* Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.

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1. After Jean's father passed away, her mother used to …………………….

A. be a housewife                                               B. work as a secretary

C. work outside the home                                   D. support the family alone           

2. Which is not referred to Jean?

A. She went to high school.                               B. She was a responsible girl.   

C. She often did well at school.                         D. She never helped her mother with household chores.

3. Jean's husband was a …………………….

A. teacher                     B. dancer                       C. soldier                     

D. servant

4. Jean …………………….

A. had a daughter                                              

B. lived in Korea for fifteen months

C. served in the military                                   

D. got married when she was a student

5. Which is not TRUE about Jean?

A. She quit her job to look after her baby.       

C. She worked outside the home before she had a child.

B. She was very happy when she got a baby.

D. She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child.

* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. we reach / will / the top / of / the time / mountain, / By / the rain / have stopped / I think /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. invented / Thomas Edison / his / using / new appliances / during / electricity / long career / many /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. on / you’re reading / is boring, / hearing / or / or / the book / the conversation / it hard / to concentrate / Perhaps / which / what / makes /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. refer to / things / with small carts / people / offering a / or little stalls / selling different / the street /Street vendors / quick snack / on /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. destinations / becomes / the number / one of / tourists / three million / Hue / with / of / for / to / a year / travelers / Viet Nam / the most popular /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Put the verbs in the correct forms.
1. My cousins (come) ………………………to stay with us at the weekend.
2. I was terribly disappointed to discover that he (lie) ………………………to me.
3. You (telephone) ………………………for ages. Haven’t you finished?
4. He saves $500 a year. By the time he retires, he (save) ………………………$20,000.
5. The sunlight (come) ………………………through the window wakes me up early every morning.

* Fill each gap with suitable word from the box.

1. Your name will be …………………………in my heart forever.
2. John is said to be a respectful and …………………………student.
3. He solemnly promised not to …………………………in our business.
4. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his …………………………soup is the best.
5. The number of tourists to the resort …………………………by 10% last year.
6. Body language is a potent form of …………………………communication.
7. Most of the people invited to the wedding …………………………arrived late.
8. This is the strangest case that the …………………………has ever investigated.
9. There should be no …………………………on grounds of sex, race or religion.
10. If you understand a matter …………………………, that means you understand it completely.

* Choose word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
1. He saw her while / he / went to school yesterday.
            A              B       C      D
2. The old man / is wearing a black suit is a famous energy researcher.
              A                  B                              C               D
3. If Mary went / out last night, she would have missed seeing that film.
                 A          B                      C                                      D
4. Natural resources provide the raw material are needed to produce finished

            A                                                                     B             C

goods.
D 
5. In the last hundred years, traveling / has become much easier but more

          A                                            B                C                                     D

comfortable.
6. I went to a reunion for students educating in the physics department

                            A                                B                      C

during the 1980s.
  D
7. The surgeon tried / their best to save his life, but unfortunately the

                               A        B

operation was / successful .
                    C         D
8. In an essay / writing in 1779, Judith Sargeant Murray promoted the cause

          A                    B                                                                                 C

of /women’s education.
             D
9. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before

                                                         A                            B

attempting /  to pass the exam.
C                      D
10. Louisa May Alcott, she best known for her books for children, served as a

                                       A                                 B                                    C

nurse during the Civil War.
             D

* Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word.
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had (1) …………………up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (2) …………………worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (3) …………………the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (4) …………………thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men would be (5) …………………and tired.
When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was (6) …………………in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. (7) …………………long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men (8) …………………helped out
of their boats, and (9) …………………they were stiff (10) …………………cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

* Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space.
The increase in city crime is a global phenomenon. Some people say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1. migrate) ……………………and the new people arriving from other countries bring different (2. culture) ……………………values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this idea because the most common crimes are (3. local) ……………………produced and not imported from other countries. (4. Vandal) ……………………is one of the biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop windows being popular targets. Another popular crime is (5. pay) ……………………parking fines, which is unlikely to be because of immigrants because most of them do not own cars. The (6. oppose) ……………………point of view is that young local people feel angry when they can’t get a job and in order to (7. hand) ……………………the change in their environment, they strike out at easy targets. This would explain why bicycle (8. thief) ……………………is more common than car crime these days, especially in rich (9. neighbors) ……………………where most cars are protected with electronic alarms. Another reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen might be that the (10. punish) ……………………is not very severe compared to car stealing which can land you in prison for a number of years.