Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as much satisfaction as (0)______. The (1)________ is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and it is filled (2)______ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer (3) ________ space than cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and (4)_____ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plough it and put some seeds in order to grow your own vegetables. This way you (5)_____ your own crops, and eat and live in a very healthy way. In addition, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (6)_______ to the city life and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective and personal point of way.

            0.A. good        B. better                       C. much                       D. well

            1.A.town         B. country                    C. city                          D. urban

            2. A. in                        B. out                           C. up                            D. with

            3.A. more open           B. opener         C. the most open         D. the openest

            4. A. act                       B. active           C. activeness                D. actively

            5.A. collect                  B. damage       C. complete                 D. rotate

            6.A. Interested             B. bored           C. suited                      D. excited

Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as much satisfaction as (0)______. The (1)________ is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and it is filled (2)______ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer (3) ________ space than cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and (4)_____ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plough it and put some seeds in order to grow your own vegetables. This way you (5)_____ your own crops, and eat and live in a very healthy way. In addition, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (6)_______ to the city life and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective and personal point of way.

            0.A. good        B. better                       C. much                       D. well

            1.A.town         B. country                    C. city                          D. urban

            2. A. in                        B. out                           C. up                            D. with

            3.A. more open           B. opener         C. the most open         D. the openest

            4. A. act                       B. active           C. activeness                D. actively

            5.A. collect                  B. damage       C. complete                 D. rotate

            6.A. Interested             B. bored           C. suited                      D. excited

Dear Robert ,

Iam writing to tell you abot our new house . It is lovely !It is the nicest ( nice )house I have ever see . It is much ... ( big ) than our last one bot also ... ( expensive) . The house looks very modern . There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors .

I finally have a room that I do not have to share with my ...(young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and I have a great view ....(good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden . There are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much ...(colourful).

The new house is in a peaceful area . It is actually ( quite ) area I have ever lived in . The neighbours are also very kind . Can you believe the organised a party for us ? They are definitely ...( friendly) people I have ever mêt .

Well , That is all my news . I hope you will visit me soon . I can not wait to show you the new place . Yours ,

Chris 

* 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 questions front 43 to 50.

  You might be surprised to know that bicycles have existed for less than two hundred years. Though the earliest comes from a sketch said to be from 1534 and attributed to Gian Giacomo, there are several early but unverified claims for the invention of the modem bicycle. No one is sure who invented this popular two- wheeled machine, but it was probably either the German Karl von Drais, in 1817, or the American W K Clarkson, in 1819. The early models didn't look much like the bicycles of today. The front wheel was much bigger than the back one, and also there weren't any pedals - riders had to move themselves forward by pushing their feet against the ground. Pedals finally arrived in the 1840s, and in 1879 an Englishman named Henry Lawson had the idea of connecting them to the back wheel with a chain. Gears, which made things much easier for those cycling uphill, first appeared in the 1890s.

  There are now approximately one billion bicycles in the world - more than twice the total number of cars - and they are the main form of transport in some developing countries. They have to compete with cars on the streets of all the world’s cities, and the two forms of transport don't always mix well. In London in 2005, for example, over 300 cyclists were either killed or seriously injured in accidents involving cars. Even though bicycles are much more environmentally friendly than cars, most governments don't do much to encourage people to ride rather than drive. In China, which is famous for having a huge number of bicycles (about 200 million), the authorities in the city of Shanghai even banned cycling for a while in 2003.

  Cycling is on the rise is the United Kingdom, and the number of annual journeys made by bike in London has increased 50% over the last five years. Experts say there is a mixture of reasons for this boom: concerns about the environment, the desire to keep fit, and also the fact that cycling is often not only cheaper but also quicker than travelling by car.

  However, although one in three British adults owns a bicycle, they still don't use them nearly as much as they could. Bikes are used for a mere 2% of journeys in the UK, while the figure for the Netherlands is an impressive 27%.

  Cycling is becoming more popular as a competitive sport, and the most famous race is of course the three-week Tour de France, which takes place every July. American Lance Armstrong won it every year from 1999 to 2005 - one of the greatest individual sporting achievements of all time.

  (Adaptedfrom Handouts for B2, University of Linguistics and International Studies, 2017)

Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. Bicycle

B. Tour-de-France 

C. Best means of transport

D. The invention of bicycle

Cloze test

The African elephant is __________ largest animal in the world. Both the African and the Indian elephant belong to the group of animals which we __________ mammals. The African elephant is larger __________ the Indian elephant and weighs as much as 8 tons. Elephants sleep __________ their feet and the strange thing is that when they have bad dreams, they make __________ noises with their trunks. They need great quantities of food everyday and this's the reason __________ they move to places with rich vegetation. They eat grass, leaves __________ fruit and they walk long distances to large family groups but the old males often live alone __________ they die.

* 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 questions front 43 to 50.

