director retired early ill health.

A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of

10. It stands to reason that a touch of humor and optimism can work

A. on all cylinders B. spectacles onders D. your fingers to the bone

11. I admit that I am late for the conference, but by of excuse let me explain: my plane was delayed

for 6 hours in Hanoi.

A. courtesy B. dint Cans

12. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are with natural talent for music.

A. bestowedB. conferred C. ndowed D. vouchsafed

B. Fill in the bracket with the correct form of the words

1. Many teachers expressed serious about the new tests. GIVE

2. The price of property in the city is PROHIBIT

3. is an economic theory which states that a progressively greater level of CONSUME
consumption is beneficial to the consumers.

4. If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could be a SHOP

5. The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has the TAKE

number of drug and drink addicts combined.

6. He gained for being diffcult to work with as an actor. NOTORIOUS

7. The Transformer is quite intriguing. It is one of the best movies of the DOUBT

year.
8. Her hip has been for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it. TROUBLE
9. Her latest novel is athriller, set some time in the late 21st century.

10. The new policy only serves to the inadequacy of help for the homeless. ACCENT
C. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them.
Line I Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world. According to recent estimation, about one

Line 2 hundred millions ofpeople ski regularly or occasionally.

Line 3 Sliding across the snow on skis is also one of the most ancient methods of transport known to the

Line 4 Line man. It has demonstrated that men were already travelling across the snow by means of primitive
5
skis before the invention of the wheel. In the Asiatic region of Altai and in Scandinavia, for
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example , the remains of skis have been found which dated back to 4,000 BC. Further evidence is supplied by
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ancient cave paintings which depict people skiing, and a Norway saga which tells the

Line 8 story of an invasion of its territory 8,000 years ago by a tribe of skiers who came from the north.
Line 9 Nowadays, skiing, apart from a sport, has become a big industry and a notable feature of

ine 10 leisure culture. Ski resorts and all the activity that they generate is the main source of wealth in