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NGUYỄN ĐỨC ANH (Chủ biên)

HIỆU ĐÍNH: MAX NGUYỄN

NHÀ XUẤT BẢN GIÁO DỤC
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SELF PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Such was the heat of April that every air conditioner in our company has been ____ up.
A. plucked
B. seized
C. irked
D. cranked
2. You would be surprised at the muscles ____ people have.
A. sinewy
B. tenuous
C. chubby
D. podgy
3. The ____ of rigorous environmental laws seems highly desirable.
A. upcoming

B. advent
C. ongoing
D. pass
4. His controversial ideas presented in her book, ____ which critics raved, were endorsed by the
majority of readers.
A. about
B. over
C. on
D. Ø
5. Charlie passed the exam with flying ____.
A. clouds
B. scores
C. colors
D. pigs
6. The local authorities have decided to clamp ___ on illegal parking in handicapped parking places.
A. over
B. down
C. up
D. under
7. The application of ____ wall insulation is commonplace in countries with cold climate.
A. heatproof
B. thermoplastic
C. cavity
D. torrid
8. I am such a scatter ____ that I always forget everything that you’ve just said.
A. mind
B. head
C. brain
D. memory
9. Police have discovered that ____ money was used to pay for the good.

A. copy
B. false
C. fake
D. counterfeit
10. In contrast to her husband, she’s a very down-to-earth sort of person.
A. cynical
B. boring
C. clever
D. practical

II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the passage.
Last year I resigned my post as a Head of Department at a large comprehensive school. After 23
years of teaching, I had simply had enough of a job which is becoming increasingly (1)
_________(PROBLEM). As a Departmental Head, I saw at close hand the effect of the
government's increased (2) _____(INVOLVE) in educational matters; the job is now ten times
more (3) _______ (BUREAU) than it was when I BUREAU started out. Not content with loading
teachers down with paperwork, the government has also imposed standard national tests on pupils
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as young as six, a fact which has left many teachers (4)_______ (ENCHANT) with their
profession. But that side of things is by no means all. There is also the growing (5) _______
(AGGRESSIVE) of the pupils, including the girls. There are the frequent little acts of (6) _______
(RUDE) which teachers have become almost (7) _______ (POWER) to stop, now that the right to
discipline pupils has been all but taken from them. There is the restlessness and sheer (8) _______
(BORING) of children brought up on a diet of computer games and violent videos. Some people
dismiss any link between computer games and a (9) _______ (REDUCE) in attention span, but
few of them are teachers. When I started out, I used to enjoy teaching history, my chosen
discipline, to (10) _______ (RESPECT) pupils; now I do so every Tuesday evening, teaching local
history to pensioners.

III. There are 4 words/phrases underlined below. Identify the wrong ones and correct.
1. Families who are enough fortunate to own a historic home may be able to get restoration funds
from the government.
2. Those days we regard stress is a necessary evil of modern living.
3. Reading through the first sentences and the second gapping sentences you have to complete.
4. The most Americans were killed in World War II than in any other war since the birth of the
nation.
5. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
Society has changed in many ways since the (1) _____ of computers, and people’s lives at home and
at the office have been (2) _____. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used
to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people
spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that, (3) _____ the number of hobbies had
not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized.
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (4) _____ spend time with their
families than stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen (5) _____ as important as working.
Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6) _____ they don’t want to,
because this leads to such an improvement in their (7) _____ if they have some rest.
(8) _____ these changes, some people are working harder than (9) _____. The standard of exams is
getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20
years ago. Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10) _____ hard that in many cases
they work longer hours than their parents.
1. A. existence
B. introduction
C. recommendation
D. manufacture
2. A. damaged
B. changed

C. transferred
D. affected
3. A. since
B. if
C. although
D. because
4. A. like
B. rather
C. better
D. prefer
5. A. be
B. being
C. to be
D. been
6. A. unless
B. however
C. even if
D. as
7. A. performance
B. rehearsal
C. display
D. expression
8. A. In addition to
B. Instead of
C. In spite of
D. In place of

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9. A. ever before
10. A. very

B. lately
B. too

C. ever since
C. as

D. never before
D. so

VI. Read the passage and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.

The domestication of wild species led directly to denser human population by yielding more food
than the hunter-gatherer lifestyle could provide. In societies that possessed domestic animals,
livestock helped to feed more people by providing meat, milk, and fertilizer, and by pulling plows.
Large domestic animals became the societies' main source of animal protein, replacing wild game,
and they also furnished wool, leather, and land transport. Humans have domesticated only a few
species of large animals, with "large" defined as those weighing over 100 pounds (45 kilograms).
Fourteen such species were domesticated before the twentieth century; all of them terrestrial
mammals and herbivores. The five most important of these are sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and cattle
or oxen.
Small animals such as ducks, geese, rabbits, dogs, cats, mink, bees, and silkworms have also been
domesticated. Many of these small animals provided food, clothing, or warmth. However, none of
them pulled plows or wagons, none carried riders, and none except dogs pulled sleds. Furthermore,
no small domestic animals have been as important for food as have large domestic animals.
Early herding societies quickly domesticated all large mammal species that were suitable for
domestication. There is archeological evidence that these species were domesticated between 10,000

and 4,500 years ago, within the first few thousand years of the origins of farming herding societies
after the last Ice Age. The continent of Eurasia has been the primary size of large mammal
domestication. Eurasia is a huge, ecologically diverse landmass, and therefore has a great many large
mammal species. Having the most species of wild mammals to begin with, and losing the fewest to
extinction in the last 40,000 years, Eurasia has generated the most candidates for domestication.
Domestication involves transforming wild animals into something more useful to humans. Truly
domesticated animals differ in many ways from their wild ancestors. These differences result from
two processes: human selection of individual animals that are more useful to humans that other
individuals of the same species, and evolutionary responses of animals to the forces of natural
selection operating in human environments rather than in wild environments.
To be domesticated, a wild species must possess several characteristics. A candidate for domestication
must be primarily a herbivore because it takes less plant biomass to feed a plant eater than it does to
feed a carnivore that consumes plant eaters. No carnivorous mammal has ever been domesticated for
food simply because it would be too costly. A candidate must not only weigh an average of over 100
pounds but also grow quickly. That eliminates gorillas and elephants, even though they are
herbivores. Moreover, candidates for domestication must be able to breed successfully in captivity.
Since almost any sufficiently large mammal species is capable of killing a human, certain qualities
disqualify a wild animal for domestication. The animal cannot have a disposition that is nasty,
dangerous, or unpredictable characteristics that eliminate bears,, African buffaloes, and some species
of wild horses. The animal cannot be so nervous that it panics around humans. Large herbivorous
mammal species react to danger from predators or humans in different ways. Some species are
nervous, fast, and programmed for instant flight when they perceive danger. Others are less nervous,
seek protection in herds, and do not run until necessary. Most species of deer and antelope are of the
former type, while sheep and goats are of the latter.
Almost all domesticated large mammals are species whose wild ancestors share three social
characteristics: living in a herd, maintaining a dominance hierarchy in the herd, and having herds
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that occupy overlapping home ranges instead of mutually exclusive territories. Humans have taken

