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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks:

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to  (37)               out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a  (38)                short history, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the  (39)               to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and  (40)          yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat  it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your track. The most important thing, (41)      find?  

Question 38:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks:

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to  (37)               out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a  (38)                short history, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the  (39)               to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and  (40)          yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat  it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your track. The most important thing, (41)      find?  

Question 39:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks:

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to  (37)               out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a  (38)                short history, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the  (39)               to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and  (40)          yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat  it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your track. The most important thing, (41)      find?  

Question 40:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:

Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take flight instantly (31)______ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (32) _______ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times, man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (33) _______ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (34) _______as “man’s best friend”, is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. One of the most unusual animals to have been domesticated is the pig. In England long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (35)_______ which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough creature it used to be.  

Question 34:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:

Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take flight instantly (31)______ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (32) _______ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times, man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (33) _______ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (34) _______as “man’s best friend”, is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. One of the most unusual animals to have been domesticated is the pig. In England long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (35)_______ which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough creature it used to be.  

Question 33:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:

Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take flight instantly (31)______ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (32) _______ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times, man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (33) _______ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (34) _______as “man’s best friend”, is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. One of the most unusual animals to have been domesticated is the pig. In England long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (35)_______ which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough creature it used to be.  

Question 35:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35:

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (31) ________the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (32) ________ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (33) ________ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (34) ________about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (35) ________to do well in the interview. 

Question 31:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35:

Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was looking (31) ________the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (32) ________ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (33) ________ doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (34) ________about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (35) ________to do well in the interview. 

Question 32: 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35:                                                                  

                                                                       SCHOOL LUNCH

Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (31) _______ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to provide meals at lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking (32) _______ of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (33) _______ by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children (34) _______ twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime. The reseat will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot instruct parents, but it can remind them of the (35) _______ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.

Question 31:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35:                                                                                                                        

                                                                SCHOOL LUNCH

Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (31) _______ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to provide meals at lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking (32) _______ of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (33) _______ by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children (34) _______ twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime. The reseat will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot instruct parents, but it can remind them of the (35) _______ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.

Question 33: