• For questions (1 - 8), read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                      BLUE DIAMONDS

  Blue diamonds are the world’s most expensive diamonds, with some valued (0) ...... AT....... over 350 million US dollars. However, no one knew (1) ............... recently precisely where these rare stones came from.

  Most diamonds are formed from pure carbon under extreme heat 150 to 200 kilometers underground, and (2) ............... is thought that volcanic eruptions bring them to the earth’s surface. Research by scientists has revealed, however, that blue diamonds were probably formed somewhere (3) ............... 600 and 800 kilometers down, in a part of the earth’s interior known (4) ............... the lower mantle.

  These researchers analyzed 46 blue diamonds, all of (5) .............. contained minerals only found in the lower mantle. (6) .............. only were these stones formed four times nearer the earth’s core (7) ............... normal diamonds, but they also contain an element called boron that is mostly found on the earth’s surface. What seems to have happened, (8) ............... to the researchers, is that billions of years ago, rocks containing boron were carried down into the lower mantle by movements of the earth’s tectonic plates, and were eventually returned to the surface by volcanic action.

• For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

                                                                                                 A HISTORY OF SURFING

The history of surfing undoubtedly goes (0) BACK a long way. It seems to (9) .......... formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who were inhabitants of islands in the Pacific Ocean (10) .......... as Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaii. These people did not regard surfing (11) .......... a mere recreational activity. For them, it was much (12) .......... of an art. Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in (13) .......... early twentieth century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive. In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the United States, and in particular to Virginia Beach, (14) .......... became an important surfing center. Surfing developed quite rapidly from then on, and the design of surfboards became more sophisticated. However, (15) .......... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films (16) .......... also by pop songs about surfing culture.

• For questions 1 - 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

      Founded in 1972, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award is celebrated in 27 countries. Veuve Clicquot has now introduced a new award (0) ___TO___ complement its Business Woman of the Year category. Called The New Generation Award, (1) __________ recognizes the best young female talent across the business and corporate life. The first winner of the award, Kathryn Parsons, (2) __________ innovative start-up company, Decoded, teaches people to code in a day, has joined the judging panel to help find this year’s winner. ‘The importance of these awards cannot (3) __________ overestimated,’ she says. ‘Women need role models that prove to (4) __________ that they can do it, too.’ The New Generation Award is open to entrepreneurial businesswomen (5) __________ the ages of 25 and 35. They can run (6) __________ own businesses or hail from corporate life. ‘This award isn’t about how much money you’ve made or how long you’ve been in business, it’s about recognizing young women (7) __________ a mission and a vision,’ says Parsons. ‘We want to meet women who are working to (8) __________ the world a better place.’

Read the text below and then decide which word, (A, B, C or D), best fits each space. Circle the correct
answer. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A NEW LOOK AT THE MIDDLE AGES
The Institute for Medieval Studies is holding a series of lectures to (0) __generate__ interest in a
period of history which is all too often(41)________. It is hoped that these lectures will (42)________
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some of the misconceptions that (43)________ to this day about the long and eventful span of time
between the crowning of Charlemagne and Renaissance.
It is true that Europe was (44)________ by the plague in the latter part of the fourteenth century,
while the terrors of the Inquisition cast a grim (45)________ over the continent. Living conditions for the
majority of people were appalling by modern standards, and life expectancy was low. The peasants
suffered under a brutal feudal system and the (46)________ of learning was open only to the clergy and
the small minority who were literate.
However, these (47)________ negative aspects of medieval life cannot be properly evaluated unless
they are viewed in the broader (48)________. The Middle Ages saw the construction of the magnificent
cathedrals that (49)________ so many European cities and the (50)________ of a middle class. Many
institutions we think of as modern were a(n) (51)________ part of medieval life. Progress was being made
in science and technology, and artists were (52)________ styles that had a powerful and (53)________
influence on subsequent centuries.

For questions 6-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

GLASS

Perhaps (0) __one__of the commonest man-made substances is glass. In fact, it is (16)
__________________ common that few people appreciate its unique qualities. Glass is (17)
__________________ hard and transparent. It does not expand when heated, it is a very poor
conductor and it is resistant to all acids (18) __________________ hydrofluoric acid, which
dissolves it.
(19) __________________ knows exactly where or when the manufacture of glass began. (20)
__________________ is known, though, is that there were skilled glass makers in ancient Egypt
who practised it as (21) __________________ as 2000 BC, if not earlier. The Romans are also
known to (22) __________________ been particularly good (23) __________________ making
glass.
Glass is (24) __________________ from sand, an alkali and other ingredients which can (25)
__________________ colour it or change its properties. These changes are usually achieved (26)
__________________ adding certain chemicals during the process or placing thin layers of other
substances (27) __________________ two sheets of glass. The nature of the glass produced also
depends (28) __________________ the quality of the ingredients used.
Nowadays, one of the main uses of glass is in windows, which to us would seem to (29)
__________________ quite logical. However, the art of making glass was known long (30)
__________________ it was considered suitable for windows.

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I. Multiple choice question: Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (2pts/10 sentences)

Kate has three (1) …………..a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. She usually (2) ………….. breakfast at home. She has bread, eggs and milk (3) ………….. breakfast. (4) ………….. school, Lan and her friends always (5) ………….. lunch at one o’clock. They often have fish or meat, vegetables for lunch. Kate has dinner (6) ………….. her parents at home at 7 o’clock. They often have meat or fish, bread, chicken (7) ………….. vegetables for dinner. After dinner, they eat (8) ………….. fruits or cakes. Kate (9) ………….. dinner because it is a big and happy meal of the day. Her family goes out for dinner (10) ………….. a month.

1.      A. breakfast         B. lunch             C. meals               D. cooking

2.      A. have                B. has                C. do                     D. does

3.      A. on                   B. in                   C. to                      D. for

4.      A. At                    B. In                  C. On                     D. For

5.      A. has                  B. have              C. having               D. to have

6.      A. to                    B. for                 C. with                   D. and

7.      A. and                 B. or                   C. to                      D. in

8.      A. a                     B. an                   C. any                    D. some

9.      A. like                 B. likes                C. to like                D. not like

10.   A. one                B. one time          C. once                  D. once time

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
SPEED LIMIT
A recent proposal to limit the speed cars (0) __can__ reach is proving controversial. The ideal, put (54)________ by the Institute for Road Safely, involves fitting vehicles with a communications box containing a digital map of the road network. (55)________ a car is in motion, the communications box –which knows how fast the vehicle is legally permitted to travel on a particular section of road – automatically regulate the car’s speed. (56)________, therefore, becomes impossible for a vehicle fitted with (57)________ a device to exceed the speed limit.
There are plans to change motorists to drive into the centre of major cities, and a communications box could be used to identify vehicles that enter this zone. At present, (58)________time a vehicle does so, its number plate is photographed. (59)________ the number is compared against a list of authorised vehicles, but this system is costly and (60)________ from foolproof. The system (61)________ be in place quickly if the government wished as part (62)________ the
technology has already been developed for another purpose. Electronic vehicle identification is unpopular with some people, who regard it as an infringement of their rights. (63)________ would certainly object to the plan to restrict the speed of their cars, (64)________ may make the government hesitate to go through 4
with it. But by forcing drivers to slow (65)________, the scheme would save lives, and this is likely to be popular with the general public.
 

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

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