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SECTION 1 VOCABULARY

1. At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually ...............
a. drops b. lowers c. sinks
2. Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you ............... to leave?
a. thinking b. planned c. about
3. I do not see any ............... in arriving early at the theatre if the show does not start until 9 o’clock.
a. cause b. aim c. point
4. Would you mind …............ these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?
a. making b. doing c. giving .
4. The police are looking for a man of ............... height?
a. medium b. extra c. tall
5. That building is………………..Everybody looks at it when passing by.
a-a surprise b-a wonder c-a shock
6. I still………………with people I met in university.
a-keep up b-keep in touch c-keep in
7. He had a bad ………………with a spider when he was young.
a-experience b-story c-event
8. We should take into account that there will be vegetarians at the party, so let’s prepare some non-meat
dishes.
a-allow for the fact b-calculate c-accept
9. The former principal of my school came back to give a speech.
a-previous b-late c-old
10. I’m not sure if my house will survive another earthquake.
a-remain b-stay alive c-exist after
11. The organization was founded on January 13, 1893.
a- was discovered b-was established c-was identified
12. His difficulty with language was the primary cause of his problem.
a-direct b-first c-most important
13. If you practice hard, you will get the hang of it.
a-understand how to do it b-succeed c-know what it is
14. He is quite dedicated to his students.
a-easy b-difficult c-devoted
15. He was angry with the lies being spread about him.
a-talked b-told c-widely scattered
16. The brain is especially sensitive.
a-rather b-rather c-particularly
17. I’m a bit reluctant to start riding a scooter.
a-willing b-ready c-unwilling
18. Dark clouds are usually associated with thunderstorms.
a-linked b-related c-indicated
19. That new restaurant has really awesome food.
a-terrible b-impressive c-well-cooked
20. The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
a-a trick b-a reality c-a tease
21. He wears flashy clothes and drives an expensive sports car.
a-expensive b-colorful c-showy
22. Sarah’s hair was very dry, so she switched to a better shampoo.
a-turned b-changed c-replaced
23. They decided to move _________ to a foreign country and make a fresh start.
a. along b. constantly c. abroad
24. Do you have any _________ of working with customers?
a. experience b. announcement c. budget
25. She's studying modern Japanese language and_________.
a. confirmation b. arrangement c. culture
26. I’m not _________ speaking in front of an audience.
a. typical b. comfortable  c. lazy
27. As I read my mother's letter, I began to miss her and feel more and more _________.
a. extroverted b. homesick c. healthy
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28. We travelled to Argentina on a tourist _________.

a. symbol b. combination c. visa
29. If you have ___________ after a long-haul flight, then you feel very tired.
a. emotion b. confidence c. jet lag
30. She kept a travel _________ during her trip to South America.
a. journal b. recipe c. honor

SECTION 2 READING CONPREHENSION

Passage 1
Unlucky for Some?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. If you step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back. Don't
sweep your house on New Year's Day or you will sweep good fortune away. If you wash your hair on
the day of a test, the water will clean your memory and you will forget everything you studied. If you
break a mirror, seven years of bad luck is unavoidable. These are examples of many superstitions around
the world.
A superstition is a belief that is not based on science. Many of these beliefs date back hundreds of years
ago, when unexplained events were thought to bring bad luck. Even in the age of modern science,
superstitions continue to affect people's behavior.
Many superstitions are related to numbers. In some Western cultures, the number 13 is thought to be
unlucky. Some hotels skip 13 when they number their floors. Friday the thirteenth is seen as an unlucky
date in many countries. In China, Japan, and Korea, the word for the number 4 sounds like the word for
death, so it is also considered unlucky. In many buildings, the fourth floor is skipped. The floor numbers
go from 3 to 5, or the fourth floor is labeled F instead of 4.
Superstitions are often linked to everyday objects. In Korea, if a woman holds her chopsticks too close
to the tip, she is warned that it will take her a long time to get married. Dropping your chopsticks in
China will bring bad luck. If you find an uneven pair of chop sticks at your table, you will miss your
next boat, train, or plane.
One recent study suggested that people who believe in superstitions actually seem to have more bad luck
than other people. For example, people who believe that Friday the thirteen this unlucky seem to have
more accidents on that date. The cause of this bad luck is not the date itself. Instead, say the
researchers, people may actually behave differently on that date. People who believe 13 is unlucky may
feel more nervous and uncomfortable, which may lead them to drive badly, for example. People who
don't believe 13 is unlucky are unaffected.
Even people who are not superstitious sometimes stop and think before certain actions. For your next
test, do you think washing your hair will make your forget all the answers? Do you want to risk it?

Passage 2
Read the passage and do the following exercise.

1. In many ways, the Olympic Games and Special Olympics are very similar. Both have
summer games, with sports such as cycling, basketball, soccer, and tennis, and winter games,
with athletes competing in skiing, figure skating, hockey, and snowboarding. The Olympic
Games and Special Olympics test physical ability and mental discipline as athletes progress
through training and regional competitions to the pressure and excitement of the world games.
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The biggest difference between them is that every athlete in the Special Olympics is disabled.

2. Special Olympics is the only organization in the world with permission from the
International Olympics Committee to use the word "Olympics" in its name. It was begun in
1962 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy. The first
Special Olympics World Games took place in Chicago in 1968.

3. Nowadays, the Special Olympics are held every two years, alternating between summer
games and winter games. Athletes from sports programs in more than 150 countries may
compete in the games. The goal of Special Olympics is to give people with intellectual
disabilities the opportunity to be strong, healthy, and respected by others.

4. Special Olympics recently helped make a Hollywood comedy about the games. In the movie,
a "normal" man pretends to be intellectually disabled in order to compete in the games. Of
course, his teammates soon figure out what he is doing and decide to teach him a lesson.
Special Olympics hopes that audiences will feel more comfortable with disabled people after
they see the movie.