IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

Paper can be recycled by reducing it to pulp and (1) _______ it with pulp from newly harvested wood. As the recycling process (2) _______ the paper fibers to breakdown, each time paper is recycled its quality decreases. This means that (3) _______ a higher percentage of new fibers must be added, or the paper down cycled (4) _______ lower quality products. Any writing or coloration of the paper must first be removed by deinking, which (5) _______ removes fillers, clays, and fiber fragments.

Almost (6) _______ paper can be recycled today, but some types are harder to recycle (7) _______ others. Papers coated with plastic or aluminum foil, and papers (8) _______ are waxed, pasted, or gummed are usually not recycled (9) _______ process is too expensive. Gift wrap paper also cannot be recycled (10) _______ to its low quality.

1. A. including            B. combining               C. gathering                 D. joining

2. A. makes                B. forces                      C. results                     D. causes

3. A. either                  B. neither                     C. both                        D. between

4. A. out                     B. within                     C. into                         D. above

5. A. only                   B. also                         C. even                        D. as well

6. A. all                       B. some                       C. a lot                        D. much

7. A. as                       B. like                          C. than                        D. more

8. A. they                    B. these                       C. those                       D. That

9. A. but                     B. because                   C. so that                     D. though

10. A. due                    B. apart                       C. together                   D. in addition

V. Read the text and answer the following questions.

Do you have a smart device, like a wireless TV or a hi-tech fridge? In the future, smart technology will be everywhere and it will make our lives easier. If you hate washing and cleaning, we might soon have robots to do the housework. If you don't like cooking, an automatic food machine will do it for you. You touch the screen to choose your meal and it will be ready in a few seconds. Our homes will be full of these modern machines. Our future is so great, and I can't wait for it. What about you? Do you like such a house?

1. What will make our lives easier?

     F _________________________________________________________

2. Who might do the housework?

     F _________________________________________________________

3. What will do cooking for us?

     F _________________________________________________________

4. What do you do to choose your meal?

     F _________________________________________________________

5. How is our future?

     F _________________________________________________________

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that needs corrections in each of the following questions

1.If we keep on using more and more cars, we are running out of oil.

      A                        B                           C              D

2. If there will be too much exhaust fume in the air, our breathing will be badly affected.

                     A                                     B                 C                                 D

3. Did your mum bought you an interesting book last week?

      A                         B            C                        D

4. There is a egg in the fridge.

       A     B C       D

5. We might reuse and recycling bottles and cans to reduce garbage at our school. 

    A           B                     C                D

6. People will collect the broken glass and sending it to the factories.

                        A                 B                      C                          D

7. Reusable bags are good because they are made of the natural materials.

       A             B                    C                D

8. Tom saw an UFO near his house yesterday.

               A   B            C                        D

9. The Sun keeps an Earth warm.

      A             B      C             D

10. Mary didn’t go to the cinema with Tom yesterday, so she was ill.

                     A                                B                C            D

VII. Reorder the words to make the meaningful sentences.

1.  Peter/ a/ month/ to/ visit/ had/ wonderful/ New York/ last/.

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. We/ future/ in/ have/ might/ the/ cars/ flying

………………………………………………………………………………………

3. will / robots / house / There / be / some / the / in /.

………………………………………………………………………………………

4. housework / help / Robots / do / the / will / me /.

………………………………………………………………………………………

5. did / not / The teacher / punish / that student / yesterday.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. eat /If / doesn’t / breakfast, / he / he / be / hungry / will.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Write conditional sentences from these statements.

1.     People will throw rubbish into the right bin. They will keep the environment clean.

        If _____________________________________________________________ .

2.     We will turn off the tap when brushing the teeth. We will save a lot of water.

        If _____________________________________________________________ .

3.     People will travel more by public transport. The harmful gases in big cities will be reduced.

        If _____________________________________________________________ .

4.     We will start at 6.00. We will arrive there before noon.

        If _____________________________________________________________ .

5.     We will use reusable bags for shopping. We will reduce waste.

        If _____________________________________________________________ .

• Read the following passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

                                                                                        SMARTPHONES - A NECCESITY

Smartphones have spread beyond the boardroom and keeping a close eye on what's new is Mike Lazaridis, chief executive of RIM, the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone. His device may no longer be quite as trendy as it once was but it is still (21) .................. − particularly for Argentinian milk farmers. Mr. Lazaridis says: "I like the way it's being used by the farmers so they are always up to date. Milk is a (22) .................. item, so delivery and production standards are incredibly important." He is reminded of the company's early days: "This is where we started in 1987, with a wireless vertical data business for the Swedish lumber (23) .................., and then on to fire brigades, ambulances, and garbage trucks."

    While the BlackBerry was quick to (24) .................. itself as the accessory of choice for business professionals such as Wall Street traders, the cheaper price (25) .................. and new, more colorful handsets now (26) .................. offer have opened it up to a much wider market. Mr. Lazaridis says: "It was obvious that business people and self-employed professionals would buy the BlackBerry, but we were not expecting the (27) .................. we had from ordinary consumers."

    The greatest challenge for RIM, however, could lie in an economic (28) ..................., when individuals and companies alike may see devices like the BlackBerry as luxuries they can (29) .................. without. The company has to make its product indispensable to the lifestyles of consumers or prove that they bring a real (30) .................. on investment for business users.

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21, A. constructive     B. functional     C. active     D. operative

22, A. perishable     B. short-lived     C. decaying     D. destructible

23, A. manufacturers     B. enterprise     C. commerce     D. industry

24, A. install     B. establish     C. create     D. demonstrate

25, A. designs     B. programmes     C. plans     D. systems

26, A. at            B. on             C. for            D. under

27, A. return     B. retort     C. reply     D. response

28, A. downturn     B. tall     C. decrease     D. drop

29, A. make      B. carry      C. do      D. stay

30, A. return      B. gain      C. interest      D. profit

PART C: READING (2 marks)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from ($) to (#).

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the [21]   ________    musicians in the world. He created some of the most beautiful music ever heard, which made him become people's favorite composer of all time. Mozart was [22]   ________     in 1756 in Austria. Mozart's father, Leopold, was a musician. He played the violin and he worked as a music teacher. His son Mozart [23]   ________   plays the piano when he was 3. At the age of 4 he started to write music. He simply took a violin and started to play before anyone showed him how to play the instrument. Mozart's sister, Maria Anna, was good at music, too. Mozart and his sister invented their own secret language. They told stories about a magic kingdom where they were a king and a queen. Leopold took his two children to Vienna. There they played for the Emperor of Austria at his palace. Everyone [24] ______ their talent and the Emperor called Mozart a “little magician”.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Question 2

A. media

B. bulletin

C. programme

 D. journalism