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ANIMAL LIFE
Most of us live in cities. We don't know about the animals’ B. Find out what the follow ing w ords refer to according
to the passage.
lives very much. We see some of the animals in the streets
and zoos but we don’t know their eating habits, needs and
1. their
talking with other animals.
a)animals’ b) zoos’ c) cities'
5 Each animal has to do som ething if it wants to
go on living long and not hungrily. Many animals run away
2. they
when they see their enemies. For example, frogs run away
a) enemies b) frogs c) many animals
by jumping at a high speed.
Lions are large and strong. They use their tale nt to catch 3. they
10 other animals for a delicious meal! Snakes also kill their a)bats b) cats c) human beings
enemies or preys by poisonous bites. Bears like honey so
they give harm or destroy beehives.
Like human beings, animals have senses, too. One of the C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
most popular animal with keen senses is cats. They can see passage.
15 in the dark. Bats find their path by making sounds and listening
to echoes. Dogstiave a veiy good sense of smeil. This makes 1. When a frog sees its enemy, — .
it easy for dogs to find food in far away places. a) it must run away very fast to survive
b) it must hide from their enemy
Different animals have different life styles in nature. They o
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c) it must be quiet
all try to live or exist in the wild.
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2. Humans and anim als are alike because — .
a) they are happy
b) they kill their enemies
c) they have senses
A. Choose the synonyms of the underlined words below.
3. Dogs have a very good sense of smell so — .
1. go on living a) they hear sounds easily
b) they find food in distant places
a) stay b) continue c) follow
c) they live in the wild easily
2. ta lent to catch
4. Cats can see in the dark — .
a) skill b) inability c) kind a) but in daylight they cannot
b) through a keen sense of vision
3. kill their enemies c) to escape from clanger
a) rivals b) friends c) mates

D. Find out if the fo llow ing sentences are True or False
according to the passage.
4. poisonous bite
1........ All animals live in the streets or zoos.
a) healthy b) helpful c) harmful 2........ Frogs can jump very fast.
3........ Bats find their way by.listening to echoes.

5. have senses
4........ Different animal.s use the same methods to
a) enemies b) feelings c) thoughts exist.
5........ Lions are large and strong to catch their prey.

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PLANTS
1-B
Plants grow in almost every part of the world. We see such B. Fill in the blanks with the words below.
plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants
got sick grow product
also grow high on mountaintops, but they don’t grow in the
drugs breathe
oceans, and in many desert and polar regions.
5 There could be no life without plants on the earth. Man

1. The lime tree c a n ...............well in this kind of soil.
couldn't live without air or food, and so he couldn’t live without
2. The room was full of smoke so it was difficult t o .........
plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. 3. There are different kinds o f ...............for almost every
The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that illness.
eat plants. We build houses and make many useful products 4. This store sells n o ...............from Germany.
10 from wood. Much of our clothing is made from the cotton 5. Anna was not at work yesterday because s h e .............
plant. Chemists also make some drugs from plants.
Plants can also be dangerous. It’s necessary to know that

C. Answer th e follow ing questions according to the
about one in one hundred plants is poisonous. They produce passage.
poison. When people take it into the body, they can get sick
15 or even die. 1. Plants do not grow In t h e — .
a) oceans
b) mountaintops
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. The answers
start w ith the firs t letter in the parenthesis. c) fertile regions
2. One disadvantage o f plants Is that — .

a) people use them for making drug
b) they can be poisonous
c) the oxygen comes from plants
3. Some dru gs we use com e from -—.

a) cotton plant
b) plants
c) animals
4. Man cannot exist w ithout plants because ■

a) they are poisonous
b) he makes useful products
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c) the oxygen comes from them
2. medicine [DGUR]
3. something that is grown or made in a factory [PUTDCRO]
D. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True or False
6. to become bigger and older [GWOR]
7. the clothes that people wear [CITHOGLN]
All plants are useful for man.

Down Plants can also grow as high as mountaintops.
We can see some trees in the polar regions.

1. to take air into your lungs and send it out [BAEETHR]
People can live without plants.
4. a large area of the world [REGNIO]
People may die because of plants.
5. being ill [SKCI]
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VIRUSES
2-A
We get sick because of many different infectious diseases. 3. A running nose can be -— .
Viruses or bacteria make us sick. Viruses are much smaller a) another symptom of cold
than bacteria. They cause many diseases such as the flu, b) one of one hundred diseases
colds, chicken pox, and measles. c) the symptom of measles
5 There are more than one hundred different viruses. They

cause colds and each cold causes different symptoms. For
example, while our throat may hurt with some kind of colds,
4. Measles and chicken pox are
our nose may run or sniff. We may sneeze with another kind
a) some kind of colds
of cold. The same thing is true for the flu. We must know that
b) other infectious diseases
10 we may get sick in a different way every time when we have
c) the same as the flu
the flu.
Measles and chicken pox are other infectious diseases.

