Find mistakes among A B C D and correct

Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be harmful to their health.

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

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.

(10) is:

For questions 66 – 70, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Although party invitations no longer frightened me, I still found myself making careful preparations for this particular party. I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special, tie, and cuff links. I had recently gone on a diet, but because I didn’t want to look too thin. I discontinued it. What should I bring my hosts? Flowers? What kind of wine? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new people was still a major undertaking.

It was scheduled for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab to the suburb where it was being held. It was early autumn and the weather had been mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already felt like midwinter. Trees, visible from my window, covered will foliage only yesterday, had become bare overnight. Churning clouds augured a further change in the weather. From my new paper, I learned that a hurricane that had already struck another state was on its way to New York, though it might veer out to sea. The storm left destruction in its wake. In one village an entire cottage was sheared from its foundation and blown into the ocean together with its occupants.

As I lay in bed the morning of the party, I envisioned a change also taking place in me. A loose tooth that hadn’t bothered me suddenly sent a stabbing pain through my jaw. Ordinarily, I’m not too headaches, but I awoke with a dull ache on the left side of my head. Several disturbing dreams had given me a restless night, though 1 could only remember them vaguely. In one dream I recalled shouting at someone and being involved in a light. There was also something about an animal, but what it was I couldn’t recollect. What did stay with me afterward was the despairing knowledge that one leads a double – each part hermetically scaled off from the other.

Why was the narrator upset?

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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

Although management principles have been implemented since ancient times, most management scholars trace the beginning of modern management thought back to the early 1900s, beginning with the pioneering work of Frederick Taylor (1856-1915) Taylor was the first person to study work scientifically. He is most famous for introducing techniques of time and motion study, differential piece rate systems, and for systemtically specializing the work of operating employees and managers. Along with other pioneers such as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, Taylor set the stage, labeling his philosophy and methods “scientific management”. At that time, his philosophy, which was concerned with productivity, but which was often misinterpreted as promoting worker interests at the expense of management, was in marked contrast to the prevailing industrial norms of worker exploitation.
The time and motion study concepts were popularized by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The Gilbreths had 12 children. By analyzing his children’s dishwashing and bed making chores, this pioneer efficiency expert, Frank Gilbreth, hit on principles whereby workers could eliminate waste motion. He was memorialized by two of his children in their 1949 book called “Cheaper by the Dozen”.
The Gilbreth methods included using stop watches to time worker movements and special tools (cameras and special clocks) to monitor and study worker performance, and also involved identification of “therbligs” (Gilbreth spelled backwards) - basic motions used in production jobs. Many of these motions and accompanying times have been used to determine how long it should take a skilled worker to perform a given job. In this way an industrial engineer can get a handle on the approximate time it should take to produce a product or provide a service. However, use of work analysis in this way is unlikely to lead to useful results unless all five work dimensions are considered, physical, psychological, social, cultural, and power.

According to the passage, the time it takes a skilled worker to perform the motion of a given job can be measured by using ________.

Find mistakes among A B C and D and correct

The most substances expand in volume when they are heated.

Complete the passage with the words provided:
The role of translation enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing recognition. In view of the general increase in this (1)_____, it is not surprising that many   people with literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full-or part-time (2)_____. Some advice may usefully be given to such would-be translators. The first difficulty the beginner will (3)_____is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translator to anyone who has not already (4)____a reputation for sound work. The least publishers  will (5)____ before commissioning a translator is a fairly lengthy specimen of the applicant’s work, even if unpublished. Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some books of the type (6)_____ he or she feels competent and eager to translate, translate a (7)_____section of   the book and then submit the book and the translation to a suitable publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may result in a commission to translate the book. More probably, however, publishers   will (8)____the book as such but if they are favorably (9)__________    by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other books of a (10)______ nature which they already have in mind.

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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
The Open University was created in 1968 to give people who cannot afford (1) _______ attend regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (2)_______ a university diploma or degree. They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by (3) ______                 of written examinations or project work. Most Open University    students (4) ________  in study while also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life. They study in order to update their job skills  or  for personal (5) ______ .At the heart of  most courses is a (6)______ of specially written and  professionally printed textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. On many of the courses, students are expected to watch television programmes on the BBC   network, (7)______-are usually broadcast in the (8) _____                   hours  of  the  morning. The (9) ______ of these programmes is to develop  and broaden the study experience, (10)______ students do not have to rely only on the printed material they are sent

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

The weather was fine so we decided to go ____________ foot

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Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these radio waves might (1) _______ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (2) _______ us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (3) _______. On the other hand, current research has not yet (4) _______ clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones. Numerous studies are now going (5) _______ in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (6) _______, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation. (7) _______ the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long (8) _______ of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (9) _______ and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (10) _______ bodies are still growing may be at particular risk

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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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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (1) ___ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)_____ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.  (3) ____, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common. (4) ____ traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three - color signals, operated (5) _____ hand from a tower in the (6) _____ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (7) ____ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (8) ____ year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (9) _____ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10) ____ by standard models which are universally adopted.

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."

8. (8) _______ a cell, a virus reproduces like a living thing.

Read and then choose the best answer
GERMANY 4 -2 COSTA RICA
Host Germany opened the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals with a 4-2 win over Group A rivals Costa Rica in Munich on Friday, 9 June 2006. An exciting Opening Match produced three goals inside the first 17 minutes as Philipp Lahm fired Germany in front on six minutes, Paulo Wanchope drew the Ticos level six minutes later and then Miroslav Klose restored the host’s lead.
Klose, celebrating his 28th birthday, made it 3–1 after 61 minutes and although Wanchope narrowed the deficit with his second goal on 73 minutes, Jurgen Klinsmann’s men secured the three points through Torsten Frings’ spectacular drive three minutes from time. Germany made the best possible start to the finals with three points and a healthy return of four goals, but there will be questions raised about their tactics after being caught out twice at the back.

Which player belongs to the German team?

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

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The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach (1) _______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee (2)_______. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic skill is the ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate with people and to (3) _______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (4) _______ understand what you are driving and be persuaded. Of course, skill in expression is not enough (5) _______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (6) _______ your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (7) _______ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (8) _______ early: an interest in and an ear (9) _______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not these foundations (10) _______ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again

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________

Read the passage and choose the best word for each question.
Personal computers are used in business and professional offices and at home to reduce paperwork. There are two important reasons for the increasing popularity of personal computers. First, there is a great deal of software for use both in the office and at home. Software for word processing and accounting improves office efficiency while programs for household budgets, games, or educational activities are used at home. Second, using a personal computer is an individual activity that allows the user to control and interact with the computer. 

Which program is not used at home? 

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

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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.

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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.