MY MOTHER BOUGHT FOR ME A NICE SCHOOLBAG ON THE OCCASION OF A NEW...

65. My mother bought for me a nice schoolbag on the occasion of a new school year.

SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION.

I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.

Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go

and live in big, noisy cities. This means that they are (66)………. the peaceful hills,

mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside for the busy world of streets, buildings,

traffic and crowds. This movement from (67)……… areas to urban areas has been going on

for over two hundred years.

In many(68) …………, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work.

After one or two large factories have (69)………….. built in or near a town, people come to

find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area

nearby, where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools,

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions. The Far

Eastern Championship Games were created to show unity and cooperation among three

nations: Japan, the Philippines and China. The first games were held in Manila,

the Philippines in 1931. Other Asian nations participated after it was organized.

After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent. Many of the

new independent Asian countries wanted to use a new type of competition where Asian

dominance should not be shown by violence and should be strengthened by mutual

understanding. In August 1948, during the 14

Olympic Game in London, India representative

Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions

about holding the Asian Games. They agreed to form the Asian Athletic Federation. A

preparatory was set up to draft the charter for the Asian amateur athletic federation. In

February, 1949, the Asian athletic federation was formed and used the name Asian Games

Federation. It was formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was decided to hold

the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi the capital of India. They added that the Asian

Games would be regularly held once every four years.