Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television.

Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. 
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ………………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre. 
        When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director.
         He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ………………  of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ………………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre. When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director. He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ……………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre.

When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director.

He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

III. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

One of the worst journeys I have ever experienced occurred a few weeks ago. I had booked a cheap flight to Switzerland so the ticket could not be changed …(1)… any way. …(2)… I missed the flight, I would not be …(3)… to use the ticket for any alternative journey.

When I reached the railway station, I was told that all the trains were running late; this meant I would …(4)… the connecting train for the airport. A loud-speaker announcement helpfully informed us that an extra train would be provided, so we need …(5)… worry. Nothing could have been further from the truth. The extra train did not arrive. I inquired about buses, but the last one for the airport had left! There was only one solution; I …(6)… to take a taxi. Dragging my suitcases behind me I hurried outside and found a taxi. 'It's a long way. It'll …(7)… you a lot,' the taxi driver warned me. I knew that, but the taxi fare would be cheaper …(8)… having to buy another plane ticket.

We arrived at the airport with about twenty minutes to spare. I jumped out, looked in my bag …(9)… my purse and to my horror discovered it was missing! The taxi driver was pleasant but firm. My suitcases were locked in the boot and there they would stay …(10)… I found a way of paying him. Of course, I never caught my plane.

Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (15 pts)

The mosquito is an insect that --(1)-- some of the worst diseases of man and animals. Certain kinds of mosquitoes carry the germs that cause --(2)-- serious diseases as malaria, --(3)-- yellow fever. When a mosquito “bites”, it may leave germs --(4)--. Many kinds of mosquitoes do not spread diseases, but they have --(5)-- “bites”.

Mosquitoes are found in all parts of the world, --(6)-- near the North Pole. Most kinds of mosquitoes that carry diseases live in the hot, damp lands near the Equator. --(7)-- some countries, mosquitoes often gather in great swarms that look like clouds. They --(8)-- men, interfering with such work as fishing, lumbering, and mining.

Man controls mosquitoes in many --(9)--. Scientists have developed chemicals --(10)-- insecticides, which kill mosquitoes and other insects. Small amounts of these chemicals kill mosquitoes --(11)-- sprayed in home, garages where they grow. Mosquitoes --(12)-- their eggs in marshes, swamps and other pools of quiet --(13)--. Engineers may build canals through marshes --(14)-- drain off the water, and often fill small pools and swamps --(15)-- soil.

III. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

The cinema today is a favorite place of …1… to most people, young and old. Hundreds of people …2… the cinema today.

There are many …3… that we can learn from our visit to the cinema. The …4… that we see in the cinema often show us many useful things. They show …5… people in other lands live and think. Sometimes they also show how people in the past lived and …6… . There are also pictures which show many things about  the world of birds and animals. Some pictures, …7…, sometimes spoil the minds of  people, especially those of small boys and girls. Pictures …8… show how people steal, kill, or kidnap, for example, have done a lot of harm. But these same pictures also show how, in the …9…, the criminals are caught and punished, and many people have learnt to obey the law, as a result. Thus, whether such pictures are good or bad …10… on what lesson the person has learnt from them.

1. _____________             4. _____________             7. _____________             10. _____________

2. _____________             5. _____________             8. _____________

3. _____________             6. _____________             9. _____________

Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

Cities have a long history. There were cities in Asia and Africa seven thousand years __(1)__, and some cities in Europe __(2)__ histories of two thousand years. However, only a __(3)__ cities in America are more than two hundred years old. Most ancient cities began __(4)__ centers of trade. People have always __(5)__ cities on rivers, lakes, or oceans. At that time most transportation __(6)__ to be by boat and ship, so more trade was possible in cities near good __(7)__ transportation. Newer cities are near __(8)__ or highways for the same reason. Some inland cities are not near waterways, and they have grown mostly since airplanes made them __(9)__ to reach. In modern times cities have grown very __(10)__ in places where there are large industries.

V. Read the following passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)

Most people think of computers (1) very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually, the (2) for a computer was worked out (3) two centuries ago by a man (4) Charles Babbage.

Babbage was born in 1791 and (5) up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (6) he called. 'engines'. But (7) the fact that he started building some of these, he never finished any of (8). Over the years people have argued whether his machines (9) ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London (10) finished building an engine (11) on one of Babbage's designs. It (12) six years to complete and (13) than four thousand parts had been specially made. (14) it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (15) people of Babbage's work.