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ENGLISH TEST FOR 9 th FORM – SUN 9
I.Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. garnish B. drain C. tender D. sprinkle
2. A. grate B. shallot C. marinate D. staple
3. A. cube B. tunnel C. manual D. pure
4. A. spread B. measure C. breath D. break
5. A. delicious B. lemon C. pepper D. vegetable
6. A. island B. foodstuff C. stream D. service
7. A. paper B. receipt C. complain D. envelop
8. A. official B. ocean C. convenient D. precious
9: A. laughter B. caught C. daughter D. augment
10: A. incline B. eradicate C. exacerbate D. enclosure
11: A. friends B. opinions C. picnics D. computers
12: A. chimpanzee B. interviewee C. refugee D. committee
13: A. politeness B. conversation C. resolution D. introduction
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1. A. generous B. suspicious C. constancy D. sympathy
2. A. acquaintance B. unselfish C. attraction D. humorous
3. A. individual B. supermarket C. avocado D. information
4. A. versatile B. marinate C. tomato D. chocolate
5. A. understand B. geography C. engineer D. disappearance
6. A. promote B. diverse C. language D. combine
7. A. garnish B. shallot C. sprinkle D. starter
8. A. include B. combine C. balance D. reduce
9. A. tomato B. nutritious C. ingredient D. tablespoon
10. A. celery B. benefit C. engineer D. versatile
11: A. compliment B. excellent C. nominate D. distinguish
12: A. remember B. quality C. occasion D. terrific
13: A. worldclass B. wheelchair C. firewood D. blackmail
14: A. volunteer B. referee C. spiritual D. recommend
15: A. influential B. accessible C. rudimentary D. incidental
III: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15 pts)
1. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
2. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
3. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
4. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
5. A______makes the body more efficient and enhances the body's ability to respond to stress.
A. fitness B. morning exercise C. training D. workout
6 .By paying attention to your hunger signals and switching to healthy snacks, you can_________nutrition, control
cravings, and lose weight. A. succeed B. boost C. stimulate D. request
7 .Baking soda is considered the best home ----------for acne as it sooths itching and inflammation around spots.
A. dealing B. medicine C. remedy D. substance
8. My own_____for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass.
A. routine B. treatment C. medicine D. prescription
9.Living to an average of 83 years old, Japan is the nation with the highest__in the world.
A. lifetime B. lifework C. life force D. life expectancy
10 Whey protein may account for many of the health benefits___to dairy products.
A. believed Battributed C resulted D. responsible
11 Stress_______is key to achieving a healthier lifestyle. A. removal B. relaxation C. relief D. reduction
12 Most of us probably______too many carbohydrates. A use B. destroy C. consume D. take in
13.In addition to a nutritious diet, a ______ lifestyle can boost your health and increase your life expectancy.
A. stress- free B. sugar- free C. cholesterol- free D. anti- ageing
14 Lack of exercise and high- fat diets have _____________ to be the factor in heart attack
A. long been known B. long known been C. been long known D. known been long
15 One of the aims of Greenpeace is to________of the environmental problems faring our planet.
A. take responsibility B. arouse interest C. raise concern D. raise awarenes
16.verweight people have a( n)-------to avoid exercises. A. affectation B. tendency C. inclination D. disposition
17The doctor advised my mother to keep a________watch on her weight. A. strictB. severe C. near D. tight
18 It's important to keep your body in good________. A. contour B. shape C. form D. figure
19 Malaria is --------------------by the female mosquito A broadcast B sent C transported D transmitted
20.Half the children were away from school last week because of aim _of influenza.
A. break-out B. breakthrough C. outburst D. outbreak
21 If you feel ill, the doctor usually________your temperature. A. inspects B. examines C. tests D takes
22 Hopefully more diseases will be________in the near future. A. wiped B. cleared C. eradicated D extinguished
23 The doctor allowed him to go home on__that he remained in bed.A. order B. promiseC. condition D. account
24 Because John didn't take good care of himself, it was________ that he would get sick.
A. invariable B. notorious C. conclusive D. inevitable
