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SPRING FESTIVAL
From (1) ______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that springbrings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) ______ Christians remember thedeath and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, is not the (3) ______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (4) ______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (5) ______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6)______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) ______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (8) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (9) ______ colourful, but (10) ______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
1. A. earliest  B. latest  C. previous  D. old
2. A. which  B. when  C. because   D. by then
3. A. single   B. one   C. only  D. lonely
4. A. giant  B. tremendous C. extreme D. huge
5. A. gone  B. carried  C. brought   D. run
6. A. in  B. out of  C. against  D. from
7. A. through  B. one other C. each other  D. mutually
8. A. falls  B. appears  C. happens D. occurs
9. A. the same  B. as  C. not less  D. equally
10. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. place of
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its (1).............. on the world`s climate. Many scientists put the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2).............. the world`s temperatures and are convicted that, more than (3).............. before, the Earth is at (4).............. from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (5)............. as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to (6).............. .
Environmental groups are putting (7).............. ongoverments to take action to reduce the (8).............. of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in favour of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, (9) ..............could then replace existing power station.
Some scientists, (10).............., believe that even if we stop releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into atmostphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
1. A effects              B aspects            C affects            D influences
2. A in                     B at                    C by                   D to
3. A yet                   B never               C once               D ever
4. A threath              B danger              C risk                 D harm
5. A the same           B like                  C such               D so
6. A raise                 B arise                C rise                D lift
7. A force                 B pressure           C persuation      D encouragement
8. A amount              B deal                C number           D count
9. A that                    B which               C who                D where
10. A but                   B however          C moreover       D though


Television is the most popular mean of entertainment (1)…………… the American household. People of all ages use this medium to entertain(2)…………………. for an average of four hours a day. Thus, television has (3)…………. a tremendous influence on its viewers, especially (4)…………, Scientists now say that children can be adversely affected by(5)………… television too much. This is due to the fact (6)…………. they participate less in physical activities, spend less (7)…………...on reading and studying, and see a world of violence that (8)…………affect their own thinking of security.
1. A. in B. at C. of D. on
2. A. himself B. ourselves C. themselves D. yourselves
3. A. brought B. taken C. had D. made
4. A. boys B. girls C. children D. old men
5. A. buying B. watching C. hearing D. looking
6. A. which B. that C. for which D. for that
7. A. time B. hours C. week D. day
8. A.can’t B. have to C. has to D. can