advantage of those characteristics in keeping domestic animals together with others of their species
and in close proximity to other species of domestic animals.
1. The word furnished in par.1 is closest in meaning to
A. demanded
B. invented
C. provided
D. changed
2. According to the passage, what benefit of large domestic animals is not also provided by small
animals?
A. A source of food
B. A source of clothing
C. The ability to pull a plow
D. The ability to be ridden
3. Which of the following can be inferred about large mammal species?
A. Relatively few species have the necessary characteristics for domestication.
B. More species of large mammals are domesticated as pets than for food.
C. Only a few large terrestrial mammal species are primarily herbivores.
D. All large mammals can be classified into one of five important groups.
4. According to the passage, when did early humans domesticate all suitable large mammal species?
A. After humans had populated every continent
B. Before the Ice Age caused many animals to become extinct
C. At the same time they domesticated small animals
D. Within a few thousand years after farming and herding began
5. According to the passage, what is one reason that domesticated animals differ from their wild
ancestors?
A. Wild animals find food easily, but domesticated animals must work for food.
B. Domesticated animals live near humans, so they forget their wild ancestors.
C. Animals' evolutionary responses in captivity differ from those in the wild.
D. More animals survive in human environments than in wild environments.
6. Why does the author mention gorillas and elephants in par. 5?

A. To suggest that some overlooked animals could be domesticated
B. To illustrate the wide variety among large herbivores
C. To identify animals intelligent enough to avoid domestication
D. To give examples of animals that grow too slowly for domestication
7. The word disqualify in par.6 is closest in meaning to
A. identify
B. display
C. reject
D. punish
8. The word panic in par.6 is closest in meaning to
A. feels terror
B. refuses to eat
C. attacks others D. becomes ill
9. What can be inferred from par.6 about deer and antelope?
A. They run away from humans only if threatened.
B. They do not supply meat of a consistent quality.
C. They are as dangerous as certain wild horses.
D. They have not successfully been domesticated.
10. All of the following are characteristics favorable to domestication EXCEPT
A. weighing over 100 pounds
B. unpredictable behavior
C. ability to breed in captivity
D. living in a herd with hierarchy

VII. Insert ONE word to complete the passage.

Let's assume that choosing your holiday was trouble-free. A rash assumption, I admit, for I know
about the heartside arguments that brochures…(1) spark off. However, I must confine…(2) to the
things that could go wrong once you…(3) out on your travels or after you arrive at your…(4).
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…(5) I claim no qualification…(6) an adviser, I do have under my belt practical experience which
has been…(7) over twenty years of globetrotting. First, some basic ground rules that…(8) in all
situations. If something does go wrong, then bear in…(9) that you are not the first person to
have…(10) something lost or stolen, or to have been…(11) in accidents or illness. The people
to…(12) you go for help are…(13) with the proper way of doing things and you can best help by
keeping as…(14) as possible and…(15) them with the information they need.
…(16) to say, you should be adequately insured and carry…(17) of that insurance. …(18) who
travels abroad without proper cover…(19) little symphaty in the…(20) of trouble.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
1.The two brothers do not trust each other at all. COMPLETE
There is ...................................................................................................................................my two brothers.
2.Fortunately, I found a job in London. FORTUNE
By a ..........................................................................................................................................a job in London.
3.Never forget that the customer is always right. BORNE
It should ............................................................................................................... the customer is always right.
4.It is impossible to predict how long it will take to do this. TELLING
There ....................................................................................................................... time it will take to do this.
5.When I make my complaint, I hope that you will say you agree with me. BACK
When I make my complaint, I hope......................................................................................................................

SELF PRACTICE TEST 2
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. The ……… man refused to give his son a single cent to start his own business.
A. miserly
B. meagre
C. economical
D. frugal

2. After a day of hard work, the tired man ……… in music to relax.
A. pampers
B. indulges
C. absorbs
D. wallows
3. The committee members ……… for hours over the issue without coming to a conclusion.
A. haggled
B. disputed
C. debated
D. bargained
4. The general was convinced that if his army could make the first ……… strike, they would be
able to win the battle.
A. enigmatic
B. pre-emptive
C. showdown
D. rudimentary
5. Phillips asked the teacher to ……… him from lessons that day as he was not feeling well.
A. excuse
B. pardon
C. relieve
D. detract
6. Her grandson was ……… in the armed forces at the age of eighteen.
A. accepted
B. consigned
C. enlisted
D. recruited
7. This cupboard has the ……… to topple over when too many heavy things are put on the top
shelf.
A. propensity
B. tendency

C. favour
D. probability
8. It is ……… of you to conclude that all swans are white because you have only seen white ones.
A. abrupt
B. quizzical
C. illogical
D. thoughtless
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9. Mother has never been ……… for being an excellent cook, so be prepared for the food you will
get to taste.
A. awarded
B. acclaimed
C. rewarded
D. noted
10. Abraham has a very low ……… of tolerance for noise, so please keep the volume of the radio
down.
A. threshold
B. limit
C. minima
D. barrier
II. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket to complete the sentences.
1. Although some hold out hope for a sea wall and land reclamation programme, it is admittedly
nothing more than a mere ________ (STOP)
2. A(n) ________ is implanted in the body to prop up the heart. (MAKE)
3. She is ________ gorgeous in that gown. (DIE)
4. His behavior at the party was _________, which went beyond everyone's expectations. (ERR)
5. The advent of computers was one of the _________ milestones in the mankind's history.
(NOTE)

