Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
University researchers have taken samples from a preserved dodo specimen in an (46) _____ to uncover the extinct bird’s family tree. They worked with the British Natural History Museum to collect and study genetic material from large number of specimens: a preserved dodo, the extinct solitaire bird, and 35 kind of living pigeons and doves. Their analysis (47) _____ the doo and the solitaire to be close relatives with the Nicobar pigeon, their nearest living relative. The dodo lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was a flightless bird, bigger than a turkey. By 1681, all dodos had been (48) _____ by hungry sailors. The solitaire, which looked a bit like a dodo, had gone the same way by 1800. By extracting short pieces of the dodo’s DNA and (49) _____ these with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to deduce when the dodo evolved away from its relatives into a separate entity. The scientists can now (50) _____ assume that the dodo developed its distinctive appearance and features as a result of its geographical isolation. They are now convinced that it separated from the solitaire about 25 million years ago, long before Mauritius became an island.
(50)




A.surely
B.hardly
C.highly
D.safely

Exercise 5. Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the questions from 21 to 25.
In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book (21)_______ etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social situations from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper (22)______ for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people who work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural differences can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively (23)______ ceremony. (24)______, in some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners.
When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to show respect for the receiver, it is (25)_________ in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.
(21)




A.on
B.with
C.by
D.upon

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 11 to 15.
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (11)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (12)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (13) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is ,though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific (14) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (15)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
(11)




A.consign
B.import
C.consume
D.remove

Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the numbered space from 6 to 10 in the following passage.
The knock-on effect of volunteering on the lives of individuals can be profound. Voluntary work helps foster independence and imparts the ability to (6)_______ with different situations, often simultaneously, thus teaching people how to work their way through different systems. It (7)_______ brings people into touch with the real world; and, hence, equips them for the future.
Initially, young adults in their late teens might not seem to have the expertise or knowledge to impart to others that say a teacher or agriculturalist or nurse would have, but they do have many skills that can help others. And in the absence of any particular talent, their energy and enthusiasm can be harnessed for the benefit of their fellow human beings, and (8)_______ themselves. From all this, the gain to any community no matter how many volunteers are involved is immeasurable.
Employers will generally look favorably on people who have shown an ability to work as part of a team. It demonstrates a willingness to learn and an independent spirit, (9)_______ would be desirable qualities in any employee. So to satisfy employers’ demands for experience when applying (10)_______ work, volunteering can act as a means of gaining experience that might otherwise elude would-be workers and can ultimately lead to paid employment and the desired field.
(10)




A.to
B.in
C.for
D.

Read the passage, then choose the best answers.
Smith did not explain the large... (1)...he had shown in Magnan but sat thinking ...(2)... some minutes and then began to talk ...(3)... something else. About ten that evening I met Smith and he asked me up to his room ...(4)... coffee. (5)... room looked nice with comfortable chairs. We talked a little and then he ...(6)... me his story.
A long time ...(7)... I was young artist and came to France where I was traveling from place to place making sketches. One day, I met two French artists ...(8)... were also moving from place to place making sketches and I joined them. We were as happy ...(9)... we were or as poor as we were happy, as you like it."
Claude and Carl-these are the names of those boys-were always in good spirits and laughed at poverty. We were very poor. We lived ...(10)... the money which we got from time to time for our sketches...."
...(6)...




A.told
B.said
C.spoke
D.asked

Read the passage, then choose the best answers.
Smith did not explain the large... (1)...he had shown in Magnan but sat thinking ...(2)... some minutes and then began to talk ...(3)... something else. About ten that evening I met Smith and he asked me up to his room ...(4)... coffee. (5)... room looked nice with comfortable chairs. We talked a little and then he ...(6)... me his story.
A long time ...(7)... I was young artist and came to France where I was traveling from place to place making sketches. One day, I met two French artists ...(8)... were also moving from place to place making sketches and I joined them. We were as happy ...(9)... we were or as poor as we were happy, as you like it."
Claude and Carl-these are the names of those boys-were always in good spirits and laughed at poverty. We were very poor. We lived ...(10)... the money which we got from time to time for our sketches...."
...(1)...




A.interest
B.to interest
C.interested
D.interesting

______(5)




A.different
B.same
C.similar
D.like

III. Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends _______ his preference and health.




A.with
B.for
C.in
D.on

III. Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
If a defender _______ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds




A.punches
B.passes
C.plays
D.interferes

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30)_______ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (31)_______ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English and mathematics, and you can select (32)_______, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.
AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most (33)_______ accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34)_______ engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.
(31)




A.reach
B.reaching
C.being reached
D.to reach