VIII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10pts)

      Food (1)______an important part in the development (2) _______nations. In countries where food is scare, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows (3)_______progress, because men have little time to (4)_______to science, industry, government and art. In nations where food is(5) ________and easy to get, men have more time to spend (6)___________activities that lead to progress, human betterment, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of  (7)______good food for everybody has not yet

 (8)__________ solved. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9)________ to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO) to help hungry nations (10)__________more food.

1. A play                                B. plays                       C. played                                 D. playing

2. A. for                                   B. on                           C. of                                        D. in

3. A. down                              B. up                           C. off                                       D.  on

4. A. give                                B. devote                     C. sacrifice                              D. submit

5. A. several                            B. much                      C. money                                D. plentiful

6. A. to                                    B. on                           C. at                                        D of

7. A. providing                        B. provide                   C. provided                             D. provides

8. A. to be                               B. being                      C. be                                        D. been

9. A. method                           B. skill                        C. solution                              D. result

10. A. produce                        B. produced                C. producing                           D. produces   

IX. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)

                               A POWERFUL INFLUENCE

There can be no (1) at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (2)   doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (3)   to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (4)  their computers?

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (5) in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (6) of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (7)    that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not (8)    to this arrangement, the parents can take more drastic (9)   . Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from (10)   any other sort of bargain about behavior.

II. Read the passage below and choose the word which best fits each numbered space.

     Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided. (10 pts)

Television is one of man's most important (1) ______ of communication. It brings (2) ______  and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ______ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) ______ peace. (5) ______ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (6) ______ of American's astronauts explore outer space.

(7) ______ all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (8) ______ to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more (9) ______ programs than any other kind. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ______, and motion pictures.

1.   A. means                   B. ways                          C. roads                         D. streets      

2.   A. outlines                B. paintings                   C. pictures                     D. landscapes          

3.   A. makes                   B. making                      C. had made                  D. make        

4.   A. bring back            B. bring about               C. bring up                    D. bring for  

5.   A. Across                  B. Through                    C. By                              D. Although 

6.   A. coverage              B. newspaper                C. magazine                  D. covering  

7.   A. In order to            B. However                   C. In addition to            D. In added to          

8.   A. made                     B. provided                   C. given                         D. designed 

9.   A. proof                    B. entertainment           C. comment                   D. certainty  

10.    A. events                B. matches                    C. competitions            D. competitors           

Read the passage below then choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answer on the answer sheet.

     Jack London was the famous American novelist and short writer. He was born in San Francisco in 1876. He quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He was a self-taught student, he finished his high school and college education during six months. He led an adventurous but poor life. His view point was in favour of the poor and socialism. He read a lot of books of Karl Marx. He was influenced by Marxist Party theory and the October Revolution. In 1885, he joined the Socialist Labour Party but in the last years of his life, he moved away from the working class and in 1916 he left the party. In 1916, he committed suicide because of despair dream. He used an overdose of morphine and drowned himself in the sea. He was an adventure novelist, a Socialist reformer and a prominent socialist who often signed under the line “Yours for the revolution, Jack London.”

21. Jack London quit school in__________________.

A. 1876                              B. 1890                             C. 1895                     D. 1916

22. He had a(n) ___________________life.

A. adventurous and poor    B. rich and adventurous      C. rich and quiet   D. poor and quiet

23. He was in favour of __________________.

A. self teaching                                                           C. the rich and the poor

B. the poor and socialism                                            D. capitalism

24. Why did he commit suicide?

A. Because he left the part 

B. He used to have a dream                              

C. Because of socialism                                   

D. Because of despair of life and disillusion with American dream

25. Jack London died at the age of ________________.

A. 39                                 B. 40                                 C. 41                       D. 42

Read the passage below and choose the answer which best fits each gap.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the automobiles (4) transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.

Thus, to end (6) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (7) them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) businesses and (10) to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.

1.        A. work                           B. problem                         C. accident                        D. event                              

2.        A. because                     B. so                                  C. that                                D. while                                       

3.        A. exhaust                      B. fire                                 C. gas                                D. liquid                                       

4.        A. carries                        B. takes                             C. gives                              D. provides                                       

5.        A. offer                            B. bring                              C. discharge                      D. cause                                       

6.        A. to                                B. or                                   C. so                                  D. that

7.        A. benefit                        B. harm                              C. motivate                        D. encourage                                       

8.        A. little                            B. gradually                       C. extremely                      D. a bit                                   

9.        A. require                       B. forbid                             C. prevent                          D. request                                       

A. commercials           B. surroundings          C. individuals               D. traffic 

I. Read the following passage and choose one correct answer to each question.

     Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

In an effort to attract more passengers, airlines are now providing frequent travelers with services that rival those of first-rate restaurants and hotels. The routine privileges most companies offer first-class and business clientele include express check-in, free drinks and headsets and more refined menus. In addition, a growing number of airlines have amenities such as fully reclining sleeper seats and furnish eye-shades and sleeper socks. At some international airports, companies have established membership lounges that allow business travelers the use of fax machines, personal computers, and private conference rooms. A few have even gone so far as to install video systems on the arm rests of seats and to serve meals upon request rather on fixed schedule. All of these services come at a price, however, that is reflected in ticket prices substantially above those regular coach classes.

