VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE suitable word in each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling ...................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ....................(2) a Mediterranean cruise.  .................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .....................(4) the price we paid.

We found that most of ......................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .......................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert .......................(7) it. He ....................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ..........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man

I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. (2pt)

    Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ………..…….… very much. When her brother (2) ……….……… a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) ………………. songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) …………..… the karaoke discs. Mary is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………… organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.

III. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

         New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

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There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

* Fill each blank in the following letter with a suitable word.

Glastonbury is the largest performing arts festival in the world. It is organised every year in the village of Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is well-known for its contemporary (36). It’s also known for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, and other performing (37) too.

The first festival was held in the 1970s. Since then, it has taken place almost every year and has grown in size. Different (38)                are arranged for the performances. The festival takes place for three or four days in the open air. All kinds of people from all over the world (39)                to the Glastonbury festival. It is now attended by about 150,000 people. The festival has also produced (40)                and albums.

Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don't need to use.

hobby       improve        when        writes          because        difficult

My Favorite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favorite _____________(14) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(15) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(16) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favorite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(17) " Harry Potter" . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(18) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.