PRACTICE TEST 1

I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the
blanks.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories. Since the 1950s,
Britain's (36)...………………….industries have replaced machine operators with computers, and this
(37)...…………………….has led to a decline in the number of (38).……………………..in many
factories. Goods are bought and used much more than ever before but a lot of these goods are
imported. By the beginning of the 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (39)
……………………….with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have been able to provide
cheaper (40)..…………………...since the 1970s. Areas located with heavy industries are suffering
high unemployment. During the last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries
(41)....………………....as "light industries". These ones use electricity and are not (42) ...
…………….....on raw materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e. they can be located
anywhere. They produce such things as washing machines or spare (43) .....……………..... Some of
these industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The consumer boom of
the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (44) ..………………………
in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing, and in industries
which distribute, maintain, and repair (45)......………………...consumer goods.
1) A) manufacturing B) big C) large D) running
2) A) replacement B) change C) exchange D) automation
3) A) employers B) employees C) labors D) servers
4) A) working B) familiar C) competing D) fed up
5) A) things B) products C) produce D) imports
6) A) considered B) regarded C) known D) worked
7) A) dependent B) reliable C) dependable D) command
8) A) details B) parts C) sections D) gadgets
9) A) growth B) increase C) expansion D) extension
10) A) everyday B) home C) household D) expensive
PRACTICE TEST 2
I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the
blanks.
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to consider this
taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality, you (42)
…………………. well have heard some or all of the (43) …………………………. It's the money, of
course, some say with a smile, as if explaining something to a child. Or it's the satisfaction of a task
well-done, the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important (44)
……………………………. I worked as a bus conductor once, and I can't say I (45)
…………………………….. the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to (46)
………………………… out tickets without falling over to someone's lap. It's the company of other
people perhaps, but if that is the (47) ………………………………., what about farmers? Is it the
conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and sense of status
 says those (48) ………………………….. have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved
that nobody has yet recognized their leadership qualities. Or we can blame it all on someone else, the
family or the taxman, I suspect, and I say this under my breath, that most of us work rather as Mr.
Micawber lived, hoping for something to (49) …………………………… up. We'll win the pools, and
tell the boss what we really think. We'll scrape together the (50) ……………………….. and open that
little shop we have always dreamed of, or go round the world, or spend more time in the garden. One
day, we'll get that (51) …………………….. we deserve, but until then at least we have something to
do. And we are so busy doing it that we won't have time to wonder why.
1) A) might B) can C) will D) should
2) A) below B) rest C) following D) latter
3) A) deal B) position C) job D) engagement
4) A) enjoyed B) wished C) hoped D) felt
5) A) make B) turn C) issue D) give
6) A) one B) case C) question D) problem
7) A) people B) must C) who D) may
8) A) move B) turn C) ease D) end
9) A) resources B) opportunitiesC) riches D) money
10) A) ambition B) station C) vocation D) promotion
PRACTICE TEST 3
I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will know that
success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (36)
…………………………….. to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use.
Whether you study in a class, with audiocassettes, computers or on your (37) …………………….
sooner or (38) ……………………………. every language course finishes and you must decide what
to do next if you need a foreign language for your career.
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that
fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audiocassette (39) ……………………… of an hour – long
program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice. These
cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s (40) ……………………. that
you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really
spoken, they help you to (41) ………………………. your vocabulary and improve your ability to use
real language relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip.
The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (42) …………………….. you to perfect
your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in
your car or hotel when away on business. No other business course is as (43) …………………and the
unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as it is entertaining. In addition to the audiocassette,
this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (44) ………………….. The
components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them separately or
together, (45) …………………………. on their ability.
1) A) exercise B) performance C) practice D) operation
2) A) self B) individual C) personal D) own
3) A) after B) then C) later D) quicker
4) A) consists B) includes C) contains D) involves
 5) A) insisted B) acquired C) asserted D) assumed
6) A) prolong B) extend C) spread D) lift
7) A) allow B) let C) support D) offer
8) A) adjustable B) flexible C) convertible D) variable
9) A) addition B) supplement C) extra D) manuscript
10) A) according B) depending C) relating D) basing
PRACTICE TEST 4
I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks
SAVING EUROPE’S WOODLANDS
Hidden in almost every European country there are ancient and untouched forests. These forests are
often rich in wildlife and are (61) ………………….home to many endangered species. One example
is a small patch of Scottish forests which contains a variety of coniferous trees (62)
…………………….for a wide range of birds and insects. Although many of the ancient peoples of
Europe worshipped trees, there is (63) …………………….. respect for them today. The World
Wildlife Fund has decided to (64) ………………………… attention to the importance of Europe’s
ancient woodlands. They are asking for the remaining forests to be protected by controlling the trade
in wood. (65)……………………………., governments are being asked to regenerate forests where
necessary and manage them in a more nature- friendly way. At present almost a third of Western
Europe is (66) …………………. by trees. Unfortunately, many of these have only been planted
recently. This means they cannot support such a wide range variety of plant and animal life. If we
destroy ancient forests we will cause many species to (67) ………………….. extinct. The decline of
ancient forests began thousands of years ago. Yet, with the growing awareness of the (68)
…………………..of ancient woodlands, it is hoped that those remaining will be (69)
……………………... By the year 2000 the W .W. F. hopes to have (70) …………………… many
forest reserves across Europe. It isn’t too late to do something for our ancient trees.
1) A) house B) place C) home D) shelter
2) A) capable B) suitable C) able D) plenty
3) A) little B) tiny C) small D) few
4) A) move B) bring C) carry D) draw
5) A) As well as B) In addition C) Too D) Plus
6) A) loaded B) packed C) covered D) full
7) A) come B) become C) end D) get
8) A) gravity B) advantage C) value D) seriousness
9) A) saved B) endured C) survived D) released
10) A) done up B) made out C) brought on D) set up
NOTES:
– Coniferous tree = caây tuøng baùch
– Draw attention to sth = make people notice sth
(VÓNH BAÙ)
PRACTICE TEST 5
I) Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (36) ………. many
problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk of accidents. Clearly,
something must be done, but it is often difficult to (37) ……………people to change their habits and
leave their cars at home.
 One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (38) ………charges
for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (39) ……. the laws. In addition, drivers
could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (40)
……. as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a (41) ……… of cities, using a special
electronic card fixed to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (42) …… of the city, and
strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a
special bus service for the (43) …… stage of their journey.
Of course the most important (44) …….. is to provide good public transport. However, to get people
to (45) ……..the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and
comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.
1) A) causes B) results C) leads D) invents
2) A) make B) arrange C) suggest D) persuade
3) A) enlarging B) increasing C) growing D) developing
4) A) crosses B) refuses C) breaks D) cracks
5) A) named B) seen C) called D) known
6) A) quantity B) number C) total D) sum
7) A) outskirts B) border C) outside D) limit
8) A) late B) end C) complete D) final
9) A) thought B) thing C) work D) event
10) A) pass on B) throw away C) give up D) leave out
PRACTICE TEST 6
I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
Marathon was the site of one of the most important (11)………………in the history of Western
civilization. There, in 490 B.C., a Greek army defeated a(n) (12)……………army of Persians and
saved Greece from becoming part of the Persian Empire. Marathon is a coastal plain about 25 miles
northeast of Athens, Greece. Beginning in 400 B.C., Greek living under Persian (13)…………… in
Asia, Minor (now Turkey), (14)……………against King Darius I of Persia. The Athenians sent
solders and 20 ships to aid the rebels. Then the Greeks forces attacked and burned Sardis, a city that
served as Darius’s capital in Asia Minor. Darius vowed that he would take (15)…………….on the
Athenians by conquering and burning Athens. In 490 B.C., Darius sent one of his general, with an
army and a (16)……………of about 200 ships to conquer Athens. The Persians first destroyed the city
Eretria, and then sailed for Marathon. The Athenian general Miltiades (17)….....the Athenian troops on
the island edge of the plain. The Persian occupied the seaward (18)…………………A few days later,
the Persian leaders, hoping that civil war had broken out in Athens, loaded part of the forces on ships.
