When Bill was sick, Ann tried to cheer him ………….. by reading to him 

A large supermarket was looking for a manager for a new store they were (i) _____ to open. Out of over 90 people who had applied for the post, the had chosen five and asked them to come for an interview. The first (ii) _____, Mr Riley, walked into the interview room. He was smartly dressed, but it was clear that he was listening to a personal stereo. He sat down, (iii) _____ off his shoes and lit a cigarette. One of the interviewers said that they would (iv) _____ him not to smoke and Mr Riley excused. Just at that moment, a telephone rang. Mr Riley reach into his pocket, took out his mobile phone and began a conversation with a friend of his. After a minute or two, the interviewers had had enough and said they wanted to begin, “Certainly, go ahead”, said Mr Riley. They asked him why he wanted the job. “I don’t”, he replied. “But I felt like a day in London, and you’ve already paid my train (v) _____ to come up here for the interview.”

(iv)_____-

To many people, smoking is not just a pleasure, it is an (i) _______ . They need it, depend on it and can’t stop it. If they haven’t smoked for some hours, they feel a (ii) _______ cigarette. They often (iii) _______  which means they light another cigarette immediately after they have put out the one before. Smoking is often considered antisocial, since many people don’t like the odour of cigarettes or the sight of the smoker’s (iv) _______ fingers or ashtray full of cigarette – ends. Above all, smoking is harmful to health and in many countries a warning is printed on every (v) _______ of cigarettes. Scientists have proved that there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be fatal, cancer.

(ii)_______

Just as more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a growing number of language schools in English- speaking countries that are offering courses are (i) _______ to 11 – year – olds and upwards, with a few that cater for children as young as seven. But what is a (ii) _______ age to start sending children abroad to study? After all, even adult learners find the experience of traveling to a strange country and encountering people who speak a bare (iii) _______ language challenging. A great deal depends on how a child has been (iv) _______ up. For example, if they have been exposed to new things and have already stared to learn independence, then they are likely to enjoy the experience. In addition, children who have previously travelled abroad with their parents will be well prepared to undertake a study (v)_________ _______ in an English – speaking country on their own. Getting used to the idea that other countries have different customs and cultures is an important stage in the process of learning a foreign language.

(iv)______

Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news. A. a/a B. a/the C. the/the D. the / a 

Can you imagine what life would be like if there were no telephone? You could not call up your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire (i) _______   out in your house you could not call the fire department. If somebody was sick, you could not call a doctor. In our daily life, we need to (ii) _______ with one another. We need do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to what they have to say to us, and when you are close (iii) _______ them you can do this very easily. However, our voices will not travel very far even when we shout. The man who made this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, bom in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, (iv) _______ all his spare time experimenting. So enthusiastic was he in his researeh for a means of sending speech by electricity that he left much time for his day – to – day work and at one lime was (v) _______ penniless.

(ii)______-

Choose a, b, c or d that best completes each unfinished sentence:

Can you play any musical instrument? - I can play ____ guitar.

____ golf is my favourite sport. I play once or twice _________ week if I can, but I’m not _________ very good player. 

A worrying question which requires global attention is severe over-population and its drastic effects in the countries of the Third World. In regions where the birth (i) _____ is extremely high, poverty and starvation are rife. In India, there is (ii) _____ of thirty five infants being bom every minute, yet the most shocking figures are those which indicate 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 decimating the (iii) _____ populations.

There is an urgent need for these problems to be solved or else they might continue bring about innumerable worries upon the affluent societies ties around the world. Unless measures are taken to (iv) _____ the  uffering of the impoverished undeveloped nations, desperate crowds of immigrants will persist in flooding the richer states in seareh of a brighter future. It’s the most (v) _____ task for the international giants nowadays to help the poor populations get out of the poverty trap.

(iii)_____

Choose a, b, c or d that best completes each unfinished sentence:

The ____ of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.

