PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

In order to help solve the problem of pollution, people have to be aware of its causes, some of which are quite obvious in everyday life. In many cities people are forced to breathe in polluted air, commonly known as smog, which is a mixture of gases sent out by car exhausts and factory chimneys. What can be done to reduce air pollution is to remove factories from cities and use lead-free petrol in cars.

The pollution of rivers, lakes and seas leads to the death of the creatures that live in them. Factories are largely responsible for the present situation, which is expected to worsen if governments do not make them to obey the law against pollution and punish industries which pollute water.

Finally, all over the world, especially in cities, we see huge amounts of rubbish in the streets, which we are responsible for. The rubbish collection system often does not work properly and people themselves add to the problem by dropping litter in the streets. There is so much we could do to help solve the problem. The point is how willing are we to do something about it?

1. In order to help solve the problem of pollution,
A people need to know what causes it.
B people don’t need to know what causes it.
C people have to do something immediately.
D people don’t need to do anything about it.

2. Smog is caused by
A cars only
B factories only.
C cars and factories.
D air

3. The pollution of rivers, lakes and seas is largely caused by
A car exhausts.
B lead-free petrol in cars.
C factories.
D creatures.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A People add to the problem of pollution by collecting rubbish.
B People add to the problem of pollution by dropping litter.
C Huge amounts of rubbish in the cities cause pollution.
D We are responsible for huge amounts of rubbish in the cities.

5. The opposite of the word properly in the passage is
A unproperly B disproperly
C improperly D inproperly

IV. Read the passage and then circle the best answers. (2.0 pts)

                   Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.

1. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident?

          A. Young and experienced drivers.       B. Old and inexperienced drivers.

          C. Young and old drivers.                     D. Young and inexperienced drivers.

3. Which cars do young men often choose?

          A. expensive cars.                                        B. fast cars with big engines.

          C. slow cars with big engines.                    D. fast car with small engines.

4. Who have an effect on the driver ?

          A. passengers            B. policemen            C. children            D. journalists.

5. When young male drivers have the wife of girlfriends in the car, their driving becomes ……

          A. worse                   B. slower                   C. better               D. faster

V. Choose the word (A, B or C) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (1.0pt)

          We need calories or energy to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or ride a bike to school we spend a certain amount of (1) ______, and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (2) _____ a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult for us to calculate. If people want to keep (3) _____, they should remember that everyone should have (4)______ 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

1. A. things           B. food                 C. calories             D. money

2. A. do                B. spend               C. use                             D. have

3. A. health           B. fit                     C. active               D. nice

4. A. between       B. from                 C. about                D. to

VI. Read the passage and answer the questions (2.5 pts)

This is Ba. He is thirteen years old now. He is a student in grade 7. He goes to school six days a week from Monday to Saturday. At school, he has four periods in the morning. He has two ten – minute breaks and a twenty – minute break. At break time, he often plays games with his friends. His favorite subject at school is physical education because he is sporty. He can play different kinds of sports. He doesn’t have classes in the afternoon so he often does his homework in the afternoon and helps his parents.

Questions: 1. How old will Ba be on his next birthday?

……………………………………………………………………

2. How often does he go to school?

……………………………………………………………………

3. What does he often do at break time?

……………………………………………………………………

4. Does he like sports?……………………………

5. When does he do his homework?

……………………………………………………………………

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to catch of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and  such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.

1.       It is important to find the right career because _____                                                                                          

A. It’s very easy to lose the job.                B. Most of us  spend a great part of our lives at our jobs.

C. We need money.                                  D. It’s difficult to find a job.

2.       We can find the right career by _____                                                  

A. asking for some useful advice.             B. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them.

C. travelling wherever we can.                 D. learning some foreign languages.

3.       We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _____

A. interviews with specialists.                   B. all are correct.

C. aptitude tests.                                      D. study of books in our field of interest.

4.       Careers found in the scientific world are _____                                                  

A. Biologists, chemists, physicists.           B. Physicists, biologists, accountants.

C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors.         D. Chemists, mathematicians, c.

5.       The theme of the passage is _____                                                  

A. Jobs in the society nowadays.              B. good jobs.

C. unemployment.                                    D. How  to find a right job nowadays.

Part 5: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the questions .

     Sydney is Australia’s most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770 prisoners). Today there are about 3.6 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Sydney, the buildings are higher, the colors are brighter and the nightlife is more exciting. There are over 20 excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are two things that make Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.

28.   Where did Captain Arthur Philips arrive in 1788?

 A. Sydney             B. Sydney Harbor        C. South Pacific         D. Britain

29.  Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Sydney’s Opera House

B. Sydney’s beaches and harbors

C. The history of Sydney

D. An introduction of Sydney

30.  Which of the following statements is NOT true about Sydney?

A. Sydney is the busiest port in the South Pacific.

B. Sydney is the most exciting city in Australia.

C. Sydney is not a favorite city for overseas immigrants.

D. Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

31.  How many beaches are there close to Sydney?

      A. 770                    B. 20                    C. 11                     D. more than 20

32.  When was the Sydney Harbor Bridge built?

     A. 1624                   B. 1932                C. 1973                 D. 1788

VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 21 to 24 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 25 and 26. (1.5 pts)

        It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person's birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can't come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person who gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of the people present and thanks them for the gift. The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake - shop. A number of candles are plaid on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out, they all sing and song "Happy birthday to you"... then they play some games or sing or dance together. 

