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Part 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1.You are using my mobile. Where is ……….?
2. “What’s ……….?” – “It’s my identity card.”
3. He often ………. the radio every morning.
4. My grandmother ………. TV when I came back home last night.
5. Her story is ………. than mine.
6. He ………. late for his class.
7. Don’t forget to ………. your umbrella when you go to London.
8. She ………. swim so she doesn’t go swimming.
9. They ………. to school yesterday.
10. Listen! These birds ………. .
11. Why ……….? Class isn’t over yet.
12. Johnny ………. the paper when I interrupted him last night.
13. We ………. to buy that car yet.
14. Look at those cars! They ……….!
15. “Who ………. at the party?” – “I saw Stefan”
16. Children under five years old ………. swim without an adult.
17. Could you talk ……….? I’m trying to work.
18. I bought this new software ……….English.
19. Please take ………. your lab coats before you leave the laboratory.
20.My grandmother is not ………. as she was last year.
21.When ………. president of the United States?
22.He put some biscuits and an apple in a bag for his ………. .
23.The teacher has ………. come into the room.
24.You ………. be late. It is a very important meeting.
25.I’m going to take the train there because I hate driving ………. the tunnel.
26.The shop doesn`t open ………. Thanksgiving Day.
27. My brothers ………. when I came home.
28.Who ………. to the cinema with you yesterday?
29. Jane was tired ………. she didn’t go to her English class.
30. I ………. to Singapore before. This is my first time.

31. He ………. Sam how to use it.
32. My mother wants to ………. a car for our trip.
33.Can you tell me what ……….?
34. I don't remember her birthday. I think it's ………. the middle of June.
35.Bob and Anna ………. a party this Sunday.
36.He never gives things to other people. He is a ………. person.
37.He took a bus to the zoo and got off outside the ………. entrance.
38. Sam sent an e-mail ………. to his friend Billy to tell him about his nice present.
39. Lisa came to Sam’s house and they did their geography ………. together.
40. They were ………. because they found some information about rivers on the internet.
41. They ………. playing a new computer game together.
42. Where did you want ………. after getting to Egypt?
43. He lives ………. a small city.
44. She is a/an ………. . She designs buildings
45. She goes to school ………. bus
46. “Can he play the piano?” – “ ………. . “
47. Some men say shopping is ………. favorite hobby.
48. There is an English examination ………. Saturday morning, 19th January.
49. Ellen asked me ………. her the truth.
50. He ………. at the monkeys eating some bananas.
51. What ………. you like to eat?
52. There are a lot of ………. jobs in this company.
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53.“ Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” –“………. .”
54. Last week I met a European woman who gave me ………. information about European
countries.
55. As a rule, my sister gets up, cleans her teeth, ………. her face and has breakfast.
56. This pair of jeans ………. too expensive for me to buy.

57. “Where ………. she come from?” – “Make a guess!”
59. Yesterday morning, he left home early, but he was still late ………. work.
59. He likes going to the cinema, ………. she never has time for it.
60. You ………. get near to that dog. It’s dangerous.
61. The lions were sleeping under a tree because it was very ………. .
62. How do you ………. the word “student”?~“S-T-U-D-E-N-T.”
63. Who ………. the song “Imagine”?
64. It is so hot here. I have to ………. my coat.
65. Tim ………. some photos of the elephants.
66. John drives very ………., he has never had any accidents.
67. “Is this the right place for the lesson with Jane?” ~ “Yes, ………. .”
68. She ………. a promise that she would never steal again.
69. ………. you please bring me my notebook?
70. We usually have a really big party ………. the end of the year.
71. Greg isn't at work this week. He's ………. vacation.
72. He didn't pass the exam. That was ………. he didn't study hard.
73. I don’t want ………. milk today.
74. There are three generations in my house. Me, my mother and father, and my ………. .
75.I am ………. in the story.
76. It's ……….. Take an umbrella.
77. He gave the police a ………. of the man he saw.
78. A new restaurant has just ………. near our house.
79. They wanted to see some important buildings and ………. some famous museums.
80. It ……….them three hours to get to the big city by coach.
81. This orange tastes ………. .
82. I have had a headache ………. yesterday.
83. I’ll try to ………. my best. What about you?
84. They felt ………. when they arrived, so they went to the coffee shop.
85. His secretary ………. he would be back in an hour.
86. My watch is slow and ………. is my sister’s.

