Practice 7

Part C : READING ( 30 pts )

I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space. (10
pts )

If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has
become a symbol of a wasteful, throw – away society. But there seems little (1)____ it is here to stay, and
the truth is, of course, that plastic have brought enormous benefits, even environmental ones. It is not
really the plastic themselves that are the environmental (2)______ - It is the way society chooses to use and
(3)______ them.

Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – nonrenewable
natural resources . We (4)_____ well three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later,
most of it is thrown away. A high (5)______ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this
(6)_____ about seven percent by weight, of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled but very
little of it is, though the plastic recycling (7) ______ is growing fast.

The plastics themselves are extremely energy – rich; They have a higher calorific (8)_____ than coal and one
method of “recovery” strongly (9) ___ by the plastic manufactured is the (10) ____ of waste plastic into a
fuel.

1. A. evidence B. concern C. doubt D. likelihood

2. A. poison B. disaster C. disadvantage D. evil

3. A. dispose B. store C. endanger D. abuse

4. A. remove B. import C. consign D. consume

5. A. portion B. amount C. proportion D. rate

6. A. takes B. makes C. carries D. constitutes

7. A. manufacture B. plant C. factory D. industry

8. A. degree B. value C. demand D. effect

9. A. desired B. argued C. favored D. presented

10. A. conversion B. melting C. change D. replacement

II. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (10 pts)

There are questions from a cross- cultural workshop which help business people to avoid
misunderstandings when they deal with people who come from different cultures. Ideas about people
behaviour vary from one culture to (61. ............) and it is easy to cause offence or to be offended if you do
not know what other cultures ( 62…… .......).

Some societies such as America and Australia, for example, are ( 63. ........) and very open. People here
change jobs and move house quite frequently . As a result, they have a lot of ( 64............) that last only a
short time, and they need to get to know people ( 65. ...........). So, it's normal to have friendly conversations
with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other ( 66. ...............) would regard as
private.
(67. .............) the other extreme are more crowded and less mobile (68. ...............) where long-term
relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican businessperson, for example, will want to get to
know you very well ( 69. .............) he or she feels happy to start business with you. But when you
(70. ..............) get to know each other , the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile
society.

III. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.(10pts)

Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country's
impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In
September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from
natural increase. The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up
process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950's, producing a
population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had
been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were
being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the
population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the
average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the
world. After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in
1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the
depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying
at school longer, more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses
before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that
Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through
the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution. Although the growth in Canada's
population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase of the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent),
another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who
were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.

71. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Educational changes in Canadian society B. Canada during the Second World War

C. Population trends in postwar Canada D. Standards of living in Canada

72. According to the passage, when did Canada’s baby boom begin?

A. In the decade after 1911 B. After 1945 C. During the depression of the 1930's D. In 1966

73. The word "five" in line 3 refers to

A. Canadians B. years C. decades D. marriages

74. The word "surging" in line 4 is closest in meaning to

A. new B. extra C. accelerating D. surprising

75. The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950's

A. the urban population decreased rapidly B. fewer people married

C. economic conditions were poor D. the birth rate was very high

76. The word "peak" in line 13 is closest in meaning to

A. pointed B. dismal C. mountain D. maximum

77. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?

A. 1966 B. 1957 C. 1956 D. 1951

78. The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957
EXCEPT

A. people being better educated B. people getting married earlier

C. better standards of living D. couples buying houses

79. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution

A. families were larger B. population statistics were unreliable

C. the population grew steadily D. economic conditions were bad

80. The word "It" in line 21 refers to

A. horizon B. population wave C. nine percent D. first half

Part D : WRITING ( 20 pts )

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it.(5pts)

81. I don’t think the police are going to drop your case so quickly. (HOOK)

………………………………………………………………………………………

82. Don’t ignore those less fortunate than yourself. (SPARE)

………………………………………………………………………………………

83. The president was impeached because of his financial misconduct. (GROUNDS)

………………………………………………………………………………………

84. He is certainly not stupid. (MEANS)

He …………………………………………………………………………………

85. “I am sorry I didn’t ring you earlier,” Tom said to you. (APOLOGIZED)

………………………………………………………………………………….

II. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 5pts )

86. The brochure gives hardly any useful information.

→ Precious ……………………………………………………………………………

87. Every day, it’s the same old routine in my job

→ Day in ……………………………………………………………………………...

