other                     much              cure                running          how

      illness             nose                miserable       symptoms      from

      You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your (61)                                 is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (62)                        that you have a cold, and you feel completely (63)                                   .

      Everyone suffers (64)               the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious (65)                  , but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year.

      This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough (66)               , make your head less intense, and stop your nose (67)                                for a while. However, it can’t cure your cold. So far, there is no (68)                          for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.

      Although there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about (69)            to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t catch cold. (70)                 say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

      60. A. many                     B. a lot                        C. lot of                      D. much

II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

      You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your (61)                                 is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (62)                        that you have a cold, and you feel completely (63)                                   .

      Everyone suffers (64)               the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious (65)                  , but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year.

      This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough (66)               , make your head less intense, and stop your nose (67)                                for a while. However, it can’t cure your cold. So far, there is no (68)                          for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.

      Although there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about (69)            to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t catch cold. (70)                 say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

I. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel (51)        relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming (52)                        of the most popular places (53)                a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s (54)          largest health farm in the country but it isn’t the most expensive. After two days of exercise and massage I (55)                 ten times better. But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy of (56)     , but it was expensive too!

      If you’re looking for something a (57)                       cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and the coldest (58)             of the year, and it can also be the (59)                time for your body. We all eat too (60)                      and we don't take enough exercise. A lot of health farms offer lower prices from Monday to Friday from November to March.

      51. A. like                        B. more                      C. less                         D. Similar

      52. A. once                       B. first                        C. one                         D. none

      53. A. with                       B. of                            C. to                            D. for

      54. A. the                          B. an                           C. a                             D. x

      55. A. feel                        B. felt                         C. fell                         D. fall

      56. A. all                           B. out                          C. course                    D. them

      57. A. little                       B. few                         C. a little                    D. a few

      58. A. period                    B. moment                 C. time                        D. part

      59. A. worst                     B. good                       C. best                        D. great

      60. A. many                     B. a lot                        C. lot of                      D. much

V. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition.

46. Your father is very kind ................... David.                
47. Hurry or you will be late ..................... school.           
48. Were they present ................... the meeting?                
49. She was confused ....................... the dates.              
50. His book is different ............................ mine.           

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.

41. I have lived here since many years and I think it’s a nice town.

      A                          B                        C        D

42. My father’s car is the same color like my uncle’s car.

                    A   B                       C                 D

43. Shall you close the window for me, please?

    A               B                         C               D

44. Sitting close to the laptop’s screen hurt your eyes.

                     A                  B                   C              D

45. You can avoid many diseases by eat healthy food.

                      A                   B             C                  D