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LEVEL A: A. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C, D) WICH
BEST COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE
1. He said the custom was grounded in good sence and…… back to the
period when many Londoners travelled to and fro on horseback.
A. dated
B. went
C. began
D. started
2. Im looking…….Tom. Have you seen him somewhere today?.
A. for
B. at
C. after
D. in
3. ………your head! The doorway is not very high.
A. Make
B. Care
C. Mind
D. Bother
4. Nonsmokers have bocome more (militarize)……… about smoking in
public places.
A. militaristic
B. military
C. militant
D. militarized
5. He retired at the…………of 60
A. old
B. age
C. older
D. elder

6. Farmers can protect their land by growing different………
A. trees
B. seasons
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C. planting
D. crops
7. As a hospital pharmacist, you…….with the medical staff on drug
problems, compound prescriptions and instruct nurses and interns.
A. suggest
B. discuss
C. consult
D. meet
8. Have you seen Marys new computer? She must have…… a bundle!.
A. Brought
B. liked
C. saw
D. dropped
9. Simple calculation with numbers, or arithmetic, is one…………… of
mathemetics.
A. detail
B. branch
C. role
D. section
10. He is……….to stay in his present job.
A. content
B. contents
C. contention
D. contentedly
11. They had to leave the flat because they couldn…t pay the………
A. rent

B. fare
C. hire
D. salary
12. He didn…t have a job for months, but………….the end he found work
as a waiter.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
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13. You ought to do some work, …………… sitting there reading the
paper.
A. instead of
B. in spite of
C. in addition to
D. in accordance with
14. She…s very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn…t…… to me
A. attract
B. fancy
C. appeal
D. turn on
15. The criminal………….with the irritating boatman because he needed
the boatman…s help to escape.
A. put on
B. put off
C. put into
D. put up with
16. Can you please…………me the way to the post office?
A. talk
B. speak

C. tellx
D. ask
17. They are talking…… one another…………their last trip.
A. with/on
B. with/about
C. to/about
D. a and b
18. I…….sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. make
B. do
C. practise
D. train
19. English is understood more……… than any other languages.
A. highly
B. largely
C. widely
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D. quickly
20. A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will……
automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. most
D. hardly ever
21. The…… helps man to hear distant sounds.
A. computer
B. VCD
C. CD
D. radio
22. He understands their chemical…………and how they are

manufactured and used.
A. properties
B. figures
C. characters
D. traits
23. Hurry up or we shall……… the bus.
A. run
B. miss
C. catch
D. deceive
24. Which of the following is NOT a word connected with fooball?
A. score
B. nil
C. kick
D. track
25. It…s often make of iron and can lead into a garden, it…s……….
A. a gate
B. a door
C. a port
D. a doorway
26. Could you hold……….a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
A. out
B. at
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C. in
D. on
27. The workers went……….strike because they thought their wages
were too low.
A. on
B. at

C. out
D. in
28. ………………is the mother of good luck
A. Intelligence
B. Diligence
C. Experience
D. Arrogance
29. I…ve often…………at the Wiejce Palace Hotel.
A. remained
B. stayed
C. sleeped
D. rested
30. I…ve studied hard, so……….I…ll pass the exam.
A. generally
B. originally
C. hopefully
D. apparently
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B/ READ THE PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
BELOW:
I. As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad
for health, For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small
amount of grains, fruit, and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have
high rates of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large
amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low
rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than
anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the
United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet
changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice – cream, and other high – far
foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are

increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy
products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius, and Hungary. Not
surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with
the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat
more grains, fruit and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer dairy
products.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Eating meat causes cancer and heat disease
B. Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruit and vegetables
C. The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases
D. Chldren eat the same way their parents eat
2. Why do the Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease?
A. because they do not eat animal fat
B. because they eat a lot of grains and very little meat
C. because their diet changes
D. because they live longer than anyone else in the word
3. ……the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the worid.… What
does anyone else mean?
A. all other people
B. some other people
C. most other people
D. nobody
4. ……Moreover, as hamburgers, ice … cream, and other high … fat
foods become popular in Japan,…… What does.
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A. also
B. however
C. then
D. yet
5. ……the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as

well.… Where does there refer to?
A. in Cuba
B. in the United States
C. in Japan
D. in Cuba, Mauritius, and Hungary
II. In America there is no national television as there is in some countries.
All the stations are run commercially. Advertisers sponsor show, they
interrupt the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are
selling. Television is criticized for its crime shows, actually there are many
other special shows of real value. There are also educational television
stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They
give courses in foreign languages and in literature wich viewers can follow
and take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on TV, such
as science, several hours a week.
1. In America……….
A. there is no national television
B. there is no TV station
C. there are a lot of national TV
D. there are no TV viewers
2. In America,……… sponsor shows.
A. educationists
B. advertisers
C. viewers
D. school masters
3. The shows are interrupted every few minutes to………………
A. take a bre
B. sell things
C. advertise
D. take a break, advertise, sell things
4. On TV, there are…………………

