B. Read the passage, and then fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. produce

        I would like to live in one of the (61)                       modern houses in the world. It will produce all the energy it needs from the (62)            energy, the wind energy, but not from gas, or oil. There will be modern electronic (63)      in the kitchen such as a smart refrigerator, a dishwasher, a microwave oven, and so on. The house will also have a hi-tech TV that helps us to watch TV programmes from space. A home robot will be able to do all of (64)                 , so our life will become more comfortable than ever (65)          .

36. A. much                     B. more           C. most                  D. almost

37. A. sun                        B. solar            C. sunny                D. cloudy

38. A. appliances              B. tools            C. machines           D. equip

39. A. housework             B. the housework         C. homework            D. the homework

40. A. until                       B. after            C. before                D. then

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

C. READING IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 

IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 39.A. And B. Because C. So D. However 40.A. much B. most C. very D. best

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
 

Question 1: (10 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.

                                                                POSTCADS

Today, people like to send postcards (1)   _ their friends and family. These postcards often have pictures  of  beaches,  mountains  or  castles  on  them  and  you  (2)                  write  a  message  on  the

 and the  pictures  on  them  are  often  (5)   than  people‟s  own  photos.  Somebody  sent  the  first

their newspapers then.

Your anwers:

I. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (2pts)Although the world’s energy resources have (1)………….many millions of years to produce, we are quickly beginning to(2)…………these supplies. Recently a UN committee reported that the world’s oil and gas supplies(3)………….last about 100 years if they were(4)……….carefully. The report started that(5)…………….would be enough oil and gas(6)………..a century only if the present(7)……….could be controlled. If the demand continued to grow, the report said that fuel supplies would(8)……..for less than forty years. (9)………..to the report, goveenments must now take steps to control the amounts of fossil fuel(10)……….are used.

1. A. taken B. spent C. used D. got

2. A. end B. exhaust C. finish D. destroy

3. A. will B. would C. can            D. should

4. A. use B. using C. used D. usage

5. A. it B. this           C. they D. there

6. A. in B. for           C. since D. at

7. A. want B. ask           C. require D. demand

8. A. last B. lengthen C. grow D. widen

9. A. In addition B. Together C. According D. Following

10. A. it B. which C. who D. where

II. Read the passage below and choose the word which best fits each numbered space.

     Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided. (10 pts)

Television is one of man's most important (1) ______ of communication. It brings (2) ______  and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ______ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) ______ peace. (5) ______ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (6) ______ of American's astronauts explore outer space.

(7) ______ all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (8) ______ to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more (9) ______ programs than any other kind. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ______, and motion pictures.

1.   A. means                   B. ways                          C. roads                         D. streets      

2.   A. outlines                B. paintings                   C. pictures                     D. landscapes          

3.   A. makes                   B. making                      C. had made                  D. make        

4.   A. bring back            B. bring about               C. bring up                    D. bring for  

5.   A. Across                  B. Through                    C. By                              D. Although 

6.   A. coverage              B. newspaper                C. magazine                  D. covering  

7.   A. In order to            B. However                   C. In addition to            D. In added to          

8.   A. made                     B. provided                   C. given                         D. designed 

9.   A. proof                    B. entertainment           C. comment                   D. certainty  

10.    A. events                B. matches                    C. competitions            D. competitors           

III. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

    The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in February 2003 comes at a (1)        time in the quest for sustainable fisheries. Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world leaders (2)        the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries commitments for the world community, (3)             a call “to maintain or restore stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4)        with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later than 2015.”

    The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5)         and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the worlds fisheries and aquaculture. Many of the issues (6)         the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to (7)        other commitments.

    If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8)         actions and set clear priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are (9)            overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries products, (10)        , will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today.

    1.    A. busy    B. critical    C. serious    D. fine

    2.    A. declared    B. claimed    C. accepted    D. acknowledged

    3.    A. giving    B. making    C. including    D. containing

    4.    A. volume    B. quantity    C. amount    D. yield

    5.    A.aid    B. meet    C. provide    D. facilitate

    6.    A. on    B with    C. in    D. for

    7.    A. advancement    B. advancing    C. advanced    D. advance

    8.    A. determined    B. concentrated    C. concerted    D. focused

    9.    A. both    B. or    C. either    D. neither

    10.     A. however    B. consequently    C. so    D. therefore