88. Apart from Tim, everyone else at the meeting was a party member.
→ With ………………………………………………………………………………..

89. I’d rather you didn’t go.

→ I’d prefer ………………………………………………………………………….

90. There is a rumour that you stole it.

→ It ………………………………………………………………………………….

Practice 8
V. Read the passage below and use the correct form of the words given. (10 marks)

One of the major (1. ENVIRONMENT) concerns in today’s world is the growing list of (2. DANGER) plants,
animals and birds. The (3. BIG) threat of all to wildlife is, of course, man, who must take action now to
prevent the (4. APPEAR) of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5. REQUIRING) greater
protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6. SIMILAR), more effective measures are
suggested to stop (7. GLOBE) warming, which has led to the (8. LOSE) of important natural habitats. Fish
too, are increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9. POLLUTE), caused by oil spills and toxic
effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10.
AWARE) of the issues should be involved.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D. (8 marks)

If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be
very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most
commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In
fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case
nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today, there are
more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.

There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication.
Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to
America’s rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture
throughout the world bringing the language with it.

But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem
to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the
people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated
with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have
suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication
problems but without success. So English will continue being the world language until some other
language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the
world’s international language instead of English.

1. According to the passage, a century ago ___________ .

A. educated people throughout Europe spoke English. B. foreign travelers to England spoke only French.
C. French was much more popular than English. D. only the French aristocracy could speak English.

2. What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?

A. Britain’s becoming an international power. B. The French losing many colonies.

C. American’s becoming powerful. D. The development of American culture.

3. What is meant by “the language of diplomacy” (line 4)

A. The language used by ordinary people. B. The language used by the English and the French.

C. The language used by the aristocracy. D. The language used by governments.

4. What is true according to the passage?

A. The linguists don’t like Esperanto. B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.

C. Esperanto is not a natural language. D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular.

5. The linguists’ opinion on the spread of English is___________ .

A. split B. positive C. negative D. undecided

6. The author believes that ___________ .

A. English is easier to learn than Chinese. B. English will probably be replaced as an international
language.

C. Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication.

D. Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers.

7. These days ___________ .

A. French is the language of diplomacy. B. more non-natives speak English than natives.

C. more people speak French than English. D. French is a dying language.

8. What would be a good title for this passage?

A. English in the future. B. English as an international language.

C. English language means English culture. D. English - a difficult language to learn.

VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 marks)

A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways made (1) ______
possible to travel rapidly over long distances. (2) _____ were also becoming popular, after the invention of
the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and underground railways (3)
_____ invented, and cities all over the (4) _____ already had traffic jams. There were very (5) ______ private
cars and city streets were still full of horses.

What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) _____ the problem of
private cars, and some cities are (7) _____ noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been
banned from the city center. (8) _____ will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be
only personal helicopters. (9) ______may be no need to travel to work or school in the future, since
everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more (10) _____ walking and horse - riding,
for pleasure and exercise.

SECTION D: WRITING

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (10 marks)

1. “Close the office door but do not lock it”, the manager said to me.

The manager asked .......................................................................................................

2. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.

Mr. John suggested .......................................................................................................

3. The books interest me more than the films.

I think ............................................................................................................................

4. I didn’t arrive in time to see my aunt off at the airport last night.

I wasn’t..........................................................................................................................

5. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.

If ...................................................................................................................................

6. It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates.

The news ......................................................................................................................

7. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.

The ...............................................................................................................................

8. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes for my brother’s wedding.

What’s .........................................................................................................................

9. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station?

Wasn’t ........................................................................................................................?

10. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.

Whenever ...................................................................................................................

Practice 9
IV. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts )

41. Friend’s family has suffered from his ______. EXPEND

42. The water from the stream should be ______ before you drink it. PURE

43. John told everyone that he worked for a large company, but the company is ________. EXIST

44. Jim is very disorganized and not very_______. BUSINESS

45. The principal said some_______ words to the pupils before the exam. COURAGE

46. Although we were in danger, Ann seemed quite________ . CONCERN

47. Some parents feel dismayed because of their children’s_________ BEHAVE

48. My sister has good _________ skills. She can relate to teenagers very well. PERSON

49. These young people are ________supporters of the new plan of our city. ENTHUSIASM

50.My uncle is in his forties. He is a well-built ________man AGE

Part C : READING ( 30 pts )

I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space. (10
pts )

What do you know about Bill Gates?

Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been __51__ executive officer of
Microsoft corporation for several years. He is also the richest person in the United States. How did he do
it?

He learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a __52__
and became a successful lawyer. From this , Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something.
His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties. From this, he learned
something __53__ : If you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule.

When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time - 54---. While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all
of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.

Bill’s childhood was not __55__ work, however. He used to play a lot of sports such as swimming,
water-skiing, tennis. He was very serious __56__ sports. He loved winning and he hated losing. When Bill
got older, he spent more and more time working or playing on a computer.

Before he was 20, Bill - 57-- the world’s first computer language for the personal computer. When he
was thinking _58__ the future, he realized something important. He thought that every home was going to
have a computer, and every computer would need software, his software. He said, “I’m going to __59__ my
first million dollars on software __60__ the time I’m 25.” And he did

51. A. main B. chief C. principle D. top

52. A. certificate B. license C. degree D. notice

53. A. different B. else C. other D. otherwise

54. A. lone B. lonely C. alone D. singly

55. A. all B. altogether C. entirely D. wholly

56. A. with B. to C. on D. about

57. A. evolved B. originated C. set up D. developed

58. A..on B. at C. about D. of

59. A. fetch B. obtain C. create D. make

60. A. at B. by C. until D. during

II. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (10 pts)

Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (61) _____ of animals in the balance of
nature ranks as their most important service to man.

Animals also (62) _____ man by supplying him with many foods and other useful products. (63)_____
animals, man would have no meat, milk, eggs, or honey, or wool, fur, or silk.

For thousands of years, man has caused changes in the animal kingdom. He has tamed many kinds
of animals and used them for food and clothing. He has killed and driven (64) _____ animals that once
attacked him or interfered with his use of land. Today, he tries to (65)_____ many kinds of animals that are
in danger of dying out. (66)____ man, most plants depend on animals for many of their basic needs. Without
animals, many plants could not (67)______reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on
bees and other insects to (68)_____ their pollen from plant to plant. Many oak trees grow from acorns that
squirrels burry and then forget, or from acorns that deer step on an push deep into the soil. Birds often fly
from one place to (69) _____ with seeds clinging to their feet. The seeds may sprout a great (70)_____ from
the parent plant.

III. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.(10pts)

In the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing. Specialist
magazines cater for every imaginable field and activity. In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals,
magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and academic journals are published on a regular basis.
There are some 40 women’s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports, games, hobbies, and
pastimes. Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the
competition of television, many continue to have enormous international circulations, The Reader’s Digest
over 16 million, The National Geographic over 10 million. For many people, magazines have been the most
available and widely used form of continuing education, providing information about history, geography,
literature, science, and the arts, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life.

Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment in
the English-speaking world. Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could do.
Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense. During the third quarter
of the 20th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many general-interest,
especially illustrated magazines went out of business. The shift in attention of a mass audience from
reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, but it is an implicit
tribute from television to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a single format and
content.

71. According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed?

A. The Saturday Evening Post B. The Reader’s Digest

C. The Nation D. The National Geographic

72. In the line 2, the phrase “every imaginable field” is closest in meaning to

A. all imaginary fields in stories and poems B. all images in a camera’s field of vision
C. all professions that one can think of D. all trade journals about farming and psychology

73. In line 7 the word “succumbed” means

A. set up for B. brought up to C. taken up by D. given in to

74. In the line 8 the word “circulations” is closest in meaning to

A. the number of blood banks selling magazines B. the number of readers of a magazine

C. the number of international magazines D. the number of sold copies of a magazine

75. which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do?

A. radio B. magazines C. movies D. television

76. The passage implies that magazines

A. are less visual than radio B. put television out of business

C. influence television programs D. have a limited range of subjects

77. The word “it” in line 15 refers to

A. television B. publishing C. entertainment D. radio

78. The passage mainly discusses

A. the rise and fall of the radio business B. the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century

C. magazines and continuing education D. the decline of international circulation

79. What does the author say about mass audiences?

A. They have little influence on communications in the 20th century B. They have gone out of
business

C. They get information about gardening and psychology from radio

D. They have shifted their attention from magazines to television.

80.. From the passage it can be inferred that

A. movies have replaced magazines B. the author is fond of magazines

C. almost all magazines are printed in English D. home decorating magazines are dramatic

Part D : WRITING ( 20 pts )

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it.(5pts)

81. We continued waving until the train could not be seen any more. (SIGHT)

………………………………………………………………………………………

82. It took her quite a long time to recover from her illness. (OVER)

………………………………………………………………………………………
83. They say Linda won a special prize. (SAID)

…………………………………………………………………………………..