A. only violence
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B. many special show of real value
C. only crime
D. no educational programs
5. Some schools…………….
A. have regular class on TV
B. state that TV is not useful in education
C. do not like TV
D. do not like TV, and state that TV is not useful in education
III. Halloween is one of the most famous holidays in the U.S., and it is on
October 31. People carve pumpkins and make funny faces on them. These
are called “Jack – O – Lanterns”. On October 31, children wear a special
costume such as a witch, ghost, or clown. They go to many houses and they
knock on the door saying, “Trick or Treat!” It means that if people don’t
give them a treat, they will play some kind of trick on the household. So,
usually people give candy to them. I carved my first Halloween pumpkin at
my Friendship Family’s hous. First, I cut open the top of the pumpkin and
pulled the seeds out. Is was not good for me because is was sticky and
smelled bad. I had never carved a pumpkin, so it was interesting for me.
Next, I carved the eyes and the mouth. I put a candle inside. It was very
beautiful, so I was happy. I had a good experience because I learned one
new idea about American culture by taking part in it. I think Halloween is
an tinteresting American holiday which involves all family members and
neighbors too!
1. When is Halloween celebrated?
A. During the Fall
B. At the beginning of October
C. About 3 months before Christmas
D. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas

2. Wich is true about Halloween
A. Children receive gifts from their parents
B. Children rarely say, “Trick or Treat!”
C. A witch or ghost may come to yors door
D. Stores sell many costumes, pumpkins and Candles.
3. Which is NOT true about a Jack … O … Lantern?
A. You might smell something bad when you make it
B. You should have a knife to make it
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C. You should light a candle inside it to make it beautiful
D. You fill it with treats for children
4. What is the first step in making a Jack … O … Lantern?
A. Pull out the seeds
B. Carve the face
C. Put a candle inside
D. Cut open the top of the pumpkin
5. What is the third step in making a Jack … o … Lantern?
A. Cut open the top of the pumpkin
B. Carve the face
C. Pull out the seeds
D. Pull out the seeds
IV. Guglielmo Marconi was born in Italy in 1874. He studied in Bologna
and since his childhood, he showed great interest in physics and electricity.
Basing his studies on Hertz’s findings, Marconi concluded that the
electromagnetic waves could transmit messages, so he conducted his
research in that direction. As Marconi did not get any financial incentives
from the Italian government, he moved to England where he got funds for
his research. In 1897, Marconi was able to communicate via radio through
the Bristol Channel. In 1901, he transmitted long – wave radio signals
across the Atlantic Ocean. At that time, Marconi was already recognized as

a great name in science and technology. In 1909, he shared the Nobel Prize
in physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, a German physicist, who worked on
wireless telegraphy and cathode rays. Marconi died in 1937.
3. One reason why the travellers took so long ton get to the river was
that…….
A. it was too hot to move quickly
B. there was no proper path
C. they all tried to go different ways
D. they could not follow the animal tracks
4. The travellers were happy when they reached the river
because…………
A. they had a sense of achievement
B. the going was much easier then
C. they were eager to see the waterfall
D. they knew they were near their destination
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5. To get past the waterfall the guide had to…………
A. use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge
B. cross the river above the waterfall
C. slide down a steep river bank
D. swing across the river form a high branch
IV. The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can
carry a load of 1200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An
elephant bady can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70
year. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks, and have been
used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years. Elephants also use
their trunks for drinking water, bathing, and eating and communicating.
Recently it was discovered that elephants can communicate over a distance
of several miles using infrasonic sounds inaudible to humans. Elephants use
their earas as a cooling system. Blood flows through veins in the ears and as

