When he came out of the room, he looked  ......... he had seen a ghost.

________ a high level of blood cholesterol.

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:

I had forgotten all about it because I had been so ____ with other things.

I’m a driving test examiner. The first lorry driver I passed burst into tears. However, the most (i) _______ reasons for failing are not being ready and being too (ii) _______. Inwardly, I’m telling the candidates not to do something stupid like pull out into moving traffic, but I am not (iii) _______ to tell them how to drive. When I took my own test, I was extremely nervous and had to deal with a vciy strict and unfriendly examiner. We’re taught nowadays to put people at their (iv) _______. We pass everyone who’s up to standard, but people often present themselves too soon. I’ve never been offered money to pass anyone, although one man asked me if he could make me change my (v) _______. I then reported him to the police. My ambition is to be a supervising examiner in charge of the test centers in a large area.

(iv)_____

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

Minh's Mother would rather that she met her friend last week

The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK meet certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are (i) _______ by the Government. All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (ỌCA), so the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed. Al many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part (ii) _______ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you may be encouraged to lake graded music exams (iii) _______ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusiC. The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry requirements. Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (iv) _______ in these qualifications, you can find out more in the ‘career­ based and pre-university qualifications’ section. The fees you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular activities. Fees (v) _______  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 as high as £25,000.

(v)_______

It used to be thought that people could not swallow well in space, so the food programmes for astronauts consisted of bite – sized pieces of food pushed out of tubes. But now it is known that you can cat in space in the same way as on Earth. The physical constraints lie in the body of the spaceship rather than the body of the astronaut. Limited storage and cooking facilities, with no space or power to (i) _______  for complex food preparation, mean that the (ii) _______  for space nutritionists has gone beyond providing astronauts with food that is palatable and good for them. The solution has emerged in the form of dehydrated foods. Simply add water to the freeze – dried granules. With space flights often lasting more than a week, astronauts cannot live on granules alone. They also take pre- cooked meals scaled in bags, which they (iii) _______  up in a small oven. There are tastier than granules but, according to Dr. Helen Lane, a researeh putritionist, it is difficult to  get astronauts to cat as much as they need. It is partly that they are so busy but also because there is no stimulation. So tickling their taste buds is an uphill struggle, especially since one of the effects of zero gravity is to (iv) _______  the sense of smell. Weightlessness is an important consideration in space food because of the danger that the food might fragment and float off in different (v) _______  . “We need foods that coalesce”, says Dr. Lane. “Yoghurts, puddings sauces all hold together in large droplets. Your spoon may float away, but the food will stay on it.”

(ii)_______

Around 1190, Tcmujjin and his close allies and advisers began to unite many (i) _____ Mongol clans. Using his strong will and charisma, he managed to persuade (ii) _____ of those fighting and warring clans to accept him as the one and only leader. It seems Tcmujjin had a gift, the unusual ability to act as a leader and (iii) _____ respect. Several tribes tried to oppose him. There were a lot of betrayals and killings, but eventually Tcmujjin managed to do what nobody had ever done before: unite all Mongols (iv) _____  one nation in 1206. In honor of his achievements, the Mongol clan chiefs (v) _____Tcmujjin the title Khan, or “leader”.

(i)______

He filled in the necessary forms and.........for the job. 

Some years ago, when I was working as an astronomer at the Greenwich Observatory in London I received a letter from an elderly lady living nearby who said: “When I was a girl we could sec so I many stars, but they’re not there anymore. Have they faded?” Walking down the hill on which the observatory stands, I (i) _____ the truth of what she said. Beneath me were all the lights of London and above me was the orange glow they send up into the night sky. But I could (ii)  _____ see any stars. If light pollution – as this effect is known – continues to increase at its present rate, our grandchildren will only get the chance to see the stars if they visit an observatory like the one in Greenwich. Light pollution is almost (iii) _____ for granted in most cities, and it is fast spreading into rural areas too. (iv) _____ recent research, almost half of all Europeans and two-thirds of North Americans can no longer see the milky Way. And this type of pollution doesn’t only destroy our view of the night sky. It also wastes money and causes environmental pollution. For example, a single light bulb, (v) _____ all year, releases around a quarter of a tone of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, making global warming even worse.