1.      What is the best title for the passage?

A. Frequent Travelers                 C. First Class Accommodation

B. Special Airlines Services       D. The Airline Business

2.      According to the passage, added airline privileges serve to _____.

A. improve coach-class service  C. bolster employee morale

B. attract new clientele                D. compensate for a reduction in routes

3.      The word "amenities" most closely means _____.

A. comforts                                  B. accommodations                                                 

C. refreshments                            D. incentives

4.      Which of the following services is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Meals when requested            C. Video Systems

B. Free headsets                          D. Public restrooms

5.      According to the passage, business lounges are available _____.

A. at most airport                        B. to members only                                                 

C. during limited hours               D. at a normal charge

I. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space given. Write your answer ( A, B, C or D ) in the numbered box. (1.0 point)

            Over the past forty years, TV sets have become standard pieces of equipment in        ( 1 ) …. and watching TV has become a standard activity for many families. Children in our culture grow up and ( 2 ) ………. TV in the morning, in the afternoon, and often in the evening as well. ( 3 ) ………… there are many excellent programs for children, many people think that TV may not be good for them.

            ( 4 ) ………… TV may be a bad influence ( 5 ) ………. children for three main reasons. ( 6 ) ……… some programs are not good for children to see. For example, there are many police stories on TV: people are killed ( 7 ) …………… guns, knives and even poisons. Some children might think these things could ( 8 ) ……….. to them at any time.   ( 9 ) ………. they can  become ( 10 ) ………. .

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to catch of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and  such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.

1.       It is important to find the right career because _____                                                                                          

A. It’s very easy to lose the job.                B. Most of us  spend a great part of our lives at our jobs.

C. We need money.                                  D. It’s difficult to find a job.

2.       We can find the right career by _____                                                  

A. asking for some useful advice.             B. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them.

C. travelling wherever we can.                 D. learning some foreign languages.

3.       We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _____

A. interviews with specialists.                   B. all are correct.

C. aptitude tests.                                      D. study of books in our field of interest.

4.       Careers found in the scientific world are _____                                                  

A. Biologists, chemists, physicists.           B. Physicists, biologists, accountants.

C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors.         D. Chemists, mathematicians, c.

5.       The theme of the passage is _____                                                  

A. Jobs in the society nowadays.              B. good jobs.

C. unemployment.                                    D. How  to find a right job nowadays.

II. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.

    Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

      Plants

Plants grow in almost __(1)__ part of the world. We see __(2)__ plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants grow high on mountain-tops, far in the oceans, and in many deserts and __(3)__ regions.

Without plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so he couldn’t live without plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many useful __(4)__ from lumber cut from trees. Much of our clothing is made __(5)__  the fibers of the cotton plant.

Scientists believe there are more than 350000 species of plants, but no one knows for __(6)__. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a __(7)__. A drop of water may hold as many as 500 diatoms. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wide

Scientists __(8)__ all living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually easy to tell the two __(9)__. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, but nearly all species of animals move about under their own power. Most plants make  their own food from air, sunlight, and water. Animals cannot make their own food. The basic units of all life, called cells, are also different in plants and animals. Most plants have thick walls that __(10)__ a material called cellulose. Animal cells do not have this material.

1.       A. all                              B. each                       C. every                      D. total                                                  __________

2.       A. these                        B. those                      C. all                            D. such                                                 __________

3.       A. polar                         B. polarized               C. poled                      D. pole                                                  __________

4.       A. products                   B. activities                 C. games                    D. plays                                                __________

5.       A. in                               B. up                            C. by                            D. from                                                  __________

6.       A. certainty                   B. guarantee              C. sure                         D. certainly                                          __________

7.       A. telescope                B. periscope               C. stethoscope          D. microscope                                     __________

8.       A. part                           B. separate                 C. divide                      D. sort                                                   __________

9.       A. difference                B. apart                       C. distinctly                D. separately                                       __________

10.    A. contain                     B. maintain                 C. stock                       D. incorporate                                     __________