the elephant flaps his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to
cool off other parts. Elephant feet are large and round. They distribute the
large animal’s weight effectively. In the past, elephants were killed and
their feet were made inton umbrella stands and small tables for tourists.
1. The text is about………
A. a famous Italian inventor.
B. a famous Italian electrician.
C. a famous Italian physician.
D. a fam.
2. Marconi based his studies on………
A. Braun
B. his own intuition
C. hertz
D. Karl ous Italian musician
3. Marrconi moved to England because…………
A. he loved England
B. his research had to be conducted in England
C. he did not get financial support for his research in Italy.
D. he hated Italy
4. In 1901, Marconi was able to ………….
A. establish a long distance transmission.
B. transmit the first radio messages
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C. communicate via radio through the Bristol Channel
D. show great interrest in physics and electricity
5. In 1909, the nobel Prize in phisics…………
A. was give to Marconi and his partner Braun
B. was give to Marconi and his compatriot Braun
C. was shared by Marconi and Braun
D. was give to Marconi

V/When I opened the first “Body shop” in 1976 only object was to earn
enough to feed my children. Today “the Body shop” in an international
company rapidly rowing all around the world. In the years since we began I
have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book,
for I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about
how to run a successful business without giving up what we really believe
in. It’s not to normal business book, not is it just about my life. The
message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business
can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In business,
as in life. I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of family and to feel
excited by the unexpected. I have always wanted the people who work for
“the Body shop” to feel the same way. Now this book sends these ideas of
mine out into the world, makes them public. I’d like to think there are no
limits to our family’, no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting
thought. I hope you do, too.
1. What is the writer…s main purpose in writing this text?
A. to tel the reader her life story
B. to introduce her ideas to the reader
C. to explain how international companies operate
D. to tell the reader how she brought up a family
2. What would someone learn from this text?
A. how to make a lot of money
B. how to write a book bout business
C. What the write’s family like
D. what the write’s book is about
3. How does the write feel about the business she runs?
A. She doesn’t care about success if her children are fed
B. She just runs if for her own entertainment
C. It is not like any other company
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D. Is is not likely to become oven more successful
4. What kind of workers does the write like to employ?
A. workers who can explain her ideas
B. workers who get on well with the public
C. workers who have the same attitudes as she does
D. workers who have their own families
5. What kind of person does the writer seem to be?
A. She seem to be someone with strong opinions.
B. She doesn’t seem tobe very confident
C. She is mainly interested in making money
D. She sees running a business as just a job
C. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the
same meaning as the sentences printed before them. Use
the words given at the beginning (3 points)
1. Mary was kind to me
Mary behaved…………………
2. We didn…t go to school because it rained
We………….
3. Whave no time to prepare the speech
We don’t have ……….
4. Remember to sent this letter for me
Don’t……………
5. How fast he run!
He is………………
6. This is a beautiful picture
What…………………….
7. this lecture bores me to tears
I am ………
8. We dedn…t go to school because it rained
We…….

9. Tom acted foolishly
Tom was foolish …….
10. The did their work carefully
They were careful………….
11. The students listened to their teacher with great attention
The students…………
12. The boy was excited about the war
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The film was…………
13. She is a very graceful girl
What…………
14. Mary was encouraged by the news
The news……………
15. He is not here now
I wish……………
16. London has more than thirty theatres.
There are………….
17. Remember to water the vegertables
Don’t………
18. She is a very graceful girl
What
19. She sang very beautifully
How………
20. I accomplished this task in 3 months
It took…………
21. She wrote the letter in 30 minutes
It took…………
21. She wrote the letter in 30 minutes
It took…………
Level B.

A. choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) which best
completes each sentence
1. The operation can… the lives of physical abnormal people
A. reform
B. form
C. transform
D. translate
2. I…ll buy a ……… of corn flakes
A. bag
B. box
C. jar
D. bottle
3. Breathing is for most of us
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A. need
B. difficult
C. automatic
D. unnecessary
4. English is spoken in many countries all……… the world
A. in
B. at
C. over
D. from
5. There has been a great ……… for motorbikes in Vietnam for the last
1 years.
A. urge
B. demand
C. request
D. application
6. We have decided to ……… the money for the local secondary school.

