1. Many passengers screamed ______ as the plane seemed to dip.

    A. at risk B. in danger C. in panic D. at stake

2. ______ Columbus was one of ______ first people to cross ______ Atlantic.

    A. _ / the / the B. The / the / the C. _/ the / an D. _ / the /_

3. During that century, ______ were set up for native Americans.

    A. preservations B. reservation C. reserves D. preservatives

4. Most people in the world write ______ their right hands.

    A. with B. by C. at D. on 

5. Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some ______ goods at the airport.

A. tax-free B. free of charge C. free of duty D. duty-free

6. The governments have ______ laws to conserve those plants and animals.

    A. done B. made C. produced D. passed

7. I made an ______ to see the doctor about my cough yesterday.

    A. appointment B. arrangement C. examination D. interview

8. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ______. 

    A. as that of a teacher        B. than that of a teacher          

    C. for a teacher D. to compare with a teacher

9. I'd rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.

A. instead of B. because of C. in spite of D. due to

10.  Hair colour is one of ______ characteristics to be used in identifying people.

A. the most obviously B. most obvious

C. obviously the most    D. the most obvious 

SPEAKING Discuss the questions with your partner. Use the nouns and adjectives below to help you.

Nouns

adventure          danger          discomfort          excitement          fear          loneliness

Adjectives

brave          calm          fit          hard-working          intelligent          logical          serious

1. What personal qualities do astronauts need?

2. What would the best thing about the job be?

3. What would the hardest thing about the job be?

I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

Today many people int he world are leaving their small villages in the country ( 1 ) ......................... bid and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields ( 2 ) ................... rivers of the countryside of the busy world ( 3 ) ....................... streets, bulidings, traffic and crowds.

In many countries people come to live in towns and cities ( 4 ) ...................... they need work.After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come ( 5 ) ....................... work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There ( 6 ) usually an area nearby where the factory workers ( 7 ) ........................ . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets ( 8 ) ......................... more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows

1. A. with B. for C. in D. about

2. A. and B. or C. but D. so

3. A. on B. of C. for D. in

4. A. so B. and C. because D. although

5. A. to find B. find C. to do D. do

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

7. A. work B. play C. visit D. live

8. A. beacuse B. but C. so D. however

36. _____ China has made great efforts to ensure the survival of the panda, it is still in danger of extinction.

A. In spite         B. In spite of       C. As though       D. Even if

37. Some people are not convinced that there is a serious risk to their health from smoking _____ tobacco firms put a health warning on every packet of cigarettes.

A. even though          B. but         C. despite that             D. in spite of

38. Despite the fact that he had ill health, _____.

A. and he continued to work

B. but he continued to work

C. he continued to work

D. so that he continued to work

39. I got to class on time _____ I had missed my bus.

A. even though       B. nevertheless     C. because        D. despite

40. Although _____, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.

A. his young age     B. young        C. been young          D. he was young

Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question

      Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.

      Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.

      There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.

Which country has the greatest population in the world?

A. Canada

B. The United States

C. Britian

D. China

Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question

      Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.

      Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.

      There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.

Which country has the greatest population in the world?

A. Canada

B. The United States

C. Britain

D. China

Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question

      Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.

      Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.

      There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.

The world population may double in the next forty years because............................

A. people don't know how to limit population

B. government hasn't provided birth-control methods.

C. people are being born faster than they are dying

D. each individual isn't responsible for limiting population.