I. Listen to part of an interview with Julie Pankhurst and choose True (T) or False (F)1. Julie Pankhurstgot the idea for Friends Reunited when she was on leave from home. ____________
2. Julie and her husband did not have any internet skills. ____________
3. The Friends Reunited service is free to online members ____________
4. The Business has developed very quickly. ____________
5. Friends Reunited only operates in the UK.
6. The service now includes workplaces as well as schools and universities ____________
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II. Grammar and Structure:
1. For the big projects that cost a lot, I look __________ financial partners who will share the cost- and the profits.
a. through b. in c. for d. over
2. I had been __________ in cookery since I was fourteen.
a. interested . b. concerned c. attanded d. invested
3. He’s going to play a major __________ in our new project.
a. place b. point c. rank d. role
4. It really started in July 1999 when I was on maternity __________ from work.
a. holiday b. stop c. permission d. leave
5. According ________ this newspaper report, we’ve got a 50% chance of living to be 100.
a. to b. by c. for d. with
6. “I’d rather you______ home now.”
a. going b. go c. gone d. went
7. Jane ______ law for four years now at Harvard.
a. is studying b. has been studying c. studies d. studied
8. This library card will give you free access ______ the Internet eight hours a day.”
a. on b. to c. from d. in
9. After a lot of difficulties, he ___to open the door.
a. managed b. succeeded c. obtained d. realised
10. We were made .............. all the cleaning in the house.
a. to do b. do c. doing d. done
11. The children ............. to stay up late.
a. don’t allow b. aren’t let c. aren’t allowed d. would rather
12. She has .................. money that she can buy everything she wants.
13. a. such b. so c. so much d. so many
14. Mr. Nam is our French teacher. He .................... French since he ................... Ho Chi Minh city in 1990.
a. has been taught / left b. has taught / left
c. has taught / has left d. had taught / left
15. If you ......................... what Nam is doing, you ........................ very surprised.
a. had known / would be
b. knew / would be
c. knew / would have been
d. knew / will be
16. Her ....................... was so great that she couldn't drive her car.
a. anxiety b. anxious c. anxiously d. anxiousty
17. I ................................... very happy if there ..................... a good film on channel 9 last night.
a. would be / had been b. would have been / would be
c. would have been / had been d. had been / had been
18. It's the most ....................... story I've ever read.
a. boring b. bore c. bored d. boringly
19. I wish you ................... longer.
a. will stay b. can stay c. could stay d. stay
20. . “Why didn’t you invite me to go to the dance?” “Sorry, I wish I ........... you to go with us.”
a. could invite
b. invited
c. have invited
d. had invited
III. Reading
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 21: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. push their child into trying too much B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education
Question 22: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful
C. understand and help their children sensibly D. arrange private lessons for their children
Question 23: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians. B. Unrealistic parents.
C. Their children. D. Educational psychologists.
Question 24: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his father is a musician B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way
Question 25: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "surprised at" B. "extremely interested in"
C. "completely unaware of" D. "confused about"
Question 26: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions B. cannot learn much music from them
C. has become a good musician D. is afraid to disappoint them
Question 27: The word "They" in the passage refers to ______.
A. concerts B. violin lessons C. parents in general D. Michael’s parents
Question 28: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____.
A. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother
Question 29: The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "getting ready to do something" B. "eager to do something"
C. "not objecting to doing anything" D. "not wanting to do something"
Question 30: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
VI. Writing: Write a paragraph about a rainy day you remember most (100 words).
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