6. His condition was so serious _________ as he had to stay in hospital for a month. (MUCH)
7. Pending the _________ of KFC, the manager had to catch up on a huge number of backlogs.
(TAKE)
8. It is __________ to be waken up by the noisy music from the neighbor's house. (IRK)
9. Like many other __________ of my age, I dread to use hi-tech gears. (TECHNICAL)
10. Bacteria derived from __________ disease can be contagious among people having reciprocal
contact. (MENINGES)
III. The following passage contains 15 errors. Underline and correct them
Beds play an important role on allowing a person to get a good night sleep. Many different types of
beds in the market today provide with a source of comfort that are tailored to individual needs.
Most of them are soft enough to ensure that the bed follows the contours of a person’s body, yet
allowing a person to feel comfortable when he is tossing and turning in bed. There are mattresses
filling with different types of materials and sewn with different types of clothes. The need to farther
improve the quantity of mattresses shows the importance of the bed as a peace of furniture in a
home. Whether it is reclining, sleep or even have a meal, people seek to buy the most comfortable
beds for them.
A latex foam bed is one such bed. Latex is obtained from the rubber tree and it solidifies quickly
and becomes rubbery and elastic. These rubber particles are suspending by soap in water and the
liquid will then whip into foam and poured into a mould. Hundreds of heated pins pierced the
mould to creating air chambers for natural ventilation. The core of this mixture is then rinsed,
washed and squeezed until it is damp. The dampness is removed with a hot air oven and further
frozen to cool it. Latex foam mattresses therefore have a spring-like resilience that not only follow
the contours of a person body when he is asleep but is also able to revert to the original shape
without taking on the body impression of anyone.
IV. Choose the correct A, B, C or D to complete the paragraph.
UNIVERSAL WET WEEKEND
The weather across much of the British Isles (1) ……… settled last week, with a good (2) ………
of sunshine. On Saturday, the lunchtime temperature at Bridlington in the northeast of England
was 28.2oC, which compared favourably with Alicante in southern Spain at 29oC. The rest of the
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world, however, was (3) ……… with some extreme conditions. A tropical storm, given the name
Helen, hit Hong Kong on Saturday morning, though her presence had been (4) ……… in (5)
……… . From noon on Friday, the showers and (6) ……… of rain became more and more frequent
so that by midnight on Sunday, thirty-six hours later, there had been 333mm of rainfall, not far off
the (7) ……… for the month of August, at 367mm. Even on Sunday there was a (8) ……… in
Helen’s tail. The town centre of Shanwei, near Hong Kong, was flooded when 468mm of rain fell in
the sixty hours (9) ……… up to midday on Sunday, (10) …… twice the normal August rainfall. On
the other (11) ……… of the globe, tropical storm Gabrielle moved across the Gulf of Mexico and
overnight rain (12) ……… the usual rainfall for the (13) ……… month. Although most of Europe
enjoyed sun, the high temperatures were sufficient to set off some (14) ……… showers. On
Tuesday morning, a thunderstorm at Lyons in eastern France (15) ……… 99mm of rain in just six
hours.
1. A. kept
B. remained
C. lasted
D. held
2. A. extent
B. quantity
C. proportion
D. deal
3. A. coping
B. matching
C. colliding
D. queuing
4. A. waited
B. found
C. felt
D. warned

5. A. light
B. advance
C. likelihood
D. day
6. A. outbursts
B. outbreaks
C. outputs
D. outlets
7. A. general
B. standard
C. medium
D. average
8. A. sting
B. prick
C. stab
D. poke
9. A. going
B. leading
C. taking
D. approaching
10. A. only
B. fairly
C. hardly
D. nearly
11. A. section
B. side
C. face
D. part
12. A. overtook
B. exceeded

C. passed
D. beat
13. A. total
B. sole
C. single
D. whole
14. A. huge
B. weighty
C. heavy
D. strong
15. A. deposited
B. placed
C. lay
D. set
V. Read the passage and write the correct verdiction (T, F, NG) for each statement.
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with the University Code of Student Conduct, as on
enrollment with the University the student has placed themselves under the policies and regulations of the
University and all of its duly constituted bodies. Disciplinary authority is exercised through the Student
Conduct Committee. The Committee has procedures in place for hearing allegations of misconduct. Copies of
the student conduct code are available at the Student Services Office.
Academic dishonesty is never condoned by the University. This includes cheating and plagiarism, which
violate the Student Conduct Code and could result in expulsion or failing the course.
Cheating includes but is not limited to obtaining or giving unauthorized help during an examination, getting
unauthorized information about the contents of an examination before it is administered, using unauthorised
sources of information during an examination, altering or falsifying the record of any grades, altering or
supplying answers after an examination has been handed in, falsifying any official University record, and
misrepresenting the facts to get exemptions from or extensions to course requirements.

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Plagiarism includes but is not limited to submitting any paper or other document, to satisfy an academic
requirement, which has been copied either in whole or in part from someone else’s work without identifying
that person; failing to identify as a quotation a documented idea that has not been thoroughly assimilated into
the student's language and style, or paraphrasing a passage so closely that the reader could be misled as to the
source; submitting the same written or oral material in different courses without obtaining authorisation from
the lecturers involved; or 'dry-labbing', which includes obtaining and using experimental data from fellow
students without the express consent of the lecturer, utilizing experimental data and laboratory write-ups
from other parts of the course or from previous terms during which the course was conducted, and fabricating
data to fit the expected results.
1. The Student Services Office familiarises students with the student code.
2. Cheats will automatically be expelled because their behaviour cannot be condoned.
3. The text lists all activities that are considered to be cheating.
4. According to the text, cheating is a more serious offence than plagiarism.
5. It is never acceptable to paraphrase closely.
6. Students can submit the same work in different courses as long as they ask their lecturer and it is
not their own.
7. If students want to use other students' laboratory data, they must ask them and the lecturer firs t.
8. Data must fit the expected results.
VI. Insert ONE word in the space to complete the passage.
The most extreme weather conditions experienced in Antarctica are associated (0) ..... blizzards.
These are simply strong winds with falling snow (1) ....., more commonly, snow that is picked up and
pushed along the ground by the wind. Blizzards may last for days at (2) ..... time, and in some cases
it can be almost impossible for people to see. It is not unusual (3) ..... objects only about a metre or (4)
..... away to become unrecognisable. Scientists doing research in the area (5) ..... then confined to their
tents or caravans. We think of blizzards (6) ..... extremely cold, while in fact temperatures in the
Antarctic are usually higher than normal (7) ..... a blizzard. Major blizzards of several days in length
occur more frequently in some locations than in others. (8) ..... may be eight or ten such blizzards in
any particular place (9) ..... an annual basis. They often cause considerable damage, so that any

