Name: Class: Date: 20.2.

2024

LESSON 12
Question 1: Megan solved her computer problem quite________as she happened to mention it to a friend
who had had the same problem and told her what to do.
A. occasionally B. clumsily C. accidentally D. attentively
Question 2: Can I________your brains for a moment? I can't do this crossword by myself.
A. have B. pick C. mind D. use
Question 3: There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter’s experience________the
scales in his favor.
A. weighted B. tipped C. balanced D. overturned
Question 4: It is going________lunch-time!
A. on at B. in with C. through with D. on for
Question 5: He accused me of standing________with my brother to deceive him.
A. on B. at C. in D. off
Question 6: For a public campaing to succeed, it is important to make________of existing social
organizations as well as other relations.
A. fun B. advantage C. benefit D. use
Question 7: Susan was alone in the house when the fire________.
A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away.
Question 8: think you need to________your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused.
A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in
Question 9: How long does the play________?
A. last B. stretch C. extend D. prolong
Question 10: She was________disappointed when she learned that she was turned down for the post.
A. gravely B. bitterly C. highly D. fully
Question 11: It’s not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a________by a close friend.
A. cheat B. trick C. ride D. lift
Question 12: When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will________that position.
A. stand for B. take over C. catch on D. hold on
Question 13: A university degree is considered to be a________for entry into most professions.
A. demand B. requisite C. claim D. request
Question 14: A good friend should________you whatever happens.
A. be in favor of B. take after C. standby D. bring around
Question 15: Jim didn’t break the vase on________, but he was still punished for his carelessness.
A. occasion B. chance C. intention D. purpose
Question 16: Why don't they________their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of questioning
the passers-by?
A. attract B. focus C. draw D. devote
Question 17: It was a serious operation but he made a complete recovery and was soon as fit as a fiddle.
A. in careful health B. in easy health C. in quiet health D. in good health
Question 18: Don’t tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big________.
A. ear B. tooth C. mouth D. eye
Question 19: China is one of the most________populated areas in the world.
A. thinly B. sparsely C. densely D. scarcely
Question 20: Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that________humans
to share knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
A. able B. enables C. unable D. enable
Question 21: I was just about________the office when the telephone rang.
A. to have left B. leave C. to leave D. leaving
Question 22: If everyone chips________, we’ll be able to buy her a really nice present.
A. on B. at C. in D. out
Question 23: It's a________date. I have never gone out with him before.
A. hot B. blind C. secret D. first
Question 24: The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in________crops.
A. bump B. bumpy C. bumper D. large
Question 25: I’m allergic to most canned foods. That's why I always look for something fresh
and________.
A. air-tight B. chemical free
C. environmentally friendly D. hand-made
Question 26: Those flowers are________everywhere is a sign of spring.
A. going over B. taking over C. coming out D. breaking out
Question 27: My mother doesn't________eye to eye with my father sometimes.
A. see B. glance C. look D. agree
Question 28: Many educationalists feel that continue________is fairer than formal examinations.
A. assessment B. cramming C. judgement D. assignment
Question 29: When he retires at sixty, he'll get a very good________.
A. pay B. salary C. wage D. pension
Question 30: It has been conclusively________that smoking causes many diseases.
A. admitted B. established C. declared D. approved
Question 31: You thought I did wrong, but the results________my action.
A. agree B. correct C. justify D. approve
Question 32: On Friday night some of our friends came to the party and________for the weekend.
A. fell behind B. waited up C. stayed on D. kept up
Question 33: Look________this document carefully before you sign it.
A. up B. on C. at D. over
Question 34: There can be no________fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.
A. fast B. speedy C. quick D. sudden
Question 35: Judo players are________to their opponents and bow to each other before and after a contest.
A. respective B. respectable C. respect D. respectful
Question 36: Without written evidence, we don't have a________on.
A. leg to stand B. foot to stand C. leg to lean D. foot to lean
Question 37: By the time we got home, we were________frozen and exhausted.
A. exceedingly B. extremely C. absolutely D. very
Question 38: What's the point________here if you don't have anything to tell them?
