Read the following passage 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 numbers blanks.

1.In England,when the school children come to school,they first(27)________to the classroom.They take off their coats and raincoats,their caps and hats,and then go to (28)________classrooms.Some of the students go to the laboratories and workshops where they(29)________physics,chemistry and art.When a student is on duty, he comes to(30)__________very early.He has to open all the windows,water the flowers and clean the blackboard so everything is ready for the first lesson.At seven thirty the(31)_________comes into the room and the lesson begins.

Question 27: A. go                  B. to go                C. going                D. to going

Question 28: A. his                 B. her                   C. their                 D. my

Question 29: A. to learn          B. learning           C. learn                D. to learning

Question 30: A. school           B. park                 C. museum           D. supermarket

Question 31: A. teacher          B. doctor              C. singer               D. worker

• Read the following passage 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.

                                                                                        SMARTPHONES - A NECCESITY

Smartphones have spread beyond the boardroom and keeping a close eye on what's new is Mike Lazaridis, chief executive of RIM, the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone. His device may no longer be quite as trendy as it once was but it is still (21) .................. − particularly for Argentinian milk farmers. Mr. Lazaridis says: "I like the way it's being used by the farmers so they are always up to date. Milk is a (22) .................. item, so delivery and production standards are incredibly important." He is reminded of the company's early days: "This is where we started in 1987, with a wireless vertical data business for the Swedish lumber (23) .................., and then on to fire brigades, ambulances, and garbage trucks."

    While the BlackBerry was quick to (24) .................. itself as the accessory of choice for business professionals such as Wall Street traders, the cheaper price (25) .................. and new, more colorful handsets now (26) .................. offer have opened it up to a much wider market. Mr. Lazaridis says: "It was obvious that business people and self-employed professionals would buy the BlackBerry, but we were not expecting the (27) .................. we had from ordinary consumers."

    The greatest challenge for RIM, however, could lie in an economic (28) ..................., when individuals and companies alike may see devices like the BlackBerry as luxuries they can (29) .................. without. The company has to make its product indispensable to the lifestyles of consumers or prove that they bring a real (30) .................. on investment for business users.

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21, A. constructive     B. functional     C. active     D. operative

22, A. perishable     B. short-lived     C. decaying     D. destructible

23, A. manufacturers     B. enterprise     C. commerce     D. industry

24, A. install     B. establish     C. create     D. demonstrate

25, A. designs     B. programmes     C. plans     D. systems

26, A. at            B. on             C. for            D. under

27, A. return     B. retort     C. reply     D. response

28, A. downturn     B. tall     C. decrease     D. drop

29, A. make      B. carry      C. do      D. stay

30, A. return      B. gain      C. interest      D. profit

Part 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter  A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 28 (1.0 pt) 

When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf conical hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (25)______.

The hat is made (26)______ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (27)______ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

The palm leaf conical hat is mainly used to protect from shine or rain. Beneath the broad rim of the hat do Vietnamese girls look more (28)______ and charming?

25. A. culture                 B. nation              C. hat                             D. flag

26. A. with                      B. at                      C. from                           D. in

27. A. drawn                   B. written              C. painted                       D. covered

28. A. attract                   B. attractive          C. attraction                    D. attractiveness

Part 2:Read the following passage and mark the letter  A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (1.0 pt)

AIR-TRAVEL

Air-travel is the most modern form of public transport and it was developed in the 20^th century. Millions of people use airplanes for many reasons. Some travel for business, others go on holiday by air and others use cargo planes to move their products from country to country very quickly. Some courier companies now have their own fleet or planes ready to carry parcels and post more efficiently. There are different types of passenger services – some are cheap which is good for short journeys. Other airlines provide passengers with a luxurious flying experience. Airports are getting busier and it is evident that more passengers and businesses than ever are using airplanes to get to their destination.

29. When was air-travel developed?

A. in the 18^th centuary     B. in the 19^th centuary     C. in the 20^th century  D. in the 21^st century

30. What do people use airplane for?

A. for business                                                                      B. going on holiday              

C. for business, going on holiday, moving their products     D. move their products

31. What do some courier companies  have now?

A. their own fleet or planes                          B. their own containers

C. their own trucks                                      D. their own trains

32. How are the airports now?

A. Airports are getting busier         B. Airports are getting busier, more passengers and businesses use               

                                                                              airplanes to get to their destination.

C. Airports are getting bigger             D. Airports are getting more popular

Read the following passage 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 numbers blanks.

GOOD NEIGHBOURS

Neighbors (27) ________ people who live near us and I never have any problems with them . They always make me feel comfortable. They never (28) ________ noise and play loud music (29) _________ night. One of the (30) _________ important things is that they have a good living habit and are friendly to each other. We are always willing to help others. Help each others can form a friendly and harmonious relationship among the neighbors. We sometimes celebrate a small and happy party together (31) _________ weekends. I must say that I have very good neighbors.

Question 27: A. is                   B. are                   C. have                D. has

Question 28: A. doing             B. to make           C. make               D. do

Question 29: A. at                    B. on                    C. in                     D. under

Question 30: A. most              B. more                C. the most           D. more than

Question 31: A. at                             B. on                    C. in                     D. to

Read the following passage 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.

                                     Erosion in America

Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, (1) .  .  .  .   .  .  .  282 million acres of farmland (2).   .   .   .   .    .  by erosion. After 40 years of (3). . . . . . . efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands (4) . . . . . . . . .on the land by heavy crop pollution. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical nation resource problem.

            1.

            A. more than                                    

            B. more   

            C. less     

            D. than

                2.

                 A. damaged                                 

                 B. damaging                               

                 C. were damaged                        

                 D. damages

                 3.

                 A. conserve                                 

                 B. conservation                           

                 C. conserving                              

                 D. conservations

                 4.

                 A.  placing                                

                 B.  places                                  

                 C. which placed                          

                 D. placed

Read the following passage 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.

Question 2

A. media

B. bulletin

C. programme

 D. journalism