In most parts of the United States, Friday night is the big
supermarket night, probably (1)_________ Friday is pay day in
many factories and busenesses. (2)_________ housewives
(3)
do their weekend shopping (4)_________
(5)
Friday (6)_________ Saturday, although
supermarkets in many sections are now open on Sunday as well.
In (7)_________ all supermarkets there are shopping carts
with a special space to set the baby. In the early days, before
there were carts it was noticed that as (8)_________ as the
woman shopper had her arms ftill of goods she stopped buying.
Thus, carts were introduced. Later a space for the baby was
provided in the (9)_________ because while the baby was
sitting comfortably in the cart the mother didn’t have to hurry
through the store and consequently (10)_________ more.
Statistics show (11) _________ the average American
housewife (12)________ to the supermarket twice a week. On
the (13)________ she spends from on how to two hours there
each week. Psychologists say that women don’t go to the
(14)_________just to buy the food. Visiting the supermarket is
the housewife’s chance to get (15)______ from home for a
while.
TEST 19
Delaware (1)_________ considered the first (2)__________
of the United States because it was the (3)_________ to accept
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the constitution in December, 1787. It is a (4)__________small
state, second only to Rhode Island. Another important fact about

Delaware is that nylon, that light-weight, yet strong fiber of the
twentieth century, was (5)__________there. In colonial days,
Delaware was (6)__________ of the “bread basket” area,
growing wheat, com, and other grains (7)_________ national
consumption.
(8)__________ 1638, a group of Swedish settlers set
(9)
a colony (10)__________the Delaware river
and lived (11)_________ peacefully (12)__________ 1655
when (13)_________ Dutch, who disliked the Swedes, settled
there. Later, it was taken (14)__________ by the English.
(15)_________ finally became independent in 1776.
TEST 20
Later, an officer telephoned (1)_________ additional
details. He said the pair’s methods (2)_________ they might be
the same men who had (3)__________a number of robberies is
the area (4)___________ the past few months. He asked me to
come the (5)___________________ and look through mug shots.
So, last Monday I looked through album-sized books of
(6)_________ mostly of young men-an (7)__________number
of them actually children.
(8)_________ those pages and studying their photographs is
like flowing on a sad (9)_________ that, like Blake’s Thames,
seems to “mark in every human face, marks of (10)__________


, marks of woe”.
Together, these young men are kind of river-one that is out of
(11)_________ , eating at the foundations of things we hold
dear: our (12)__________ to move about; thefruits of labor; our

own lives and those of
people we (13)_____ , Some day,
we will have to face this river and (14)_________ the depths of
its discontent.
TEST 21

The bride and groom had walked to the back of the church
and stood at the door as their guests (1)_________ past. From
colleagues and old schoolmates came (2)_________ good
wishes (3)_________ in fnendly jokes. Some relatives,
however, were notpleased. One sat in
a car, crying,
(4)_________ stood surrounded by sympathizers offering
(5)__________ . Both these women - mothers of the bride and
groom - would have insisted they wanted only the best
(6)____________________________ their children but they (7)__ “the b
as staying home to help support the family.
The last person to approach the (8)__________ was a short,
elderly woman who smiled as she (9)__________ them - not by
name but as “wife” and “husband”.
Then quickly, for such a short, portly, elderly person, she

( 1 0 )________
Soon they (11)_________ , in a borrowed car. With money
loaned by the groom’s brother, they could (12)_________ a
honeymoon at a state-park lodge. Sitting before a great oak fire,
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they (13)__________ the events of the day, especially the

strange message (14)__________by Aunt Esther Gubbins.
TEST 22
Be honest and open about who you really are. People who
lack genuine core values rely on (1)_________ factors - their
looks or status - in order to feel good about (2)_________ .
Inevitably they will do everything they can to (3)_________
this false mask, but they will do very little to (4)__________
their inner value and personal (5)_________ .
So be yourself. Don’t (6)_________ in a personal cover-up
of areas that are (7)__________in your life. “Tough times never
last but tough people do,’ as Robert Schuller says. In other
words, (8)__________ reality and be mature in your
(9)_________ to life’s challengers.
Self-respect and a clear (10)_________ are powerful
components of integrity and are the basis for (11)_________
your relationships with others. (12)_________ means you do
what you do because it’s right and not just (13)_________ or
politically correct. A life of principle, of not yielding to the
tempting (14)__________of an easy morality, will always win
the day. It will take you (15)_________ into the twenty-first
century without having to check your tracks in a rear-view
mirror. My grandparents taught me that.


