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BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
TEST 1
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
Anywhere
as soon as
because
did
do
find
frightened
how
how many
how much
like
look up
models
nowhere
produce
scientists
shake
since
so
which
1. are emergency calls? Call us free on 150.
2.
city do you think is Europe’s “fashion capital” today – Milan,
Paris or another?
3. in many fields are studying way to increase food production.
4. we finish eating she takes the plates and glasses to wash them

up.
5. you mind if I smoke? Well, I’d rather you didn’t.
6. Excuse me. Can you tell me to get to the Art Gallery, please?
7. Factories and vehicles waste which goes into the air and rivers.
8. Fashion has become a big business and the top have made large
fortunes.
9. I can’t find him now.
10. I don’t remember much about him. I don’t know what he looks .
11. People hands when they meet for the first time and when they
meet after a long time.
12. She needed to relax she went on holiday.
13. We don’t understand this word! Let’s the word in the
dictionary.
14. When I saw a thief in the living room I was really .
15. You missed the beginning of the film you were late.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The ancient Greeks were lucky, it seems. The diet of olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and
bread was very healthy. They ate very little meat, fat, or sugar. The experts today tell us to eat
less meat and more vegetables, fruit, fish, pasta, bread, and potatoes. Chicken is healthier than
beef because it has less fat. Garlic, the basis of French aioli, Spanish gambas al ajillo, Italian
bruchetta and Greek tzatziki, also has a good effect on the heart, as well as other benefits,
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which is perhaps why the ancient Greeks ate so much of it. So, if you love your heart, add a
little more garlic to your diet!
16. What did the diet of the ancient Greeks mainly include?
17. Does beef have more fat than chicken?
18. Which countries do these foods: Aioli and tzatziki come from?
19. What do they all have in common?
20. According to the passage, what should we eat more often in order to reduce the risk of
heart attack?

3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
A key word in the modern American vocabulary is “stress”. Stress is the feeling of anxiety
and exhaustion that comes from the pressures of modern living. Stress is such a common
problem today that many people are turning to one of its most common cures: physical
exercise. People of all ages and types are exercising: jogging, weight lifting, swimming, and
even just plain walking! Is this just a fad, or will it last?
21. How do people feel when they are stressed?
22. What is the cause of stress?
23. How can people avoid stress?
24. What words in the passage mean something that removes a problem?
25. What words in the passage mean fashion that is not likely to last?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
As in other countries, there are a number of different regional accents in the United Kingdom.
Apart from Scottish, Welsh and Irish accents, the north, east, west and southwest of England,
as well as the Midlands and London, all have their distinctive accents. At the same time there
is an accent which belongs to no particular region. This accent is called the Standard English
accent, and is the accent usually taught to foreigners. Northerners call it the “southern accent”
– with some scorn.
26. According to the passage, what do other countries and the United Kingdom have in
commmon?
27. Name some popular accents that belong to different regions in the United Kingdom?
28. Which region in the United Kingdom does the Scottish accent belong to?
29. What does “it” in “Northerners call it the “southern accent” refer to?
30. Which phrases used in the passage has the same meaning as “many”?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
There are 7,000 periodicals published in the United Kingdom. Of these, women’s magazines
have the largest circulations: Woman (1,300,000) and Woman’s Own (1,200,000). There are
magazines and periodicals for almost every trade, profession, sport, hobby or interest. The
most important periodicals for the more serious readers are: The Economist, which comments
on events of international, political or economic interest; The Spectator, a journal with

conservative views, which publishes articles on many different subjects, including politics;
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New Society, which has articles on social matters; New Scientist, which reports on scientific
matters in language that non-specialists can understand; Punch, a long-established humorous
magazine which also has serious articles.
31. What are Woman and Woman’s Own?
32. What word in the passage means the average number of magazines/periodicals sold
each day, month, or year?
33. If you are interested in science, which periodical(s) will you read?
34. Can you find a serious article in Punch?
35. Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage. New scientist is suitable for
both kinds of readers – specialist and
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
Manual Rodrigues, 24, a steward on the new Eurostar trains, one (36)
the first people to travel through the Channel Tunnel. Now the three-hour journey
from London (37) Paris is all a day’s work for him. He says, “I have to
know both cities really well. I have found some lovely restaurants!”
Eurostar stewards have to be (38) 20 and 35 and physically fit. The
company trains all new stewards, so they don’t have to have experience in this kind of (39)
, but they have to have (40) lovely
personality. You don’t have to have any qualifications, but you have to (41)
fluent English and French to communicate with the passengers. Manuel has to
wear uniform. The company pays for his meals (42) he stays
abroad, so he doesn’t hve to worry about restaurant bills. “We (43) in
Paris at about 11.00 a.m. Sometimes we have to come back on the next train, (44)
when we don’t have to return until the next day, (45)
can go shopping or sightseeing.
TEST 2
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the

