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LEVEL A: A. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE(A, B, C, D) WICH BEST COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE

1. He said the custom was grounded in goodsence and……..back to the period when many Londoners travelled to and fro onhorseback.
A. dated
B. went
C. began
D. started
2. Im looking…….Tom. Have you seen himsomewhere today?.
A. for
B. at
C. after
D. in
3. ………your head! The doorway is not veryhigh.
A. Make
B. Care
C. Mind
D. Bother
4. Nonsmokers have bocome more(militarize)………..about smoking in public places.
A. militaristic
B. military
C. militant
D. militarized
5. He retired at the…………of 60
A. old
B. age
C. older
D. elder
6. Farmers can protect their land bygrowing different………..
A. trees
B. seasons
C. planting
D. crops
7. As a hospital pharmacist, you…….with themedical staff on drug problems, compound prescriptions and instruct nurses andinterns.
A. suggest
B. discuss
C. consult
D. meet
8. Have you seen Marys new computer? Shemust have……..a bundle!.
A. Brought
B. liked
C. saw
D. dropped
9. Simple calculation with numbers, orarithmetic, is one…………… of mathemetics.
A. detail
B. branch
C. role
D. section
10. He is……….to stay in his present job.
A. content
B. contents
C. contention
D. contentedly
11. They had to leave the flat because theycouldn’t pay the………..
A. rent
B. fare
C. hire
D. salary
12. He didn’t have a job for months,but………….the end he found work as a waiter.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
13. You ought to do some work,……………..sitting there reading the paper.
A. instead of
B. in spite of
C. in additionto
D. in accordancewith
14. She’s very beautiful but that kind ofwoman doesn’t……..to me
A. attract
B. fancy
C. appeal
D. turn on
15. The criminal………….with the irritatingboatman because he needed the boatman’s help to escape.
A. put on
B. put off
C. put into
D. put up with
16. Can you please…………me the way to thepost office?
A. talk
B. speak
C. tellx
D. ask
17. They are talking……..oneanother…………their last trip.
A. with/on
B. with/about
C. to/about
D. a and b
18. I…….sport to keep fit, not because Ilike it.
A. make
B. do
C. practise
D. train
19. English is understood more………..than anyother languages.
A. highly
B. largely
C. widely
D. quickly
20. A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will……..automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. most
D. hardly ever
21. The……..helps man to hear distantsounds.
A. computer
B. VCD
C. CD
D. radio
22. He understands their chemical…………andhow they are manufactured and used.
A. properties
B. figures
C. characters
D. traits
23. Hurry up or we shall………..the bus.
A. run
B. miss
C. catch
D. deceive
24. Which of the following is NOT a wordconnected with fooball?
A. score
B. nil
C. kick
D. track
25. It’s often make of iron and can leadinto a garden, it’s……….
A. a gate
B. a door
C. a port
D. a doorway
26. Could you hold……….a moment while I seeif Peter is in his office?
A. out
B. at
C. in
D. on
27. The workers went……….strike because theythought their wages were too low.
A. on
B. at
C. out
D. in
28. ………………is the mother of good luck
A. Intelligence
B. Diligence
C. Experience
D. Arrogance
29. I’ve often…………at the Wiejce PalaceHotel.
A. remained
B. stayed
C. sleeped
D. rested
30. I’ve studied hard, so……….I’ll pass theexam.
A. generally
B. originally
C. hopefully
D. apparently

B/ READ THE PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER THEQUESTIONS BELOW:
I. As a resultof years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for health, Forexample, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit,and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rates of cancer and heartdisease. In Japan,in contrast, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. TheJapanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, theJapanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, whenJapanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease andcancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice – cream,and other high – far foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer areincreasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy productsin other countries such as Cuba,Mauritius, and Hungary. Notsurprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along withthe change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat moregrains, fruit and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer dairy products.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Eating meat causes cancer and heat disease
B. Doctorsadvise people to eat more grains, fruit and vegetables
C. The kind ofdiet we have can cause or prevent diseases
D. Chldren eatthe same way their parents eat
2. Why do the Japanese have low rates ofcancer and heart disease?
A. because theydo not eat animal fat
B. because theyeat a lot of grains and very little meat
C. because theirdiet changes
D. because theylive longer than anyone else in the word
3. “…the Japanese live longer than anyoneelse in the worid.” What does anyone else mean?