84. I applied for the job but was turned down. (APPLICATION)

………………………………………………………………………………….

85. I’ll do the ironing in the end (ROUND)

………………………………………………………………………………….

II. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. ( 5pts )

86. Alice lost all her hope. She decided to stop her business

→ Such ………………………………………………………………………………..

87. Uncle Timber fell down the stairs a few years ago and hasn’t felt right since.

→ Ever ………………………………………………………………………………..

88. I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.

→ She can’t .................................................................................................................

89. If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am.

→Anyone .....................................................................

90. She didn’t shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy.

→Not .......................................................................................................................

Practice 10
III. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided. (2ms)

31. You must not be _____________ when you open that glass door. CARE

32. ______________claim that the virus among seals was caused by pollution. ENVIRONMENT

33. Luckily, Jame received a lot of ________ from her teachers and friends. COURAGE

34. Using electricity is not an __________ way of cooking. Gas is much cheaper. ECONOMY

35. Thousands of people were made ________ by the earthquake in Japan. HOME

36. The love for books is helpful in _______ the pupils’knowledge. DEVELOP

37. Since its ___________, television has attracted millions of viewers. INVENT

38. My favorite form of _________ is playing the guitar. ENTERTAIN

39. I really think he has enough ___________ to do this job. CAPABLE

40. This professor explained his ideas with great _______ CLEAR

IV. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs given in brackets
41. Her youngest brother (offer) ______________ a new job a year ago.

42. You won’t know what to do unless you (listen)__________ to these instructions carefully.

43. I am having my car (repair)____________at the garage at the moment.

44. You shouldn’t get John (type) _________ this report because he’s a careless man.

45. London is said (have) ____________ a good underground train system.

C. READING COMPREHENSION

I. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D.

We don’t only choose clothes to make us look …….(46), we also use them to tell the world …..(47) our personality.
The clothes we wear and our …..(48) as a whole give other people useful information about what we think and……..
(49) we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear ….(50) clothes and if we feel …..(51) we sometimes put on dark
clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so…..(52)? Is it because they feel miserable all …..(53)? This is unlikely to
be the case. It is probably just because it is ..(54) to wear black, and young people are real fans of …….(55).

46- A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction

47- A. of B. with C. by D. about

48- A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing

49- A. which B. what C. how D. when

50- A. colorful B. colors C. colorfully D. colorless

51- A. depress B. depressed C. depressing D. depression

52- A. frequent B. frequency C. frequently D. frequents

53- A. the time B. the day C. the week D. the month

54- A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashioner D. fashioned

55- A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashioner D. fashioned

II. Read the following passage and fill in the blank with one suitable word

Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep (56)………. warm at night. He used fire to (57)……….. his
food. He used fire to frighten (58)……… enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to (59)
………… messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to (60)………. smoke signals. In some other countries people lit
fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was (61)……… used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men
used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas (62)……….electricity, he hung small fires in wire
baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He (63)……….. a candle clock. He made
a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve (64)…………… parts. He lit the
candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did
not always work well. If there was a wind (65)…………… on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.

D. WRITING

II. Rewrite each of the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first given.

81. “You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John

->John advised Tom ______________________________________________________

82. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
->Unless _______________________________________________________________

83. Mai is too young to see the horror film.

->Mai is such ___________________________________________________________

84. That factory is producing more and more pollution.

-> More and more pollution ________________________________________________

85. Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.

-> Nam now wishes that ___________________________________________________

86. He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it.

-> He’s used to __________________________________________________________

87.They believe the students were educated in Canada.

-> The students __________________________________________________________

88. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?

-> Are we ____________________________________________________________?

89. He failed to win the race.

-> He didn’t _____________________________________________________________

90. “They won’t give you these papers before Friday,” he said.