following sentences
appearing Fined Japan peculiar the way
at least For Japan’s right used
come from How like senses way
did she I did ask major impact sounds what
domesticated isn’t not sustained with
1. All birds have wings, but wings are not to birds.
2. Are you better off than you to be?
3. Birds have two basic types of : songs and calls.
4. Computer technology has had a on how people carry out their
jobs.
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5. Even after six years of
economic growth, Americans worry about that
question.
6. I believe that women should have the to serve in the military.
7. I have no idea what the weather is in that city.
8. Motorists can be for driving recklessly.
9. No one know when the dog was first
10. Only once ask for help.
11. People attend college or universities many different reasons.
12. Religion is very important in Saudi Arabia, but it in Japan.
13. Saudi Arabian society is very different from
14. Sociologists study society and it is organized.
15. The sea has been rising relative to the land for 100 years.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Nation’s security Bank in downtown San Antonio was robbed last night. A safe was
blown open and around US$ 800,000 was stolen. The robbery took place between midnight
and 1:00 a.m. The police are looking for two men who were seen getting into a black car near
the bank at about 1 o’clock last night. They also want to hear from Mr. Joe Newman, 52, who

worked as a security guard at the bank. Mr. Newman disappeared just before the robbery and
he has not been seen since then.
16. How much money was stolen?
17. When did the robbery occur?
18. Why are the two men being looked for by the police?
19. What was Newman’s job?
20. When did he disappear?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Third world cities are overcrowded. But city workers earn two to ten times as much as
people in the country. So, thousands of more people arrive every year. The governments must
provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house. But poor countries do
not have the money to do it. As cities grow larger the problems increase. However, some
social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless. People move to cities because they
want to change and improve their lives. When they can find jobs they work hard. They build
nice houses when they have money and send their childen to school. These hardworking
people help build a better society for the whole country.
21. Do people in the city earn better than in the country?
22. Why do people move to cities?
23. Who has to provide health service for these people?
24. What do they do when they have money?
25. Are these hardworking people helpful to the country?
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4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
One of the greatest achievements of modern high technology is the invention of the steam
engine. Machinery is closely linked with our lives .It can do extremely complicated tasks for
man. It can work quickly and accurately; and so it can save time for us and free man from
hard work. Owing to this, production on large scales can be achieved. However, machinery
needs to be controlled by people – intelligent and modern – in the era of machinery
26. What is considered a great invention?
27. What does the word it refer to?

28. How can machinery save time for us?
29. What does the author say about people?
30. What types of work are mentioned?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Scientists in many fields are studying ways to increase food production. Even with new
technology and use of all fertile land, food production from both land and sea can only be
doubled. There are several reasons. There is a limited amount of fertile land. The population
is increasing, and the distribution of food supply is poor.
Besides the limited amount of fertile land, there will be a great increase in the need for food
and agricultural products. In 1980, the population of the world was about four billion. In 2000
the figure was over six billion and in the next twenty years, the world’s population will be
about eight billion.
31. What are scientists in many fields studying?
32. How many reasons of limited food production are mentioned?
33. If we make maximum use of both land and sea can we triple food production?
34. What is discussed in the second paragraph?
35. Was the passage written before 2000?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
In some countries as many as nice (36) of ten adults read at least one
newspaper a day. Why do so many people (37) newspapers?
There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct
(38) to entertain. Of the two major categories of newspapers, the popular
newspaper and the quality newspaper, the (39) has millions of readers
while the latter, only hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely designed
(40) entertainment. Their new coverage contains a lot of comment. The
quality newspapers put a much higher value on factual information (41) on
entertainment. It is not only in content that the two types of papers differ, (42)
also in the style in which the articles are written. The popular papers generally use
more dramatic language with bigger headlines and more photographs. Their journalists tend to
use shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. Since the popular newspapers

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(43) a large readership than the more neutral quality newspapers, it may be
fair to conclude (44) the average readers not only want to be entertained (45)
a newspaper, but also prefer their reading to be guided and opinions
given to them.
TEST 3
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
Able gains including on supposing
Afford guilty involving pity surprising
apologize held up like pointing take after
awarded herself look see them
Called in mind seeing to
1. you were in that situation, what would you do?
2. After the campaign a special medal was to all.
3. Amy’s parents didn’t leave her any money. So she has to support
now.
4. Do you object my sitting here?
5. I must take this watch to be repaired, it twenty minutes a day.
6. I think your suggestion is probably the best one the long
run.
7. If you walk along this lane you will see the signpost to
the
beach.
8. Our flight was by bad weather.
9. She didn’t doing the ironing, as she hadn’t wanted to go
out anyway.
10. The car was so expensive that I couldn’t it.
11. The child was told to for being rude to his father.
12. The judge found him of stealing and sent him to prison.

13. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident
several vehicles.
14. What a you didn’t win the game.
15. When will you see John? – I’m looking forwards to him next
summer.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Uri Geller was born in 1946. When he was only three, he was aware that he had an amazing
ability. In 1969 he gave his first public performance in a school. He gently rubbed a spoon
with his fingers and it began to bend. Three years later he drove a car blindfolded through the
crowded streets of Munich. Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in front of a
small studio audience of scientists. He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by
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touching them gently with his fingers. He also drew pictures of hidden objects. After the
program, however, there were hundreds of telephones calls. People reported that spoons in
their homes bent during the program. Metal objects broke, and watches which had stopped
many years before suddenly started to go again.
16. In what year did Geller discover his special ability?
17. Where did he give his first performance?
18. What did he do in Britain’s TV?
19. Did he drive a car without looking?
20. What happened to watches which had stopped many years before?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Buddhism comes from the word Buddha. Buddha is a person. He lived more than 2500 years
ago in India. His father was King. He lived in a beautiful palace with many servants. One day
as he went out of his house, he saw many unhappy people. He looked at them and asked
himself these questions: “Why are people so unhappy? How can people be happy?” When he
was 29 years old, he left his family, his beautiful wife and son and went out into the world to
find the answers. He tried many ways. He studied with teachers but they could not answer his
questions. He went to live in the forest. He hurt his body. He did not eat anything for many
days. He tried to get away from his body. But this did not give him the answers to his

