                             ......................... 

There are 11 mistakes in the following paragraph. Underline the mistake then correct it. Write your
answer in the table below.

In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them.

12. I ran______George in the library. *

A. out of

B. over

C. through

D. into

13. You need a rest; you look run ______ *

A. through

B. over

C. down

D. up

14. He puts_______some money every week. *

A. away

B. up

C. off

D. out

15. Our dog has been run______by a car. *

A. over

B. down

C. into

D. through

16. You may not like the noise, but you will have to put _____ *

A. up with

B. aside

C. by

D. down

17. I promise to look_______the matter. *

A. for

B. after

C. into

D. up

18. Look______! It is falling. *

A. over

B. at

C. for

D. out

19. The two countries have broken_______relations. *

A. out

B. up

C. off

D. into

20. Shall have to bring this matter________at the next meeting. *

A. round

B. up

C. off

D. about

21. The new government has brought_______many changes. *

A. about

B. round

C. up

D. off

22. She used to be thin, but she is filled______a lot. *

A. in

B. into

C. up

D. out

23. Let us do______these regulations. *

A. away with

B. over

C. up

D. for

24. As I have just had a tooth______, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours. *

A. taken out

B. crossed out

C. broken off

D. tried on

25. The woman______when the police told her that her son had died. *

A. got over

B. fell apart

C. looked up

D. broke down

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

In ancient Greece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D. 394 because of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathonraces, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event.

The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.

The word "continuation" (the last paragraph) is closest in meaning to ______

A. keep going

B. a progress 

C. process

D. marching

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

In ancient Greece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D. 394 because of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathonraces, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event.

The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.

Question 41: The word "continuation" (the last paragraph) is closest in meaning to ______.

A. keep going

B. a progress

C. process

D. marching

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

In ancient Greece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D. 394 because of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathonraces, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event.

The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony

During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full, ________.

A. sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus

B. all the victors were crowned with garlands

C. olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood

D. the heroes were honoured with sacrificed offerings

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

In ancient Greece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D. 394 because of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified into a more comprehensive test, and the marathonraces, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated event.

The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.

Question 38: During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full, ________.

A. sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus

B. all the victors were crowned with garlands

C. olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood

D. the heroes were honoured with sacrificed offerings