1. By 10 o'clock the children (do) their homework and were ready to go to bed.

2. Life must (be) very uncomfortable in the Stone Age

3. The hostages were rescued without a shot (fire).

4. My sister just (come) back from abroad. She (seem) (enjoy) her trip very much.

5. This palace (say) (build) in three years.

6. This picture may be a fake; on the other hand it may (paint) by one of the Dutch masters

7. The dinosaur (say) (be) rather a stupid animal

8. She likes her children (go) to the dentist every six months.

9. It's not much use (have) a bicycle if you don't know how (ride) it.

10. I used (ride) a lot but I haven't had a chance (do) any since (come) here.

12. I'm for (do) nothing till the police arrive. They don't like you (move) anything when a crime (commmit).

11. I resented (unjustly accuse) and asked him (apologize)

1. We expected him to ... the increase during his speech. 

A. mention   B. refer   C. inform   D. complain 

2. ... me to call him back before I leave 

A. Remind   B. Remember   C. Mention   D. Make 

3. The survey finds that children are very ... about the Net, with users described as "clever'' and ''trendy''

A. anxious   B. flustered   C. positive   D. worried 

4. If you are ..., you know about something because you've done it before 

A. enthusiastic   B. hard-working   C. exceptional   D. experienced 

5. The little boys were asked ... so much noise in the library

A. not make   B. not to make   C. not making   D. to make no

6. All animals ... other animals or plants

A. feed on   B. feeds on   C. fed on   D. feeding on 

7. When ... is still not known 

A. will he move   B. he moving   C. he will move   D. moves he

8. Owls can hunt in total darkness ... their remarkably keen sense of smell 

A. since   B. because of   C. in spite of   D. the result 

9. Have you ... interesting discoveries while you were doing your research?

A. done any   B. did any   C. make any   D. made any 

10. Rarely ... seen going out with his friends 

A. James is   B. does James   C. is James   D. has James 

11. Burrowing animals provide paths for water in soil, and so do the roots of plants ... 

A. decaying and they dying 

B. when they die and decay

C. they die and decay

D. when they will die and decay

12. A dolphin ... a porpoise in that it has a longer nose 

A. different from   B. differs   C. differs from   D. differs than 

WHAT PRICE FAME? After more than 20 years in the film industry Mel Gibson says that the biggest lesson he's learned as an nctor has been how important it is to have a oving family at his side. "When I started out in my career I was often referred to as "the sexiest man in the world" or some such nonsense. At the time, though, it went to my head and I really took to being a celebrity.However, after the initial euphoria I found that not only was I spending long periods away from home but I never had any time to myself, none of which made me particularly happy: His wife Robyn saw what was happening and came to the rescue; she simply told him to "stop, come home and take some time off" But Mel Gibson thinks it's ten times worse for today's young stars. He believes that the new breed of heartthrobs such as Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio have it much harder than he ever did. "The youngsters today receive constant attention from the media, which means they can't do anything without seeing their picture all over the front page the next day."

The experience of Cameron Diaz bears witness to that All he tine she was dating Matt Dillon she never felt her personpal lite was her own. "After a while we both got used to being chased by photographers, and having every aspeet of our relationship analysed by the media. But it meast we coula never really lead a normal life together." The pressures of working together with Dillon on There's Something About Mary were probably as much to blame for their painful and much publicized break-up as the sensation-seeking jouralists, but all the same. Cameron has resolved to be more guarded about her private life and she now gives as little away as possible about her relationships.

Wild man of comedy, Jim Carrey, also complains about the lack of privacy. He remembers with anger the time he took some family photographs to be developed in a shop close to his S4 million Los Angeles home. "Two weeks later they were in the local newspaper. Someone in the shop obviously made a lot of money out of them." For Carrey, being a famous actor also means being a diplomat, "People may come up to you in the street when you're in a really bad mood, and you have to talk to them as if you were delighted to see them. If nof, word gets round that you're a miserable human being and that's how you're remembered.