questions. Then he set down under a tree and thought. He sat for 49 days. After this time, he
learned something from himself. He became the Buddha. His questions were answered.
People were unhappy because they want things. They are looking for food, money and other
things. When a man does not want things, then he will be happy. When a man does not want
things, he will be free. He does not think about himself. He does not think about tomorrow.
He is kind to others.
21. Was Buddha a prince?
22. When did he leave home?
23. How long did he sit beneath the tree?
24. According to Buddha, why were people unhappy?
25. When will people be free?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Man is only just beginning to realize how much he must look to the sea. It can be important
source of food for millions of people in the world. When we know how much and in what
way the oceans influence the weather, we can plan the growing of crops and even work out
the best time to take our holidays. But when we get to the bottom of the sea we find things
that no one dreamed existed recently. Lands which were covered with water when the ice
melted at the end of the Ice Age are rich in minerals. Off the South African coasts, for
example, in a place where there are five times the number of diamonds as in the mines on the
land. Oil is brought from the bottom of the Caspian Sea. Sand with gold in it has been found
off Thailand and Indonesia. But if man wants to continue gathering riches from the sea, he is
going to have to look after it.
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26. How can the sea become important to people in the world?
27. What are the result of knowing how much and in what way the ocean influence the
weather?
28. What do we find when you get to the bottom of the sea?
29. What has been found off the South African coasts?
30. What is man going to do if he wants to continue gathering riches from the sea?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it

For many years people believe that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now,
however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes. Although a
dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is, in many ways, like human being.
Dolphins have simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for
man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphin cannot hear the
kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to
make a third language which both he and the dolphin can understand. Dolphins are also very
friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are many stories of dolphin guiding
ships through difficult and dangerous waters.
31. Which animal do people think may be the cleverest?
32. What other beings are dolphins like in many ways?
33. What have scientists discovered about dolphins?
34. Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?
35. Are dolphins friends to man?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
People are not so honest (36) they once were. The temptation to steal is
greater (37) ever before especially in large shops. A detective recently
watched a well-dressed woman (38) always went into a large store on
Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop (39)
usual when the woman came in, so it (40) easier for the detective to
watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of
the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it (41) an assistant (42)
wrapped it up for her as quickly as (43) . Then the
woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop (44) paying.
When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The
girl “gave” her mother a (45) dress once a week!
TEST 4
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
blow destructive knock rude thought

business encouraged low sorrows tiny
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cheap high mistakes strong unproductive
dangerous imagination pressures supposed value
decisions intelligent productive terrible weak
1. Crying was and only for women.
2. Desert soil is without water.
3. Heart disease is related to the of a modern society.
4. In the United State, until lately, men were not to cry.
5. People cry when something happens.
6. People in developing countries put a value in education. They
think it is very important.
7. Several kinds of fish may have commercial also.
8. Some children are very . They break all their toys.
9. Some people are very because different countries are working
together peacefully in Antarctica.
10. Something that is polite in one country may seem in another.
11. Teachers encourage beginning English students to talk even though they make
.
12. The icy cold water of the Antarctic Ocean contains plants that which are eaten
by very small animals.
13. War brings and destruction to the countries that are fighting.
14. Wind could over the oil well equipment.
15. You’re your : Describe what life will be like in a hundreds
years.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Rabindranath Tagore lived in India many years ago. He was a famous Indian. He wrote many
poems, stories and songs. He wrote them in his language, Bangali and in English. Today we
find his literature in other languages, too. People like to read his books because they are good.
Tagore was born in 1861 in Calcutta. His family was rich. When he was still very young he

was already interested in reading, writing and in music. He wrote his first book of poems
when he was only 17. He also liked to watch things around him: the trees, the birds, the
flowers, the grass and so on. All these things were beautiful for him. When he was old enough
to go to school, his father sent him to a school in his own town. But he did not like his school.
He did not like his lessons. He did not like his teacher’s way of teaching. So after some time
he left his school. His father found him a teacher. He then learned at home. A few years later,
his father sent him to England. He wanted Tagore to study law. But Tagore did not want to.
So he came back to India before he finished his study.
16. What was Tagore’s home town?
17. In which languages did he write?
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18. What did he like when he was young?
19. Why did his father sent him abroad?
20. Why did he come home before finishing his study?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Three people jumped out of a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet
this morning. They were just trying to rescue their possessions before the car burst into
flames. Mr. Collins, 25 of West Road, Berinsfields was driving his Avenger estate car home
from work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car. He stopped, but was
unable to open the bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was
coming from, but could not put out the flames. He then ran to get fire extinguishers from a
nearby garage, but those also failed to have any effect. Finally, he telephoned for a fire engine
but by the time it arrived the car was totally burned out.
21. Where did the fire occur?
22. How many people were there in the car?
23. What did Mr. Collins do to stop the fire?
24. What did he ran to the garage for?
25. Did the fire extinguishers work?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Throughout history gold has been important in human society. Men have killed for it. People

