1. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Many human activities over the last 200 years have been responsible (1) ________ polluting the air and damaging people’s health. Automobile engines and power plants burn combustible (2) ________ like gasoline and coal and allow toxic gases and smoke to escape into the air. Some pollutants destroy the ozone layer, which is the thin blanket of gases that (3) ________ Earth from the Sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays. Other pollutants contribute to (4) ________ warming by adding to the planet’s natural greenhouse effect. Still others create acid rain, a phenomenon that has disastrous (5) ________ on lake and forest habitats. Air pollution is not limited to industrial areas. Depending on the direction of the wind and its force, air pollutants may (6) ________ spread to other countries very far from the source of the pollution.

Big cities like Los Angeles and Mexico City are often covered by smog, a fog that occurs (7) ________ air pollution. In 1952, the City of London, England, was enveloped by smog so thick that people on the streets had to feel their way around by (8) ________ the walls of buildings!

1. A. for                                  B. of                            C. to                            D. with

2. A. chemicals                        B. means                     C. fuels                       D. matters

3. A. covers                             B. protects                   C. stops                       D. damages

4. A. environmental               B. thermal                    C. temperature                       D. global

5. A. affects                            B. causes                     C. sources                   D. effects

6. A. never                              B. even                        C. ever                       D. hardly

7. A. because of                      B. in spite of               C. instead of               D. due of 

8. A. climbing                        B. walking                    C. touching                D. putting up

II.Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

Society has changed in many ways since the (1)___of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2)____. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (3)_____the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized.

A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (4)____spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen (5)_______as important as working. Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6)____they don’t want to, because this leads to quite an improvement in their (7)_____if they have some rest.(8)____these changes, some people are working harder than (9)__. The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10)___hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.

1.    A. existence               B. introduction           C. recommendation    D. manufacture

2.    A. damaged               B. changed                  C. transferred              D. affected

3.    A. since                     B. if                             C. although                 D. because

4.    A. like                        B. rather                      C. better                      D. prefer

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

6.    A. unless                    B. however                  C. even if                    D. as

7.    A. performance         B. rehearsal                 C. display                    D. expression

8.    A. In addition to        B. Instead of               C. In spite of               D. In place of

9.    A. ever before           B. lately                      C. ever since               D. never before

10.    A. very                       B. too                          C. as                            D. so

IX. Choose the word which best fits each gap 

^{Breakfast is the ( 1 ) ______ important mealof the day . It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health , the calories it needs for ( 2 ) _______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level . Studies have shown that people who don't have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow , tired , hungry and ( 3 ) ________ to concentrate . Surprisingly , breakfast actually plays a part in weight control . It's easier to ( 4 ) ________ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day . Dividing the day 's calories ( 5 ) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than ( 6 ) _________ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does .} 

^{1. A. healthy            B. tasty             C. main              D. most} 

^{2. A. strength           B. power           C. energy           D. effort} 

^{3. A. able                  B. enable          C. unable            D. capable} 

^{4. A. lose                   B. put                C. gain                D. drop} 

^{5. A. in                        B. intro              C. up                   D. for} 

^{6. A. skipping              B. making           C. buying            D. serving}

VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

   A.   In many countries , people come to live in towns and cities (1)……….they need work. After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come (2)………..work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There (3)…………usually an area nearby where the factory workers  (4)………….. . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets (5)………….more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows.

1.       A. so                         B. and                                          C. because     D. although

2.       A. to find                            B. find                                C. to do          D. do

3.      A.are                      B. were                              C. is                       D. was

4.       A. work                              B. play                               C. visit             D. live

5.       A. because                B. but                                 C. so                       D. however

B.       People of different ages (1)______different tastes for TV programs. Young children like (2)______cartoon most. So there (3)______many kinds of films on children’s corner. Tenagers like sports shows, fashion shows, (4)______(often romatic, horror or detective), music (often pop and rock) and sometimes cartoons. But there are not many good programs for people of this age. Adults prefer to watch  the news, reports, movies and contests. Old people like watching and listening to classical music most. They also watch movies, news and other programs that (5)______ them.

1.               A. has                         B. have                  C. are having                    D. Had                            

2.               A. to watch                  B. watching            C. A&B are correct              D. watch                

3.               A. are                         B. is                       C. will be                         D. be    

4.               A. game show              B. animal show       C. movies                         D. cartoon                       

5.               A. provide                   B. suitable              C. wear                            D. suit

V. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

            Breakfast is the (1) ............................... important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it nees for (2) ................ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar lever and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) .................. to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It’s easier to (4) .............. weight if you eat in the morning ratherthan later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ..................... three meals helps take off weight more efficently then (6) .................... breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. a. healthy                             b. tasty                                    c. main                                     d. most

2. a. strength                           b. power                                  c. energy                                  d. effort

3. a. able                                  b. enable                                  c. unable                                  d. capable

4. a. lose                                  b. put                                       c. gain                                      d. drop

5. a. in                                     b. into                                      c. up                                        d. for

6. a. skipping                           b. making                                c. buying                                 d. serving

V. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

            Breakfast is the (1) ............................... important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it nees for (2) ................ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar lever and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) .................. to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It’s easier to (4) .............. weight if you eat in the morning ratherthan later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ..................... three meals helps take off weight more efficently then (6) .................... breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. a. healthy                             b. tasty                                    c. main                                     d. most

2. a. strength                           b. power                                  c. energy                                  d. effort

3. a. able                                  b. enable                                  c. unable                                  d. capable

4. a. lose                                  b. put                                       c. gain                                      d. drop

5. a. in                                     b. into                                      c. up                                        d. for

6. a. skipping                           b. making                                c. buying                                 d. serving

10.Choose the word which best fits each gap.

      Doing some form of voluntary work has (1) _________ been more popular with British people. Over 20 million people were engaged (2) _________ voluntary activities in 2013. Volunteering means giving up time to do work of (3) _________ to the community. It can be based in the UK or overseas. Volunteering can take many forms, from working with children with (4)_________ difficulties, in an animal hospital, or planting trees. (5) _________ London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympics, up to 70,000 (6) _________ were needed to help ensure the games were a success.

1.   a. ever                          b. any                          c. never                        d. before

2.   a. with                          b. in                             c. to                             d. for

3.   a. comfort                    b. benefit                     c. contribute                 d. profit

4.   a. learn                         b. learned                     c. learning                    d. learnt

5.   a. When                       b. While                       c. Where                      d. What

6.   a. donors                      b. visitors                     c. foreigners                 d. volunteers

Choose the word which best fits each gap.

                The Fox and the Grapes

One afternoon a fox (1) ____________through the forest and saw a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch.

“Just the thing to quench my thirst,” said he.

Taking a few steps back, the fox (2) ____________and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them (3) ____________ still failed.
Finally, giving (4) ____________, the fox turned up his nose and (5) ____________, “They're probably sour anyway,” and proceeded to walk away.

(1): _____

(2 Points)

A.walks

B.had walked

C.is walking

D.was walking

IX. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps takeoff weight more efficiently than skipping breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. A healthy                         B. tasty                            C. main                              D. most

2. A. strength                       B. power                          C. energy                           D. effort

3. A. able                             B. enable                         C. unable                           D. capable

4. A. lose                             B. put                              C. gain                               D. drop

5. A. in                                 B. into                             C. up                                  D. for