Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (31) ________ of the Sovereign and as such, serve as both home and office for the Queen, whose personal flag flies (32) ________ her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and official entertaining and are opened to the (33) ________ as much as these commitments allow. They are furnished with fine pictures and (34) ________ of art from the Royal Collection, assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their concept on and many of the paintings are (35) ________ in the rooms for which they were originally intended.
(34)...............................

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Tomatoes – the whole truth
Leading scientists have (1)_________ that tomatoes can be of great benefit to our health. A lot of research has been (2)________ out in recent years. It’s the whole tomato (3)_________  may lower cancer risks, not individual compounds, (4)___________ to new research. Experts have discovered that taking the antioxidant lycopene – (5)________ is found in tomatoes, but is increasingly popular (6)_________ a health food suppplement because of its link to a reduced risk of cancer – did not work as (7)_________ as eating whole tomatoes. Scientists believe people (8)________ eat them in pastas, salads, tomato juice and pizza. Recent finding suggests that the risks (9)_________ poor eating habits cannot be reserved with a pill. We shouldn’t (10)________ easy solutions to a complex problem

Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

"MANY KINDS OF MICROBES
There are thousands of different kinds of microbes. Microbes called (1) _______ are the smallest living things. Bacteria live almost everywhere: on land, in water, and even (2) _______ you.
Some microscopic life forms are like plants. Tiny diatoms are microbes that live in lakes and the ocean. Diatoms soak up (3) _______ and use its energy to make food, just like plants.
Some microscopic life forms are more (4) _______ animals. Protozoa such as the amoeba and paramecium are animal-like microorganisms. An amoeba can move (5) _______ changing the shape of its body. It sticks out a pseudo pod, or false foot. A paramecium is (6) _______ with tiny hairs. It waves its hairs rapidly to swim.
Viruses are (7) _______ kind of microbe. Viruses sometimes act like living things and other times act like nonliving things. Viruses sometimes live in the cells of plants and animals. (8) _______ a cell, a virus reproduces like a living thing. The virus uses the cell to make many copies of itself. Viruses are (9) _______ small to see with an ordinary microscope. You need a powerful electron microscope to see a virus. Outside of a plant or animal cell, a (10) _______ is like a nonliving thing."

10. Outside of a plant or animal cell, a (10) _______ is like a nonliving thing.

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

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Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (1) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (2) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (3) ______ have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (4) _______ of his or her friends are playing. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (5) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents (6) ______ have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive. Many parents are understandably (7) _______ that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (8) _______ may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (9) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

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Afterwards I’d read the manual, I found I could use the computer easil

For questions, 81 – 90, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.

HOW COOL! I’VE BEEN BITTEN BY A TARANTULA

A student’s trip to the rainforests of Borneo ended in a race to save her life after she was bitten by a tarantula – an experience she described as “cool”. Lucy Watson, 20, was four weeks (81) ____ a conservation expedition when the (82)____ spider bit her on the arm. Other groups (83) ____ carried the Durham University student for nine hours through the jungle. The difficult (84) ____ was followed by a three-hour drive to a hospital, where Lucy was treated (85) ____  antibiotics. Later, she was able to (86) ____ the bright side – her first words over the phone to her anxious parents were. “How cool! I’ve been bitten by a tarantula”. She was (87) ____ the next day and immediately returned to the expedition. Lucy’s parents were told of the accident by the tour organizer. Taskforce Expeditions, which (88)____ them at home in England. Mrs. Watson said “When
she (89) ____ to the hospital, she was covered in mud and she had her first good shower (90) ____ four weeks”. Lucy, who has just completed the second year of her physics degree decided to go on the expedition at the last minute.

85________

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Without alphabetical order, dictionaries would be impossibility to use.

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All relationships go through difficult times. In the past, when married couples had problems they usually didn’t (1)_____.  They had to either (2)______ with each other or continue to live together in an unhappy relationship. Getting divorced wasn’t an option for most people due to economic and social reasons. Some people believe that this wasn’t  such  a  bad  thing.  They  say  that  relationships  require  hard  work  and  (3)__________“If a relationship is going to last a lifetime, you have to keep working at it,” says Doreen, who is celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. “It isn’t all roses and romance. (4)__________perfect all of  the  time. These days young people give  up  when  there’s  the (5)_____argument.” Experts agree that communication is key. The most important thing is to (6) ______ talking. How many  times have you heard yourself say to (7)_____“If only you’d listen!” or “ I wish you (8) _____do that!” The truth is, the (9)_______couples talk, the better their relationship (10) ____be.

