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

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)

Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (10 points)

                         The quality of life these days is something most of us take for (1) .................... . It takes some radically different experience to (2) .................... this fact home to people. In my (3) ...................., it was spending three weeks on a yacht with twelve other people, competing in a major sailing race. (4) .................... I was officially a guess, it was made clear to me from the start that there was to be no (5) .................... for passengers, and that I’d have to work as (6) .................... as others.

                        For the first (7) .................... nights, none of us was able to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time before being rudely (8) .................... by an aggressive command. Then we’d do physically exhausting work in total darkness. I shared sleeping compartment with six (9) .................... women, with barely enough room to stretch  my legs.  Soon I found myself dreaming of my (10) .................... sheets back home, a hot chocolate and a warm bath.

           1.         A. given                             B. accepted                       C. granted                        D. admitted

           2.         A. bring                              B. push                               C. take                               D. fetch

           3.         A. example                       B. sample                           C. instance                       D. experience

           4.         A. Although                      B. Despite                         C. However                     D. In spite

           5.         A. position                        B. job                                  C. work                             D. room

           6.         A. hard                               B. hardly                             C. fastly                             D. good

           7.         A. a few                             B. few                                 C. a little                           D. little

           8.         A. got up                           B. woke up                       C. awoken                       D. getting up

           9.         A. other                             B. the other                      C. another                       D. one another

           10.A. convenient                        B. comfortable                C. comfortably               D. conveniently

Part 1: Read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (10 points)

The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. The direct (1) .................... impact of the industry, including accommodation, transportation, entertainment, and attractions, is worth trillions of dollars every year. The statistics show that the number of international tourist (2) .................... worldwide reached 1.04 billion in 2012.

Such large (3) .................... of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the many thousands of skiers are (4) .................... the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (5) ....................  old food tins, tents, and pieces of equipment that have been (6) .................... away. At a time when we have greater freedom to travel (7) .................... ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (8) .................... causing damage to their destinations.

Now there is a new holiday guide(9) .................... "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you how you can be a responsible tourist by asking your travel agent or your tour (10) .................... the right questions before you book a holiday.

          1.     A. national               B. educational          C. economic           D. cultural

           2.    A. arrivals                B. deliveries            C. comings              D. figures

           3.    A. totals                    B. numbers               C. amounts              D. digits

           4.    A. bending               B. destroying           C. fixing                  D. hurting

           5.    A. for                        B. on                         C. with                     D. below

           6.    A. put                        B. tidied                     C. given                   D. thrown

           7.    A. than                      B. when                    C. then                     D. while

           8.    A. outside                B. instead                 C. beside                 D. without

           9.    A. called                   B. known                  C. termed                D.described

           10. A. advisor                 B. director                C. operator              D. worker

Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space. (10 pts)

For a very long time, people tried to fly like birds or insects with wings made of wood or card. But no-one could fly (1) ___________two brothers who were called Wright made the first plane a century ago.

The first planes were very small. They were just big (2) ___________ for one pilot and they couldn’t fly very far. Today, there are very big planes which can (3) ___________ hundreds of people at the same time to (4) ___________ country in the world.

There are also a lot of small planes (5) ___________ are very important in people’s lives. In some very big countries when a person is very ill and needs a doctor to come (6) ___________, the doctors need to use a plane.

In some countries, (7) ___________there are fires in the big forests, firemen use small planes to pick up water from a river or the sea and drop (8) ___________ on the fire.

In the last fifty years, more and more people (9) ___________ begun to go on holiday by plane. Fifty years ago, most countries (10) ___________ had one airport but today there is an airport near most big cities.

1. A. past B. until C. during D. so

2. A. enough B. too C. ever D. such

3. A. carried B. carry C. carrying D. carryed

4. A. every B. both C. many D. all

5. A. where B. when C. who D. which

6. A. quickest B. quick C. quickly D. quicklier

7. A. if B. so C. or D. but

8. A. it B. they C. them D. its

9. A. had B. has C. having D. have

     10. A. before B. only C. yet D. since

IX. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in the box below.

                                                SEASONAL ADVICE

If you are about to graduate from school or college this summer and feel in need of a little advice about what’s important in life, you could do a lot worse than consider the words of  ___(1)____that were read out on my last day at school. Do not expect to understand the value of your youth until it has ____(2)_____. But you can be sure that thirty years from now you’ll _____(3)_____ back on life and  _____(4)_____ just how good things were.

Try not to worry about the future – or at least be aware that worrying never really helps to solve anything. Real troubles will always sneak up and _____(5)_____ you by surprise. But remember it doesn’t do any harm to do something that scares you every so often.

Do not lie and cheat – especially in love – and do not _____(6)_____ up with people who deceive you. Do not let opportunities pass you by, as the time to do things simply runs ____(7)______. Today is almost certainly more important than tomorrow.

It helps to be kind ______(8)___ your neighbors and colleagues – it’s nice and they’ll  miss  you when you’re not ____(9)_____. Friends come and go but there are a precious few that you should try and  _____(10)_____ on to. Without quality friends, quality time is harder to come by.

1. A. knowledge                     B. learning                               C. opinion                               D. wisdom

2. A. gone                               B. been                                    C. lasted                                  D. spent

3. A. come                               B. look                                                C. think                                   D. go

4. A. remind                            B. rethink                                C. recall                                   D. reappear

5. A. get                                  B. happen                                C. appear                                 D. take

6. A. look                                B. come                                   C. put                                      D. bring

7. A. out                                  B. down                                  C. off                                      D. over

8. A. about                              B. to                                        C. with                                                D. for

9. A. in                                    B. around                                C. with                                                D. over

10. A. take                              B. hold                                                C. stay                                     D. stick

C. READING IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 

IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 39.A. And B. Because C. So D. However 40.A. much B. most C. very D. best

 Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points)

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a (66)_____  of stone earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt and maintained (67)_____  the 5th century BC and the 16th century (68) ____ the northern borders of the Chinese Empire (69) _____ the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall (70) ____ between 200 BC-220 BC by the first Emperor of China, Quin Shi Huang; little of it (71)____; it was much farther north than the current wall, (72) ____ was built during the Ming Dynasty.

The Great Wall (73) ____ over approximately 6,400 km from Shenanigan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km in total. At its peak, the Ming Wall was (74) _____ by more than one million men. It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese (75) _____  as part of the centuries long project of building the wall.

66. A. box                     B. series                        C. ranks                        D. ranges

67. A. in                       B. from                            C. among                      D. between

68. A. to protect            B. protecting                  C. prevent                     D. to prevent

69. A. during                 B. within                        C. while                         D. when

70. A. done                   B. made                        C.  built                          D. designed

71. A. conserves           B. remains                     C. guard                        D. exist

72. A. that                     B. where                       C. what                           D. which

73. A. stretches             B. length                       C. stretch                       D. carry

74. A. looked after        B. covered                     C. guarded                     D. concealed

75. A. die                      B. died                           C. death                        D. dead