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Exercise 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

The Microscope

One of the most important inventions in the development of science and medicine was the microscope

It was (1) the principle that light could be “refracted” or bent, by a glass lens It was soon

discovered that tiny objects could be magnified (2) size when viewed through a glass lens that had been ground and polished in a specific (3) Although the principle was known to the Chinese as

early as 1000 A.D, it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe (4) it was put to practical

use in the form of eyeglasses

In Europe the first microscope was invented by brothers Zacharias and Hans Janssen, two Dutch eyeglass-makers, around 1590 They built a “compound” microscope, so called because of its two lenses The most significant development and use of the microscope during this period, however, belongs to another Dutch optician, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Bom in Delft, Holland, he became skilled at (5) very sharp and accurate magnifying lenses

Question 1: A based upon B based by C based in D based at

Question 3: A procedure B manner C fashion D character

Question 5: A granting B grinding C scraping D.rubbing

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2019 – CÔ DƯƠNG THỊ HƯƠNG – MEGABOOK – ĐỀ SỐ 1

Exercise 2: 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.

After winter months, the days become longer, the buds (1) _ in the trees, birds sing, and the world (2) _ a green dress Spring passes (3) _summer Everyone knows that summer will not (4) _ The power of all the wisest men and women in the world cannot keep it for us The com becomes ripe, the leaves turn brown and then drop to the ground, (5) _ the world changes its green dress for a dress of autumn colors

Question 2: A looks after B puts on C carries on D deals with

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Exercise 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

Can we see (1) _ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea If

we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _ The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _ turn the orange away

Question 2: A being disappeared B to be disappeared

C to have disappeared D to disappear

Question 4: A reluctantly B accidentally C slowly D passionately

Spring is coming and it’s time for us to grow plants Of course, not all plants are (1) _ in season This makes it very (2) _ to pick the best plants to grow The good news is that there are tons of choices Do you know that plants can grow in nearly every climate?

It's true that some plants are picky but most are super (3) _ and only require water, dirt and of course sun This spring is the (4) _ time to start your own garden There are three amazing plants that work in every single climate The first plant is spinach Spinach is very easy to grow because it removes water well and can (5) _ different levels of heat The second one is carrots There are many types of carrots you can grow Most carrots are very quick to grow and also handle all types of climates as well The third one is tomatoes There are tons of different types of tomatoes It’s easy to find the perfect tomato for any location Go plant some plants!

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Exercise 5: 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

People come to this small country for many reasons They can admire spectacular (1) _ meet friendly natives, and enjoy a vibrant arts scene Some are searching for their family (2) _

or others just want to get away from it all and, digging up old memories from their English Lit class of gallant heroes engaging in larger-than-life struggles, their minds wander to faraway lands, to somehow familiar yet different destinations Why not go to Scotland? But what kind of country are they coming to and what should they expect once they get there? Scotland (3) _ of an area of 30, 418 square miles - so it's a fairly compact and "doable" country - with a population of about five million people - not too small, not too big It is one of three countries that form the political (4) _ called Great Britain, the other two being, of course, England and Wales, which, along with their fourth partner, Northern Ireland, becomes the United Kingdom Scotland is bordered on three sides by water and on its fourth by England, which has had both its advantages and disadvantages Geographically speaking, the country can be divided into three broad areas, the Southern Uplands, the Central Lowlands, and the Highlands Although the rugged Highlands (5) _ about two-thirds of the land area, the vast majority of the population lives in the Central Belt between Glasgow, Scotland>s largest city, and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital

In the past, the process of choosing a career was a much simpler matter than it is today Aboy oftenfollowed in his father’s footsteps His sister learned the household skills that (1) _ her to become a wife and mother Nowadays young people grow up in a much freer society (2) _they enjoy almost unlimited career opportunities In recent years, there (3) _ an enormous increase in the kinds of vocations from which it is possible to choose In addition, many of the barriers to career

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opportunity that existed only a few decades ago, such as (4) _ based on sex or religion or ethnic origins, are (5) _ disappearing.