Viruses cause them, too. However, we are lucky. We can get
them only for one time in our lifetime. Then, we can say that D. Find o u t if the follow ing sentences are True o r False
15 they are different from colds. according to the passage.
A. Match the w ords with the ir synonyms. : 1. Bacteria or viruses make us sick.
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1. infectious a) result in ri 2, Bacteria are smaller than viruses.
2. sick b) catching r. 3 ..... There are only one hundred viruses.
3. cause c) injure 4. You can get measles only for one time in your life.
4. such as d) unhealthy 5. Measles is different from colds.
5. hurt e) for example
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. E. Find ten diseases given in the box.
1. Keep away from Kewin. He has a (n )....................disease. measles soreeyes toothache

2. If you eat chocolate too much, you may b e .................. fever chicken pox sorethroat
3. Drunk drivers c a n .................... serious accidents. flue cold malaria
4. If you look at the Sun directly, it c a n ..................... your mumps
eyes.
5. Cartoon characters.......................Tom and Jerry are still
U K H I M R H R D Q C 0 L D
very popular among children.
J G M A L A R I A R M S N J
C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the C F T N A H X T Z A P M 0 Q
passage. T O O T H A C H E M F T J S
N N S Y Z 0 V T U L A V Q 0
1. We become ill because of -—.
V D Z L A 0 S M J 0 T S H R
a) lack of vitamin
F I Q U J E Q M R F A N Y E
b) poor diet
H A U U L A I H A Z Q N B E
c) many infectious diseases I L Z S S U T Y Z A I T I Y
F A A N F E S Y P K M W A E
2. cause the flu and measles. L E B Y R Q J N E U H J 0 S
a) Infectious diseases M K P 0 D X R P 0 N T W Y L
b) Bacteria or viruses M V S H C H I C K E N P- 0 X
G U Y F E V E R C P 0 0 J Y
c) Micro organisms smaller than viruses
HOW DO DISEASES SPREAD?

2-B
We know that infectious diseases spread and there are B. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
some ways for their spreading. When you touch a sick person’s passage.
things or you are in the same place with sick people, the
germs spread. Because the germs cause diseases and they 1. One way fo r diseases to spread is — .
a) staying in the same place with sick people
5 can go from person to person in the air.
b) travelling in the air
Germs spread by traveling in water or food. Some simple
c) eating clean foods
methods can help us to remove the germs from food and
water. For example we can keep the germs away by washing
2. We can remove the germs by — .
the fruits and vegetables.
a) touching insects
10 Animals and insects also spread the germs. For example,
b) playing with animals
mosquitoes bite people and cause malaria. People in the
c) washing the foods
warm and wet places can get in touch with these insects,
and get sick. Animals can carry and spread diseases, too.
3. People w ho get in touch w ith m osquitoes — .
Therefore, we should wash our hands after we play with a
a) should wash their hands
15 dog or we touch an animal.
b) may get sick
c) must go to hospital
O 4. W hat does “these insects” in the line 12 refer to?

A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. The answers p« a) animals
start w ith the firs t letter in the parenthesis. 5
b) germs
c) mosquitoes
C. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True o r False

1.......... Germs spread by travelling in water or food.
2......... There is no simple method to remove germs

from foods.
Across
3......... Mosquitoes are friendly insects.
3. passing one person to another [INFCIOESUT]
4......... Only animals spread germs.
5. a space [PLCEA]
6. to use teeth to cut [BTEI] 5......... We can keep the germs away by a few simple
methods.
7. to put your hand on something [TOHUC]
D. Read the situation and decide what you say.