When I at last (1)_________ the town, I left (2)__________
tired to go in (3)_________ of a room at once so I went into
the (4)_________ restaurant to where I had parked my car and
sat down (5)_________ a table. A waitress was clearing
(6)
the (7)

____ of a meal which must have
(8)_________ eaten by at (9)__________ forty people. She
gave me a menu which I examined for a minute and I then
(10)_________ from her fried chicken and salad and a glass of
wine. The waitress (11)_________ the wine at once but I had
to wait a long time (12)_________ the (13)__________ of the
meal. When it came, there was so much on the plate
(14)_________ it must have (15)__________ a whole bird. I
(16)_________ a little first and it was (17)_________
delicious that I ate all of it. I was now neither hungry
(18)_________ thirsty and as a
(19)___ of fac
no (20)_________ tired out.
TEST 24
The second biggest Olympic (1)_________ is swimming
although there was no swimming in the ancient Olympics. The
first 50-(2)_________ pool was used in 1924 ard the first pool
inside was used in 1948. now the pools are always veiy modem,
and the race can be timed (3)_________ 0.00! seconds. The
USA’s Mark Spitz is the most successful Olympic
(4)
of all time. In Munich in 1972, he
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(5)_________ seven gold medals - a record number in one
Games. Together with swimming is (6)_________ polo, which
is hard, fast and exciting. And (7)_________ is diving, which
is very beautiful to (8)_________ . One of the events is from 10
meters (9)_________ the pool, the same (10)_________

diving from top of a house.
TEST 25
The 22"'* Southeast Asian Games were (1) ________ in
Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December - 13 December 2003. The
games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van
Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National (2)________
in Hanoi. The games (3 )________ was lit by Nguyen Thuy
Hien of Wushu. It was the firtst time in SEAG history that the
game venues were assigned into two (4)_________ namely
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.
(5)
the Vietnamese Government and people’s
efforts and international support, the 22"^* SEA Games had
become a (6)______ that impressed people with the (7)______
of “solidarity, cooperation for peace and development”. The
22"^' SEA Games is not only a song of honesty and nobility
(8)_______ competition and organizing competition but also a
sign of a bright future for the development of regional (9)____ .
The organizing committee presented 444 golds, 441 silvers and
555 bronzes to winners at the Games where 26 (10)_______
were broken.


Where are you going for your next holiday? (1)_________
people go on holiday fairly regularly, and maybe some of them
have a good time. But holidays aren’t (2)_________ pleasant
an experience (3)_________ the advertisers would like us to
believe. In fact, a holiday is probably the (4)_________
stressfiil thing you’ll experience this year. Besides the bother of
choosing and organizing it, there’s the worry about whether it

will be worth it. (5)_________ more money you spend,
(6)_________ more you’ll feel bound to pretend that you’re
enjoying yourself Anyone who has been on a holiday flight will
know that airports are getting more (7)_________ more
crowed, and that long delays are common. Holidays may be a
good thing, but you can be sure that staying at home is even
(8)_________ for you. It’s certainly (9)__________ dangerous.
You’ll be mud safer at home (10)_________ wandering
around a strange place with a pocket full of moiey under the
eyes of the local criminals. Accidents and disasters are much
(11)
likely to happen on holiday. If you want peace
and quiet, you don’t need to go any (12)_________ than your
own balcony or back garden. Have a nice time!
TEST 27
(1)
in 1992 by Prof Fred Hollow: im Australia,
the Fred Hollows Foundation has helped almcst 1,000,000
people worldwidL; (2)_________ of cataract blindie:ss, a major
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(3)_________ problem for the poor and the rural population.
The organization has also cooperated (4)_________ local
blindness prevention agencies in more than 29 countries such as
Viet Nam, Thailand, China, and India to (5)_________ and
prevent avoidable blindness with new technologies.
Viet Nam became the Fred Hollows Foundation’s third
intemational project (6)_________ Eritrea and Nepal.
(7)_________ to official statistics, more than 60, 000 cataract

