II- 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.
It is now extremely popular to take a gap year between school and university or university and work, and tospend it travelling. There are plenty of reasons to recommend it - travel (27) ______ the mind, you’re only young once,life isn't a rehearsal and so on.And if you don't do it, you may always regret that you didn't take the (28) ______. In the end, there's only one response: well, why not?
The idea may have its (29) _____ from the 18thcentury. Grand Tour once undertaken by the young, rich and noble, but it the middle classes who have (30) ____ it into something that 200.000 British youngsters do every year (31) ______ has never been so easy and cheap, with more places open to tourists than ever. Also, the gap year is now (32) ______ by many employers and universities.
The States, the Far East and Australia were among the original (33) _______ and although these remain in the (34) ________ five, young explorers are now going (35) _______ farther. The most far-flung comers of the world are (36) _______ in popularity year by year.
(32) ______
A.admitted     
B.accepted
C.received    
D.stood

_________(58)
A.sending
B.send
C. to send
D.sent

(33)
A.opportunity           
B.benefit                    
C. profit              
D. advantage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
“The problems seem annoying to everyone.” – “_________”.
A.It is
B.They are
C.They do
D.It does

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Jane’s friends insist that she will stay at their house when she visits Toronto next weekend.
A.will stay    
B.at                   
C.visits         
D.next weekend

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
The house is.........need of a thorough clean.
A.in                            
B.of                                        
C.into                         
D.with

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the original sentence.
You shouldn’t tell her the news. It might kill her.
A.She shouldn’t be told by the news. She might be killed.
B.The news shouldn’t be told her. She might be killed.
C.She shouldn’t be told the news. She might be killed.
D.She shouldn’t been told the news. It might be killed.

VIII. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Many people cut trees all over the world. These are people (41) _________do not know they are harming themselves by their action. Recently, there was news about the destruction of lives and property in Uttarakhand due to flash floods (42) _________by a cloud burst. According to ecologists and (43) _________, one of the main causes of this catastrophe was deforestation. Actually, people cut trees for the sake of luxury and money. Deforestation results (44) _________global warming, drought and famine. People should be made aware of the ill effects of deforestation. Organizations like WWF (World Wildlife Fund) should be encouraged in their efforts and guided in all possible ways to help promote preservation of forest land. If deforestation continues at the current rate, a day will come when the human (45) _________itself will be endangered.
(43) 
A.environmental       
B.environmentalists 
C.environmentalist         
D.environment

A.pollution
B.attractive  
C.separate
D.activity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.attain
B.faithful
C.certain
D.rain