A. getting them all come B. in getting them all come
C. to get them all comeD. in getting them all to come
Question 39: Would be happy to go________with the idea.
A. on B. up C. along D. by
Question 40: You will have to________your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put aside B. call off C. back out D. cut down
Question 41: The course was so difficult that I didn't________any progress at all.
A. do B. make C. produce D. create
Question 42: the table, Mr. Robert called the family for support.
A. Being laid B. Having laid C. Have laid D. Having lying
Question 43: He seemed very quiet but it would be a mistake to________his intelligence.
A. devalue B. depreciate C. undermine D. minimize
Question 44: Being well-dressed and punctual can help you create a good________on your interviewer.
A. pressure B. impression C. effectiveness D. employment
Question 45: Alex was________enough on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn't want to listen
to anyone else's advice.
A. certain B. eager C. definite D. intent
Question 46: To bake fish, ________butter and place it in a generously greased rectangular pan.
A. it brushes with B. with its brushes C. brushing it with D. brush it with
Question 47: The project manager________animatedly as he spoke about his experiences in the Jungle.
A. advanced B. looked C. Noticed D. gestured
Question 48: ________charge for________excess luggage is £10________kilo.
A. The; an; a B. The; Ø ; a C. Ø ; Ø ; a D. Ø ; an; the
Question 49: ________warfare duties primarily to males’ was imperative when combat was hand-to-hand.
A. Assigning B. Assigned
C. They who assigned D. That they were assigning
Question 50: To say that someone has told a secret, we use the idiom, ‘You’ve let the________out of the
bag!’
A. cat B. mouse C. goose D. dog
VOCABULARY : DIET
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. infectious B. essential C. precaution D. properly
Question 2: A. ailment B. disease C. poultry D. nervous
Question 3: A. digestive B. intestine C. condition D. evidence
Question 4: A. acupuncturist B. circulatory C. ineffectively D. vegetarian
Question 5: A. alternative B. bacteria C. respiratory D. scientific

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. allergy B. digest C. oxygen D. sugar
Question 7: A. vitamin B. mineral C. diet D. fitness
Question 8: A. medicine B. remedy C. exercise D. obesity
Question 9: A. balanced B. yoga C. fatty D. natural
Question 10: A. approach B. children C. chocolate D. stomach

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 11: Doctor said that if he practiced _______ every day, he could keep his mind stress-free.
A. immune system B. meditation C. acupuncture D. a diet
Question 12: Sleep, rest and relaxation can slow down the _______
A. ageing process B. life expectancy C. cholesterol D. health
Question 13: If you catch a cold, you should try natural _______ before taking any medicine.
A. medicines B. remedies C. foods D. ways
Question 14: Fast food can _______ increase the risk of obesity and heart disease.
A. consumptions B. consuming C. consume D. consumption
Question 15: Staying _______ is half of the secret to weight control, the other half is healthy diet.
A. active B. actively C. inactive D. inactively
Question 16: After spending a week in bed, she made a complete _______.
A. recover B. recovering C. recovery D. recovered
Question 17: Daily exercise and weight control strongly influence your chances of staying _______
A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healthiness
Question 18: In addition to a nutritious diet, a _______ lifestyle can boost your health and increase your life
expectancy.
A. stress-free B. sugar-free C. cholesterol-free D. anti-ageing
Question 19: Science has shown that many types of chronic diseases are _______ to people’s bad eating
habits.
A. given B. attributed C. contributed D. caused
Question 20: People are always advised to _______ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
Question 21: You have to take the full _______ of your antibiotics even if you feel better, otherwise your
illness will simply return.
A. course B. prescription C. receipt D. treatment
Question 22: 500 years ago, the average human _______ was about 40 years.
A. lifespan B. lifetime C. life cycle D. life length
Question 23: She wishes that we hadn't sent her the candy yesterday because she's on a _______
A. debt B. diet C. scale D. death
Question 24: He sent his children to the park so that he could have some _______
A. fresh and quiet B. quiet and peace C. peace and quiet D. fresh and peace
Question 25: In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables grown
_______
A. homely B. thickly C. wildly D. organically
Question 26: Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has _______ to the extent that it may
have a negative effect on health.
