Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answer in the numbered bow below. 0 is an example (20 pts)

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space .The first one has been done for you. Write your answers in the table below. (2,0ms)                         

I (0)............. several good friends but I suppose that my best (1)............. is Ellen. We have been friends with each other (2)............. we were very young because she used to live next door to me. We were in the (3)............. class at school. She has always been much more clever than me at all subjects. I don’t mind (4).............. she often help me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is. I beat her at tennis and she didn’t like that. In fact, she hates (5)..................  at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That is the only thing that I don’t like about her. Otherwise, she has a great sense of (6) ................. and she always makes me laugh. We get on very well (7).................. although we have arguments about silly little things sometimes. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I (8).................. see her a lot. We’re planning to go on a (9)................around Europe next summer. I’m really looking forward to it because I think we’ll (10)............. a lot of fun and see exciting places.

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (20 points)

         If the teacher (1) _____________a question, you (2)____________ expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should (3)_________your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he (4)_____________ she knows what you need to learn.

        There is no excuse for not (5)_____________ your homework. If you are absent, you should call your (6)_______________ or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility (7)_____________ find out what assignments you have missed. It is not (8)______________ teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.

        You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. (9)______________ your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the (10)_____________ reason for missing a test.

question 1-10 , read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap . use only one word in each gap . write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS

judo

when i first decided to (1)............................ up judo i was only seven years old . i(2) .................... seen a competition (3)........................... television and for some strange reason i just knew immediately that what they were doing on TV was also what i wanted to do. it must (4) .............................. the right decision because i have always been (5) ............................ best in my age group and i am usually(6) ........................ faster than my opponent. for the past 11 years , i have always looked forward (7) ............................... my judo lesson. last year, i finally became a black belt , but i (8)........................... been winning prizes in tournaments (9) ............................ i started . of course, i would love to win(10) ...................... medal at the olympics. we'll see!

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IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (2,0 pts)

It (1)___ estimated that about 500 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to (2)____ information or (3) ____entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 10% of internet users are using it so often (4) ___ it is seriously harming (5) ___ lives.  The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet (6) ___ they have become addicted. Someone (7) ___ is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Green, a psychologist, 30% internet users say that they use the internet to escape (8) ___ problems or emotions. The study (9) ___ shows that having discussions (10) ___ strangers in internet areas called “chat room” is one of the most addictive activities.

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Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 points)

                        People who are deprived (1).................... sleep lose energy and become quick-tempered. (2).................... two days without sleep, a person finds that lengthy concentration becomes difficult. He can force himself to (3) .................... tasks well for short periods, but he is easily  (4) .................... . He makes many mistakes, especially at routine tasks, and his attention slips  (5) .................... times. Every “sleepless” person experiences periods in which he (6) .................... off a few seconds or more. He completely falls asleep (7) .................... he is kept active continuously.

                        Persons who go without sleep for than three days have great (8) ....................  thinking, seeing and hearing clearly. They have periods of hallucinations (9) ....................which they see things that do not really exist. They also confuse daydreams with real life and (10) ..................... track of their thoughts in the middle of a sentence.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

LEARNING VOCABULARY

Do you (1)________ hours trying to memorize lists of words? Do you look (2) ________ in a dictionary the meaning of every word you don't know? If  so, you may not be  doing yourself a favor. Research suggests that the (3) ________ way of building your vocabulary is by seeing words (4) ________ context and the obvious way to do that is to read as  often as you (5) ________. Regular exposure to written English, say 15 minutes every day, will be much (6) ________ useful than working really hard (7) ________ the evening once a week. This is (8) ________ the brain remembers information best when (9) ________ is associated with other information. The more you enjoy reading the more you will read. Pop songs (as long  as  they are in English) and TV programs will help in the same way. Who says that learning can’t (10) ________ fun?

+ For questions 1 - 8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in.

                                                        Rhino farming

The South African White Rhino could become extinct in the wild in the next two decades. They were (1) ________________ extinct once before, at the end of the nineteenth century, but were brought back from the brink of extinction by successful conservation efforts. The rhino is hunted for its horn, and poaching is by far the (2)________________ threat to its existence. In many Asian countries, powdered rhino horn is believed to treat anything from fevers to cancer, although there is (3) ________________ scientific evidence whatsoever to support these claims. Now there are calls to manage rhinos under farmed conditions and legalize the trade in one of the (4)  ________________ valuable animal products on earth. There are plenty of supporters who are only (5) ________________ eager to adopt this method of sustainable use, which involves sedating rhinos and then removing their horns, a practice not nearly (6)  ________________ inhumane as killing such truly magnificent creatures for their horns. The (7) ________________, like a nail, grows back so that it would be theoretically (8) ________________ to 'harvest.' rhino horn several times from a single animal. But is it ethically correct to use this creature to support a market in quack medicine?

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. English has developed as a (1) ______ language for a range of reasons, many of them historical, rather (2)_______ anything intrinsic in the language itself. The enormous irregularities in the English (3)________ of spelling, for example, may often be seen by a newcomer as a disincentive. Miliions, however, are undeterred. One of the strongest incentives for learning the (4)________ is the use to which it can immediately be put, socially, economically and culturally From education and the creative economy to IT and advanced engineering, industries in the UK (5)________ hugely from using the English language. But it also helps economies overseas to prosper. English language (6)_________ provide life-changing oppotunities, and promote prosperity and security around the world. Research in countries in the Middle East (7)_______ North Africa suggests that the need to the scope of domestic industry and also attract more inward investment (8) ________ multinationals is fuelling the fast-growing (9)________ for improved English education. It is also clear that reducing unemployment as a means of securing political stability (10) ________ an imperative for many of these countries.