A. beg
B. collect
C. raise
D. rise
7. He wrote scripts. He was a………….
A. Writing scriptor
B. Writing script
C. script writer
D.scripting writing
8. He understands theis chemical……… and how they are
manufactured and used.
A. characters
B. fugures
C. properties
D. traits
9. Gravity is the force that attracts objects in space ……… each other
A. after
B. between
C. towards
D. before
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10. In a few seconds a computer can solve ……… that might take a man
years to solve alone
A. issues
B. troubles
C. difficulties
D. hurts
11. Please me when you are in the neighbourhood.
A. call off
B. call up

C. call on
D. call in
12. I like everything in London ……… the weather
A. respect
B. except
C. minus
D. abstract
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A. Make
B. Mind
C. Care
D. Bother
14. The …………. Built onto the back of the house provided valuable
extra space
A. enlargement
B. expansion
C. extension
D. development
15. Which of the following cannot use the seffix … ness ?
A. dark
B. gentle
C. cheerful
D. honest
16. It was too cold……. Outside
A. for the guests to eat
B. that guests should eat
C. for the guests eating
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D. that guests eat
17. Johny: I…ve never been to Granada. Sally

A. So have I
B. Neither had I
C. Neither have I
D. So I haven’t
18. Only because she had to support her family -………. To leave school
A. did Alice decide
B. does Ailice decide
C. that Alice decide
D. Alice decided
19. I did my homework………….
A. in a hurry
B. in hurry
C. with hurry
D. hurryingly
20. Which team ………. The game?
A. did they win
B. won
C. did it win
D. won it
21……………. Him a few words of Italian? The waiter.
A. Who did teach
B. What did he teach
C. Who taught
D. Whom did he teach
22. The wife of Steve Garvey, the baseball star…… about being left
alone too often
A. is being bitterly complaining
B. having complained bitterly
C. bittely has complained
D. has been complaining bitterly

23. Could you please tell me when…… ?
A. the next train leaves
B. the next train leave
C. does the next train leave
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D. the train next leave
24. I usually have soup for……… dinner
A. an
B. -
C. a
D. the
25. She…s wearing a…………
A. pink short nylon skirt
B. nylon short pink skirt
C. short pink nylon skirt
D. nylon pink short skirt
26. What hours……….? … From nine to five, Monday through Friday
A. are you normally working
B. work you normally
C. you work normally
D. do you normally work
27. ,…………… john, the won…t finish the project until the end of next
week
A. because of
B. according to
C. as for
D. in case of
28. John fitzgerald Kennedy was an American President who……
A. assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, Texas
B. assassinated in Texas, Dallas, 1963

C. was assassinated in Texas, Dallas, 1963
D. was assassinated in Dallas, Texas 1963
29. What particularly impressed me was………….
A. When she could study English well
B. She could study English well
C. her excellent command of English
D. because of her excellent English
30. Can you run 26 miles?…………
A. Yes, I do a lot
B. No, I cant
C. Yes, I can’t
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D. No, I cannot. I am not so strong
B. read the following passage and answer the questions
below
I. Three years ago on the last day of january, I had a big problem. I can’t
forget this day forever. The story began when my uncle, my cousin, and I
went to the desert. My uncle was the oldest at 72 years old, but he was still
strong. My cousin at that time was 10 years old, and I was 25 years old. All
of us liked hunting. Usually we went hunting on the weekend, especially in
winter, because winter is the hunting season. On the 25
th
of January, we
decided to go hunting. All things were ready in the car, a Range Rover with
four – wheel drive. We reached the place we were looking for at 5:15 PM.
First, we fixed the tent, then we made coffee and hea a few minutes of rest.
After that, we left to go on the hunt. We hunted using a falcon. Often, we
hunt birds and rabbits. We spent two hours without finding anything. We
decided to go back to the camp. On our way back, my cousin saw a rabbit.
He cried, “Raibbit!! Raibbit!!Quick” I took the falcon’s head cover and

flung it off aggressvely. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my
falcon was a professional hunterr. He flew up and came down to trick the
rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We ate the delicious food,
drank Arabic coffee, and sat aroud the fire talking untl 10.30 P.M. Then we
went to bed. We left camp the next day at 7 o’clock in the morning. We
went north and found two kinds of birds and caught them. However, we
faced trouble at 10.00A.M. because the car got stuck in the sand! We spent
about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress. Finally, we
decided to wald. I talked with my uncle about how hard it is for an old man
or a young boy to walk mere than 40km, in ther desert. He agreed with me.
So I took a bottle of weter with me and started to walk south alone. I knew
the way well, but it was a long way in the sand. I walked more than four
hours without stopping. I felt tired and thirsty. I drank all the water wich
was in the bottle. I stopped to rest, sleeping around two hours. When I got
up, darkness had covered the area. “What should I do?” I asked myself. I
continued to walk south. I was worried about my uncle and sousin, and they
were worried about me also. Suddenly, I met a bedouin man who was riding
his camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked
him to take me to the road and he did. After the, I found a car which took
me to the city to get help. I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin.
When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and
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they were able to see me again. Eventually, I learned a lesson from this
story, which was that the desert is very dangerous. Next time, when we go
hunting, we must go in groups with two or more cars. If we go together, we
can keep each other safe. We know the desert is dangerous, but we will
never quit hunting.
1. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The writer’s uncle was over 70 years old
B. Three males went hunting

