Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that bestfits each ofthe numbered blanks from 11 to 15.
Left-handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties (11) ______up about 10 percent of the population - but, frankly, it seems like society has forgotten about them. Just consider all of the right-handed gadgets, awkwardly designed desks, and cooking tools that fit comfortably only in your right hand. What (12) ______someone to become a lefthand? Scientists aren’t exactly sure, but research points to a complex (13) ______between genes and environment. While no exact set of “leftie genes” have been discovered, people who dominantly use their left hands do have more left-handed family members. And researchers have found different brain wirings in righties vs. lefties. But no matter (14) ______it is that drives someone to use their antipodal paw, science has also uncovered a particular set of personality traits that left-handed people tend to have. So for all of you lefties, leftie-loving righties, and ambidextrous folks out there - it’s time to brush up on your left-handed knowledge and help (15) ______an end to leftie discrimination once and for all.
(13) 
A.collaborate             
B.collaboration           
C.collaborating           
D.collaborated

A.1,000-year-old   
B.1,000-years-old   
C.1,000 year old       
D.1,000 years

Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence.
Rick left the party early because he .............. a headache
A.had 
B.has
C.used to have
D.was having

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
In some countries there is negative population growth, which means that the population (21)_______, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related deaths. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (22)_______to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates.
Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (23)_______in overpopulation. Conversely, such areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (24)_______to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly affected by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already the highest in the world, especially in sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (25)_______faster than predicated.
(22)______
A.appeared      
B.represented
C.expected  
D.shown

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of _______ than comfort.
A.afford
B.affording     
C.afforded                 
D.affordability

Father promised he …………….me a bicycle.
A.is buying     
B.will buy      
C.would buy   
D.was buying

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
We can choose our friends but we can’t choose our..................
A.couples 
B.guests   
C.strangers        
D.relations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Wild animals use various methods to ward off predators and their natural enemies.
A.rebel
B.befriend
C.deter
D.attack

Choose the word which has different stress pattern

A.language     
B.lyrical       
C.evidence  
D.disadvantage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very _____.            
A.narrow-minded 
B.open-minded
C.absent-minded
D.kind-hearted