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Question I : Fill ONLY ONE word in gaps .
How do you know if your interest (1) ....science is a genuine one ?. By your………
curiosity about scientific subjects. By the fact that you ask intelligent (2) .... about………
science, and profit from the answers so that each successive question shows you know
more about the subject. By the fact that you (3) .. .to work on scientific problems-…… …
mathematical puzzles, perhaps- and by the fact that you insist on (4) . each……… …
problem completely. By a bulldog quality that won’t let you drop a subject (5) ...you……
understand it inside out. You don’t need a lightning- fast mind to be a (6) ... . Nor do……
you need a miraculous memory. Nor (7) .it necessary …………… (8) . . you get… …… …
very high grades in (9) .. . .. . The only point that counts is that you have a high……… … …
(10) . .. of interest in science. In the event that you do settle upon…… ……… ………
science for a profession. I would recommend that you get as thorough an education (11)
..possible. I do not say that a PhD is a prerequisite to advancement, but it does…………
have great value. If you don’t choose science for your (12) , I would urge that…………
you at least take science appreciation course at school. In this scientific age, All of (13)
should have some grasp of the developments that are shaping our lives .…………
Question II : Underline the best answer to complete the passage below .
Every day we see and (1.hear/listen) a great deal of advertising. Newspapers are full
(2.on / of) advertising. Some (3.advertisements / advertisings) are tiny want ads.
(4.Another/ Others ) fill several pages. Sometimes what seems to be a comic strip may turn
(5. on/ out) to be advertising. Magazines, too, (6. hold/ carry) advertisements. As we walk
along the street, we see displays in store windows and pictures (7.in /on ) billboards. At
night huge (8.electricity/ electric ) signs flash in many colors. All of these are (8 .’
advertisement / advertising).
Different (9.as / than) they are, all these advertisements are (10.alike/ like) in one

weighs one gram.
Mathematicians and scientists worked on these problems for twenty years until they
finally finished the complete system. The biggest problem was measuring the meter.
The metric system was a wonderful gift to the world. There are only a few
countries that don’t use it. The United States is one. The metric system is truly an
international system. Answers.
1. Celsius is part of the metric system. 1.
2. Hectares are part of the metric system. 2.
3. We use the metric system to measure things. 3.
4. The French revolution was in the seventeenth century. 4.
5. The metric system is an international scientific system of measurement. 5.
6. A mathematician and a scientist invented the metric system. 6.
7. France gave the world a wonderful gift. 7.
8. The United States uses the metric system. 8.
9. The United States uses an old English system of measurement. 9.
10. The French Revolution was after the American Revolution. 10.
Question IV : Put the correct tense of the verbs below .
1.He (1.not catch ) cold if he ………………… (2.not walk) ..in the rain so long………………
2. Her (3. get) .. .sick was not expected.………………………… ………
3. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (4. not do ) ..it.………
4. The boy’s eyes were red because he (5. cry) .………………………………
5. He took to (6. smoke) .. ..when he was young.…………………… ………
6. Is it obligatory that the voyage (7. cancel) ?………………………
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7. Don’t worry ! By the time we (8. finish) . .. cooking they (9. do)……… …………
their homework.…………

kitchen and love getting involve in the …3 .of their meals. They ………
should be …4 ..to do so, and care should be taken to ………… …5 ., …
they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do
things …6 .but they shouldn’t be criticised too much. …………
Although the finished result may not be quite to your …7 , the ……
young cook will undoubtedly find it quite the …8 ..food he or she ……
has ever eaten.
Kitchens can, of course, be …9 places and so the absolute ………
10 of keeping an eye on children at all times can’t be emphasized ……
Marvel
Speak
Prepare
Courage
Sure
Correct
Like
Tasty
Danger
Important
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too …11 .. . Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until ……
children are old enough to handle them safely.
heavy
Question VII : Use the suggestion to build meaningful sentences .
1. I / not / able/ find / another / job/ yet //.→ . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. … …
2. He / want / join / army / much /when/ child//.

4. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house”.
→ She flatly ……………………………………………………………………………
5. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
→ He broke ……………………………………………………………………………
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6. Not many people attended the meeting (turnout)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Did you see Alice at the party last night (catch).
…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. To listen to music is my interest .
→ I find ………………………………………………………………………………
9. She congratulated him on his success.
→ She offered ...…………………………………………………………………………
10. It looks as if Owen’s injuries aren’t very serious. ( seem).
………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
→ Such is ..……………………………………………………………………………
12. He lost his job owing to a change in management.
→ It was ………………………………………………………………………………
Question X : Choose the best answer .
1.He drove through the town ..a hundred miles an hour.……
A. at B. with C. in D . no word is need
2. Can you give me a word ..”S” ?……………
A. begin B. beginning C. began D. begun
3. The book covers every inch of the floor space. They take up a lot of ………………
A. are B. spaces C. room D. place.