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(9: ;. Th sinh lm bi vo t giy thi 4< (=>ICO ? G@4--4@ I< ChAABC thC DCBt AEtiA! 4F 6F C Ar D tA GAmEHCtC thC IAHHAJi!g K:CBtiA!B< 1. According to the of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave. A. la s !. rules ". terms #. details $. %lease acce&t our .. congratulations' A. finest !. armest ". dearest #. dee&est (. )t is difficult for museums to find funds to &rotect the nation*s A. inheritance !. heritage ". &ossessions #. legacy +. A &art,time -ob gives me the freedom to . my o n interests. A. &ursue !. chase ". see. #. catch /. )n his first game for 0e castle, 1eegan . a goal after /2 minutes. A. scored !. on ". earned #. gained 3. .. to "hina, if you had the chance4 A. #o you go !. 5ou go ". 6ad you gone #. 7ould you go 8. )t . a lot of &atience to be a nurse. A. uses !. ta.es ". s&ends #. costs 2. 9he had to &ass all her exams or :::::::: she ould have no holiday. A. instead !. else ". therefore #. though ;. < 6o *s 1aren today4< <9he is feeling .. she as yesterday.< A. better slightly than !. slight better than ". slightly better than #. slightly better 1=. <)s Tom a good or.er4< <6e .. hat he starts.< A. never almost finishes !. finishes almost ever ". almost never finishes #. finishes never almost II< I! mABt Hi!CB AI thC tCLtF thCrC iB ! CLtr JArM< NritC thC CLtr JArM Ar E:t tiGO ( " i! thC g E iI Hi!C iB GArrCGt< (0" !M (00" h PC DCC! MA!C B CL mEHCB< There ere eight of us in my family. 7e lived by in a very 0.by. small house. )t as al ays untidy because e left our toys 00... .. lying do n around. At first, our &arents &ic.ed our things u& 1. of for us. !ut eventually they decided not to &ut u& ith $. our untidiness any longer. They or.ed u& out an original ay (. to ma.e it tidier. They &laced one big box by on the front door +. for all the things that e dro&&ed by on our ay into the house /. from the garden. >ach of us had our o n &ersonal box indoors, 3. too. 9o, hen anyone tidied the house, they could &ut ith things 8. into boxes instead of ta.ing them u&stairs. ?ur &arents made 2. us to &ay a fine if e didn*t &ic. u& our things. 7e hated this ;. &unishment more than being told it off. 7e didn*t get much &oc.et 1=. money and didn*t ant to aste it u& on fines. 9o e sat do n 11. and or.ed out a schedule for tidying the house. 7e too. off 1$. turns cleaning and made out sure the house as tidy hen our 1(. &arents came home. 7e have all gro n it u& and left home no 1+. but e agree that our &arents definitely had the right idea. 1/. III< NritC thC GArrCGt QO@- AI C Gh Dr GOCtCM JArM i! thC !:mDCrCM BE GCB < (0" h B DCC! MA!C B ! CL mEHC< RO6 INT=@VI=NS 1

)ntervie s are an @=. %>AB>"TC method of choosing the best &eo&le 0< imECrICGt for -obs, yet human @1. !>C li.e to examine each other in this ay. 1. ?ne of the many &roblems of @$. 9>D>"TC as it is commonly &ractised $. is that the forms filled in by @(. A%%D5C often fail to sho &eo&le as (. they really are. This means that you can follo all the best @+. A#E)9>C +. hen com&leting your form and still find that you are @/. 9F"">99C /. at the next stage , the intervie . @3. 9)G)DAAC in the rare cases here 3. intervie s are automatic, a candidate ith an @8. A#>HFAT>C form 8. may do sur&risingly ell. ?f course, your form needs to sho that you have @2. "?0B)#>0TC in 2. your @;. A!D>C to do the -ob, but don*t try to turn yourself into someone ;. else , a &erson you have to &retend to be at the intervie . Aealism and @1=. 6?0>9TC are definitely the best a&&roach. 1=. IV< S:EEHS thC GArrCGt IArm AI thC V=@6S i! DHAGO G Eit HB i! Dr GOCtB tA GAmEHCtC thC E BB gC< Gy friends %aul and >llen @1. A>TFA0, -ustC from their honeymoon in >uro&e. !efore they @$. D>AE>C .. 0e 5or., ) @(. I)E>C . them my brotherJs address in 9 itKerland in the ho&e that they @+. E)9)TC him and his family. 