The Persian on the ships prepared to sail to Athens and attack the city. Seeing their (19)…………for a
victory, the Athenians attacked the army of Persians that remained on the plain. The Greeks
surrounded and thoroughly defeated the Persians at marathon. According to tradition, Miltiades sent
the runner Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens with news of the Athenians victory. Pheidippides
(20)…………the 25 miles to Athens at top speed, delivered his message, and fell to the ground, dead.
Today, the word marathon refers to a foot race of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers) or of similar
length.
1) A. fields B. aspects C. battles D. events
 2) A invading B. conquering C. expanding D. empowering
3) A. reign B. management C. government D. rule
4) A. stood upB. rose up C. fought up D. stepped up
5) A. grudges B. hatred C. revenge D. curses
6) A. congregation B. pack C. chain D. fleet
7) A. localized B. put C positioned D. situated
8) A. edge B. rim C. brim D. side
9) A. possibility B. chance C. signs D. prospects
10) A. dashed B. sprinted C. galloped D. raced
PRACTICE TEST 7
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word(s) for each of the blanks.
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green Revolution
regimen depend heavily on technology. One ((36) …………………….. , however, depends much (37)
…………………….on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery, but ((38)
………………….chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (39) ………………………… chemical soil
enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food -,natural, organic fertilizers that are
clearly a renewable (40) ……………………………….Organic farmers also use alternatives (41)
…………………… pesticides; for example they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests.
(42) ……………………. the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators
and introduce them into their crop fields. They use (43) ………………………. techniques to control
pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests. Organic
farmers do not need a lot of land; (44) ………………………… in fact organic farming is perfectly
(45) ………………………….to small farms and is relatively inexpensive. Finally, many organic
farmers' average yields compare favorably with other farmers' yields.
1) A. alteration B. alternate C. alternative D. alternation
2) A. more B. less C. better D. worse
3) A. also B. for C. not D. all
4) A. In spite of B. On account of C. In favour of D. Instead of
5) A. resource B. source C. matter D. substance
6) A. of B. to C. for D. from
7) A. Then B. If C. Because D. Though
8) A. others B. another C. the others D. other
9) A. instead B. in one way C. on one hand D. in fact
10) A. suitable B. open C. likely D. suited
PRACTICE TEST 8
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks
COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL
In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to
the cinema or renting videos. But is this (41) …………..a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports
have been (42) …………………. that children who spend too much time playing computer games
become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a (43) ………………… But new research, (44)
……………….. out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.
Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain
skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games (45) …………………….the brain work
harder in certain ways, like (46) ………………………sounds and movements quickly and
 identifying what they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly (47) …………………….
that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.
Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games
(48) ………………………… “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building
trust and co-operation, and that this (49) ………………………them to make good friendships and
become strong members of their communities. So rather than (50) …………………….up computer
games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?
1) A. necessarily B. certainly C. fully D. nearly
2) A. speaking B. informing C. telling D. saying
3) A. product B. result C. reason D. conclusion
4) A. worked B. thought C. turned D. carried
5) A. make B. force C. push D. keep
6) A. realizing B. noticing C. imagining D. solving
7) A. means B. asks C. brings D. causes
8) A. in order to B. such as C. due to D. as well as
9) A. supports B. helps C. shows D. serves
10) A. giving B. ending C. taking D. stopping
PRACTICE TEST 9
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks
WILL TECHNOLOGY REPLACE SCHOOLS?
