Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 6 to 10.
THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to (1) ______ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they develop, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (2) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific (3) ____ since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called “enkephalin”. By (4) _____ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkephalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (5) ____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a sign of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body rid itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable consider the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly called "weepies". It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
A.better
B.fine
C.good
D.well

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 6 to 10.
THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to (1) ______ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they develop, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (2) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific (3) ____ since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called “enkephalin”. By (4) _____ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkephalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (5) ____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a sign of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body rid itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable consider the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly called "weepies". It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
A.validity
B.truth
C.reality
D.reason

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 6 to 10.
THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to (1) ______ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they develop, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (2) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific (3) ____ since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called “enkephalin”. By (4) _____ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkephalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (5) ____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a sign of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body rid itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable consider the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly called "weepies" . It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
A.struggling
B.fighting
C.opposing
D.striking

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 6 to 10.
THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past, but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to (1) ______ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they develop, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (2) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific (3) ____ since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural painkiller called “enkephalin”. By (4) _____ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkephalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (5) ____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a sign of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body rid itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable consider the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly called "weepies". It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
A.curing
B.treating
C.healing
D.improving

Everybody should be _________ the risks involved.
A.aware in
B.aware of
C.aware at
D.

Vietnam was _________ of France on September 2, 1945.
A.independence
B.independently
C.independent
D.

You are _________ of better work than this.
A.capable
B.capability
C.able
D.

They became _________ of his behaviour and contacted the police.
A.suspicion
B.suspicious
C.suspiciously
D.

She's very _________ with young children.
A.patience
B.patient
C.patiently
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 1 to 5.
A LACK OF COMMUNICATION
Recent research has revealed that a third of people in Britain have not met their (1) _____ neighbors, and those who know each other barely speak. Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common sight in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (2) _____. “Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy,” said Chinn.
Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, had analyzed a large number of surveys. He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing. A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at all. Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west London, with two flatmates, who work in e-commerce. “We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our only contact comes via letters (3)____ to the communal facilities or complaints that we’ve not put out our bin bags properly,” said Mayer.
The (4) ______ of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries and acts of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention schemes such as Neighborhood Watch, calling on people who live in the same area to (5) _______ an eye on each other’s houses and report anything they see which is unusual.
A.side-on
B.next-door
C.close-up
D.nearside