V. Gap filling :
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
Passage 1:
There are three separate sources of hazard in the (1) process of supplying energy by
nuclear power.
First, the (2) radioactive material must travel from its place of manufacture to the
power station. Although the power stations themselves are solidly built, the containers used
for the transport of the materials are (3) not. There are normally only two methods of
transport (4) available namely road or rail. Unfortunately, both of these (5) involve close
contact with the general public since the (6) routes are sure to pass near or even through,
heavily (7) populated areas.
Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that
in most cases will (8) remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to (9)
make these wastes no radioactive, and so they must be (10) placed in one of the
inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For examples, they may be buried under
the ground, or dropped into abandoned mines or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do
not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily (11) crack the containers open.
Third, there is the problem of accidental (12) exposure due to a leak or an explosion
at the power station. As with the other two, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a
serious objection (13) against the nuclear program. Nevertheless, it can happen.
Separately, these three types of risks are a great cause for (14) concern. Taken
together, though, the (15) propability of disaster is extremely high.
1. A. procedure B. manner C. technique D. process
2. A. destructive B. radioactive C. explosive D. effective
3. A. not B. neither C. also D. too
4. A. possible B. acceptable C. favorable D. available
5. A. relate B. make C. involve D. require
6. A. streets B. routes C. roads D. ways
7. A. populated B. popular C. inhabited D. living
8. A. continue B. rest C. begin D. remain
9. A. cause B. do C. make D. produce

9. A. will B. would C. won’t D. shouldn’t
10. A. some B. several C. much D. any
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11. A. that B. what C. why D. which
12. A. have make B. had made C. make D. made
13. A. then B. and C. much D. but
14. A. they B. he C. we D. she
15. A. much B. more C. many D. several
V. Gap filling :
George Smith is 40 years old. He has worked is a factory (1) for 30 years. One day
he is told that a new machine has been installed which does his job (2) automatically. He is
no longer needed. So he has to leave his job – he is made (3) redundant. George has done
his (4) best to look for a new job but he keeps getting the same answer – “ No (5)
vacancies”. There are no jobs suitable (6) with him within reasonable traveling distance of
his home.
At his local Job centre he is given a piece of paper to (7) take to the Unemployment
Benefit Office. There he is given a card which tells him the day and time each fortnight he
must “sign on”. This means he signs a register stating that he is (8) unemployed.
His unemployment benefit is sent to him by post every week that he signs on. He (9)
cashes the cheque at a post office or bank. If his unemployment benefit is not enough to live
(10) on , George can go to the Social Security Office: he may be able to get extra help from
there. (11) After some weeks of unemployment, the Job centre tells George about a possible
vacancy. The only problem is that if George gets the job, he will have to move to another
part of Britain. He is writing to (12) move house but first he has to go for (13) an interview
with his prospective employer. It costs money to travel and to move house. George sees
some pamphlets in his Job centre. They give him information about help with interview
expenses. He also reads about grants and allowances (14) available if he does have to move
to another part of the country.
George is (15) offered the job at the interview, but he may not be able to take it
because the cost of housing in the area is too high.

mixture of smoke and fog.
1. A. proportion B. population C. pollution D. number
2. A. after B. before C. next D. ago
3. A. bigger B. the bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
4. A. many B. a lot C. much D. little
5. A. bigger B. bigger than C. biggest D. the biggest
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6. A. with B. for C. to D. in spite of
7. A. go B. leave C. come D. travel
8. A. what B. that C. who D. which
9. A. why B. where C. when D. which
10. A. so as B. as follows C. the following D. such as
11. A. Like B. Similar C. The same D. Likely
12. A. advantages B. problems C. good points D. features
13. A. at B. during C. on D. into
14. A. cleaner B. clean C. cleanest D. as clean
15. A. link B connection C. stir D. mixture
V. Gap filling :
All living things, plant or animal, (1) need vitamins for health, growth, and
reproduction. Yet vitamins are not a source of calories and do not (2) contribute
significantly to body mass. The plant or animal (3) uses vitamins as tools in processes (4)
that regulate chemical activities in the organism and that use basic food elements –
carbohydrates, fats, and proteins – to form tissues (5) and to produce energy.
Vitamins can be (6) used over and over, and only tiny amounts are needed to replace
(7) those that are lost. (8)Unfortunately, most vitamins are essential in the diet because the
body does not produce (9) enough of them or, in many cases, does not produce them at all.
Thirteen (10) different vitamins have been identified by nutritionists: A, eight B-complex
vitamins, C, D, E, and K. (11) Some substances, such as carnitine and choline, behave like
vitamins but are made in adequate (12) amounts in the human body.
(13) Vitamins were originally placed in categories based on (14) their function in the

person taking a drink of (15) water today may be drinking the same water that gave
refreshment to a Stone Age man.
1. A.most B. nearly C. more D. each
2. A. with B. in C. on D. without
3. A. for B. rather than C. from D. by
4. A. fills with B. is full of C. fills D. is filled
5. A. As B. Unlike C. Onto D. In
6. A. which B. where C. who D. whose
7. A. plants B. animals C. things D. items
8. A. includes B. consists of C. accounts D. comprises
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9. A. useless B. urgent C. going D. necessary
10. A. forms B. pictures C. images D. shadows
11. A. can B. able C. about D. happy
12. A. nearly B. all C. most D. almost
13. A. what B. who C. that is D. that
14. A. however B. but C. nor D. except
15. A. water B. the air C. beer D. wine
V. Gap filling :
THE BURGLARS' FRIEND
It was three o’clock in the morning when (36) four-year-old Russell Brown woke up to go
to the bathroom.
His parents were (37) well asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living room and
saw a light was (38) on , he went downstairs. There he (39) found two men. They asked
him his name and (40) found him they were friends of the family. Unfortunately, Russell
believed them. They asked him where the VCR and TV were. Russell (41) showed them
and said they had a stereo and CD player, too.
The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother (42) kept
her wallet in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even (43) gave them his
pocket money - 50 cents. They finally left at 4 A.M. They said, “Will you open the back

The first step towards managing your time better (44) is keeping a time log. In a time log
you record everything (45) that you do during the day. Then you calculate how much .(46)
time you spent on (47) each thing -traveling, telephoning, eating, chatting, washing, writing
(48) letters, etc .”When they do a time log”, says Sam Flower. Most people are amazed (49)
at how (50) much time they waste.
(36). A.in B. of C. on D. with
(37). A. much B. many C. some D. any
(38). A. in B. at C. for D. into
(39). A. in B. on C. under D. of
(40). A. your B. my C. her D. his
(41). A. in B. on C. for D. about
(42). A. two B. both C. second D. twice
(43). A. lives B. work C. career D. life
(44). A. better B. good C. best D. gooder
(45). A. somethings B. anything C. everything D. thing
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(46). A. much B. many C .some D. any
(47). A. in B. of C. with D. on
(48). A. writes B. writing C. to write D. write
(49). A. amaze B. amazed C. to amaze D. amazing
(50). A. what B. which C. how D.that
V. Gap filling :
When I was sixteen I (36)_________school and went to work in a butcher’s shop.
The manager was a young man, only a few years older (37)_________me, and he was very
ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest. When customers asked (38)________the best steak
he would sell them poor-quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the
meat (39)________ tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he
did not give the (40)________change and the customers did not notice.
One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (41)________ sold all
our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (42)_________to lock the door, a woman