scientific buildings or equipment constructed in this region must be specially made to give as (10)
..... protection as possible.
If the weather is fine, visibility in Antarctica is usually excellent because of the clear air and the
absence of dust and smoke. (11) ..... this means is that people often greatly underestimate the
distance of objects and features of the landscape. Also, very large features (12) ..... as mountains
may appear to be above the horizon, or even upside (13) ..... These ‘mirages’, (14) ..... are just tricks
played by the eyes in certain conditions, have led to explorers in the Antarctic making many errors
(15) ….. judgment
VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
1. His arrival was completely unexpected. (TOOK)
→_______________________________________________________________________________
2. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (MAP)
→_______________________________________________________________________________
3. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (MEANS)
→_______________________________________________________________________________
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4. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (MONOPOLY)
→_______________________________________________________________________________
5. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)
→_______________________________________________________________________________

SELF PRACTICE TEST 3
I. Choose the correct A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Their eventual choice of house was ...... by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related
B. consequent
C. determined
D. dependent

2. Her business must be going rather well, ....... by the car she drives.
A. deducing
B. deciding
C. inferring
D. judging
3. My cousin obviously didn't ........ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting
her.
A. create
B. do
C. make
D. build
4. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ....... of a mosquito in my ear.
A. whine
B. moan
C. groan
D. screech
5. Most people buy their houses with a loan which they then pay back ........ 23 years.
A. over
B. during
C. with
D. throughout
6. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his gentle voice is rather .....
A. disembodied
B. disconcerning
C. dismissive
D. discordant
7. My sister's confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly ..... by her last musc teacher.
A. subsided
B. weakened
C. undermined

D. loosened
8. Next month TV and cinema star Paul Nicholas will be ...... as Aladdin at the Apollo Theatre.
A. casting
B playing
C. acting
D. apearing
9. On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new ..... and to give up his old life of crime.
A. book
B. page
C. leaf
D. chapter
10. Now's a ..... time to tell me you're going out this evening. I've spent time whole day preparing
supper for you.
A. suitable
B. fine
C. reasonable
D. right

II. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. Some ________ commentators poured scorn on this decision, claiming that an actor would not
have the right credentials to present an arts programme on TV. (NOSE)
2. He is selling second-hand or ___________ goods. (SHOP)
3. All around are __________ mountains which provide the walkers or nature-lovers with
magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW)
4. In the woman, however, adulthood is punctuated by the __________, which can have a deep
psychological effect. (PAUSE)
5. She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his ___________. (OBSERVE)

III. In the paragraph before some lines are correct and some have a word should not be
there. Indicate the correct lines with a tick (√). For the incorrect lines, underline or write

the word (if write please fill in the given blank)
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LINE

SENTENCE

BLANK

1.

In the world of birds, this bill design is a prime example of evolutionary

_____________

2.

fine-tuning. Shorebirds such as oystercatchers use their bills to pry on
open

_____________

3.

the tightly sealed forward shells of their prey, hummingbirds have stiletto _____________
like

4.

bills to probe the deepest nectar-bearing flowers, and kiwis that smell out

_____________

5.

earthworms thanks to nostrils which located at the tip of their beaks. But
few

_____________

6.

birds are more intimately tied to their source of sustenance than

_____________

7.

are crossbills. Two species of these finches, named for the way

_____________

8.

the upper and lower parts of their bills cross away, rather than meet in

_____________

9.

the middle, reside in the evergreen forests of North America

_____________

10. and feed on the seeds therefore held within the cones of coniferous trees.

_____________

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
The history of the the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac ___ (1)
onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two - wheeled invention, a machine called the
‘celerifere’. It was basically an ___(2) version of a children’s toy which had been in ____ (3) for
many years Sivrac’s ‘celerifere’ had a wooden frame, made in the ___(4) of a horse, which was
mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on a small seat just like a modern bicycle, and
pushed ___(5) against the ____(6) with your legs - there were no brakes, but despite these
problems the invention very much ____ (7) to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were
____(8) races up and down the streets. Minor ___(9) were common as riders attempted a final burst
of ____(10). Controlling the machine was difficult as the only way to change ____ (11) was to pull
up the front of the “celerifere” and ____ (12) it round while the front wheel was ____ (13) in the air.
“Celerifere” were not popular for long, however, as the ___ (14) of no springs, no steering and
rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.
Even so, the wooden “celerifere” was the ___(15) of the modern bicycle.
1. A. delighted
B. cheered
C. appreciated
D. overjoyed
2. A. increased
B. enormous
C. extended

D. enlarged
3. A. use
B. play
C. operation
D. service
4. A. resemblance
B. shape
C. body
D. appearance
5. A. fast
B. deeply
C. heavily
D. hard
6. A. surface
B. ground
C. earth
D. floor
7. A. attracted
B. appealed
C. took
D. called
8. A. going
B. getting
C. holding
D. making
9. A. wounds
B. trips
C. injuries
D. breaks
10. A. velocity

B. energy
C. pace
D. speed
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11. A. direction
12. A. roll
13. A. cycling
14. A. mixture
15. A. origin

