PART NINE
For the question 71-75, read the following article and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Persons sixty-five years and over already represent 13 percent of the total population inAmerica, and by 2025 there will be 59 million elderly Americans, representing 21 percent of thepopulation of the United States. Furthermore, the percentage of the population over age eighty-five will increase from about 1 percent currently to 5 percent in 2050. This population trend has been referred to as the graying of America. To explain this demographic change, we must look at three factor. Fertility, mortality, and immigration in large part influence all demographic trends. The large number of children born after World War II will increase the pool of elderly between 2010 and 2030. The “baby boom” will become the “senior boom” sixty-five years later. Although the birth rate is the most dramatic factor, the decline in the death rate is also significant. Medical advances have influenced life expectancy. For example, whereas only 40 percent of those Americans born in 1900 had a life expectancy of sixty-five, today 80 percent are expected to reach the classic retirement age. The average male life span, now 71.4 years, is expected to increase to 73.3 by 2015. Among females, the life span is projected to increase from the current 78.3 years to 81.3 years by 2015. In addition, immigration has
contributed to the increasing number of elderly. After World War I, a massive immigration of young adults of child-bearing age occurred. Because the birth rates among this specialized population were very high, their children, now among the elderly, are a significant segment of the older population.
71. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

72. According to the passage, the number of the elderly in America will increased by ________.

73. The word “pool” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

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74. The word “their” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

75. The author mentions all of the following as factors that have influenced population trends
EXCEPT ________.

BLUE WHALES
Blue whales, the worlds’ largest animals, have (0) ___been_____ sighted again in
British waters for the first time in at least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was inhabiting the waters west (63) ___________ Scotland came for the first time from the United States Navy, (64) ___________ surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales. American zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among (65) ___________.
Now marine biologist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt about (66) ___________ she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (67) ___________ size. She says, “Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing one! However, it is certainly (68) ___________ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery. She goes (69) ___________ to say, “What it does show (70) ___________ the importance of this area of the ocean for whales, and how essential it is
to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than any dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever to (71)___________ lived on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (72)___________ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
 

RIVING FROM BEIJING TO PARIS
Every (0) _____ begins with a single step. ‘We might (50) ______ this proverb for the 16,000km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a (51)_______ of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will (52) ________ out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible (53) ________. Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (54) _________, especially on the rally’s difficult first stage across
central China and over the high mountain (55) __________ of the Himalayas. ‘If twenty-five cars
(56) _______ it to Paris, we’ll be doing well’, says Philip Young, the rally organizer.
Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (57) ________ line just a few metres (58) ______ of the only other car to complete the race. Nowadays, not many people know about PrinceBorghees, but all the time his achievement was regarded as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from Venice to China in the 13th century.
According to the (59) ________, all the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (60) ______ roads and high altitude are a (61) ______ test of both the cars and the drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driver said, ‘Our (62) ______ is to have a good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery- and the adventure of a life time’

Read the passage and underline the mistakes, then write the correct words to the space provided.
Traffic congestion is a increasing problem in cities and suburbs, and Americans spend more and
more of their time commute to work, school, shop and social events, as well as dealing with traffic
jams and accidents. By the late 1990s rush-hours traffic patterns no longer flowed into the city in the
morning and out of the city in the evening. Traffic became heavy on all directions, both to and from
cities as well as between suburban locations. Suburban business locations require huge parking lots
because employees had to drive; there were few buses, trains, trolley to carry scattered workers to
their jobs. A hope of reduced congestion in the suburbs had not been realized; long commutes and
traffic jams can be found everywhere.
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37. _________ 38. __________ 39. ___________ 40. ___________ 41. __________
 

For question 36-42, complete he sentences by filling in each of the gaps one appropriate preposition.
There is an example at the beginning (0)
36. The on-going problem ______ essence is an economic decline.
37. Good ideas sometimes do not work out well ______ prospect.
38. The refugees are ______ a sad plight, without food or shelter.
39. She wants to get rid of such a bad man ______ good.
40. iPhone 6 is so hot that all shops are _______ stock.
41. New teaching methods prevent students from learning _______ rote.
42. Today is not yet the pay day, so he has to buy food ________ credit.
43. All the speeches were ________ to the point, except for his, which is not at all relevant.
44. The house has been ______ guard since the police received the threat of some unknown men.
45. Never eat oyster ______ season, they may not be very good for your digestive system.
46. ________ promotion, he has moved to New York to take his new post.
47. I will support your scheme as long as it is ________ reason.
48. Your suspicion is _________ foundation as she is the most decent woman I’ve ever known.
49. She used to be one of the most popular teachers in the school, but her reputation is ________ the
wane now.
 

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For questions 36-45, complete the following sentence by filling in each blank with suitable prepositions.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

For questions 76-80, rewrite the sentence in such a way that mean almost the same as the sentence
printed before them. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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