have suffered great hardships searching for it. They have gone to the distant corners of the
earth hoping to find a great fortune. A kind of madness seized people when they think about
gold.
For centuries, starting in ancient times, gold was most commonly found mixed with sand in
streams. This is one reason why even early humans used it. They could find it without using
tools to dig it out of the ground. It was also valuable to them because it is very soft. It is one
of the softest metals and also one of the heaviest. It is easy to work into jewellery and other
decorations. It is beautiful and lasts forever. Gold leaf, a thin sheet of gold, can be made so
thin that light shine through it. Remains of ancient gold mines have been found in Egypt.
These are the earliest mines anyone has found so far. After the discovery of America, most of
the world’s gold was produced there. Now South Africa leads the world in gold production.
26. What have people done when they think about gold?
27. How could early humans find gold?
28. Why was gold valuable to early humans?
29. Where was gold produced?
30. Which country produces the most gold of the world today?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Third world cities are overcrowded. But city workers earn two ten times as much as
people in the country. So, thousands of more people arrive every year. The governments must
provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house. But poor countries do
not have the money to do it. As cities grow larger the problems increase. However, some
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social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless. People move to cities because they
want to change and improve their lives. When they can find jobs, they work hard. They build
nice houses when they have money and sent their children to school. These hardworking
people help build a better society for the whole country.
31. Why are third world cities overcrowded?
32. What must the governments do to help people?
33. What happens when cities go large?
34. Are some social scientists optimistic about the solution to these problems?

35. What can the hard-working people help do?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met (36) San Francisco and organized the
United Nations (UN). World War II had just ended. Millions (37) people
had died and there (38) destruction everywhere. People hoped they
could build a future of world peace through this new organization. Obviously, the United
Nations has (39) been completely successful (40) its
goals. There have been several wars (41) 1945. However, the organization
has helped bring peace to those countries (42) were at war. It has helped
people who left their countries (43) of war. It has helped bring independence
to colonies.
The United Nations has grown (44) an organization of 51 countries in 1945
to 191 nations in 2004. Today, almost every country in the world is a (45) of
the UN.
TEST 5
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
cast fundamental is policy voyages
chair grounded leaves related was
chanted had been told make up relatives wild
discovered had told of cycling slaves will miss
fair in on to cycle woke
flour industrial pitched tropical youth
1. “I wish you about our plan earlier,” said Mary.
2. Accuracy is to the skill of typewriting.
3. German and Canada are countries. They have a lot of
factories.
4. I spent my vacation with my parents and other .
5. Income tax rates are usually to one’s annual income.
6. It has always been the of this company to promote

existing
products.
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7. It isn’t to give the girl two presents and her brother only one.
8. Lions and tigers are animals.
9. Many countries bought from Africa before the 20
th
century.
10. Mr. Johnson has been asked to the next meeting of the
club.
11. People grind wheat to make ten they make bread.
12. Sugar, bananas, and pineapples are plants.
13. They all got off and waited until John ready.
14. They talked about the route through France and the date they would go and finally
decides June 22
nd
.
15. We thought across France. All three of us.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Nobel prizes, awarded for distinguished works in chemistry, physics, physiology or
medicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund given for that
purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel. The prizes, awarded since 1901,
are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics
endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidate for prizes must by nominated
in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Candidates are judged by
Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basic of their contribution to
mankind. The awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10
th
, with the King of
Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death.

Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma and a cash award of about one million dollars.
16. What does this passage mainly discuss?
17. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
18. How much is a Nobel cash award?
19. In what country are the Nobel awards given?
20. When were the first Nobel prizes awarded?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
In 1911 a penniless young music-hall artist left England for America. His future was
uncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past. He had grown up in the
slums of London’s East End and had experienced great poverty. His mother’s life had been so
hard that she had finally gone mad, and his father had died of drinking. Both parents had been
on the stage and lived in the hope that they would one day be stars. Their son was determined
to succeed where they had failed. By 1914 his optimism and determination had been justified.
Charles Chaplin was the most talked-about man in America, the King of silent movies. He
was not only admired as a first-class actor and comedian, he was also making his name as a
director. How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He was not an
instant success. His attempts to copy other slapstick comedians who were popular at that time
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were a failure. However he gradually began to develop the character of the tramp that will
always be connected with his name. He borrowed ideas from many sources and though he
“stole” most of his clothes from other slapstick comedians of the time, he developed his own
special mannerisms to go with them. He used his bowler hat to signal secret messages and his
walking stick allowed him to cause confusion and punish his enemy from a distance. He got
the idea for his famous flat-footed walk from a London taxi driver who had sore feet.
21. When did Chaplin come to the States?
22. What was the cause of his father death?
23. What was his mother’s job?
24. Did Chaplin make an overnight stardom?
25. What were the two things that Chaplin used successfully when he played the role of a
tramp?

