I. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

                                              MR. THOMAS

                                                 Use word

HISTORY    CHEMIST    FASCINATE    BOIL    LONG    MEASURE                                   IDENTICAL    CONCLUDE    EXAMINE

Mr . Thomas was a teacher at our school. He ’ d trained as a ( 52 ) ............... ................. ... and usually taught history. He definitely wasn ’ t a scientist but for some strange reason he taught us ( 53 ) ............ ......... ...... ............................................. ...... for a term. His lessons were always ( 54 ) ............... ............... but that was mainly because his experiments always went wrong! If he was supposed to use ( 55 ) ......... ................. .............................. water for an experiment, Mr . Thomas would use cold water by mistake. Once, he was measuring the ( 56 ) .................................... ... of some pieces of sodium. I can’t remember exactly why he needed this (57) ....................................... but I think he wanted all the pieces to react (58) ....................................... As he picked up the ruler, his arm knocked over a jug of water and the sodium caught fire. He almost burnt the lab down and they had to call the fire brigade. I think after that Mr . Thomas came to the ( 59 ) ........................... ... that he should stick to history! I learnt a lot from him, though. Whenever there was a question in a science ( 60 ) ..................... ......... about what happens when sodium reacts with water. I always got the answer right!

IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. To the Chinese, 8 is a lucky number, ____ the Vietnamese believe 9 brings luck, and the 1 and 8 of 18, adding up to 9, are considered success.

A. despite                            B. but                                   C. while                               D. and

2. Many people believe that the first person who visits their home on the first day of the New Year will ____ their life.

A. change                            B. afford                             C. effect                              D. affect

3. That year, things were going a lot better for the Pilgrims, thanks to ____ help of Squanto and Samoset.

A. an                                    B. the                                   C. a                                      D. x

4. In ____ Netherlands, singing at ____  dinner table means you are singing to ____ devil for your dinner – which means bad luck.

A. x - the - the                    B. the - the - a                     C. x - a - the                        D. the - the - the

5. In Spain, it is believes to be bad luck to enter ____ room with your left foot.

A. a                                      B. an                                    C. the                                   D. x

6. Cultural diversity makes the United States a ____ interesting place in which to live for all of its inhabitants.

A. much better                    B. more                                C. many more                     D. much more

7. In every culture, there are basic standards for social ____ such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public.

A. reaction                          B. interaction                      C. relationship                    D. relation

8. They invited these friends and their families to ____ special meal. It was ____ first Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, fish, green beans, and soup.

A. a - a                                 B. a - the                              C. a - x                                 D. the - a

9. Today, Australia is one of ____ diverse countries in the world.

A. the more culturally                       B. the most culturally        C. most cultural                  D. the most cultural

10. UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21^st is a chance to celebrate the cultural diversity of people around us, and find out more about what we have ____.

A. as usual                          B. as normal                       C. in common                     D. alike

VI. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

1. The southeast area of Viet Nam has typical ___________________________________systems with Cat Tien, Con Dao National Park, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, which are characterized by high biological diversity (ECOLOGY)

.2. Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary Nature Reserve is a coastal rich and _____________________salt forest floor with the natural salt-marsh ecosystem.(DIVERSE)

3. The wonder of Cao Son Eco-Lodge in Lao Cai is ______________________________with mild weather, authentic culture of local hill tribes and spectacular landscapes.(INSPIRE)

4. The limestone forest ecosystem at Phong Nha - Ke Bang support a high diversity of plant and animal species, and it is of the greatest ______________________ significance.(CONSERVE)

5. At an altitude of 178 meters, Ba Be is the only __________________________ natural mountain lake in Viet Nam.(SIGNIFICANCE)

6. Ba Be Lake is unique among Vietnamese protected areas for the diversity of freshwater __________________________.(HABITANT)

7. The vegetation of Cuc Phuong National Park is ___________________________ by limestone forest.(DOMINATION)

8. Cuc Phuong National Park __________________________ populations of several mammal species of conservation importance.(SUPPORTIVE)

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Read the text. Use the given word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same time.

Exercise 27                       GENIUS

We all know stories about people with (0)    ......................   EXCEPTION

memories who have the (1)..................................................              ABLE

to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only

once. Now experts are saying that such  feats can be taught.

