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

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!

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

THE FIRST COFFEE SHOPS

There is some (61) ....................................... (HISTORY) evidence to suggest that coffee was cultivated in Africa in the tenth century, but drinking coffee didn’t become fashionable in Europe until the mid-seventeenth century, with many visitors to London claiming that going to a coffee shop was one of the great (62) ....................................... (PLEASE) of life. People paid an (63) ....................................... (ADMIT) charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly (64) ....................................... (BENEFIT) effects of the drink. Doctors at the time believed it could cure several diseases, and many drinkers reported that coffee made them more (65) ............................ (ENERGY) and improved their mood.
(66) ....................................... (INCREASE) a visit to a coffee shop had a serious purpose too, as people started to meet there to discuss politics and new ideas. Good behavior was essential and if you were (67) ............... (POLITE) you could be thrown out of a shop. However, coffee shops in Europe declined in popularity in the late eighteenth century due to the greater (68) ................................. (CONSUME) of tea, a drink that was easier to make than coffee.

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

THE FIRST COFFEE SHOPS

There is some (61) ....................................... (HISTORY) evidence to suggest that coffee was cultivated in Africa in the tenth century, but drinking coffee didn’t become fashionable in Europe until the mid-seventeenth century, with many visitors to London claiming that going to a coffee shop was one of the great (62) ....................................... (PLEASE) of life. People paid an (63) ....................................... (ADMIT) charge of one penny to enter a coffee shop, to enjoy the supposedly (64) ....................................... (BENEFIT) effects of the drink. Doctors at the time believed it could cure several diseases, and many drinkers reported that coffee made them more (65) ............................ (ENERGY) and improved their mood.
(66) ....................................... (INCREASE) a visit to a coffee shop had a serious purpose too, as people started to meet there to discuss politics and new ideas. Good behavior was essential and if you were (67) ............... (POLITE) you could be thrown out of a shop. However, coffee shops in Europe declined in popularity in the late eighteenth century due to the greater (68) ................................. (CONSUME) of tea, a drink that was easier to make than coffee.

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)

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. effective

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Body language is a very (0) ............. (effect) form of communication. Some(46) ..................... (face) expressions, in particular, can be understood all around the world. If we find something (47) .............. (disgust) for example, we wrinkle up our noses. Anyone watching immediately knows họw we feel.

All people smile, and a smile is likely to get a positive (48) .............. (react) It can, however, be obvious when you don't mean it. When you (49) .............. (genuine) smile, muscles around your eyes automatically contract, but these muscles are difficult to control consciously. An authentic smile fades quickly, too, while an artificial smile will (50) .............. (usual) last longer.

The expressions we make when we are angry, sad and scared are also common to most cultures. Despite all the (51) ............. (differ) languages spoken in the world, we can still communicate using this (52) ............. (universe) language of facial expressions.

However, you sometimes need to be (53) ............. (care) Certain gesturescan vary, even within a single country. For example, (54) ............. (south) Italians gesturing 'yes' tilt their heads forwards, never back, whereas people in the north nod by tilting the head backwards and forwards. This can be very (55) ............. ! (confuse)

VI. Choose the correct option for each numbered blank to finish the passage.A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply - all these were important (56) ________ in helping England to become the center for the industrial Revolution.

But they were not enough. Something (57) ______ was needed to start theindustrial process. That “something special” was men (58) ______ individual who could invent machines, find new (59) _____ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution (60) ______ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a (61) ______ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research (62) ______. He is not necessarily working so that his findings canbe used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is (63) ______ trying to makesomething that has a concrete (64) ______. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories (65) ______ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a (66) ______ result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of (67) ______ other objectives.

Most of the people who (68) _____ the machines of the Industrial Revolutionwere inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had (69) ______ or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years (70) _______.

56. A. cases B. reasons c. factors D. situations

57. A. else B. near c. extra D. similar

58. A. generating B. effective c. motivating D. creative

59. A. origins B. sources c. bases D. discoveries

60. A. came B. arrived c. stemmed D. appeared

61. Ạ. genuine B. practical c. pure D. clever

62. A. happily B. occasionally c. reluctantly D. accurately

63. A. seldom B. sometimes c. usually D. never

64. A. plan 6. use c. idea D. means

65. A. of B. with c. to D. as

66. A. single B. sole c. specialized D. specific

67. A. few B. those c. many D. all

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

WHY ARE BROKEN MIRRORS BELIEVED TO BE UNLUCKY?

Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years' bad luck. Although most people may claim that they are not (1) (SUPERSTITION) __________, they would nonetheless be a little (2) (COMFORT) __________ if they did break a

mirror. This age-old superstition is likely to have come from the ancient (3) (BELIEVE) __________ that when a person looked at their (4) (REFLEX) __________, they were seeing their own soul. If that reflection was broken, then the soul would be (5) (DESTRUCTION) __________. The seven-year period probably arises from another ancient belief, that the body replaced itself every seven years. After this time had passed the soul would then be (6) (RENEW) __________.

Superstitions (7) (SURROUND) __________ mirrors don't end there. Break one in Yorkshire, and you'll lose your best friend, and in America, it's not bad luck to break one on (8) (PURPOSIVE) __________. If you do it (9) (ACCIDENT) __________, simply take out a dollar bill and make the sign of the cross. In many countries it's a common (10) (CUSTOMARY) __________ to cover any mirrors in the house with a cloth when someone has died.

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