A. all otherpeople
B. some otherpeople
C. most otherpeople
D. nobody
4. “…Moreover, as hamburgers, ice – cream,and other high – fat foods become popular in Japan,…” What does.
A. also
B. however
C. then
D. yet
5. “…the rates of heart disease and cancerare increasing there as well.” Where does there refer to?
A. in Cuba
B. in the United States
C. in Japan
D. in Cuba, Mauritius,and Hungary
II. In Americathere is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stationsare run commercially. Advertisers sponsor show, they interrupt the shows everyfew minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is criticizedfor its crime shows, actually there are many other special shows of real value.There are also educational television stations which are trying out new typesof high quality programs. They givecourses in foreign languages and in literature wich viewers can follow and takeexaminations later. Some schools have a regular class on TV, such as science,several hours a week.
1. In America……….
A. there is nonational television
B. there is noTV station
C. there are alot of national TV
D. there are noTV viewers
2. In America,……….. sponsor shows.
A. educationists
B. advertisers
C. viewers
D. schoolmasters
3. The shows are interrupted every fewminutes to………………
A. take a bre
B. sell things
C. advertise
D. take a break,advertise, sell things
4. On TV, there are…………………
A. only violence
B. many specialshow of real value
C. only crime
D. noeducational programs
5. Some schools…………….
A. have regularclass on TV
B. state that TVis not useful in education
C. do not likeTV
D. do not likeTV, and state that TV is not useful in education
III. Halloweenis one of the most famous holidays in the U.S., and it is on October 31. People carve pumpkins and make funny faces on them. These are called“Jack – O – Lanterns”. On October 31, children wear a special costume such as awitch, ghost, or clown. They go to many houses and they knock on the doorsaying, “Trick or Treat!” It means that if people don’t give them a treat, theywill play some kind of trick on the household. So, usually people give candy tothem. I carved my first Halloween pumpkin at my Friendship Family’s hous. First, I cut open the top of the pumpkin andpulled the seeds out. Is was not good for me because is was sticky and smelledbad. I had never carved a pumpkin, so it was interesting for me. Next, I carvedthe eyes and the mouth. I put a candle inside. It was very beautiful, so I washappy. I had a good experience because I learned one new idea about Americanculture by taking part in it. I think Halloween is an tinteresting Americanholiday which involves all family members and neighbors too!
1. When is Halloween celebrated?
A. During theFall
B. At thebeginning of October
C. About 3months before Christmas
D. BetweenThanksgiving and Christmas
2. Wich is true about Halloween
A. Childrenreceive gifts from their parents
B. Childrenrarely say, “Trick or Treat!”
C. A witch orghost may come to yors door
D. Stores sellmany costumes, pumpkins and Candles.
3. Which is NOT true about a Jack – O –Lantern?
A. You mightsmell something bad when you make it
B. You shouldhave a knife to make it
C. You shouldlight a candle inside it to make itbeautiful
D. You fill itwith treats for children
4. What is the first step in making a Jack– O – Lantern?
A. Pull out theseeds
B. Carve theface
C. Put a candleinside
D. Cut open thetop of the pumpkin
5. What is the third step in making a Jack – o – Lantern?
A. Cut open thetop of the pumpkin
B. Carve theface
C. Pull out theseeds
D. Pull out theseeds
IV. GuglielmoMarconi was born in Italyin 1874. He studied in Bolognaand since his childhood, he showed great interest in physics and electricity.Basing his studies on Hertz’s findings, Marconi concluded that theelectromagnetic waves could transmit messages, so he conducted his research inthat direction. As Marconi did not get any financial incentives from theItalian government, he moved to England where he got funds for hisresearch. In 1897, Marconi was able tocommunicate via radio through the Bristol Channel.In 1901, he transmitted long – wave radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean. At that time, Marconi was already recognized as a greatname in science and technology. In 1909, he shared the Nobel Prize in physicswith Karl Ferdinand Braun, a German physicist, who worked on wirelesstelegraphy and cathode rays. Marconi died in 1937.
3. One reason why the travellers took solong ton get to the river was that…….
A. it was toohot to move quickly
B. there was noproper path
C. they alltried to go different ways
D. they couldnot follow the animal tracks
4. The travellers were happy when theyreached the river because…………
A. they had asense of achievement
B. the going wasmuch easier then
C. they wereeager to see the waterfall
D. they knewthey were near their destination
5. To get past the waterfall the guide hadto…………
A. use a fallentree as a kind of bridge
B. cross theriver above the waterfall
C. slide down asteep river bank
D. swing acrossthe river form a high branch
IV. The elephantis the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1200pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant bady can weigh 200pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 year. Elephants can be trained tocarry logs with their trunks, and have been used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years. Elephants also use their trunks fordrinking water, bathing, and eating and communicating. Recently it wasdiscovered that elephants can communicate over a distance of several milesusing infrasonic sounds inaudible to humans. Elephants use their earas as acooling system. Blood flows through veins in the ears and as the elephant flapshis ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts.Elephant feet are large and round. They distribute the large animal’s weighteffectively. In the past, elephants were killed and their feet were made inton umbrella stands and small tablesfor tourists.
1. The text isabout………
A. a famous Italian inventor.
B. a famous Italian electrician.
C. a famous Italian physician.
D. a fam.
2. Marconi based hisstudies on………..
A. Braun
B. his own intuition
C. hertz
D. Karl ous Italian musician
3. Marrconi moved to Englandbecause…………
A. he loved England
B. his research had to be conducted in England
C. he did not get financial support for his research in Italy.
D. he hated Italy
4. In 1901, Marconiwas able to ………….
A. establish a long distance transmission.
B. transmit the first radio messages
C. communicate via radio through the Bristol Channel
D. show great interrest in physics and electricity
5. In 1909, the nobelPrize in phisics…………..
A. was give to Marconi and his partner Braun
B. was give to Marconi and his compatriot Braun
C. was shared by Marconi and Braun
D. was give to Marconi
V/When I openedthe first “Body shop” in 1976 only object was to earn enough to feed mychildren. Today “the Body shop” in an international company rapidly rowing allaround the world. In the years since we began I have learned a lot. Much ofwhat I have learned will be found in this book, for I believe that we, as acompany, have something worth saying about how to run a successful businesswithout giving up what we really believe in. It’s not to normal business book,not is it just about my life. The message is that to succeed in business youhave to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love andit can do good. In business, as in life. I need to enjoy myself, to have afeeling of family and to feel excited by the unexpected. I have always wantedthe people who work for “the Body shop” to feel the same way. Now this booksends these ideas of mine out into the world, makes them public. I’d like tothink there are no limits to our family’, no limits to what can be done. I findthat an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
1. What is the writer’s main purpose inwriting this text?
A. to tel thereader her life story
B. to introduceher ideas to the reader
C. to explainhow international companies operate
D. to tell thereader how she brought up a family
2. What would someone learn from this text?
A. how to make alot of money
B. how to writea book bout business
C. What thewrite’s family like
D. what thewrite’s book is about
3. How does the write feel about thebusiness she runs?
A. She doesn’tcare about success if her children are fed
B. She just runsif for her own entertainment
C. It is notlike any other company
D. Is is notlikely to become oven more successful
4. What kind of workers does the write liketo employ?
A. workers whocan explain her ideas
B. workers whoget on well with the public
C. workers whohave the same attitudes as she does
D. workers whohave their own families
5. What kind of person does the writer seemto be?
A. She seem tobe someone with strong opinions.
B. She doesn’tseem tobe very confident
C. She is mainlyinterested in making money
D. She seesrunning a business as just a job
C. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaningas the sentences printed before them. Use the words given at the beginning (3points)
1. Mary was kind to me
Marybehaved…………………
2. We didn’t go to school because it rained
We………….