7hen ) @/. I?C to call on the ne ly, eds last Tuesday night, they told me ho much they @3. >0L?5C travelling around >uro&e and that e @8. D??1, soonC .... at the colour slides they @2. TA1>C . They also gave me greetings from my brother and assured me that it @;. !>C a great &leasure for them @1=. G>>TC . my relatives. 6< @=4DING CO-*@=H=NSION I< Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. - rg ri!C 0a&oleon ))) of Brance as (0"<4TT< for the invention of the butter substitute .no n as margarine. 6e as loo.ing for a chea& @1C to butter for the &oorer &eo&le of society, and for his army and navy. 9o he @$C ............... u& a &riKe com&etition to see ho ould @(C ............... u& ith the best solution. There as only one @+C ................. into this com&etition, from a man called Geges Gouries. 6e had @/C ................ over t o years ex&erimenting, and finally found an acce&table butter substitute made from mil. and various animal fats. )t tasted Muite &leasant, and s&read ell on bread, but it as @3C ............. hite. @8C its colour, Geges GouriesJ invention as a arded the &riKe. 5ello colouring as added to it at a @2C ............. date. Gargarine soon ent into mass @;C ............... and as ex&orted all over the orld. )n !ritain it as called *!utterine*, until &rotests from farmers @1=C ............. to that name being made illegal. Barmers in America ere not ha&&y @11C ....the ne arrival on the mar.et either. They @1$C .....to the yello colouring, saying that it made it resemble butter so @1(C .. that it could deceive consumers. )n effect, 0a&oleon )))*s com&etition is still going on. The ultimate @1+C ........... of every margarine manufacturer is to &roduce a &roduct that is @1/C to distinguish from butter. And they .ee& trying. 0< 4 rCBEA!BiDHC ! original " fundamental # vital 1. A o&tion ! re&lacement " alternative # choice $.A set ! too. " gave # &ut (.A ma.e ! bring " go # come +.A com&etitor ! &layer " attem&t # entry /.A used ! s&ent " tried # made 3.A clear ! &ure " true # &erfect 8.A #es&ite ! Although " 6o ever # 0evertheless 2.A further ! longer " later # farther ;.A &roduction ! creation " industry # construction 1=.A changed ! ended " brought # led 11.A over ! about " at # for $

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Dong,haul flights have -ust got longer, ith a non,sto& flight from 9inga&ore to 0e 5or. no in o&eration. !ut 12 hours in the air creates its o n challenges. A lot of &re&aration goes into the ultra long,haul flight. The air craft is s&ecifically designed for the -ourney ith more s&ace and extensive entertainment services. The flight cre s are also s&ecially trained. The seasoned traveler is also more a are of the health ris.s associated ith a flight that covers as much as 13.3== .m @1=.(1= milesC in distance. >x&osure to lo er oxygen levels for u& to 12, maybe $=, hours is abnormal for the human body. 7ith dee& vein thrombosis @#ETC the &roblem really starts occurring after 1$ hours @in,flightC. This could lead to an increase in heart attac.. #octors believe that &revention is better than cure hen it comes to in,flight health. %assengers on ultra long,range flights need to be &rovided ith flight soc.s and, if necessary, tablets for thinning the blood. )t is not -ust the health and vitality of the &assenger that is at sta.e on a flight of this length, but also that of the flight cre . NThey give us training on fatigue management and ho to ad-ust to the local time in 0e 5or. and to exercise, as ell as ta.e care of our diet and eat lightly in,flight,O says Dinda 7u, a ste ardess on 9inga&ore Airlines. 