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.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives

It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

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“If you touch my bike again, I’ll tell mother”, said my elder brother.

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“I was not there at the time”, he said.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

The test was very long. Terry couldn't do it in 60 minutes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

The flood may rise higher. We have to move upstairs.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

I could not get the job because I did not speak English well.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

All possible means have been used to prevent air pollution. The sky is still not clear.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

 He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

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You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: Since learning that cigarettes cause cancer, many people have stopped to smoke.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question:

I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions:

We arrived at airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.

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“We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?”

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

Peter’s main subject in university is electronics.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions: 

People believe that Chinese people invented paper.

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 from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

“Why don’t you participate in the volunteer work in summer?" said Sophie.

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The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.