4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
What kind of car will be driving by the year 2010? It may be rather different from the type we
have today. With the next two decades bringing greater change than the past 50 years, the
people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems
may well accelerate the pace of the car’s development. Today, they are students on the
transport design course at London Royal College of Art. Their vision is a machine with 3
wheels instead of 4, electrically powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself along
intelligent roads, equipped with built in power supplies.
26. What may push the pace of car’s development in the next 20 years?
27. Name THREE differences of the future cars?
28. Where will the cars of the future take their fuel during their long journey?
29. Where is the car of future designed in Britain?
30. What do you think the best title for the passage can be?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Sierre Club is an organization whose goals are centered on the protection of the
environment. It was founded in 1892 in San Francisco by the naturalist John Muir, who was
intent on preserving the natural beauty of and harmony of the Sierra Nevada in Eastern
California. Today the Sierra Club boasts almost 200,000 members in all fifty states of the
United States.
31. When was the Sierra Club founded?
32. How many members can the club attract?
33. What is the aim of the Sierra Club?
34. Who is the founder of the Club?
35. Where is the Sierra Club?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
I had a terrible experience last Saturday. This is what happened. I left my flat at 2 o’clock
went into (36) to do some shopping. I go shopping most Saturday afternoon.
(37) 4 o’clock, I had finished shopping and went into a (38)
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for a cup of coffee. While I was sitting in the café, I saw a friend called Julie Jones

and she (39) me. At around 4:30 Julie and I paid the (40)
and left the café. As we were leaving, I offered to give her a (41)
home in my car. She said she would like a lift so we walked to the car park together. I always
put my (42) in the same car park near the town centre, but when we got to
the park. I had a big (43) . My car was not there! Of course, I immediately
thought that someone had (44) it. I was going to phone the police, but
luckily I didn’t. I suddenly realised the truth. I had (45) driven into town
that day! I had come on the bus instead. Imagine how stupid I felt.
TEST 6
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
always duty his life not to play serious
appoint ever impossible off spreading
book expanding incapable other hand strict
cut off gap interruption other side too much
cut out hand matter out until
don’t play handed necessary question while
1. Add interest to your toasted sandwiches by _______ the outside of the bread with
flavored butter.
2. Apparently, about one in five is left _______
3. Can you explain this _______ of ten years in your job history which you have not
accounted for?
4. How many times have I told you _______ football on the main road?
5. I would like to _______ a double room with a private bathroom for Saturday
September.
6. In some parks visitors are required to keep _______ the grass.
7. In winter this town is often _______ from the outside world by heavy snowfalls.
8. It is said that a true hero is one who is prepared to risk ______ for others.
9. It was not _______ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds.
10. Television has a _______ not only to entertain people but also to inform them.

11. The forecast for this evening is wind and rain. On the _______ the outlook for
tomorrow
is fine and sunny.
12. This is the most expensive car that I have _______ driven.
13. We have been receiving reports of a rather _______ train crash in India.
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14. We regret that it is _______ to meet the revised delivery dates for the goods you
recently ordered from us.
15. We shall bring up the_______ of the new swimming pool at the next committee
meeting.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Under the Medicare insurance policy, people approaching 65 may enroll
during the seven month period that includes three months before the sixty fifth birthday, the
month in which the birthday falls, and three months after the birthday. However, if they wish
the insurance coverage to begin when they reach 65, they must enroll three months before
their birthday. People who do not enroll within their first enrollment period may enroll later,
during the first three months of each year. Those people, however, must pay 10% additional
for each twelve month period that elapsed since they first could have enrolled. The monthly
premium is deducted from social security payments, railroad retirement or civil service
retirement benefits.
16. Who does the policy aim at?
17. When could they first enroll the insurance service?
18. What should they do if they want insurance begin when they reach 65?
19. What happens if they enroll later?
20. From what services could the monthly premium be deducted if they enroll later?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
We had an English upbringing in terms of plenty of fresh air and outdoor games. I didn’t go
to school. My whole formal education consisted of some three hours when I was five. I was
sent to school but came home at noon on the first day and said I didn’t enjoy it. I couldn’t see
the point of a lot of children sitting restlessly while a teacher taught from a big book. My

parents decided, wisely, I think, that school was not for me and I never went back. My mother
then took over my education and brought up my two sisters and me rather in the way of an
educated English lady. The emphasis was on languages and reading rather than sciences and
maths. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers and we were kept to a
strict routine. About once a week we walked to the Golden Gate Park, and on our walks my
mother taught me to read music. One day I noticed a little windmill in the window of a shop
we passed on our way to the park and I remember now how my heart yearned for it. I couldn’t
roll my ‘r’s when I was small and my mother, who was a perfectionist regarding
pronunciation, said if I could pronounce an ‘r’ well, I’d have the windmill. I practiced and
practiced and one morning I woke everybody up with my’r’s. I got the windmill. I usually get
things I want in life - but I work hard for them and dream of them.
21. How long was the author at school?
22. Why did he quit school?
23. How often did he learn about music?
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24. Why did he keep practising pronunciation of ’r’?
25. Is the author an industrious person?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Six years ago when I was a student, I was short of money. So once a week I used to go home
to see my parents and get a decent meal. Although I had a good relationship with my mother,
I never got on well with my father. One day I did a really terrible thing. I stole some money
from him. I had started of by asking him if he would lend me ten pounds. He refused saying
he had already given me enough and it was time I became more responsible with money. You
know what it is like as a student. I’d run out of money and wanted to take a girl out. When he
refused, I accused him of being mean and we had a terrible row. He left the house and I was
so angry that I stole ten pounds from his wallet.
When he found out that the money had gone, he knew who had stolen it and banned me from
the house. Since then I had returned but he had never really forgiven me and still looked down
on me for what I had done. My mother was very upset and I really wanted to work towards
creating a happy relation with my father. Half of me wanted to say “Sorry, Dad” while the

