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One of the most important (1)_______ of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (2)_______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the (3)_______of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (4)_______ the amount of time  available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.  Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to (5)_______ fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far (6)_______ mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (7)_______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later (8)_______ you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (9)_______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you're a little ahead, you know you're on track and may even have a little time left to check your work. If you're a little behind, you have several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it (10)_______

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Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. (4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

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 21 to 25

Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds (21)…………..around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try 22)………….about peace. Through television home, viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (23)………..out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (24)………..to entertain. In fact, TV provides (25)………..entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures.

22___________

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THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (1)____ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (2)____ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (3)____ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (4)____ the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health. Although permanent weight loss is the (5)___, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (6)____ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (7)____ result, long-term results are very rare. (8)____, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (9)____ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advises eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (10)______ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.

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The University of Oxford, informally called "Oxford University", or simply. "Oxford", (1) ______ in the city of Oxford, in England, is (2) ______ oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also considered as one of the world's leading (3) ______ institutions. The university traces, its roots back to at least the end of the 11th century, (4) ______ the exact date of foundation remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is consistently ranked in the world's top ten universities. The University is also open (5) ______ overseas students, primarily from American universities, who may (6) _____ in study abroad programs during the summer months for more than a century, it has served as the home of the Rhodes Scholarship, (7) ______ brings highly accomplished students from a number of countries to study at Oxford as (8) ______. The University of Oxford is also a place where many talented leaders from all over the world used to study. Twenty-five British Prime Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At (9) ______ 25 other international leaders have been educated at Oxford, and this number includes King Herald V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton is the first American President to attend Oxford. Forty-seven Nobel (10) ______ winners have studied or taught at Oxford.

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Two British policemen were (19)_______ to investigate a flying saucer on March 31, 1989, the day before April Fool’s Day. When the policemen arrived at a field in Survey, they saw a small figure wearing a silver space (20)________ walking out of a spacecraft. Immediately the police ran off in the opposite direction. Reports revealed that the alien was in fact a small person, and the flying saucer was a hot air balloon that had been specially built to look (21)________ a UFO by Richard Branson, the 36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records.

Branson had planned to (22) _______ the balloon in London’s Hyde Park on April 1.

However, a wind change had brought him down in a Survey field. The police received a lot of phone calls from terrified motorists as the balloon drifted over the motorway. One lady was so (23)_____ by the incident that she was crying as she was (24)______ the UFO to a radio station.

(21)............

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: 

Not so long ago, people only used the telephone to make phone calls. Now, thanks to computers, people use their phones to do much more. They can bank by phone, rent videos by phone, and even shop by phone. It is also possible to send letters and reports by faxing them over telephone lines. People can even use their phone lines to send messages from one computer to another computer by electric mail, or e-mail.

But you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the phone anymore. You can carry a cellular phone in your pocket or keep one in your car. With a cellular phone, anyone who can talk and walk can also phone and walk. You don’t have to look for a payphone to make a call anymore. Now you can take your calls with you everywhere.

The word “payphone” means______  

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GOING ON A DIET
A typical person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay running.. They keep your organs operating (1)_______ and your brain running. They also keep your body warm. A person gains weight because he or she consumes more calories per day than (2) ________. The only way to lose fat is to reduce the (3) ________ of calories that you consume per day. This is the basic principle (4) ________ going on a diet. Unfortunately, diets don’t work for most people. They do lose weight but then go off the diet and put it back. Building a sensible diet and exercise plan is the key (5) ________ maintaining a consistent weight. You need to figure out how many calories you need in a day and how many you actually (6) ________. The next step is to add exercise (7) ________ you can raise the number of calories you can consume per day. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can make a big (8) ________. You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching television (9) ________ you can take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find an exercise partner. Exercises can be a lot easier if there is someone to talk to. It’s a good idea to wear firm-fitting clothes if you are (10) ________. Tight clothing acts as a reminder of what you are trying to accomplish

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British families started  going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways (1) ____ this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (2) ____  of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to (3) ____ their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library. At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (4) ____ work. However, in 1871, the government introduced four ‘Banking Holiday’ - national holiday days. This (5) ____ people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first, they went on day-trips, taking (6) ____ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes (7) ____ that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (8) ____ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (9) ____ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today the English seaside (10) ____ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year

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(1) ….. educational specialists believe that early schooling should provide children (2) ….. an awareness of their own abilities (3) ….. the self – confidence (4) ….. their abilities. One approach recognized by many experts (5) ….. promoting these qualities is the Montessori method, first practiced by Maria Montessori of Italy (6) ….. the early 1900s. Nancy McCormick Rambusch is credited with (7) ….. the method in the United States, where today (8) ….. over 400 Montessori schools. The method helps children (9) ….. for themselves by providing them with instructional materials and tasks that facilitate acts of discovery and manipulation. Through such exploration, children develop their sense of touch and learn (10) ….. do everyday tasks without adult assistance. Other  benefits include improvement in language skills, and acquaintance with elements of science, music, and art

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It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (2)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, (4)_________ the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (5)______ of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If (6), __________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars (7)__________ were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ________. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ________ well if you persevere and stay positive

Find mistakes among A B CD and correct

The driver took the turning with the speed of 100 kms per hour and nearly caused an accident.