(iii)_______

Today large sums of money go into the search for treatments for a whole range of diseases. Three hundred years ago, when European explorers returned from distant lands with unfamiliar substances they’d found there, the problem was how to (i) _____ the illnesses for which these new imports could possibly be a cure. When the brown chocolate bean was first (ii) _____  into Britain from Mexico, it was thought to have medicinal qualities. Sir Hans Sloane was the man who is said to have (iii) _____  with the idea of mixing the powdered bean with milk. Sloane was an important figure in eighteenth-century London, a landowner whose name lives on in some of the city’s most fashionable streets and squares. Less appreciated is his contribution to the beginning of a national addiction; the (iv) _____ Briton gets through eight kilograms of chocolate a year, a level of consumption exceeded only by the Swiss. Today, when almost every pleasure is regarded as addictive, the name ‘chocoholics” is given to people who can’t get enough of the stuff. (v) _____ of its fat and sugar content, chocolate is usually an enemy of slender elegance.

(i)_______

The doctor suggested that his patient ........

I won’t be home for _________ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after _________ work and we’re going to _________ cinema. 

Many species of animal and plants have disappeared from the earth. They have died out, or become extinct. But sometimes animals or plant (i) _______ can be found buried in rocks. These are called fossils. Imprints in rocks, paw prints, for example are also called fossils. Not every creature survives as a fossil. Many simply rot away completely and leave no (ii) _______ of their existence. Because many creatures and plants have disappeared without leaving any fossils, we will never know anything about them. The study of fossils, or palaeontology, to give it its scientific term, became established at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Before this researeh began, people did not believe that fossils had once been alive. Large fossil teeth were seen as evidence of a race of giants in the past, while ammonites, a very(iii) _______ type of fossil which you might easily find yourself on a beach or among rocks, were called snakcstoncs because of their snake-like shape. People believed that snakes had been turned to stone by a miracle. The most famous fossils of all are the dinosaurs. There are, of course, no dinosaurs on display in zoos. They were not (iv) _______ to extinction by humans as some animal have been, but became extinct millions of years before our own species developed. The reason why the dinosaurs became extinct is still a mystery. Many theories have connected the disappearance of dinosaurs with major climatic change. One possibility is that a gigantic meteorite crashed into the earth (v) _______ so much dust into the atmosphere that the heat of sunlight was reduced. The temperature would have fallen and, as a consequence, many types of plants and animals would have become extinct.

(iii)______

________ book you ordered _________ last week is now in stock. 

Researehers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists (i) _______ optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. (ii) _______ there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can lake, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem (iii) _______ a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence (iv) _______ . Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision. Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper (v) _______ procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember.

(v)_______

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said, “(i) _____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (ii) _____ such an important part of daily life in China! Rice is still one of the (iii) _____ important kinds of food in the modem world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult eats more than 100 kilos of rice each year. We think that people first (iv) rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to cat pasta these days (v) _____ only cat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

(i)___

Linda and Daisy are talking about the environment.

Linda: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”

Daisy: “  ...............  . It’s really worrying.”

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.”

(v)_____-

Keeping fit and healthy may seem difficult, but there are few easy-to-follow guidelines. Firstly, a balanced diet is absolutely essential. This means selecting food that is (i) ______ in salt and sugar.

Experts recommend reducing the amount of fat in your diet as too much can lead to heart problems. They also suggest increasing the (ii) ______ of high fiber food we cat. This comes in the form of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole meal bread and pasta. As well as being packed (iii) ______ vitamins and minerals, they are delicious, too. Secondly, it’s important to fit exercise into your daily routine. This can be done by simply walking as much as possible and climbing stairs instead of (iv) ______           the lift. Exercise is necessary to maintain a healthy body, as well as increasing energy levels and making you feel generally filler and happier. Finally, slaying relaxed is important for good health. Too much stress can lead to a variety of illnesses, from headaches to high blood pressure. (v) ______ possible, do things you enjoy and treat yourself occasionally. So the message is simple enjoy yourself but learn to respect your body, too. It’s all a question of getting the balance right.

(v)______