blindness operations are (8)_________ each year in Viet Nam.
Many local surgeons have been trained in order to
(9)_________ the new techniques nationwide, and help reduce
the number of people (10)_________ from cataract blindness.
TEST 28
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast.
They c£in work with information (1)_________ more quickly
than a person. (2)_________ , computers can work with a lot of
information, at (3)_________ same time. Third, they can keep
information (4)_________ a long time. They do not forget
things the common people do. Also, computers are
(5 )_________ always correct. They are not perfect,
(6 )_________ course, but they usually do not make mistakes.
These days, it is important to know about computers. There
are a number of (7)__________ to leam. Some companies have
classes (8)_________ work. Also, most universities offer day
and night courses in computer science. Another way to
(9)
is from a book, or from a fnend. After a
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destructive powers (2)_________ late. Nobel preferred not to
(3)
remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in
awarding (5)___________ to people who had made worthwhile
contributions (6)_________ mankind. Originally there were
(7)__________awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine
and peace. Economics was (8)_____ in 1968, just sixl;^seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine millions (9)_________ was

invested, and the interest of this sum is used for the awards
which vary (10)__________30,000 dollars to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the (11)_________ of Nobel’s
death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma and money)
are presented to the (12)__________. Sometimes politics plays
an important (13)__________ in the judges’s decisions.
Americans have (14)_________ numerous science awards, but
relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the
beginning of World War II. Some people have vom two prizes,
but this is rare; other have (15)____________ their priizes.
TEST 32
In a modem dairy, the milking of cows is oairried out by
(1 )_________ . Cows are usually milbd twice a
(2)__________by a milking machine. The warn nniik from the
cows is (3)__________in a large vat where it is cooled. The
milk is then taken to another part of the dairy for woocessing.
Fresh milk is converted to pasteurized milk and
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(4 )__________ in the processing section of the dairy. A number
of machines are used to process the milk. Three of the most
(5 )_________ machines used to process milk are the separator,
the pasteurizer and the homogenizer.
The separator (6)_________ the cream fi-om the milk. Milk
without cream is known as skimmed milk. Skimmed milk is
drunk by people who want to (7)_________ the fat content in
their diet. The pasteurizer serves to heat the milk to a certain
(8)

so as to (9)_any bacter
contain. It is not safe to drink milk that has not been pasteurized.
Cream and milk are blended in the homogenizer to produce fullcream milk. The milk is then cooled and (10)__________ . The
bottles are stored in a cool place before they are delivered to
shops and homes.
TEST 33
My town, Santo Tomas is about 180 kilometers north of
Manila. When I was a (1)_________ , we used to say how
(2)__________ in minutes or hours to a place, but life is
changing. If you (3)_________ along the main road going
north you pass endless miles of rice (4)_________ before you
enter Santo Tomas. The first thing you (5)__________of the
town is the cemetery (6)_________ my ancestors are
(7)
. It’s on the left next to a church. The next place
of (8)_________ as you go towards the town centre is Santo
Tomas High School (9)_________ comes the junction at the
Mola road, and on the left comer is Pinipig Transport where you
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can (10)_________ a bus. The junction (11)__________the
Bevely road is on the right (12)_________ , >LDT on the
comer. If you go over the river bridge and (\?)_________
again you’re out to the open country. But this time you’re
(14 )_________ up between two steep mourtains to the
(15)_________________________ province.
TEST 34
After school many British students go to uni/ersity. They
(1 )_________ to several universities tkcugh UCAS