3. Whave no time to prepare the speech
We don’t have……….
4. Remember to sent this letter for me
Don’t……………
5. How fast he run!
He is………………
6. This is a beautiful picture
What…………………….
7. this lecture bores me to tears
I am ………..
8. We dedn’t go to school because it rained
We…….
9. Tom acted foolishly
Tom was foolish…….
10. The did their work carefully
They werecareful………….
11. The students listened to their teacherwith great attention
Thestudents…………..
12. The boy was excited about the war
The filmwas…………..
13. She is a very graceful girl
What…………..
14. Mary was encouraged by the news
The news……………
15. He is not here now
I wish……………..
16. Londonhas more than thirty theatres.
There are………….
17. Remember to water the vegertables
Don’t………..
18. She is a very graceful girl
What
19. She sang very beautifully
How………..
20. I accomplished this task in 3 months
It took…………..
21. She wrote the letter in 30 minutes
It took…………..
21. She wrote the letter in 30 minutes
It took…………..

LevelB.
A.choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) which best completes each sentence

1. The operation can….. the lives ofphysical abnormal people
A. reform
B. form
C. transform
D. translate
2. I’ll buy a ……….. of corn flakes
A. bag
B. box
C. jar
D. bottle
3. Breathing is ........ for most of us
A. need
B. difficult
C. automatic
D. unnecessary
4. English is spoken in many countriesall……….. the world
A. in
B. at
C. over
D. from
5. There has been a great ……….. formotorbikes in Vietnamfor the last 1 years.
A. urge
B. demand
C. request
D. application
6. We have decided to ……….. the money forthe local secondary school.
A. beg
B. collect
C. raise
D. rise
7. He wrote scripts. He was a………….
A. Writingscriptor
B. Writingscript
C. script writer
D.scriptingwriting
8. He understands theis chemical……….. andhow they are manufactured and used.
A. characters
B. fugures
C. properties
D. traits
9. Gravity is the force that attractsobjects in space ……….. each other
A. after
B. between
C. towards
D. before
10. In a few seconds a computer can solve……….. that might take a man years to solve alone
A. issues
B. troubles
C. difficulties
D. hurts
11. Please................ me when you arein the neighbourhood.
A. call off
B. call up
C. call on
D. call in
12. I like everything in London ……… the weather
A. respect
B. except
C. minus
D. abstract
13.............. your head !The doorway is not every high
A. Make
B. Mind
C. Care
D. Bother
14. The …………. Built onto the back of thehouse provided valuable extra space
A. enlargement
B. expansion
C. extension
D. development
15. Which of the following cannot use theseffix – ness ?
A. dark
B. gentle
C. cheerful
D. honest
16. It was too cold……. Outside
A. for theguests to eat
B. that guestsshould eat
C. for theguests eating
D. that guestseat
17. Johny: I’ve never been to Granada. Sally
A. So have I
B. Neither had I
C. Neither haveI
D. So I haven’t
18. Only because she had to support herfamily -………. To leave school
A. did Alice decide
B. does Ailicedecide
C. that Alicedecide
D. Alice decided
19. I did my homework………….
A. in a hurry
B. in hurry
C. with hurry
D. hurryingly
20. Which team ………. The game?
A. did they win
B. won
C. did it win
D. won it
21……………. Him a few words of Italian? Thewaiter.