B. route
B. drive
B. circling
B. link
B. design

C. heading
C. turn
C. winding
C. combination
C. model

D. way
D. revolve
D. spinning
D. union
D. introduction

V. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each reading comprehensive question.
Panel painting, common in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe, involved a painstaking,
laborious process. Wooden planks were joined, covered with gesso to prepare the surface for
painting, and then polished smooth with special tools. On this perfect surface, the artist would
sketch a composition with chalk, refine it with inks, and then begin the deliberate process of
applying thin layers of egg tempera paint (egg yolk in which pigments are suspended) with small
brushes. The successive layering of these meticulously applied paints produced the final,
translucent colors.
Backgrounds of gold were made by carefully applying sheets of gold leaf, and then embellishing or
decorating the gold leaf by punching it with a metal rod on which a pattern had been embossed.
Every step in the process was slow and deliberate. The quick-drying tempera demanded that the
artist know exactly where each stroke be placed before the brush met the panel, and it required the
use of fine brushes. It was, therefore, an ideal technique for emphasizing the hard linear edges and
pure, fine areas of color that were so much a part of the overall aesthetic of the time. The notion
that an artist could or would dash off an idea in a fit of spontaneous inspiration was completed alien
to these deliberately produced works.
Furthermore, making these paintings was so time-consuming that it demanded assistance. All such
work was done by collective enterprise in the workshops. The painter or master who is credited
with having created the painting may have designed the work and overseen its production, but it is
highly unlikely that the artist's hand applied every stroke of the brush. More likely, numerous
assistants, who had been trained to imitate the artist's style, applied the paint. The carpenter's shop
probably provided the frame and perhaps supplied the panel, and yet another shop supplied the
gold. Thus, not only many hands, but also many shops were involved in the final product.
In spite of problems with their condition, restoration, and preservation many panel paintings have
survived, and today many of them are housed in museum collections.
1. What aspect of panel paintings does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) Famous examples (B) Different styles
(C) Restoration
(D) Production
2. According to the passage, what was the first step in making a panel painting?

(A) Mixing the paint
(B) Preparing the panel
(C) Buying the gold leaf
(D) Making ink drawings
3. The word “it” in line 4 refers to ________.
(A) chalk
(B) composition
(C) artist
(D) surface
4. The word “deliberate” in line 5 is closest in meaning to ________.
(A) decisive
(B) careful
(C) natural
(D) unusual
5. Which of the following processes produced the translucent colors found on panel paintings?
(A) Joining wooden planks to form large sheets (B) Polishing the gesso
(C) Applying many layers of pain
(D) Covering the background with gold leaf
6. What characteristic of tempera paint is mentioned in the passage?
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(A) It dries quickly.
(B) It is difficult to make.
(C) It dissolves easily.
(D) It has to be applied directly to wood.
7. The word “demanded” in line 17 is closest in meaning to ________.
(A) ordered
(B) reported
(C) required

(D) questioned
8. The “collective enterprise” mentioned in line 18 includes all of the following EXCEPT
(A) supplying the gold leaf
(B) building the panels
(C) applying the paint
(D) selling the painting
9. The word “imitate” in line 22 is closest in meaning to ________.
(A) copy
(B) illustrate
(C) promote
(D) believe in
10. The author mentions all of the following as problems with the survival of panel paintings
EXCEPT ________.
(A) condition
(B) theft
(C) preservation
(D) restoration

VI. Insert ONE word to complete the passage.
CANNIBALISM?
We’ve all had moments where we felt desperate to ___1____ anything. But what if your only
option was human flesh? Most of us have heard of cannibalism but what happens when you eat
humans?
If we look at insects, snails, fish or amphibians, we can see that cannibalism is abundant. But when
it comes to mammals, cannibalism is more rare, often triggered by environmental stressors
_____2_____ when rabbits eat their young under stressful situations.
In the 20th ____3____, medicinal cannibalism was used in Europe where human blood was
prescribed as a remedy. _____4____ proper care and preparation, you run the risk of contracting
any bloodborne disease like Hepatitits or Ebola that your victim may be carrying.
Your thigh is around 10 thousand calories, your heart 700 and your entire body around 81

thousand calories. But about half of these calories come ____5____ Adipose or fat tissue so you
aren’t the best meat for those on a diet.
Anecdotal accounts say we taste somewhere ____6_____ pork and veal, and a cute culinary robot
identified us as bacon. There’s still an even greater risk in something called Prion. Prion could be
understood as an infectious protein. They can change healthy proteins, causing a chain react ion and
creating disease.
In the 1950s, researchers discovered that several _____7_____ of the Foray people, a tribal group
in Papua New Guinea were ____8____ from a disease called “Kuru”, which caused those infected to
lose control of their emotions then bodily functions, eventually succumbing to death. It turns out
that Kuru was a Prion disease which was contracted through their funeral practices. The Foray
people believed it was better for the body to be eaten by the people who loved them _____ 9____ by
worms or insects.
So while eating human flesh isn’t necessarily always bad for you, especially if it lacks Prions, doing
so carries incredibly high risks that probably ____10___ worth it.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words .
1/ Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still haven's decided on the candidate they
are going to vote for.
--> (FENCE)........................................... ........................................
2/ His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor.
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--> (JEOPARDY)........................................ ......................................
3/ Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed.
--> (LEAF)............................................ .........................................
4/ The new musical has delighted theater audiences throughout the country.
--> (STORM)........................................... .......................................
5/ He's not sure whether to go or not.
--> (MINDS)........................................... ........................................

SELF PRACTICE 4
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is a _____ liar.
A. dedicated
B. devoted
C. commited
D. compulsive
2. There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.
A. fast
B. speedy
C. quick
D. sudden
3. When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _____ obvious where turning is.
A. immediately
B. directly
C. instantaneously
D. quite
4. At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _____ with the devils.
A. cooperation
B. association
C.league
D. conjunction
5. When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in _____.
A. collusion
B. equilibrium
C. collision
D. incubation
6. There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter’s experience _____ the scales in
his favor.
A. weighted

B. tipped
C. balanced
D. overturned
7. We are conscious that sleeplessness usually _____ those who are exposed to a great deal of
stress, anxiety or depression.
A. betrays
B. bestows
C. besets
D. bemoans
8. I think that the artist’s cartoons are usually rather _______ as they ar e intended to appeal to a
mass number of audiences.
A. lowbrow
B. highbrow
C. dearly
D. impenetrable
9. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new schedules.
A. shambles
B. rumpus
C. chaos
D. fracas
10. ‘The film was pretty bad, wasn’t it?’ – ‘Yes, I think it was _____’.
A. exemplary
B. excruciating
C. expeditious
D. explicit

II. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket.