25 No one can visit her because she has a very___disease. A. intoxicating B. corporal C. contagious D. exasperating
26 My brother was________ill yesterday and is now in hospital. A. broken B. caughtC. taken D. fallen
27 To our__, Mary's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A. anxiety B. relief C. judgement D. eyes
28 I can never touch lobster because I am________to shellfish. A. sensitive B. infected C. sensible D. allergic
29 They expect a quick_____________from the illness because the medicine is excellent.
A. fatigue B. recovery C. cultivation D. detachment
30 He has________bronchitis. He has suffered from it for many years. A. mortal B. chronic C fatal D. durable
31 Unless we take immediate precautions, we shall not be able to---the epidemic. A. contain B.destroy C hold D.
staunch
32.The outbreak of whooping cough among children under 5 has now_reached---------------proportions.
A. epidemic B. endemic C. contagious D. pathological
33 The doctor gave the patient a(n) ______examination to discover the causeof his collapse.
A. universal B. thorough C. exact D. whole
34.If you have a minor illness, it's usually better just to let nature take its__ A.way B.time C.path D.
course
35. If there were only one village on earth and it had exactly 100 people, who...................... of?
A. will it consist B. would it consist C. was it consist D. does it consist
36. Hardly ..............................the captain of the team when he had to face problems.
A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing
37. Beethoven, having composed symphonies at three, is considered……………………
A. gifted B. ambitious C. determined D. hard-working
38. I couldn’t receive the program very clearly because of ………………… caused by weather conditions
A. blocks B. blockage C. leakage D. interference
39. Five years ………………. a long time, he might already be forgotten. A. is B. has been C. may be D. had been
40. One ……….. five adults takes physical exercise at least once a week. A. from B. in C. at D. with
41. Some parts of Asia are among the most crowded in the world, ………………, there aremany forests where few people
live. A. moreover B. nevertheless C. consequently D. otherwise
42. Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”. Mary: “_________”
A. Yes, I am. B. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you.
C. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one. D. Neither. I’m going to lease one.
43. ________, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.
A. To pass this test B. For being passed this test C. In order pass this test D. So that to pass this test
44. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea. A. appearance B. look C. sight D. view
45. Margaret was slow at school, but she went on ____Prime Minister. A. being B. to be C. having been D. to have been
46. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he wll___________someone crossing the road.
A. crash down B. knock down C. turn over D. run across
47. It was desirable that we ____________at dawn. A. started B. had started C. start D. would start
48. She swam strongly and_______ cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain.
A. used to B. was able to C. could D. was supposed to
49. ______ the best of my knowledge, this system cannot work automatically. A. For_B. To C. Within D. In
50. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ____institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
A. human B. humanity C. humanization D. humanitarian
51. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ______ at the desk.
A. whoever B. who C. whom D. which
52. The reason why this game attracts so many youngsters is that ____ other video games, this one is far more interesting.
A. comparing to B. in compared with C. on comparison to D. in comparison with
53. Take the shortcut round the church _______ late for school.
A. in order not be B. in order that we won't be C. so that not to be_ D. so that we couldn't
54 John: “Have you decided on a present yet?” Ben: “Almost, I need to choose one of _______.”
A. new two exciting spy novels B. two spy exciting new novels
C. two exciting new spy novels D. exciting new two spy novels
55 These figures give you some ideas of the cost of .............. your car for one year.
A. controlling B. handling C. managing D. maintaining
56. What I've got to say to you now is strictly--------the record and most certainly not for publication, said the government
official to the reporter. A.off B. on C. in D.at

