* Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following gaps.
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (1)…………………to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason, you often concentrate on just one sport with so (2) …………………enthusiasm that in the end, you can’t live
without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age, you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best (3) …………………for many
sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (4) …………………while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (5) …………………to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.
1. A. this is        B. you are          C. it is              D. things are
2. A. keen         B. many              C. great           D. much
3. A. stage        B. age                 C. period          D. time
4. A. training      B. making           C. exercise       D. sporting
5. A. impractical        B. impossible      C. unhealthy       D. unlikely

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

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 from 1 to 5.

An important part of building independence is allowing your teenagers to do things for themselves, (1)____________their own decisions, and make mistakes. These are natural processes in life and people are wired to desire autonomy early in life. This need for early independence is designed to prepare individuals for adulthood. Allowing your children to become independent earlier in life can (2) ____________rebellion during the later stages of the teenage years. All teenagers have a need to express their individuality. Teenagers (3)____________are not allowed to express their individuality are more likely to revolt.

(4) ____________, practicing self-reliance via independence will help eliminate public shyness and teach your kids to stand up for themselves when needed, including peer (5) ____________Early choice will also add confidence and prepare them for decision-making in adulthood.

Question 1. A. take             B. do                                 C. get                                D. make

Question 2. A. minimize      B. increase                         C. interfere                        D. maximize

Question 3. A. whom          B. which                            C. where                           D. that

Question 4. A. However     B. In addition                   C. But                               D. In contrast

Question 5. A. stress           B. help                               C. pressure                        D. advice

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.

      More than 90 percent of teenagers nowadays use social media. The increasing usage of social media has led to (23) __________ large number of teenagers to be bullied or become a bully online. Cyberbullying, a (24) __________ to describe bullying that happens on technology platforms, is a serious problem. Studies show that teenagers often say mean thing and hurt people because they are not aware of the effect of their action. When you socialize in real life, facial expressions and body language allows you (25) __________ what you say can be hurtful. The same thing cannot be said about when you socialize, using social media. Teenagers also bully because they can get away with it. Teens can (26) __________ bully their peers online without facing any real consequences. Being bullied can lead to depression, low self-esteem or suicide thought. Cyberbullying also (27) __________ the bullies who often have problem like violence tendency, alcohol and drug abuse……

Question 1.        A. a                             B. an                           C. the                          D. 0

Question 2.        A. way                        B. mean                      C. term                       D. kind

Question 3.        A. realize                   B. to realize               C. realized                 D. realizing

Question 4.        A. easy                       B. easily                     C. easier                     D. the easiest

Question 5.        A. effect                     B. effects                   C. affects                   D. affect

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 following questions.

Dear Anna,

            Before I answer your question, I just want to let you know how brave you are for reaching out for help. Most teenagers in your situation would not have written to me for advice.

Now onto your problem. When your friends talked you into smoking a cigarette with them, they were peers pressuring you. This happens to a lot of teenagers and even grow-ups. Friends try to influence in this case was negative because they pressured you into underage smoking which is dangerous. Don’t beat yourself up because you gave in. Peer pressure can even affect the strongest-willed person. Next time, when your friends ask you to smoke again, just hold your ground and say no. If they keep pressuring you, you should walk away and find a new group of friends, the one who can respect your decisions, and help you become a better person.

Question 6.        What is Anna’s problem?

A.    Her friends asked her to buy a cigarette for them.

B.    Her friends didn’t let her smoke a cigarette.

C.    Her friends bought a cigarette for her.

D.    Her friends persuaded her to smoke a cigarette with them.

Question 7.        Why was the influence of Anna’s friends negative according to Dr. Grey?

A.    Because Anna didn’t do what her friends want.

B.    Because Anna didn’t smoke with her friends.

C.    Because Anna’s friends were so dangerous.

D.    Because Anna’s friends pressured her into underage smoking which is dangerous.

Question 8.        Who can peer pressure affect?

A.    Anyone even the strongest-willed person.

B.    Anyone except for the strongest-willed person.

C.    People who are strong.

D.    Only the strong-willed person.

Question 9.        What does Dr. Grey advise Anna to do when her friends ask her to smoke again?

A.    Lie on the ground and say no                           C. Hold her ground and say no

B.    Hold her ground and say yes                            D. Lie on the ground and say yes

Question 10.    What kind of friends does Dr. Grey advise Anna to find?

A.    Those who can respect her decisions and help her become a better person.

B.    Those whose decisions she can respect and help them become better.

C.    Those who can respect her and those she can help to become better.

D.    Those who decisions she can respect and those who can help her become a better person.

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 1:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 4:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 2:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 5:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 3:

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television.

Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television.