Fill in an appropriate word in each blank.

Kipling was the first writer........ (1)..... expressed the faith and national pride. He was.......(2)...... in Bombay India.........(3)..... 1865 and was taken .....(4)..... England to .....(5).... educated at the .....(6).... of 6. But at the age of 17 he returned ......(7)...... India and became a journalist. ........(8)..... this time he.....(9).... a great amount of prose and portry. After wards he returned to England and travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel ....(10)... for literature and died in 1936 while he was working on his autbiographical notes.

IV) Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space:

Ruyard Kipling, one of Endland's (26) ______ famous writers, was born in Bombay, India, in 1865, where his English father was working for the British government. Kipling spent his (27) ______ chilhood in India. At six he was to (28) ______ England and educated in an English school. From 1882 until 1883 he was (29) ______ of his school paper. He went back to India in 1883. There he became (30) ______ in writing and worked for a newspaper. When he was 21 he (31) ______ his first book, which was a small book of poetry. Before he was 24 he had brought out a small collection of short stories. There were well-liked and were full of brilliant descriptions and accurate observations.

Between 1887 and 1899 Kipling traveled (32) ______ the world. He visited China, Japan, and he lived for a few years in America, where he married an American woman. Diuring this (33) ______, he wrote several of his most (34) works, the stories for children, which made him famous: The Jungle Books (1894), Kim (1901) and Jusst So Stories (1902). He also published several books of poetry during this time. Kipling returned to England from America and spent the of (35) ______ his life there until his death in 1936.

26. A.such B.most C.extreme D.too

27. A.early B.starting C.young D.beginning

28. A.carried B.transported C.travelled D.taken

29. A.president B.chairman C.editor D.boss

30. A.liked B.interested C.fond D.taken

31. A published B.took out C.invented D.created

32. A.on B.around C.though D.across

33. A.part B.section C.moment D.period

34. A.common B.popular C.usual D.ordinary

35. A.rest B.last C.end D.period

MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa of Calcutta has often been described as a saint. She devoted her whole life to charity work, looking after the poor and the sick. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now Macedonia. From the age of 12, she said she knew that she wanted to dedecate her life to helping people. After her schooling and training she went to Calcutta in India where she would become famous for her good work. While teaching in a school she felt a strong desire to do more to help the sick and dying people in Calcutta. In 1952, she set up a centre for the terminally ill. She wanted these people to have the best quality care in their last days.Her work inspired many people and her organization grew and grew. Originally she had twelve women working for her, but by the year 2000, there were more than 4000 people working for the organization running schools, orphanges and homes for the sick and poor all over the world. Even people who didn’t agree with all of her views could admire all of the good that she did.In 1979 she was awarded the Nobel peace prize and when she died, aged 87, the French president Jacques Chirac, said what many people were thinking : “This evening there is less love, less compassion, less light in the world".

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous nineteenth-century engineer. He (1) _________ born in 1806 in Portsmouth, a seaport in the South of England. In 1923, after studying (2) _________ two years in Paris, he started (3) _________ for his father, (4) _________ was an engineer and inventor. He had been born near Rouen in France but in 1792 had left France for the US and had later settled in England. Both father and son were responsible for the design (5) _________ construction of the first tunnel under the River Thames. The digging of this tunnel was (6) _________ in 1825 and completed twenty years later. Today, it (7) _________ part of the London Underground system.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel went (8) _________ to design the Great Britain (1845), (9) _________ was the first large ship to be built (10) _________ iron instead of wood. It was powered (11) _________ steam and made regular crossings of the Atlantic. Remarkably, this ship is (12) _________ in existence. It (13) _________ been restored and can be seen in Bristol (14) _________ it was originally built. (15) _________ of Brunel’s great engineering achievements was the construction of the Great Western Railway from London to Bristol. He designed all the stations, bridges, tunnel and viaducts along the line.

Brunel’s ideas were ahead of his time and had difficulties in convincing people that they were realistic, and, indeed, some of his projects were very ambitious, but he (16) _________ determined to find (17) _________ to the (18) _________ difficult problems. Overwork ruined his health and he (19) _________ at the age of fifty-two in 1859. The work of Brunel, and his father, has always been highly regarded and Brunel University, founded in 1966, is (20) _________ after both of them.

I. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Mohandas Gandhi was first called Mahatma, or Great soul, by the poet Tagore. The name was taken up by his admires but Gandhi himself did not like it. He had no wish for honors or tilies. It is difficult, through, to describe this man-one of the very great men of our times- in any others terms.

No man played a large part in India's struggle for political independence. Yet the word " political " did not suit. He looked for neither power nor high place. He cared nothing for wealth, fame or comfor, but his people's happiness above all. People of different faith came to sit at his feet and learned from him. And his teachings have touched the hearts of people in many nations.

Gandhi was a dreamer who spent all his life trying to apply his dreams to the words around him. He dreamer of a world where there would be no rich or poor, master or slave, where no man should be ashamed of his birth or positionn in society.

1. Why didn't Mohandas Grandhi like the name " Mahatma " or " Great soul " ?

-> .............................