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What is a coincidence?
A coincidence is a surprising thing that happens to us. For example, you and a friend both go shopping on the same day. You don’t go together and don’t discuss your shopping plans in (1) ______, but when you meet up afterwards, you are amazed to discover that you’ve bought   an identical T-shirt. By (2) _________  , you each decided to buy the same one.  Many people (3)_______coincidences as significant. Did you and your friend communicate with each other in some subconscious way? What does it tell you about your friendship? Well, the simple (4) ________ could be that, being (5) _____friends, you have similar taste in clothes. In reality, life is (6) ________of coincidences, but normally we don’t notice them. For example,   in almost fifty percent of all football matches, two players share the same birthday. This seems surprising, (7) ________ that there are 365 possible birthdays in the year. But most of these matches will   be played without anybody being (8) _______ that coincidence exists. (9)________your birthday is today, you don’t generally tell people about it. In addition, without realising it, you probably (10) ______ into   contact with lots of people who were born on the same day as you. But when a coincidence brought to your attention, it still seems amazing

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Vaslov Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer.

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The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (1) … for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (2) ….. serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (3) ….. sufferers help and support. IAS is similar to (4) ….. problems like gambling, smoking and drinking : addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (5) … to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (6) …. they could cut down, but are unable to do so . A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (7) …. they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (8) …. to stop using it. Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on Computer games and who (9) …. it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (10)…. that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain’s government wants (21)_________ the harm cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of children passive smoking. This is when someone breathes in the (22)_________from other people’s cigarettes. Many studies say passive smoking can almost be as (23)__________as actually smoking a cigarette. The British government says that it has looked at search pointing out that children who sit in smoke-filled cars have (24)__________problems. It is particularly bad in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly. (25)__________ agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own cars. However, Britain’s health minister states that the health of children is more important than the freedom to smoke.

Question 22_________

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TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the (1) __________ classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (2) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to (3) __________. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (4)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 (5) __________ that among the 387 men (6) __________there were 1,333 designs. Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (7)  __________ about (8) __________ a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (9) __________ of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (10) __________ the pain

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Circle A, B, C, or D. 
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 will the drought patrol crew do?

Read the passage below and decide which options A, B, C, or D best fits each space from 19 to 23

The railway system in Viet Nam was first built in 1899 when Viet Nam was still a French colony. The total (19)_____ of the railroad is over 3,000 km, with the main route being the North-South (20)______, which is 1,726 km long. This track was considered the backbone of Indochina at the time. Now, the rail system covers 35 out of the 63 cities and provinces of Viet Nam.

However, the system was (21)______ damaged by bombings during the war. In 1975, after the reunification of the north and the south, the Vietnamese government decided to restore the system. In the space of a year, hundreds of bridges, tunnels, and stations were restored, along with 660 km of tracks. The new and improved system was (22)______ the Thong Nhat Express. Thanks to the rail system, traveling from north to south has become much more convenient for tens of thousands of people.

In the past, to be able to buy train tickets people had to wait in long lines. Now, (23)______ can buy tickets online, or at the central station, without having to wait that long.

21___________

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage:

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals will become extinct if we do not (46) ______ an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. (47) ______ some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, (48) ______ alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing.

More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, (49) _______these chemicals pollute the environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, unless we can (50) _______ this problem.

(50)........................

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What is meant by the term economic resources? In general, these are all the natural, man-made, and human resources that go into the (1)___ of goods and services. Economic resources can be broken    down into (2)______general categories: property resource – land and capital, and human resources –    labor and entrepreneurial skills. What do economists mean (3)_____ land? Much more than the non-economist, land refers to all the natural resources (4)_____are usable in the production process: arable land, forests, mineral and oil   deposits, and (5)_________ on. What about capital? Capital goods are all the man-made aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and (6)_____. Capital goods differ from consumer goods   in that (7)_____ satisfy wants directly, while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production  of consumer  goods.  It  should  be noted that  capital  as  defined here does  not (8)_____ 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 (9)_______ or an astronaut all fall (10)______ the general heading of labor.

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Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups be eaten on a regularly daily basis.

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All the schools throughout of the country underwent the educational reform.

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The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (1) … for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (2) ….. serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (3) ….. sufferers help and support. IAS is similar to (4) ….. problems like gambling, smoking and drinking : addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (5) … to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (6) …. they could cut down, but are unable to do so . A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (7) …. they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (8) …. to stop using it. Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on Computer games and who (9) …. it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (10)…. that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.