  You might be surprised to know that bicycles have existed for less than two hundred years. Though the earliest comes from a sketch said to be from 1534 and attributed to Gian Giacomo, there are several early but unverified claims for the invention of the modem bicycle. No one is sure who invented this popular two- wheeled machine, but it was probably either the German Karl von Drais, in 1817, or the American W K Clarkson, in 1819. The early models didn't look much like the bicycles of today. The front wheel was much bigger than the back one, and also there weren't any pedals - riders had to move themselves forward by pushing their feet against the ground. Pedals finally arrived in the 1840s, and in 1879 an Englishman named Henry Lawson had the idea of connecting them to the back wheel with a chain. Gears, which made things much easier for those cycling uphill, first appeared in the 1890s.

  There are now approximately one billion bicycles in the world - more than twice the total number of cars - and they are the main form of transport in some developing countries. They have to compete with cars on the streets of all the world’s cities, and the two forms of transport don't always mix well. In London in 2005, for example, over 300 cyclists were either killed or seriously injured in accidents involving cars. Even though bicycles are much more environmentally friendly than cars, most governments don't do much to encourage people to ride rather than drive. In China, which is famous for having a huge number of bicycles (about 200 million), the authorities in the city of Shanghai even banned cycling for a while in 2003.

  Cycling is on the rise is the United Kingdom, and the number of annual journeys made by bike in London has increased 50% over the last five years. Experts say there is a mixture of reasons for this boom: concerns about the environment, the desire to keep fit, and also the fact that cycling is often not only cheaper but also quicker than travelling by car.

  However, although one in three British adults owns a bicycle, they still don't use them nearly as much as they could. Bikes are used for a mere 2% of journeys in the UK, while the figure for the Netherlands is an impressive 27%.

  Cycling is becoming more popular as a competitive sport, and the most famous race is of course the three-week Tour de France, which takes place every July. American Lance Armstrong won it every year from 1999 to 2005 - one of the greatest individual sporting achievements of all time.

  (Adaptedfrom Handouts for B2, University of Linguistics and International Studies, 2017)

 Why didn't early bicycles look much like today's models?

A. The wheels were different sizes.

B. They only had one wheel. 

C. They were made of wood.

D. They had machine.

* 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 questions front 43 to 50.

  You might be surprised to know that bicycles have existed for less than two hundred years. Though the earliest comes from a sketch said to be from 1534 and attributed to Gian Giacomo, there are several early but unverified claims for the invention of the modem bicycle. No one is sure who invented this popular two- wheeled machine, but it was probably either the German Karl von Drais, in 1817, or the American W K Clarkson, in 1819. The early models didn't look much like the bicycles of today. The front wheel was much bigger than the back one, and also there weren't any pedals - riders had to move themselves forward by pushing their feet against the ground. Pedals finally arrived in the 1840s, and in 1879 an Englishman named Henry Lawson had the idea of connecting them to the back wheel with a chain. Gears, which made things much easier for those cycling uphill, first appeared in the 1890s.

  There are now approximately one billion bicycles in the world - more than twice the total number of cars - and they are the main form of transport in some developing countries. They have to compete with cars on the streets of all the world’s cities, and the two forms of transport don't always mix well. In London in 2005, for example, over 300 cyclists were either killed or seriously injured in accidents involving cars. Even though bicycles are much more environmentally friendly than cars, most governments don't do much to encourage people to ride rather than drive. In China, which is famous for having a huge number of bicycles (about 200 million), the authorities in the city of Shanghai even banned cycling for a while in 2003.

  Cycling is on the rise is the United Kingdom, and the number of annual journeys made by bike in London has increased 50% over the last five years. Experts say there is a mixture of reasons for this boom: concerns about the environment, the desire to keep fit, and also the fact that cycling is often not only cheaper but also quicker than travelling by car.

  However, although one in three British adults owns a bicycle, they still don't use them nearly as much as they could. Bikes are used for a mere 2% of journeys in the UK, while the figure for the Netherlands is an impressive 27%.

  Cycling is becoming more popular as a competitive sport, and the most famous race is of course the three-week Tour de France, which takes place every July. American Lance Armstrong won it every year from 1999 to 2005 - one of the greatest individual sporting achievements of all time.

  (Adaptedfrom Handouts for B2, University of Linguistics and International Studies, 2017)

The highlighted word “it” in paragraph 6 refers to__________.

A. cycling

B. sport

C. the race

D. the achievement

12. Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form

Dear Robert,

I'm writting to tell you about our new house . It's 1) .....the nicest......(nice) house I have ever seen . It's much 2) ............... ( big ) than our last one but also 3)................. (expensive).The house looks very modern . There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors.

I finally have a room that I don't have to share with my 4)................(young) brother.My bedroom is on the second floor and I have a great view. 5)..................(good) thing about this house is that it has a lovely garden. There are lots of flowets and trees around which make the place much 6)................( colourful).

The new house is in a peaceful area . It's actually 7)....................( quiet) area I've ever livesmd in. The neighbours are also very kind . Can you believe they organised a party for us ? They are definitely 8).............. (friendly) people I have ever met.

Well, that's all my news . I hope you'll visit me soon. I can't wait to show you the new place.

Yours,

Chris