Exercise 4: Choose the word which best fits each gap

Many people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

IX.   Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Many people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

1.   a. enjoy                        b. decide                     c. want                        d. learn

2.   a. must                         b. should                     c. can                           d.will

3.   a. wrapped                  b. folded                     c. torn                          d.taken

4.   a. making                     b. doing                       c. changing                  d. receiving

5.   a. handmake                b. handmaking            c. handmade                d. making hand

6.   a. in                              b. on                           c. over                           d. about  

VIII.    Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Many people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

1.   a. enjoy                        b. decide                     c. want                        d. learn

2.   a. must                         b. should                     c. can                           d.will

3.   a. wrapped                  b. folded                     c. torn                          d.taken

4.   a. making                     b. doing                       c. changing                  d. receiving

5.   a. handmake                b. handmaking            c. handmade                d. making hand

6.   a. in                             b. on                            c. over                         d. about

VIII.                                     Choose the word which best fits each gap.

More people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

29.a. enjoy                         b. decide                     c. want                        d. learn

30.a. must                          b. should                     c. can                           d.will

31.a. wrapped                   b. folded                     c. torn                          d.taken

32.a. making                      b. doing                       c. changing                  d. receiving

33.a. handmake                 b. handmaking            c. handmade                d. making hand

34.a. in                              b. on                            c. over                         d. about

VIII.                                     Choose the word which best fits each gap.

More people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

29.a. enjoy                         b. decide                     c. want                        d. learn

30.a. must                          b. should                     c. can                           d.will

31.a. wrapped                   b. folded                     c. torn                          d.taken

32.a. making                      b. doing                       c. changing                  d. receiving

33.a. handmake                 b. handmaking            c. handmade                d. making hand

34.a. in                              b. on                            c. over                         d. about

Many people (1) .................. crafing with paper. The materials are readily available and don't cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) ............................. be a paper crafter.

There are many differrent paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) .........................and formed into various objects such as flowers, animal, and boxes. Card (4) ........................... is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving (5)...................... card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (6) .....................- them.

1. A. enjoy B. decide C. want D. learn

2. A. must B. should C. can D. will

3. A. wrapped              B. folder                  C. torn                    D. taken

4. A. making               B. doing              C. changing                    D. receiving

5.  A. handmake          B. handmaking      C. handmade           D. making hand

6. A. in                    B. on               C. over                            D. about

I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Many people (1) -------------- crafing with paper. The materials are readily available and don't cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) ------------- be a paper crafter.

There are many differrent paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) ------------ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animal, and boxes. Card (4) ------------- is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving (5)-------- card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (6) ----------------- them.

1. A. enjoy B. decide C. want D. learn

2. A. must B. should C. can D. will

3. A. wrapped B. folder C. torn D. taken

4. A. making B. doing C. changing D. receiving

5 A. handmake B. handmaking C. handmade D. making hand

6. A. in B. on C. over D. about

IV.  READING:

A.   Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

1/Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.

1. A. communicate    B. communicating   C. to communicate            D. A&C

2. A. quickly             B. quick                 C. slowly                          D. slow  

3. A. rural                 B. international       C. nation                          D. urban

4. A. close                B. space                 C. distant                          D. rich

5. A. technology       B. technological      C. technique                               D. technical

2/New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the (1) ___city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

      However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the (2) ___ of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

      Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, (3) ____the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (4) ___the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen (5) ____ out of the hotel windows.

1.     A. uniquer                      B. most unique         C. uniquest               D. more unique

2.     A. dangerously               B. endanger              C. danger                 D. dangerous

3.     A. striked                       B. had struck            C. strike                   D. struck

4.     A. for                             B. off                       C. with                     D. into

5.     A. to fly                         B. flying                   C. flew                     D. has flown

      B/ Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).

      1/ THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live the United States.

There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.

     A. second largest              B. largest                C. smallest             D. third largest

2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.

          A. a chain of islands, the largest state

          B. the largest state: a chain of islands

          C. a chain of islands; the largest state

          D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.

      3. The United States does not have _________.

          A. 50 states                      B. volcanoes                     C. mountains          D. continents

      4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.

          A. 1                                  B. 2                        C. 4                        D. 3

      5. What continent is the United States in?

          A. North America             B. Australia            C. Africa                D. Europe

2/ Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Marie Curie is French.      ________

At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.         ________

She met her husband in 1894.      ________

They had two daughters.   ________

Her husband died in the laboratory.        ________

VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

     In the world of messengers and chat rooms, the use of Internet (1) …………. is as natural as seeing another selfie maker at the street. Some people call it Internet slang since many abbreviations are (2) …………… used in informal conversations of specific groups in social media networks. However, the typical slang of British English, American English, Australian English, and others are typically localized (3) ……………. Internet abbreviations are universal and used by any person who catches the gist of a chat.

     The likelihood you can come up (4) ………………. ten common internet abbreviations is almost as high as the fact that you text or (5) ………………. your friends each day. Test yourself, what does NSFW mean in texting? And can you decode at (6) ………………. half of the following abbreviations? LOL, ASAP, OMG, xoxo, B4N, FYI, G2G, FB, MSG, TTYL. Easily?

     By the way, FYI, ASAP, as well as other acronyms and abbreviations (7) ……………. BTW (By the way), IMO (In my opinion), LMK (Let me know), PRB (Please reply by) have been included to the business email conversation (8) ……………….. almost never happens with common slang.

1.  a. synonyms                       b. abbreviations                   c. antonyms           d. syllables

2.  a. mostly                 b. most                     c. the most                        d. almost

3.  a. although              b. because                c. whenever           d. whereas

4.  a. for                       b. to                         c. with                    d. against

5.  a. tweet                   b. talk                      c. send                   d. meet

6.  a. loss                     b. large                     c. last                     d. least

7.  a. such                    b. like                      c. likely                  d. as

8.  a. this                      b. what                     c. which                 d. it

IX. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

     The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin, and even suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives.

     IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lie to their parents and partners about how much time they spent online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

     a. The advantage of the Internet                 b. Hooked on the Net

     c. Impact of Internet on teens                                 d. A guide to the Internet

2. According to the writer, internet addiction ………………..

     a. is not the same as gambling                     b. is not an illness

     c. can lead to financial problems                d. helps people kill time

3. Internet addicts find it hard ………………..

     a. to use the Internet in the morning           

     b. to lie about the time they spent online

     c. to spend more time on the Internet                  

     d. to spend less time on the Internet

4. The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ………………..

     a. the Internet                  b. IAS                    c. dream                  d. computer

5. Which of the followings is NOT true?

     a. IAS is recognised as a new illness.

     b. Internet addiction can cause suicide behaviours.

     c. Many internet addicts spend more than 40 hours a week online.

     d. Teenagers who are hooked on computer games can suffer from IAS.