IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks passages below with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)

Scientists are still learning about COVID-19, the disease (1)___________by the coronavirus, but according to the CDC, this highly contagious virus appears to be most commonly spread during close (within 6 feet) person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets.

“The means of transmission can be through respiratory droplets produced when a person coughs or sneezes, or by direct physical contact (2)___________an infected person, such as shaking hands,” says Dr. David Goldberg, an internist and infectious disease specialist at New York - Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester and an assistant professor of (3)___________at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The CDC also notes that COVID-19 can spread by airborne transmission, although this is less common (4)___________ close contact with a person. “Some infections can be spread by exposure to (5)___________ in small droplets and particles that can linger in the air for minutes to hours,” the CDC states. “These viruses may be able to infect people who are (6)___________than 6 feet away from the person (7)___________ is infected or after that person has left the space. These transmissions occurred within enclosed spaces that had inadequate ventilation.”

Finally, it’s possible for coronavirus to spread through contaminated surfaces, but this is also less likely. According to the CDC, “Based (8)_____________ data from lab studies on COVID-19 and what we know about similar respiratory diseases, it may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by (9)___________ a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this isn’t (10)___________ to be the main way the virus spreads.”

IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passages below with ONE suitable word (2.0 points).

       Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1) _______. She’s my mother’s youngest (2) ______. She has never married and she (3) _______ alone in a small village near Bath. She’s forty years old, (4) _______ she looks much younger than her age. She has a fair complexion, thick blonde hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) _______, the (6) _______ first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _______ a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _______ gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills. I hope I will be (9) _______ active as she is when I’m at her (10) ______.

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.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points)
It is not easy for (1)………..……students of English to improve their accent. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find (2)…………..….hard to change the way they speak. This is (3)………………..even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that (4)……………..…..international student can do to improve his or her (5)………………..
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can (6)……………….…students understand the rules of English, but in (7) ……………..…. to practice speaking, students often need to be opposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying  in an English – speaking (8)………..………greatly affects their English. Living with native (9) …..………. can help students to learn new vocabulary as (10)……………….…as improve their accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to prevent misunderstandings  that can occur when people from different cultures live together.

Question 2: (10 points) Fill ONE suitable word into each of the numbered blanks to complete the following letter. Write your answers in the space provided.

I             (1) in  a house near the sea.  It is     (2) old house, about 100             (3) old and it's very small.                              (4)  are  two  bed  rooms  upstairs  but  no  bathroom.  The  bathroom  is downstairs,

            (5) to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a

            (6) in front of the house.  The garden       (7) down to the beach and in Spring and Summer there are flowers every where.  I like alone             (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with me.

I love my house for many           (9): the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in Winter, but the best thing is the view         (10) my bedroom window.

Your anwers:

Read the passage below and fill  each blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points)

Part 1:

            Most students, in their own countries have had little opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first have the ( 1 ) ………. to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often ( 2 ) ………… great difficulty in understanding. I’ll just mention three of the possible reasons for this.

            First, it seems to students that English people speak very quickly. ( 3 ) ………, they speak with a variety of accents. Third, different styles of speech are used. For all of these reasons ( 4 ) ……….. will have difficulty, mainly because they lack everyday practice in listening to English people speaking English.

            ( 5 ) ………….. can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Obviously, attend English classes and if a language laboratory is available, use it as ( 6 ) ………… as possible. He should listen to programs in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps, most important of ( 7 ) ……………… , he should take every opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people.

            In addition, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. The advice here will seem ( 8 ) ………. to follow but it’s necessary. Firstly, he must simplify what he wants to say so that he can express himself reasonably and clearly. Secondly, he must try to think in English, ( 9 ) ………… translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English become automatic; using a language laboratory ( 10 ) ………. listening to as much English as possible will help.

Question 1: Fill in each blank in the passage below with only one suitable word. (2,0p)

Scientists and doctors say that about 34 million Americans are (1)________fat. Why is this? One cause is the kind of food Americans (2)_________. Many Americans like “fast foods”. These (3)________(such as hamburgers and ice-cream) often have fattening things in them. (4)_________ cause is the way Americans eat. They often eat little snacks (5)_________ regular meals. These extra foods add extra fat on the body. A third cause is not (6)_________exercise. Americans like driving (7)_________ instead of walking. They often have (8)________to do a lot of the work. Some Americans are also too heavy because (9)_________ health problems. But for most of those 34 million (10)________, the problem is the American lifestyle.

Part A: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. use only one suitable word for each space (10 points)

Of all the natural wonders of the world, (1)…….... are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. Located on (2).............. Niagara river along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara (3)....... consists of (4)…...... falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York , while the (5).......... is on the (6)........... side. About 85% of the water in Niagara river flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the (7)...... impressive of the two falls. About ten million people visit the falls(8)....... year, most during the summer tourist reason. Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view (9)......... from  parks  on  both  sides  of the  river.   Niagara  has long been  a  popular (10)...........

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Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)                       

Computing is now at the (1) ___________ stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. (2) ___________ printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these (3) ___________ were unable to read and hadn’t got enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book (4) ___________ we do today. They wanted books (5) ___________ they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to (6) ___________, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers is very similar today. A few years (7) ___________, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but (8) ___________ didn’t know how to (9) ___________ them. In many (10) ___________,  however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.