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One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human right. But acid rain, (1) ________ pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools (2) ________ poison. LakeBaikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It (3) ________ a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist (4) ________ else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of toxic effluent which (5) _______ into the lake every day. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea (6) ________ 1% of the world's water surface. But it is the dumping (7) ________ for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles (8) ________ shore. Water is free to everyone. A few years ago, people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been (9) ________ by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious (10) ________. We should do something now.

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Because of the severe drought which has continued this year, water rationing will go into effect on Monday. Lawns can not be watered with automatic sprinklers; driveways, porches, and decks can not be hosed down. You may water by hand, but not only on even-numbered days. Cars can be washed on Wednesday only. The city has hired a new drought patrol crew, which will be looking for offenders. If you are caught, there will be a $50 fine for the first offense and a $100 fine for the second offense. We realize that this is strict, but the drought has affected us dramatically. We ask your co-operation in conserving water.
Besides the drought rules, we ask that you be prudent in your household water use. Turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth. Take short showers; you might even consider turning off the water as you soap up. Don’t wash dishes under running water, and when you wash your clothes, save the final rinse water to begin your next load. Let’s all work together to save our community’s water.

What should people do on Monday?

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Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first ___(1)___ . About the same number use it __(2)___ a second language. It is the language ___(3)___ aviation, international sport and world trade. 75% of the world's mail is in English, 60% of the world's radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world's newspapers are ___(4)___ in English. It is an official language in 44 countries. In ___(5)___ others, it is the language of business, commerce and technology. There are many varieties of English, but Scottish, Australian, Indian and Jamaican speakers of English, in spite of the differences in pronunciation, structure and vocabulary, would recognize that they are all speaking the same basic language

COLORS AND EMOTIONS
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to me as emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The color that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of course they also affect anyone who comes in contact with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day! I even choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.

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My younger sister is a potential star of state and screen, or at least that's what she tells me. Last week she had an interview. It was for the (1)……………..of Juliet in Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet. It went well and she starts (2)……………..next week. This is the first play that she has been in, but she has done quite a lot of TV advertising work and she has been in a couple of films. The last film she was in was called The magician. It was set in ancient Egypt and she was in a crowd (3)……with thousands of other people. When I went to see it, I sat in the front (4)……………..so that I could see the (5)…………….really clearly, but I couldn’t pick out my sister in the crowd. She says the (6)……………..was one of the best professionals she has worked with but I must say the (7)……………..seemed a bit stupid to me. It was all about a very clever magician who had managed to travel back through time to the Court of Tutankhamen. The (8)……………..were magnificent and so were some of the sets but having an actor saying (9)…………in present day American English just didn’t work. The ending was really ridiculous. The magician got accidentally buried with Tutankhamen. Funnily enough, the rest of the (10)……………seemed to have rather enjoyed the film.

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 21 to 25

Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds (21)…………..around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try (22)………….about peace. Through television home, viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (23)………..out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (24)………..to entertain. In fact, TV provides (25)………..entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures.

25____________

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Oxford University, informally known as "Oxford University", or more simply. "Oxford", (1) ______ in the city of Oxford, England, is (2) ______ the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also considered as one of the top (3) ______ organizations in the world. Traces of the university, its origins date back to at least the late 11th century, (4) ______ the exact date of its founding remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is consistently ranked in the top ten universities in the world. The school also opens (5) ______ foreign students, mainly from US universities, who may (6) _____ in study abroad programs during the summer months for more than a century, the school has serving as home to the Rhodes Scholarship, (7) ______ brings high achieving students from several countries to study at Oxford as (8) ______. Oxford University is also home to many great leaders from around the world. 25 British Prime Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At (9) ______ 25 other international leaders have trained at Oxford, and this number includes King Herald V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton was the first US President to study at Oxford. Forty-seven Nobel laureates (10) ______ have studied or taught at Oxford.

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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 (2) _______ us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (3) _______. On the other hand, current research has not yet (4) _______ clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones. Numerous studies are now going (5) _______ in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (6) _______, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation. (7) _______ the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long (8) _______ of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (9) _______ and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (10) _______ bodies are still growing may be at particular risk