Question 1 A had prepared B may prepare C was prepared D would prepare

Question 4 A judgment B perception C devotion D discrimination

Question 5 A rapidly B incessantly C categorically D vigilantly

Welcome to the Netherlands, a tiny country that only extends, at its broadest, 312 km north to

south, and 264 km east to west - (1) _ the land area increases slightly each year as a result of continuous land reclamation and drainage With a lot of heart and much to offer, ‘Holland,’ as it is (2)

_ known to most of us abroad - a name stemming from its once most prominent provinces - has more going on per kilometer than most countries, and more English-speaking natives You’ll be impressed by its (3) _ cities and charmed by its countryside and villages, full of contrasts From the exciting variety on offer, you could choose a romantic canal boat tour in Amsterdam, a Royal Tour by coach in The Hague, or a hydrofoil tour around the biggest harbour in the world - Rotterdam In season you could visit the dazzling bulb fields, enjoy a full day on a boat, or take a bike tour through the pancake-flat countryside spiced with windmills The possibilities are countless and the nationwide tourist office is on hand to give you information and help you (4) _reservations You’ll have (5) _language problems here, as the Dutch are true linguists and English is spoken here almost universally

Question 2 A regularly B occasionally C commonly D unusually

Question 3 A historic B historical C historically D historian

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The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and the native peoples they conquered Throughout history, gold has woven a magic spell over those it touched Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many (1) _ It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship (2) _ the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live (3)

_today Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth's crust Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (4) _ it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades In its natural (5) _, gold is soft and easily shaped When heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured into moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects Stories have been told, movies made and legends bom about the discovery of the world’s great gold deposits It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration

The use of computers has meant that students can study language programmes (1) _ their own speed when and for how long they want What’s more, in the virtual classrooms of the future the student will put on their headset, and be transported into an imaginary school, choose their class, take the books they need off the shelf and hold conversations with other computerised students They might instead choose to pay a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or the restaurant At the (2) _ of a button they would be transported to 3) _ realistic settings where they could practice their English, maybe getting a hand from a virtual English companion All this perhaps, at the computer, from the comfort of their home: no 4) _to catch the bus to college, or a plane to England Exciting? Certainly, and it’s an interesting alternative to traditional classroom lessons But would it ever (5) _the classroom? Hopefully not Surely the need to relate to real people talking about real issues and generally learning a little more about others will always lead language learners to uzcx be exc eg at least a little of their time with real people

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Question 2: A force B hit C depress D push

No one can know when sports began Since it is impossible to imagine a time when children did not spontaneously run races or wrestle, it is clear that children have always included sports in their play, but one can only speculate about the (1) _of sports as autotelic physical contests for adults Hunters are depicted in prehistoric art, but it cannot be known (2) _ the hunters pursued their prey in a mood

of grim necessity or with the joyful abandon of sportsmen It is certain, (3) _, from the rich literary and iconographic evidence of all ancient civilizations that hunting soon became an end in itself at least for royalty and nobility Archaeological evidence also indicates that ball games were common among ancient peoples as different as the Chinese and the like those recommended for health by the Greek physician Galen in the 2nd century AD.

Question 1: A emergence B emerge C emergency D immersion

Question 4: A competitive B competitively C noncompetitive D competition

Question 5: A definite B defined C definitive D definition

What is meant by the term economic resources? In general, these are all the natural, man-made, and human resources that go into the production of goods and services Economic resources can be broken down into 1) _ general categories: property resource - land and capital, and human resources - labor and entrepreneurial skills

What do economists mean (2) _ land? Much more than the non-economist, land refers to all the natural resources (3) _are usable in the production process: arable land, forests, mineral and oil deposits, and so on What about capital? Capital goods are all the manmade aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and services Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that (4) _ satisfy wants directly, while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production

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of consumer goods It should be noted that capital as defined here does not refer to money Money, as such, produces nothing.

