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The national parks in the United States are under the (1) ------ of the national government.The government hires
the employees who (2) ------ the parks. Many of these are rangers trained to work in forests.They
(3) ------- know a lot about wildlife.They make sure that the animals and birds are allowed to move around and
live (4) -----. The rangers have (5) -------studied a great deal about the plants, insects, and rocks in the parks.
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In today’s world, divorce seems to be more acceptable to more people.There was a time when it was accepted for
any reason. Men and women had to be more tolerant of each other’s faults because once they were married, they
…………..(1) live together ………………….(2) difficult it was. Developing this tolerance that came with the
necessity of making a marriage last ……………..(3) not always easy. Married couples had to try to get along,
through frequently, they found it hard to ……………..(4) one another. Their lives were seldom happy but the
relationship was tolerated because divorce was ………….(5).
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The tragic events of September 11 have changed the airline sector forever. Passengers ……..(1) be prepared for
increased measures ……………(2) check-in, changes in check-in baggage limits and greater airport security.
Security will be increased world-wide, especially in the United States. ……………..(3) these changes in mind
when planning your trip. The addition of security measures also ………..(4) that pre-flight procedures will take
longer. Therefore, it is a good idea to go to the airport an hour or two earlier than you ………(5) accustomed to.
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According to a survey, home life …………..(1) better in the year 2050. Most people believe that by 2050 robots
will be doing the housework and we …………(2) ready-made food. A lot of people think that we might only
cook for fun in the future ………….(3). There are serious concerns about the future, of course. Pollution is
something that seems to worry people. Some ………….(4) that it will continue to get worse, and that our planet
will become impossible to live on. Others even foresee that one day we will have to pay for clean air …………
(5) we do now for clean air.
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About twenty years ago, three scientists ran some accelerator experiments to study the nucleus at the centre of
the atom. They ran the experiments ………(1) they wanted to know more about the structure of the nucleus.
They found that the protons and neutrons in the nucleus are………(2) quarks. The discovery of quarks
……….(3) new questions about the nucleus. The three scientists are Richard Taylor, Henry Kendall and Jerome
Friedman. They (4) …… their experiments from 1967 to 1973 in California at the Stanford Linear Accelerator
Centre, called SLAC ………… (5) short. These scientists won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics, one of the
world’s greatest honours for scientists.
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The guitar has a long history. The Ancient Egyptians (1) ……….. simple stringed instruments, and the Greeks
and Romans also made music (2) ………. plucking strings by their fingers. The first true guitar music (3)
………… during the 15th century in Spain. At first it was an instrument for poor people and travelling musicians,
but soon rich people all over Europe were learning to play the guitar. The guitar travelled far and (4) ………… .
When Cortes reached Mexico in the 16th century he had a guitar player with his soldiers. A century later, the
guitar (5) ………… - all over South America.
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Sailors have a special place in English history, and many are remembered as national heroes. If you visit London
you will probably see a large square in Central London (1) ………… Trafalgar Square. Here stands a large
statue of Lord Nelson, an English sailor who was killed in a battle with the French navy at Trafalgar. (2)
………… - he was killed in this battle, the British navy proved (3) ………… than the French, and so made sure
that the great French army of Napoleon Bonaparte could not (4) ………… England. So (5) ………… today the
statue of Nelson, one of England’s greatest sailors, stands at the heart of London’s most famous and popular
square.
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Rose and Donald have known …………..(1) for six months. They fell in love the moment they met. At first
Rose’s mother didn’t like Ronald because she thought he was ………(2). Now she thinks he is wonderful
because he repaired …………..(3) television set. Rose and Ronald met at a party. Ronald asked Rose “
……………(4) you want to dance?” Rose said yes. While they were dancing Ronald asked Rose to go out with
him.Rose asked “Where shall we go?” Ronald replied that he would like …………….(5) her to a restaurant. So
the following evening they ate at a nice place down on the waterfront.
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Why does warm milk help you fall asleep ………(1) than cold milk? There is no nutritional difference between
warm and cold cow’s milk and ………..(2) contain the amino acid tryptophan, which ……….(3) to have
sedative effects. ( That’s why doctors often suggest dietary changes, including the ………………..(4) of cow’s
milk, to their imsoniac patients.) Warm milk just has added psycological benefit of being a comfort food. That
being said, there’s no sound scientific evidence that drinking milk - ………..(5) any temperature- helps people
fall asleep faster.
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The development of automobile took many years. Many people all over the world (1) ……… automobiles;
however, these automobiles were expensive, and they took a long time to build. It wasn’t (2) ………… Henry
Ford designed a method to build them (3) ………… and quickly that automobile became the popular (4)
………… on transportation that it (5) ……… today. The method Henry Ford used to build automobiles is called
an assembly line.
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(1) ………… March 30, 1981, radio and television stations flashed a news bulletin: John Hinkley Jr. Had shot
and wounded President Ronald Reagan and three other people. At the time (2) ………… Hinckley came to the
trial, federal law required prosecutors (3) ………… that a defendant was sane. Hinckley’s lawyers argued that
their client had tried to kill the president to (4) ………… the attention of an actress. Experts testified that
Hinckley suffered from a physiological disorder but they (5) ………… about its severity. After deliberating the
conflicting testimony, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty by reason on insanity.
