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.

c started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 29:

A. kind

B. shape

C. type

D. symbol

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.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 27:

A. past

B. times

C. history

D. story

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.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 26:

A. pulled

B. raised

C. lifted

D. rose

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.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 30:

A. that

B. when

C. as

D. how

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.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 28:

A. making

B. driving

C. expecting

D. celebrating

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(1)...............the world record for (2)........in a glass cage with poisonous snakes .It was (3)..........part of a publicity stunt to (4).........visitors to a snake and animal park in South Africa . His companions had been no (5).............than 36 deadly snakes .They included 20 cobras and , (6)............dangerous of all ,six black mambas (7).............bite can kill in under a minute . He hadn't been able to relax for a moment as (8)...........movement which was made excited his " roommates ''. He fed (9)............on live mice but had to make sure (10)............he didn't touch them in case he was mistaken for food too ! By day 92 he had (11) ........been bitten twice , but on (12)........occasions ,(13)...............a miracle , no venom entered his bloodstream .One day he (14).......... fell on top of a black mamba .Fortunately for him ,(15).......... of striking the mamba shot across to the other side of the cage . When he was bitten for the third time , Austin (16).............have left the cage but decided wait for the antidote to arrive. Even though he was (17)........... terrible pain , he thought he (18).........as well die trying to break the record . (19).....it was , he managed to survive and (20).......... a further two weeks in the cage to set a new record of 107 days .

II. Match the two halves of the sentence. Then write the full sentence, using the word in brackets. Add commas where necessary. 1. yesterday was a public day 2. we didn’t want to wake anybody up 3. we didn’t know what time it was 4. it was a nice day 5. the door was open 6. you paid for the theater tickets 7. oil is an irreplaceable natural resource 8. we didn’t see Lisa for a long time. 9. Lilian was late for work 10. Sonia was tired 11. Eve had an attractive personality 12. mother had burnt the dinner 13. it’s a really useful book 14. Ellie hadn’t fully recovered yet 15. all the students had done poorly on the test she was very popular. (since) we ate out. (as) it explains everything very clearly. (because) none of us had a watch. (because) the teacher decided to give it again. (since) she missed the bus. (because) we went for a walk by the sea. (as) We didn’t recognize her. (because) we must do whatever we can to conserve it. (since) we came in very quietly. (as) she felt weak. (because) we didn’t have to go to work. (since) please let me pay for our dinner. (as) she’d been working very hard. (because) I walked in. (since)