Question II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. 18. The university was a great (SUCCEED)...the world. 19. We are waiting for the ...(ARRIVE) of his plane. 20. They are going to... (BEAUTUFUL) the town with more trees and parks. 21. There's some new ( EQUIP) in the laboratory. 22. China is one of the world's leading (PRODUCE)...of rice. 23. Scientists have made (COMPARE)...tests on the new drugs. 24. An (ACCOUNT)...should be good at Maths. 25. He received a medal for his (HERO)....

Read and complete the following passage. Use the words in the box.

Played; quickly; stayed; caught; lived; took; decided; quietly;

Last August, my family went on holiday for two weeks. We stayed in a nice hotel near the sea. The room we .... in was very big and had two beds. We went fishing in the sea and ... a lot of fish. One day, when my parents were lying on the grass and reading, my sister and I ... one of the boats out in the sea. It was very hot and sunny, so we ... to jump into the sea and swim. The water was very cold and we ... round the boat, climbing into it and jumping into wateragain. Suddenly, my sister shouted, "there's something in the water!" She climbed back into the boat very ... and I did, too. We looked into the dark water of the sea. There was an octopus! The we sailed the boat back to the mainland and we told our parents about our meeting with the octopus.

Ex 2: Read the passage again and answer the questions below

1. How long did the writer's family go on holiday ?

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2. Where did they stay ?

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3. What was there in the dark water of the sea

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4. Did they tell their parents about their meeting with the octopus ?

Read and complete the following passage. Use the words in the box.

Played quickly stayed caught lived took decided quietly

Last August, my family went on holiday for two weeks. We stayed in a nice hotel near the sea. The room we .... in was very big and had two beds. We went fishing in the sea and ... a lot of fish. One day, when my parents were lying on the grass and reading, my sister and I ... one of the boats out in the sea. It was very hot and sunny, so we ... to jump into the sea and swim. The water was very cold and we ... round the boat, climbing into it and jumping into wateragain. Suddenly, my sister shouted, "there's something in the water!" She climbed back into the boat very ... and I did, too. We looked into the dark water of the sea. There was an octopus! The we sailed the boat back to the mainland and we told our parents about our meeting with the octopus.

Ex 2: Read the passage again and answer the questions below

1. How long ***** the writer's family go on holiday ?

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2. Where did they stay ?

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3. What was there in the dark water of the sea

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4. ***** they tell their parents about their meeting with the octopus ?

Give the right forms of words in the brackets to finish the following sentences:

1. With so many choices, it is hard to .......................... what to buy.   (decision)

2. The earthquake is one of the worst natural ......... that we have experienced.(disastrous)

3. Life in the country is more ....... than life in the city.  (comfort)

4. James Watt, who was a Scottish scientist, ............. steam engine.   (invent)

5. He didn't feel happy because he worked ............................. .  (success)

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

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

He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer. However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money. At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them. The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre.

When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it.

Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money. He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88. (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.Use only one world.

Nobody likes(1)...at home on a pubilic holidays especially if the weather is fine.Last August we decided to(2)...the day in the country.The only difficult was(3)....milions of other people had exactly the same idea.We move(4)...of the city slowly behind along(5)...of cars,but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time,stopped at a lonely farm.We had(6)...plenty of food with(7)...and we got(8)... out of car.Now everything was ready so we sat(9)...near a path at the food of a hill.It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we(10)...bells ringing at the top of the hills.What we saw made us(11)...up our things and run back(12)...the car as(13)...as possoble,(14)...were about two hundred sheep coming(15)...us down the path.

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.

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

* Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each of the following sentences.
1. What …………………of learning English do you like most? (skill / type / area / aspect)
2. …………………we miss the train, we can get the next one. (When / While / If / Unless)
3. Don’t worry, Mom. I am …………………a good time here. (being / doing / making / having)
4. Mrs. Xuan said that she was having a wonderful time …………………. (now / that / then / by)
5. She doesn’t like Spanish …………………she has to study the language. (so / though / but / then)
6. …………………he will change his job if he goes to the USA. (Perhaps / Recently / Since / Lately)
7. If they …………………to leave the institute, let them go. (will want / want / should want / wanting)
8. You look terribly tired. You really …………………to get more sleep. (should / ought / must / could)
9. We should practice listening to the radio everyday. – It’s a good idea, …………………reading and writing? (and / but / why don’t / what about)
10. I think that staying with an Australian family help us improve our English. – I …………………because our English is not good enough to communicate with them. (disagree / not agree / think / don’t)