57. The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their fieldtrip.
A. eating a lot B. hyperactive C. melancholy D. lively and in high spirits
58. I can't give you the answer on the ; I'll have to think about it for a few days A. place B. minute
C.scene D.spot
59.I'll have to go to the funeral of Ms Jane, a of mine.
A. heart to heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bones
60. By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a name.

A. housekeeper B. housewife C. household D.house

61.We're over the ! Who wouldn't be? We've just won £1million!

A. planet B. clouds C. stars D. moon

62. I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my

A. piece of cake B. sweets and candy C. biscuit D. cup of tea

63. I am sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic when you explain the situation to her.
A.eye B. ear C. arm D.finger
64 I caught the last bus by the skin of my ___.A. mouth B. leg C. neck D. teeth
65 They ____ sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education. A. made B. did C. provided D. lent
66 1 hope you ______ the point of everything your mother and. I do for you. A. annoy B. have C. see D.
take
IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets
It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1. ACT) ______ and with counterparts
and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has (2)_______________a dramatic transformation, not
for all the good. Email, while (3. DOUBT) _____ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully
(4.FUNCTION) ______ and that the address you have contains no (5. ACCURATE) _____ has had a (6. SIGNIFY)
_____ effect on certain people’s behaviour, both at home and business. For those people, the use of email has become
irresistibly (7. ADDICT) _____ to the extent that it is (8. THREAT) _____ their mental and physical health. Addicts
spend their day (9. COMPULSION) _____ checking for email and have a tendency to panic if their server goes down. It
is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two
working days a week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) ________ is something employers are well aware of.
B . Fill the blanks with one of the followings:
CONTAIN - EXPLAIN- LOSE - TEND- WARN- ACHE - CONSTANT - POWER-PROBABLE- RESPONSIBLE
"Space Warrior's Wrist" in only one of the painful conditions that can be caused by (1)------playing computer games.
Children also suffer from a strange (2)--------feeling in their upper arms or shoulders. Another problem that doctors
have reported is a (3)---------of appetite in some children. The (4)-------- for this seems to be that they don't get enough
exercise. This may also explain the (5) -------- of some children to put on weight. The high sugar (6)----------- of the
convenience foods the same children eat is (7) --------- also a cause. Some people believe that it is the (8)---------of
the government to do something about this problem. However, it is difficult for even the most (9)------------, government
to stop people doing what they want to do. One official recently said, "All we can do is put a (10)------on the games,
saying that they can harm your health."
C Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.
1. All those foreign visitors can speak Vietnamese very well. There will be a big ____to have a translator here. USE
2. Katherine Curtis's water ballet club attracted both national and international ________ . PUBLIC
3. The------of books were the hand-written books since centuries BC, including clay tablets, wood or bamboo tablets tied with cord.
RUN
4. The doctor gave him an injection to _______ the pain. DIE
5. According to Dr. Davis, the ______ population is mushrooming as our general health improves. CENTENARY
6. Because of the nuclear leakage, a large area of land needs _____ . CONTAMINATE
7. If your luggage is very ______ , you’ll have to pay an excess charge. WEIGH
8. If your terms are _______, we may consider placing regular orders. SATISFY
9. He talked ______ of the past and his youth. ROMANTIC
V. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt)
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved. Until quite recently people got used to
think that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with astronomy seems much more important.
Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build them and why people built them in first place. Experts
came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians may have believed in the River Nile was the earthly equivalent of the Milky
Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in promotion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was
by the chance. Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being project through shafts to reach at their goal of
the Orion constellation.
1 Schizophrenia, a behavioral disorder typified(A) by a fundamental break with(B) reality, may be
triggered(C) by genetic predisposition, stressful (D), drugs, or infections.
2 Since (A) infection can cause(B) both fever as well as(C) pain, it is a good idea to check(D) a patient's temperature.
3 SPSSX is a computer program designed(A) specific(B) for statistical(C)analysis with(D) a large amount of data.
4 A fiber-optic cable across(A) the Pacific went into(B) service in(C) April 1989, link(D)the United States and
Japan.
5 11.Many(A) people say that, California is a state(B) of geographic remarkable(C) diversity(D) .
6 An increasing(A) number of(B) office works(C) use computer programs as daily (D)routine.
7 They've hanged the picture of the dukeat the very top of thestairs so that it is as if he's watching you all the
time
8 There is only one place in the whole (A) of England where (B) it is legal to drive (C) on the right there
9 The breakdown service where he had phoned five minutes before arrived right away.
10 After questioning for a while, he finally admitted having stolen the camera.
11 My laptop is very slow and unreliable. If you use it, please save your files frequently if you do not want to loose it.
VI. Blank fillings:
F. LAUGHING IS GOOD FOR YOU- SERIOUSLY
It is a sad fact that adults laugh far less than children, sometimes (0)------------- as much as a couple of hundred times a
day. Just take a (1) _______ at peoples’ faces on the way to work or in the office: you’ll be lucky to see a smile, let alone
hear a laugh. This is a shame – especially in(2)-------------- of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for
you. “When you laugh” says psychologist David Cohen, “it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins. It counters
the(3)------------- of stress and enhances the immune system.”
There are many reasons why we might laugh (4) _________ in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obsessed, or too
embarrassed to (5) _______ our emotions show. Some psychologists simply believe that children have more native
responses, and (6)-------------adults we naturally grow out of spontaneous reactions. Luckily, (7) ___________ , it is
possible to relearn the art of laughter. In India, “laughter clinics” have been (8) _______ in popularity over the last few
years, thanks to the efforts of Dr Madan Kataria, (9) ____________ work has won him a devoted following. Dr Kataria
believes that his laughing techniques can help to strengthen the immune system and (10)------------- stress levels, among
(11) ___things. He teaches his patients different laughs or giggles to relax specific parts of the body. In 1998, when Dr
Kartaria (12) _____________ a World Laughter Day at Bombay racetrack and 10,000 people turned up.

