A. DISTRACTING B. DISMANTLING C. DISPERSING D. DISTURBING...

10. A. distracting B. dismantling C. dispersing D. disturbing Trang 5/7 PART 3. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (1.0 point) Example: (0) SEEM

Island Life

Life on a small island may (0) SEEM very inviting to the tourists who spend a few weeks there in the summer, but the realities of living on (1) __________ is virtually a rock surrounded by water are quite different from what the casual visitor imagines. Although in summer the island villages are full of people, life and activity, when the tourist season is over, many of the shop owners shut (2) __________ their businesses and return to the mainland to spend the winter in town. (3) __________ to say, those who remain on the island, (4) __________ by choice or necessity, face many hardships. One of the worst of these is isolation, with its many attendant problems. When the weather is bad, which is often the (5) __________ in winter, the island is entirely cut off; this means not only that people (6) __________ have goods delivered but also that a medical emergency can be fatal (7) __________ someone confined to an island. At (8) __________ telephone communication is cut off, which means that (9) __________ word from the outside world can get (10) __________. Isolation and loneliness are basic reasons why so many people have left the island for a better and more secure life in the mainland cities, in spite of the fact that this involves leaving “home”. PART 4. For questions 1 – 10, give the correct form of the words in the brackets. (1.0 point) Example: (0) DENSELY

Evidence of Ancient Towns Found in Amazon

Satellite images of the Upper Amazon Basin have revealed interesting new information about the area. Dozens of ancient, (0. dense) DENSELY packed towns arranged in an organized pattern have been mapped. Scientists say the repeated patterns noted within these (1. settle) _________ suggest a highly ordered way of life. The isolated tribes that remain in the Amazon today are the last (2. survive) __________ of these once great societies, according to the theory. If this theory is correct, then it is anticipated that it will provide scientists with (3. sight) __________ that will (4. doubt) __________ help better protect the indigenous populations remaining in the Amazon. Between the towns, which today are almost completely (5. grow) __________, was a patchwork of fields for crops along with ponds which were in all (6. likely) __________ used for fish farms. The structure of these towns is similar to that (7. vision) __________ by planner Ebenezer Howard who proposed the (8. develop) __________ of “garden cities”. Now these Amazonian “garden cities” have been found, scientists must study them closely in the hope of finding a possible (9. alter) __________ to the modern system of town-building which is destroying vast reaches of the Amazon and (10. place) __________ the last of the region’s indigenous tribes. PART 5 For questions 1 – 5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do NOT change the word given. You must use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given. (0.25 point) Example: 0. Milly burst out laughing when she saw herself in the mirror. SIGHT → Milly burst into _____________________________________________ herself in the mirror. Example: 0. LAUGHTER WHEN SHE CAUGHT SIGHT OF Trang 6/7