The term labor refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods and services (with the exception of a certain set of human talents, entrepreneurial skills, which will be considered separately because of their special significance) Thus the services of a factory worker or an office worker, a ballet dancer or an astronaut all fall (5) _ the general heading of labor

Question 4: A lately B the latter C the latest D later

Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March Many people (1) _it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation It is also an important Christian festival Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (2) _ the most important date in the Christian year Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday It was once common for people to wear new clothes to church on this day Women wore new hats, called Easter bonnets Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun A few people send Easter cards with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (3) _ Easter

The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (4) _ as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die) On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross) The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday In Britain Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays In the US, each company decides for itself (5) _to close or remain open on those days

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In order that they could ensure higher (1) _, TV producers have developed a whole new breed of programmes featuring real people In Europe the most famous of these (2) _reality TV shows was probably Big Brothers, where 12 ordinaiy people volunteered to live under the watchful eye of

TV cameras 24 hours a day In America, the top show was Survivor, based on a similar concept, in which

16 constants are abandoned on a desert island But the ultimate example of the genre must surely be The Osbournes, first (3) _on MTV in 2002, in which the homelife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his family was laid bare to public scrutiny Obsoume himself was already a (4) _name as the former lead singer of the highly successful heavy-metal group, Black Sabbath, The show was described as

a real-life sitcom because it (5) _light on Ozzy’s softer, more humorous side It revealed his devotion to his teenage kids, even though he was often heard yelling and swearing at them The programme brought in millions for the Osbourne family and certainly blurred the boundaries between reality and television

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 effect associated with the prolonged use

of mobile phones

Numerous studies are now going on in various countries Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer (3) _, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation

(4) _ the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phones for long periods of time Don’t think that hands free phones are any safer either At the moment,

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research is in fact showing the (5) _ and they may be just as dangerous It is also thought that young people whose bodies are still growing may be at particular risk.

A worrying question which requires global attention is severe overpopulation and its drastic effects in the countries of the Third World In regions where the birth rate is extremely high, poverty and starvation are (1) _ In India, there is an average of thirty five infants being bom every minute, yet the most shocking figures are those which (2) the enormous number of the victims of famine in certain African territories Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases (3) the indigenous populations There is an urgent need for these problems to be solved Unless measures are taken to ease the suffering

of the impoverished underdeveloped nations, desperate crowds of immigrants will (4) in flooding the richer states in search of a brighter future It’s the most challenging task for the international giants nowadays to help the poor populations get out of the poverty (5)

Question 3 A decimating B enumerating C discounting D outnumbering

Exercise 16: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, 0, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

HERE ARE TIPS THAT HELP SUCCEED IN YOUR JOB INTERVIEW

Always arrive early If you do not know (1) _ the organization is located, call for exact directions (2) _ advance Leave some extra time for any traffic, parking, or unexpected events If you are running late, call right away and let someone know The best time to arrive is

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approximately 5-10 minutes early Give yourself the time to read your resume one more time, to catch your breath, and to be ready for the interview Once you are at the office, treat everyone you encounter with respect Be (3) _ to everyone as soon as you walk in the door.

Wear a professional business suit This point should be emphasized enough First (4) _ are extremely important in the interview process Women should (5) _ wearing too much jewelry

or make-up Men should avoid flashy suits or wearing too much perfume It is also important that you feel comfortable While a suit is the standard interview attire in a business environment, if you think it is an informal environment, call before and ask Regardless, you can never be overdressed if you are wearing a tailored suit

Question 3: A happy B pleasant C disappointed D excited

Question 4: A attendances B attentions C impressions D pressures

School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take They find out (1) _ much knowledge we have gained But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don’t have any common sense?

Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested

by logic puzzles (2) _ scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology

that will be able to ‘“read” our brains, for the present, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence

A person’s IQ is his intelligence (3) _ it is measured by a special test The most common

IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946 By 1976 it had 1,300 members in Britain

Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, (4) _ in the US People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of 100, and those (5) _ score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa This works out at 2% of the population

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Question 4: A enormously B considerably C mainly D highly

Dear Parents,

The exams of your children are to start soon I know you are all really anxious for your children to do well

But, please do remember, amongst the students who will be (1) _ for the exams there is

an artist, who doesn’t need to understand Math There is an (2) _, who doesn’t care aboutHistory or English literature There is a musician, whose Chemistry marks won’t matter There’s an athlete, whose physical fitness is more important than Physics If your child does get top marks, that’s great! (3) , if he or she doesn’t, please don’t take away their self-confidence and dignity from them Tell them it’s OK, it’s just an exam! They are cut (4) _ for much bigger things

in life Tell them, no matter (5) _ they score, you love them and will not judge them

Please do this, and when you do, watch your children conquer the world One exam or a low mark won’t take away their dreams and talent And please, do not think that doctors and engineers are the only happy people in the world

(Source: https://www inspire more, com/principals-test-letter-to-parents/)

Question 2: A business B entrepreneur C venture D enterprise

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_ this fear is certainly strongest in families moving overseas for the first time, even those who may be more experienced often have concerns about their children’s education.

Dr Ernest Mannino, Director of the State Department’s Office of Overseas Schools, and Dr Keith Miller, Deputy Director of the office, spoke candidly (2) _ some of the common concerns parents have regarding the education of their children Dr Mannino and Dr Miller (3) parents against making assumptions about their children’s education To make an educated choice, parents need to (4) through schooling issues and to research post schools as far in advance

of a move as possible

Children (5) _ are internationally mobile have many choices of schools to attend In most major cities, there are schools based on the U.S., French, German, and British systems Some parents also choose to become their children’s teachers through home education Which school is appropriate for your child is an individual decision based on many factors

We are all too well aware that the extinction of animal and plant species is one of the biggest and most horrifying threats (1) _ our planet these days Having said that, there has recently

been some good news out of Russia regarding something called regeneration - a(n) (2) _ solution to this ever-growing problem

Regeneration involves (3) _ tissue from a plant or animal that has become extinct and

‘bringing it back to life’ In recent Russian experiments, scientists took fruit and seeds from the underground burrow of a long-dead Siberian squirrel and process to regenerate a beautiful flower called the Silene stenophylla To date, it is the oldest plant to be produced from the innovative regeneration (4)

Understandably, experts are over the moon about their success as it shows once and for all that tissue can survive ice conservation for thousands of years Those who participated in the regeneration of the flower are pleased and are now hoping to find prehistoric squirrel tissue or perhaps even (5)

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_ tissue from the great woolly mammoth, which could lead to the resurrection of those two species.

[From: STARLIGHT 8, Workbook, Express Publishing 2010]

century teachers need to serve as a guide or mentor for their students, not as the all-knowing sage

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providing them with everything they need Nowadays, with so much access (1) _ resources

of all kinds, children invariably know more than teachers on different topics, step ahead of the technology Teachers need to be empowered as facilitators for learning, so that they can empower their students in (2) This shift is great news for teachers Instead of struggling to give kids all the information in areas (3) they know little about, teachers can support students as they make their own steps into different fields It’s about preparing them to go beyond their seniors, ensuring they have the skills to do it, and assisting them along the way (4) _, teachers need to be forward-thinking, curious and flexible They must be learners: learning new teaching methods, and learning alongside their students Simply asking questions like “What will my students need dozens of years from now?” or “How can I help give them those skills?” can change teachers’ (5) _, make them

a leader, and bring about changes in the classroom, school and community

Question 4: A For instance B Therefore C In practice D Otherwise

Question 5: A knowledge B prejudice C mindset D judgement

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The reality is that everyone uses jargon It is an essential part of the network of occupations and pursuits which make up society All jobs have an element of jargon, which workers learn as they (1) their expertise All hobbies require mastery of a jargon Each society grouping has its jargon The phenomenon turns (2) to be universal and valuable It is the jargon element, which, in a job, can promote economy and precision and thus help make life easier for the workers.