NEREA DE CLIFFORD

Nerea De Clifford, who has died aged 82, was a doughty champion of British cats and a (0)……..B……. of The Cat Protection League which she (1)………..shortly after its foundation in 1927 and served as president from the 1970s until the time of her death.

Among her many (2)………….to welfare of cats-and to our knowledge of their ways-were the establishment of a sanctuary for them at New Malden, and the publication of such reports as What British Cats Think About Television, in which she noted that ‘most cats (3)……….an interest of some kind, though it is often of hostility; ‘a significant reaction is the display of excitement when any picture, especially of birds, moves quickly across the (4)……….

Nerea Elizabeth de Clifford was born in West London in 1905, and as a young woman was a distinguished (5)………of cats. During the Second World War she devoted herself to the rescue of cats, trapped in the rubble of the blitz, and (6)………………..to vigorous campaigns for free feline birth (7)…………

She (Cool…………an adoption scheme for which her “Homes Wanted” list contained some notably frank character (9)………..- “a little fiend in feline form”; “willing to do light mouse-work and very good at it, non-union”; “a rough old (10)………..”, and so on - and made a (11)…………..of feeding London’s cats at Christmas, a favourite repast apparently being fish and chips. She also plumbed the mysteries of why cats (12)…………- some because they have just murdered the Pekinese next door, others “for no good (13)………..at all.”

De Clifford was also a much respected (14)…………at cat shoes around the country, and gave a series of lecture tours at schools on the (15)……………and care of cats.

0.       A. post                           B. pillar                 C. staff                  D. pole

1.       A. met                            B. enrolled            C. joined               D. entered

2.       A. contributions              B. donations           C. gifts                  D. dedications

3.       A. make                         B. give                  C. show                 D. have

4.       A. screen                        B. box                   C. film                  D. view

5.       A. farmer                        B. grower              C. trainer               D. breeder

6.       A. therein                       B. thereby              C. thereafter           D. therefore

7.       A. control                       B. check                C. limitation           D. restriction

8.       A. made                         B. ran                    C. held                  D. gave

9.       A. sketches                     B. drawings           C. pictures             D. paintings

10.     A. drifter                        B. ranger               C. rover                 D. stray

11.     A. rule                            B. point                 C. round                D. custom

12.     A. snore                         B. hum                  C. purr                  D. rumble

13.     A. purpose                     B. use                    C. reason               D. point

14.     A. judge                         B. referee               C. arbitrator           D. umpire

15.     A. coaching                    B. guidance           C. training             D. preparation

THE WASTE GENERATION
One of the most striking statistics that I have seen in a long time is that 5 per cent of all the energy used in the United States is consumed by computers that have been left on all night.
I can’t confirm this personally, but I can (56)____________ tell you that on numerous occasions I have looked out of hotel rooms late at night, in a (57)____________ of American cities, and been struck by the fact that every light in every neighbouring office building is still on, and that computer (58)____________ are indeed flickering.
Why don’t Americans turn these things off? For the same reason, I suppose, that so many people here let their car engines (59)____________ when they pop into a shop, or leave lights blazing all over the house, or keep the central heating on so hot – because, in short, electricity, petrol and other energy sources are so (60)____________ cheap, and have been for so long, that it doesn’t occur to them to (61)____________ otherwise.
Why, after all, put up with the annoying experience of having to wait 20 seconds for your computer to (62)____________ up each morning when you can have it at your immediate command by (63)____________ it on all night?
We are terribly (64)____________ of resources in this country. The average American uses twice as much energy to get (65)____________ life as the average European. With just 5 per cent of the world’s population, we consume 20 per cent of its resources. These are not statistics to be proud of.

