Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Cycling to a Better Future

In 2008, when he was 12 years old, Thomas Hircock visited India with his father. It wasn't Thomas' first trip abroad. He had been outside of the USA many times before, travelling with his father who is an international businessman, but he had never been to a place like India. It wasn't the sights and sounds of this huge exotic country that caught his attention, but the terrible poverty he saw on almost every corner.

One day during their trip, they passed through some poor villages in Jharkhand in the northeast. There, Thomas learned that only around 20% of local teens went to school. But when he asked villagers what they needed to help educate children, they didn't ask for paper, pens or books. What they really needed were bicycles. As Thomas learned, many children have to walk up to 20 miles to get to school. And because the area has many dangerous animals like snakes and leopards, these journeys are very hazardous. So, instead, many children work on farms or in local coal mines.

When he returned to the USA, Thomas decided to do something to solve the problem. With the help of his family and school friends, he set up a charity called Access to Education to raise money to buy bicycles for children in India. He started fundraising in his high school and by the end of 2008 he had raised $600. This was enough to buy eight bicycles. And now, the campaign is stronger than ever. In fact, the charity has sent around 500 bicycles to schools in India. These bicycles are manufactured in India and are strong enough to ride in forest terrain. Also, each comes with a repair kit so that it can be used for many years.

Once a year Thomas and his father travel to India to distribute the bicycles and teach children how to ride them. And each time, villagers gather to show their thanks to this inspirational teenager. As Thomas says, "Giving a bicycle to these kids is to make them stronger, is to give them power. It's an amazing thing to do.”

What could be another suitable title for the text?

It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _____ he wouldn't get wet.

Tom apologized to his teacher for _____ his Math exercises .

When getting into troubles, Jack never _____ on other people for help. He always solves them on his own.

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each question.

He is truly a reliable friend. He will always be with me and never let me down.

Sadly, many non-disabled people have negative attitudes toward children with cognitive impairments in developing countries.

I retired when I was sixty and now I’m living on my _____ .

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country’s impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966, Canada’s population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930s and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950s, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada’s history, in the decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950s supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.

After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families.

It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution. Although the growth in Canada’s population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960s was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

Everyone likes _____ when they have got some success.

Two friends Linda and Peter are at a party.

- Linda: “Would you like some more sandwiches?”

- Peter: “ _____. I'm full.”

After convincing myself that the result didn't matter, I felt oddly _____ when we lost.

Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank

THE NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE (NCS)

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a government-run programme in England that gives teens a chance to do new things and help people at the same time. Young people between 15 and 17 years old can volunteer for team projects that help their communities. In this way, they can (16) _____ new challenges and learn useful life and work skills.

Each NCS project brings together young people from different backgrounds. As a team they develop a project to (17) _____something that they are passionate about. There are many different groups, issues and problems that they can help with, including: the elderly, the homeless, children, animal shelters, (18) _____, the environment and much, much more.

After they make a plan, the teens work in the community to put their projects into action. (19)_____, the community is better off and the students build their self-confidence and (20) _____ teamwork, leadership and communication skills.

Braille alphabet has been one of the greatest ____ in human history.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need to be corrected in each of the following questions.

I gave him a couple of dollars, which were enough to buy somthing to eat.

Ann hoped _____ to join the private club. She could make important business contact there.

What's the matter? You look _____.