6o ever, &assengers are trading in health concerns for convenience. An extra,long flight means &assengers do not need to brea. u& their -ourney and change &lanes. NThey li.e to board once, de,&lane once. )t is saving time,O says Lames 7illiams from 9inga&ore Airlines. NBrom Dos Angeles to 9inga&ore, &assengers are saving t o and a half hours. And to 0e 5or. &assengers are saving u& to four hours in flying time.O Thai Air ays is also launching a non,sto& service to 0e 5or. from !ang.o. next Lune to com&ete ith 9inga&ore Airlines. )t is &lanning a similar service to "hicago, "athay %acific, "ontinental, Hantas and >mirates Airlines also offer flights that are more than 1+ hours in duration. 6o ever, there is still a Muestion of hether longer non,sto& flight ill become &o&ular. NThey ill certainly have a role in the future of aviation, there is no doubt about it. %eo&le ill &refer to fly non,sto& if it is available,O says "hris Lohnson, an airline analyst. N!ut e are reaching the limits. These mar.ets are at the very margin of aviation. Gost airlines still fly in the eight to 1$,hour sector. This is still here the biggest volume in traffic is.O Avery believes that geogra&hy ill determine the demand for the ultra long,haul flight and that orld ide a&&eal for this ty&e of flight is unli.ely. NAsia is here the demand is for the ultra long,haul flight. They are connecting Asian cities to the F.9. >ast "oast, hich is the big mar.et,O he ex&lains. NThe routes that connect most &laces that >uro&ean business travelers go do not need a ca&acity and endurance to fly 12 hours P this is the same for F.9. carriers.O 1. 7hy are longer flights &otentially harmful to &assengers and cre 4 A. !ecause there isnJt as much oxygen in the air. !. %eo&le ill get bored more easily. ". Dong &eriods of inactivity ill damage their bones. $. 7hat are flight soc.s4 A. 9&ecial soc.s to .ee& the &lane free of harmful bacteria !. ?ne of the &reventive measures &lanned by airlines ". 9oc.s that sto& your blood getting too thin (

(. 7hich of the follo ing methods of countering the health &roblems caused by long flight is 0?T mentioned4 A. 6o best to co&e ith -et lag !. Advice on food consum&tion during a flight ". Advice on drin.ing alcohol +. 7hat are the advantages of longer flights4 A. There are less &roblems ith -et lag. !. %assengers save time. ". %assengers get a good brea. bet een flights. /. 7here is the mar.et for longer flights ex&ected to develo&4 A. !et een >uro&e and America !. !et een Asia and America ". !et een Asia and >uro&e 3. 7hat is closest in meaning to Nlong,haul flightO4 A. A flight that is non,sto& !. A flight that lasts longer than 1$ hours ". A flight that covers a significant distance 8. 7hat o&inion on the &ers&ective of extra,long flights does the author most li.ely su&&ort4 A. A great demand for extra,long flights ill be develo&ed. !. Ieogra&hical factor ill affect the need for extra,long flights. ". >xtra,long flights ill lose its attraction very soon. III< UA: rC gAi!g tA rC M ! rtiGHC DA:t iGC BO ti!g< ChAABC thC mABt B:it DHC hC Mi!g IrAm thC HiBt 41I IAr C Gh E rt (+17" AI thC rtiGHC< ThCrC iB A!C CLtr hC Mi!g JhiGh SA: MA !At !CCM tA :BC< A %re&aring yourself ! The benefits of the s&ort " 7hen things go rong # #ifferent s.ating techniMues > A change in a&&roach B The right attitude I Goving off 6 6olding your body correctly ) 6o it all started 1. :::::::::::::: )ce s.ating has a history of thousands of years. Archaeologists have discovered s.ates made from animal bone. )t seems that bone s.ates ere used until the introduction of iron into 9candinavia about the year $== A#. Among the 9candinavian u&&er classes, s.ating as seen as an essential s.ill. $. :::::::::::::: )n the early t entieth century, s.ating as stylish and reserved, but at the 1;$+ 7inter ?lym&ics, 11,year,old 9on-a 6enie introduced a more athletics attitude hich ins&ired a ne ave of &o&ularity. 0o adays art and athletics are combined and modern s.ating is both graceful and &hysically demanding. (. :::::::::::::::: Bor the beginner, balance and control are all im&ortant and s&eed can only increase ith &roficiency. The &osition of your body &lays a great &art in balance. Degs slightly bo ed and the .nees bent .ee& the body eight centredQ in effect the body leans slightly for ard in this &osition. Bor s.ating, &robably more than any other s&ort or recreation, relaxation is vital. +. :::::::::::::::: Bor the starting &osition, the heels should almost be touching and the feet should be turned out ards. 7hile &ushing to ard ith the bac. foot, you ma.e a very small movement ith the +