56: A. firmly B. certainly C. doubtlessly D. well
57: A. centre B. part C. variety D. rarity
58: A. controls B. screens C. rooms D. workers
59: A. continue B. run C. go D. work
60: A. interestingly B. proportionally C. relatively D. definitely
61: A. manage B. carry out C. behave D. perform
62: A. warm B. go C. turn D. be
63: A. letting B. allowing C. running D. leaving
64: A. consuming B. carefree C. wasteful D. useful
65: A. by B. over C. along D. through

1. Film directors ... to stay behinh the camera and get on with making films. 

A. incline   B. tend   C. determine   D. insist

2. When did you ... your exam?

A. take   B. give   C. put   D. go 

3. I chose this shirt because it's my ... shade of yellow 

A. popular   B. fancy   C. loveable   D. favourite 

4. In Britain, it's polite to open a present when you ... it

A. admit   B. allow   C. attend   D. receive

5. First, head the chocolate until it ..., then pour it over the cake

A. forms   B. changes   C. melts   D. floods 

6. Don't ... any notice of what he says 

A. give   B. take   C. have   D. make

7. Would it be ... for you to see me tomorrow morning?

A. fit   B. successful   C. possible   D. worth 

8. The old buiding ... before you can use if for your office

A. need restored    B. need to restore   C. need restoring   D. need to restoring 

9. Many books ..., but one of the best is ''How to Win Friends and Influence People'' by Dale Carnegie 

A. have written about success   B. have been written about success   C. written about success    D. about success

10. I'm very tired now. ... over two hundred miles today

A. I've been driving   B. I drive   C. I'm driving   D. I've driven

11. It was too cold ... eat outside

A. the guests   B. for the guests to   C. that the guests should   D. that the guests 

12. My brother takes no interest in clothes. He'll wear ....

A. a thing   B. something   C. anything   D. thing

13. In Vietnam, most children go ... at the age of six

A. to school   B. to the school   C. the school   D. to some schools

14. Hey, you can't go along this road, it's ...

A. been repaired   B. repair   C. repaired   D. being repaired 

15. The blue whale is ... known animal, reaching a length of more than one hundred feet 

A. the large   B. the largest   C. the larger   D. most largest 

1. Do I have to take that English course? No, you ... (haven't/ don't have/ mustn't/ needn't)

2. Was it a good discussion? Yes, ...... were exchanged among the participants (much more ideas/ many more ideas/ much number of ideas/ many much of idea)

3. I have been working with this puzzle for two hours. It must be a hard one ... (solve/ solved/ to solve/ solving)

4. Asteriods are minor plantes. Some are fairly large bodies, but ... resemble mountains. (most/ mostly/ almost/ the most)

5. This hotel is really expensive. They ... you 200 dollars a day (price/ cost/ take/ charge)

6. She devoted most of her life .... dectective novles. (to having written/ to write/ to writing/ to have written)

7. But why did the police suspect you? It does not make ... to me (reason/ right sense/ truth)

1. I tried (convince) him that I was perfectly capable of (manage) on my ownm, but he insisted on (help) me

2. He always (play) golf at the weekend 

3. He always (play) golf. Doesn't he ever do any work?

4. When I caught them (cheat) me, I stopped (but) petrol there and started (deal) with your garage instead

5. I (see) Hamlet several times. The best Hamlet ever (see) was Laurence Olivier.

6. I (see) Hamlet several times. The best performance I ever (see) was with Laurence Olivier, when I (be) a child 

7. I have (stay) here, I'm on duty. But you needn't (wait), you are free (go) whenever you like

8. This bicycle (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) it for the first five years, my brother (ride) it for the next five, and I (have) It for the last four

9. She remembers part of her childhood quite cleardy. She remembers (go) to school for the first time and (be) frightened and (put) her finger in her mouth. And she remembers her teacher (tell) her (take) it out. 

10. I (hear) from Mary. Her letter (arrive) yesterday. She (sell) her house. I (be) happy (hear) that, because she (want) (move)

11. When you (sign) your name hundred of times, you write your signature without (think)

12. It was a wonderful performance of Hamlet. Shakespeare (approve) of it

13. I (ring) you up, but I had fotgotten your number

14. I wish I (not eat) that cake. It made me feel sick

15. I regret (say) that I (not be) able (give) any work