Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit, and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rates of cancer and heart disease; In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius, and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains, fruit, and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer dairy products.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
 James Cook was born in England (43) 1728. His parents (44) poor farmworkers. (45) James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked (46) ships until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought (47) Canada in a war against France. In 1768 King George III made him the captain of a ship and (48) him to the Pacific. He was gone (49) nearly three years. When he (50), he was a national hero.

50________

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

CYCLONE

A cyclone is a storm (51)________ heavy rain and violent winds. The winds can reach a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour; (52)_____________, they usually cause a lot of damage. They also cause very (53) _________ seas. Cyclones (54)______ over warm tropical (55)_______ . In Australia, they occur(56)_______along the coast, north of the Tropic of Capricorn. They usually occur (57)_________the months of November and April. A cyclone (58) _____  up to 300 kilometers wide. The winds (59) __________  at great speeds. In the middle, there is a calm area. This is called the ‘eye’ of the cyclone. The eye can be quite big, (60)________ 50 kilometers wide.

59.____________

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

Paper is named for papyrus, a reed-like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing material more than 5,000 years ago. The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2,000 years ago.

A piece of paper is made up of tiny fibers, not unlike a piece of material. The fibers used in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet. In addition to the plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used. Dyes can make the paper different colors; resins may add weight and texture.

Where do these fibers come from? The majority of paper is made from plant fiber that comes from trees. Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place. Paper may be also made from things like old rags, or pieces of cloth. Wastepaper can be turned into recycled paper. This recycling process saves forests and energy and reduces air and water pollution.

It can be inferred from the passage that recycling paper is____________ .

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of pictures, computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields in computer science. It is used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art, government, education, research, training, and medicine.

One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to design, generally referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting. For the three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design Vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems. Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional model, and even go for a simulated “walk” through the rooms or around the outside of the building.

Business graphics are another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to create graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and cartographic materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process.

According to the passage, engineers use CAD for _________ .

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

We live in a time and age where information is just a button press away. We are swayed by information all around us. We millennials want __________ (1), read, understand and then speak our minds about it. That is where social media comes into play. Social media is one of the biggest __________ (2) that we live with and cannot ignore it.

Social media is collection of websites, applications and other platforms __________ (3) enable us to share or create content and also helps us to participate __________ (4) social networking. Social media is not limited to blogging and sharing pictures, there are lot of strong tools also that social media __________ (5). That is because that the impact of social media is very high and far reaching. It can make or break images.

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.

When drawing human figures, children often make the head too large for the rest of the body. A recent study offers some insights into this common disproportion in children’s illustrations. As part of the study, researchers asked children between 4 and 7 years old to make several drawings of men. When they drew front views of male figures, the size of the heads was markedly enlarged. However, when the children drew rear views of men, the size of the heads was not so exaggerated. The researchers suggested that children drew bigger heads when they know they must leave room for facial details. Therefore, the odd head size in children’s illustrations is a form of planning ahead and not an indication of a poor sense of scale.

Which of the following groups would not probably be interested in the findings of the experiment?

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Getting good results in your studies comes from (51)________ good study habits. The best place to study is a comfortable room with good (52)_______. The best chair for studying should be one which you would be comfortable in, (53)_______ so comfortable that you may fall asleep in it after a while! Before you study, look for a (54)_____ environment with no distractions. If you find your home too noisy for studying, try the library or community center (55)_______. When you study, set realistic (56)_______ for yourself to achieve. For example, do not (57)____ to study five chapters of Geography in one (58).________   when you know that you take more than an hour to read one chapter. Furthermore, remember not to push yourself too (59)_________ . When you have studied for a period of time, (60)______ yourself by taking a short break. You could perhaps take a short walk or listen to music for a while.

57____________

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
No writer in American literature is (41) or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements. (42) in Missouri in 1835, he grew (43) on the bank of the Mississippi River and later adopted the (44) Mark Twain. The (45) environment inspired the two novels (46) made him famous.: "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" ": Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (47) of that period.
Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he (48) as a newspaperman in Nevada and California. (49) short story "The celebrated  Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (50) and his new career began.