C. The writer was younger than his uncle and his cousin
D. Winter is the hunting season, so they went hunting in January
2. Choose the correct answer
A. the range rover had front – wheel drive
B. after resting, they fixed their tent.
C. The group left for the hunting trip at 2.15 P.M
D. During the first two hours, the group found animals to hunt
3. Which happened last?
A. On their way back to camp, saeed’s cousin saw a rabbit
B. They ate delicious food and drank Arabic coffee
C. The group sat around the fire talking
D. The falcon flew up and down and caught the rabbit
4. Which is not true about the Bedouin man?
A. He was riding a camel
B. He took the writer to his house
C. He took the writer to get help
D. He allowed the writer to rest
5. What lesson did the writer learn from his experience?
A. Hunting is dangerous and he will not hunt again
B. When hunting in the desert, people should go in groups with two or more
cars
C. When hunting, the writer will use a fifferent type of car
D. Bedouins are not helpful to strangers in the desert
II. …Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty – that always helps when. I’m
angry And I am. It’s my neighbour, Bonzo, He’s the wilsons’ pet and he’s
terrible. He’s a dog, of cours. I’m a cat. My name is fred, and, listen
everybody, let me tell you something about Bonzo: - For example, when
peter calls Bonzo, he runs away – And when mrs Wilson takes him for a
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walk in the park, he always gets lost. – When I want to go to bed, he barks

and he sometimes wakes me up in the middle of the day. – And when the
children ride away on their bikes, he runs after them. Typical – And, let’s
see, people, what day is it today? Monday? No. Tuesday? Wednesday, No,
Thursday. OK, on Thursday and on Friday he watches TV of course – And
he can’t stand on the garden wall like this. I’m the best. Oh no, here he is
now. Not another picnic behind the house. He’s eating Cornflakes again.
One, two, three, four, five…
1. Who tells the story?
A. Peter tells the story.
B. Bonzo tells the story
C. Fred tells the story
D. The dog tells the story
2. Who is terrible?
A. Peter is terrible
B. Bonzo is terrible
C. Fred is terrible
D. Mrs Wilson is terrible
3. What does Bonzo do when peter calls him?
A. he goes for a walk
B. he runs away
C. he always gets lost
D. He runs after the bikes
4. When does Bonzo get lost?
A. He gets when Mrs Wilson takes him for a walk
B. He gets lost when Mrs Wilson calls him
C. He never gets lost
C. Not Bonzo but Mrs Wilson gets lost
5. When does Bonzo watch TV?
A. On Thursday
B. On Monday

C. On Sunday and Monday
D. On Thursday and Friday
III. Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we
discovered something the map had not told us. It was impossible to climb
down into the Kingo valley. The riverlay deep between mountain sides that
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were almost vertical. We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which asually
show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly
with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. We had
somehow to break through to the rirver which would give us our direction
out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands. Our guide cut a narrow
path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file.
Progress was slow. Then, When we thought we had really reached the river,
we fornd ourselves instead on the adge of a cliff with a straight drop of
1,000 feed to the water belew. We climbed back up the slope and began to
look for another way down. We climbed, slipped, sweated and scratched
our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. Happily we strode
downhill along its bank without having to cut our way. However, after a few
miles the river entered a steep – sided gap beween rocks and suddenly
propped thirty – five feet over a waterfall. There was no path alongside it
and no way round it. Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the
difficulty. There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with
its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation
he climbed down the slipperty trunk to show us how easy it was. Having
got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four
or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat
bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footbller who has
scored a goal, and cheerfully waving us on
1. Having reached the highest point on their route, the travellers
expected to be able to