B At sixteen Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from (1) .........
country to another (2) ......... finally setting down in Australia, wher (3)-------------he trained as an electronics engineer.
He established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the (4) .......
His retirement suddenly (5) ................ him realize (6) ................ lonely he was and he decided to (7) ................ up a
hobby. With his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and
obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to announce oneself when (8)---------
radio contact with other radio (9)-------------all over the world.
Soon Henry had a (10)---------- many contacts in far-off places. (11)---------in particular was a man in California with
whom he had much in common. One night the man in California (12)................ to mention the village in Europe he had
come from. Suddenly, Henry realised that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were
at a (13) ................ for words but then little (14)------------ little they filled in the details of their past lives and not
(15)...........afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to be reunited with his brother.
C It is often said that the British (1)_______________about the weather more than any (2) people in the
word; some extremists (3)_____________________ that they talk about nothing else. But in fact, even in
countries with (4)_____________ less changeable climatesthan Britain's, the weather is an endless, if not
varied, (5)___________________ of conversational fodder. This seems only natural when you (6) that the
weather is one of (7)--------- few things we all have in (8)_____________. It affects our senses, and (9) our
moods, so directly and, at times, so intensely (10)__________________________it is only natural we should talk
about (11)____________________ . After several days (12)__________________ even weeks of dark, gloomy weather,
a bright day tends to bring (13)--------- the best in everyone; people recognise the relief (14) others' expressions which
they feel inside themselves, and (15)______________________________________it hard to resist commenting (16) a
change which is having such an evident (17)______________________________on everyone. "Nice day, isn't it?" is
much more than simply a comment on the state of the weather; it is a comment on the human state itself , an
acknowledgement that the tenability of our place in the universe (18)____________on the existence of a community of
human feeling.
VII Choose a verb in box A and a suitable particle in box B to fill in each blank. Change the form of the verbs if
necessary:
Box A - step - close - break - bear - pass
- put - dream - pack - black - bring

Box B - across - down - through - in - away

- on - over - off - out - up

The cold weather has (1) ………………………. his cough again.