other half still thought he was ridiculous for having kept this attitude up for so long.
26. Why did the author ask his father for money?
27. What did he do when he was angry?
28. What happened to the author after that?
29. What was the father’s attitude when the author came home?
30. Why did the author want to have a good relationship with his father?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
What makes people get sick on subways? Various and sundry things. One is that they
rush off to work in the morning without having eaten a proper breakfast. Sudden dizziness
attacks them. A second cause is the overcrowding and ensuing feeling of claustrophobia,
which brings on stress and anxiety. In addition, they are so afraid of mechanical failure, fire,
and / or crime that they show signs of panic-men by having chest pains and women by
becoming hysterical. Contributing especially to their stress are other factors: overcrowding of
both sexes, continual increase in the numbers of passengers, and people’s inability to avoid
interacting with strangers.
31. Does your sickness on subways result from your big breakfast?
32. What feeling may be brought by overcrowding?
33. What do overcrowding and claustrophobia brought on?
34. What are the different signs of panic shown by men and women?
35. What are other factors that may causes stress when traveling on subways?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
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There are, certain place in the world where people are believe to live much longer than
in most modern (36) . It is no coincidence that most of the places are very isolated
mountain (37) . One study that was carried out has clearly showed that people tend to
live longer in mountainous areas. The mountainous regions of Georgia, in Russia, for (38)
have had 5000 people who are 100 years old or more. It has been found that
these people have been farmers all their (39) and surprisingly, most of them
have continued working till the present day. It has been difficult to discover exactly (40)
the reasons for their old age are, but it seems that an important factor is certainly food.

At the time they were born, (41) of the old people lived on very simple diet,
which contain very little animal fats. They ate most vegetables and even oil they use was
vegetable (42) .
Unfortunately, the answer is not as easy as it seems. In another region that has an
equally high percentage of old people, the (43) includes mild and other diary
foods and most of the people (44) to be fat and even they drink large quantities of
alcohol regularly. One thing that all the people have (45) common is that they have
always worked hard, doing very physical work like farming.
TEST 7
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
about aware going there liked so that
accessed collect he mind suits
agrees despite if more unless
applied did he in spite predicted warning
around going on like so as when
1. _______ of the fact that it rained heavily, we enjoyed our vacation.
2. Because the information was easily ________, we found it immediately.
3. I don’t think that dress ________ her
4. I was just _______ to go out when you telephoned.
5. It is _______ that the price of real estate will continue to rise before it goes down.
6. Just imagine what life was _______ for the early settlers in Australia.
7. Mr. Green has asked his secretary to _______ his car from the garage.
8. Only once _______ ask for help.
9. People are becoming more _______ of the need for alternative sources of energy.
10. The more I live with him, the _______ I love him.
11. The three friends all _______ for the same job.
12. We are going to lower our prices _______ to compete in today’s markets.
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13. What comes to _______ when you think of your family?

14. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was _______
15. You will become ill _______ you stop working so hard.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Rice growing farmers are the only ones who truly understand when it is time to gather
young grains to make Cốm. Then young rice grains are harvested, roasted and ground down to
become Cốm. They are put into a large firing pan under small flames and stirred slowly for a
specific period of time. They are then poured into a rice mortar and slightly pounded with a
wooden pestle, rhythmically and at quick intervals until the husk is removed. Following this,
the young rice is removed from the mortar and winnowed before being poured again into the
mortar and the process repeated. This is then repeated exactly seven times so that all the husk
is removed from
the young sticky grains. If the pounding is done irregularly and in haste, or it is not repeated
for the prescribed seven times, the green colour of the grains will disappear and be replaced
by an unexpected brown colour. Cốm is regarded as a purely pastoral gift. To enjoy Cốm it is
advisable to chew it slowly so that one can feel the stickiness of the young rice and at the
same time enjoy its sweet, fragrant taste. Visitors to Vong village (about five kms from
Hanoi) during the Cốm making season will have a chance to listen to the special rhythmic
pounding of wooden pestles against mortars filled with young rice and see women shifting
and winnowing the pounded young rice.
16. Where is young rice roasted to become Cốm?
17. What do people use to pound rice to make Cốm?
18. How many times the pounding must be repeated?
19. What will happen if the pounding is done improperly?
20. How far is it from Hanoi to Vong village?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Iceland had been called the “land of frost and fire”. This is a very satisfactory name,
for the mountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round,
and there are scores of fiery volcanoes. Contrary to what most people think, however,
Iceland’s climate is not extremely cold. Most days are quite agreeable because of the warm
current of Gulf Stream. When the Vikings began to settle in Iceland in 874 AD. They found

books and crosses that showed the Irish had already been there. It is likely that the Irish and
Scotch had come to Iceland about 70 years before the Vikings arrived. These explorers,
however, had made no lasting settlements. The first real colonists were Scandinavians who
came directly from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
The people of Iceland have very high educational standards. It is said that more books
are sold in Iceland in relation to its population than in any other country in the world. Since
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Iceland is adjacent to one of the most important shipping routes between the United States and
England, it became very important during the Second World War.
21. Why is Iceland so called?
22. Did the Irish come to Iceland before 874 AD?
23. What makes Iceland’s climate agreeable?
24. Is Iceland situated in the Scandinavia?
25. Why did Iceland become important during the World War II?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
The Wright brothers had made use of the knowledge of many people before them. As
early as the fifteenth century an Italian named Leonardo Da Vinci had designed machines that
the thought would fly. Later, men had experimented with balloons that rose high above the
ground. One of them, a Brazilian named Santos Dumont, had flown a dirigible with gasoline
motor and a propeller near Paris in 1899. That was four years before the Wright brothers’
success. Other who had experimented with gliders in the nineteenth century had learned much
about designing airplane bodies. Several plane without passengers had been successfully
tested in Europe and America. But the Wright brothers made the first successful flight of a
heavier-than-air machine that carried a man and flew under its own power.
26. Whose knowledge had the brothers made use of?
27. Who had designed flying machines in the 15
th
‘century?
28. Who had flown a dirigible in 1899?
29. What did the dirigible have besides a motor?