A. track animals to the river
B. put away the maps they had been using
C. approach the river from a different direction
D. Get down to the river without much difficulty
2. The traivellers wanted to get to the river because………
A. it would lead them to the waterfall
B. it would show them which way to go
C. is was the only possible route out of the mountains
D. it was a quicker router than going over the mountains
Now elephants are protected by special laws. There are two kinds of
elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. Afrrican elephants
can be identified by the larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10
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feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows
up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8000 pounds. It’s easier to identify
because of its smaller ears. Most circus elephants are Indian elephants.
Another name for the Indian elephants are Indian elephants. Unfortunately,
there is a growing conflict between elephants and humans as more of the
elephants habitat is developed. Elephants can destroy the crops of an entire
village in a single night, and this also causes conflict. At the moment, there
are about 600,000 elephants remaining in Africa. The greatest threat to
elephants is the ivory trade. Most commercial ivory comes from elephant’s
tusks. From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for African elephants. About
70,000 wild elephants were killed for ivory each year. In 1989 an
international treaty limited the trade in ivory, decreasing the number or
elephants killed, but elephants are still being killed for ivory. Please don’t
ever buy anything made from ivory!
1. How much does a bady elephant weigh at brith?
A. 300 pounds
B. 200 pounds

C. 70 pounds
D. 1200 pounds
2. Hunters made umbrella holders out of…………….
A. Elephants’ feet
B. Elephants’ tails
C. Elephants’ trunks
D. Elephants’ teeth
3. An Indian Elephant has………… than the African Elephant.
A. smaller ears
B. a stronger trunk
C. a longer tail
D. bigger teeth
4. What part of an elephant…s body is used to cool the elephant?
A. The feet
B. the trunk
C. the tail
D. the ears
5. What animal is the most dangerous to an elephant?
A. lions
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B. Snakes
C. Human beings
D. Zebras
V. Our demand for water is constantly in creasing. Every year there are
more and more people in the world. Faconries turn out more and more
products and need more and more water. We line in a world of water. But
almost all of it – about 97% - is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be
used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the
world’s water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man
because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps. There is as much water on earth

today as there ever or will ever be. Most of the water we use finds its way to
the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back to the earth
as rain. Water is used and reused over and over again. Is is never used up.
Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have
a water shortage. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A
region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell
and another region may be flooded with too much rain.
1. All of the following statements can be inferred from the text
EXCEPT.
A. We need more and more water
B. The population of the world is increasiong everky year
C. Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps
D. Factories also need more water
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the world…s water?
A. The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water
B. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and
manufacturing
C. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps
D. The percentage of fresh water is very small
3. What can be inferred about water?
A. The amount of water on earth is always the same
B. Water will probably be exhausted
C. Water can be used once only
D. Most of the water we use is rain water
4. It can be inferred from the text that……………
A. No region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water
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B. Rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth
C. The world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water
D. A region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell

5. The phrasal verb …turn out… in the second line is closest in meaning
to………….
A. Sell
B. Prove to be
C. Switch off
D. Produce
C. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT THEY HAVE
THE SAME MEANING AS THE SENTENCES PRINTED BEFORE
THEM. USE THE WORDS GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING.
1. He delivers his lecture with eloquence
He……………………………………………………………………………
2. Remember to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your
composition.
Don’t : forget to check for spelling mistakes beforem you hand in your
composition
3. This lecture bores me to tears
I am boned with this lectore
4. Janes spends 3 houus a week sorting out stamps
Sorting out her stamps takes Tanes 3 hours a week to sort out stamps
5. That meal was excellent!
What an excellent meal
6. This tea is too hot for him to drink
This tea is so hot that he can’t drink
7. He spoke too fast for anybody to understand
He spoke so fart that no one to understant
8. Mind to fulfil your task
Don’t forget to fulfil your task
9. They did their work carefully
They were caruful to work
10. Your decision to get married before finishing your degree surprised

us
We were surprised at your decision to get married before finishing your
degree
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11. Mary was encouraged by the news
The news encouraged Mary
12. He cannot speak because he is so angry.
He is too angry to speak some woods
13. She dicided blindly
She was blind to decide
14. …Why don…t you apply for the job, Anne… said Sue.
Sue suggested: that Ann should apply for the job
15. The students listened to their teacher with great attention.
The students: paid atentin to lister to their teacher
16. Remember to water the vegertables.
Don’t: forget to water the vegetables
17. My little brother can be so annoying sometimes.
I am: sometimes annoyed with/by my little brother
18. The new is too good to be true.
The news is so: good that it can be true
19. John finished his essay in 2 hours.
It took: John 2 hours to finish his essay
20. Mind to fulfil your task.
Don’t: fooget to fulfil your task
21. He handled the china wares with care.
He handled: The china wase caffully
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