(Universities and Colleges Admission Service) and receive
(2 )_________of a place on condition that they achieve certain
(3 )_________in their A levels.
A first (4)_________ , which is usually an lo.iours degree,
generally takes three years. Most courses end which
(5)_________ called finals. Results are givei as classes (=
grades): a first is the highest class, seconds are often split
between upper second and lower second, and below that is a
third. (6)_may add the letters BA (Bichelor of Arts)
or BS (Bachelor of Science) after their name, sone graduates go
on to study for a (7)_________ degree, often a master’s degree
or a (8)_________ .
Students in Britain formerly had their tuiton (9)______
paid by the state and recived a goverment (10»________ to
help pay their living expenses. Now they receve only a loan
towards their expenses, and have to (11)_______ $1000 a year
towards tuitions. The new arrangements have caused a great
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deal of concern both among students and among members of the
public who believe that education should be (12)________ .
TEST 35
In most parts of the world, environmental (1)_________
does not exist. The (2)_________ majority of nations concern
(3)_________ with economic development, regardless of its
(4)_________ on the global ecology. But in recent years, as
environment, regardless of its (4)_________ on the global
ecology. But in recent years, as envirorunental (5)_________
has increased, signs of change have sprung up in (6)_________

pockets around the world. The (7)_________ are few example
of countries undertaking new environmental initiatives.
Canada has taken some measures to protect the
(8)i
of some fish species while Costa Rica and
Brazil tries to (9)_________ the ecological diversity of its
(10)_________ rain forests. The nations of Eastern Europe
made (11)_________ to improve the region’s power plants.
Ghana is solving the problems of (12)__________ use of
existing
farmland.
And
Indonesia
has
succeeded
(13)_________ increasing use of birth control to provide
cntough food,
(14)_________ and employment
(15)_________ its people.


The U.S. is (1)_________ a telephone country.
(2)________
everyone uses the telephone
to conduct
business, to chat with fnends, to make or (3)___________social
appointment, to say “Thank you,” to shop and to obtain all kind
of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of
time. This is due partly (4)_________ the fact (5)__________
telephone service is superb here, (6)_________ the postal

service is (7)_________ efficient.
Some new (8)__________ will come from culture
(9)
it is considered impolite to work too quickly.
Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in
their eyes as if the task (10)_________ considered were
insignificant, not (11)__________ of proper respect.
Assignments are, consequently, felt to be given (12)_________
weight by the passage of time. In the U.S., however, it is taken
(13)__________a sign of skillfiilness or beingcompetent to
solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, (14)_________
speed. Usually, the more important a task is, the
(15)___________ capital, energy, and attention will be poured
into it in order to “get it moving.’
TEST 37
This is where age and maturity (1)_________ . Most people,
somewhere (2)_________ the ages of 30 and 50, finally arrive
at the inevitable (3)_________ that they were meant to do
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more than (4)_________ a corporation, a government agency,
or whatever.
Most of us finally have the (5)__________ that quality of life
is not entirely (6)_________ by a balance sheet. Sure,
everyone wants to be (7)_________ comfortable, but we also
want to feel we have a ( 8 ) _________ on the world
(9)__________the confines of our occupation; we want to be
able to render service to our fellow man and to our God.
If it is a fact that the (10)_________ of life does not dawn

until middle age, is it then not the (11) _________ of
educational institutions to (12) __________ the way for the
revelation? Most people, in their (13)___________ , recent the
Social Security deductions from their (1 4 )__________, yet a
seemingly few short years later find (15)_________standing
anxiously by the mailbox.
TEST 38
One thing about London which ever>' visitor fi'om abroad
admires is the large number of parks. These “lungs’ of London,
as they have been called, are (1)_________ green islands of
peace and quiet in the middle of the noisy sea. They
(2 )_________ an important part in helping to form the city’s
character.
The best-known parks are, of course, the central
(3)___________where one can get the impression of being deep
in the country (4)_________ the central parks of London are
necessarily the most popular. Every district of London has
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(5)
____ parks, great or small. Here, in fine weather, can
be seen hundreds of lucky people who have escaped for a while
(6 )_________ the noise and bustle of the city; some sitting on
chairs, some lying full length (7)_________ the ground, some
strolling aimlessly around. Almost every kind of tree and plant
(8)__________carefiilly tended in large green houses or in the
open (9)__________
Even for a Londoner it is difficult to know and enjoy all
London’s parks. The visitor to the (10)_________ may be

confident that wherever he is, he is not far away from a park
which waits to offer him the same pleasures and relaxations that
it does to Londoners.
^
TEST 39
The state of California in the United States is famous for its
traffic problems. We’ve all seen television picture of Los
Angeles during evening rush hour. Too (1)_________ cars
want to use the roads and motorways at the same time.
Scientists, who have been trying to solve these problems
(2)
several years now, have suggested various
solutions, such as two-storey motorways. Not surprisingly,
people rejected this idea (3)_________ of the damage it would
cause to the environment.
Now the scientists have (4)_________ of another solution:
they w'ant cars on motorways to be controlled by computers
instead (5)_________ human beings. If their plan goes ahead,
cars (6)_________ travel on special lanes at 100 kilometres an
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hour, just one metre from each other. Because the cars are under
the control of a computer, drivers will be able to take (7)_____
hands off the steering wheel and sit back to read the newspaper.
They won’t even need to look ( 8)_________ they are going.
The cars will travel along the motorways in groups of twenty
and (9)_________ will be a gap of 100 metres between these
groups. It might sound dangerous, (10)__________apparently,
if there is a crash or if the computer fails, it will actually be safer

the cars to be close together.
TEST 40
There is really no such thing as “London is such a huge
(1)
“, and so many people live there that the life of
the city is made (2)_________ of many different elements.
There are small village communities, working (3)_________
communities, “trendy’ areas such as Chelsea and Fulham, quiet
residential districts-all (4)__________ of ways of live are
encompassed by the great metropolis. Let’s start (5)_________
life in the city. Just (6)_________ half a million people
commute into the city of London each (7)__________to work
in this great financial centre. This is famous “rush
( 8 )_______________.”

On the 07.25 train from Warlinghani or Bromley, or perhaps
(9 )_Brighton on the south coast is the familiar sight
(10)___________________________ the “citygent” on his (11)__to work,
regular as clockwork. Dressed in bowler hat, white-collar shirt


and dark, sometimes pinstriped suit, he silently (11)_________
the pink Financial Time, occasionally nodding (1!)_________
some regular fellow traveller. Some older members of bowlerhat brigade even (14)_________ on their speciai seats, on the
train, perhaps occupied (15)_________ twenty fi^ years.
TEST 41
Health is something we tend to ignore when we 'iave it. when
our body is rather well, we are hardly even (1)_________of it.
but illness can come, even (2)_________ we are yjung. In fact,
childhood has been a very vulnerable ime. Many

(3 )_________ attacked children in particular and people knew
very little about how to prevent such illness or how to
(4)_________ them once they struck. The result vas that many
children died. About a century ago, however, sciintists found
out about germs, and then everything (5)_________. The cause
of many diseases was known, and cures were devebped. As this
medical knowledge spread, the world became (6]_________
safer for children. The result is that whereas a hufldied years ago
the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many
(7)_________ of the world, people can expect to
(8)_________ for years. And what do we except by the year
2005? Undoubtedly, (9)_________ science w.ll continue to
advance. Some people will be able to (10)_______ _ medical
problems that are unavoidable today.


British parents are always complaining that their children
spend too much time gluing to the telly not enough time on
other activities (1)_________ sports and reading. A survey
recently carried out on people’s viewing habits (2)_________
not disapprove it. it shows that young people in Britain spend
on average 23 hours a week in front of the television,
(3)_________ works out at over three hours every day.
(4)__________ is surprising, however, is the fact that the
average adults watch (5)_________ more: an incredible 28
hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just
about every household in the coimtry has a television and over
half have two or more. (6)_________ to the survey, people
nowadays don’t only watch television sitting in their living
rooms, they watch it is the kitchen and in bed as (7)________ .

The Education Minister said a (8)_________ weeks ago that
Britain’s , apils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately,
parents are not setting a good example: adults do
(9)_________ reading than young. In fact, reading is at the
bottom of their list of favourite pastimes. They would
(10 )_________listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a
video to watch on their television at home.
TEST 43
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would
you allow your children to read any books they wanted to
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without first checking itscontents? Woud you
take
(1)_________ to see any film without first readiig out whether
it is suitable for them? If the (2)_________ to hese questions
is ‘yes’, then you are either extremely permssive, or just
irresponsible. If your answer is (3)_________ then you are
exercising your right as a parent to protect /our children
(4)_________ what you consider to be undesira»le influences.
In other (5)_________ , by acting as a censor ycirself, you are
admitting that there is a strong case for censorship
Children need protection and it is the parents’responsibility
to provide it. but what about adults? Aren’t they )ld enough to
decide (6)_________ is good for them? The nswer is that
many adults are, but (7)__________ make tb mistake of
thinking that all adults are like yourself. Censorhip is for the
good of society as a whole. Highly civilized peotle might find
(8)_________ possible to live together withou laws of any

kind: they would just reply on good sense to (')_________
their problem. But imagine what chaos there wuld be if we
lived in a society (10)__________ laws! Lke the law,
censorship contributes to the common good.
TEST 44
From a close study of history you would nver gain the
impression that human behaviour is dictated b) intelligence,
(1)_________ less by responsible morality. An (2)_________ planet, devoid (3)___________ in le ts himself
and unaware of the way in (4)_________ nstincts, the
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aggressive instinct in (5)_________ , operate among us, would
be at a complete (6)_ to explain history at
(7)
. The phenomena of history do (8)__________
have reasonable causes. It is a mere commonplace
(9)
say that they are caused by (10)_________
common parlance so aptly (11)_________ “human nature’.
Unreasoning and unreasonable human nature (12)_________
two nations compete, even though (13)_________ economic
necessity compels them to (14)_________ so. It induces two
political parties with amazingly similar programmes
(15)_________ salvation, to fight (16)_________ other
bitterly. It impels an Alexander (17)__________ a Napoleon to
sacrifice (18)_________ of lives (19)__________an attempt to
impose unity (20)_________ the world he knows.
TEST 45

Getting good results in your studies comes from developing
good study habits.
The best (1)_________ to study is a comfortable room good
lighting. The best chair for studying would be ( 2 ) _______
which you would be comfortable ( 3 ) _________ , but not so
comfortable that you may (4)_________ asleep in it after a
while! Before you study, look for a (5)_________ environment
with no distractions. If you (6)_________ your home too noisy
for studying, try the library or community centre (7)________ .
When you study, (8)_________ realistic targets for yourself
to achieve. For example, do not (9)_________ to study five
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chapters of Geography in one sitting (10)_________ you know
that you take more than an hour to read one chapter.
Furthermore, remember not to push yourself too
(11)
. When you have studied for a (12)_________
of time, reward (13)_________ by talking a short break. You
could perhaps take a short walk or listen to some music for a

( 14 )________.
If you begin to (15)_________ sleepy when studying, do
not force yourself to go on as you may (16)_________ your
power of concentration. Instead, you may want to
(17)__________a short nap to refresh yourself Studying may
also be strenuous (18)_________ the eyes. When you study, it
may be a good idea to (19)_________ your eyes away from
your books occasionally. Looking at objects at a distance or at

greenery can help (20)_________ tired help.
TEST 46
Dicky was bom in Shoreditch, London, in 1890. His family
were poor and Dicky (1)_________ had enough to eat.
(2)_________ many other boys in this area, he became a
skilful thief He took the things he (3)_________ to a Mr.
Welch, who bought them and then re-sold them. Dicky brought
something to Mr. Welch nearly (4)_________ day and
(5 )_________ the money he received to his mother.
In Shoreditch there was a priest, Father Sturt, who did
(6)_________ best to help poor people. When Dicky
(7 )_________ thirteen. Father Sturt had a long talk with him
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and persuaded him to lead an honest life. He (8)__________
him a job with Mr. Grinder, a local shopkeeper, and Dicky
began to serve (9)__________ , deliver goods and collect
money. Dicky was (10)__________happier leading an honest
life and dreamed of the day when he would have his
(11)__________shop. His mother was also pleased about his
new job.
(12)__________person, however, was not happy, and that
was , Mr. Welch. He was sorry to lose the business. Dicky
(13)
brought (14)__________ . He went to see Mr.
Grinder and told him (15)_________ Dicky’s dishonest past
and said, quite untruthfully that Dicky intended to
(16)_________ him. Mr. Grinder believed the (17)__________
and told Dicky never to come near the shop again. In this way

Dicky lost hid chance of an honest life and (18)__________to a
life of (19)_________ .A year later he was arrested
(20)_________ theft and sent to prison.
TEST 47
Bob Geldof was bom in 1953 in Dublin, where he went to
school. (1)_________ he was an intelligent student, he left
school with few qualifications. He had (2)__________variety
of jobs in England, Spain and Canada (3)__________eventually
becoming a successftil pop star.
However,, he is now best known for the work he had done
(4)__________help starving people in Ethiopia. Like many
other people he (5)_________ shocked by television
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(6)
of people dying of hunger there in 1984. He
therefore decided that he (7) persuade famou: British pop
(8)_________ to make a record together, and (*)__________
the profits from (10)___________to send money aid food. The
record, called ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas? was a great
success and (11)_________ a lot of mmey, all of
(12)_________ was used in Ethiopia.
It soon became clear that much (13)_________ money was
still needed, and so in 1985 Geldof organised twoiiuge concerts
on the same day, one in England and the (14)_________ in the
United States. Many of the world’s best known po stars played
and sang, all of them performing without (15)_________ paid.
The concerts were (16)_________ on television tiroughout the
world, and it has (17)__________ estimated that narly a billion

people saw some (18)_________ all of the bradcast. While
they were (19)_________ the live performance were asked to send money and many (20)_________ so. In
Britain alone, over forty million pounds was given
TEST 48
The great .ship. Titanic, sailed (1)_________ New York
(2)_________ Southampton on April lO'*’, 1S12. She was
(3)_________ 1,316 passengers and a crew of 591. Even by
modem standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
At that time, (4)_________ , she was not (5)_________ the
largest ship that had ever been built, but vas regarded
(6)_________ unsinkable, for these were floodd, she would
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still be (7)_________ to float. The tragic sinking of this great
liner will always be remembered for she went down
(8)_________ her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after setting (9)_________ , while the Titanic was
sailing (10)_________ the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a
huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out. After the
alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a
direct collision. The Titanic turned (11)_________ in time,
narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100
feet out of the water beside ner. Suddenly, there was a slight
trembling sound from below, and the captain went
(12 )_________ to see what had happened. The noise had been
so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
Below, the captain realized to his horror that Titanic was sinking
rapidly, for five of her sixteen water-tight compartments had

(13 )_________ been flooded! The ui'der to abandon ship was
given and hundreds of people plunged (14)_________ the icy
water. As there were not enough (15)_________ for
everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
TEST 49
Watching TV and going for a walk (1)_________ the most
popular leisure activities in (2)_________ . But although longer
holidays and shorter(3)_________ hours have given people
more free (4)_________ women generally have less free time
(5)_________ men, because ihey spend time (6)__________
domestic work, shopping and cliildcare.


(7)
showed that more men (8)
newspapers than women, and (9)_________ slightly higher
proportion of adults read (10)_________ newspapers than read
daily morning national (11)_________ .
More people are taking holidays abroad. (12)_________
1971 only 36 per cent of (13)_________ in Britain had been
abroad on (14)_________ but, by 1983 this proportion had
(15)_________ to 62 per cent, nearly fifteen million people.
TEST 50
Australia is a big country, but nearly all (1)_________ live
near the sea. On hot summer days you can see thousands of
people at the beach. Many beaches have waves that are very
(2)_________ . These large waves are known as surf and the
people who ride them are called surfers. Surfing is a skill and
needs learning. Don’t (3)_________ to be able to surf properly
the (4)_______ __ time you try. However, by practising a few

times you will leam (5)_________ to do it.
Surfing is (6)___________a new sport. Perhaps its origins
need explaining. It started hundreds (7)_________ years ago in
Hawanii. Men swam (8)_________ to sea to catch fish and
found they could come back to land very quickly by riding the
waves. These first surfers did not (9)_________ a board. They
(10)_________ “body surfers’. Many people (11)__________
do this type of surfing today.
After a while people started to use boards and role the waves
by lying, kneeling or standing (12)________ them. These first
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