For question 36-45, read the text. Use the words given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the numbered gaps. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answer on YOUR ANSWER part.

It is sometimes said that your schooldays are the (0. happy) days of your life, and people often feel that this should be a period of (36. ENJOY). However, exams often affect students’ happiness, and many students express a (37. PREFER) for alternative methods of assessment, where the work they do throughout the year counts towards their final mark. They say that exams test short-term memory and (38. KNOW) which is forgotten immediately after the exam. Also, assessing coursework as part of the final marks changes students' (39. BEHAVE); making them more (40. RESPONSIBILITY) about studying. There are some students, however, who prefer final examinations, saying that in (41. COMPARE) they only have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure (42. ACT). They say that some students receive (43. ASSIST) with their coursework from their parents, so it is not an accurate (44. MEASURE) of how hard they have worked or of their real (45. ABLE) in the subject they are studying.

For question 36-45, read the text. Use the words given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the numbered gaps. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answer on YOUR ANSWER part.

It is sometimes said that your schooldays are the (0. happy) days of your life, and people often feel that this should be a period of (36. ENJOY). However, exams often affect students’ happiness, and many students express a (37. PREFER) for alternative methods of assessment, where the work they do throughout the year counts towards their final mark. They say that exams test short-term memory and (38. KNOW) which is forgotten immediately after the exam. Also, assessing coursework as part of the final marks changes students' (39. BEHAVE); making them more (40. RESPONSIBILITY) about studying. There are some students, however, who prefer final examinations, saying that in (41. COMPARE) they only have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure (42. ACT). They say that some students receive (43. ASSIST) with their coursework from their parents, so it is not an accurate (44. MEASURE) of how hard they have worked or of their real (45. ABLE) in the subject they are studying

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0 FASCINATING

Same family, different people

The three children grew up in the same home, but for friends of the family the (0) ..........thing is that now, as young adults, they all have very different (1) ..........

Grace, 23, always has to be busy. Ever since she was a young girl, she has been highly (2)......... to succeed, and now that she is working in a business environment she makes no secret of how (3).......... she is: her aim is to be Managing Director before she is 30.

Whereas Grace can sometimes appear rather (4)................ , even cold, her 21-year-old sister Evie can be quite (5)............. to what others say, particularly if their comments are unfair. But she is always kind to her friends, and (6)........... whenever anyone wants to talk about their problems.

Daniel, just 19, is the (7)......... one. He’s mad about sports like rock climbing, snowboarding and motorcycling. He takes too many risks and he gives his family some (8).................moments, but somehow he always manages to get home safely.

0-FASCINATE

1-PERSONAL

2-MOTIVATE

3-AMBITION

4-EMOTION

5-SENSE

6-SYMPATHY

7-ADVENTURE

8-ANXIETY

V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. effective

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Body language is a very (0) ............. (effect) form of communication. Some(46) ..................... (face) expressions, in particular, can be understood all around the world. If we find something (47) .............. (disgust) for example, we wrinkle up our noses. Anyone watching immediately knows họw we feel.

All people smile, and a smile is likely to get a positive (48) .............. (react) It can, however, be obvious when you don't mean it. When you (49) .............. (genuine) smile, muscles around your eyes automatically contract, but these muscles are difficult to control consciously. An authentic smile fades quickly, too, while an artificial smile will (50) .............. (usual) last longer.

The expressions we make when we are angry, sad and scared are also common to most cultures. Despite all the (51) ............. (differ) languages spoken in the world, we can still communicate using this (52) ............. (universe) language of facial expressions.

However, you sometimes need to be (53) ............. (care) Certain gesturescan vary, even within a single country. For example, (54) ............. (south) Italians gesturing 'yes' tilt their heads forwards, never back, whereas people in the north nod by tilting the head backwards and forwards. This can be very (55) ............. ! (confuse)

VI. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply - all these were important (56) ________ in helping England to become the center for the industrial Revolution.

But they were not enough. Something (57) ______ was needed to start theindustrial process. That “something special” was men (58) ______ individual who could invent machines, find new (59) _____ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution (60) ______ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a (61) ______ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research (62) ______. He is not necessarily working so that his findings canbe used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is (63) ______ trying to makesomething that has a concrete (64) ______. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories (65) ______ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a (66) ______ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of (67) ______ other objectives.

Most of the people who (68) _____ the machines of the Industrial Revolutionwere inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had (69) ______ or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years (70) _______.

56. A. cases B. reasons c. factors D. situations

57. A. else B. near c. extra D. similar

58. A. generating B. effective c. motivating D. creative

59. A. origins B. sources c. bases D. discoveries

60. A. came B. arrived c. stemmed D. appeared

61. Ạ. genuine B. practical c. pure D. clever

62. A. happily B. occasionally c. reluctantly D. accurately

63. A. seldom B. sometimes c. usually D. never

64. A. plan 6. use c. idea D. means

65. A. of B. with c. to D. as

66. A. single B. sole c. specialized D. specific

67. A. few B. those c. many D. all

V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. successful

COMPUTER SKILLS IN THE OFFICE

To be (0) .............. (success) in the business market, it is vital for a company to keep up with all the latest technological (41) ................. (develop).

Nowadays it is (42) .............. (wide) accepted that running a company without computers, in particular, is virtually (43) .............. (possible) This is why businesses are so keen to hire the best people available for their technology departments.

Apart from the needs of the technology department, it is important that almost all employees have some degree of (44) ............... (familiar) with personal or desktop computers, even if this involves no more than the (45) .............. (complete) of a basic computer course. Like all new things, however, most people will only become (46) ..............(comfort) with using computers after practical experience.

Thanks to computers, today's businesses are run and managed with far less (47) .............. (difficult) than companies could hope to achieve in the past. For example, computers enable the (48) .................. (organise) of huge amounts of information and greatly speed up the (49) .............. (prepare) of documents and reports.

In short, although the average businessperson has no need to be a technology expert, they are unlikely to get very far without at least a basic (50) .............. (know) of computers. 

VI. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.

Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? When this happens again, do not (51) _______ to recall it. Do something (52) _____ for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met (53) ______ person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall (54) ______ the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a (55) ______ memory. Forcing yourself to recall (56) ______ never helps because it doesn't (57) _______ your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful (58) __________ examinations. They read over the questions {59) ______ trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones (60) ______ which they are mostconfident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking (61) ________ ; work is being done on the (62) ______ difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers (63) _____ the more difficult ones will usually begin to (64) ______ into consciousness. It is often (65) ______ a question of waiting for recall to comz to the memory.

51. A. try B. want c. hesitate D. wait

52. A. simple B. apart c. else D. similar

53. A. some B. certain c. a D. this

54. A. leads B. begins c. helps D. prepares

55. A. light B. fresh c. dim D. dark

56. A. merely B. almost c. barely D. hardly

57. A. loosen B. weaken c. decrease D. reduce

58. A. into B. in c. about D. by

59. a . after B. besides c. before D. against

60. A. Of B. with c. for D. in

61. A. place B. shape c. charge D. action

62. A. too B. less c. not D. more

63. A. to B. of c. about D. for

64. A. appear B. grow c. extend D. come

65. A. nearly B. likely c. just D. even

IV. Use the word given in Capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). AN EMAIL FAN

I think the computer is such a (0) useful (USE) invention. Take email, for example. It's such an easy and (1) __________ (PAIN)way to write letters, when I was younger, I rarely ever put pen to paper, not even to say "thank you" for presents sent by (2) __________ (THOUGHT) relatives. They must have thought I was so (3) __________ (GRATITUDE). Now, though, you can't keep me away from the keyboard. I can (4) __________ (CHEER) spend hours typing away on my computer, all types of messages to all types of people.

One of the worst (5) ___________ (ADVANTAGE) for me of writing by hand was always the (6) ___________ (EMBARRASS) of knowing that people would be able to see and criticize my untidy handwriting and (7)__________ (CARE) spelling. Now, of course, thanks to the spellcheck, I can edit what I've written quickly and (8) __________ (EFFORT) before I send it off. I just can't get over how (9) __________ (WONDER) fast everything is. Teenagers nowadays take all this for granted, but when I was their age, none of this existed. Young people do not realize how (10) __________ (FORTUNE) they are.

V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. spectacular

DAINTREE RAINFOREST

Rainforests are not only 0 ( spectacle)................ but also provide shelter for lover half the species of plants and animals on Earth. The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia, is the world's 46 (old)...............  rainforest and is a living record of 47 ( evolution) ...............change. It receives vast amounts of rainfall in torrential showers that last for a few hours, with bright sunshine the rest of the time. Temperatures in the forest are 48 ( surprise)................. mild thanks to the towering trees. This 49 (tropic).............. environment has everything from sandy beaches to 50 (impress)..............plants and flowers.51 (approximate) .............. 430 types of birds live among these trees, including 13 species not found anywhere else in the world. The forest is also  home to 52 (colour) ..................butterflies, owls, huge lizards, and giant treefrogs. It is not 53 (common)...............to see Estuarine crocodiles on the riverbanks - in fact, they are a constant threat to 54 ( care)............... swimmers.The Daintree Rainforest is 55 ( like)...............to avoid destruction by theoutside world forever. However, it is of vital importance that we try to protect this amazing natural treasure for as long as we can.

Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

The book includes (0) contributions (CONTRIBUTE) from 12 other writers - to name them all would take too much space, and to name a few would be ____________ (INVIDIOUSLY). Suffice it to say that this is a pleasing aspect of the book in that it adds ____________ (DIVERSE) of voice. Most of the authors are European-based, and, combined with the non-managerial focus, this seems to make the book less dogmatic or ___________ (PRESCRIBE). The book is __________ (IMMENSE) readable, both because of the writing style(s) and the variety of interrelated topics. It can also act as a useful resource or ___________ (REFER) to find a quick way into topics, such as value, or identity. It lends itself to a course design that would require students to engage with the journal literature and relate this to ______________ (CONTEMPORIZE) social issues. It is a useful resource for the kind of class where ideas can be discussed and argued about. Its ___________ (ENTREAT)  of issues is helpful, as it brings several different ideas to bear on the same question. At times, the book strays from its mission and spends a little too much time giving the ___________ (MANAGE) view. However, the overall de-privileging of the marketing manager is very welcome indeed - though whether the consumer's viewpoint is the only appropriate ___________ (ALTERNATE) perspective to work from is a matter for debate.

II. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) is  an example. (10 pts)