A. Who did teach
B. What did heteach
C. Who taught
D. Whom did heteach
22. The wife of Steve Garvey, the baseball star……..about being left alone too often
A. is beingbitterly complaining
B. havingcomplained bitterly
C. bittely hascomplained
D. has beencomplaining bitterly
23. Could you please tell me when……..?
A. the nexttrain leaves
B. the nexttrain leave
C. does the nexttrain leave
D. the trainnext leave
24. I usually have soup for……… dinner
A. an
B. -
C. a
D. the
25. She’s wearing a…………..
A. pink shortnylon skirt
B. nylon shortpink skirt
C. short pink nylon skirt
D. nylon pinkshort skirt
26. What hours……….? – From nine to five,Monday through Friday
A. are younormally working
B. work younormally
C. you work normally
D. do younormally work
27. ,…………….. john, the won’t finish theproject until the end of next week
A. because of
B. according to
C. as for
D. in case of
28. John fitzgerald Kennedy was an AmericanPresident who……..
A. assassinatedin 1963 in Dallas, Texas
B. assassinatedin Texas, Dallas, 1963
C. wasassassinated in Texas, Dallas, 1963
D. wasassassinated in Dallas, Texas 1963
29. What particularly impressed me was………….
A. When shecould study English well
B. She couldstudy English well
C. her excellentcommand of English
D. because ofher excellent English
30. Can you run 26 miles?…………..
A. Yes, I do alot
B. No, I cant
C. Yes, I can’t
D. No, I cannot.I am not so strong
B. read the following passage and answer the questions below
I. Three yearsago on the last day of january, I had a big problem. I can’t forget this dayforever. The story began when my uncle, my cousin, and I went to the desert. Myuncle was the oldest at 72 years old, but he was still strong. My cousin atthat time was 10 years old, and I was 25 years old. All of us liked hunting.Usually we went hunting on the weekend, especially in winter, because winter isthe hunting season. On the 25^th of January, we decided to gohunting. All things were ready in the car, a Range Rover with four – wheeldrive. We reached the place we were looking for at 5:15 PM. First, we fixed thetent, then we made coffee and hea a few minutes of rest. After that, we left togo on the hunt. We hunted using a falcon. Often, we hunt birds and rabbits. Wespent two hours without finding anything. We decided to go back to the camp. Onour way back, my cousin saw a rabbit. He cried, “Raibbit!! Raibbit!!Quick” Itook the falcon’s head cover and flung it off aggressvely. When the rabbit sawthe falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunterr. He flew upand came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. Weate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat aroud the fire talkinguntl 10.30 P.M. Then we went to bed. We left camp the next day at 7 o’clock inthe morning. We went north and found two kinds of birds and caught them.However, we faced trouble at 10.00A.M. because the car got stuck in the sand!We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress.Finally, we decided to wald. I talked with my uncle about how hard it is for anold man or a young boy to walk mere than 40km, in ther desert. He agreed withme. So I took a bottle of weter with me and started to walk south alone. I knewthe way well, but it was a long way in the sand. I walked more than four hourswithout stopping. I felt tired and thirsty. I drank all the water wich was inthe bottle. I stopped to rest, sleeping around two hours. When I got up,darkness had covered the area. “What should I do?” I asked myself. I continuedto walk south. I was worried about my uncle and sousin, and they were worriedabout me also. Suddenly, I met a bedouin man who was riding his camel. He tookme to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the roadand he did. After the, I found a car which took me to the city to get help. Ihad one day to get back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them, theywere so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again.Eventually, I learned a lesson from this story, which was that the desert isvery dangerous. Next time, when we go hunting, we must go in groups with two ormore cars. If we go together, we can keep each other safe. We know the desertis dangerous, but we will never quit hunting.
1. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The writer’suncle was over 70 years old
