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VII. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters to complete the following sentences.

1. China has a great number of places of ________. INTERESTING

2. In the USA, there are ______ newspaper articles about the film and how it is made. DAY

3. If you can give a reasonable ___­­­­____for your bad behavior last night, I’ll forgive you. EXPLAIN

4. Their children have quite ___________ characters. DIFFERENCE

5. I like the city life because there are many kinds of __________. ENTERTAIN

6. The scouts do the ___________ work. VOLUNTEER

7. She is one of the greatest ___________ to appear in this theater. PERFORM

8. Taxi drivers have to have very good ___________ on the street names. KNOW

9. The more expensive a hotel is, the more ____________ it is. COMFORT

10. __________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. FORTUNATE

VIII. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE appropriate word.

Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been (1)_______ popular that now we can't imagine what life would be (2)_______ if there were no television.

Television is a major (3)________ of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through (4)________, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television (5)_________ our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas (6)_________ may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.

In addition (7)_________ the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy (8)________ taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings (9)________ television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching TV (10)________ to go out for amusements anywhere else.

IX. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Franklin Roberts was a commercial airline pilot with more than 21,000 hours of flying time behind him. However, (1)_____________ of great experience, he could not explain something which happened (2)____________ him in the summer of 1981. As he was flying over Lake Michigan, an object (3)_______ in the sky which took him completely by surprise. (4)__________ it was, it raced through the sky ahead of his plane and then turned across his path, before finally disappearing into the distance.

(5)____________ is the kind of incident that fascinates Richard Haines, a psychologist who works at a research institute (6)___________ California, and investigates reports like these as a hobby. Over the last twelve years, he (7)___________ collected thousands of reports on UFOs seen by plane crews. He was concentrated on the stories told to him by pilots, (8) __________ he believes they are more likely to be accurate. Pilots are trained in observation and make reliable witnesses. They would generally know what they were looking at (9) ____________ it were something familiar. Critics of Haines’s work say that there is, in fact, nothing special about pilots. They claim that pilots are as capable of making mistakes as (10) __________ else. However, none of this has stopped Haines, who continues to investigate UFO reports with enthusiasm.

1. A. though B. although C. in spite D. despite

2. A. with B. to C. for D. on

3. A. was appeared B. appears C. was appearing D. appeared

4. A. Whatever B. What C. However D. How

5. A. It B. Those C. These D. This

6. A. at B. in C. on D. from

7. A. was B. X C. has D. had

8. A. because B. because of C. but D. though

9. A. whether B. or C. unless D. if

10. A. everyone B. anyone C. somebody D. ones

X. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

DIET AND WEIGHT

Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about and obsessing with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight (perhaps you’re one of them), it is not surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on a diet, 50% of the women and close to 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talked among joggers - heart disease and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that affect your weight. They include: body type, diet, exercise level, ***** and age. What may be an “ideal" weight for you at the age of 27 may not be ideal when you are 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when in a specific training phase.

1. What are most of joggers who are overweight worried about?

A. Their weight B. Their height C. Their jogging D. The distance

2. To many people, _________

A. body size is not a problem B. body size is very important

C. they do not care about their body size D. jogging is a waste of time.

3. In the US, _________

A. nobody is on a diet B. 25% women are on a diet.

C. obesity is appreciated. D. nearly 25% men are on a diet.

4. What are the most talked among joggers?

A. Body size B. Lung cancer

C. Heart disease and high blood pressure. D. Diet

5. Which factor that doesn’t affect your weight?

A. body type B. diet C. age D. weather

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences.

1. No one has tidied these rooms for a long time.

These rooms ............................................................................................................................................

2. Peter got more good marks than Tom.

Tom did ...................................................................................................................................................

3. They used to be better at swimming than they are now.

They are ...................................................................................................................................................

4. Because of the heavy rain, we were late for class.

Because it ................................................................................................................................................

5. They break the glass into small pieces.

The glass is………………………………………………….………………………………………….

6. The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

We haven’t................................................................................................................................................

7. Traveling around the city in a day is impossible.

It’s ............................................................................................................................................................

8. Did they return those books to the library?

Were..........................................................................................................................................................

9. We spent an hour painting the school gate.

It took........................................................................................................................................................

10. Although he was ill, he still went out.

In spite of his …………………………………………………………………………………The end

Answer 1

VIII. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with only ONE appropriate word.

Television is an important invention of the twentieth century. It has been (1)__so_____ popular that now we can't imagine what life would be (2)___like____ if there were no television.

Television is a major (3)___means_____ of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through (4)___television_____, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television (5)____widens _____ our knowledge by introducing to us new ideas (6)_____which____ may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.

In addition (7)____to_____ the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy (8)____every____ taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings (9)____watching____ television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching TV (10)____than____ to go out for amusements anywhere else.

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