87. Someone is knocking ………. the door.
88. ………. she plays the piano!
89. They ………. some postcards to their parents and friends.
90. I took the wrong book ………. mistake.
91. His father and mother were ………. for him in the car.
92. ………. without milk is yours.
93. It was a long ………. to their hotel by the sea.
94. When they arrived there, it was getting ………. .
95. Their rooms were on the top floor so they ………. the lift.
96. After supper, they were quite ………. so they went straight to bed.
97. The weather is ………. today than yesterday.
98. Have you read ………. chapter of your book?
99. At lunchtime, John gave Sally an apple and ………. her all about the school.
100. We fell asleep because the movie was ………. .
101. ………. the moon last night?
102. Tom ………. his clothes into a suitcase.
103. I ………. to a pop concert with some friends last Friday.
104. On ………. we went out.
105. With one hand Liz is opening the door. What is she doing with ……….?
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106. I spent half an hour ………. for the tickets.
107. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ………., please.
108. We ………. an excellent time at the concert.
109.My mother often asks me to ………. up the vegetables for her.
110. Everybody in our family ………. fish to meet.
111. His father has not seen him ………. five years.
112. Michael is going to study ………. next year.
113. Cooking a good meal can ………. a long time.

114. On sunny afternoons, Maria likes to ………. around the lake near her house.
115. In the summer, Sam sometimes ………. swimming in the lake.
116. Jim has not worked ……….this year.
117. ……….either of your cousins here?
118. Some beautiful flowers ………. near the lake.
119. "Who found that flower in the garden?" – "I ………. ."
120. "Are you thirsty? "– " ………. ."
121. Kate likes to ………. a lot of time at the lake.
122. Good evening! Can I take your coat? – " ………. ."
123. “ Do the children go to school every day?” – “………. . .”
124. He telephoned his mother ………. her birthday.
125. This lovely cake is full ………. nuts.
126. “Do you want another cup of coffee?” –“………. .”
127. Henry arrived ………. station at 9.
128. I'm sorry but you ………. several mistakes.
129. Can you ………. me five pounds?
130. He can play the guitar, the piano, and a couple of other ………. .
131. It was exciting at the zoo! The ………. was feeding the lions.
132. ………. do you play badminton?
133. The short course ………. him three hundred dollars.
134. He ………. English with an American accent.
135. Mark is always afraid ………. travelling by air.
136. She was shocked at the ………. scene in the street.
137. She has her own friends; she does not want ………. .
138. The man felt ………. again after a sound sleep.
139. You should take more exercises if you want to keep ………. .
140. She hopes to ………. a photographer for a newspaper one day.
141. The boy looks ………. his father.
142. ………. he speaks!
143. His parents never allowed him ………. .

144. There was a ………. about competition in a photography magazine.
145. Jane ………. the first prize for one of her pictures.
146. What about ………. to dinner with me?
147. Last week, Louise ………. some friends at her new school.
148. She wrote the things she needed to buy for the meal on a ………. of paper.
149. Thisshirtis……….smallformetowear.
150. Haveyougota……….carpetthanthis?

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Part 2. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
A1. Canada's Tallest Tree
A man named Randy liked to hunt trees. He looked for big trees and old trees. He made
maps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down. He wanted people to take
care of them.
Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall.
That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy set out to find the tree.
But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger. Loggers wanted to cut down
Canada’s tallest tree and all the trees around it.
Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tall tree. The tree was so big and
beautiful it would fill them with awe. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to
these people, that forest is now a park. Canada’s tallest tree is still there.
There may still be a bigger tree out there. Maybe you will find it. But there are only a few
old forests left in Canada. Many are still at risk of being cut down.
A2. Two sisters and the cat
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs.
Smith lives in a condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs. Wilson visited her sister. When her sister
answered the door, Mrs. Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. Mrs. Smith
said "My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place to bury him".

She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat
very much. Suddenly Mrs. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can
come and visit him sometimes." Mrs. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and
a nice visit.
It was now five o'clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her
hat, coat and gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took
the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a
newspaper. When the bus arrived, she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the
floor beside her feet. She then began to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop,
she got off the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the
shopping bag on the bus.
(Story by Laurie Buchanan)
A3
Sydney is Australia's most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain
Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770
prisoners). Today there are about 3.6 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia,
the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Sydney,
the buildings are higher, the colors are brighter and the nightlife is more exciting. There are over 20
excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm climate and cool winter have made it a favorite
city for immigrants from overseas. There are two things that make Sydney famous: its beautiful
harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which
was opened in 1973.
A4
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the
highest mountain in the world,she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers.
She found that life on Everest is hard. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so
you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn't even
take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so
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you only take enough to drink!”
When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment
of her life. Suddenly she became famous.
Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a
new job too, on a science programme on television.
Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in
south London among her pictures and books about mountains!
A5
Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport. After
nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British Airways as an
air hostess. Four years later, she got her present job as a manager.
This is what she told us about her job:
“My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air hostesses
and help them with any problems. I also go to lots of meetings.
My hours are usually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. but sometimes I work from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At
work, the first thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air
hostesses.
Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air hostesses are doing. That's my
favouritepart of the job, but I like office work, too. Travelling can be hard work. When I get back
from a long journey, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed! I don't earn much money, but
I'm happy with British Airways and want to stay there and continue to travel.”

A6.Litter on Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is also the highest trash pile in the
world.About 400 people try to reach the top every year. Having many climbers means a lot of
trash.It is very dangerous to climb Mt. Everest. The air is very thin and cold. Most people carry
bottlesof oxygen; they could die without it. When the oxygen bottles are empty, people throw them
onthe ground. When strong winds rip their tents, people leave them behind. They don't have

theenergy to take the trash away. They only have enough energy to go down the mountain
safely.Trash is a terrible problem. Since people first began to climb Mt. Everest, they have left
50,000kilos of trash on the mountain. Several groups have climbed the mountain just to pick up
thetrash. When people plan to climb the mountain, they have to plan to take away their trash.
A7. THE BEATLES
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since
then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps
difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from
the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and
recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started
writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop
music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written
themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The
Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970.
They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them –
their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs!
However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out.
Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.

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A8. The Man Who Could See the Future
Nostradamus was born in France in 1503. He studied medicine and was a very clever student.
When he became a doctor he helped many sick people, even those that other doctors could not
save. He read many books about magic and started writing books himself. In one book he wrote
about things that would happen the next year. Many of these things did happen and people came to
see him because they wanted him to tell them about their own future. He wrote many books
about things which he could see in the future. He wrote about Napoleon and the kings of
Europe. He also talked about a man called Hister who killed millions of people in the twentieth

century. Nostradamus also saw and wrote about his own death in 1566. He wrote that the end of the
world would come in the year 7000.
A9. Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup
One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past arestaurant.
There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup,so the steam
from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.
The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange
for thesteam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to
Nasreddin,who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.
Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner's
ear,and shook them, so that they made a jingling noise.
"What was that?" asked the restaurant owner.
"That was payment for you," answered Nasreddin.
"What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!" protested the restaurant owner.
"The sound of the coins is payment for the smell of the soup," answered Nasreddin. "Now
go back to your restaurant."
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Shah Jahan built the TajMahal in Agra, India, in the 1600s. He wanted to make a beautiful
place where he could bury his wife.
MumtazMahal was only one of Shah Jahan's wives, but he liked her the most. After
MurntazMahal died, the Shah built for her the TajMahal, a beautiful building made of white marble
and covered by a white round roof.
It took twenty-two years to complete all of the work on the TajMahal. Today, it is one of the
most famous things to see in India. The Jumna River runs beside the north wall of the TajMahal,
and a smaller river runs through a beautiful garden that grows inside the building.
People who study history have found out that Shah Jahan was also a cruel man. After the
TajMahal was completed, Shah Jahan killed the man who made the TajMahal because he did not
want him to ever build anything more beautiful than the TajMahal. The Shah also cut off the hands
of all of the artists who took part in building the TajMahal.
As for Shah Jahan, when he died he was also buried in the TajMahal, next to his wife.

Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best word A, B, or C for each space.
A1
Gwen Stefani (1) ………. born in Orange County, California(2)………. October 3rd 1969. (3)
………. are five people in Gwen's family; her mum and dad, her sister Jill and her brothers Eric
and Todd. The family has (4) ……….liked music and her brother started the famous band called
No Doubt in 1987. Gwen became the lead singer in the band in 1988 (5)………. she was only 18,
and she wrote one of the band's biggest hit songs (6)………. is called Hey Baby. Eric left the band
in 1995 (7)………. he got a job as a cartoon artist. He now draws (8) ………. of the pictures you
see on The Simpson: cartoon programme(9) ……… television. Gwen really likes musical films and
her favourite is (10) ………. one called The Sound of Music.
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A2. The Globe Theatre
Visiting the theatre in London 400 years (1) ……….was very different from visiting a
modern theatre. The building was round, (2) ………. was no roof, and people got cold and wet (3)
………. the weather was bad. The queen loved (4)………. to the Globe Theatre, by the River
Thames, to see the plays of William Shakespeare. All the actors at that time (5)………. men. The
visitors ate, talked to (6) ………. friends, walked about during the show, and (7) ………. people
even threw things at the actors!
Today, it is still possible to (8) ………. the Globe Theatre. A new theatre stands in the same
place (9) ……….the river. You can enjoy a Shakespeare play there or just learn (10) ………. life in
the seventeenth century.

A3. BUILDINGS
People (1) ………. always made buildings. We need house to keep us warm and dry and we
build stadiums (2) ………. we can watch football matches and pop concerts. We use (3) ……….
buildings, like museums, to keep beautiful things in.
(4) ………. people work together on a building. The architect decides how the buildings is

going to look and (5) ………. pictures that show people his or her ideas. Engineers make sure the
building will (6) ………. strong and safe. Then, the workers carefully build (7) ………. .
The Sydney Opera House is a famous modern building with a lovely roof. But the building
is beautiful from (8) ………. side, not only from the top. There is also a famous roof on the
Olympic Stadium (9) ………. Munich. This interesting building looks like a tent that is(10)
………. of glass.
A4. BEATRIX POTTER (1866 -1943)
Beatrix Potter was born (1) ………. London. When she was young, she spent her holidays in the
area of England (2)………. The Lake District. Her family stayed at WrayCastlenext to
Windermere, (3) ………. of the lakes. Later they had several houses (4) ……….great gardens.
Beatrix loved life in The Lakes (5) ………. always drew pictures of the animals she saw. She was
also very good (6) ……….writing stories. A friend told her (7) ……….she should make the stories
into books. Her first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit went on sale in 1901. With the money she
earned from (8) ………. book, she bought a farmhouse in The Lake District. She got married (9)
……….she was forty-seven years old. After that, she spent (10) ………. time working as a sheep
farmer than writing books.

A5
Michael Faraday, the great English physicist was born (1) ………. 1791 in London. His family (2)
……….
verypoorandhedidn’tlearn
(3)……….Whenhewas14,heworkedinabookshop(4)
……….hehada
goodchancetoreadbooks.He(5)
……….tosometalksaboutscience.OnedayMichaelwentto
a(6)
……….byHumphryDavy,England’s(7) ……….scientistofthetime.Helikedhistalksverymuch, and(8)
……….monthslaterhebecameDavy’slaboratoryassistant.LikeDavy,hebecame
(9)
……….in

electricity.Hespentalotoftime (10) ……….itandatlasthesawthatelectricitycouldbemadebyamachine.
Hediedin1867.

