I'm afraid it will be a long time before we get to the _____ of this
  unpleasant affair.
  A) base
  B) bottom
  C) foundation
  D) foot
  E) basis

  The Director of the Company _____ some figures from the report
  in front of him.
  A) spoke
  B) said
  C) told
  D) quoted
  E) referred

  My advice to you is to make your mind up before it's too late and simply _____.
   A) take the opportunity soon
   C) take the opportunity now
   B) take the opportunity fairly
   D) take the opportunity slowly

  I am very fond of Graham Greene's novels. He is my _____ modern
  author.
  A) favored
  B) favorite
  C) likely
  D) popular
  E) preferred

  The doctor _____ just _____ for.
  A) is / sent
  B) was / sent
  C) has / sent
  D) has / been sent
  E) will / be sent

  A: Where are the letters I put on the kitchen table?
  B: I _____ and took them to the post office.
  A) picked up them
  B) picked up letters
  C) picked them up
  D) picked letters up

  She _____ him at once.
   A) has recognized
   B) recognized
   C) had recognized

  "Goodbye, darling. I _____ phone as soon as I arrive."
  "Thanks. Bye!"
  A) can
  B) will
  C) am going to
  D) might

  February is the _____ month of the year.
   A) short
   B) shorter
   C) shortest

  _____ the day after tomorrow, I'm going to Bora Bora. I can't wait!
   A) In
   B) On
   C) (none)

  Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.
   A) fell
   B) was falling
   C) is falling

  Julia gets up early. Mike gets up _____ than Julia. Anderson gets
  up _____ .
  A) as early as / earlier
  B) earlier / the earliest
  C) early / earlier
  D) the earliest / earlier

  The 20th century has been marked by national school systems among developing
   __1__ particularly in Asia and Africa. Compulsory __2__ education has
  become nearly universal but evidence __3__ that large numbers __4__
  children - perhaps as many as 50 percent of those aged 6 to 18 throughout the world - do
  not __5__ school.
  
  1.
   A) roles
   B) schools
   C) people
   D) nations
  2.
   A) final
   B) possible
   C) elementary
   D) advanced
  3.
   A) fills
   B) refuses
   C) forbids
   D) shows
  4.
   A)of
   B) in
   C) at
   D) for
  5.
   A) realize
   B) manage
   C) attend
   D) prepare

  Once, the traditional British holiday was a week at the seaside..either in the UK or somewhere with more reliable weather like the Mediterranean. But recently, holidaymakers have been looking for a different holiday experience. Perhaps inspired by wildlife documentaries on television, tourists have been flocking to places like Kenya and South Africa for safaris and bush camp holidays. Interest in China has been growing too. About half a million UK tourists have visited China on cultural tours since the 2008 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, tour companies have been promoting the traditional package holiday with a new twist to attract more customers..but with mixed results, One holiday operator has filled all the places on its spa holidays in Spain for this season, but they have sold only half of their available luxury breaks in Egypt.
   One of the most notable changes is that the older generation of British holidaymakers has been travelling like never before. The number of holidaymakers over 60 has doubled in the last three years. Cruise destinations in the Caribbean or even to Antarctica are no longer just for young adventurers.
   What does the passage mainly discuss?
  
  1.
  A) Tradition and modernity
  B) Tourism on the rise in the UK
  C) A change in a traditional pattern
  D) The older generation of British holidaymakers
  2. All of the following arc mentioned as places that have gained more attraction for UK holidaymakers than before EXCEPT _____ .
  A) China
  B) Egypt
  C) Kenya
  D) South Africa
  3. Which of the following could best be concluded from the passage?
  A) The 2008 Olympic Games were held in an East Asian country.
  B) British people are very much interested in athletic games than culture,
  C) Most British people go abroad for swimming in the sea or spending time at the seaside.
  D) The habits of the older generation in Britain were healthier than those of the younger generation,
  4. According to the passage, Antarctica used to have not much attraction for _____ .
  A) young British holiday makers
  B) people of the older generation in the UK
  C) those involved in arranging tour destinations
  D) people living in European countries other than the UK

  Eye contact is a nonverbal technique that helps the speaker "sell" his or her ideas to an audience. Eye contact also helps hold listener interest. A successful speaker must try to have eye contact with an audience. To have a good relationship with listeners, a speaker should make direct eye contact for at least 75 percent of the time. Some speakers focus only on their notes. Others gaze over the heads of their listeners. Both are likely to lose audience interest and respect. People who make eye contact while speaking, whether from a podium or from across the table, are "considered not only as exceptionally good at speaking by their target but also as more believable and serious."
   To show the power of eye contact in daily life, we have only to consider how people behave when they happen to look at each other on the street. At one extreme are those people who feel forced to smile when they make eye contact. At the other extreme are those who feel not relaxed and immediately look away. To make eye contact, it seems, is to make a certain link with someone.
  
  1. What is the main idea of the passage?
  A) How to Make Eye Contact
  B) When and Where to Avoid Eye Contact
  C) Eye Contact as a Means of Communication
  D) Effect of Eye Contact on People's Daily Behavior
  2. What does the author imply eye contact can do when he says, "... helps the speaker 'sell' his or her ideas to an audience" (line 1)?
  A) a It can help the speaker become famous and make money as a result.
  B) It involves messages not included in the language used by the speaker
  C) It can make an audience ready to buy whatever the speaker offers for sale.
  D) It can increase the possibility of people's accepting the speaker's opinions.
  3. According to the passage, who is more likely to be more respected by an audience?
  A) A speaker who gazes over the heads of the people to whom he is talking.
  B) A speaker who looks away when feeling bad if people on the street look at him
  C) A speaker who has notes and looks at his notes most of the time while speaking.
  D) A speaker making eye contact with the audience during most of his speech.
  4. Which one of the following could be put in place of the word "target" in line 7 without a change in meaning?
  A) Technique
  B) Audience
  C) Eye contact
  D) Interest and respect
  5. The writer of the passage tries to prove his main point in paragraph 2 by _____
  A) providing an example
  B) reporting an event that happened in his own life
  C) saying that people who dislike eye contact are few in number
  D) mentioning the various advantages of eye contact in ordinary people's daily life