1. The pilot did manage to get the plane _____________.(BEAR)
2. He was still rumbling ______________when Pike returned bearing a folder of _________

sheets.(CONTENT/CAP)
3. _____________ conditions can be diagnosed from the ____________.(CANCER/SET)
4. I've finally figured out why soap operas are, and logically should be, so popular with with
generations of __________ people who are too old to go out.(BIND)
5.Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after routine inspections
found them not to be ___________.(WORTH)

III. Identify 10 mistakes in the passage and correct them.
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Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of
a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have all concluded
that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder
Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he can elicit
the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and another minor event s
supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details. Although the physical basic for
memory is not yet understood, one theory is how the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is
the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by
patterns of activity. Repeated references with the same information support recall. In other word,
improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
ANGER AS ALBANIA MARKS 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH LAMB FEAST
Barring an unlikely, last-minute (1) …….., 1,000 lambs are to be (2) …….. on Wednesday at the
high point of celebrations to mark the 100th (3) …….. of Albanian independence.
The event, organised by the government of Albania’s prime minister, Sali Berisha, has stirred (4)
…….. and protest, with one opponent describing it as a “grotesque embarrassment”. On Monday,
members of the youth wing of the opposition Socialist party protested outside the prime minister’s
office, carrying (5) …….. and large photographs of lambs.

Three (6) …….. of state and at least five government leaders are (7) …….. in the capital, Tirana, to
attend the celebrations at which the cooked lamb will be served to guests on two 200 metre-long
tables. Albania (8) …….. its independence from the Ottoman empire on 28 November 1912,
when the red-and-black standard of its national hero, Skanderbeg, was (9) …….. in the town of
Vlore.
The body of Albania’s pre-war ruler, King Zog, has been returned to his(10) …….. to mark the
occasion. (11) …….. have included concerts and parades and the construction of a centennial
monument. But it is the fate of the lambs that has galvanised Berisha’s opponents.
“This is a country that is traditionally not very vegetarian – let’s put it that way,” said the
Socialists’ youth spokesman, Erjon Veliaj. “The issues of animal rights and cruelty are not preeminent. But to (12) …….. this process gives this society a reputation it doesn’t deserve.”
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V. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
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Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born

in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Several years later he s pent one
year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few 5 years after that he
roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He
returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner
Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with
the help of a Guggenheim fellowship.
10 His novels include Not Without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an
autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The
Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of
Wonder(1947), One Way 15 Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959). A man of many talents,
Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s he spent much
of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers.
Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American 20 literary history, and he is seen as
one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was
predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting
daily city life for African-Americans.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
(A) the life of Langston Hughes
(B) the Harlem Renaissance
(C) African-American writers
(D) American twentieth-century writers
2. Where was Langston Hughes born?
(A) Spain
(B) New York
(C) Missouri
(D) North Carolina
3. The word "roamed" as used in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) traveled
(B) soared
(C) floated

(D) walked
4. As used in line 5, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?
(A) islands
(B) ships
(C) friends
(D) harbors
5. To which of the following movements might "Shakespeare in Harlem" refer to?
(A) the Civil War
(B) the Harlem Riots
(C) the Harlem Renaissance
(D) the Civil Rights Movement
6. What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?
(A) his job as a reporter
(B) his career as a soldier
(C) a literary fellowship
(D) a college study program
7. The word "talents" in bold could be be replaced by which of the following?
(A) desires
(B) abilities
(C) strategies
(D) careers
8. According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life?
(A) write short stories
(B) popularize African-American writers
(C) advocate racial equality
(D) write about life in Harlem
9. Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in line 19?
(A) successful
(B) prolific
(C) brilliant

(D) imaginative
10. The author uses the word "flood" in line 22 to refer to
(A) a drought
(B) an outpouring
(C) a cloudburst
(D) a streak
11. Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in line 23?
(A) congratulating(B) blessing
(C) screening
(D) portraying
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12. According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT
(A) a novelist
(B) a poet
(C) an historian
(D) a journalist

VI. Read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each gap.
‘GADDAFI’S BANKER’ SEEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
The South African government is facing demands to arrest a man dubbed “Gaddafi’s banker” amid
claims the deposed Libyan leader and his family stashed (1) ……… than $1bn in the country.
Bashir Saleh, (2) ……… Interpol’s wanted list for his former role as an aide to Muammar Gaddafi,
is travelling freely in South Africa, according to a report in the local press. He (3 ) ……… allegedly
attended the governing African National Congress’s centenary celebrations and a recent summit of
the Brics emerging economies.
The South African opposition Democratic Alliance demanded (4) ……… immediate arrest. Dianne
Kohler Barnard, shadow police minister, said: “What is he (5) ……… strolling in and (6) ……… of
our country when he’s on the most-wanted list? If we had (7) ……… crime intelligence at all, they

would know who this was and arrest (8) ……… on the spot.
“There’s a possibility he’s being protected by members of the ANC, maybe on the instructions of
‘number one’ [president Jacob Zuma]. How (9) ……… could someone on the Interpol list get such
protection?”
She added: “Urgent action must now be (10) ……… to rectify this. Bashir Saleh must be
immediately arrested and a full investigation conducted (11) ……… that the world knows that
South Africa will not allow (12) ……… to become a safe haven (13) ……… international
criminals.”
Gaddafi’s relationship with South Africa was complicated. Nelson Mandela is often said to have
been grateful for his support in the struggle against racial apartheid and (14) ……… once quoted
as saying: “Those (15) ……… feel irritated by our friendship with president Gaddafi can go jump in
the pool.”
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VII. Rewrite the sentences as directed.

1. They have decided to employ me as a cashier for the summer.
TAKE
They have made up ………………………………………….
2. The police said it was obvious that the thieves knew all about the alarm system.ACQUAINTED
The police said …………………………………………. .
3. We never permit pets to come into this hotel.
ALLOWED
Under …………………………………………. .
4. John has never had the capacity to accept when he is wrong.
ADMIT
John has never been ………………………………………
5. It was a long time before Jackie recovered from her illness.
OVER
It took Jackie ………………………………………….