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A6
Last summer I went to Los Angeles to stay (1) ………. my cousin for a few weeks. One afternoon
we were having lunch in a nice (2) ………. in the centre of town when my cousin got a call on her
mobile phone and (3) ………. outside to talk. (4) ……... she was speaking to her friend, I (5)
……… noticed a man in a black hat who was sitting at the next table. It was the actor Johnny
Depp! He was alone, and I decided to take my chance. So I got up and went to his table. “Excuse
me, could I have my photo taken with you?” I asked. He said yes, so I stopped a waitress (6)
………. was passing by and gave her (7) ………. camera. She (8) ………. the photo of me and
Johnny, I thanked them both, and then I returned to my table. When my cousin came back, I was
smiling. “Why (9) ………. you looking so pleased with yourself?” She asked. “I had my photo
taken with Johnny Depp.” “Johnny Depp? Where is he?” “He is sitting over there. Look!” She
turned around to look and then started to laugh. “That’s not Johnny Depp!” I looked at the man in
(10) ………. black hat – he was laughing too.
A7
The Amazon (1) ……….the second longest river in the world today. It carries more water than (2)
………. other river. The Amazon starts (3)………. the centre of Peru and travels across Brazil(4)
………. about four thousand kilometers. (5)………. the river gets to the end of its long journey, it
opens into the Atlantic Ocean. At (6)………. point, it is eighty kilometres wide. Brazil, with a
third of the world's rainforest, (7) ………. fifty-five thousand kinds of flowering plant. Half of
these are(8)……….found in the Brazilian Amazon. (9) ………. is possible that many of these
plants could become important medicines. This is perhaps why many people today (10)………. to
help protect this special area of the world.
A8. The Ruwenzori Mountains
Mary Daniels is a student in England. This year she (1)………. a very interesting summer

holiday. She travelled (2) ………. fifteen other people to the Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa. They
went there to help make a road (3) ………. a forest between two big towns. 'It was very difficult
(4) ………. there was no water to drink and no shops where we (5)………. buy food,' said Mary.
'It was also very cold and wet in the mountains. It is (6) ………. of the wettest places in the world.'
Mary stayed in the mountains (7) ………. six weeks. It was hard work, but she says it
was the (8)………. thing she has ever (9)………. . She is hoping to return next year to do (10)
……….. more work there.

A9. Nasreddin Goes Shopping
One day Nasreddin went to town (1) ………. new clothes. First, he tried (2) ………. a pair
of trousers. He didn't like the trousers, (3) ………. he gave them back to the shopkeeper. Then he
tried a robe (4) ………. had the same price as the trousers. Nasreddin was (5) ………. with the
robe, and he left the shop. Before he climbed (6) ………. his donkey to ride home, the shopkeeper
and the shop-assistant ran (7) ……… .
"You didn't pay for the robe!" said the shopkeeper.
"But I gave you the trousers in exchange for the robe, (8) ………. I?" replied Nasreddin.
"Yes, (9) ………. you didn't pay for the trousers, either!" said the shopkeeper.
"But I didn't buy the trousers," replied Nasreddin. "I am not so stupid as (10) ………. for
something which I never bought."
A10. Madame Tussaud's
One very famous place (1) ………. tourists in London is Madame Tussaud's museum. Here
people (2) ………. see figures of famous people made of wax.
Madame Tussaud was born (3) ………. France in 1761. Her uncle, a doctor, (4) ……….
wax figures of people. He opened (5) ………. museum of these figures in Paris. Marie helped (6)
………. in his work.
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In 1789, during the French Revolution, Marie (7) ………. sent to prison. Here she had to
copy (8) ………. heads of famous people when they were dead, including Queen Marie

Antoinette's.
In 1795, Marie married Francois Tussaud (9) ………. in 1802 she came to London with her
wax figures. Here she opened a museum and her figures can (10) ………. be seen today.

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