1) a- In b- On c- At d- Since e- For
2) a- after b- while c- before d- till e- when
3) a- prove b- proving c- to prove d- proved e- to have proved
4) a- distract b- attract c- support d- pay e- construct
5) a- disagreed b- redeemed c- wondered d- flipped e- blamed
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The modern form of soccer (1) ………… in England in the early 1830s. The sport grew among working class
communities and was seen as a way (2) ………… keeping young and energetic kids out of the values of
teamwork. When football first (3) ………… in the United States, it was played primarily by schoolboy and
college teams, and was largely on upper-class game. The Oridia Soccer club (4) ………… in Boston in 1862 is
often cited as the first soccer club to consist of a regular of players, as opposed to the picked up games (5)
………… played at the time. It consisted of a group of Boston secondary school students from fairly elite public
schools in the area ( Boston, Latin, Boston English, etc.)
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The ass, donkey, is (1) ………… related to the horse and is one of the most ancient of pack animals. A native of
central Asia and northern Africa, it was probably first (2) ………… in Egypt. It later became a widely used and
generally much-abused burden-carrier and saddle animal in many countries of the Old and New Worlds. Strong,
hardy, patient, though sometimes (3) …………, the little beast at times could hardly be seen the enormous packs
and bags loaded upon it and almost touching the ground (4) ………… either side. It was introduced into England
in the sixteenth century. The donkey still (5) ………… in various of the world as a pack animal.
Answer Key
11 : 1- E 2- B 3- A 4- C 5- C
58 : 1- E 2- B 3- E 4- C 5- C
64 : 1- C 2- C 3- B 4- A 5- B
81 : 1- B 2- A 3- B 4- E 5- E
88 : 1- B 2- A 3- E 4- D 5- D
105 : 1- B 2- C 3- A 4- A 5- E
117 : 1- A 2- B 3- D 4- A 5- E
122 : 1- A 2- A 3- C 4- D 5- B
138 : 1- C 2- B 3- C 4- A 5- E
205 : 1- B 2- C 3- D 4- A 5- B
207 : 1- B 2- E 3- C 4- B 5- A
216 : 1- C 2- C 3- D 4- E 5- A
246 : 1- A 2- A 3- A 4- C 5- D
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It is my opinion that the European Union is very (1) .............for the European countries.
With the European Union it is easier to find a job because there are more companies
(2)..........you can find a job and there are more car factories for example. The European
Union has got the same (3) ............in all the countries and hasn't got frontiers. You can
(4)..........engineering, for example, in every country of the European Union (5) ..............the
English language is used in every country of the European Union.
1- B- important
2- D- where
3- B- currency
4- D- study
5- C- because
Whales are (1).............. mammals. There are about 33 species of whale in the waters
(2)............ Canada. The grey whale and killer whale are two (3)...................... which migrate
along British Columbia's coast. Cruise ships tour places where visitors may get a
(4)............of these creatures. People are welcome to (5).....................as many pictures as they
can.
PASSAGE-2
1- E- marine
2- D- around
3- A- species
4- C- glimpse
5- B- shoot
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but the ballot may come (5) if it seems necessary to choose a new parliament.
PASSAGE-5
1- B- vote
2- E- some other
3- A- ballot
4- C- every
5- C- sooner
Laws are the rules that people must (1)................... if they are to live in peace together.
From the earliest times, and in the most (2).................... tribes, laws have been made so that
people understand what they may and may not do. The earliest code (set) of laws
we know about was made by the Babylonian king Hammurabi about 3700 years ago.
In the past the laws were (3)................by the Kings or the religious leaders. Today laws are
usually made and (4)...............by governments. Police and the court system help enforce the
laws and punish those who (5)................them.
PASSAGE-10
1- E- agree on
2- B- savage
3- C- decided
4- A- enforced
5- C- break
Shoji Motooka, deputy chairman of japan's Senate, (1)...................... yesterday that a $100
million loan would be granted to Turkey for a project (2)...................... to strengthen the base
and legs of the Bosphorus Bridge. Pointing to japan's own (3)........................with earthquakes,
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Motooka said that the bridge should be strengthened lo prevent its (4)........................ in case of
a strong earthquake. He added that Japan was ready to (5)...................... some $13 billion in
loans for the Bosphorus Tube Crossing venture.
PASSAGE-16
1- C- announced
2- B- designed
3- E- experience
4- B- collapse
5- B- grant
Political parties are (1) ............ and run by people who have the same ideas on
governing a country. They (2) ............ meetings and work to get their leaders and
representatives elected. In a (3) ............country, any group of people can form a party. In
the US there are two big parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. In Britain the
(4)........... parties are the Conservatives and the Labour Party, (5) ............. two smaller
parties, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.
PASSAGE-4
1- A- formed
2- C- hold
3- E- free
4- C- main
5- B- with
Civil servants are men and women who work in the (1) ............. departments, or
agencies, of a government. These departments (2) ............. defence, health, education
and housing. Civil servants (3) ............. the policies of the government, even if they do
not agree with them. Today many countries have a large civil service which employs
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thousands of people. Senior civil servants are generally (4) ............. experts. In the US,
civil servants used to be changed when a new president was elected. This practice was
called the 'spoils system'. In 1883 a/n (5) ........... was passed which introduced the
'merit system'. The new system meant that people could only get into certain grades in
the civil service by passing an examination.
1- B-different
2- B- include
3- C- carry out
4- E- highly-paid
5- A- act