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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. 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 enable us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (2) . On the other hand, current research has not yet proved clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones. Numerous studies are now going (3) in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between moblie phone use and cancer. (4) , these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation. Until the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phones for long period of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the opposite and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (5) bodies are still growing may be at particular risk. Question 1: A. bring B. lead C. cause D. produce Question 2: A. risky B. unhealthy C. secure D. safe Question 3: A. on B. by C. through D. about Question 4: A. Additionally B. However C. While D. Though Question 5: A. whose B. that C. with D. as Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (6) , we are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing wrong with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (7) on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. It is because they are so similar with (8) to how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (9) envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products? Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying decisions. When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances (10) that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half rose by 86 per cent. The researchers argued that it was not just a matter of envy. Used cars seemed to attract neighbours even more than new cars. This suggested that people were not trying to keep up with their neighbours, they were keen to learn from them. Since used cars are less reliable, a recommendation of one can strongly influence a buying decision. Question 6: A. What’s more B. Instead C. Unlike D. In place Question 7: A. basing B. trusting C. supposing D. relying Question 8: A. connection B. regard C. relation D. concern Question 9: A. for B. as to C. out of D. about Question 10: A. who B. whose C. that D. when Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. The texting pigeons Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communnicatons technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (11) on your people’s communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at rick of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (12) , in this case, it’s difficult to view the results as anything but positive. Twenty of the birds are about to take to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (13) with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically converted into text messages and beamed to the Internet – (14) they will appear on a dedicated ‘pigeon blog’. The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny ‘pigeon kit’ containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (15) , that is, from the camera, which will hang around its neck. The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the form of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on thir local air quality. Question 11: A. result B. outcome C. effect D. conclusion Question 12 A. Therefore B. What’s more C. Whereas D. That is Question 13: A. armed B. loaded C. granted D. stocked Question 14: A. when B. which C. where D. what Question 15: A. instead B. except C. apart D. besides Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Why read books? Is it worth reading books, (16) nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (17) . All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (18) _ that you can’t stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (19) gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can’t do without books, but I can (20) up television easily enough. You can’t watch television at bus stops! Question 16: A. in B. or C. why D. since Question 17: A. ones B. programmes C. episodes D. cereals Question 18: A. current B. imagined C. interest D. gripping Question 19: A. whose B. which C. what D. when Question 20: A. pick B. look C. give D. turn Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years. However, few attempts have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so- called staring effect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognizable and genuine sixth sense. The study involved hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (21) so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the results showed that the children who could not see were able to tell when they were being stared at. In a total of more than 18, 000 trials (22) worldwide, the children correctly sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was repeated with the added precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (23) from the starters by the windows. This was done just in case there was some pretending going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not. This prevented the possibility of sounds being transmitted between the children. The results, (24) less impressive, were more or less the same. Dr. Sheldrake, the biologist (25) designed the study, believes that the results are convincing enough to find out through further experiments precisely how the staring effect might actually came about. Question 21: A. shaded B. covered C. masked D. wrapped Question 22: A. worked over B. carried out C. carried on D. worked through Question 23: A. parted B. separated C. split D. divided Question 24: A. though B. however C. even D. quite Question 25: A. which B. whose C. who D. whom Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. THE HOSTORY OF WRITING The development of writing (26) a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (27) date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (28) alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called “aleph” and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word “alphabet”. The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (29) other European countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time. If we (30) the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question. They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark “?” Question 26: A. did B. had C. made D. took Question 27: A. where B. that C. who D. when Question 28: A. true B. accurate C. exact D. precise Question 29: A. to B. in C. with D. for Question 30: A. look into B. bring on C. make off D. hold up Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (31) to your education or your work, try reading more books. Pick (32) some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow. We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV. Some people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?" That is an interesting point of view worth further (33) . Reading is a skill that is in much to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people. Not only that, we can (35) vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good comprehension skills. It will save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information. Question 31: A. gain B. gather C. collect D. contribute Question 32: A. on B. up C. over D. out Question 33: A. explore B. exploration C. explorer D. explorative Question 34: A. that B. who C. when D. whom Question 35: A. digest B. inhale C. breathe D. eat Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. ROBOTS Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (36) would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (37) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That si, houwork is actually very complex. It hat never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot (38) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do severa different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (39) all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (40) , there have been some developments recently. Sensosrs are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software-the programs that will operate the machine. Question 36: A. that B. what C. when D. where Question 37:`A. succeeded B. managed C. made D. given Question 38: A. carries over B. carryes