2. What did he do for India?

-> ...............................

3. What did he care for about all?

-> .............................

4. How influential was he ?

-> ............................

5. What did Mohandas Gandhi dream of ?

-> ............................

II. Use the words given to complete the following sentences:

1. Hoa/ measure/ height/ weight/ the scale/ the moment.

-> ...........................

2. Mr. Lam/ now wear/ face masks/ protect him/ breathe/ dust.

-> ............................

3. " balanced diet "/ mean/ you/ eat/ variety/ foods/ without/ eat/ much/ anything.

-> ............................

4. children/ spend/ only/ small part/ free time/ play/ electronic games.

-> ............................

5. He/ love/ collect stamps/ and have/ hundreds/ stamps / his collection.

-> ............................

6. Here/ photo/ my family/ and/ let/ tell/ you/ us.

-> ............................

7. Could/ tell/ how/ get/ police station/ please?

-> ............................

8. Eat/ and/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ reces/ many countries.

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III. Complete the second sentences, using the word given in brackets so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentences. Do not change the words given in any way.

1. Lan didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness.

Because Lan ...................................................

2. I spend two hours doing my washing every day.

It takes ................................................

3. We didn't enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain.

The heavy rain prevented ..........................................

4. What is your daughter's age, Mrs. Mai?

How .................................................

5. Minh likes Korean films better than Chinese films.

Minh prefers ..................................................

6. Reading books is more boring than watching TV.

Watchig TV is more .....................................................

7. Lan didn't go to school yesterday because of her sickness.

Because Lan ..........................................................

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. He (run) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (be) a good marathon runner. In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (lead) runners, (get) further ahead every minute.

2. Every day you can (hear) something interesting t school. When you come home after classes, you often (tell) your parents what you (hear) and (see) at school. Two friends went on a trip to London.

3. They (enter) restaurant for dinner. On the table (stand) a jar of mustard. Not having seen mustard before, one of them (take) a spoonful into his mouth. Years immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (cry) about.

4. In two minutes I (be) up the tree, but It was very difficult (get) to the nest. When at last I got there and (can cook) into the nest, I (see) the two young eagles and also some food for them-meat and finish. When I tried (take) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (feel) a terrible pain in the back of my head. I (look) round and (see) the mother eagle. And she (be) ready to make a second attack. You (must know) how strong these eagles are.

5. Eric (bear) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (move) to England in 1907 and his 1917 Eric (enter) Eton where he (contribute) regularly to the college magazine. His first article (appear) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (live) in Paris.

6. Jack Cooper (be) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now. He (live) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy. At the moment, Weston (expand) into Europe and they (build) a new factory in Toulouse.

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. He (run) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (be) a good marathon runner. In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (lead) runners, (get) further ahead every minute.

2. Every day you can (hear) something interesting t school. When you come home after classes, you often (tell) your parents what you (hear) and (see) at school. Two friends went on a trip to London.

3. They (enter) restaurant for dinner. On the table (stand) a jar of mustard. Not having seen mustard before, one of them (take) a spoonful into his mouth. Years immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (cry) about.

4. In two minutes I (be) up the tree, but It was very difficult (get) to the nest. When at last I got there and (can cook) into the nest, I (see) the two young eagles and also some food for them-meat and finish. When I tried (take) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (feel) a terrible pain in the back of my head. I (look) round and (see) the mother eagle. And she (be) ready to make a second attack. You (must know) how strong these eagles are.

5. Eric (bear) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (move) to England in 1907 and his 1917 Eric (enter) Eton where he (contribute) regularly to the college magazine. His first article (appear) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (live) in Paris.

6. Jack Cooper (be) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now. He (live) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy. At the moment, Weston (expand) into Europe and they (build) a new factory in Toulouse.

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Going abroad

Up until the 1960s, not many British people had (1) ............. abroad for their holidays. Although the idea was (2) .......... , flying was still too expensive for most people. The only (3) .......... people had was to go to British resorts. Instead of flying, families (4) ............ to the British coast. Places like Blackpool and Brighton had milions of (5) ............. every year. During the 60s and 70s, prices dropped and (6) .............. began to visit places like Spain. At first, hotels were (7) .............. , but they slowly got better. These days, the (8) ......... lounges at airports are full and people travel (9) ......... and forwards across the world for work and on holiday. Every summer, tourists go in all (10) .......... in search of the perfect beach and the perfect resort.

FLY, ATTRACT, CHOOSE, DRIVE, VISIT, TRAVEL, COMFORT, DEPART, BACK, DIRECT

The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question. Choose the best answer.

Benjamin Franklin

Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.

At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.

He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion.

Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.

1. What is a good description for this text?

A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin

C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence.

2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?

A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706

3. Which of these happened first?

A. Franklin trains as a printer. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.

C. The American colonies rebel. D. Franklin starts his first publication.

4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?

A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business.

C. How to do government printing. D. The text does not say.

5. In which countries did Franklin live?

A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England.

C. London and America. D. England, America and France.