NAME : _____________________________ DATE : ______________________________

Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

P1 :

When you start working, you begin earning money of your own. You then have to make
___1___ on how you'll spend the money, how much you'll save and so on. The ___2___ way to
become a good manager of money is to ___3___ some basic rules of budgetting. ___4___
planning will improve your bank balance. ___5___ budget is simply a plan. On one side you add
up what you have earned. On the ___6___ side you ___7___ all your expenses, like rent,
electricity bills, fares, insurance and so on. The ___8___ is to have a balance after deducting the
expenses ___9___ the income earned. Many people get into debt by using plastic money or
credit cards. ___10___ not use cards to buy things your budget shows you cannot afford.

1. (A) choices 6. (A) next

(B) selections (B) other
(C) devices (C) back
(D) decisions (D) reverse

2. (A) one 7. (A) list

(B) only (B) copy
(C) best (C) state
(D) right (D) item

3. (A) learn 8. (A) aim

(B) adapt (B) hope
(C) acquire (C) ambition
(D) investigate (D) target

4. (A) Practice 9. (A) by

(B) Practices (B) to
(C) Practical (C) away
(D) Practically (D) from

5. (A) A 10. (A) Can

(B) An (B) Do
(C) The (C) Must
(D) -- (D) Should
P2 :

Tom Hanks is a top movie actor. ___1___ he is talented and popular, he is ___2___ ordinary
man off-screen. He is rather ___3___ and does not like to talk much about ___4___. This is
partly because he had an unsettled childhood. Constantly ___5___ from house to house and
changing schools meant he didn't have many ___6___. However, he says he had a lot of fun
growing up ___7___ the drawbacks. Most of the ___8___ he plays are lovable. He has acted as a
perplexed businessman, as an absent-minded policeman and as a teenage romantic ___9___
others. His ___10___ known film is Forrest Gump which became a big hit.

1. (A) Although 6. (A) peers

(B) However (B) friends
(C) Since (C) comrades
(D) Nevertheless (D) partners

2. (A) a 7. (A) though

(B) an (B) even
(C) the (C) despite
(D) -- (D) however

3. (A) timid 8. (A) people

(B) humble (B) actors
(C) reserved (C) films
(D) retired (D) characters

4. (A) it 9. (A) with

(B) his (B) for
(C) him (C) among
(D) himself (D) between

5. (A) move 10. (A) best

(B) moves (B) most
(C) moved (C) famous
(D) moving (D) popular
P3 :

Insomnia or inability to sleep is serious problem. Doctors sometimes ___1___ sleeping pills but
this is only a temporary solution. Sleeplessness ___2___ tiredness and lack of concentration. It
can ___3___ to more serious problems. Accidents on roads and in the work place ___4___ by
sleep disorders. People who work shifts are more prone to sleeplessness. Worrying about a
problem, depression or stress can cause restlessness. There are some ways of ___5___ the
problem. ___6___ used to waking up at the same time each morning. Don't smoke before
bedtime as nicotine is a ___7___. You should not watch television in the bedroom as this
___8___ to make you wakeful. Exercise each day as this will ___9___ sleep. A hot milk drink
sometimes ___10___. If you continue to suffer from insomnia, you should seek professional
help.

1. (A) give 6. (A) Be

(B) prescribe (B) Get
(C) proscribe (C) Stay
(D) produce (D) Accustom

2. (A) causes 7. (A) stimulate

(B) results (B) stimulus
(C) effects (C) stimuli
(D) makes (D) stimulant

3. (A) lead 8. (A) prone

(B) leads (B) tends
(C) led (C) likely
(D) leading (D) liable

4. (A) caused 9. (A) induce

(B) have caused (B) induces
(C) has been caused (C) induced
(D) have been caused (D) inducing

5. (A) coping 10. (A) help

(B) curing (B) helps
(C) overcoming (C) helpful
(D) encountering (D) helpless
P4 :

Pelangi Beach Resort on Langkawi Island has intricately carved wooden chalets with high
sloping roofs. The gardens ___1___ beautifully landscaped to ___2___ the cottage setting.
Pathways meander through luxuriant flora and foliage.

Pelangi means rainbow ___3___ Malay. Like the proverbial pot of gold ___4___ the end of the
rainbow, Pelangi Beach Resort is a rich treasure trove ___5___ those who seek to unwind in
peaceful surroundings. ___6___ the rainbow itself, the resort ___7___ you a colorful holiday
away from the city crowd and to snap the hold ___8___ routine.

You can see smiling waiters eager to wait ___9___ you; the sparkling waters and white-
powdered sand. There are lots of activities to keep you ___10___ the go -- the beautifully
landscaped swimming pool, jacuzzi and water sports facilities. The resort even has tennis and
squash courts.

