1.     Read and choose the best option to complete the passage.

 One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born 1……… London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After 2…………. school, he worked in his father’s shop and wrote articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him much in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which 3…………. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who lived on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked 4…………. novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. However; his novel Robinson Crusoe was the 5……….. famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731.

1.     In              at                    from               on

2.     Going                   leaving           coming                      staying

3.     Brought               let                   did                  made

4.     A               X                      the                  an

5.     Best                      very                most              much

1.     Read and choose the best option to complete the passage.

 One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born 1……… London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After 2…………. school, he worked in his father’s shop and wrote articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him much in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which 3…………. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who lived on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked 4…………. novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. However; his novel Robinson Crusoe was the 5……….. famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731.

1.     In              at                    from               on

2.     Going                   leaving           coming                      staying

3.     Brought               let                   did                  made

4.     A               X                      the                  an

5.     Best                      very                most              much

PART 7: Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer.

Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.

1. What is the main topic of this passage?

3.       As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?

A.  Islands     B. Ships         C. Friends.     D. Harbors

4.       To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer?

A.  The Civil War    B. The Harlem Riots

                   C. The Harlem Renaissance            D. The Civil Rights Movement

5.       What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?

A.  His job as a reporter     B. His career as a soldier

                  C. A literary fellowship                               D. A college study program

6.       The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?

A.  Desires    B. Abilities    C. Strategies  D. Careers

7.       According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? A. Write short stories    B. Popularize African-American writers

                   C. Advocate racial equality         .               D. Write about life in Harlem

8.       Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage?

A.  Successful          B. Prolific      C. Brilliant    D. Imaginative

9.       Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?

A.  Congratulating   Blessing         C. Screening  D. Portraying

10.  According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT:

A.  A novelist           B. A poet       C. A historian           D. A journalism.

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num ­bared blank.

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

1. a. designer                        b. doctor                           c. teacher                          d. lawyer

2. a. who                               b. whom                           c. himself                          d. for himself

3. a. activity                         b. ability                           c. intelligence                   d. determination

4. a. expressing                     b. learning                        c. bringing                        d. modifying

5. a. made                             b. taken                            c. done                             d. derived

Read the passage, then do the tasks below. Task A. Choose TRUE or FALSE

Pizza is a traditional Italian dish. It’s popular in Italy but around the world.
Naples, a city in southern Italy, is believed to be the birthplace of pizza. It’s well-known for the most delicious pizza anywhere. The first pizzeria was built in Naples in 1830 at Port’Alba.
The ancestor of the modern pizza is the simple flat bread. It’s the food of the poor. The truly modern pizza we eat today starts with the Margherita pizza. In 1889, Queen Margherita went on a trip to Naples. She heard about pizza and asked to try it. Don Raffaele Esposito, the most famous pizza maker, was asked to prepare it. He prepared two traditional and one new type of pizza, but the Queen liked the new one topped with tomatoes, Mozzarella cheese and fresh basil the best. She thought that the colours of this pizza represented the colours of Italian flag-red, white, and green. This pizza was then called ‘Margherita’.

1. At first, pizza was a dish for the King and Queen.

True or False

2. Naples is considered the place where pizza was born

True or Fasle

3. Margherita was one of the two traditional types of pizza that were presented for the Queen.

True or Fasle

4. Don Raffaele Esposito was the most famous pizza maker in Naples.

True or Fasle

C. READING IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (4)_____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with like actresses Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (5)_______ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

1. A. bear                       B. born                 C. bearing             D. to bear

2. A. acting                     B. actress              C. actor                D. action

3. A. made                      B. played              C. worked             D. starred

4. A. at                           B. on                    C. with                 D. in

5. A. to film                    B. filmed               C. film                  D. filming

Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began learning to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in p ublic. From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life ( he died at the age of 35) travelling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera,

Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was perfomed in Milan when he was 14, and it was one of many successes in the life of the genius.

1.How rich was Mozart's family?->..........

2.When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?->........

3.What did he do on his tour to some major Europe countries?->............

4.Why is it possible to name Mozart'' A travelling composer''?->............

5.What expression in the passage means''an exceptionally clever child''?->...........

IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space One of the first novels in the history of literature was written in England (31)______ 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (32)______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (33)________ school, he worked in his father's shop and (34)________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (35)________ in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (36)______ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (37)______ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (38)_____ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (39)_____ his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (40)______ famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731. 31.A. at B. in C. from D. of 32.A. at B. from C. in D. on 33.A. leaving B. staying C. going D. coming 34.A. sold B. wrote C. read D. bought 35.A. few B. much C. plenty D. many 36.A. made B. did C. brought D. let 37.A. came B. lived C. visited D. went 38.A. a B. an C. the D. X 39.A. And B. Because C. So D. However 40.A. much B. most C. very D. best

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

Neil Armstrong was the first person (1)…….. on the moon. He was born in Ohio on August 5, 1930. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree he (2)……... He later (3)…….. a master's degree too.

Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962. He was the commander of Gemini 8 in 1966. Neil Armstrong (4)…….. the first successful connection of two vehicles in space.

Armstrong’s second flight was Apollo 11 in 1969, and he was the mission commander. He flew with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in a lunar module named "Eagle". With more than half a billion people (5)…….. on television, Armstrong (6)……… the ladder and said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." and Aldrin (7)……. him shortly. They explored the surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs.

They left behind an American flag, and a plaque reading, "Here men from the planet Earth first (8)………..upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in (9)…….for all mankind."

After almost a day, they blasted off. They docked with Collins in (10)……….around the noon. All three then flew back to the Earth.

Question 1

A. walk

B.walking

C.to walk

D.walked