30. Why are the Wright brothers famous?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Before the invention of dynamite, such jobs as building roads, digging tunnel and
mining took a lot of people a long time to do. With dynamite, these jobs could be done
quicker and easier. It was for such peaceful purposes that Nobel invented dynamite.
Unfortunately, others used his invention for making bombs and weapons. Nobel felt very sad
because such weapons caused thousands of deaths in wars.
Although dynamite made Nobel a very rich man, he was unhappy and often regretted
his invention. As a result, he decided to use his money to set up a fund. Every year, several
Nobel Prizes are given to people who have done important works in Science and in the Arts,
works that benefit people everywhere. A Nobel prize is also given to the person who has done
the most to promote world’s peace.
31. Nobles invention of dynamite was of peaceful purpose. In what jobs can dynamite be
used?
32. Why did his invention eventually make him sad?
33. Why did he decide to establish the Nobel Prize?
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34. What kind of people were awarded the Nobel Prize?
35. What can you say about Alfred Nobel?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
An Italian was once visiting New York City. He wished to take a walk in ______
(36) to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get _________(37) because he did not
know a word of English. Therefore, _________ (38) leaving the hotel, he stopped at the first
corner and carefully copied _________ (39) his notebook the name of the street on which his
hotel was located. Then he walked _________ (40). Finally, he got lost. Some hours later, he
arrived at a police _________ (41). After the good deal of confused conversation, an
interpreter was called. The Italian explained to the ________(42) that although he didn’t
know the ________(43) of his hotel, he did know the ________(44) on which it was located.
He then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his ________(45). The-words which he
had so carefully copied were “one-way-street”.

TEST 8
1. Choose one of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
carvings essentially films literate question
chance exact guess manufactured represent
change exactly handle museums rolled
climate fail illiterate present weather
essential failure improve prove whales
1. John kicked the soccer ball and it ________ across the grass.
2. A data base lets you look at and _______ around a lot of information quickly.
3. British and American English are not _______ the same. For example, Americans say
elevator and the British say lift.
4. Canada is very cold in the winter. If you live there, it is _______ to have a warm coat
and good boots.
5. Icons _______ programs, folders or files.
6. If there is a power _________ you may lose all your data.
7. If you don’t know the answer to a question in a test, you can always _________
8. If you go to class every day, do your homework every night, and practice with your
friends, then your English will really __________
9. My grandfather used to make toys for us out of wood. He made many beautiful wood
_______ of animals and people.
10. Nowadays micro-computers are _______ in hundreds of thousands and are constantly
being equipped with more and more ingenious device.
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11. People who are computer-_______ find these
machines easy to use.
12. Saudi Arabia is very hot and dry. It has a desert
_______
13. Seals and _______ are two animals that live in
northern Canada and Alaska.

14. The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest and most beautiful _______ in the world.
You can see famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa there.
15. Those old plates and glasses can break easily. You must be very careful when you
______ them.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1960, an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments
dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep. He showed that the average
individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movement, some drifting
and slow, others jerky and rapid. People woken during these periods of eye-movement
generally reported that they had been dreaming. When woken at other times they reported no
dreams. If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for several
nights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when they
were not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show, while the others seemed
more or less unaffected. The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance of
sleep that mattered but the disturbance of dreaming.
16. When did William Dement published his experiments with human sleeping?
17. According to William Dement, what do we do during our eye-movement?
18. Should we disturb someone who is exhibiting his or her eye-movements?
19. What can be found in those people who are frequently disturbed from their eye-
movement sleep?
20. Can we infer from the passage that dreams are very important to human health?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Anger, fear, or the shock of sudden sorrow brings physical changes in our bodies. The
digestion is shut down, the blood pressure is raised, the heart speeds up, and the skin becomes
cold. If maintained over a prolonged period, this emergency status makes the body - and the
personality - tight, dry and rigid. In people who are afraid to let themselves pour forth their
painful emotions, doctors find that suppressed tears can trigger such ailments as asthma,
migraine headache, and many others. Weeping, on the other hand, comes as part of the
reversal of conditions of alarm, shock and anger. Tears do not, therefore, mark a breakdown
or low point, but a transition to warmth, hope and health. So there is a genuine wisdom in

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tears. In permitting ourselves to weep instead of repressing the impulse, we help ourselves to
health.
21. How many physical changes that can be brought by anger, fear, or the shock of sudden
sorrow are mentioned?
22. Does the emergency status affect human personality?
23. What are two health problems that can result from suppressed tears?
24. Can weeping cause a breakdown?
25. Regarding health, do people benefit from weeping?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why
do men die younger than women? Is this because men are afraid of getting old and helpless
and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their
women and so decide to do the leaving first. Many explanations are given for the fact that
men die earlier than women. Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to
life. Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to
cry while men refuse to do so.
26. What does the author want to find out?
27. How many assumptions are made by the author?
28. What does the word that in the passage refer to?
29. What are not women afraid of?
30. What do men refuse to do?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
This documentary, which was first shown on BBC2 last year, will be repeated on
BBC1 next week. The golden eagle is now found in only a few remote places in Scotland. In
recent years, nests have been robbed and eggs have been stolen. Eagles are protected by law,
but they are threatened with extinction. Barbara Anfield spent a year making this program.
The everyday habits of the eagles have been recorded for future generations.
31. What is being shown on BBC1 next week?
32. Where can the golden eagle be found now?

