A ………………. hotel will be built in the town next month. (Luxury)

People held a meeting against the ………………. policy of the government. (Effect)

A new policy takes a(n) …………………. this month. (Effective)

Most of American …………………got two or more television sets at home. (House)

Hundreds died or lost due to natural ………………. last year. (Disastrously)

A nuclear explosion is the most …………………. because it can be destroyed everything. (Disastrously)

Researchers found some ………… rocks. They are in some active …………… (volcano)

He is ……………. to pass the final exam, so he feels pressured by the high ……………… of his parents. (Expect)

The weather is ………… to rain tomorrow, so remember take umbrella with you.    (predict)

A fortune teller often gives some …………… for your future but I don’t think that can be ………………… (predict)

My old friend came to see me ………  I felt uncomfortable due to that …………… (abrupt)

This power …………………. will last at least two more hours. (Fail)

It’s many years since this volcano last …………………. I really want to see the ………………. of the volcano but I’m also afraid.  (Erupt)

She doesn’t mind their …………………and keeps going. (Warn)

An earthquake ……………………the village last month. (Destroy)

A …………………. storm is coming to the land, so many people are afraid of its ………………… to the city. (Destroy)

The number of ……………. people has been increased since last year. (Home)

National parks cover …………………. (Extend)

Many people believe in the ………………. of the aliens. (Exist)

A man says that he saw a ………………. object in the sky. (Fly)

The company is looking for an ………… employee, so she is refused because she is ………. (experience)

The building has got egg …………… (shape)

It was two months since he last ……………. We were very surprised because he …………without saying a word.  (Appear)

His ……………… was a secret because nobody knows where he was. (Appear)

People believe that there are some ……………. from outer space. (Create)

The crows like something …………………. (Sparkle)

My ……………………. condition got worse, so I feel exhausted. (Physic)

The dress matches with this pair of shoes …………………… (perfect)

I always expect a ………….… and then I realize that there is nothing ………….… (marvelously)

This story is ………………., it isn’t real. (Image)

She always has lots of new ideas. She is an…………………. person. (Image)

Police has been looking for a young man. He disappeared …………………… (mystery)

…………………. creatures just appear in the legend. They are imaginary. (Mystery)

Two ways to save energy are energy ……………….and energy efficiency. (Conserve)

This book is very …………………. I can’t put it down. (Inform)

I need to shop some ………………………. for my new house. (Apply)

Humans will deal with more and more ……………… problems in future. (Environment)

He ………………… his goals last month and his ……………made him proud. (Achieve)

Plastic bags are hard to be …………………… (dissolve)

Bottles and cans can be …………………. (reuse)

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion. 

1. If she takes __________ the job of director, she will have to work harder.

2. The government put __________ the rebellion with great severity.

3. There was a man giving __________ leaflets outside the church.

4. I can’t make __________ the postmark on the letter, it looks like Basing stoke.

5. If he refuses to fall __________ my phans I can probably find someone more co-operative.

6. Diana showed a complete disregard __________ her own safety.

7. We walked on tiptoe __________ fear of being discovered.

8. Mary broke down __________ tears when we told her about the accident.

9. The car pulled __________ beside me and the driver asked me the way to the post office.

10. I had to send __________ an electrician to mend the switch.

Members of the gay community in the U.S. are calling for the lifting of a federal ban on blood donations by gay.

After this week's shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, thousands of homosexuals lined up to donate blood to survivors. However, they were turned away because of U.S. government rules that prohibit gay men from giving blood.

In the wake of the shootings, the policy is causing anger and outrage among gays.

The policy was put in place in the 1980s during the AIDS epidemic, and it barred gay and bisexual men from donating blood out of fear that they were at high risk of being HIV-positive and could contaminate the blood supply.

Public health advocates, who argued for lifting the blood donation ban last year, say the policy does not keep pace with some recent scientific developments to safeguard the blood supply against HIV.

Sean Cahill, director of health policy research at the Fenway Institute in Boston, said the revised policy is still unfair.

According to Cahill, the so-called nucleic acid test is now available to detect the presence of HIV in a pint of blood in less than two weeks, compared with the months it used to take. The test is performed on all blood samples to make sure they don't contain the virus.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. We have only _________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 2. Since taking office last year, the government has made _________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public 4. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 5. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 6. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country. 7. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 8. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 9. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our products. 10. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it's been fixed now. 11. As so_________ members have turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 12. We have to spend up – there is very_________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 13. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 14. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 15. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the innercity allowance. Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. I have _________ good friends. I’m not lonely. 2. There are _________ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad. 3. Julie gave us _________ apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 4. There are _________ women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more. 5. Do you need information on English grammar? I have _________ books on the topic if you would like to borrow them. 6. He has _________ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count. 7. We’ve got _________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 8. She has _________ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people 9. There’s _________ spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight? 10. We have only_________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 11. Since taking office last year, the government has made_________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public. 12. Oh no, we just have _________ flour left, not enough for a cake. 13. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 14. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 15. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country 16. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 17. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 18. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed intersest in our products. 19. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it’s been fixed now. 20. As so _________ members has turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 21. We have to spend up – there is very _________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 22. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 23. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 24. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the inner city allowance. 25. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive _________ letters. 26. The snow was getting quite deep. I had _________ hope of getting home that night. 27. A: I’m having _________ trouble fixing this shelf -> B: Oh, dear. Can I help you? 28. I shall be away for _________ days from tomorrow. 29. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately, he has _________ ability. 30. I could speak _________ words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

China - Missing Women

1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to the latest census figures, 119 boys are born for every 100 girls. This striking difference is expected to shoot up by the year 2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their personal preferences and regulate their community behavior according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. [A■] Sometimes the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it

2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80’s, one child policy in China. Any additional pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became ‘parents with a single male child’.

3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength compared to that of a girl. [B■] In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. If people have to limit their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child. This problem has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.

4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The Government's intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers. The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.

5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of thousands of people, without even consulting them. In such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long. [C■] The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind its own trail.

6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the social fabric so that programs like ‘Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past. Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their social value has increased. [D■] The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females. The real fear now is that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The “surplus sons” of China need to stop interfering with the social system.

What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?

A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government

B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future

C. The vision about a female dominated society

D. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves