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Man's greatest invention
The wheel might seem to be the most simple invention, but it does not occur to every civilization
to invent one and it sure has to be the greatest invention. Look around - the wheel is everywhere
in our modern world. They’re satisfyingly simple, aesthetically perfect and arguably the more
useful thing in the world. What great moment of revelation happened to bring us this gift? lt
should really have invented much earlier than it was. lf you consider the endless opportunities
man had to witness fallen trees rolling downhill, man was remarkably slow at catching on to the
potential of roundness and gravity. The Mayas, the Aztecs and the lncas all achieve great things
without the wheel. They must have just run a lot and was undoubtedly all the healthier for it.
Sledges, usually pulled by humans, traceable to the Stone Age, were quite enough for them. The
wheel came later in human development than almost of us think. Once it did arrive there were
many refinements made to it as man realised that the possibilities of the wheel were vast and this
awareness spurred him on to great things.
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In cities around the world a large range of schemes is being instigated to promote
environmental awareness. ‘It’s just as easy to dispose of litter proper as it is to drop it on
streets’, tells the city councillor , who has called on the government to mount a concerted
campaign to deal with the problem of litter. It’s just the matter of encouraging people to
do so as a matter of course. Once the habit is ingrained, it won’t even notice they are
doing it. After all, think what we have achieved with recyclable waste in the home.
Sorting paper, glass, aluminium and plastic waste and then deposit it in the appropriate
container outside is hardly a great chore any more. People have become accustomed by
doing this, so it doesn’t occur to them that they are spending any additional time in the
process. Only if they have to carry this waste for some appreciable distance to find a
suitable container make they feel they are inconvenienced. Most people know they
should behave in a responsible way and just need promted to do so. So a quirky, light-
heartening gimmick might be enough to change behaviour. With this in mind, the city of
Berlin is introducing rubbish bins that say ‘danke’, ‘thank you’ and ‘merci’.
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Ice cream
Spaghetti with chicken, fish and chips, Indian tea. No, these are not items on a restaurant menu,
but ice cream flavors sold in a shop highly in the Venezuelan Andes. At this particular ice cream
shop, you are presented by a choice of 683 varieties. It is no surprise, however, that it is listed in
many reference books as the place which has the most flavors in the world, 'I wanted to do
something difference, the owner said, 'so I bought an ice cream machine. It's the best investment
I've ever made.' The Portuguese businessman started experimenting 17 years ago, trying to make
avocado ice cream. He finally found a successful formula and become addicted to
experimenting. Soon his imagination knew no limits. Whatever food you think of his shop has
the ice cream version. When I'm looking along the rows of food in the supermarket, I
immediately ask myself that flavor I could use next, the owner said. This can occasionally lead to
problems. He once made an ice cream with a chilli flavor that was too strong his customers
complained that their mouths were burning. The owner, Mr. Olvero, who keeps the ice cream
recipes in his head, says that there is still room for more flavors. He adds that he will be grateful
for any suggestions for the shop that he plans to be opened in the near future.
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ALLERGIES
Put simply, an allergy is a disorder in where the body over-reacts to
harmless substances which in normal circumstances should not be produced
any reaction at all. An allergy can occur in almost any part of your
body, and can be caused by just about anything. Mainly to say ,
allergies become evidence on parts of the body directly exposed to
the outside world. Certain allergies occur only in certain times of the year,
while others are there all the time. Those which occur all the year round
is probably caused by something you come into contact to every
day of your life, some seemingly harmless object as your
deodorant the pillow you lie on each night. Allergies can occur at
any time during your life, but usually do so before your fortieth
birthday. Sometimes the symptoms are so slight you do not even
know you have the allergy, and it may take years for an allergy to
become noticeable. It all depends on the amount of the substance to
that you are exposed and for how which. Sometimes an allergy can
disappear as soon as it arrived, without any treatment. Sometimes it
comes and goes for no apparently reason, and with no regularity.

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Thai Food
No other national cuisine enjoys quite the degree of popularity that Thai food has .
Ten years ago it was a rare in Europe and the United States and prior to that it was
virtually unknown. Now Thai cooking have become one of the West's favourite
exotic styles of cooking. As good as the growing popularity of Thai restaurants
throughout the world, there has been an increase little and little in the availability
of ingredients on supermarket shelves. One of the things that makes Thai
cooking so challenged is the sheer variety of types of dish. Thai food lies between
Chinese and Indian cuisine, in influences from Burma, Cambodia and Malaysia, all
of what has had an effect on Thailand at different stages of its history. Some of the
ingredients come from far afield. Chillies, to set just one example, are originally
from Central and South America but were incorporated quickly into the national
diet. Put all together, these influences from abroad have made Thai cooking a
strong regional set of cuisines.
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3 has have 9 what which
4 good well 10 set give
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ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
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ENGLISH SPELLING
English was first (1)…………. down in the 6th century. At that time, writers had to
use the twenty-three letters of Latin alphabet to write down what they heard. (2)
…… English has sounds that do not exist in Latin, they added letters to (3)……….
the forty-four sounds of English. This resulted (4)……some irregular spelling.
After the Norman invasion of England in 1066, French became the language
spoken by the king and (5)………people in positions of power and influence.
Many French words (6)……….introduced and the spelling of many English words
changed to follow French patterns. The (7)………..was a rich and irregular mix of
spelling.
The printing press was invented in the 15th century. Many early printers of English
texts (8)………. other first languages, especially Dutch. They often (9)…….. little
attention to how English words were spelled. Sometimes technical (10)………..
were made to give columns of print straight edges. To do this, letters were taken
(11)……… the ends of words and sometimes added to words. With time, people
became used to seeing words spelled in the (12)………way. Fixed spellings were
therefore created by printers’ decisions. Spoken English, however, was not fixed. It
continued to change, as it still does. It is no wonder that English spelling (13)
………..irregular. Words such as although, through and cough, for example, all
have the same spelling at the end, but are pronounced differently. Words such as
feet, meat and seize, on the other(14)…….., are spelled differently but have the
same sound in the(15)…………...
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes.
The Legend of the Root
Ginseng is one of the great mysteries of the east. Often referred to as the 'elixir of
life', (1) ..... widespread use in oriental medicine has led (2) ..... many myths and
legends building up around this remarkable plant. Ginseng has featured (3) ..... an
active ingredient in oriental medical literature for over 5,000 years. Its beneficial
effects were, at one time, (4) ..... widely recognised and praised that the root was
said to (5) ..... worth its weight in gold.
(6) ..... the long history of ginseng, no one fully knows how it works. The active
part of the plant is the root. Its full name is Panax Ginseng - the word Panax, like
the word panacea, (7)…….. from the Greek for 'all healing'. There is growing
interest by westem scientists (8) .... the study of ginseng. It is today believed that
(9) ..... remarkable plant may (10) ..... beneficial effects in the treatment of many
diseases (11) ..... are difficult to treat with synthetic drugs.
Today, ginseng is (12) ..... longer a myth or a legend. Throughout the world it is
becoming widely recognised that this ancient herb (13)………… the answer to
relieving the stresses and ailments of modern living. It is widely used for the
treatment of various ailments (14) ..... as arthritis, diabetes, insomnia, hepatitis and
anaemia. However, the truth behind how ginseng works still remains a mystery.
Yet its widespread effectiveness shows that the remarkable properties are (15) ....
than just a legend.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Pre-History
That fragment of pottery, that
little piece of bone or the
remains of an early human tool
are (1) ... often the
only evidence we have of
Pre-History
That fragment of pottery, that
little piece of bone or the
remains of an early human tool
are (1) ... often the
only evidence we have of
Pre-History
That fragment of pottery, that
little piece of bone or the
remains of an early human tool
are (1) ... often the
only evidence we have of our
early history. However, (2) ... a
consequence of the work of
archaeologists
and others in this field, we have
(3) ... the years built (4) ... an
extremely good understanding
of early
human development. This is the
case (5) ... the fact that there is
no written evidence of the
period we term
Pre-History. (6) ... is startling to
note is that this period, which
predates the invention of
writing, accounts
(7) ... 99% of human existence.
It was (8) ... this time that
discoveries that shaped the
human race were
made, early settlements created
that (9) ... to become our major
cities and (10) ... general was
the time
when the very foundations of
human civilisation were laid.
The evidence of our pre-history
can be found
everywhere, from remnants of
human existence buried deep in
the ground (11) ... ancient
pathways and
burial grounds. The first and
easiest place to start your
exploration of prehistory is of
(12) ... your local
museum, particularly (13) ...
you are interested in
discovering more about the area
where you live. You
may (14) ... have a local
archaeological group that would
be prepared to let you work (15)
... a volunteer
Pre-History
That fragment of pottery, that little piece of bone or the remains of an early human tool are (1) ...
often the only evidence we have of our early history. However, (2) ... a consequence of the work
of archaeologists and others in this field, we have (3) ... the years built (4) ... an extremely good
understanding of early human development. This is the case (5) ... the fact that there is no written
evidence of the period we term Pre-History. (6) ... is startling to note is that this period, which
predates the invention of writing, accounts (7) ... 99% of human existence. It was (8) ... this time
that discoveries that shaped the human race were made, early settlements created that (9) ... to
become our major cities and (10) ... general was the time when the very foundations of human
civilisation were laid. The evidence of our pre-history can be found everywhere, from remnants
of human existence buried deep in the ground (11) ... ancient pathways and burial grounds. The
first and easiest place to start your exploration of prehistory is of (12) ... your local museum,
particularly (13) ... you are interested in discovering more about the area where you live. You
may (14) ... have a local archaeological group that would be prepared to let you work (15) ... a
volunteer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Flames light up hillsides in British Columbia. Smoke swells (1)………… highways into Athens.
A swimming pool in California is surrounded by charred rubble. Thick forests in Siberia lie
shriveled and brown.Countries (2) ………. the northern hemisphere this summer are
experiencing the worst wildfires in years of recorded history, with large swaths of land and entire
towns in Europe, North America and Russia consumed by flames (3)……….. the start of July.
(4) ………… many of these countries are used to summer fire seasons, climate change is (5)
………… the hot, dry conditions that (6)……….. fires to catch and spread more common and
(7)………….. intense.
All of this could (8) ………….. us at risk of falling into a devastating cycle: as the greenhouse
gases released (9)…………. fires like these—and by other human activities (10)…………… the
burning of fossil fuels—continue to drive up global temperatures over the coming years,
conditions will likely become (11)…………… more favorable for fires, which in turn could keep
driving up temperatures. If we can manage to rapidly cut our emissions, set (12)…………
programs to restore natural ecosystems and get (13)………….. better at preventing and
controlling wildfires, we could, possibly, put a (14)………. to that cycle some day. But between
now and then, there may be many more fire (15)………… like this.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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LEARNING BODY LANGUAGE

Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by speech but
also by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (16).... the last few years that
these aspects of communication (17) .... been studied at all widely. This type of communication
is (18) .... as body language or non-verbal communication.

People sometimes wonder (19) .... you can learn how body language works. It is of course
possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (20) .... time observing people's
movements. A railway station is a particularly good place (21) .... such observation, as here
people can (22) .... Seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many
other human emotions by means of movement

If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (23) .... is happening
simply by watching (24) .... picture you will learn even more about communication (25) ....
words. By turning the sound back up every five minutes (26) .... So, it is possible to check
(27) .... accurate your understanding is.

Having studied the art of body language you will have (28) .... definite advantage at a boring
party. You will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy (29) .... by
both watching (30) .... interpreting the body language of all the other people there.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. Cae 6
Driving from Beijing to Paris
'Every journey begins with a single step.' We might (0) ..... this proverb for the
16,000 km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a (1) .....
of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will
(2) ..... out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible
(3) ....... Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (4) ..... ,
especially on the rally's difficult first (5) ..... across central China and over the high
mountain (6) ..... of the Himalayas. 'If twenty-five cars (7) ..... it to Paris, we'll be
doing well,' says Philip Young, the rally organiser. Now planned as an annual
event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince
Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (8) ..... line just a few metres
(9) ..... of the only other car to complete the race.
Nowadays, not many people know about Prince Borghese, but at the time his
achievement was (10) ..... as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from
Venice to China in the thirteenth century. According to the (11)………. , all the
cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (12)
…………….. roads and high altitude are a (13) ..... test of both the cars and the
drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driver said, 'Our (14) ..... is to have a
good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery - and the adventure of
a lifetime.'
0. A adapt B moderate C improve D form
1. A revolution B circle C rotation D turn
2. A head B move C set D try
3. A vision B fantasy C hope D dream
4. A rate B number C speed D
frequency
5. A period B stage C time D round
6. A crossings B passes C directions D
passages
7. A get B take C have D make
8. A closing B final C ending D
finishing
9. A forward B ahead C front D advance
 10. A thought B referred C regarded D noted
11. A orders B rules C laws D customs
12. A crude B undeveloped C broken D rough
13. A firm B strict C severe D grave
14. A aim B target C proposal D intent
2. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
Smart shoes
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype of
such a shoe has already been produced and a commercial (1) ..... may be in production within a
few years. The shoe contains sensors that constantly (2) ..... the amount of (3) ..... left in it. If the
foot has become too large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe (4) .......... slightly. The entire control
system is about 5mm square and is (5) ........ inside the shoe. This radical shoe (6) ........ a need
because the volume of the (7) ..... foot can change by as much as 8% during the course of the
day. The system is able to learn about the wearer's feet and (8) .............up a picture of the size of
his or her feet throughout the day. It will allow the shoes to change in size by up to 8% so that
they always fit (9) ...... They are obviously more comfortable and less likely to (10) ..... blisters.
From an athlete's point of view, they can improve (11) ..... a little, and that is why the first
(12) ..... for the system is likely to be in a sports shoe.
Eventually, this system will find a (13) ..... in other household items, from beds that
automatically change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that (14) .....
themselves to the user's hand for better grip. There is no reason why the system couldn't be
adapted for use in hundreds of consumer (15) .............

1. A. assortment B. version C. style D. variety

2. A. prove B. confirm C. inspect D. check
3. A. room B. gap C. area D. emptiness
4. A. amplifies B. develops C. expands D. increases
5. A. located B. sited C. established D. laid
6. A. detects B. finds C. meets D. faces
7. A. average B. general C. usual D. medium
8. A. build B. pick C. grow D. set
9. A. exactly B. absolutely C. completely D. totally
10. A. provoke B. form C. initiate D. cause
11. A.achievement B. performance C. success D. winning
12. A. purpose B. exercise C. use D. operation
13. A. function B. part C. setting D. going
14. A. shape B. change C. way D. place
 15. A.commodities B. possessions C. goods D. object

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each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
It is not true that the British (16) ... about the weather more than any other nation.
In many parts of the world the weather holds just as (17)…….. fascination. Part of
the fascination arises because the weather in many parts of the world is very
difficult to (18) .. Because Britain is an island sandwiched (19) ... a large continent
and a large ocean, slight changes in direction of winds in the Atlantic or
movements in areas of high or (20) ... pressure can make a major difference to our
weather.

Most of the time our weather is (21)…………... But in the last few years weather
patterns have been causing so much trouble that it raises the question is the
weather changing to (22)... an extent that it amounts to a change in the climate?

It's a question that is very difficult to answer. The daily and weekly variations in
weather are so great that it (23)... years of careful measurement to detect changes
in the average weather from year to year. Ant to detect changes in the climate
involves the world-wide application of a whole number of scientific investigations.

(24) ... looking at the distant past and estimating what may happen to the future
based on theoretical possibilities, it seems there are two possibilities. But in the
shorter term what man is doing may well lead to a heating up of the planet which
could delay, if not prevent, any forecoming ice age.

It is sudden and unexpected weather which makes people (25) …... what is
happening to our climate in-a-lifetime experience of the vicious storm which swept
southern England in autumn 1987. The southern states of the USA are (26) - to
such storms, the southern part of Britain (27) ... And when literally millions of
trees were uprooted and millions of pounds (28) of damage was done to houses,
farms and business, people wondered just what was (29) -- on. It was probably the
worst storm in south-east Britain (30) ... some 300 years.