Some people believe that (46) ……………………………. schools will no longer be necessary. These
people say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any (47)
………………… for school buildings, formal classes, or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day,
but it is hard for us to imagine a world without schools. In fact, we need to look at (48)
…………………… we can use new technology to make schools better, (49) ………………..to
eliminate them.
We should invent a kind of school that is (50) ………………… to libraries, museums, science centres,
laboratories, and even companies. Experts could give (51) ……………………..on video or over the
Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are actually
studying in school.
Is this just a dream? No. Already there are several towns where this is beginning to happen.
Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them. Here the (52) ………………city is linked to the Internet, and
learning can take place at home, at school and in the office. Businesses provide programmes for the
schools and the community. The schools provide computer labs for people without their (53)
………………… computers at home. Because everyone can use the Internet, older people participate
as (54) ……………………. as younger ones, and everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as
easily as (55) ………………………….ones
1) A) quickly B) in no time C) in time D) soon
2) A) requirements B) demand C) need D) requests
3) A) how B) what way C) when D) why
4) A) but B) not C) unless D) without
5) A) connected B) combined C) linked D) attached
6) A) lectures B) talks C) speeches D) sermons
7) A) complete B) total C) entire D) all
 8) A) own B) private C) favourite D) particular
9) A) long B) well C) far D) much
10) A) nearby B) near C) the next D) nearest
PRACTICE TEST 10
I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase for each of the blanks
HOOKED ON THE NET
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people in the internet which has been (1) …………………for
broken relationships, jobs losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize
Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruins many
lives. Special help groups have been set up to (2) ………………………. sufferers help and support.
Psychologists have described many (3) …………………………….. examples, including one man
who took his own life after borrowing more than £14,000 to feed his addiction, and a teenager who
had to receive psychiatric treatments for his 12-hour- a- day (4) ……………………”This illness is
not (5) ……………………., and it must be taken seriously,” said an expert in behavioral addiction at
Nottingham Trent University. “These are not sad people with serious personality (6)
……………………… :; they are people who were fine before they found the Internet. “ IAS is similar
to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about the Internet, they
need to use its first thing in the morning; they (7) ………………………. to their partners about how
much time they spend online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study
found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; although they felt guilty, they
became depressed if they were (8) ……………………. to stop using it. Almost anyone can be at risk.
Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already (9) ………………………. on computer games and
who (10) ……………………….. it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly,
however, psychologists say that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a
computer before.
1) A) blamed B) faulted C) mistaken D) accused
2) A) offer B) suggest C) recommend D) advise
3) A) worrying B) worried C) disappointing D) disappointed
4) A) habit B) custom C) manner D) routine
5) A) false B) imitation C) fake D) artificial
6) A) mistakes B) errors C) faults D) defects
7) A) betray B) deceive C) cheat D) lie
8) A) let B) allowed C) had D) made
9) A) taken B) addicted C) tied D) hooked
10) A) say B) feel C) find D) have
PRACTICE TEST 11
Every ten minutes, one kind of animals, plants or insects dies (1) …………………. forever. If nothing
is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ………………….
twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ……………….. They are being filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste and
chemical (4) …………………………….We should do something immediately or nothing will be
able to live in the sea.
Many hectares of forests are (5) ………………………….. every day. The bad effect on the world’s
climate and on our agriculture will be serious. The (6) ……………………………. of forests and
hunting have killed many kinds of wild animals.
Fortunately, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) …………………………. in 1961. There were some
people who wanted to raise money to (8) ………………………… animals and plants from extinction.
Today the World Wildlife Fund has become a large international (9)
…………………………………… It has had 35 million conservation projects and protected many
kinds of wild animals (10) …………………… extinction.
