Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box:

When (1)________ to another country, you should learn a bit about its (2)________ before you go there. This includes getting to know the proper form of greeting people, which can differ a lot. If you go to a European country, don’t be surprised if someone (3) ______ you on the cheeks. In China, for example, people might applaud when a visitor is introduced. Finally, if you travel to Tibet, people may stick out their tongues to greet you. Indeed, there is a wide range of greetings (4)________ the world.

Fill in the blank with a suitable word. Isn't it amazing how much time we spend (1) did you have for lunch?" and so on. And when you travel from one country to another, you find that about food? "Have you ever cater people have quite different (2) about food. People often feel that what they cat is normal, and that what other people cat is strange or silly. In most parts of Asia, for example, no (3) is complete without potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Fating, like so many rice. In England, people (4) things we do, becomes a (5) which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English (6) tea four or five times every day. Australians drink large amount of beer and the French drink (7) The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse (8) every day. thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders ear sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish. So it (9) that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is very little (10) sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

Read the passage and fill each blank with a word/ phrase from the list

travelling, souvenirs, addition, probably, delayed, at, Nevertheless, meet

Most people enjoy (1) __________ abroad, and having the chance to stay in an exotic city or a seaside resort. You can (2) __________ new people, learn new things, and take home some interesting (3) __________. But before you can do that, you have to reach your destination, and that can sometimes be a challenge! You need to make lots of preparation. You will (4) __________ have to reserve a seat in advance on planes, trains of buses. If you fly, you may find that your flight has been (5) __________ or you have problems with your luggage. In (6) __________ to the travel, it is often difficult to find good accommodation (7) __________ a price which you can afford. (8) __________, most people love to go on holiday.

Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word :

The continent of Antarctica is (1) a huge place that if it (2) a country, it'd be the tsecond biggest in the world, after Russia. It never gets warm there.It is (3) cold in eastern Antarctica that even the summer temperature is lower (4) your freezer at home. Although much of Antarctica consists (5) ice, there is solid rock under it. The ice is so deep and heavy, howerver,(6) it has pushed the earth down. If all that ice melted, the land (7) start to ríse as much as 500 metres. Scientists believe the ice is already melting, and if it continues, the world's seaa and oceans will rise by (8) to 60 meters. They say we must take action now, so (9) to advoid a globad disaster. We need to use less fuel like oil ang gas in (10) to reduce the effect of global warming on Antarctica's ice.

C – Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Classes in literature are useful no matter what job you intend to have when you (1) _______ university. Books are about life. People who study literature learn the skill of reading carefully and understanding characters, situations, and relationships. This kind of understanding can be useful to teachers and business people alike. Literature classes also require a lot of writing, so they help students (2) _______ the skill of clear communication. Of course, a professional writer needs to have this skill, but it is an equally important skill for an engineer. Finally, reading literature helps develop an understanding of many different (3) _______ of view. Reading a novel by a Russian author, for (4) _______, will help a reader learn more about Russian culture. For anyone whose job may bring them into contact with Russian colleagues, this insight can help encourage better cross-cultural understanding. Studying literature is studying life, so it is (5) _______ to almost any job you can think of.

IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Visitors to Viet Nam would like to learn the long history and rich culture. If you are keen on visiting a place without (1) ______ the environment at the same time, think about taking a bicycle tour and you will find you are rewarded with a very special ecotourism experience.

There are many different cycle trips you can (2) ______ but a particular favourite one is the tour of the Mekong Delta. The Mekong Delta has a rich (3) ______  of culture and tradition and you can see this (4) ______ you slowly travel through this very distinct part of the world. Vietnamese and Khmer people live alongside Chinese communities, and they all rely on the (5) ______ plains and tributaries of the majestic Mekong River. It is here that many of the villagers use bicycles to (6) ______.

Being on a bicycle doesn't mean you will miss out on many of the extra activities and adventures. You can park your bike and enjoy a trip out to one of the floating villages (7) ______ people survive by fish farming or you can take an early boat to a floating market to purchase your food and supplies for the day.

There are plenty of tour operators who will (8) ______your journey and lodgings for you as well as carry your excess baggage, or you can (9) ______ of all this yourself and follow the road less travelled.

This mode of travel means you can really experience the very features of the Mekong Delta and Viet Nam and know that you are leaving behind only your tyre (10) ______.   

and you can see this (4) ______ you slowly travel through this very distinct part of the world

A. during

B. until

C. as

D. for

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Visitors to Viet Nam would like to learn the long history and rich culture. If you are keen on visiting a place without (1) ______ the environment at the same time, think about taking a bicycle tour and you will find you are rewarded with a very special ecotourism experience.

There are many different cycle trips you can (2) ______ but a particular favourite one is the tour of the Mekong Delta. The Mekong Delta has a rich (3) ______  of culture and tradition and you can see this (4) ______ you slowly travel through this very distinct part of the world. Vietnamese and Khmer people live alongside Chinese communities, and they all rely on the (5) ______ plains and tributaries of the majestic Mekong River. It is here that many of the villagers use bicycles to (6) ______.

Being on a bicycle doesn't mean you will miss out on many of the extra activities and adventures. You can park your bike and enjoy a trip out to one of the floating villages (7) ______ people survive by fish farming or you can take an early boat to a floating market to purchase your food and supplies for the day.

There are plenty of tour operators who will (8) ______your journey and lodgings for you as well as carry your excess baggage, or you can (9) ______ of all this yourself and follow the road less travelled.

This mode of travel means you can really experience the very features of the Mekong Delta and Viet Nam and know that you are leaving behind only your tyre (10) ______.   

There are many different cycle trips you can (2) ______ but a particular favourite one is the tour of the Mekong Delta.

A. afford

B. take

C. go

D. bring