Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (13) ______ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (14) ______. However, there are (15)______ things that each person can do to help those people. One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (16)______ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (17) ______ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind serving food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter

Question 13: A. temporary B. common    C. unusual     D. regular

Question 14:  A. find out    B. look down on       C. deal with       D. get up

Question 15:  A. fewer        B. less               C. little         D. more

Question 16:  A. care for    B. pull down  C. set up         D. show around

Question 17:  A. capital              B. centre                    C. local                  D. urban

Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage.

Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)__________. However, there are (3)__________ things that each person can do to help those people. One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)__________ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind helping food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.

Question 1

A. common

B. regular

C. unusual

D. fixed

IX. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct put a tick () by the number.

If not, write the word next to the line. Most people in my country have only lived in cities for the past thirty years. Before that they have lived in villages or small towns by the sea or in the mountains. This is why it is not unusual to hear even young children who they have lived in cities all their lives are talking about 'their village'. What they mean is the place where their parents were grew up or previous generations of their family lived. Even today although 'the village' is an important part of the lives of the majority of people who now make their living in cities. Most families still have yet a house in a village somewhere around the country and they return at there in the summer or during other holidays to help with the family land or just to spend time with friends and relatives. There is a wonderful sense of community and a shared past in each these villages which is so different from the cities in where most of us live. If these villages can survive, I am sure people will find it more easier to spend time in them in the future. People who have made many money in the cities will start to can invest in their old family homes and help to maintain this lovely aspect of family life in my country.

•    Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage.

Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (26)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (27)__________. However, there are (28)__________ things that each person can do to help those people.

One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (29)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (30)__________ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind serving food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.

It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to 1 billion. However, in just another two centuries, it grew sevenfold. You know, in 2011, the total population of the world reached 7 billion. And today, it's about 7.5 billion. Tokyo, with 37.8 million residents, continues to be the largest city in the world in terms of population.

Advances in modern medicine are the main cause of this dramatic growth in the world population. It helps the birth rates increase and the death rates decline. The second contributor is the improvement in living standards. This leads to the rise of global lifespan, from 64.8 years in the early 1990s to 70.0 years today. Last but not least, the number of women of reproductive age is increasing day by day.

However, the rapid population growth can lead to the shortage in medical and educational facilities and services. The population grows fast so the demand for energy also increases. Therefore, energy shortages are also a big problem. In addition, air, water and land pollution caused by growing population in big cities has bad effects on people's health.

Decide if the following statements are True or False or Not Given.

Question. When the population grows rapidly, the poor have more problems than the rich.

A. True

B. False

C. Not Given

Read the following passage, then choose the item (A, B, C or D)that best answer each of the question about it

   Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic Games. It is a time for all kinds of people to unite in peace. Some of them join together to compete for gold medals. Millions of other people watch them on television.

   Why do we have the Olympic? How did they begin?

   The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 B.C. There was only one event. People ran a nice the length of the stadium. The Games lasted one day.

   Slowly people added more events. The Games were only for men, and women could not even watch them. Only Greeks competed. They came from all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games way; a time of peace, and government let everyone travel safely. The winners became national heroes.

   The first modem Games were in 1896 in Athens. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Athletes from several countries competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different cities in Europe and the United States until 1952. After that they were in Melbourne, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Montreal besides in European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in skiing and other winter sports.

How often do people all over the world watch the Olympic Games ?

A. every 4 years

B. 4 years

C. 2 years

D. every 4 year

Read the following passage, then choose the item (A, B, C or D)that best answer each of the question about it

   Every four years people all over the world watch the Olympic Games. It is a time for all kinds of people to unite in peace. Some of them join together to compete for gold medals. Millions of other people watch them on television.

   Why do we have the Olympic? How did they begin?

   The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 B.C. There was only one event. People ran a nice the length of the stadium. The Games lasted one day.

   Slowly people added more events. The Games were only for men, and women could not even watch them. Only Greeks competed. They came from all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games way; a time of peace, and government let everyone travel safely. The winners became national heroes.

   The first modem Games were in 1896 in Athens. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Athletes from several countries competed. Then there were Olympics every four years in different cities in Europe and the United States until 1952. After that they were in Melbourne, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Montreal besides in European cities. Each year there were athletes from more nations. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924. The athletes compete in skiing and other winter sports.

How often do people all over the world watch the Olympic Games ?

A. every 4 years

B. 4 years

C. 2 years

D. every 4 year

* Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Although 80% of Australian live near cities, the cities are not as large as those in some other countries. Most people live in houses in suburbs – not in apartments. The suburbs usually have their own churches, schools and shopping centre. They also have recreational facilities. In large cities, like Sydney, the suburbs are often far from the town. Because many people commute to work, the traffic is slow and there are many traffic jams.

1. Where do most of Australian live?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How are the cities in Australia?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Do most people live in houses in suburbs or in apartments?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Is Sydney a large city?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Why are there many traffic jams?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

we are destroying the Earth . The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in . There is too smoke in the air in many cities in the world , we are cutting down too many trees . We are burning the forests . We are also destroying a lot of plants and animals . Many areas of Earth are wasteland . Farmers in many parts of the world can not have enough to eat . In some countries there is too little rice . The Earth is in danger . Save the Earth

why can't farmers in very parts of the word grow enough to eat ?

what do you think we should to do save the earth ?

Doctors have reported that vitamins (76) _{…………………………}  substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been discovered. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can (77) _{…………………………} diseases. In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also lead to illness. For (78) _{…………………………}, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy that is a disease resulting from the lack of vitamin C. It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes. Sailors suffer (79) _{…………………………} scurvy because they did not eat (80) _{…………………………} and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C which is necessary for good health.

Vitamin B complex is (81) _{…………………………} of eight different vitamins. A lack of any of these vitamins will lead to different diseases. For instance, a person who has (82) _{…………………………} little vitamin B1 will suffer from beriberi, a disease that causes heart problems and mental disorders. A lack of vitamin B2 results (83) _{…………………………} eye and skin problems while deficiency of vitamin B6 causes problems of the nervous system. Too little vitamin B12 will cause anemia. The knowledge (84) _{…………………………} vitamin deficiencies caused certain diseases led doctors to cure people suffering from these illnesses by giving them doses of the necessary vitamins. Today, vitamins are available in the form of pills and can easily (85) _{…………………………} bought at any pharmacy.