1) A) off B) on C) out D) over
2) A) poor B) extinct C) important D) dead
3) A) danger B) dangers C) dangerous D) dangerously
4) A) fertilizers B) fertile C) fertilize D) fertilization
5) A) saved B) grown C) destroyed D) developed
6) A) disappearance B) appearance C) growth D) conservation
7) A) find B) found C) founded D) fund
8) A) distribute B) occupy C) bring D) save
9) A) hold B) organization C) destruction D) preservation
10) A) from B) out C) for D) off
PRACTICE TEST 12
The 1920s saw the emergency of widespread car ownership in the US. Assembly – line production
made car wonderfully cheap, credit was available on the cheapest (1) ………………………… and
the irresistible (2) ……………………………. of the car to consumer did the rest. The result was a
complete (3) ………………………of American life.
The car began to break (4) ……………………………. the ancient sharp division between town and
country. The movement perhaps began with the prosperous middle class, (5)
…………………………… for a holiday from New York, who were delighted to discover the rest of
their country. But the cheap car also enabled the working class to travel, for pleasure or in (6)
…………………………..of work. Even poor country people, it (7) ……………………….. out,
could own car and when they did so, many of them used the freedom thus (8)
………………………….to depart - to the West or to the cities.
Even more important, perhaps, was the (9) …………………….. of the car on daily life. It came into
(10) ………………… for all sorts of short (11) ……………………………, to work or to the shop,
which had previously been made by trolley bus or railway. It made a whole new pattern of living
possible. Vast suburbs began to (12) ……………………………………over the land. No longer did
you have to live in comparatively cramped (13) ………………………… near the railroad station.
Not did you have to (14)…………………………….. your annual holiday at one of the traditional,
crowded resorts nearby. Instead, you could (15) …………………………. over the hills and far
away.
1) A. obligations B. terms C. guarantees D. repayments.
2) A. appeal B. outlook C. impression D. fancy
3) A. transfer B. variation C. revision D. transformation
4) A. down B. off C. in D. away
5) A. concerned B. willing C. anxious D. fond
6) A. hunt B. search C. chase D. inquiry
7) A. found B. turned C. brought D. set
8) A. gained B. gathered C. reached D. benefited
9) A. forced B. product C. impact D. trace
10) A. advantage B. use C. worth D. function
11) A. travels B. trips C. tours D. routes
12) A. spread B. widen C. scatter D. broadcast
13) A. housing B. residence C. surrounding D. settlement
14) A. made B. place C. take D. set
15) A. press B. speed C. stir D. pace
PRACTICE TEST 13
 The mathematics of the Mayas of Mexico was (1) ………………….. when compared to that of (2)
………………………….. cultures. They were (3) …………………………..with the idea zero
nearly 1,000 years before anyone in Europe had it.. Arab traders opened up caravan routes across the
desert of the Middle East and brought with them to Europe the (4) ……………………… of zero as a
number. The Greek wrote numbers by using (5) …………………………. of alphabet, and with the
Roman number system, it was difficult to add or subtract (6) …………………………sometimes
four figures (for example, VII) were needed to express one number (for example, 7). Neither the
Greeks (7) ………………… the Romans could (8) ……………………………….. with large
numbers. (9) …………………….contrast, the Mayas could express any number by using three
symbols: the dot, the bar, and the dash. For zero, they used a shell (10)
………………………………..
1. A. over B. super C. superior D. inferior
2. A. the B. others C. another D. other
3. A. famous B. familiar C. coincident D. annoyed
4. A. concept B. viewpoint C. understanding D. learning
5. A. characters B. letters C. numbers D. lists
6. A. although B. because C. even if D. which
7. A. nor B. and C. as well as D. or
8. A. acquaintB. familiarize C. deal D. tamper
9. A. On B. For C. From D. ln
10. A. shape B. size C. form D. picture

Read the article below and decide which answer best fits each space.If you are looking at a

The modern laptop computer, it's hard to believe that computers were once huge devices (1)
………….. only to government or big businesses. Today's computers are often not much bigger than a
typewriter and are taken for (2) ……………………………. in homes, schools, and offices.
Technological (3) ……………………………. made the small personal computer possible, but two
electronic whiz kids working in a garage actually brought it about. Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak
first met at Hewlett-Packard, an electronics firm in California. Jobs was a high-school student when
William Hewlett, the president, took him (4) …………………………. as a summer employee.
Wozniak, a college dropout, was also working there, and the two got along right away. Jobs and
Wozniak went separate ways in 1972. When they got together again in 1974, Wozniak was spending a
lot of time with a local computer club, and he (5) ………………………….. Jobs to join the group.
Jobs immediately saw the (6) ………………………….. for a small computer. He (7)
………………………………….. up with Wozniak, a brilliant engineer, to build one. The two
designed the Apple I computer in Jobs's bedroom, and they put the prototype (8)
…………………………… in his garage. With $1,300 in capital (9) ……………………………. by
selling Jobs's car and Wozniak's scientific calculator, they set up their first production line. Apple I,
which they brought out in 1976, had sales of $600, a(n) (10) …………………………….. beginning.
By 1980, Apple Computers, which had started four years earlier as a project in a garage, had a market
value of $1.2 billion.
1) A. ready B. accessible C. possible D. available
2) A. granted B. free C. common D. admissible
 3) A. attacks B. thrusts C. advances D. exploits
4) A. up B. on C. in D. off
5) A. convinced B. impressed C. imposed D. confirmed
6) A. ability B. potential C. essence D. capacity
7) A. teamed B. collected C. gather D. met
8) A. up B. on C. together D. along
9) A. pawned B. attracted C. raised D. realized
10) A. aspiring B. advancing C. promising D. speeding
Read the article below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and became a very famous man. He also wrote an
article which he presented in 1883. His research paper was about deaf people. In his article, Dr. Bell
explained why there were so many deaf children. He believed that when deaf adults married each
other, they would have deaf children. He thought that this was bad. Bell blamed the schools for the
deaf for causing marriages between deaf people. He did not like the idea of these intermarriages and
tried to think of ways to stop them. He would have preferred that deaf children be taught at hearing
schools. He did not ____1______ schools for the deaf. Bell felt that deaf people would not mix with
hearing people if they went to _____2_____ schools. Bell was ____3______ about other things, too.
He noticed that deaf people socialized with other deaf people. He felt that socializing with other deaf
people was bad. Deaf people should socialize with hearing people, he thought. Bell tried to start a new
law that would make it illegal for deaf people to marry each other. He ____4______ up his idea when
he realized that such a law could not be enforced. Bell also had strong feelings about the ____5______
of deaf children. He wanted deaf children to be with hearing children in school. He thought that the
deaf children could learn normal behavior from the hearing children. Bell was against the use of deaf
teachers, too, because he thought this added to the ____6______ of a deaf "race" in America. Bell had
another theory which he never proved. He believed that deaf children who signed would not have
good English skills. He could never prove this, and now many people have tried to prove the opposite!
A lot of new research shows that many deaf children whose parents sign (and are deaf) do
_____7_____ schoolwork than deaf children who do not sign at home!
1) A. describe B. support C. visit D. study
2) A. nicer B. worse C. older D. separate
3) A. selfish B. upset C. shy D. careless
4) A. fixed B. gave C. wrote D. talked
5) A. health B. safety C. effort D. education
6) A. ability B. loss C. problem D. cost
7) A. more B. easier C. slower D. better

Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to completes each blank.
Garbage
(1) ………………………………. of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities
 around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten
per cent is recycled, ten per cent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding (2) ……………
for new landfills is becoming more difficult.
A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. They have
developed a totally new (3) ………………………… to garbage disposal. The (4)
…………………….. to the operation is public cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into
six categories:
1. Garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage), such as kitchen and garden
trash.
2. Noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys.
3. Products that are poisonous or that (5) …………………………….pollution, such as
batteries and fluorescent lights.
4. Bottles and glass containers that can be recycled.
5. Metal containers that can be recycled.
6. Large item, such as furniture and bicycles.
The items in categories 1 to 5 are collected (6) ………………………… different days. (Large items
are collected upon request). Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like  a clean new office
building or hospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and (7)
…………………………. the garbage.  Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash
becomes fertilizer; combustible garbage is burned to (8) ………………………………. electricity;
metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing, and other useful items are
cleaned, repaired, and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides (9) ………………………….
for handicapped persons and gives them a (10) ………………………………… to learn new skills.
Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of
these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.
1. A. Disposing B. Dealing C. Contriving D. ridding
2. A. land B. soil C. earth D. position
3. A. method B. process C. technique D. approach
4. A. answer B. solution C. key D. way
5. A. produce B. generate C. originate D. cause
6. A. on B. in C. by D. over
7. A. process B. create C. manipulate D. mould
8. A. cause B. exit C. produce D. emit
9. A. positions B. careers C. situations D. employment
10. A. time B. moment C. occasion D. chance
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissons. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to
these radio waves might (1) ………………………………….. to brain cancer.
So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (2) ………………………….. us
to say with certainty that mobile phones are categorically (3) ……………………………... On the
other hand, current research has not yet (4) ……………………………… clear adverse effect
associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (5) …………………………….. in various countries. Some of the
results are contradictory but others have shown an association between the use of mobile phones and
cancer. (6) ……………………………………, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs
further, long-term investigation.
(7) …………………………….the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not
to use mobile phones for long (8) ………………………………. of time. Don't think that hands-free
phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (9)
……………………………… and they may be just as dangerous.
It is also thought that young people (10) ………………………….. bodies are still growing may be
at particular risk.
1) A. cause B. lead C. produce D. bring
2) A. enable B. manage C. expect D. bring
3) A. risky B. harmful C. unhealthy D. safe
4) A. proved B. demonstrated C. caused D. produced
5) A. by B. on C. through D. about
6) A. Though B. Additionally C. However D. While
7) A. Provide B. As C. When D. Until
8) A. amountsB. periods C. hours D. intervals
9) A. fact B. way C. opposite D. truth
10) A. as B. that C. with D. whose
PANAMA CANAL
Truly one of the great engineering feats of all time, the Panama Canal was designed at the (1)
………………….. of the 20th century and has been operating since 1914. It is 50.72 miles long, some
of it hewn from solid rock, and gives (2) …………………………. to all types of vessels, from huge
tankers to the Queen Elizabeth II. A canal across Central America (3) ……………………… dreams
of a short route from Atlantic to Pacific ports by (4) ………………………… ships to enter the Pacific
Ocean without traveling entirely around South America.
The United States built the (5) …………………………. at a cost of about $380 million. Thousands of
laborers worked on it for about 10 years, using steam shovels and dredges to cut (6)
………………………… jungles, hills and swamps. They removed 211 million cubic yards of earth
and rock and had to (7) ……………………… malaria and yellow fever.
The canal has three sets of water-filled chambers (locks), which raise and lower (8)
………………………….. from one level to another. The locks were built in pairs to allow ships to
pass through in both (9) ………………………. at the same time. The United States has controlled the
Panama Canal Zone and the canal since 1903. However, a treaty approved by Panama’s voters in 1977
and by the U.S. Senate in 1978 will give Panama (10) ………………………. of the canal on Dec. 31,
1999.
1) A. early B. year                C. corner                     D. turn
2) A. ground B. passage                  C. roadway                  D. landmark
3) A. started B. fulfilled            C. released                  D. designed
4) A. allowing B. giving                      C. letting                      D. making
5) A. channel B. river                         C. canal                       D. dam
6) A. into B. down                       C. across                     D. through
7) A. struggle B. suffer                       C. conquer                  D. contract
8) A. ships B. planes                     C. vehicles                  D. passengers
9) A. attempts        B. destinations C. directions                D. sides
10) A. possession B. control                     C. right                        D. permit