VII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10p) Air (1) …………. can make people (2) …………….. Consequently, some countries pass (3) ………. to control the quantity of (4) …………. in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the (5) ……….. (6) …………. should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s (7) …………………. and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from (8) …………………. collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s (9) ………………….. The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad (10) …………………..

Air (29) .................. can make people (30) .................. . Consequently, some
countries pass (31) .................. to control the quantity of (32) .................. in the air.
Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the (33) .................. . (34)
.................. should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s (35)
.................. and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from (36)
.................. collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can
also have an influence on the earth’s (37) ...................The ice may melt near the North
and South Poles, resulting in very bad (38) ...................

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)

Most people know that cigarette smoking is (1)……..to their health.Scientific research shows that it can (2)………many kinds of diseases. In fact, many people(3)………smoke get lung cancer. Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4)………not smoke. Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from(5)……….people’s cigarette. This is secondhand smoking. People are becoming very (6)……..of the danger of secondhand smoke, As a result, they(7)……..passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places. Besides, many government tend to (8)…..…put taxes on cigarette so as to discourage people from smoking. With all the concerted effort (9)………. the authority and non-smokers, we can look forward to the world(10)………. smoking.

* Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

Food plays an (1) ……………………part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scarce, people have to (2) ……………………most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress because men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (3) ……………………and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) ……………………to progress and enjoyment of life. The problem of (5) ……………………good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been started (6) ……………………food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (7) ……………………to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (8) ……………………more food.

Part 9. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word to complete the passage. The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is (1)……….. in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded (2)…………. the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third (3)…………. surviving university in the world. The University of Cambridge was (4)…………. in 1209. Over the years, it is always (5)…………… to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was (6)…………. second after Harvard in the United States of America. Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university (7)………… a student population (8)………….. about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different (9)………….. in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have (10)………….. a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.

We live in an .....1..... when television is the national pastime. Since the invention of the television ....2..., people have been ....3.... more of their ....4.... time watching television than doing anything ....5.... Many of the television addicts feel that this particular pastime is not a bad .....6.... Indeed, they argue that people can learn a great deal watching television. I am ....7.... that if you look long and hard enough, you can probably....8.... some programmes that are educationally motivating. But for the most ....9...., I can say that watching television is a ....10.... of time.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Our school(1)...... a lot of clubs and I belong to( 2).........of them: the drama group and ( 3)....... folk music club. In each( 4)................, you can find the same types of people. First, there is “ The Mouth”, who can not stop talking. Then, (5)............is The Know it- all”, who thinks that other people’s ideas(6).......... rubbish. There are also quiet types such as “ The Brain”(7)...............  “The Scribbler”. The Brain only speaks(8)............ she has something to say. And “ The (9)............ takes a lot of notes but rarely speaks. My favorite is “ The Mouse”, who smiles (10).......... lot and seems happy to do all those boring little jobs that everyone else avoids

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passages. Use only ONE word for each space

Many people dream of (1)..... in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience (2)....... those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. (3)......., there's one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure (4)....... to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often (5)...... taken aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make (6)...... difficult to get on with local people and to make friends. They migt not approve of things you do or might object to things you say. You might even be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)...... you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say, you might find some of the laws very (8)..... There, people can be forced to pay a large fine just for dropping litter. Eventually, (9)....., most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does take real courage to make such a big change (10)..... your life, but many people agree that it is worth it in the end