Choose A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: 

I wish I finished my work last night

_______ I first met my girlfriend.

Teaching English as a foreign language can be a great way to travel the world and earn money at the same time. However, some graduates actually like idea of (i) _______  a career in teaching English, and there are numerous courses at various levels, from the basic certificate to the Diploma or even the master’s. To find the right course, a good place to start is TEFL.com – an internet site with lots of relevant information and helpful (ii)_______  including a full list of places in the UK offering courses. The site also offers assistance to qualified graduates (iii)_______  finding work. When deciding a full list of places, what to do is to look at what your needs are. If you want a career in leaching English, then definitely find one designed for that (iv) _______  , such as an MA or diploma; but if you want to travel around the world, then do a shorter course that will supply you with teaching skills. Some countries will employ people without a teaching qualification as long as the teacher is a (v) _______ speaker of English. However, most countries now expect a qualification. It is advisable to make sure that the course that you want to do is recognized and that it includes a period of teaching practice. This is important in preparing people to be English language teachers.

(i)______

In the future, people could live in “smart homes” that will tell them when to wake up or remind them to (i) _____  the front door. These homes will be equipped with electronic sensors connected to a computer that will remind people to take their medicine or turn off the oven. This computerized system, with about thirty sensors will be (ii) _____ to talk and negotiate with the tenant. It will also have the ability to (iii)  out if it is doing something that might be harmful. The aim of the “smart home” is to allow the elderly to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, instead of moving into nursing homes. The number of people living into their 80s is expected to increase dramatically in the next few decades. As a result, there will probably be a great demand for these homes, which will enable the elderly to keep their independence and privacy. In addition to reminding them about things they may have forgotten to do, the system would contact a volunteer in (iv) _____ of illness or danger. At the moment a bioengineer at Brunei University near London is working with several housing associations, communication companies and charities in order to make this (v)     _____ home a reality. Although he is planning to put up new homes and apartments with the system, he says that it would also be possible to change existing homes, too.

(iv)______-

She acted as though she  .......  him before.

Today, there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas where there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to (i) _______  . But in the days when books were copied by hand rather than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (ii) _______ all, that in Alexandia had 54,000 books. In the ancient world, this number (iii) _______ considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world under one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (iv) _______ is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to bum them. (v) _______ happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever, some books were never recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.

(i)______

The Thames Barrier is a major part of the flood defence scheme for protecting London (i) _______ rising water levels. The defenses also include raised river embankments and additional flood gates at strategic points, including the Barking Barrier. The unique structure that is the Barrier spans the 520- melre wide Woolwich reach and consists of 10 separate movable gates, each pivoting and supporting between concrete structures which house the operating machinery. When raising, the four main gates (ii) _______stand as high as a five-storey building and as wide as the opening of Tower Bridge. Each weighs 3700 tones. During the first twelve years of (iii) _______, the Barrier has been closed twenty nine times to protect London. You can (iv) _______ the Barrier from the comfortable Cafeteria, picnic on the riverside embankment. Enjoy beautiful views from the riverside walk. Visit the shop which stocks a large selection of souvenirs, books and Barrier information. There is a children’s play area suitable for 4- to 12- year olds, located adjacent to the riverside walk. A visit to the spectacular Thames Barrier is a (v) _______experience.

(i)______

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. " The mother told her daughter ____ too much fast food"

I have two brothers: _________ older one is training to be _________ pilot with British Airways, _________ younger one is still at _________ school.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Hoa reminded Mai ____ some groceries on the way home"

lí’you’re interested in having the trip of a lifetime, but also doing something useful at the same time, then why not try joining a Grccnforcc expedition as a volunteer. Grccnforcc, which was (i) _____ in 1997, is an international researeh agency that gathers information about the wildlife and natural habitats in various parts of the world. There is a qualified biologist in (ii) _____ of each team of volunteers and these carry out surveys all year round in some of the world’s remotest and most beautiful places. Volunteers come from all walks of life. The minimum age is 18 years, but there is no upper age (iii)  _____. No previous experience is necessary as Greenforce provides full training in animal identification and survey methods. You’ll need to be somebody who enjoys the outdoor life, however, as working in remote locations can be challenging. You’ll also need to be (iv) _____ about wildlife and prepared to learn a lot about the place you visit. Each expedition lasts for ten weeks, and training begins in the UK with a residential weekend where you can get a taste of expedition life and meet up with some of your team mates, as (v) _____ as learning about first- aid and basic survival skills. Each volunteer contributes 2,550 towards the cost of the expedition, but past volunteers say it is worth every penny.

(iv)_______