SELF PRACTICE 5
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ______.
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A. blighted
B. blissful
C. ravenous
D. ostentatious
2. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by including unnecessary ______
in the dialogue.
A. vulgarity
B. verbosity
C. vocalizations
D. garishness
3. His neighbors found his ______ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting him to
backyard barbeques.
A. insensate
B. magisterial
C. modest
D. restorative
4. Steven is always ______ about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a sign of
irresponsibility.
A. legible
B. tolerable
C. punctual
D. belligerent
5. Candace would ______ her little sister into an argument by teasing her and calling her names.
A. provoke

B. perforate
C.advocate
D. expunge
6. The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a shimmering effect.
A. titillated
B. enthralled
C. scintillated
D. striated
7. Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a better-paying job.
A. recombine
B. reiterate
C. necessitate
D. reciprocate
8. Levina unknowingly ______ the thief by holding open the elevator doors and ensuring his
escape.
A. coerced
B. proclaimed
C. abetted
D. solicited
9. Shakespeare, a(n) ______ writer, entertained audiences by writing many tragic and comic plays.
A. obstinate
B. dutiful
C. prolific
D. generic
10. I had the ______ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home
from Brussels.
A. satisfactory
B. commendable C. galling
D. acute

II. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket.
1. Few of us are naturally ___________ but in terms of karate technique this can be achieved
through training.(DEXTERITY)
2. Jay was given to ____________ rambling, and had to check herself.(LOQUACITY)
3. Regrettably, this illogical and ______________ attitude still persists even when we are dealing
with nations substantially richer than ourselves.(ANCESTRY)
4. Maybe wrestling with the love / hate, personal / political ____________ is why he killed
himself.(TERMINATE)
5. Agassi's victory speech had more than a touch of __________.(DICTUM)

III. There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify and correct them.
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC
For the past eight years, many of the world’s leading classical musicians have gathered together in
Switzerland’s most glitzy ski resort to play, to teach and socialise. If this was all, it would be the
ultimate classical music insiders’ club. But the attraction of Verbier, its charm and relevance, is that
it is also home for three weeks to more than 100 young musicians from 31 countries, starried-eye
about meeting the masters and getting a crashing course at the highest possible level. Conductors
of the world’s top orchestras are off hand to get the young musicians into shape, coaxing fine
performances of so daunting challenges as Mahler’s Third Symphony and Brahms’ First
Symphony.
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Verbier is the creation of the Swede, Martin Engstroem, who for many years was a leading agent.
He wanted to run his own festival and, having some of the best contacts of the business, it was not
hard to find a Swiss ski report to look for a summer boost, rich villa owners keen to open their
houses to musical celebrities and stars used to being indulgent. Engstroem is the most relaxed and
charming of men, but in his way he is a dictator. The music heard at Verbier tends to be of his
classical taste with barely a note of the contemporary.

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
PROTECTING THE FLORIDA MANATEE
1 With an average length of ten feet and a weight of 1,200 pounds, the large, slow-moving Florida
manatee is perhaps the most distinctive marine mammal of the southeastern United States. Found
predominantly in the oceans, rivers, and estuaries around southern Florida in the cooler months,
manatees frequently travel as far west as Texas and as far north as Virginia during the summer.
They have been inhabitants of these marine environments for 45 million years. In recent times,
however, the manatee has become an endangered species, and an intense debate has ensued over
some of the measures implemented to protect its survival.
2 The Florida manatee faces numerous threats from both natural and human-generated causes.
The mostimmediate survival needs for manatees are warm water and an adequate source of food.
The animals will suffer if either of these necessities cannot be found. For example, in water below
68 degrees Fahrenheit, a manatee's large body cannot convert food into energy fast enough to keep
the animal warm, and it will most likely die. Sometimes, entire groups of manatees perish when
they are caught too far north at the time of a sudden cold spell. Two other potentially lethal
hazards are blooms of poisonous marine algae arid catastrophic weather events such as hurricanes.
3 Despite their sensitivity to these natural conditions, the biggest threats to the survival of the
manatee come from human activities. One major concern is the loss of habitat due to increases in
land development and the introduction of pollutants to the environment. Manatees' access to
seagrass, their main food source, and warm water during the winter is limited in this way, forcing
them into more northern areas where they are less likely to find the resources they need to survive.
They can also be severely harmed by discarded fishing lines and nets, and, more significantly,
frequently die after being hit by watercraft. In addition, general harassment by individual humans
has led to many manatee deaths. The state of Florida has been passing laws to safeguard manatees
from such threats since 1893. The animal's listing as an endangered species in 1967 led to the
creation of several protected wildlife areas in Florida, and conservationists are hoping to both
expand the existing areas and establish new protection zones.
4 The primary activity which such zones seek to control is boating. Collisions with are the leading
cause of death for the Florida manatee, accounting for 25 percent of all recorded mortalities, and
some research has found that as many as 90 percent of observed Florida manatees bear scars from

run-ins with boat propellers. More disturbingly, these incidents are responsible for the most deaths
of adult manatees of reproductive age. This is detrimental to the overall population, because it
affects the manatees best able to multiply the species. Current and proposed protected areas either
place speed limits on boat travel or ban the use of marine motor vehicles altogether.
5 These conservationist measures have angered the region’s boating and fishing communities,
who see no need for such restrictions. Members of these groups argue that existing regulations are
more than adequate, and that manatee populations are on the rise and are no longer in danger.
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Indeed, successive surveys from the 1980s to the present have tallied larger and larger numbers of
manatees living around Florida. However, this increase may be due as much to advances in
surveying techniques, which simply enable counters to find more manatees, as it is to an actual rise
in the population. Other allegations that have become points of contention, such as the suggestions
that expanded refuge zones will devalue property, raise taxes, or hurt the regional economy, have
so far proved to be unfounded.
6 As awareness about the plight of the Florida manatee spreads, the majority of the public chooses
to support efforts to protect the creatures. The manatee is now a recognized symbol of Florida’s
wildlife and has become well known throughout the world. Companies offering tourists the
opportunity to view manatees in the wild are growing in popularity. Though no one denies that the
endangered Florida manatee still faces many challenges; with the help of conservationists and other
concerned members of the public, it can hopefully continue to overcome them.
1. The word “ensued” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. argued
B. combined
C. resolved
D. resulted
2. According to paragraph 2, what factor is responsible for the manatee’s inability to survive in cold
water?
A. Its behaviour B. Its diet

