IT ___________WITHOUT SAYING THAT WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS...

10. It ___________without saying that winners never quit and quitters never win.

A. comes B. means C. is D. goes

Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank.

Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills

they need for such everyday (1. act)_______ as reading a newspaper or managing their money.

It also gives them the (2. special)_______ training they may need to prepare for a job or career.

For example, a person must meet certain (3. educate) _______ requirements and obtain a license

or certificate before he can practice law or medicine. Many fields, like computer operation or

police work, require (4. satisfy) _______ completion of special training courses.

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Education is also important because it helps people get more out of life. It increases their

(5. know) _______ and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make

life more interesting and (6. enjoy)_______ such as the skills needed to participate in a sport,

paint a picture, or play a (7. music) _______ instrument. Such education becomes (8.

increase)_______ important as people gain more and more leisure time.

Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because

social changes today take place with increasing speed and (9. effect)_______ the lives of more

and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him with

the skills for (10. adjust) _______ to them.

Part 3: There are 10 errors in the following passage. Underline the mistakes and correct

them in the space provided.

Example: 0. was  is

It

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the human factor that contributes to the absolute majority of road accidents which

involves the tremendous toll of fatalities each year. Other, less decisive, causes are vehicle

malfunctions or road shortcomings.

Speeding motorists are notorious for failing to give way at junctions, misjudging the

situation on the road or being unable to accurate estimate the distance while overtaking the

“snail pacers” ahead. Drinkers whom settle behind the wheel after one glass or two may be

running the risk of causing a tragedy through their impaired perception, which is not such rare a

case again.

Unfortunately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessary alterations in the traffic

system that change the behavioral patterns of drivers. There are voices that more severe

disciplinary resolutions ought to be put into practice if the vehicle users are to benefit with the

greater security on the road. The idea of producing safe road users through pre-school parental

instructions or through incorporating the safety regulations into school curriculum have been

widely acclaimed in many communities and is expected yielding the required results as the first

step in bettering the qualifications of the future drivers and acquainting them with the potential

hazards that may raise on the road.