A. accumulated B. measured C. obtained D. eliminated
Question 27: The controller of the body is the _______ system. Led by the brain and nerves, it allows US to
move, talk and feel emotions.
A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. respiratory
Question 28: A healthy _______ between work and play ensures that everyone has a chance to enjoy their
lives.
A. balance B. control C. equality D. share
Question 29: I've been a night owl _______ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime between 12 and 3
a.m.
A. finishing B. getting C. staying Đ. waking
Question 30: The symptoms of depression can include poor _______ and weight loss.
A. audience B. authority C. appetite D. apology
Question 31: The virus affects the body’s immune system so that it cannot fight _______
A. affection B. infection C. effective D. reflection
Question 32: The operation could _______ his life by two or three years.
A. prolong B. longevity C. prolonging D. length
Question 33: We all know that eating right can help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid certain health
problems, but your diet can also have a _______ effect on your mood and sense of well-being.
A. promote B protect C. profound D. produce
Question 34: Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, cooking meals at home, and reducing your _______
of sugar and refined carbohydrates, on the other hand, may help to improve mood and lower your risk for
mental health problems.
A. indent B. induce C. intake D. inhale
Question 35: Tobacco not only affects you and the people around you, but can _______ to serious health
conditions including lung and heart disease.
A. go B. influence C. lead D. point
Question 36: Chocolate and cakes cause our blood sugar to rise and give US a quick _______
A. boost B. power C. action D. success
Question 37: Reducing saturated fat is the single most important _______ change you can make to cut
blood cholesterol.
A. life B. food C. menu D. dietary
Question 38: The university graduates one of the highest percentages of registered dieticians and _______
in the world.
A. nutrition B. nutrients C. nutritionists D. nutritious
Question 39: Many people see fad diets _______ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to
have them.
A. by B. like C. through D. as
Question 40: If you are tired, even if you feel that you need to get more done, give yourself _______ to
sleep.
A. request B. requirement C. permission D. permit

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potentially dangerous diseases.
A. stretched B. popular C. common D. scattered
Question 42: Ponce de Leon searched in vain for a means of rejuvenating the aged.
A. making young again B. making merry again
C. making wealthy again D. making weary again
Question 43: A series of programs have been broadcast to raise public awareness of healthy living.
A. experience B. understanding C. confidence D. assistance
Question 44: Martine hasn’t quite got over his illness yet.
A. recovered from B. taken after C. looked after D. suffered from
Question 45: We wish you both health and longevity.
A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life
Question 46: I found a website advertising an effective way to lose weight in one month.
A. put on weight B. gain weight C. become slimmer D. become heavier
Question 47: Humans will enjoy longer life expectancy when they are more conscious of what they eat and
do.
A. aware of B. capable of C. responsible for D. suitable for
Question 48: The increase in life expectancy can be attributed to health lifestyle, better nutrition, and
advances in medical science and technology.
A. activities B. advisers C. delays D. breakthroughs
Question 49: Here are some precautions for US to take when doing different types of physical activities.
A. safety measures B. safety levels C. safety rules D. safety factors
Question 50: If yoga is not done properly, it can do more harm than good.
A. socially accepted B. morally accepted C. correctly D. easily
Question 51: You should take more exercise if you want to keep fit.
A. gain weight B. stay healthy C. reduce pressure D. have a go
Question 52: The doctor advised my mother to keep a strict watch on her weight.
A. keep control of B. make a go of C. make way for D. make fun of
Question 53: He will have to go on a diet because he is worried that he is chubby.
A. buxom B. chunky C. stubby D. blocky
Question 54: I can’t stop eating chocolate. I've been hooked on it since I was about four years old.
A. addicted on B. absorbed in C. mad at D. dependent on
Question 55: The doctor has advised him to cut down on his drinking.