46_________

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

BELL’S TELEPHONE

A pioneer in the (51)________ of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, (52)______ in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested in the (53)________ of deaf people. This interest led him to invent the microphone and, in 18 76, his “electrical speech machine,” which we now call the telephone. News of his invention quickly (54)________ throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long-distance connections were (55)_____ between Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City. Bell imagined great (56)________ for his telephone, like the model from the 1920s, but would he ever have imagined telephone lines being used to (57)__________ video images? Since his death in 1922, the telecommunication industry had undergone an amazing revolution. Today, (58)_________ people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Fiber optics are improving the quality and speed of data transmission. Actually, your ability to (59) _______ this information relies upon telecommunications technology. Bell’s “electrical speech machine” paved the (60)______for the Information Superhighway. 

52___________

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

We live in a time and age where information is just a button press away. We are swayed by information all around us. We millennials want __________ (6), read, understand and then speak our minds about it. That is where social media comes into play. Social media is one of the biggest __________ (7) that we live with and cannot ignore it.

Social media is collection of websites, applications and other platforms __________ (8) enable us to share or create content and also helps us to participate __________ (9) social networking. Social media is not limited to blogging and sharing pictures, there are lot of strong tools also that social media __________ (10). That is because that the impact of social media is very high and far reaching. It can make or break images.

Social media is not limited to blogging and sharing pictures, there are lot of strong tools also that social media __________ (10). That is because that the impact of social media is very high and far reaching. 

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

The greatest advantage of mass media is the power to reach a large number of people all around the world in a very short period of time. It plays an important role in our everyday lives. Mass media influences our likes and dislikes, opinions regarding many important issues, views, behavior, our values and our style. Its primary purpose is to inform, but looking at it from the perspective of the viewer its main purpose is to entertain. On everyday basis, children are being exposed to television and what is on it. Unfortunately, violence has taken over the entertainment world not only on television, but also in video games and movies. For many years, massive amount of violence in media has been of great concern not just for parents, but also for researchers and psychologists.

The three main functions of mass media are to provide us with information and entertainment and allow us to kill boredom. On average, a television set is ‘on’ for more than seven hours each day. Children and older people are most likely to be exposed to more television than adolescents or adults. According to Signorielli, violence appeared most frequently during the afternoon (2 to 5 PM), with 191 acts per hour; early morning (6 to 9 AM), with 158 acts per hour; and prime time, with 102 acts per hour.” A lot of times characters who commit violence are not sorry for what they have done and they do not face any consequences for their actions. Additionally, television usually does not show the realism of violence and how things would turn out in real life for a person who has committed a crime such as stealing or murder.

What has taken over the entertainment world not only on television, but also in video games and movies?

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
No writer in American literature is (41) or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements. (42) in Missouri in 1835, he grew (43) on the bank of the Mississippi River and later adopted the (44) Mark Twain. The (45) environment inspired the two novels (46) made him famous.: "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" ": Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (47) of that period.
Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he (48) as a newspaperman in Nevada and California. (49) short story "The celebrated  Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate (50) and his new career began.

42_________

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

In the first part of the twentieth century, before a television set became an important (1) ____ of entertainment of most households, radio program was different (2) ___ what it is now. Children rushed home from school to listen to “Story Hour”. Someone was reading (3) ____ exciting story or a part of a story while the children’s imaginations provided visual images to fit the spoken ones. People listened to serials or stories (4) ____ were broken into one-hour segments. Because each hour ended with suspense, listeners have to (5) ______ at the same time the next day to find out what would happen.

Families gathered around the radio at night to listen to important news or favorite programs. However, (6) ____ there is the appearance of television, radio programming has changed. Radio stories have become a thing of the past (7)____ the fact that people prefer both to watch (8) ____ to hear. Radio is now a medium that is used more often in a car (9) ______ in a home. Because music and news are (10) ____ types of programs to listen to in a car, they are the most common. Radio, in fact, has become the music medium. It provides music for all tastes.

(1) ___________

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

CYCLONE

A cyclone is a storm (51)________ heavy rain and violent winds. The winds can reach a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour; (52)_____________, they usually cause a lot of damage. They also cause very (53) _________ seas. Cyclones (54)______ over warm tropical (55)_______ . In Australia, they occur(56)_______along the coast, north of the Tropic of Capricorn. They usually occur (57)_________the months of November and April. A cyclone (58) _____  up to 300 kilometers wide. The winds (59) __________  at great speeds. In the middle, there is a calm area. This is called the ‘eye’ of the cyclone. The eye can be quite big, (60)________ 50 kilometers wide.

