AIR ______IS A BIG PROBLEM IN MANY CITIES IN THE WORLD.( POLLUTE)...

45. Air ______is a big problem in many cities in the world.( POLLUTE) Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from 46 to 50 ). Recognize the mistakes and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (5 pts) Line Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to kept between ourselves 1 2 and other people. When someone we do not know well gets too close we usually begin 3 to feel comfortable. If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move away. Some interesting studies have done in libraries. If 4 strangers come too close, many people get up and leave the building, others use 5 different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Live in cities has made 6 7 people develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people on so crowd trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin 8 9 contract, and apologize if hands touch by mistake. People using newspapers as a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the 10 11distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.. Example: Line 1: kept→ keep SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts) Question I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the text below. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10 points) The birthday cake is traditionally highly decorated,and typically covered(51)______ lit candles when presented; the number of candles often equals the(52)________of the person.The person (53)_______birthday it is makes a silent wish and then (54)____out the candles;if done in one breath,the wish is supposed to come (55)______,but only if the person keeps the wish to himself(or herself). It is also common for the "birthday boy" or" birthday girl" to cut the initial (56)______of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a wedding cake.Birthday cakes have been a tradition dating back as (57)_______as the Middle Ages when the English would conceal symbolic items (58)_______as gold coins,rings and thimbles inside their cakes.Each item was associated with a prediction.For example, a person (59)_______a gold coin in a birthday cake would supposedly (60)_______wealthy. Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10pts) YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THE INTERNET Over the last few years, the use of the Internet has increased dramatically in French schools, offices, and homes and this trend continues to grow. Who could have imagined, even in the last decade, that we would be able to (61) _______our friends, colleagues and clients around the world simply through the (62) _______ of a mouse and a modem? There is no doubt, like any invention, that the Internet can be used for good or bad but it is here to stay and has (63) _______ the way we communicate. In the world of business, no corporation can be competitive unless it has (64) _______to the Internet. It has become essential to advertise your product and service in this way and an increasing number of companies are using this opportunity to reach a greater number of (65) _______ consumers. Indeed, the bigger the website, (66) _______ professional the company seems to be. Similarly in education, the opportunities that the Internet can (67) _______are vast. More and more students are (68) _______ on the Internet for their research; for instance, a physics undergraduate in Paris can download information from a university library in the States in minutes. From the latest research in scientific and linguistic fields to new theories in psychology and history; all this may be published on the world-wide web. What will be the future for the Internet in France? It has been (69) _______ that 60% of homes and 50% of business will have access to the Internet within five years. Children, students and professionals will be able to (70) _______and explore the world as they have never done before.