A. add up B. give up C. use less of D. use up

Exercise 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 56: According to most doctors, massage relieves pain and anxiety, eases depression and speeds up
recovery from illnesses.
A. cools down B. holds back C. slows down D. carries off
Question 57: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduce our motivation to work.
A. calm B. uncomfortable C. miserable D. responsive
Question 58: The human respiratory system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and
expelling carbon dioxide.
A. breathing out B. dismissing C. exhaling D. inhaling
Question 59: You need to do some warm-up exercises such as stretching before you start your yoga
practice.
A. remaining B. declining C. developing D. shrinking
Question 60: Turmeric can help in boosting immune system and fight off free radical attacks in the system.
A. destroying B. enhancing C. weakening D. stopping
Question 61: Fat people should resist the temptation to eat a lot sweet things.
A. go away B. go along C. go off D. go about
Question 62: Diabetes and obesity are the biggest threats to old people.
A. jeopardy B. sanctuary C. immunity D. vulnerability
Question 63: Millions of people today are overweight and out of shape, which is due in part to their diet,
which is often high in sugars and fats.
A. underweight B. well-built C. overbalanced D. outranked
Question 64: This helps you both protect your respiratory system and prevent some diseases like lung
cancer.
A. anticipate B. cause C. counteract D. forbid
Question 65: If you abuse too much coffee, you can't boost your brain's memory functions.
A. intensify B. enhance C. improve D. deter
Question 66: I’m feeling a bit under the weather - I think I’m getting a cold.
A. be green around the gills B. off-color
C. as fit as a fiddle D. as dry as a bone
Question 67: Compound exercises can increase strength and size far effectively than isolation exercises.
A. Light B. Heavy C. Mixed D. Single
Question 68: Acupuncture is considered to be very safe when enough precautions are taken.
A. comfortable B. dangerous C.sore D. unhealthy
Question 69: Care is also needed so that innerbody parts (lungs, heart liver, etc.) are not touched by the
needles.
A. external B. foreign C. superficial D. visible
Question 70: Apart from being used as aningredient in cooking, turmericalso promotes many health
benefits.
A. contributes B. discourages C. stimulates D. weakens

Exercise 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 71 to 75.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first
thing before doing anything else. The (71) _______ of the water should be similar to body temperature; (72)
_______ too hot nor too cold. Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It
helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your stomach for (73) _______ Water can also help
your intestines work better. After drinking water, the intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our
food. Water also helps US go to the bathroom more easily.
Scientists suggest that people (74) _______ 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t drink all of that
water in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It's better to drink
some in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it's better to drink between meals and not
during meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs, (75) _______ can interfere With
normal digestion. Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light
yellow, you are probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink
more water. A little more water each day could make you much healthier!
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 1 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 71: A. moisture B. heat C. coolness D. temperature
Question 72: A. eitherB. both C. neither D. but
Question 73: A. digestion B. digestive C. digestible D. digest
Question 74: A. take out B. take up C. take in D. take off
Question 75: A. that B. which C. who D. whom
Đề luyện tập ngày 20.2
Part 1. Choose the word or phrases that best completes each sentence.
1. It won’t ________ matter if you arrive a few minutes late.
A. greatly B. largely C. grandly D.
considerably
2. All three TV channels provide extensive ________ of sporting events.
A. vision B. coverage C. broadcast D. network
3. Time was running out, so the committee had to make a ________ decision.
A. brief B. snap C. sharp D. curt
4. Because of an unfortunate ________ your order was not despatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression
5. Tempers began to ________ as the lorries forced their way through the picket lines.
A. break B. fray C. grate D. fire
6. The government has made no ________ in the flight against inflation; indeed, the situation has worsened
recently.
A. headway B. effect C. avail D. triumph
7. The completion of the new Town Hall has been ________ owing to a strike.
A. held off B. held down C. held up D. held on
8. People under 21 years old are not ________ to join this club.
A. desirable B. eligible C. advisable D.
admissible
9. News of the attempted coup began to ________ through to the outside world.
A. pour B. filter C. broadcast D. drip
10. My secretary was ________ to have typed those letters already.
A. asked B. supposed C. requested D.
ordered
11. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ________ by a computer.