1. (A) is 6. (A) Like

(B) are (B) Likes
(C) was (C) Unlike
(D) were (D) Besides

2. (A) enhance 7. (A) promise

(B) enhanced (B) promises
(C) enhances (C) promised
(D) enhancing (D) is promising

3. (A) at 8. (A) of
(B) by (B) off
(C) with (C) on
(D) in (D) at

4. (A) at 9. (A) at
(B) in (B) for
(C) off (C) on
(D) by (D) by

5. (A) from 10. (A) in

(B) who (B) on
(C) for (C) for
(D) at (D) along
P5 :

My dog was a puppy when we first got him. My brother ___1___ him on a playing field and
brought him home. We ___2___ him Rudi. He growled at us and slunk into a corner ___3___ he
got to know us. Then he would jump into our laps and snuggle up to us. He is really intelligent.
___4___ morning he will run to the gate to check whether it ___5___. If by some chance it is
not, he will push the gate open and run out. He returns in a few minutes but the sense of freedom
it gives him appears to be important to him. When it is time for food, he waits ___6___ at the
kitchen door. If it is not ready ___7___ time, he barks at my mother. He knows that he is not
allowed inside the house. However after his weekly ___8___, he will wait at the door, and if
invited, he will come in ___9___ that he will not be chased ___10___ as he is clean.

1. (A) find 6. (A) expect

(B) finds (B) expecting
(C) found (C) expectant
(D) was found (D) expectantly

2. (A) name 7. (A) in

(B) named (B) on
(C) was named (C) by
(D) had named (D) at

3. (A) as 8. (A) bath

(B) when (B) baths
(C) while (C) bathe
(D) until (D) bathing

4. (A) Every 9. (A) know

(B) One (B) knew
(C) Some (C) known
(D) Another (D) knowing

5. (A) bolt 10. (A) off

(B) bolts (B) back
(C) bolted (C) out
(D) is bolted (D) away
P6 :

Forests are being sacrificed for high-rise buildings and golf courses, some say. At the same time,
the authorities ___1___ money on tree planting. While tree planting should be encourage,
existing forests must be ___2___. People need ___3___ from the pressure of urban living. It is
___4___ to maintain pockets of green in the city to improve the quality of living. Trees help to
filter pollutants, ___5___ noise pollution and maintain a cooler atmosphere as they ___6___
solar radiation. Urban forests or green lungs in the city also ___7___ as bird sanctuaries. If these
forests are cut ___8___ the cities are going to become hotter and ___9___ and unpleasant to live
in. Even if developers try to reafforest areas they have developed, they cannot ___10___ the
biodiversity.

1. (A) spend 6. (A) cut

(B) spent (B) reduce
(C) is spending (C) remove
(D) are spending (D) hinder

2. (A) kept 7. (A) serve

(B) guarded (B) provide
(C) protected (C) give
(D) preserved (D) support

3. (A) rest 8. (A) off

(B) relief (B) up
(C) change (C) down
(D) cure (D) away

4. (A) good 9. (A) dust

(B) needed (B) dusty
(C) required (C) dustier
(D) important (D) duster

5. (A) less 10. (A) save

(B) lesser (B) return
(C) lessen (C) replant
(D) least (D) replace
P7:

How can we prevent household poisoning ? First of all, lock ___1___ all potentially dangerous
___2___ like medicine, pesticides and harmful chemicals. Put them ___3___ immediately after
use or throw them away if they are no longer needed. Never keep poisonous substances in food
containers or beverage bottles. Keep them in ___4___ original containers. Double check before
___5___ medicine. Don't mix different tablets or capsules in one bottle. Do not self prescribe or
give drugs to anybody. That is a ___6___ responsibility. ___7___ there is adequate ventilation
when using cleaning fluids. Keep your eyes ___8___. Parents should educate their children from
an early ___9___ about the dangers ___10___ poisons.

1. (A) in 6. (A) doctor

(B) up (B) doctors
(C) out (C) doctor's
(D) away (D) doctors'

2. (A) things 7. (A) Sure

(B) stuff (B) Ensure
(C) materials (C) Assure
(D) substances (D) Certain

3. (A) in 8. (A) closed

(B) out (B) shut
(C) up (C) covered
(D) away (D) protected

4. (A) them 9. (A) age

(B) they (B) year
(C) their (C) time
(D) theirs (D) period

5. (A) consume 10. (A) in

(B) consumes (B) by
(C) consumed (C) of
(D) consuming (D) over
P8 :

Modern Turkey has a mixture of races. Turks, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, Kurds ___1___ Armenians
live there. This is a legacy of the Ottoman Empire ___2___ lasted more than six centuries. The
'Father' of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kamal Attaturk ___3___ a war of independence against the
powers which occupied his country after World War 1. ___4___ tried to form ___5___ Western
country from the mixture of races and cultures. The reforms he ___6___ ranged from writing
Turkish in the Latin alphabet to safeguarding the rights ___7___ women. He curbed Islamic
fundamentalism. ___8___ Attaturk founded the nation, about 80% of the people lived by
working the land. Today 60% of the population live in urban areas. Turkey wants to be a power
in the region. It has formed economic alliances ___9___ the countries bordering ___10___ Black
Sea.

1. (A) as 6. (A) make

(B) and (B) makes
(C) also (C) made
(D) beside (D) has made

2. (A) who 7. (A) to

(B) when (B) in
(C) where (C) of
(D) which (D) after

3. (A) lead 8. (A) When

(B) led (B) Then
(C) fight (C) After
(D) has fought (D) Whenever

4. (A) He 9. (A) by
(B) His (B) for
(C) It (C) from
(D) They (D) with

5. (A) a 10. (A) a

(B) an (B) an
(C) the (C) the
(D) -- (D) --