The girl (2) ………………………. for a few minutes after the stone hit her head.
The lecturer had difficulty (3) ………………………. his ideas.
After days of rain, the sun finally (4) ……………………….
Some people think that the Queen should (5) ………………. and allow the Crown prince to become King.
Once again poor Colin has been (6) ………………………. for promotion.
She would just sit in her chair, (7) ………………. her life ……………….
Do you see that they have (8) …………………. the main road? We can't use it until the road works are finished.
Ms. Ha decided to (9) ………………………. her teaching job and work in a foreign company.
I didn't think he would (10) ………………………. so well in that situation.
B Fill the blanks with the correct form of one of the following phrasal verbs:
Come on, break up, met up, put up, go for, cut in, appeal, pull away, come up,come out, cross over, put in, break into,
make off, fall out, bring up, bring back, go down, pass by, do up
1 If you'd like to----------for a drink sometime, give me a call.
2 Thieves-------the school and took a quantity of cash.
3 We------------the road to look at the shops on the other side.
4 Can you---------some of these sticks? They're too big to start a fire with.
5 She has a very annoying habit of.--------------on people while they're speaking.
6 The Titanic-------------in 1912 in mid-Atlantic.
7 They've had a new central heating-----------------
8 A lot of birds fly further south as winter------------------
9 ------------the black dress . lt looks much better on you than the blue one.
10 We--------------at the pub called The Three Horseshoes.
11 Roses-----------at the end of June, and again later in the summer.
12 Hearing that song always--------------sweet memories of a certain night in London.
13 Why did you have to----------the subject of the money?
14 "I'm cold." "Well, why don't you------------your coat?"
15 We got up early to watch the sun-------behind the mountains.
16 As the years----------, we saw less and less of our wealthy cousins.
17 The movie will---------children of all ages.
18 Some of the pages had-------------from the spine of the book.
19 Becker was depressed because he'd----------------with his girlfriend.
20 Detectives believe that the gunmen --------------------in the direction of Barnwell Park.
VIII Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. Due _____ pollution and habitat destruction, many species of animals are dying _____.
2. Much has been done to work _____ a good solution _____ traffic problems.
3. In Western countries workers often go _____ strike to fight _____ a pay rise and better working conditions
4. Turn the tap _____ or the tub will overflows _____ water.
5. They put all the blame _____ the driver _____ the accident.
6 Did you pick ………….lots of English while you were in England?
7.The police have charged her ……..driving ------------------ due care and attention.
8. Football fans went……….the rampage in the centre of Norwich last night.
9 Several guests at the hotel were robbed………..jewellery and money.
10 Many endangered animals in this reserve are ____________ great threat -------------- extinction.
11 Our major sources of energy – coal, oil and gas – are going to run __________ soon
12. I saw Linda in the town this morning and she asked _____________ you.
13. Do you think I have any chance of getting _________________ my driving test?
14. The policeman hustles ___________________ the crowd to pursue the criminal.
15. Step out of the train _________________ the platform.
16. ____Reference ____ your recent letter, we regret to learn that the goods arrived in damaged condition
17. The new film appeals_____________both children and adults.
18. A visit to the site is a good alternative_______________a day at the beach.
19. I know I'm hooked______________chocolate, but I certainly don't intend to give eating it.
20. Some people were opposed_______________the Project, which was partly funded by lottery money.
21. I was really nervous about my driving test so I tried to read a magazine to take my mind it.
Question IX: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence printed before it.
1.If the foundations hadn't been weak, the building wouldn’t have collapsed./ It was ...............................................
2. I was very annoyed by his refusal to listen to reason.  What _____________________________________________
3. I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.  Much _____________________________________________.
4 It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health. Not
5.It was her lack of confidence that surprised me. What I found.............................................................
6 As she wasn’t invited to the party, she was annoyed Nobody...................................................................
7 They do not clean the windows so the room looks rather dark./Were they---------------------------------------------
8 My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known / I’ve .............................................................................
9 I write to Alice almost everyday / Hardly ………………………………………………
10 Mrs Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning / Mrs Wilson sends ..............................
11.Don’t go to lunch until you have typed all these letters./ Make sure you finish …………………………………
12. “No one can persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly_________________________________.
Question X: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. I am telling you this for you not to make a mistake. FEAR
2. I now think differently about this matter. MIND
3.The number of people out of work has been going down little by little . (decrease) ........................................................
4. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.
Regardless ________________________________
5.To find new fuels it is necessary to spend a lot of money.( means)
Finding_______________________________money.
6. Someone almost certainly broke the window on purpose. (can’t )The window ________________________.
7 My parents met for the first time thirty years ago ( that) …………………………………………………………..
8 He suddenly thought that he might have misunderstood her. / It crossed.................................................................
9. I really don't know what you're talking about. FAINTEST
10. Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting. WENT
XI READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Keeping fit and staying healthy have, not surprisingly, become a growth industry . 1_____ apart from the amount of