B. Three maleswent hunting
C. The writerwas younger than his uncle and his cousin
D. Winter is thehunting season, so they went hunting in January
2. Choose the correct answer
A. the rangerover had front – wheel drive
B. afterresting, they fixed their tent.
C. The groupleft for the hunting trip at 2.15 P.M
D. During thefirst two hours, the group found animals to hunt
3. Which happened last?
A. On their wayback to camp, saeed’s cousin saw a rabbit
B. They atedelicious food and drank Arabic coffee
C. The group sataround the fire talking
D. The falconflew up and down and caught the rabbit
4. Which is not true about the Bedouin man?
A. He was ridinga camel
B. He took thewriter to his house
C. He took thewriter to get help
D. He allowedthe writer to rest
5. What lesson did the writer learn fromhis experience?
A. Hunting isdangerous and he will not hunt again
B. When huntingin the desert, people should go in groups with two or more cars
C. When hunting,the writer will use a fifferent type of car
D. Bedouins arenot helpful to strangers in the desert
II. …Seventeen,eighteen, nineteen, twenty – that always helps when. I’m angry And I am. It’smy neighbour, Bonzo, He’s the wilsons’pet and he’s terrible. He’s a dog, of cours. I’m a cat. My name is fred, and,listen everybody, let me tell you something about Bonzo: - For example, whenpeter calls Bonzo, he runs away – And when mrs Wilson takes him for a walk inthe park, he always gets lost. – When I want to go to bed, he barks and hesometimes wakes me up in the middle of the day. – And when the children rideaway on their bikes, he runs after them. Typical – And, let’s see, people, whatday is it today? Monday? No. Tuesday? Wednesday, No, Thursday. OK, on Thursdayand on Friday he watches TV of course – And he can’t stand on the garden walllike this. I’m the best. Oh no, here he is now. Not another picnic behind thehouse. He’s eating Cornflakes again. One, two, three, four, five…
1. Who tells the story?
A. Peter tellsthe story.
B. Bonzo tellsthe story
C. Fred tellsthe story
D. The dog tellsthe story
2. Who is terrible?
A. Peter isterrible
B. Bonzo isterrible
C. Fred isterrible
D. Mrs Wilson isterrible
3. What does Bonzo do when peter calls him?
A. he goes for awalk
B. he runs away
C. he alwaysgets lost
D. He runs afterthe bikes
4. When does Bonzo get lost?
A. He gets whenMrs Wilson takes him for a walk
B. He gets lostwhen Mrs Wilson calls him
C. He never getslost
C. Not Bonzo butMrs Wilson gets lost
5. When does Bonzo watch TV?
A. On Thursday
B. On Monday
C. On Sunday andMonday
D. On Thursdayand Friday
III. Havingreached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discoveredsomething the map had not told us. It was impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley. The riverlay deepbetween mountain sides that were almost vertical. We couldn’t find any animaltracks, which asually show the best way across country, and the slopes werecovered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground.We had somehow to break through to the rirver which would give us our directionout of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands. Our guide cut a narrow paththrough the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. Progresswas slow. Then, When we thought we had really reached the river, we forndourselves instead on the adge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feed tothe water belew. We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another waydown. We climbed, slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces andfinally arrived at the river. Happily we strode downhill along its bank withouthaving to cut our way. However, after a few miles the river entered a steep –sided gap beween rocks and suddenly propped thirty – five feet over awaterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it. Then one of theguides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was a fallen tree lyingupside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bankbelow the falls. Without hesitation he climbed down the slipperty trunk to showus how easy it was. Having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over handalong a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then hedropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like afootbller who has scored a goal, and cheerfully waving us on
1. Having reached the highest point ontheir route, the travellers expected to be able to
A. track animalsto the river
B. put away themaps they had been using
C. approach theriver from a different direction
D. Get down tothe river without much difficulty
2. The traivellers wanted to get to the river because………
A. it would leadthem to the waterfall
B. it would showthem which way to go
C. is was theonly possible route out of the mountains
D. it was aquicker router than going over the mountains
Now elephantsare protected by special laws. There are two kinds of elephants: the Africanelephant and the Indian elephant. Afrrican elephants can be identified by thelarger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as muchas 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to8000 pounds. It’s easier to identify because of its smaller ears. Most circuselephants are Indian elephants. Another name for the Indian elephants areIndian elephants. Unfortunately, there is a growing conflict between elephantsand humans as more of the elephants habitat is developed. Elephants can destroythe crops of an entire village in a single night, and this also causes conflict.At the moment, there are about 600,000 elephants remaining in Africa.The greatest threat to elephants is the ivory trade. Most commercial ivorycomes from elephant’s tusks. From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for Africanelephants. About 70,000 wild elephants were killed for ivory each year. In 1989an international treaty limited the trade in ivory, decreasing the number orelephants killed, but elephants are still being killed for ivory. Please don’tever buy anything made from ivory!