33. Why are the eagles protected by law?
34. What may be the main cause for this extinction?
35. What is Barbara Anfield’s aim in the recording of the everyday habits of the eagle?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding
__________ (36) necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some
tips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good ___________ (37) to
encourage your husband and children to learn to cook few simple meals while you are way.
They will be much happier and probably they will _________(38) the experience. If you will
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be eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much
____________(39) for your digestion. You may also find it useful to call the restaurant
___________(40) advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get
better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, ______(41) most importantly,
anticipate your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage
_________ (42) you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding case inside
your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as __________(43) as for
business documents and papers you no _______(44) need on the trip. And make sure you
have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously,
experience helps, but you make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so
_______ (45) right from the start you really can have a good trip!
TEST 9
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
alike complain like programmer undereducated
argue condition
s
nationalized regret unrecognizable
as expecting of roasted waiting
because for on similar well-educated

commercialized in oversimplification to with
1. Another problem in Third World countries is that most of the people are _______
because they quit school at an early age to get jobs. As a result, they cannot get
good, well-paid jobs.
2. Carl is a computer _______ for a large company. He writes programs for businesses
and industries
3. He _______ some chicken in the oven for dinner.
4. In the beginning, the Internet was used by mainly by universities to provide a free
flow of information and ideas around the planet. Now, however, it has become very
_______ - everybody is trying to make money from it.
5. One student said that his native country had _______ the oil companies because
people were stealing the oil.
6. Philip dressed in strange clothes and wore a mask on his face for a party. He was
completely _______ . No-one knew who he was!
7. That is only part of a very complicated situation. The explanation is an _______ of the
situation.
8. There are a lot of problems in Third World countries, such as poor living few jobs,
very little medical care, low salaries, and many other problems.
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9. Two or three vehicles were involved _________ the accident.
10. Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _________ to the hotel manager.
11. We admire him _________ his profound and vast knowledge.
12. We are _________ him to arrive at any moment
13. We are accustomed _________ bad weather.
14. We are tired __________ English lessons and the teacher.
15. We do not want any more summers _________ the last one.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call
respectively the tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists of setting an
elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him. Apart from any

moral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal
who at a later stage may well turn into a man-killer. The gentle method requires more patience
in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many
years of loyal service. The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single
trainer who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master just as
dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection. There are even stories
of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when, by some
unavoidable circumstance, they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases
must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that
the relationship between elephant and trainer is the key to successful training.
16. How may ways of training elephants are mentioned in the passage?
17. In which method do people beat elephants?
18. Which method takes more time?
19. How many masters does an elephant want to have?
20. What is the key to successful elephant training?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1850, during the Gold Rush, a twenty-year-old immigrant from Bavaria named Levi
Strauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco. He had with him a special cloth called Serge de
Nimes, which would later be called denim in America. Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim as
material to make tents and covers for wagons, to the men who were going to the goldfields to
look for gold. “You should have brought pants to sell. In the goldfields we need strong pants
that don’t wear out,” one young miner advised Strauss. So Levi Strauss took some of his
denim to the nearest tailor and had him make the miner a pair of pants. The miner was so
pleased with his pants that he told other miners about the wonderful new Levi’s pants or
Levis, and soon Levi Strauss had to open a shop to manufacture enough trousers for the
miners. The miners wanted trousers that were comfortable to ride in, that were low-cut so they
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could bend over easily to pick up the gold from under their feet, and which had big useful
pockets. One miner complained that the gold in his pockets kept tearing them. So Levi put
metal corners in the pockets to make them stronger. Very soon, miners and cowboys from all

over came to get fitted up with Levi’s pants. Today, more than a hundred years later, Levi’s
pants walk the world as Levi’s blue jeans.
21. How old was Levi Strauss when he came to the USA?
22. What kind of material did Levi Strauss have?
23. Did Levi Strauss use denim to make a pair of pants himself?
24. Why did Levi Strauss have to open a shop?
25. Why did Levi put metal corners in the pockets?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.
Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games were
held every four years, they expanded in scope. Only Greek amateurs were allowed to
participate in this festival in honor of the God Zeus. The event became a religious, patriotic,
and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges. There
was a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors. They were
banned in 394 A.D. by Emperor Theodosius, after they became professional circuses and
carnivals. The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative of
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote international
understanding through athletics. Nine nations participated in the first Games; over 100 nations
currently compete.
26. Where did the Olympic Games originate?
27. Why were the Olympic Games held?
28. Was the event also for religious purpose?
29. What happened to the Games under the Roman emperors?
30. Who initiated the modern Olympiad Games?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem with diseases, high costs, and politics,
the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by
allowing ship to pass through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of traveling some seven
thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the
trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it

would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through
its locks each year.
The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States. The latter
controlled it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama took over its duties.
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