Question 1: Fill in each blank in the passage below with only one suitable word. (2,0p)

Scientists and doctors say that about 34 million Americans are (1)________fat. Why is this? One cause is the kind of food Americans (2)_________. Many Americans like “fast foods”. These (3)________(such as hamburgers and ice-cream) often have fattening things in them. (4)_________ cause is the way Americans eat. They often eat little snacks (5)_________ regular meals. These extra foods add extra fat on the body. A third cause is not (6)_________exercise. Americans like driving (7)_________ instead of walking. They often have (8)________to do a lot of the work. Some Americans are also too heavy because (9)_________ health problems. But for most of those 34 million (10)________, the problem is the American lifestyle.

Scientists and doctors say that about 55 million Americans are too fat. Why is this? One (23) ________ is the kind of food Americans eat. Many Americans like "fast foods". These foods (such as hamburgers and ice-cream) often have fattening things in them. (24) ________ cause is the way Americans eat. They often eat little snacks between regular meals. These extra foods (25) ________ extra fat on the body. A third cause is that they do not take enough exercise. Americans like driving every where in stead of walking. They often have (26) ________ to do a lot of the work for them. Some Americans are also too heavy (27) ________ health problems. But for most of those 55 million people, the problem is the American lifestyle.

23.         A. way        B. source       C. cause            D. ground

24.         A. Other     B. Another      C. The other     D. Others

25.         A. add         B. put                       C. include                   D. make

26.         A. equipment       B. machines                     C. vehicles           D. tools

27.         A. instead of                      B. in spite of     C. according to     D. because of

II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages.(7p)
Doctors have reported that vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been (1)¬ ________________. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause (2) ________________. In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also (3)¬¬ ________________ to illness. For example, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy that is a disease resulting (4) ________________   the lack of vitamin C. It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes. Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables. Fruits  and vegetables (5) ________________ vitamin C which is necessary for good (6) ________________.
Today, vitamins are available in the form of pills and can easily be (7) _______________ at any pharmacy.

Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following passage.

HIBERNATION

Hibernation is the long period of sleep by which many animals pass the winter, (66) ______ food is scarce. In the late summer and autumn, the animal (67) ________ a lot while food is plentiful, and gets fat. Then, as winter approaches, it finds a hidden and sheltered spot (68) ______ which to hibernate - a hole in the ground or under a pile of leaves, perhaps. The animal gradually becomes less and less active, until it (69) __________ asleep.

During the long sleep, its breathing and heartbeat becomes very (70) ______ and its body temperature drops. In this way, the creature needs very (71) ______ food. The fat in its body supplies what food it does need. Some animals stay asleep (72) _______ spring arnves and there is food again, others may wake up on the warmer days of winter, eat some of the food they have collected, and then go to sleep (73) _____.

Animals that (74) ______ are mainly small ones living in the cooler parts of the world. They include many small mammals, such as dormice, hedgehogs, chipmunks and skunks. Some amphibians and reptiles, such as frogs, toads and tortoises, also hibernate. Hibernating (75) _____ include bees and some kinds of butterflies. 

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions below.

THE TERROR OF THE SEA

Some 16,000 icebergs are born in the Arctic Ocean each year. Most of them are calved by the age-old glaciers that cover the coast of Greenland.

Fortunately, in an average year only about 400 of them make it past the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Once past that point, they are in some of the world's busiest shipping lanes. There they are as dangerous as torpedoes. In the year 1912, when the Titanic went down with 1 503 lives, about 1,000 icebergs made it past the Grand Banks.

A newborn iceberg, unlike most newborn things, is bigger to begin with and slowly grows smaller. When it first breaks free from the mother glacier an Arctic baby may weigh up to 3 million tons and as big as a block in New York City. But it takes two or three years of travel before it reaches the Banks. By that time most icebergs are less than 100 feet in height. Sometimes, however, a giant one, towering 400 feet above the sea is spotted.

The sight of these “blocks” is frightening enough, bụt the real danger lies in the fact that 85 percent of the bulk lies hidden under the water, ready to cut the hull of any ship that comes too close.

Icebergs usually die after they pass thè Grand Banks and meet the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. Yet, a melted-down iceberg was seen about 200 miles south of Bermuda. It was only 15 by 30 feet in size. But remember almost nine times that size was hiding under the water. It was still big enough to sink a ship.

Time, sun and the Gulf stream slowly change the icebergs to water, but, whilethey live, they are a hazard to the strongest ship and a terror to the bravest captain.

76. This article tells mostly about .......

A. ships sunk by icebergs B. how icebergs are spotted

C. dangerous icebergs D. ships built for destroying icebergs

77. About 85 percent of the iceberg is .......

A. under the water B. frozen freshwater

C. left on the glacier D. above the water

78. The third paragraph suggests that icebergs ....... 

A. grow bigger with age B. travel very slowlyC. move quite rapidly D. are not too dangerous

79. The writer of this passage feels icebergs are as dangerous as .......

A. explosives B. hidden submarines

C. a comb D. a weapon

80 As used in this passage, to calve means......

A. to break away from B. to be attracted to

C. to push off D. to be a

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. been

B. was

C. be

D. is

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. did

B. have

C. were

D. are

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 36

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. grew

B. grown

C. grow

D. growing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. most

B. both

C. much

D. best

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. if 

B. because

C. and

D. but