1. How much does a bady elephant weigh atbrith?
A. 300 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 70 pounds
D. 1200 pounds
2. Hunters made umbrella holders outof…………….
A. Elephants’feet
B. Elephants’tails
C. Elephants’ trunks
D. Elephants’teeth
3. An Indian Elephant has…………..than the AfricanElephant.
A. smaller ears
B. a strongertrunk
C. a longer tail
D. bigger teeth
4. What part of an elephant’s body is usedto cool the elephant?
A. The feet
B. the trunk
C. the tail
D. the ears
5. What animal is the most dangerous to an elephant?
A. lions
B. Snakes
C. Human beings
D. Zebras
V. Our demandfor water is constantly in creasing. Every year there are more and more peoplein the world. Faconries turn out more and more products and need more and morewater. We line in a world of water. But almost all of it – about 97% - is inthe oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, andmanufacturing. Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh. Most of this wateris not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps.There is as much water on earth today as there ever or will ever be. Most ofthe water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by thesun. It then falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over andover again. Is is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty offresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Some regions are always toodry, and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenlyhave a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too muchrain.
1. All of the following statements can beinferred from the text EXCEPT.
A. We need moreand more water
B. Thepopulation of the world is increasiong everky year
C. Most of theworld’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps
D. Factoriesalso need more water
2. Which of the following is NOT true aboutthe world’s water?
A. The vastmajority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water
B. Ocean wateris salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing
C. Most freshwater is locked in glaciers and icecaps
D. Thepercentage of fresh water is very small
3. What can be inferred about water?
A. The amount ofwater on earth is always the same
B. Water willprobably be exhausted
C. Water can beused once only
D. Most of thewater we use is rain water
4. It can be inferred from the textthat……………
A. No region inthe world suffers from a lack of fresh water
B. Rain does notfall equally everywhere on earth
C. The world hasplenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water
D. A region thatusually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell
5. The phrasal verb “turn out” in thesecond line is closest in meaning to………….
A. Sell
B. Prove to be
C. Switch off
D. Produce
C. REWRITE THEFOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THE SENTENCES PRINTEDBEFORE THEM. USE THE WORDS GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING.
1. He delivers his lecture with eloquence
He……………………………………………………………………………
2. Remember to check for spelling mistakesbefore you hand in your composition.
Don’t : forgetto check for spelling mistakes beforem you hand in your composition
3. This lecture bores me to tears
I am boned withthis lectore
4. Janes spends 3 houus a week sorting outstamps
Sorting out herstamps takes Tanes 3 hours a week to sort out stamps
5. That meal was excellent!
What anexcellent meal
6. This tea is too hot for him to drink
This tea is sohot that he can’t drink
7. He spoke too fast for anybody tounderstand
He spoke so fartthat no one to understant
8. Mind to fulfil your task
Don’t forget tofulfil your task
9. They did their work carefully
They werecaruful to work
10. Your decision to get married beforefinishing your degree surprised us
We weresurprised at your decision to get married before finishing your degree
11. Mary was encouraged by the news
The newsencouraged Mary
12. He cannot speak because he is so angry.
He is too angryto speak some woods
13. She dicided blindly
She was blind todecide
14. “Why don’t you apply for the job, Anne”said Sue.
Sue suggested:that Ann should apply for the job
15. The students listened to their teacherwith great attention.
The students:paid atentin to lister to their teacher
16. Remember to water the vegertables.
Don’t: forget towater the vegetables
17. My little brother can be so annoyingsometimes.
I am: sometimesannoyed with/by my little brother
18. The new is too good to be true.
The news is so:good that it can be true
19. John finished his essay in 2 hours.
It took: John 2hours to finish his essay
20. Mind to fulfil your task.
Don’t: fooget tofulfil your task
21. He handled the china wares with care.
He handled: Thechina wase caffully

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