For example, most people can (2)............about nine             REPETITION

numbers if they are read out one a second. In one

experiment, ten hours' training (3)................only                      PRODUCT

a small (4)........................., but the results after practising         IMPROVE

for a thousand hours were (5)....................: some                           AMAZE

people remembered 80 or even 100 numbers. Similarly,

 most adults can (6)...............only about 5 out                            IDENTITY

of a set of 21 colours that are only(7).................................            SLIGHT

different. But after 80 training hours one person

could recognise 18 of them. Studies of 76 major

(8)..................show that it took at least ten years of                   COMPOSE

(9).................training before any of them wrote a                            MUSIC

major work. Psychologists are therefore raising
the (10).............that genius is the product of  teaching.              POSSIBLE

Exercise 28                   HEALTHY EATING

In the past, any mother would be (0)...................if                            PRIDE

her children were round and slightly fat. Those

days are gone. (1).....................have now reached the              RESEARCH

(2)................that too much fat and sugar in her children's      CONCLUDE

diets are a major factor in the (3)....................of heart                DEVELOP

diseases and other(4).........................when they are older.                     ILL

However, (5)......................children need to eat  a wide                   GROW

range of foods, and their general health could                             

be(6)....................by cutting out particular ones. Psychologists   DANGER

say that the (7)......................is not to change                                   SOLVE

eating habits too fast, but to do it (8)......................, so                      CARE        

that children do not lose muscle in addition to                                 

fat. Parents should present food a little (9)...................        DIFFERENCE

, spread butter thinly and avoid putting sugar

on the table. Children should also be(10).............                     COURAGE

to take part in sports: this way they will be using

the calories that they have eaten.

Exercise 29        COLLECTING EGGCUPS

People collect a large (0)..........................of objects:                         VARY

stamps, postcards, dolls. Some people collect

objects which are connected with (1).................                          HISTORY

events or with (2)..................people. But one of                                FAME

the strangest(3).............is that of eggcups.                                 COLLECT

Kenvin Murphy of Bradford in Yorkshire has

10.000 of them. Not (4)..................., his favorite                       SUPPRISE

eggcup is one in the shape of a (5)...................  Yorkshire man          TYPE

. Kenvin's hobby began seven years ago                         

,  after he (6)..................an elephant eggcup to                                  LOAN

a granddaughter who took such a (7)............................                       LIKE

to it she insisted on keeping it. Kenvin saw a few

eggcups he liked at a (8)......................at a local shop,                        SELL

and started collecting them.

Others like Kenvin's eggcup too. " I have just

bought a ( 9)................for one of my favorites,                           REPLACE

which (10)................disappeared last week, " he said               MYSTERY

Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line, as in the example.

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0 FASCINATING

Same family, different people

The three children grew up in the same home, but for friends of the family the (0) ..........thing is that now, as young adults, they all have very different (1) ..........

Grace, 23, always has to be busy. Ever since she was a young girl, she has been highly (2)......... to succeed, and now that she is working in a business environment she makes no secret of how (3).......... she is: her aim is to be Managing Director before she is 30.

Whereas Grace can sometimes appear rather (4)................ , even cold, her 21-year-old sister Evie can be quite (5)............. to what others say, particularly if their comments are unfair. But she is always kind to her friends, and (6)........... whenever anyone wants to talk about their problems.

Daniel, just 19, is the (7)......... one. He’s mad about sports like rock climbing, snowboarding and motorcycling. He takes too many risks and he gives his family some (8).................moments, but somehow he always manages to get home safely.

0-FASCINATE

1-PERSONAL

2-MOTIVATE

3-AMBITION

4-EMOTION

5-SENSE

6-SYMPATHY

7-ADVENTURE

8-ANXIETY

V. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example: 0. spectacular

DAINTREE RAINFOREST

Rainforests are not only 0 ( spectacle)................ but also provide shelter for lover half the species of plants and animals on Earth. The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia, is the world's 46 (old)...............  rainforest and is a living record of 47 ( evolution) ...............change. It receives vast amounts of rainfall in torrential showers that last for a few hours, with bright sunshine the rest of the time. Temperatures in the forest are 48 ( surprise)................. mild thanks to the towering trees. This 49 (tropic).............. environment has everything from sandy beaches to 50 (impress)..............plants and flowers.51 (approximate) .............. 430 types of birds live among these trees, including 13 species not found anywhere else in the world. The forest is also  home to 52 (colour) ..................butterflies, owls, huge lizards, and giant treefrogs. It is not 53 (common)...............to see Estuarine crocodiles on the riverbanks - in fact, they are a constant threat to 54 ( care)............... swimmers.The Daintree Rainforest is 55 ( like)...............to avoid destruction by theoutside world forever. However, it is of vital importance that we try to protect this amazing natural treasure for as long as we can.