-> He said I ____________________________________________________________

Practice 11
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1 p)

1. Please (know) .................................. our letter of the 25th. We have not had a reply.

2. Eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life (expect) ......................

3. It is very rude to interrupt someone in ……………………... (sentence)

4. Wow, I'm afraid I am not very (photo)..........................

5. The (forest) ..................................... has caused many so-called man-made disasters.

6. All the ............... from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming project. (absence)

7. The road was (pass) ............................... because of the snow.

8. She spent hours getting the house (spot) ...........................clean.

9. Paul is a good employee, and is very …………. (conscience).

10. …………………….. children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (accompany)

PART III: READING (6 points)

I: Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap (2 p).
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the
storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (1)______
worried to talk.

The rest of the fishing fleet had (2)______ the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched
with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (3)______ thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks,
knowing that the men (4)______ be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light
was (5) ______ in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, (6) ______ 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.

II: Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each sentence by circling A, B, C or D
(1.5p)

While many nineteenth–century reformers hoped to bring about reform through education or by eliminating
specific social evils, some thinkers wanted to start over and remark society by founding ideal, cooperative
communities. The United States seemed to them a spacious and unencumbered country where models of a perfect
society could succeed. These communitarian thinkers hoped their success would lead to imitation, until
communities free of crime, poverty, and other social ills would cover the land. A number of religious groups, notably
the Shakers, practiced communal living, but the main impetus to found model communities came from nonreligious,
rationalistic thinkers.

Among the communitarian philosophers, three of the most influential were Robert Owen, Charles Fourier,
and John Humphrey Noyes. Owen, famous for his humanitarian policies as owner of several thriving textile mills in
Scotland, believed that faulty environment was to blame for human problems and that these problems could be
eliminated in a rationally planned society. In 1825, he put his principles into practice at New Harmony, Indiana. The
community failed economically after a few years but not before achieving a number of social successes. Fourier, a
commercial employee in France, never visited the United States. However, his theories of cooperative living
influenced many American through the writings of Albert Brisbane, whose Social Destiny of Man explained
Fourierism and its self-sufficient associations or “phalanxes”. One or more of these phalanxes was organized in very
Northern state. The most famous were Red Bank, New Jersey, and Brook Farm, Massachusetts. An early member of
the latter was the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Noyes founded the most enduring and probably the oddest of the
utopian communities, the Oneida Community of upstate New York. Needless to say, none of these experiments had
any lasting effects on the patterns of American society.

1. The main topic of the passage is……..

A. nineteen-century schools. B. American reformers

C. the philosophy of Fourierism D. model communities in the nineteenth.

2. Which of the following is not given in the passage as one of the general goals of communitarian philosophers?

A. To remake society B. To spread their ideas throughout the United State

C. To establish ideal communities D. To create opportunities through education.

3. The Shakers are mentioned in paragraph 1 as an example of…….

A. a communal religious group B. radical reformers

C. rationalistic thinkers D. an influential group of writers.

4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word impetus in paragraph 1?

A. Stimulus B. commitment C. Drawback D. Foundation.

5. The “phalanxes” described in paragraph 2 were an idea originally conceived by….

A. Albert Brisbane B. Robert Owen C. Charles Fourier D. John Humphrey Noyes

6. Why does the author mention Nathaniel Hawthorne in paragraph two?

A. He founded Brook Farm in Massachusetts. B. He was a critic of Charles Fourier.

C. He wrote a book that led to the establishment of model communities.

D. He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community.

7. Which of the following communities lasted longest?

A. New Harmony B. The Oneida Community C. Red Bank D. Brook Farm

8. The word oddest in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to which of the following?

A. Earliest B. Most independent C. Largest D. Most unusual

9. The author implies that, for readers, the conclusion of the paragraph is..........

A. obvious B. surprising C. absurd D. practical

10. Why did the author probably divide the passage into two paragraphs?

A. To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms.

B. To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in the second.

C. To contrast the work of utopian thinkers with that of practical reforms.

D. To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second

III: Read the text and decide which word best fits each blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D (1.5p).

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day
pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (1) ____, UPS expects
maximum output from its employees.

Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (2) ____ by most UPS
employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (3) ____ how those tasks are performed
and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly
three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) ____ time looking for a
doorbell.

Work engineers are (5) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at
customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) ____ to pointing out the occasional
inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (7) ____
them until their work is up to standard.

The (8) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient
companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many
show (9) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed,
that it is impossible for them to (10) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And,
they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.

