Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 45.
In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are complex and difficult to understand. The graceful act of bowing is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to (41)_____ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. It is a good idea to avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (42)_____ or even intimidating. It is rude to stand (43) ______ your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone (44)_____ when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan because the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged form of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (45)_____ the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing.
(41) 
A.show     
B.draw                       
C.pay                         
D.point

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 40.
Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you imagine having to spend 90 days in bed? Could you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being (36)           to get up? That was the task that  faced 14 volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (37)           the European Space Agency.
The study had a serious purpose: to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long-duration spaceflight. Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (38)           weightlessness. The aim was to discover what effect period of weightlessness will have on the health of astronauts spending several months on the International Space Station.
The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up. That's even tougher than it sounds, especially when you (39)           that no visitors were permitted. However, each volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as access to the latest films, computer games and music.  Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good  (40)           at the end of the 90 days, 'I would do it again,' said one of the volunteers. 'It was disorientating, but we knew we were 'contributing to medical research and space exploration.'
(38)
A.simulated                       
B.simulate                          
C.to simulate 
D.simulating

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
In Germany, it's important to be serious in a work situation. They don't mix work and play so you shouldn't make  jokes  (31)_____  you  do  in  the  UK  and  USA  when  you  first  meet  people.  They  work  in  a  very organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don't like·interruptions or (32)_______ changes of schedule.  Punctuality  is  very  important  so  you  should  arrive  on  time  for  appointments. At  meeting, it's important to follow the agenda and not interrupt (33)_______ speaker. If you give a presentation, you should focus (34)_______  facts and technical information and the quality of your company's products. You should also prepare well, as they may ask a lot of questions. Colleagues normally use the family names, and title - for example 'Doctor' or 'Professor', so you shouldn't use first names (35)  _______ a person asks you to.
(31) 
A.while                      
B.as if  
C.such as     
D.as

Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrasethat best fits eachof the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.
Most people will come across money problems at some time in their lives. It often happens when they are students and they have to do a part-time job in order to make (46) ___ meet. This can be (47) _____, but sometimes it is the only way to survive. However, living on a (48) _____ budget is good training for the future. Everyone should learn to live within their (49)_____. Unfortunately, some people have totally unrealistic goals and think that one day they will have lots of money to pay off their debts.  Then they can become very depressed when they fail to achieve those goals. 
So, if you want to (50) ____ it in this world, you need to work hard and to have some good luck, too.
(47) 
A.conventional           
B.exhausting               
C.exhaustive              
D.meaningful

(1) 
A.thrown        
B.mailed         
C.posted                     
D.sent

Exercise 6. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event.
These developments have brought many benefits to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us. Clearly, .for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation. In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites. In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
According to the passage, E-mail........................ .
A.reduces face-to-face contact
B.can be checked quickly and easily
C.is used only in business   
D.takes a lot of time to transmit

Exercise 5. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail. The customary (31)........... system requires message written on paper to be transmitted physically from one location to another. With electronic mail, messages are converted (32)........... electronic signals, tranmitted anywhere in the world, and then changed back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at most.
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single (33)........... can be transmitted to hundreds of people in dozens of branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic mail, along with databases, can be an important asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use of electric mail in the form of a 'mailbox' (34)........... to a telephone is also of great value. Since in offices many telephone calls go uncompleted on the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way conversion is not essential, so it (35).......... telephone use and saves time.
(33)...........
A.data      
B.instrument
C.document
D.information

Exercise 4. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
The legal age which a person is considered to be an adult is customarily 18.
A.age which
B.is considered  
C.be an   
D.is customarily

Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase to best complete the sentence.
Al painted his bedroom brown. It looks dark and dready. He ..... a different color.
A.had to choose    
B.should have chosen
C.must have chosen  
D.could have been choosing

Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A.installation      
B.disadvantage
C.dissatisfied   
D.disappointed