IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a correct word to complete the following passage

            No more teachers? No more books? For today’s kids, the Internet has all the answers.

            Gadgets come and go and most of them don’t have a very long life. The Internet (1)………….seems to be here to stay. The World Wide Web is now the largest information (2)……………. In the world and teenagers can findmore or less anything they want there. They can (3)…………….music and films, watch TV, listen to the radio, send e-mails and even shop online.

            The United States for example, more than 78% of kids go (4)……………., according to a recent study. A lot of them are just (5)………………the Web and instant messaging their friends. But 94 % of those online said they  also used it (6)……………..schoolwork. This technology ahs allowed them to (7)……

a vast store of knowledge which was inaccessible before. With online tutoring an virtual schools, technology (8)…………..students to get specific help. It is also possible to be a part of a study (9)…………….or discuss school projects with international e-mail pals. Perhaps more than anything, the Internet search engine Google has changed homework (10)……………. Across the globe. But the problem is that it is so easy to “copy and paste” that teachers need to change homework assignments or projects every year.

            1. A. moreover                     B. because                 C. however                D. although

            2. A. resource                      B. technology          C. informatics            D. generation

            3. A. play                               B. discover                C. oversee                 D. download

            4. A. chat                               B. online                    C. forum                    D. connect

            5. A. looking                         B. surfing                   C. diving                    D. watching

            6. A. in                                   B. on                           C. with                                   D. for

            7. A. access                           B. enrich                    C. upload                   D. inform

            8. A. makes                           B. allows                    C. creates                   D. opens

            9. A. group                            B. commune              C. book                      D. land

            10. A. customs                      B. vocations              C. habits                    D. traditions

Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage 

The oldest living things on Earth (46) ………trees. Some of California's sequoias have for four thousand years looked down on the changes in the landscape and the comings and goings of  humans. (47) ………… sprouted from tiny seeds about the time the Egyptian pyramids (48) ………… being built. Today these giant patriarchs seem as re-mote and inaccessible (49) …………the rocks and mountain cliffs on which they grow, like cathedral columns holding up the sky. It is hard to imagine them playing any part in the lives of (50)……….. mere humans (50)………..  doing in any way affected by the creatures that pass at their feet.

Lesser trees, however, have played an important and intimate (51) ……….. in the lives of people since they first appeared on(52) …………  . Trees fed the fires that warmed humans: they provided shelter, food, medicine and even clothing. They also shaped people's spiritual horizons. Trees expressed the grandeur and mystery of life, as they moved through the cycle of seasons, from life to death and back to (53) ………. again.

Trees were the largest (54) ………… things around humans and they knew that some trees had been standing on the same spot in their parent's and grandparents' time, and would continue to stand long after they were gone. No wonder these (55) …………  became symbols of strength, fruitfulness, and everlasting life.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Wendy and Mark are university students. They are going on a field trip. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.

Mark: “Hi, Wendy. What do we have to bring for the trip?”

Wendy: “______”

A. Not much, your notebook and color pencils.

B. We’ll start off very early, you know.

C. All the course books, of course.

D. Well, don’t make a fuss.

VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word to complete the passage bellow. (4m)

Do you feel good? Are you fit and healthy? Maybe you think you are (46) ………. and need to go on a diet. Or maybe you are a (47) ………. slim and need to put on weight. Here is some (48) ………. for you. Firstly, it is important not to do things that are bad for you – so, do not (49) ………. too much or go to bed too late. If you have an unhealthy (50) ………. , try to change some of the things you do- (51) ………. do the things that are good for you. Make (52) ………. you eat a balanced diet, (53) ………. a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. Do plenty (54) ………. exercise to keep fit: go running in the morning, or join your local gym. If you are very unfit, though, you should (55) ………. with just a little swimming.

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete this passage: He loved his plants. His plants were in pots. There were 10 pots in back (1)... the house. There (2)... eight pots in front of the house. There was a different plant in every pot. No plants were the They were all different. They were all beautiful. It was Friday. It was time to water the plants. He (4)...... went outside. He grabbed the hose. It They e was the plants once a week. He is green and long. It was 40 feet long. He turned on the water. Water came out of the end of the hose. He watered each plant in back of the house.... Jup e vs ạ

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage.

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage

A. unimportant

B. irrelevant

C. uninteresting

D. impossible