15. Only in Britain people celebrate a person's birthday.             

A. True                B. False           C. Not given            D. No information  

16.   Only dear friends and members of the family are present.

A. True              B. False              C. Not given             D. No information

17.        Some people may not send gifts if they can't go to the party.

            A. True               B. False             C. Not given            D. No information

18.  They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.

        A. True              B. False            C. Not given              D. No information   

VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 21 to 24 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 25 and 26. (1.5 pts)

        It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person's birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can't come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person who gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of the people present and thanks them for the gift. The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake - shop. A number of candles are plaid on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out, they all sing and song "Happy birthday to you"... then they play some games or sing or dance together. 

26.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It's a custom in Britain and in most European countries

B. gifts to give to a person's birthday.

C. Cake is important on birthday.

D. What the people do at the birthday party

VII. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage. (2.0 points)

        Nowadays, Facebook is the most popular (1) _____________ media which helps to connect people. Not only adults but also teenagers (2) _____________ using Facebook. There are many ways to communicate on Facebook. You can post messages to the public or to your friends. If you want a private conversation, you can send a direct message to a friend and start (3) _____________. If you want to meet new people with same interests, you can join in Facebook groups or Facebook pages.

        When friends and family members move to a different place or even different country, Facebook can help you keep (4) _____________. In addition to communicating directly through posting and messaging, you can play games with them, making them seem closer (5) _____________ the distance.

        Facebook can also help reduce or eliminate the (6) _____________ to meet new people. For example, if you feel (7) _____________ about asking someone in class about a homework assignment, you may feel more comfortable sending (8) _____________ to that person on Facebook. That way, you can think over what you write and can avoid any embarrassment in (9) ____________ meeting. That's the reason why shy people spend (10) _____________ time on Facebook than sociable people.

1. A. social            B. society             C. sociable            D. socialize

2. A. will               B. is                      C. are                    D. were

3. A. chatted          B. chatting            C. chat                           D. chats

4. A. from touch    B. in touch            C. to touch            D. touching

5. A. in spite          B. despite             C. although           D. however

6. A. barriers                  B. connection                 C. breakdown                 D. communication

7. A. nervously     B. nervous            C. happy               D. happily

8. A. snail mail      B. meeting            C. telepathy          D. messages

9. A. cyber world  B. face-to-face                C. head-to-toe                 D. internet

10. A. less             B. fewer                C. few                            D. more

VII. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage. (2.0 points)

The quality of the air we (1) ___________ is important because it affects our health and the length of our lives. Air pollution is a big problem in many of our cities and a lot of this is caused by motor vehicles. There are six main pollutants in the (2)___________ and four of these are produced in large quantities by motor engines. The gases that are (3)___________ into the air are affected by  sunlight and turned into ozone at ground level. Unlike the ozone that is high in the atmosphere and protects us from radiation. The ozone on the ground is a health (4)___________.

         Many countries have (5)___________the level of lead pollution by banning the use of metal in (6)___________. In other countries, its use is very strictly controlled. We have to (7)___________or get rid of the three other harmful gases produced by the 630 million vehicles worldwide- a(n) (8)___________that is likely to double in the next twenty to thirty years.

             Concern about the environment has led to the invention of a device known as “the three way catalytic converter”, so-called because of the three poisonous gases it (9)___________ to produce. More efficient engines reduce the formation of these gases and the converter reduces them still further. Harmful gases in engine exhausts are burned up by passing them over a metal catalyst which (10)___________ up the reaction. The catalyst is rather expensive, but what price do we put on good health?

1. A. inhale                     B. breathe             C. breath                        D. respire

2. A. environment           B. surroundings    C. ozone                         D. atmosphere

3. A. unconfined             B. delivered          C. liberated                    D. released

4. A. peril                       B. risk                            C. exposure                    D. danger

5. A. hacked                   B. chopped           C. cut                             D. sliced

6. A. petrol                     B. coal                            C. grease                        D. energy

7. A. reduce                    B. shrink               C. condense                    D. ease

8. A. form                       B. shape               C. figure                         D. amount

9. A. assists                    B. facilitates          C. aids                                     D. helps

10. A. speeds                  B. rates                 C. paces                         D. accelerates

Part 6: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the questions .

    It is always thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first. There is not real equality of opportunity for men and women. Years ago, people were living in a man-dominated society. Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely.  Women’s place was in the kitchen and women’s work was housework. In many places, women were not even allowed to go to school. Women had no rights, even the right to choose a husband for themselves. Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were intelligent and important than women. Men considered women their property. Sometimes, women were mistreated by their husbands and suffered this as a fate. Many parents did not even want to have female children.

Thanks to the women’s liberation movement, women have nowadays proved that they are equal to men on every aspect. An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as him. Women can do everything that men can, and women can do one thing that no man can; they produce children.

28. In a man-dominated society, _____________.

A. women were the first class           B. women had no rights

C. women were respected by men                D. women got a good education

29. The word “mistreated” in line 8 is closest meaning to ___________.

A. behaved badly  B. satisfied            C. took good care  D. treated well

30. The pronoun “they” in the last line refers to_______________

          A. men                           B. children            C. women             D. parents

31. In a man-dominated society, ____________.

A. all parents expected to have daughters               B. most parents liked girl babies

C. most parents did not want to have daughters      D. most parents did not like sons.

32. Nowadays, women have proved that they are _________ men.

A. more intelligent than                       B. more important than                                C. stronger than                                     D. equal to