16. A. talk B. speak C. mind D. concern

17. A. less B. same C. much D. more
18. A. forecast B. guest C. tell D. know
19. A. among B. into C. between D. in the middle of
20. A. short B. small C. little D. low
 21. A. unremarkable B. unsustainable C. D. insignificant
remarkable
22. A. so B. such C. enough D. quiet
23. A. spends B. makes C. takes D. does
24. A. although B. Despite C. However D. Therefore
25. A. ask B. doubt C. hesitate D. wonder
26. A. made B. used C. customed D. accustom
27. A. isn’t B. don’t C. weren’t D. won’t
28. A. value B. worth C. cost D. price
29. A. happening B. taking C. setting D. going
30. A. from B. for C. building D. while
4. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
FILM MUSIC

In the early days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were
(1) .... by a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself. One
reason for this was to (2) .... up the noise of the projector. However, a more
important role was to provide (3) .... for what was going on in the film, and (4) ....
the audience through the story. Different kinds of music were (5) .... with different
situations, such as fights, chases, romantic scenes and so on. Music was also used
to identify the geographical location or historical setting of the story. In (6) .....
individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (7).... what sort of
person they were.

Music (8) ... something extra to what was happening on the flat screen. It could
create atmosphere and (9) .... the involvement of the audience, one moment
encouraging them to relax, the next developing a (10) .... of tension. And all this
was done without any words being spoken

Audiences at that (11) .... would have been (12) ... with the musical language
connected with the traditions of popular theatre, and many of these were (13) .... to
the new medium of the cinema. Today, (14) .... the films produced may be
technically very different from before, much of the musical history still (15) .....

1. A. chased B. pursued C. taken D. accompanied

2. A. tie B. put C. cover D. make
3. A. support B. suggestion C. description D. comment
4. A. persuade B. guide C. follow D. send
5. A. associated B. united C. joined D. collected
 6. A. measure B. addition C. plus D. total
7. A. point B. indicate C. paint D. draw
8. A. placed B. made C. added D. put
9. A. increase B. rise C. grow D. lift
10. A. look B. meaning C. sight D. sense
11. A. time B. spell C. occasion D. century
12. A. popular B. educated C. familiar D. experienced
13. A. transferred B. moved C. transported D. carried
14. A. instead B. However C. Despite D. although
15. A. remains B. stays C. keeps D. rests

5. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
The early railway in Britain
In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20
years, this figure had grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century,
almost enough rail track to encircle the world covered this small island, altering the
nature of travel for ever and contributing to the industrial revolution that changed
the course of history in many parts of the world.
Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly (4) ......
In a single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (5) previous journey
times by huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (6) ..... of ordinary
people. Previously, many people had never ventured (7) ..... the outskirts of their
towns and villages. The railway brought them (8) .... freedom and enlightenment.
In the 19th century, the railway in Britain (9) ..... something more than just the
business of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance,
adventure and, frequently. (10) ..... luxury. The great steam locomotives that
thundered across the land were the jet airliners of their (11) ....., carrying
passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times. But the
railways (12) ..... more than revolutionise travel; they also (13) ..... a distinctive and
permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns andindustrial centres
(14) ..... up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaduct crossed
rivers and valleys and the railway stations themselves became (15) ..... places to
spend time between journeys.
1 A revolve B enclose C encircle D orbit
2 A altering B amending C adapting D adjusting
3 A route B way C line D course
4 A pursued B followed C succeeded D chased
5 A cancelling B subtracting C cutting D abolishing
6 A reach B capacity C facility D hold
7 A further B over C beyond D above
8 A larger B higher C bigger D greater
9 A served B functioned C represented D performed
10 A considerable B generous C plentiful D sizeable
11 A date B stage C day D phase
12 A caused B did C produced D turned
13 A laid B set C settled D left
14 A jumped B stood C burst D sprang
15 A preferable B liked C desirable D wanted