II.  Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

      With a (1)                          of about 2.6 million people, Vancouver is the largest City in Western Canada. Vancouver is in the Southwest of Canada, and it is only a few hours of driving away from the American (2)                        .

      Vancouver is popular because it (3)                     so many things. It is a huge, modern City. On the other hand, it is also one of North America’s most beautiful areas. The natural beauty (4)                                   Vancouver is famous all around the world.

      Vancouver is right next to the Rocky Mountains, so it is a wonderful place for skiing and snowboarding. Those aren’t the only winter sports you can do there. If you can (5)             a winter sport, then you probably do that sport in Vancouver. After all, the 2010 Winter Olympics were there. Vancouver is also great for hiking, jogging, and skateboarding. It even has beaches. The beaches aren’t the (6)                        in the world, but they arc clean and pretty.

      (7)              place that you have to visit in Vancouver is Stanley Park. This is a public park that is a stone’s throw from (8)             . However, the park is completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The nature in Stanley Park is beautiful. It is close to downtown, but it feels like it is 100 kilometres away. The park also has playgrounds, gardens, beaches, tennis courts, and even an (9)                      .

      Vancouver is something for everybody. It is no (10)                   that people think it is one of the world’s best cities.

1.   A. number                   B. exist                        C. control                    D. population

2.   A. area                         B. border                     C. region                     D. place

3.   A. includes                  B. insists                      C. combines                D. consists

4.   A. around                    B. over                        C. on                           D. upon

5.   A. repeat                     B. tell                          C. name                       D. separate

6.   A. good                       B. best                         C. better                      D. well

7.   A. Another                  B. Others                     C. Other                      D. Anothers

8.   A. mountain                B. hill                          C. village                     D. downtown

9.   A. quarter                    B. effort                      C. aquarium                 D. notice

10. A. wonder                   B. cause                       C. true                         D. fact

With a (1) ___ of about 2.6 million people, Vancouver is the largest City in Western Canada. Vancouver is in the Southwest of Canada, and it is only a few hours of driving away from the American (2) ___. Vancouver is popular because it (3) ____ so many things. It is a huge, modem City. On the other hand, it is also one of North America’s most beautiful areas. The natural beauty (4) ___ Vancouver is famous all around the world. Vancouver is right next to the Rocky Mountains, so it is a wonderful place for skiing and snowboarding. Those aren’t the only winter sports you can do there. If you can (5) ___ a winter sport, then you probably do that sport in Vancouver. After all, the 2010 Winter Olympics were there. Vancouver is also great for hiking, jogging, and skateboarding. It even has beaches. The beaches aren’t the (6) ____ in the world, but they are clean and pretty. (7) ____ place that you have to visit in Vancouver is Stanley Park. This is a public park that is a stone's throw from (8) _____. However, the park is completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The nature in Stanley Park is beautiful. It is close to downtown, but it feels like it is 100 kilometres away. The park also has playgrounds, gardens, beaches, tennis courts, and even an (9) ____. Vancouver is something for everybody. It is no (10) ____ that people think it is one of the world’s best cities.

1. A. number B. exist C. control D. population

2. A. Area B. border C. region D. place

3. A. includes B. insists C. combines D. consists

4. A. around B. over C. on D. upon

5. A. repeat B. tell C. name D. separate

6. A. Good B. best C. better D. well

7. A. Another B. Others C. Other D. Anothers

8. A. mountain B. hill C. village D. downtown

9. A. quarter B. effort C. aquarium D. notice

10. A. wonder B. cause C. true D. fact

Fill a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.

 Which is the best city in the world to live and work in ? Every year the Economist Intelligence Unit asks this (1)_____. It uses factors such as climate, transport, education, safety and entertainment activities for around 127 world cities. They give score for each, and then rank the (2)_____ in order - from the "best" to the "worst".

 This year all of the top ten cities came (3)_____ Canada, Australia, and Western Europe. Vancouver, Canada had the highest score. That means it is the (4)_____ "liveable" city. Two other Canadian cities, Toronto (9th place) and Calgary (10th), (5)_____ also in the top ten. In second place was Melbourne, Australia and the third was Vienna, Austria.

PART III: READING (2.5 pts)

I. Fill in each blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :(1pt)

happy capital President want building back

His later life

He was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence. When the war ended in 1781 he was (1) ………… to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be (2) ………………. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the (3) …………….. of the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went (4) ………………to his farm and died there two years later.

C. Read the passage and fill one suitable word in each blank. (1 point) Everyone is becoming aware that the environment is a (0) .... serious.... issue. However, we have not done (1) .......... to deal with this problem because we seem to wait for governments to (2) ........... actions. In my opinion, individuals can do many things to help (3) .......... the problem. To begin (4) .........., we can be more responsible in the (5) .......... we dispose of waste. We should not throw rubbish into lakes and (6) ........... . Moreover, we also need to (7) .......... the water we use. Fresh water (8) ..........drinking is running out in many (9) .......... of the world. Finally, I think that if we use (10) ........... transport more we can reduce air pollution in cities.

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There
are TWO words that you don’t need.
decorate decorations traditional parade celebrate costumes fireworks

GOLOWAN FESTIVAL

Golowan festival is one of the biggest (38) __________ festivals in Europe. Golowan
means ‘midsummer’ in Cornish, the old language of Cornwall. ‘Midsummer’ is the longest day

of the year and people celebrate ‘midsummer’ in many countries. The festival lasts for ten days.
The celebrations begin with a big (39) __________ show and lots of different music events.
People (40) __________ the streets with flags in different colors. School students make amazing
animals out of paper. There aren’t any cars or buses on the streets in the town center. Hundreds
of people dress up in beautiful (41) __________ and walk along the streets in a big (42)
__________. Musicians play guitars and drums while people dance. Visitors can also try Cornish
food at the food stands.

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There are

decorate decorations traditional parade celebrate costumes fireworks

GOLOWAN FESTIVAL

Golowan festival is one of the biggest (38) __________ festivals in Europe. Golowan means ‘midsummer’ in Cornish, the old language of Cornwall. ‘Midsummer’ is the longest day of the year and people celebrate ‘midsummer’ in many countries. The festival lasts for ten days. The celebrations begin with a big (39) __________ show and lots of different music events. People (40) __________ the streets with flags in different colors. School students make amazing animals out of paper. There aren’t any cars or buses on the streets in the town center. Hundreds of people dress up in beautiful (41) __________ and walk along the streets in a big (42) __________. Musicians play guitars and drums while people dance. Visitors can also try Cornish food at the food stands.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Our school(1)...... a lot of clubs and I belong to( 2).........of them: the drama group and ( 3)....... folk music club. In each( 4)................, you can find the same types of people. First, there is “ The Mouth”, who can not stop talking. Then, (5)............is The Know it- all”, who thinks that other people’s ideas(6).......... rubbish. There are also quiet types such as “ The Brain”(7)...............  “The Scribbler”. The Brain only speaks(8)............ she has something to say. And “ The (9)............ takes a lot of notes but rarely speaks. My favorite is “ The Mouse”, who smiles (10).......... lot and seems happy to do all those boring little jobs that everyone else avoids