Read the text about homework and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corrext word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
A study of the impact of homework in different countries says that the pressure of homework causes (41)______ between children and parents. According to the study, this pressure is most evident in families where parents are (42)______ for their children to succeed at school.
The recently released study is a review of research over 75 years, which (43)______ the impact of homework in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far and Middle East. It claims (44)______ homework can become a source of tension, particularly when parents try to (45)______ too much control.
The study states that parents have the most positive influence when they offer moral support, make appropriate resources available and discuss general issues, adding that they should only offer their help when their children (46)______ ask them to. The report also backs the effectiveness of homework clubs, which have recently (47)______ popular in many schools. These provide a quiet (48)______ where children can study after formal lessons finish, with a teacher (49)______ available to help them. Children feel these clubs (50)______ homework enjoyable and give them a better chance of passing exams.
(41)______




A.friction
B.impact
C.interest
D.disaster

Read the four texts below. There are ten questions about the texts. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate which text tells you the answer to the question. The same text may be used more than twice.
A
Advantages of Time Management: gains time, motivates and initiates, reduces avoidance, promotes review of work, eliminates cramming for exams, reduces anxiety.
Keys to Successful Time Management
* Self-knowledge and goals: In order to manage your time successfully, having an awareness of what your goals are will assist you in prioritising.
* Developing and maintaining a personal, flexible schedule: Time management provides you with the opportunity to create a schedule that works for you, not for others. This personal attention gives you the flexibility to include the things that are roost important to you.
B
What is RescueTime?
RescueTime is a web-based time-management tool that allows you to easily understand how you spend your time. You install a program on your computer and we magically track all of your time usage.
I always have a lot of different applications and sites open at any given time. How does RescueTime handle that?
RescueTime doesn’t care which applications you have open, but rather pay attention to which application or site is currently “in focus”. In other words, we’re measuring what’s what you are paying attention to, not what you have open.
What about when I get up from my computer?
How are you going to measure that?
Why would you ever want to do that? Seriously, though RescueTime has an idle timeout that will stop the data collection process if there hasn’t been mouse or keyboard activity for a certain period of time.
How accurate is RescueTime?
We like to say that RescueTime is about 90% accurate. Because of idle detection, RescueTime can sometimes over-report by a few seconds here and there. We’re constantly working to improve accuracy.
C
Have you been trying to improve you time management skills or overall personal effectiveness? Do you feel like you are still missing some key details? If so, we’ve got something for you.
This personal time management guide and the accompanying newsletter a dedicated to building a stronger foundation for your success. One skill at a time.
Each section of the guide is an important building block you can put into your foundation right now. Take one of the pages and read it: you will gain the key insights and practical tips for one of the core areas of higher effectiveness. Take another page and do the same. Each article will move you one step forward in something that could be limiting you success level today.
D
Time management is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it. It refers to principles and systems that individuals use to make conscious decision about the activities that occupies their time.
However is has been said that you can’t manage time, time just is. So “time management” is a mislabeled problem. What you really manage time is your activity during time.
Which text is saying the following?
Question 9: You need to know your priorities.




A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

My family is the base from which we can go into the world with _______.




A.confide
B.confidence
C.confident
D.confiding

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions
In those countries where public health care is available, less unnecessary medical procedures occur and lawyers are rarely involved in settling disputes.




A.those countries where
B.less
C.occur
D.involved in

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the questions




A.carol
B.garnish
C.simmer
D.promote

Neither/ there excitement/ entertainment/ this small, old town.




A.Neither were there excitement nor entertainment in this small old town.
B.Neither is there excitement or entertainment in this small old town.
C.Neither is there excitement nor entertainment in this small old town.
D.Neither is there excitement and entertainment in this small old town.

Peter: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” Mary: “.............................. .”




A.Of course not. You bet.
B.Well, that’s very surprising.
C.There is no doubt about it.
D.Yes, it’s an absurd idea.

That the committee members could not agree with each other about solving that problem........................ caused a serious problem.




A.is
B.was
C.has
D.have

Floods have completely.................the farmer’s crops




A.change
B.supply
C.cash
D.cost

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Tom: “Didn’t you go to the cinema last night?” Sue: “_________.”




A.OK. That was a good idea.
B.Yes, I lost the ticket.
C.Yes, I stayed at home.
D.No, it was too cold to go out.