A. managed B. graded C. monitored D.
conducted
12. The children’s bad behavior in class ________ their teacher beyond endurance.
A. disturbed B. exasperated C. distracted D. aroused
13. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under his uncle’s will.
A. considering B. assuming C. estimating D. accounting
14. The postal services were ________ for several weeks by the strike.
A. disrupted B. perturbed C. disarrayed D.
deranged
15. You may borrow my bicycle ________ you are careful with it.
A. even if B. as long as C. as much as D.
expecting
16. How many people do you think his car would ________?
A. occupy B. hold C. fit D.
load
17. Financial worries gradually ________ his health and he was obliged to retire early.
A. undermined B. disabled C. exhausted D.
invalidated
18. If you weren’t satisfied, you ________ have complained to the manager.
 A. can B. could C. need D. will
19. I don’t feel like buying a ________ in a poke; we’d better check the content.
A. pig B. cattle C. buffalo D. ox
20. If you want to have a good flat in London, you have to pay through the ______ for it.
A. mouth B. eye C. nose D. head
Part 2: There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C or
D) and correct them.
1. Hyde Park, the family estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, sets on top of a bluff
A B
overlooking the Hudson River.
C D
2. If it receives enough rain at the proper time, hay will grow quickly as grass.
A B C D
3. It is essential that the temperature is not elevated to a point where the substance
A B
formed may become unstable and decompose into its constituent elements.
C D
4. Although no country has exactly the same folk music like that of any other, it is
AB C
significant that similar songs exist among widely separated people.
D
5. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the Civil War soldiers who

had laid on the battlefields and whom he had seen while serving as an army nurse.
A B C D
Part 3. Fill in each gap with one preposition or particle.
Steve had been working for his company for five years when he put in for a promotion and he was delighted
when he was offered a managerial post. But not long after he had taken up the job, the company changed
(1)_____ to a new method of accounting. Steve began suffering from two classic symptoms of stress –
headaches and insomnia. “I’d thought I would enjoy the increased responsibility, but I felt I was completely
(2) snowed ________” he says. “I was toiling (3) __________ until eight o’clock every night just to keep
on top of the paperwork.”
Steve’s experience is far from unique. Many situations at work can cause stress, ranging from taking on new
duties or responsibility to poor working conditions, lack of training, fear of being laid (4) __________ and
even harassment and bullying. In the current climate of rapid change, many organizations seek flexibility
and so expect workers to be able to turn their hands to a variety of jobs and this too can be very stressful for
employees. So what can you do about it if you think you’re suffering from workplace stress? The good news
is that employers are legally obliged to ensure employees’ health, safety and welfare at work and this
includes bringing (5) __________ measures to reduce stress.
Part 4. Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the space.
There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
It is (0) …commonly…( COMMON) believed that a break from everyday routine can only do you good.
Every summer, you can spot prospective (1)________ (HOLIDAY) at airports and waiting for car ferries.
They are (2) ________(MISTAKE) - you can tell them a mile away by their sun hats and hopeful
expressions.
For all their optimism, what often actually happens can be a rude (3) ________(WAKE) from the blissful
holiday dreams of the rest of the year. Sunburn, mosquitoes and (4) ________( FORESEE) expenses can
make you think twice about how (5) ________(BENEFIT) getting away from it all really
is.
The fact is, the (6) ________(LIKELY) of something going wrong is maximised when you are abroad
and, (7) ________(FORTUNE), your ability to deal with crisis and catastrophe is often minimised. This
could be because of language problems, (8) ________( FAMILIAR) with the culture, or simply a different
climate, all of which make everything seem different and unreal.
So, what is the answer? (9) ________(DOUBT), an annual escape from
normal working life is a very positive thing. However, the (10) ________(WISE) of seeking an exotic
location is questionable when you think of al the things that can go wrong.

III. READING

Part 1. Read the following passages and decide which answer best fits each gap.