1: A. fact B. exchange C. return D. short

2: A. hold B. performed C. accepted D. under

3: A. indicate B. govern C. demonstrate D. tell

4: A. wasting B. spend C. spending D. waste

5: A. consistently B. continually C. constructively D. chronically

6: A. impolite B. brave C. intimate D. averse

7: A. scolding B. criticizing C. encouraging D. correcting

8: A. task B. reason C. object D. target

9: A. pride B. passion C. interest D. pleasure

10: A. rest B. relieve C. relax D. restrain

IV. Read through the following text and then choose the best phrase given below, to fill each of the gaps.
Write one letter (A-I) in each of the numbered gaps. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. (0) has
been done for you (1p).

Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become over-anxious or too
stressed and then perform below expectations just when it matters most. Teachers try to help by compensating,
believing that if they boost a student’s academic knowledge they will cure his fear of exams.

So, last year, (0) ____I____, I completely rewrote the Business Studies Revision Course at this secondary school. The
central idea of the course is to treat the examination as an event, a challenge, a performance, much like a sports
match, a drama production, or perhaps a major music concert, (1) ________ and very definitely on the public stage.
The idea is to show that the exam is not a test, but an opportunity to show how good the candidate is.

The objective is to improve students’ final performance (2) ________, control and ability to cope. The theme of ‘total
preparation for performance’ teaches them that (3) ________ are obviously important, they are only two of the five
skills required, the others being coping strategies, mental skills and management skills. These additions give a new
dimension (4) ________, increasing enjoyment and motivation. They widen a student’s focus and help to convince
some of the less confident students that there are many ways in which they can actively contribute towards their (5)
________.

A those not mattering so much B self-confidence and self-esteem

C by increasing self-confidence D relying on my expertise alone

E to a student’s revision F but a real desire

G while knowledge and examination techniques H but bigger and more important

I drawing on my teaching experience and sports psychology skills

PART FIVE: WRITING (6 points)

I. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one (2p)

1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.

--> Urgent ...............................................................................................................

2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................

3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.

--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....

4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.

--> There was an ........................................................................................................

5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.

--> The boy dances ................................................................................................

6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague’s attitudes to work.

-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................

7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.

-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................

8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.

-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................

9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.

-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................

10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.

-->These books have .....................................................................................................

II: Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the
same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the word in brackets (2p)

1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (out)

......................................................................................................................................................

2. My friend took no notice of my advice. (deaf )

.....................................................................................................................................................

3. These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)

......................................................................................................................................................

4. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (taken)

......................................................................................................................................................

5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)

......................................................................................................................................................

6. There’s nothing new about crimes of passion (hills)

......................................................................................................................................................

7. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)

......................................................................................................................................................

8. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)

......................................................................................................................................................

9. Make yourself at home. (ceremony)

......................................................................................................................................................
10. She will probably be elected. (stands)

......................................................................................................................................................

Practice 12
c. Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets :

34.Tourists are pleased with________food of the South. ( region )

35.These films are not good for children. There are lots of_______.( violent )

36. Her uncle is a famous_________.( music )

37.The ________monument was built in the center of the city.( impress )

38.These works have been________for many centuries.( collection )

39.It is very easy for us to understand his explanation. It is________( logic )

40.Presents were divided _______to all children. One bag of toys to every child. ( equal )

III. READING:

a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage:

An increasing number of people are now going on....(51)....... to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half
million.....(52)........visited Egypt. The ......(53)........of Egypt is about fifty million and the.....(54)..........is El Qahira (Cairo),
a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the.........(55)............is hot and dry and most of the country is
desert, the average......(56).......from October to March is not too high. The most.....(57).......places are the pyramids at
Giza. However, it is also pleasant to...........(58)...........Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much........
(59)..........as possible in the time available. A......(60).........to Luxor is an unforgettable experience.

51. A. visit B. holiday C. trip D. excursion

52. A. tourists B. passengers C. voyagers D. explorers

53. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population

54. A. town B. head C. state D. capital

55. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position

56. A. weather B. measurement C. temperature D. climate

57. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested

58. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit

59. A. sightseeing B. looking C. inspecting D. viewing

60. A. pinic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment

IV WRITING:

a. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning

76. It is pity.Your friend isn’t at the party

I wish

77. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
John advised

78. “You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve a pain in your back, Anne”- Herry said.

Herry suggested

79. They usually wore Jeans when they were young.

They

80. I don’t go on a picnic with you because I’m not free today.

If