V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be surprised to learn that the game industry now (26) ______ more money than Hollywood. As soon as a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (27) ______, capture your imagination and play with your emotions.
The big difference, (28) , is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have no say in how the plot develops or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (29) ______ game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is wrong to think of gaming (30) something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the biggest growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
(27)
A.gaze
B.attention
C.breath
D.control

V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be surprised to learn that the game industry now (26) ______ more money than Hollywood. As soon as a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (27) ______, capture your imagination and play with your emotions.
The big difference, (28) , is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have no say in how the plot develops or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (29) ______ game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is wrong to think of gaming (30) something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the biggest growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
(29)
A.accurate
B.right
C.complete
D.proper

V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be surprised to learn that the game industry now (26) ______ more money than Hollywood. As soon as a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (27) ______, capture your imagination and play with your emotions.
The big difference, (28) , is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have no say in how the plot develops or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (29) ______ game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is wrong to think of gaming (30) something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the biggest growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
(30)
A.like
B.as
C.in
D.on

VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old.
I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an except climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres.
If you do cross country running, you must __ __.
A.cross your country
B.run along the coast
C.cross your countryside
D.cross fields, stream, etc …

VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old.
I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an except climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres.
The writer wants to take part in the London Marathon because ____.
A.it helps to keep him fit
B.he wants to do it before getting old
C.the reward is great
D.it helps him solve his problems

A.advance
B.chicken
C.culture
D.foreign

VII. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Mike hasn't touched a book since the semester began.
A.Mike hasn't gone to the library.
B.Mike hasn't begun the semester.
C.Mike hasn't bought any books.
D.Mike hasn't studied at all this semester.

VII. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
I remember doing this assignment before.
A.I remember that I have done this assignment before.
B.I remembered I had already done this assignment.
C.I try to remember to this assignment.
D.I don't forget doing this assignment.

VII. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
He acts as though nothing matters to him.
A.He acts when there's no matter for him.
B.He acts although nothing matters to him.
C.He seems not to care about anything.
D.Nothing matters to him when he acts.

VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old.
I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an except climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres.
The writer’s wife is not interested in mountaineering for ____.
A.it doesn’t bring her any interest
B.she almost feels ill at the height of above 1,000 metres
C.she doesn’t want to climb together with her husband
D.the air is cold