Your headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these _____ that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers ______ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less. Make your head intense, and stop your nose running for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far ______ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Althrough there is no cure or preventive medicine for cold, people have all kinds of ideas about _____ prevent and treat cold. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Some people learn a second language (1)_____. Other people have trouble learning a new language . How can you have (2)_____learn a new language , such as English ? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)_____and more interesting .

The first step is to feel positive about learning English . If you believe that you can learn,you will learn .(4)____patient.You do not to have to understand(5)____all at once . It `s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new . We can learn from our mistakes .

The second step is to practice your English. For example , write in a journal, or diary ,every day. You will get used to (6)_____in English , and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English . After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving .(7)_____,you much speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates (8)_____class.

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning . You can write this in your journal . After (9)_____class , think about what you did . Did you answer a question(10)_____? Did you understand something the teacher explained?Perhaps the lesson was difficult , but you tried to understand it .

It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements .

1. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. all a, b, c.

2. A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. herself

3. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. easier

4. A. Be B. Being C. To be D. Been

5. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

6. A. write B. writing C. to write D. written

7. A. In addition B. Addition C. Additional D. By addition

8. A. of side B. outside C. beside D. byside

9. A. some B. each C. all D. few

10. A. correct B. correction C. correctly D. corrective

Whenever we think of an English man, we often (1) _______ him with an obsession with tea drinking. Tea has been a huge part of English and British culture up to now. If you want to make tea in the way (2) _______ millions of English do it every day, you (3) _______ consider following these steps. First of all, you need to pick you tea, ideally by going to a tea store and buying (4) _______ good quality brand of tea. Once you get your tea, you have your tea bag ready in a mug while boiling the water. In the next step, you pour boiling water over the teabag and (5) _______ briefly. The tea needs (6) _______ time to develop its flavor so you have to wait 3 to 5 minutes for a pot. After that, you remove the teabag and add (7) _______ milk. If you want to achieve the classic taste of British tea, you (8) _______ use fully sterilized milk. Now it’s time to enjoy your tea as an English. 1. A. connect B. link C. associate D. match 2. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 3. A. must B. might C. have D. would 4. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 5. A. stir B. whisk C. grate D. chop 6. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 7. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 8. A. will B. should C. would D. could

1 when .......... a dictionary , you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains a using b having used c to use d use 2 how can i know ............book is yours ? they are so alike a what b which c this d the 3 .................. paul brings the money for lunch , we will go right down the cafeteria a since b now that c as soon as d until 4 you have never been to nha trang , ..........................? a have you b have not you c you have d you have not 5 she will visit us as soon as she arrives ................thai nguyen city a at b in c on d to 6 the smaller the room is , the ........................ furniture it needs a fewer b smaller c less d more 7 who is the .....................of the three girls ? a pretty b prettier c more pretty d prettiest 8 the secretary to ............................... i talking did not know where the meeting was a whom b which c that d who i have to be present at eight oclock and so ............................. a are you b do you c have you d you do

Fill in each blank with one suitable word:

Travelling to all corners of the world is (1)............ easier and easier. We live (2) .......... a global village but how well do we know and underatang each other? Here is (3)............ simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive?.If they are German, they'll be exactly (4)............time. If they are American, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British, they'll be 15 minutes (5)............, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6)............ not tobehave badly abroad. In France, you shouldn't sit down in a café until you are shaken hands with everyone you know. In Afghanistan you'd better spend at last 5 minutes (7)............ hello. In Pakistan,you mustn't wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8)............in your host's home. They will feel that they have to it to you. In Russia you must your host drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailandyou should clasp your hand (9)............and lower yourhead and your eyes when you greet someone .In America you should your hamburger with both hands and as quick as (10)............ .You shouln't try to have a conversation until it is eaten

Choose the word or phrase )A B C D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

In Part Three of FCE Speaking you work together with a partner. You have to do a (1).... task which usually (2)..... about three minutes. Once possible task is problem (3)......, which means you have to look at some (4)..... information and then (5)..... the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawing, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (6)..... that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (7)..... asking the examiner to (8)....... the instructions or make them cleaner

While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (9)...... and you should ask your partner questions and make (10)...... if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to stel in and (11)........ Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (12)......... to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your successin doing the task by (13)....... with your partner, which includes taking (14)..... in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to agree or (15).....

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Some people learn a second language (1)_____. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you have (2)_____learn a new language such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)_____ and more interesting .

The first step is to feel positive about learning English . If you believe that you can learn,you will learn and (4)____ patient. You do not to have to understand (5)____all at once. It `s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes .

The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to (6)_____in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. (7)_____, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates (8)_____class.

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning . You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements.

Question 1

A. ease

B. easy

C. easily

D. all a, b, c.

Wherever we think of an English man, we often (1)_____him with an obsession with tea drinking. Tea has been a huge part o English and British culture up to now. If you want to make tea in the way (2)______millions of English do it everyday, you(3)______consider following these steps. First of all, you need to pick you tea, ideally by going to a tea store and buying(4)_____good quality brand of tea. Once you get your tea. You have your tea bag ready in a mug while boiling the water. In the next step, you pour boiling water over the teabag and (5)______briefly. The tea needs (6)______time to develop its flavor so you have to wait 3 to 5 minutes for a pot. After that, you remove the teabag and add (7)______ milk. If you want to achieve the classic taste of British tea, you(8)_____ use fully sterilized milk. Now it's time to enjoy your tea as an English.

1. A, connect. B, link. C, associate. D, match.

2. A,a B,some. C, any. D, 0

3. A, must. B, might. C, have. D, would

4. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

5. A, stir. B, whisk. C, great. D, chop

6. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

7. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

8. A, will. B, should. C, would. D, could.