out C. carries off D.carries away Question 39: A. from B. with C. by D. for Question 40: A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (41) ecosystems. If there is too (42) rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that feed on it may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal ans lets the seeds (43) . Polluting the air, soil and water can harm ecosystems. Building (44) on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and goverments to find better ways of (45) fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems. Question 41: A. harms Question 42: A. little B. harmful B. a little C. harmless C. few D. harm D. a few Question 43: A. out B. in C. go D. fly Question 44: A. moats B. ditches C. bridges D. dams Question 45: A. catching B. holding C. carrying D. taking Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Criticism The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (46) many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (47) accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade 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 be increasing changes for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (48) the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, also known as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (49) to windscreen of the car. Another ways of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts 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 final stage of their journey. Of course, the most important (50) is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares charged at an acceptable level. Question 46: A. causes B. results C. leads D. invents Question 47: A. of B. for C. about D. by Question 48: A. crosses B. refuses C. breaks D. cracks Question 49: A. fixed B. joined C. built D. placed Question 50: A. thought B. thing C. work D. event Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy. At first sight, the town looks similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is different. Sixty per cent of its population of 4,000 people lives underground. There are today about 800 underground houses as well as shops, hotels and even churches in the town and the surrounding hills. Once a site has been chosen, special tunneling machines are (51) in to ceate passage and rooms in the sandstone. Rock pillars are left to support the roof, and door and windows are cut into the front. Houses are of all shapes and (52) , the largest having twenty rooms, and some even have their own swimming poll. Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages. In summer, the temperature outside the houses it remains a steady 25C all year round. Many people say that living underground makes they fell very secure. There is no problem with noise from the neighbours and the houses are not affected. By the fierce dust storms that regularly sweep (54) the area. And of course, if your family (55) or lots of friends come to stay, you can always dig another room. Question 51: A. brought B. entered C. placed D. worked Question 52: A. sizes B. areas C. volumes D. numbers Question 53: A. strongly B. heavily C. extremely D. sharply Question 54: A. through B. over C. across D. off Question 55: A. grows B. rises C. stretches D. explodes Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are slightly more than todders. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter- productive if she isn’t ready. Wise parents will have a (56) attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of (57) toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good mterial available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to read. Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, (58) can reinfore and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (59) valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as far as cildren are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programs not intended for ther age group. Too many television programs induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, (60) _ viewing of programs designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which feature their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new dimension to a story known from a book. Question 56: A. cheerful B. contented C. relaxed D. hopeful Question 57: A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D. stimulating Question 58: A. who B. why C. when D. which Question 59: A. properly B. worthily C. perfectly D. equally Question 60: A. cautious B. choice C. approved D. discriminating Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Throughout history, women have had responsiblity for healing the sick. However, it is only in ccomparative recent times that they have been allowed to train as doctors at medical schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have (61) an enormous contribution to modern medicine. The first female doctors were nuns (62) _ gave advice about diseases and (63) and prepared medicnes. In ancient Rome, women healers were considered skillful and respected. In Britain, for centuries, male doctors were suspicious of women who pratised medicine (64) and in 1512 a law was passed making it illegal for them to do so. Women coulnd’t study medicine at universities (65) the 19th century and they only began to gain equality with male doctors in the 20th century. Question 61: A. caused B. done C. had D. made Question 62: A. they B. who C. whose D. which Question 63: A. injured B. painful C. injures D. wounded Question 64: A. profession B. professional C. professionally D. unprofessional Question 65: A. until B. in C. from D. since Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. THE FAMILY Statesmen define a family as "a group of individuals having a common dwelling and related by blood adoption or marriage, (66) includes common-law relationships". Most people are born into one of these groups and will live their lives as a family in such a group. Although the definition of a family may not change, (67) relationship of people to each other within the family group changes as society changes. More and more wives are taking paying jobs, and, as a result, the roles of husband, wife and children are changing. Today, men expect to work for pay for about 40 years of their lives, and, in today's marriages (68) which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to work for about 30 to 35 years of their lives. This means that man must learn to do their share of family tasks such as caring for the children and daily (69) . Children, too, especially adolescents, have to (70) with the members of their family in sharing household tasks. The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having children is as matter of choice, not an automatic result of marriage. Marriage itself has become a choice. As alternatives such as common-law relationship and single-parent families have become socially acceptable, women will become more independent Question 66: A. which B. that C. what D. it Question 67: A. a B. any C. some D. the Question 68: A. in B. for C. with D. to Question 69: A. home B. family C. house D. household Question 70: A. carry B. deal C. cooperate D. combine Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (71) more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter-productive if she isn't ready. Wise parents will have a hopeful attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of stimulating toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (72) available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to read. Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age (73) . Too many television programmes induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, discriminating viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which (74) their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new (75) to a story known from a book. Question 71: A. scarcely B. rarely C. slightly D. really Question 72: A. material B. sense C. produce D. amusement Question 73: A. set B. band C. group D. limit Question 74: A. illustrate B. extend C. feature D. possess Question 75: A. revival B. dimension C. option D. existence Read the follwing passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Criticism It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be (76) of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world i