money spent each year on doctors’ 2_____ and approved medical treatment, huge sums are now spent on health foods
and 3_____ if various kinds, from vitamin pills to mineral water, 4_____ health clubs and keep- fit 5_____ and videos.
We are more concerned than ever, it seems, 6_____the water we drink and the air we breathe, and are smoking less,
though not yet drinking less alcohol. This does not appear to mean that coughs and sneezes have been banished, or
that we can all expect to live to a hundred. To give a personal example, one of my friends, who is a keep- fit 7______,
a non- smoker and teetotaler, and who is very 10______about what he eats, is at present languishing in bed with a
wrist in plaster and a badly sprained ankle. Part of his healthy 11______ is to play squash every day after work, and
that 12_______ for the ankle. He also cycles everywhere, and if you have ever tried to cycle through the rush-hour
traffic with a sprained ankle, you will understand 13_____ he acquired the broken wrist. For 14_____, it seems, is not
just a matter of a good 15_____ and plenty of exercise. Too much exercise can be harmful, as many joggers have
discovered. Eating the right food can easily become an obsession, as can overworking, which you might have to do so
as to be able to afford your 16------------of the squash club, your mountain bike, your health food, and a few holidays
in peaceful and healthy places.
1. A poles B far C quite D so
2. A. hospitals B. surgeries C. payments D. prescriptions
3. A medications B cures C drugs D remedies
4. A. saying B. beside C. example D. not to mention
5. A books B television C advice D enthusiasts
6. A. about B. for C. hence D. than
7. A. fanatic B. fad C. person D. follower
8. A. varied B. particular C. detailed D. interested
9. A. liveliness B. lifestyle C. lifetime D. living
10. A. caters B. accounts C. depends D. is
11. A. whenever B. that C. how D. thus
12. A. fit B. all C. health D. this
13. A diet B eating C menu D recipe
14. A. subscription B. visit C. share D. membership
B calorie is a unit for measuring the amount of energy food will produce. The average person needs about 1.800 calories
per day to (1) …………… healthy. Without energy, the heart can not (2) …………………….blood through blood vessels
and the organs can not function. You (3) ………..weight because you consume more calories a day than your body
requires. The only way to lose weight is to (4) ………………the number of calories you consume. This is the basic (5)
…………behind most diets.
(6) ………………………., diets don’t work for most people. It is not that they don’t lose weight: they do, but when
they go on the diet, the kilos creep back. The (7) …….to losing weight and maintain weight loss is a sensible diet and
exercise plan. You need to work out how to eat fewer calories than you (8) …….consume. you should also exercise daily
so you can use up calories. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can (9)…………..a difference. Try riding an exercise bike
while you are watching TV or climbing the stairs (10) ………..than taking the lifts. Persuade someone to exercise with
you; exercise is a lot easier if done in company.
1. A. keep on B. stay C. continue D. carry on
2. A. pump B. pull C. drag D. force
3. A. make B. increase C. gain D. put
4. A. shrink B. take C. remove D. reduce
5. A. way B. principle C. method D. kind
6. A. Similarly B. Though C. Unfortunately D. Although
7. A. key B. secret C. way D. idea
8. A. preferably B. actually C. consistently D. eventually
9. A. have B. do C. make D. give
10. A. instead B. apart C. except D. rather
C Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (10 pts)
There is a common expression in English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens
“only once in a blue moon”, they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been
around for at least a century and a half. There are references to this expressions that date from the second half of the
nineteenth century.
The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second
full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in the hue from the first full moon of
the month. In stead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete
the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will
have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of
January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a
second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the
expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually
appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from
the Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and
gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we
use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in
1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
1. This passage is about_________________ .
A. an idiomatic expression B. an unusual color
C. a month on the calendar D. a phase of the moon
2. How long the expression “once in a blue moon” been around?
A. For around 50 years B. For less than 100 years
C. For more than 100 years D. For 200 years.
3. A blue moon could best be described as _________________ .
A. a full moon that is not blue in color B. a new moon that is blue in color
C. a full moon that is blue in color D. a new moon that is not blue in color
4. The word “hue” in line 8 is closest in meaning to _____________________ .
A. shape B. date C. color D. size
5. Which of the following might be the date of a blue moon?
A. January 1st B. February 28th C. April 15th D. December 31st
6. How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
A. 4 B. 35 C. 70 D. 100
7. According to the passage, the moon actually looked blue ______________ .
A. after large volcanic eruptions B. when it occurred late in the month
C. several times a year D. during the month of February
 8. The expression “given rise to” in line 24 could be best replaced by ___________ .
A. created a need for B. elevated the level of
C. spurred the creation of D. brighten the color of
9. Where in the passage does the author describe the duration of a lunar cycle?
A. line 1- 3 B. line 6-7 C. line 9-10 D. line 13 – 15
10. In which paragraph does the author mention the two blue moons which were blue in color?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 1 and 3.
D
1) While the earliest (15th-century) references place the Morris dance in a courtly setting, it appears that the dance
became part of performances for the lower classes by the later 16th century; in 1600, the Shakespearean actor William
Kempe Morris danced from London to Norwich, an event chronicled in his Nine Daies Wonder (1600).

