I. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking

Crime Prevention

You can make life more difficult for thieves by (1)_________ your wallet in an inside pocket instead of a back pocket. But make sure that you still have it if someone bumps into you in a (2)_________. Most pickpockets are very skillful. Never let your handbag out of your (3)_________. On public transport, (4)_________ hold of it. You are also (5) _________ to take travelers’ checks rather than cash when you go abroad, and to use cash dispenses which are on (6)_________ streets, or are well lit at night.

A quarter of all crimes are car thefts or things from cars, like radio and cassette players. If your car is (7)_________, you may not get it back. One in four are never found, and even if it is, it may be badly (8) _________. Always lock all doors and windows and think about fitting a car alarm too. If you are buying a new radio cassette player, it is (9_________ choosing one that is security-code or removable by the drive. These precautions will help to (10)_________ thieves.

1. A. taking B. holding C. carrying D. bringing

2. A. mass B. band C. crowd D. group

3. A. view B. sight C. visibility D. vision

4. A. keep B. catch C. take D. have

5. A. suggested B. told C. informed D. advised

6. A. main B. important C. principal D. major

7. A. robbed B. burgled C. stolen D. hijacked

8. A. hurt B. damaged C. spoilt D. injured

9. A. beneficial B. practical C. worthwhile D. sensible

10. A. put off B. put down C. put out D. put back

I. Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space.

     Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollars!

         Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner, Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollar as a reward.

       “I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want  (10) ______ honesty.

1.         A. see                                     B. sees                        C. saw                         D. is seeing

2.         A. find                        B. found                     C. finds                      D. founded

3.         A. it                             B. he                           C. she                                     D. one

4.         A. is                            B.are                           C. were                       D.was

5.         A. didn’t collect       B. not collect             C. no collect             D. wasn’t collect

6.         A. take                        B. takes                      C. taking                    D. took

7.         A. his                          B. their                       C. its                           D. it’s

8.         A. give                        B. gave                       C. giving                    D. gives

9.         A. become                 B. becomes                C. is becoming          D. became

10.       A. reward                   B. to reward               C. rewarding             D. for rewarding.

II. Read the passage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A,B,C or D 

     For many people sport is a popular part of school life an (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important.   (2)  someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then.

               It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side.

             When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players. It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and people from that school may end up playing (9) national and international and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it.

    1.   a.having            b. being            c. talking             d. putting

    2.   a. If                    b. As                c. Then              d. So

    3.   a. at                   b. on                 c. for                  d. from

    4.   a. ought             b. is                   c. can                 d. has

    5.   a. being             b. staying         c. leaving            d. spending

    6.   a. their               b. its                 c. our                  d. whose

    7.   a. but                 b. however       c. and                 d. not 

    8.   a. turns              b. makes          c. comes            d. becomes

    9.   a. up                   b. to                 c. for                 d. beside

    10. a. old                  b. new              c. common        d.famous

Help me

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

Question: What is the difference between smart phone and cellphone?

A. It weighs heavier

B. It weighs heavier

C. It has more features

D. It needs restoring

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

Question: What is the difference between smart phone and cellphone?

A. It is cheaper

B. It weighs heavier

C. It has more features

D. It needs restoring

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

Question: Why weren’t people able to take the landline with them to work?

A. Because of the wire

B. Because of the cost

C. Because of the weather

D. Because of the traffic

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

Question: Why weren’t people able to take the landline with them to work?

A. Because of the wire

B. Because of the cost

C. Because of the weather

D. Because of the traffic

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices.

What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call.

Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand.

Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!

Question: What does “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. landline

B. payphone

C. cellphone

D. mail