* Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) …………………the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) …………………
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) …………………to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) …………………cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) …………………and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) …………………by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) …………………of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) …………………appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) …………………living
now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (11) …………………into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared

I.        Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage

Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live.

Obviously, it is difficult to (1) the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the 21st century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2)over the last ten years are amazing.

People in the past were not (3)  to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4)  cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.

Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5)  and machines to make  their  work  easier.  Today,  most  of  the  difficult  and  dangerous  work  is  (6)   by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8)appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past, men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10)  into public or private schools.

1.  A. predict                B. discuss                    C. compare                  D. suppose

2.  A. occurred             B. considered              C. expressed                D. arranged

3.  A. used                    B. able                         C. might                      D. capable

4.  A. skillful                B. difficult                  C. historical                 D. comfortable

5.  A. rules                    B. tools                        C. teams                      D. ideas

6.  A. thought               B. played                     C. done                       D. seen

7.  A. conditions          B. performances          C. stories                     D. conflicts

8.  A. mobile                B. physical                  C. bare - footed           D. household

9.  A. within                 B. among                     C. between                  D. behind

10.  A. allowed            B. attended                 C. agreed                     D. appeared

II. Choose the best option marked A, B or C for each gap to complete the passage. (1.5 pt)

Computer technology is an increasingly important aspect of modern school life and has changed the way teachers and students go about their daily activities.

For students, computer technology has provided (1)         and knowledge. Since the introduction of the internet, students are now able to access information on every subject they want. Computer technology has helped students to improve their grades in different (2) ________ . Practically, students can work much (3)                using a computer.

Computer technology has helped (4)          to make their lessons more interactive and therefore more interesting. With the help of the computer technology, the lessons are more memorable and therefore students are able to remember information more effectively.

Computer technology is a (5)               invention for studying and teaching.

            1. A. food                                B. information             C. friends                    

            2. A. subjects                           B. computers                            C. activities

            3. A. taller                                B. slower                                  C. faster

            4. A. farmers                            B. students                               C. teachers

            5. A. bad                                  B. useful                                  C. beautiful

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

People should eat ............... and do ............. to reduce the risk of heart disease.

A. less fat/ more exercise

B. less and less fat/ the more exercise

C. the less fat/ the more exercise

D. fatter/ more exercise

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.The rain_______ . I _______ to the market yet because of the rain.

A. has just been stopping/ have not been going

B. has just stopped/ have not been going

C. just stopped/don’t go

D. has just stopped/ have not gone

I. Choose the correct option A,B,Cor D to complete the sentences.

1. Most people enjoy .......abroad and having the chance to stay in some exotic cities.

A. travel B. to travel C.travelled D. travelling

2. I’d like to become a......because I can travel everywhere and show tourists around.

A. explore B. tour guide C. flight attendance D. holliday maker

3. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad.......

A. jet lag B. journey C. touchdown D. mix-up

4. My friend from India speaks a .........of English that I sometimes find it hard to

understand.

A. language B. dialect C. jargon D. bilingual

5. My mom says my eating habits are.......so I am thinking about changing them.

A. healthy B. unhealthy C. healthily D. unhealthy

6. He was killed by a man .........friends we know.

A. whose B. which C. whom D. that

7. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs .......the other one.

A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as D. twice as many

8. She turned ......the new job in New York because she didn’t want to move.

A. on B. down C. off D. up

9. This city has one of the most........underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated

10.Lost of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs.......they can avoid the noise

and pollution in the city.

A. although B. when C. so that D. so as