History Set in Stone
Many species of animals and plants have disappeared from the earth. They have died out, or become (0)
_______. But sometimes animals or plant (1) _______ can be found buried in rocks. These are called fossils.
Imprints in rocks (2) (_______ prints, for example) are also called fossils.
Not every creature (3) _______ as a fossil. Many simply rot away completely and leave no (4) _______ of
their existence. Because many creatures and plants have disappeared without leaving any fossils, we will
never know anything about them.
The study of fossils, or palaeontology, to give it its scientific (5) _______, became established at the
beginning of the nineteenth century. Before this research began, people did not believe that fossils had once
been (6) _______. Large fossil teeth were seen as evidence of a race of giants in the past, while ammonites,
a very (7) _______ type of fossil which you might easily find yourself on a beach or among rocks, were
called snakestones because of their snake-like (8) _______. People believed that snakes had been (9)
_______ to stone by a miracle.
The most famous fossils of all are the dinosaurs. There are, of course, no dinosaurs on (10) _______ in zoos.
They were not (11) _______to extinction by humans as some animals have been, but became extinct
millions of years before our own species developed. The reason why the dinosaurs became extinct is still a
mystery. Many theories have (12) _______ the disappearance of dinosaurs with major (13) _______ change.
One possibility is that a gigantic meteorite crashed into the earth (14) _______so much dust into the
atmosphere that the (15) _______ of sunlight was reduced. The temperature would have fallen and, as a
consequence, many types of plants and animals would have become extinct.
0 A extinct B. extinguished C. remote
D. obsolete
1 A. bones B. evidence C. parts
D. remains
2 A. toe B. paw C. palm
D. hand
3 A. lasts B. survives C. continues
D. develops
4 A. marks B. proof C. remnants
D. trace
5 A. name B. term C. description D.
status
6 A. alive B. physical C. living
D. flesh
7 A. common B. usual C. normal
D. frequent
8 A. type B. manner C. shape
D. figure
9 A. petrified B. made C. ossified
D. turned
10 A. exhibition B. appearance C. sight D. display
11 A. hunted B. brought C. chased
D. driven
12 A. connected B. joined C. explained D. initiated
13 A. climatic B. temporal C. weather
D. seasonal
14 A. disturbing B. displacing C. putting D. pushing
15 A. heat B. amount C. degree
D. period
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each
gap.
CHEATING AT COMPUTER GAMES
It's something that gamer will tell you. Computer games shouldn't be so hard that they drive you mad, but nor should
they be so easy that they (1) _________ to offer enough of a challenge. Inevitably, however, you get stuck sometimes.
What do you do then? Ask the internet, of course. Many other gamers have figured (2) _________ what to do and
posted the solution online. The answer is just a (3) _________ clicks away.
Purists say this is cheating. They argue that solving a puzzle yourself, (4) _________ gamers had to do in the old days,
might have (5) _________ longer, but it was more satisfying. (6) _________ you know that detailed 'walkthroughs’ are
available online,
free (7) _________ charge, for almost any game, the temptation is to ask for virtual help (8) _________ the first sign of
trouble, (9) _________ robs players of a true sense of achievement.
I say this is rubbish. (10) _________ a search and downloading a solution has many merits.
It stops me throwing my controller at the screen, and makes me more likely to finish games rather than giving up when
they start to get tricky. So all in all, I get better value for money. The search is also a reminder that I'm a member of a
broader community, many of whom have been this way before.
IV. WRITING:
Part 1 : Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including
the word given.
Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.
1. Her lack of qualifications didn’t deter her from applying for the job. (PUT)
She _______________________ by her lack of qualifications.
2. He doesn’t sleep very heavily and therefore wakes up rather easily. (LIGHT)
Being a ________________________ rather easily.
3. Katy hasn’t been feeling well lately. (RUN)
Katy has ________________________ lately.
Rewrite the sentences with the beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last _______________________________________
5. You have to be very patient to work as a primary school teacher these days.
Working as a primary school teacher calls __________________________
Part 3:
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children
who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.