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1. READING AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who
are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top
or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an
international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help
students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking students often
need TO BE EXPOSED TO ENGLISH outside the classroom as well. This is why many
students say that studying in an English-speaking country greatly affects their English. Living
with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their
accents. International students can also learn important cultural information. This can help to
prevent misunderstandings that may occur when people from different cultures live together.
However, living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International
students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few
months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who
are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it
difficult for them to make friends and learn English.
1. According to the passage, it seems that.....................
A. all that the students need to improve their pronunciation is to practice more outside the
classroom
B. attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problems
with their pronunciation.
C. most younger students cannot change their pronunciation.
D. adult students of English cannot improve their accents because they are slow to change
2. What does the phrase “to be exposed to English” in the second paragraph mean?
A. Imitating native speakers.
B. Avoiding speaking English outside the classroom.
C. Living in an English–speaking environment.
D. Listening to native speakers
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The passage implies that adult learners should not study English in an English-speaking
country to avoid these problems.
B. Many students feel depressed because they cannot improve their pronunciation.
C. On their arrival, most international students may forget about the problems because they
are very excited.
D. To avoid misunderstandings about cultures, students should live with native speakers.
4. According to the passage, many international students feel depressed
because.....................
A. living with someone from another culture can be difficult.
B. they are lonely.
C. they are homesick.

2. D. they cannot improve their pronunciation.
5. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The problem adult students may face. B. Learning English.
C. How to improve pronunciation. D. How to overcome homesickness.
READING
PART A. Choose the best answer:
Many people now think that teachers give pupils too (1)______ homework. They say that it is
(2)________ for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most
teachers do not properly plan homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils
have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers
gave to children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they
wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In
Denmark, West Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set
homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their
homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in
some British school.
Most people agree that the homework is unfair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet
and comfortable room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a
small, noisy room with the television room. Some parents help their children with their
homework. Other parents take (3)_______ interest at all in their children's homework.
It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should
suggest suitable tasks for parents (4)________ with their children. Parents are often better
(5)_________ teaching their own children.
1. A. many B. much C. more D. less
2. A. necessary B. necessity C. unnecessary D. unnecessarily
3. A. every B. any C. some D. no
4. A. do B. to do C. doing D. does
5. A. in B. for C. at D. with
PART B.
6. According to the writer, many parents would like their children....
A. to do more difficult home work
B. to do homework both at school and at home
C. to have test homework
D. to do homework at school only
7. According to many parents,...
A. a lot of homework has not been planned properly
B. children are too lazy to do
C. teachers do not set enough homework

3. D. chilren shouldn't be given marks for homeworks
8. Greek parents thought ...
A. more time should be allowed for homework
B. their children's hoeworkwas useful
C. their children's homework was useless
D. their children's homework was too easy
9. In some countries, especially in Europe....
A. few people think homework to children only at weekends
B. teachers cannot have their children do homework at weekends
C. most people agree that it is fair to have children do homework at home
D. teachers are allowed to give children homework only at weekends
10. Pick out the statement that is not true.....
A. Teachers should advise the parents about how to work together with their children at
home
B. only a small number of people think homework is fair
C. children can do their homework at school and help each other in some schools in britain.
D. All parents show great interest in their children's homework
Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in (1)______. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting
the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information
on the (2)_______ of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes
lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also (3)________ air pollution in (4)______ cities.
The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded
by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere
can’t think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue
(5)_______ increase , the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles
may (6)______ and may cause serious floods.
1. a. man b. men c. human beings d. person
2. a. effect b. effects c. affect d. affects
3. a. increasing b. increased c. decreasing d. decreased
4. a. the most b. most of c. most d. mostly
5. a. along b. down c. toward d. to
6. a. melt b. freeze c. defrost d. flow

4. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER:
We can develop alternative sources of energy, and unless we try we will never succeed.
Instead of burning fossil fuel we should be concentrating on more economic uses of
electricity, because electricity can be produced from any sources of energy.
If we did not waste so much energy, our resources would last longer. We can save more
energy by conservation that we can produce for the same money. Unless we do research on
solar energy, wind power, tidal power, hydroelectric plants ... our fossil fuels will run out and
we will all freeze or starve to death.
Many countries are spending much more time and money on research because the energy
from the sun, the waves and the winds last forever. We really won’t survive unless we start
working on cleaner and safer sources of energy.
1- What can electricity be produced from?
A. renewable energy
B. alternative sources of energy
C. burning fossil fuels
D. any sources of energy
2- In the text context of the passage, what does the word : "conservation" mean?
A. the act of burning fossil fuels
B. the protection of the natural environment.
C. the act of preventing something from being wasted
D. the act of finding alternative sources of energy.
3- The word "run out" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. be rare
B. run away
C. be used up
D. disappear
4- What will happen if we don’t try to develop alternative sources of energy?
A. We’ll never be successful people
B. We will all freeze or starve to death
C. Our resources would last longer
D. We can save more money
5- Which of the following is not true?
A. The energy from the sun, the waves and the winds last forever.
B. We should use electricity
C. We will survive if we don’t start working on cleaner and safer sources of energy.
D. We’ll never succeed in developing alternative sources of energy if we do not try