When we have learned to command it, jargon is something we readily take (3) _ in whether the subject is motorcycling, baseball or computers It can add pace, variety and humor to speech -

as when, with an important event approaching, we might slip into the related jargon We enjoy the mutual showing off which stems from a fluent use of terminology, we enjoy the in-jokes (4) _ shared linguistic experience permits (5) _, we are jealous of this knowledge We are quick

to demean anyone who tries to be part of our group without being prepared to take on its jargon And we resent it when some other group, sensing our lack of linguistic awareness, refuses to let us in

(Source: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal)

Question 5 A Otherwise B Therefore C Moreover D However

Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you imagine having to spend 90 days in bed? Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being (1) _ to get up? That was the task that faced 14 volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (2) _ the European Space Agency

The study had a serious purpose: to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long-duration spaceflight Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (3) _ weightlessness The aim was to discover what effect period of weightlessness will have on the health of astronauts spending several months on the International Space Station

The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up That’s even tougher than it sounds, especially when you (4) _ that no visitors were permitted However, each volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as access to the latest films, computer games and music Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good (5) _ at the end of the

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90 days, “I would do it again,” said one of the volunteers “It was disorientating, but we knew we were

‘contributing to medical research and space exploration.”

Question 3: A simulated B simulate C to simulate D simulating

What make a good souvenir?

On my desk at home, I have a collection of souvenirs; objects that remind me of places I’ve visited and important events in my life These objects include a model boat that I saw being carved from a piece of wood on a Caribbean island, a piece of lava that emerged hot from a volcano in the year I was bom, and a shell (1) _ on my favourite childhood beach

Unlike everything else, from which memory and detail fades, it is as if the longer you hold on to certain objects, the (2) _ their associations with the past become, and the sharper the recollections that gather around them They are, (3) _ , real souvenirs, encapsulations not only of the place, but of your time in the place But these days, the term “real souvenirs” sounds like a contradiction

in terms, and this is because the objects sold to tourists as souvenirs are often cheap mass-produced imports that have nothing to do with the place at all

It’s often the (4) _ that the best souvenirs, like my shell, are found rather than purchased, but browsing for souvenirs can also be a fun holiday activity But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this summer, make sure they (5) _ the reality test A good souvenir is not just made in the area where it is bought, it also says something about the culture of that area It is something made by local people using sustainable local materials, and because you are effectively supporting the local economy, it shouldn’t come too cheap, either

Question 1: A come across B found out C picked up D bumped into

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Without transportation, our modem society could not (1) _ We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any (2 _ made from these materials (3) _, we would have to spend most of our time raising food and food would be limited to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood

Transportation also affects our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patients’ lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of a crime within

a moment of being noticed Transportation (4) teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests In time of (5) _transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes

Question 2: A producers B production C products D productivity

Many Americans believe that manners have gotten worse and official figures confirm this In a recent survey, nearly 70% said that people are (1) _ than they were 20 or 30 years ago This is true of both large and small towns, although 74% of (2) _ living in cities said that people have become ruder, compared with 67% in rural areas However, few people believe that they have bad manners themselves! For example, only 8% in the questionnaire (3) _ they have ever used their cell phones in public in a loud or annoying way Many people (4) new technology for our changing manners Computers, MP3 players, and cell phones take us away from face-to-face contact, as well as being very annoying in public places “All of these things result in a world with more stress, more chances for people to be rude to each other,” said Peter Post, an instructor on business manners

But what can we do about it? Some people would like to see a rail car (5) _ for cell phone users so that the rest of us can travel in peace and quiet In fact, one train company, Amtrak, has banned cell phones in one car of some trains, which is called a “Quiet Car”

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Question 2: A those B them C they D ones

I had never been to Denmark before, so when I set out to catch the ferry in early May, I little suspected that by the end of the trip I’d have made such lasting friendships Esjberg is a (1) _ port for

a cyclist’s arrival, where tourist information can be obtained and money changed A cycle track leads (2) _ town and down to Ribe, where I spent my first night The only appointment I had to keep was a meeting with a friend who was flying out in June I wanted to use my time well, so I had planned a route which would include several small islands and various parts of the countryside

In my (3) _ , a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and this trip was no (4) _ On only my second day, I got into conversation with a cheerful man who turned out to be the local baker He insisted that I should join his family for lunch, and, while we were eating, he contacted his daughter in Odense Within minutes, he had (5) _ for me to visit her and her family Then I was sent on my way with a fresh loaf of bread to keep me going, and the feeling that this would turn out to be a wonderful holiday

Question 3: A information B experience C knowledge D observation

Question 4: A exception B difference C exchange D contract

The technique to (1) _ a kite was described very accurately by Marco Polo, the European explorer who went to China m ore than seven hundred years (2) _ The men Polo saw flying a kite were (3) _ engaged in a game, or a pastime They were a ship’s crew superstitious (4) _ all sailors are, and they believed the kite would show them whether or

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not their voyage would be prosperous If the (5) _ went straight up, it was a good sign, and they would immediately

You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato product like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect (1) _ some types of cancer The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been (2) _ to lycopene It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration

of lycopene Lycopene in tomato paste is four times (3) _ in fresh tomatoes

This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber Thus, (4 _ tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving

in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza (5) _ increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent

Question 2: A pressed B responsible C attributed D original

Question 3: A much more B as much as C as many as D further than

In a small village in North Yorkshire, there is a big old farmhouse (1) _ three families live together Alice and George and their three children, Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and

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her baby daughter The adults divide up the work between them George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do almost the housework Pam looks after the shopping and (2) _ the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden.

Alice, George and Sue go out to work Joe works at home (3) _ computer systems, and Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day Two of the children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles away

The three families get (4) _ well, and enjoy their way of life There are a few difficulties,

of course Their biggest worry at the moment is money - one of the cars needs replacing, and the roof needs some expensive repairs But this isn’t too serious the bank has agreed to a loan, which they expect

to be able to pay back in three years And they all say they would much rather go on living in their old farmhouse (5) _ move to a luxury flat in a big city

Question 3: A designs B and design C designing D who designs

Almost 90 percent of American students below the college level attend public elementary and secondary schools, which do not charge tuition but rely on local and state taxes for funding Traditionally, elementary school includes kindergarten through the eighth grade In some places, (1) _ , elementary school ends after the sixth grade, and students attend middle school, or junior high school, from grades seven through nine Similarly, secondary school, or high school, traditionally comprises grades nine through twelve, but in some places begins (2) _ the tenth grade

Most of the students who do not attend public elementary and secondary schools attend private schools, for which their families pay 3) _ Four out of five private schools are run by religious groups In these schools religious instruction is part of the curriculum, (4) _ also includes the traditional academic courses There is also a small but growing number of parents who educate their children themselves, a practice known as home schooling

The United States does not have a national school system Nor, with the exception of the military academies, are there schools run by the federal government But the government (5) _

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guidance and funding for federal educational programs in which both public and private schools take part and the U.S Department of Education oversees these programs.

Teaching English as a foreign language can be a great way to travel around the world and earn money at the same time However, some graduates actually like the idea of (1) _ a career in teaching English long-term, and there are numerous courses at various (2) _ of teaching,

from the fast-track TEFL to a diploma or masters

To find the right course a good place to start is TEFL.com - a website with lots of relevant information and helpful advice, including a comprehensive list of institutions in the UK offering TEFL courses The site also offers a job search facility to assist qualified students (3) _ finding work

When deciding which course to take, the best bet is to look at what your needs are If you want a career

in teaching English then definitely find one designed for that (4) _like an MA or diploma; but if you want to travel around the world, then do a shorter course which will supply you with teaching skills

Some countries, like Japan, will employ people without a teaching qualification as (5) _

as the teacher is a native speaker of English However, most countries do now expect a qualification

(Adapted from ‘‘Earn after you learn" by Kate Harvey)

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