Exercise 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that best fits each of the blanks from 6 to 10.
                                      HOLIDAYS
We've just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really stupid. On the last day we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais- we should have (6)_____ our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn't enough, the sea was so rough in the English Channel that the (7) _____ took three hours instead of one and a half. Next year we've decided we're going on a cheap (8) _____ holiday to Italy. It sounds marvellous- the cost of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are (9) _____ in the price. While we're in Rome we'll be going on a guided tour of the Coliseum. The last time I was in Italy, I was on a business trip - I can't say I saw many of the famous tourist (10) _____ on that occasion.
(8) 
A.party
B.package
C.overall
D.inclusive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I still enjoyed the week ________ the weather.
A.though                          
B.although                        
C.despite                          
D.in spite

A.enough
B.cough
C.though
D.rough

A.whisper
B.waste
C.husband
D.inspiration

_____(41)
A.every
B.all
C.a
D.some

   I- Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 1 to 5
         In 1976 one survey revealed that 3000 bald eagles in the lower 48 states, the mainland, of the USA. By 1984 another survey, an incomplete midwinter one, put the number at almost, 12000 bald eagles in those same nest states.
         The eagle, America’s national symbol, had been shot and poisoned and deprived of its living space. Another reason for its decline lay in it nesting habits. Bald eagles do not bread until they are 3 to 5 years old, and then they normally produce only two ergs per year. The eagle often returns each year to the same nest so preservation of nesting areas is important.
          Congress took action to protect the eagle in 1972. Criminal penalties for killing a bald eagle may be as much as a $ 20000 fine and one year in prison or one year in prison. Healthy eagle eggs have also been transplanted from unpolluted areas to another ones where eggshells are very thin, and young birds with a high survival rate have been brought in from Canada.
One reason for the bald eagle’s low number is    
A.Its early breeding period.
B.The small number of eggs it produces every year.
C.That it only nests in preservation areas.
D.The fact that it returns to similar nesting areas every year.

   I- Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 1 to 5
         In 1976 one survey revealed that 3000 bald eagles in the lower 48 states, the mainland, of the USA. By 1984 another survey, an incomplete midwinter one, put the number at almost, 12000 bald eagles in those same nest states.
         The eagle, America’s national symbol, had been shot and poisoned and deprived of its living space. Another reason for its decline lay in it nesting habits. Bald eagles do not bread until they are 3 to 5 years old, and then they normally produce only two ergs per year. The eagle often returns each year to the same nest so preservation of nesting areas is important.
          Congress took action to protect the eagle in 1972. Criminal penalties for killing a bald eagle may be as much as a $ 20000 fine and one year in prison or one year in prison. Healthy eagle eggs have also been transplanted from unpolluted areas to another ones where eggshells are very thin, and young birds with a high survival rate have been brought in from Canada.
According to the author ………..    
A.Another mid- survey of bald eagles was published in 1984
B.The lower 48 states of the USA published another survey of bald eagles in 1983.
C.The 1984 survey of bald eagles was not as complete as the earlier one.
D.The result of the two surveys of bald eagles were contradictory.

Write a paragraph about the book you like most from 80-100 words.
A.
B.
C.
D.

In no more than 140 words, write a paragraph about a person you admire
A.
B.
C.
D.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.


65. Carol finds it easy to make friends.


Carol has no............................................................


 66.They have sold the old house at the end of the road.


The old house.........................................................


67. She left university two years ago.


It is......................................................................


68. If Brian doesn’t  train harder, I won’t select him for the team, ” said the manager.


The manager threatened...........................................


69. House prices have risen dramatically this year.


There has...............................................................
A.
B.
C.
D.