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Home is place where I feel heaven and my parents are the reason __________ (1) it. We, as a family have spent the best times of life. Only when we are at home, we feel happy. Both my father __________ (2) mother are working. __________ (3), we find time to share our daily experiences. My mother __________ (4) extra care to prepare the most delicious food I like and she is my best friend. My father has always been my best companion and I would say he is my mentor. Without my parents, I __________ (5) what I am today. I love my parents very much and we always wish to be the lovable family as we are now, ever.

(1) _________

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In  this  age of (1)_______telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit  down  and  write  letters(2) ________ friends  and  relatives.  For hundreds  of  years,  letters  were  the  only way to  keep (3) ________   people  who  were  any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned  people (4)_________. Gradually, (5)_______, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to (6)________a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or  make a complaint. In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (7)__________clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (8)_______. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (9)_________ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied  with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (10)_________ away yet

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The computer has proved to be very (31)_________to our lives. In fact, it can not only do simple (32)_________- add, subtract, multiply or divide - with lightning speed, but also gather a wide range of information for many purposes. They can (33)_________hand-printed letters, play chess, compose music, write plays or even design other computers. In business and industry, the computer keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. (34)_________they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our brains, computers are not replacing us. Our brain (35)_________more than 10 billion cells and a computer has only a few hundred thousand parts.

32.____________

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In most of the earliest books for children, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the Caldecott "toy books" which first (1)............ in 1878, they were almost (2)............ important as the lines of text,  and occupied far more space in the book. One can almost read the story from the dramatic action in the pictures. (3)............ then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States and around the world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often a single person is responsible (4)............ both writing and illustrating the book. One of (5)............, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, (6)............ real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever. Seuss's playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and (7)............ characters. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (8)............ the first book in Random House's best-selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several (9)............ authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written (10)............ very simple language.

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Early writing and Alphabets
When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (01) ______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for (02) ______ word. The Ancient Egyptians had a (03) ______ of picture writing that was (04) ______ hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (05) ______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for (06) ______ a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant. An alphabet is quite different (07) ______ picture writing. It (08) ______ of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, (09) ______ lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman’s and this alphabet is now used (10) ______ throughout the world

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My village was a place (26)_______ farmers worked on their land, growing rice, potatoes, and maize. The farmers worked hard on the fields from early morning until late in the afternoon. (27)_______ they tried their best, they couldn't make ends meet.
In the last few years, my village (28)_______ dramatically. With the help of a project to help poor farmers, the farmers in the village can (29)_______ money from the bank to (30)_______ more cows, pigs, and chicken. The dull atmosphere has been replaced by the exciting one.

29.________

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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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Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (1) ________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a  night, (4)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5)________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
This (6) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) _______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ______how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (10) ______, catch up on sleep  at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon

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The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK(1)_______ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are  (2)_______ by the Government. All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), (3)_______ the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed. At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part (4)_______ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you may be encouraged to take graded music exams (5)_______ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry  (6)_______. Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (7)_______ in these qualifications, you can find out more in the 'career-based and pre-university qualifications' section. The (8)_______ you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular activities. Fees (9)_______ from school to school and are at the discretion of the institution; there are no national standards. You should expect to pay a minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (10)_______ high as £25,000

For questions from 46 to 55, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space: 

The latest blockbuster to hit out cinemas is an adventure film which was made (46) ____ location in Spain. The (47) ____ is quiet, a teenager discovers (48)____ secret papers which show’ that the President is in danger. Then she disappears!
We interviewed the actress who (49)____ the part of the teenager in the film, Juliet Roberts. It (50)____ things did not always go well during the production. First, Juliet nearly missed being in the film. A copy of the (51)____ which the producer had sent her to read, got lost in the post. Then, in the middle of filming, part of the background (52)____ fell on a member of the camera (53)____. Luckily, the man was not seriously hurt they had to (54)____  another cameraman to take his place at short notice. Something even worse happened a few days when the director slipped and broke his leg. It (55) ____ him quite a long time to recover the shock and had to direct the final scenes of the from his wheelchair.

54_________

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Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply (1) _______to keep still? Simon King, wildlife film—maker and photographer, says you don't need any formal (2)_______  to get started. "The whole idea is that photographing wildlife should be fun". Simon offers the following (3)_______Specialize from the start. You're more likely to get good result sooner if you (4)_______  on the type of wildlife - insects for instance - (5)_______  than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see. Pick something that isn't hard to photograph. Choosing an animal that's hard to (6)_______ or will run away if it sees you (7) _______ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds? Search second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality (8) _______. You don't need to (9) _______ a fortune. Simon started with just a second-hand camera that cost around $30. But you will need a single lens reflex camera. Remember it's the whole photograph that counts, nor just the subject. (10) _______ you're composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.

Find mistakes among A B C and D and correct

In 1950 , it was naively predicted that eight or ten computer would be sufficient to handle all of the scientific and business needs in the United States.

