. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE extra word. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

    Water is one of our most  (26) _________resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a (27) ________ the world is facing  the danger of running out of  water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (28) ________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but (29) _________that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. (30) ___________the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem (31 ) ________since much of the rain that (32) _________is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is (33) ________ that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.

Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is one extra word.

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS

            Many of the things we do, depend (21) _______ receiving information from other people. Catching a train, (22) _______ a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information that is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to be kept on paper in the form of, for example, books, (23) _________ and timetables. Now (24)_________ and more information is put on  computers.

            Computers (25) _______ an important role in our every day lives. Consider the (26)________ of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure there are enough goods on the shelves for (27) ______ to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks run out, to decide which things are selling well  and so on. All these processes are (28) __________quickly and efficiently by computers.

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Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone's (21)_____ life. You turn on the lamp and it is (22)______ that gives you light. You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement. You (23)______ your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.

The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting (24)______ and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable. Therefore, (25)______ energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world.

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             1. However / busy/fast/ feature/entertainment/ bought / first/ much /noise/

Life in the city is believed to be hectic and modern. (1) _________, city life is characterized by the busy speed of life. People living in the city are (2) _________ with work. Second, the cost of living in the city is expensive as things are (3) _________ at pretty high prices. Third, pollution is also another outstanding (4)___________ of city life. People have to deal with several types of pollution such as air pollution, (5) ___________ pollution, and water pollution. (6) __________, life in the city can also be very modern and convenient. With the development of technology, life becomes (7)_________  easier,  especially in the city. People can travel fast by modern public transport. Shopping centers and (8)____________ centers are available. In short, life in the city is worth trying to live.

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My village is (21)………..……… Hoa Binh Province. It is a very beautiful and (22)…………..…place where people (23)…………………flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque  (24)…………….... The air is quite fresh and the smell of roses makes people feel cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (25)…………….…… Tourists come to visit it so often. (26)………………….…., with electricity and labor-saving devices, it doesn’t take the villagers (27)………..………..time to water the roses. And even at night, People can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. 

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An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people (25)____________ technology: children and teenagers are so(26)____________to their phones tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at (27)_____________. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now parents can get a free application called Dinner Time, which locks their children’s devices at certain times of the day and night. (28)______________ those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time (29)_________________ eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families (30)__________________ more family arguments?

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE suitable word in each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling ...................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ....................(2) a Mediterranean cruise.  .................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .....................(4) the price we paid.

We found that most of ......................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .......................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert .......................(7) it. He ....................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ..........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man

I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. (2pt)

    Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ………..…….… very much. When her brother (2) ……….……… a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) ………………. songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) …………..… the karaoke discs. Mary is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………… organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.