(2) Almost nothing is known about the folk dances of England prior to the mid-17th century. While it is possible to
speculate on the transition of “Morris dancing” from the courtly to a rural setting, it may have acquired elements of
medieval folk dance, such proposals will always be based on an argument from silence as there is no direct record of
what such elements would have looked like. In the Elizabethan period, there was significant cultural contact between
Italy and England, and it has been suggested that much of what is now considered traditional English folk dance, and
especially English country dance, is descended from Italian dances imported in the 16th century.

(3) By the mid-17th century, the working peasantry took part in Morris dances, especially at Whitsun. The Puritan
government of Oliver Cromwell, however, suppressed Whitsun Ales and other such festivities. When the crown was
restored by Charles II, the springtime festivals were restored. In particular, Whitsun Ales came to be celebrated on
Whitsunday, as the date was close to the birthday of king Charles II.

(4) Morris dancing continued in popularity until the industrial revolution and its accompanying social changes.
However, by the late 19th century Morris dancing was fast becoming more a local memory than an activity. D’Arcy
Ferris, a Cheltenham based singer, music teacher and organiser of pageants, became interested in the tradition and
sought to revive it. He first encountered Morris dancing in Bidford and organised its revival. Over the following years
he took the side (Morris dancing group) to several places in the West Country, from Malvern to Bicester and from
Redditch to Moreton in Marsh. By 1910, he and Cecil Sharp, the famous revivalist of English folk music and dance,
were in correspondence on the subject.

(5) Several English folklorists were responsible for recording and reviving the tradition in the early 20th century, often
from a bare handful of surviving members of mid-19th-century village sides. Among these, the most notable are Cecil
Sharp, Maud Karpeles, and Mary Neal.

(6) Boxing Day 1899 is widely regarded as the starting point for the Morris revival. Cecil Sharp was visiting at a
friend’s house in Headington, near Oxford, when the Headington Quarry Morris side arrived to perform. Sharp was
intrigued by the music and collected several tunes from the side’s musician, William Kimber; not until about a decade
later, however, did he begin collecting the dances, spurred and at first assisted by Mary Neal, a founder of the Espérance
Club (a dressmaking co-operative and club for young working women in London), and Herbert MacIlwaine, musical
director of the Espérance Club. Neal was looking for dances for her girls to perform, and so the first revival
performance was by young women in London.

(7) In the first few decades of the 20th century, several men’s sides were formed, and in 1934 the Morris Ring was
founded by six revival sides. In the 1950s and especially the 1960s, there was an explosion of new dance teams, some of
them women’s or mixed sides. At the time, there was often heated debate over the propriety and even legitimacy of
women dancing the Morris, even though there is evidence as far back as the 16th century that there were female Morris
dancers. There are now male, female and mixed sides to be found.
(8) Partly because women’s and mixed sides are not eligible for full membership of the Morris Ring, two other national
(and international) bodies were formed, the Morris Federation and Open Morris. All three bodies provide
communication, advice, insurance, instructionals (teaching sessions) and social and dancing opportunities to their
members. The three bodies co-operate on some issues, while maintaining their distinct identities.
*** Use no more than 3 words from the passage for each answer.
It is thought that Morris dancing integrates elements of 1. ______________________ and Italian dances which were
brought to England in the sixteenth century. These dances were originally performed for the nobility but there is evidence
that by the 1650s the 2.______________ were performing their own Morris dances. The turbulent seventeenth century saw
Morris dancing initially 3. ______________________ by a religious government and then brought back by the king.
Social upheaval caused by the 4. _________________________ in the later eighteenth century caused a loss of interest in
Morris dancing. Morris dancing was almost extinct by the late 1800s and had become little more than a
5. __________________ as it was no longer regularly practiced.
*** TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN
6. The revival of the Morris dancing in the late nineteenth century is attributed to D’Arcy Ferris.
7. D’Arcy Ferris’ Morris Dancing Group was very popular in the West Country.
8. Sharp began to collect Morris dances in 1899.
9. May Neal encouraged the collection of the dances by Sharp.
10.In the 20th Century there were more male Morris dancers than female dancers.
***Use no MORE THAN one words to fill the blanks
11. The beginning of the twentieth century saw several new Morris dancing groups ------------------------- .
12. By the fifties and sixties, male, female and ---------------------- sides were becoming more common around the country.
13. Many people at the time questioned the ----------------- of women performing this traditionally male dance.
14. Sides containing women are still not ----------- for entrance into Morris dancing’s main governing and organizing ring.
15. The three main bodies in the world of Morris dancing provide ------------ in which members can receive expert tuition
and choreography.
XII. Write an essay (about 250 words) about the following topic:
Sometimes tourists may damage tourist sites. Explain what some of the negative effects may be. Suggest some
solutions to this problem.
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