Luyện TS E 9 - 8

PART A – LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
1. My little brother enjoys ________ museums and art galleries.
A. visiting B. seeking C. traveling D. collecting
2. Thousands of people came to see the Queen ________ the rain.
A. according B. owing to C. in spite of D. although
3. Though she was very tired, she went on ________.
A. work B. to work C. working D. to working
4. That part of the park _______ several times this year.
A. is repaired B. has been repaired C. was repaired D. repaired
5. After a lot of difficulties, he ________ to open the door.
A. succeeded B. obtained C. realized D. managed
6. Peter works hard at everything he does. His brother, ________, seldom puts out much effort.
A. on the other hand B. even though
C. otherwise D. consequently
7. Mr. Jones, _________ I was working, was very generous about overtime payments.
A. he B. for whom C. for him D. whom
8. Candidates should note that the _________ for entries for the examination is 2nd December.
A. deadline B. term C. period D. closure
9. Mary said that she would go to Manila ________.
A. tomorrow B.the previous day C. yesterday D. the following day
10. They were very ________ when they choose the members of the team.
A. selected B. selective C. selectively D. selection
11. _________ flowers made of paper or plastic can be bought from the market.
A. Genuine B. Artificial C. Natural D. Counterfeit
12. Everybody was surprised because he went to the party without _________.
A. inviting B. invited C. being invited D. to invite
13. Just when I thought I _______ to set the alarm clock, it went off.
A. had forgotten B. was forgetting
C. would forget D. will forget
14. My new car is more ________ than the one I had before.
A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economist
15. In order to keep our school clean, littering is strictly _________.
A. restricted B. promoted C. prohibited D. encouraged

III. Give the correct form of the given words in brackets to complete the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. Advertising __________ (courage) us to buy things that we don’t really need.
2. It is a good book because it is very _________ (inform).
3. She goes on a ________ (vegetable) diet to lose weight.
4. The country is very _________ (mountain) so traveling by road is difficult.
5. Many people like him because of his _________ (generous).
6. The media help increase the _________ (popular) of sports and games.
7. In my city, there is always a serious ________ (short) of water in summer.
8. I’ll ask my parents for _________ (permit) to go there with you.
9. After the earthquake, thousands of people in this area became ________ (home).
10. The ________ (destroy) of forests has brought about floods recently.

PART B - READING
IV. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
SMILE POWER
The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that (1) _______ smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first put forward by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (2) ________ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible (3) _________ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. However, sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious circle of gloom and depression by effectively starving the brain of essential fuel.