C. Its habitat
D. Its size
3. From the information in paragraph 3, what can be inferred about species recognized as
endangered?
A. They are eligible for special treatment.
B. They have been the subject of laws for over
100 years.
C. They mostly inhabit the state of Florida.
D. They succeed in stabilizing their populations.
4. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in paragraph 4?
A. More Florida manatees die as a result of boat collisions than die from any other single cause.
B. Researchers report that 90 percent of all known Florida manatee deaths have been the result of
boat collisions.
C. Watercraft collisions have led to more manatee deaths than any other cause, and most manatees
possess injuries from sure encounters.
D. While 90 percent of the Florida manatee population has been injured by watercraft, only 25
percent of these incidents resulted in the death of the animal.
5. The word “detrimental” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _____.
A. specialized
B. confusing
C. harmful
D. evident
6. The word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to _____.
A. Florida
B. increase
C. population
D. rise
7. According to the passage, which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author’s
opinion about the Florida manatee?

A. It has become a burden on the taxpayers of southern Florida.
B. It has recovered remarkably when compared to the 1980s.
C. It should be more fully protected from dangerous algae blooms.
D. It should receive further guardianship from humans in the future.

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8. According to paragraph 6, which of the following is true about manatees?
A. They can be found in many regions of the world.
B. They are expected to migrate farther south.
C. They receive limited support from the public,
D. They benefit from tourism industry in Florida.
9. All of these are mentioned in the passage as threats to the Florida manatee EXCEPT _____.
A. submerged fishing equipment
B. the loss of feeding grounds
C. the spread of diseases
D. toxic water plants

Question 10. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express
the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary
because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the
passages. Only a THREE-CORRECT answer is marked 1 point.
“The manatee has always faced certain natural dangers in the waters around Florida, but in
modern times humans pose the greatest threat to the survival of the species. …”
A. Boating collisions are responsible for a
quarter of all Florida manatee deaths and
inhibit the species’ ability to multiply.

D. Manatees were once able to travel to other

regions of the United States, but now are
confined to the areas around southern Florida.

B. Coastal development projects and population E. Money generated from tourism related to
runoff destroy marine environments that
manatees has helped pay for some of the
provide manatees with the resources that are
conservation programs that benefit the animals.
essential to their survival.
C. Florida has a long history of promoting
legal protections for the manatee, beginning in
1893.

F. Though some organizations have taken a
leading role in protecting the manatee, others
strongly oppose the expansion of conservation
measures.

V. Read the text below and decide to choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
DR SEUSS
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as ‘Dr Seuss’, began writing for children (1) _____ by chance.
During a long sea voyage in 1936, Seuss amused himself by (2) _____ together a nonsense poem to
the rhythm of the ship's engine. Later he illustrated the rhyme and published it as And to think that I
saw it on Mulberry Street. Many critics (3) _____ it as Seuss' best work.
A later book, McElligot's Pool, (4) _____ the first appearance of Seuss’ famous fantasy characters,
and Horton Hatches the Egg introduces an (5) _____ of morality. Seuss' reputation as a major
children's writer was sealed with the publication of The Cat in the Hat. This book uses easy-to-read
words to tell the story of two children alone at home on a rainy day. A cat wearing a tall hat arrives
to entertain them, wrecking their house in the (6) _____. The enthusiastic (7) _____ of this book
delighted Seuss and led him to found Beginner Books, a publishing company specialising in easy-toread books for children. Some of his books have been made into cartoons and one of them, How the

Grinch stole Christmas, was also made into an ingenious and (8) _____ successful feature film
starring Jim Carrey.
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At one point in his career, Seuss (9) _____ gave up writing for children and (10) _____ his talents
to making documentary films. One of these attracted a great deal of attention and won an Academy
Award.
1. A. fully
B. quite
C. extremely
D. fairly
2. A. placing
B. laying
C. putting
D. setting
3. A. look beyond
B. look upon
C. look through
D. look towards
4. A. indicates
B. shows
C. means
D. marks
5. A. amount
B. ingredient
C. element
D. item
6. A. practice
B. method

C. process
D. action
7. A. reception
B. welcome
C. greeting
D. admission
8. A. highly
B. intensively
C. strongly
D. widely
9. A. shortly
B. momentarily C. temporarily
D. presently
10. A. assigned
B. allocated
C. donated
D. devoted

VI. Read the passages below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space.
In (1) __________ of the efforts of the media in recent years to disillusion us, the general picture
which the ordinary public has of the ‘author’ is of somebody sitting hunched at a typewriter in
solitude in a garret or some other place away from (2) __________ eyes. And not just that, but
‘royalties’, that name given historically to the financial rewards of the writing profession, (3)
__________ seem to be more than just ‘wages’ or ‘a salary’. And (4) __________ that’s just (5)
__________ royalties are: they are certainly not the ‘bonus’ that my children always imagined them
to be when they arrived from a publisher. My fault for not educating them properly, I suppose, but
the receipt of a royal cheque would always bring with it appeals from the children (6) __________
extras, which they brought of as something akin (7) __________ Christmas or birthday presents: it
certainly wasn’t money that needed to be apportioned in the same way as others apportion their

wages or salary. Indeed, (8) __________ I not learned very early on in my writing career to see
royalties as my ‘salary’ and apportion (9) __________ carefully – much more carefully than any
other people, since they are an irregular form of income – I would long ago have been in (10)
__________ financial straits!

VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
1. Fancy you and I taking after my mother!
TO
What a ...........................................................................................................................................................
2. I had been planning to see the latest blockbuster. Not long after that my friends told me that it
was terrible.
LED
Barely ...........................................................................................................................................................
3. We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.
TURNED
Much .............................................................................................................................................................
4. If he hadn’t interrupted her, she would have told me to say exactly what I thought. SORELY
Were ..............................................................................................................................................................
5. We’re likely to escape from the smoke-filled house before we die. NICK
There is .........................................................................................................................................................

VIII. World history suggests that violence and conflict were more evident under male
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