other foot. Bairly easy, isnJt it4 )f you can .ee& this u& for a hile, you can then slo ly increase the length of your movements as you gain ex&erience. /. :::::::::::::::: 1no ing ho to fall must be learnt among the s.aterJs first s.ills. >ven the best of the &rofessionals fall. )n order to fall ithout in-ury, you should be as relaxed as &ossible. )n this ay the shoc. of hitting the ice is lessened. To get u&, use your hands to get into a .neeling &osition, then stand. 3. ::::::::::::::: ?nce you have learnt to move on the ice ith confidence, there are various styles to be &racticed P figure s.ating, free style, distance, s&eed, s.ating in &airs, and so on P but the basis of them all, and by far the best a&&roach, is first to learn figure s.ating and then elementary freestyle. 7ith &ro&er guidance available at most of the ice rin.s, the basic figures can soon be learnt and the turns, -um&s, and s&ins of elementary free style ill soon follo . 8. ::::::::::::::: )f you loo. at any good or &rofessional s.ater, you ill see ho relaxed they are and ho easily they move. To achieve this, an exercise &rogramme should be regularly &racticed. )t can be dangerous to s.ate ith a stiff body and arm u& exercises should at least include those for the legs, bac. and shoulders, ith s&ecial em&hasis on the an.les and the .nees. After a long or intense session, the same exercises should be used after ards to avoid stiffness. 2. ::::::::::::::: 9.ating im&roves balance, co,ordination, relaxation and movement. )t im&roves heart and lung activity and generally strengthens the body. "ombined ith s imming or -ogging, it &rovides a great &rogramme for all,round health and fitness. IV< @C M thC E BB gC !M IiHH i! C Gh g E Jith ON= B:it DHC JArM< 9tudents freMuently com&lain @1C studying for hours on @$C .. and then not doing ell in their final exams. Gany factors can @(C . in &oor &erformancesR @+C illness or a &ersonal &roblem. Ietting high grades can also &ut a terrible strain on students @/C don*t ant to let their &arents do n. "an students* .no ledge be -udged by a @3C . exam4 "ertainly not' )f e ant to be fair, students ought to be @8C on a regular basic. 9o does that mean more exams4 5es, but @2C . many ritten ones. )n many countries, students do not have to ta.e ritten exams @;C they don*t ant to, they are @1=C to ta.e oral ones instead. This seems to be a fairer ay of assessing understanding, not -ust testing it. D< N@ITING I< Qi!iBh C Gh AI thC IAHHAJi!g BC!tC!GCB i! B:Gh J S th t it iB B BimiH r B EABBiDHC i! mC !i!g tA thC Arigi! H BC!tC!GC< VBC thC JArM giPC! !M AthCr JArMB B !CGCBB rS< DA !At Gh !gC thC IArm AI thC giPC! JArM< 1. Lune as sure there as no mista.e in her home or.. @0?T6)0IC $. Although the eather changed, the &icnic ent ahead as &lanned. @"6A0I>C (. ) advise you to thin. carefully before acce&ting 7illiam*s offer. @!>TT>AC +. A&&arently, 9heila asn*t listening to me. @A%%>AAC /. Gargaret as offered a &lace on the course but couldn*t acce&t because she as ill. @TFA0C II< NritC GAmEABitiA! AI rA:!M /50 JArMB i! ArMCr tA !BJCr thC IAHHAJi!g K:CBtiA!. It is very important that children should study hard at school. Time spent studying on the Internet is time wasted. Do you agree or disagree? State the reasons for your answer. SSSS The End SSSS /