55___________

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

This TV series is more like a portrait _________ life than any others.

Choose the best answer: 
There are many advantages of having online friends. First, they can be anywhere in the world, so you can learn about (1).......... cultures and lifestyles. Distance does not matter, as all you need is a computer. Second, you can contact them whenever you wish (2)............. they are online- and you can end the conversation easily when you have other things to do. What’s more, you can save a lot of money as there’ll be no dinners, parties or get-togethers. You don’t have to spend money (3).............. things like food and drinks or cinema tickets. Most importantly, you can quickly end a relationship when you don’t feel comfortable with the person any more. The only thing, perhaps, you don’t like about this kind of (4)............ is that sometimes you don’t know for sure who these friends really are. They may not use their real names and post other people’s photos.
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Read the passage below carefully, and then select the correct option A, B, C or D:

"The World Wide Web was developed by British physicist and computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee as a project within the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland. Berners-Lee combined several existing ideas into a single system to make it easier for physicists to use data on the Internet. Most important, he added multimedia—the ability to include graphics—to the hyperlink concept found in a previous Internet service known as gopher. Berners-Lee had begun working with hypertext in the early 1980s. An early prototype implementation of the Web became operational at CERN in 1989, and the idea quickly spread to universities in the rest of the world.
Groups at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researched and extended Web technology. They developed the first browser that was used at many sites, named Mosaic, in 1993. To allow the Web to be accessed from a wide variety of computer systems, researchers built multiple versions of Mosaic. Each version was designed to be used with a specific operating system, the software that controls the computer. Within a year, computer programmer Marc Andreessen had formed a commercial company, Netscape Communications Corporation, to build and sell Web technologies."

3/ Which sentence below is not correct?

Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

Elektron to Electric

The first discovery of electricity is over 2,600 years old. Does that surprise you? Of course, there were no lights, telephones, refrigerators, radios, motion pictures, or television sets that long ago. All of these modern conveniences are of such recent development that you might well wonder how electricity could be any older than Thomas Edison’s development of the first practical electric light bulb in 1879.

The word electricity comes from the Greek word meaning amber, which is elektron. The fossilized sap of a pine tree, amber looks much like a hard lump of honey. In 600 B.C., a Greek philosopher named Thales rubbed a piece of amber against his sleeve to shine it. Much to his interest, he found that the rubbed amber attracted small bits of lint, feathers, and dried leaves. This property of attraction was a strange characteristic which he thought only amber had. Today, our word electricity still goes back to Thales’ early discovery about amber.

More than two thousand years after Thales, an English physician discovered that other substances also had this characteristic of electricity. From then on, more and more men added to the knowledge of electricity. They set off the many developments and discoveries which have brought about the electrical era of today.

While not directly stated, it may be inferred from the article that__________ .

Choose the best answer: 
What is pollution? Stinky stuff? Muck? Poison? Yes, all those things... and more. Some is obvious like smoke (1)..........you can see but much of it is not obvious at all. Yet you’re eating it and drinking it and breathing it most of the time. And what is worse is that all this muck (2)............ all other life on Earth. You can find pollution made by people just about (3)............. on the planet. Even (4).............. places like the Arctic are badly polluted by nasty Chemicals made by people. The polar bears and seals there have poisonous Chemicals made by people in their bodies and (5)........... _ do the Inuit people who live with them. These nasty things kill many animals and make others sick - including penguins (6).............. the Antarctic. They also kill people and make them ill too. There’s nowhere on the planet (7).............. or high up in the air. with no pollution; (8).............. the bottom of the sea or high up in the air.

Choose the best answer:
The position of sport in today's society has changed out of all recognition. People no longer seem to think of sports as 'just a game' - to be watched or played for the (1)_______ of enjoyment. Instead, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for leading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge rewards for athletes, some of (2)_______ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. (3)_______ it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances.

A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (4)________ to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing for millions of (5)________ people all over the world.
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