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 questions: 

The price of holidays can fluctuate a great deal throughout the year, so you can save a lot if you are flexible with your travel dates and avoid peak holiday times. It can be also cheaper if you book well in advance. Before your departure, make sure you get as much information about your destination as you can. Find out if you require any special visas or permits to travel there. Think about spending money as well. Will you be able to access your own money easily enough or will you need to take cash with you? Think about eating larger lunches and smaller evening meals to help your money go further, as lunch is generally cheaper. Make sure that you keep sufficient identification with you at all times. It may also help to email a copy of your passport details to yourself, in case it is lost or stolen. Label your suitcases clearly so that they can be easily identified as yours. It can be useful to store a copy of your itinerary in a prominent place in your suitcase so that the airline will know where to find you if your luggage gets lost. Be sure to pack any medication or other essential items in your hand luggage. If your flight is delayed, or your luggage is lost, these can be difficult to obtain in an airport or foreign country.

According to the passage, your luggage should be ___________.

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(1)___history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (2)__. Guided by their own (3)___of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (4)___awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (5)___the nature of women’s place in society. Today the (6)___of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions (7)___society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefits to the (8)___woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (9)___children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (10)____of society just as much as the one who deals with business outside the home.

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There are thousands of different kinds of microbes. Microbes called bacteria are the smallest living things. Bacteria live almost everywhere: on land, in water, and even inside you. Some microscopic life forms are like plants. Tiny diatoms are microbes that live in lakes and the ocean. Diatoms soak up sunlight and use its energy to make food, just like plants.

Some microscopic life forms are more like animals. Protozoa such as the amoeba and paramecium are animal-like microorganisms. An amoeba can move by changing the shape of its body. It sticks out a pseudo pod, or false foot. A paramecium is covered with tiny hairs. It waves its hairs rapidly to swim.

Viruses are another 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. Inside a cell, a virus reproduces like a living thing. The virus uses the cell to make many copies of itself. Viruses are too 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 virus is like a nonliving thing.

What should be used to see a virus?

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Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (1) ______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming (2)_______ of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay (3)_______ we are rapidly destroying the only resource we have (4)________ which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (5)______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (6)______. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (7)______, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's (8)______ resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9)______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon (10)_______ and everyone will suffer

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If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you’ll know that success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (1) _____ to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with audio cassettes, computers or on your (2) ____ sooner or (3) _____ every language course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign language for your career. Business Audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audio cassette (4) _____ of an hour-long program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s (5) _____ that you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really spoken, they help you to (6) _____ your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real language relating to, for example, that all-important marketing trip. The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (7) _____ you to perfect your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on business. No other business course is as (8) _____ and the unique radio magazine format is as instructive as it’s entertaining. In addition to the audio cassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (9) _____. The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use separately or together, (10) _____ on their ability.

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

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In  this  age of (1)_______telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit  down  and  write  letters(2) ________ friends  and  relatives.  For hundreds  of  years,  letters  were  the  only way to  keep (3) ________   people  who  were  any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned  people (4)_________. Gradually, (5)_______, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to (6)________a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or  make a complaint. In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (7)__________clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (8)_______. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (9)_________ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied  with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (10)_________ away yet

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Revising for exams is not as easy as it looks. You will need to work out which routine suits you best, and then stick to it. Some people like studying at night when it’s quiet, whereas others find the early morning is a good time to get things done. You might enjoy ___ (1) ____ to music while you revise, but this can be ___ (2) ___. Can you really concentrate ___ (3) ____ two things at once? So think ___ (4) ____ you turn your radio on. Your ___ (5) ____ is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than usually ___ (6) ____ period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly. No missed meals, or junk food, or ___ (7) ____ cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well. If you have got fed up with ___ (8) ____ you’re doing, or find it hard to concentrate, go for a walk to clear your head. ___ (9) ____ exercise will help to keep your body fit and your brain working ___ (10) ____. Finally, you also need to take time off. Go out occasionally, see your friends, make time to relax. Then you will return to your studies fresh and full of enthusiasm.

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Andrew is an Indian farmer. He gets ___________ (6) early in the morning. It is quite true to say that an Indian farmer sleeps with the lamb and rises with the lark. Then he goes with ___________ (7) buffalo to the field. The day’s work begins. Slowly the sun ___________ (8) and climbs into the sky. But the heat of the sun cannot drive him away from work. Our tropical sun shows no mercy to the Indian famer even then the latter does not brother about sun and shower.

He ___________ (9) rest for a short while under a shady tree. Then once again he starts his work of ploughing, or harrowing the clods or sowing seeds and leveling the field with the help of the leveler. Or, ___________ (10) the crops are already a few inches high, he may be seen watering the fields or weeding out wild plants. All days, in the life of an India farmer, are alike but a day in the harvesting season is a day of joy in his dull life. It is a day when the Indian farmer reaps the fruits of his labour.

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