Down
1. a small living thing with six legs [INCSTE]
1. Your friend and you are coming from shopping. You
2. very small thing that makes ill [GMER] have bought some apples. Your friend immediately
4. to move from one place to another to affect more people takes an apple out o f the bag and is about to eat it.
You w ant to warn him about hygiene and you say:
[SPDARE]
a) You are not alone! Give me one.
b) Don’t eat before you wash. You can get sick.
c) Don’t you remember you are allergic to them?
CHINESE LANGUAGE
3-A
Chinese language is the official language of China. It’s I B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A.
I
also one of the official languages of Singapore. It is one of
the oldest living languages because it has been spoken since j 1. I can’t understand him. Because his .................... is
t
j different.
about 2000 B.C. Over one billion people speak it.
| 2. If y o u .................... the problem, I can solve.
5 Spoken Chinese has many dialects that differ enough in j 3. Our English teacher sees dictionary as a /a n .................
pronunciation. Classical written Chinese is the same in every j 4. The President of France is coming to our country for a/
part of the country. It unites the Chinese people because it j a n .................... visit.
I 5. In 1922, Turkish p e o p le ......................to get rid of the
doesn't use an alphabet. It also has no standard pronunciation.
] enemies out of the country.
Chinese language is different grammatically, too. In English j
10 every sentence must have a subject but in Chinese subject
is not a necessity. For example, in the English sentence “ It j C. Match the w o rds to make a com pound phrase.
rains.” , It is a subject. In Chinese, it is said “xia yu” (fall rain).
It doesn't have a subject.
I 1. standard ....... a) Chinese people
j
In the 1950's the Chinese communist government introduced
j 2- official b) new alphabet
15 a new alphabet to sim p lify the written language. The
government tried to unify written and spoken Chinese by the I 3. unite ....... c) written language
s
use of this new alphabet. I 4. simplify d) pronunciation
M 5. introduce ....... e) language

A. Choose the synonym of the w ords given.
|’5 D. Choose the corre ct sentence according to the

1. official
passage.
a) quick
b) formal 1.
a) China has no official language.
b) Chinese is the only official language of Singapore.
2. dialect c) Chinese is the official language of China and
a) regional language Singapore.
b) foreign language
2.
a) Over 1 billion people spoke Chinese about 2000
B.C.
3. unite
a) bring together b) Chinese is the oldest language.
b) use c) More than 1 billion people speak Chinese.
3.
a) Spoken Chinese has many different dialects.
4. necessity
b) Spoken Chinese does not differ in pronunciation.
a) ability
c) Classical written Chinese is different around the
b) need
country.
4.
5. sim plify a) There must be a subject in a sentence.
a) make a difference b) A subject is not a necessity in English.
b) make easy c) A subject doesn’t have to be in a sentence in Chinese.
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HOW DOLPHINS COMMUNICATE

3-B
Have you ever heard that dolphins can communicate? C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
Yes, they can, but their communication is different from us. passage.
They often make sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins use

these sounds to make signals. For example, an injured dolphin 1. D o lp h in s -—.
5 sounds to send signal to other dolphins for help.

a) communicate in a different way
Scientists study dolphins and have learnt that the signals b) can talk with short sentences
of dolphins have meanings. Each dolphin has a signature c) have no chance to understand each other
sound. It is special for them. It is like birdsongs. The dolphins
make sounds as they are swimming. They find each other
10 with the help of their whistles. Dolphins make a loud sound
2. S cientists found out that — .
when they are afraid or surprised. Their sounds go far
underwater to call other dolphins. When we think about their a) dolphins are the most skillful animals
sounds and signals, we can say that dolphins can b) the sound which dolphins make is similar to ours
communicate. c) dolphins make meaningful signals
What does the sentence “ it is also special fo r them ”

@
mean?
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A. Match the w ords w ith the ir synonyms. p !‘
a) There are some special dolphins.
m b) Dolphins have a special swimming method.
1. communicate ........ a) noisy
S
c) Signature sound of dolphins is special for their kind.
2. different ....... b) distant
3. injured ....... c) speak

4. The sounds that do lp hin s make ■
4. loud ....... d) hurt
a) help them to find each other
5. far ....... e) unlike
b) can go out of water
c) are Gifferent from birdsongs
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w o rds from A.
Find out which sentence is not mentioned in the

1. The two girls are twins but they a r e ....................... from passage.
each other.
2. The thief couldn’t g o .................... away because the (I) Dolphins can communicate. (II) But their way to talk
police caught him. is different from humanbeings'. (Ill) We can say that
3. People c a n ........................ with body language. their communication is more difficult than other kinds.
(IV) Dolphins sound in a different way in different
4. He was b a d ly ............................. in the accident.
situations. (V) For example, they make sounds when
5. Sometimes he can get angry and speak in a ...................
they are afraid.
voice.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV €) V
TO FLY AND LAND LIKE A BIRD

4-B
James wants to fly and land like a bird without a parachute. 2. In normal diving, flyers — .
No one has done it before and he believes he can. a) use only a wingsuit
b) glide down to the airport
J a m e s 's plan is to use wingsuit. It is also known as a
c) use both a wingsuit and parachute
birdman suit. In normal diving, flyers exit the aircraft with
5 both a wingsuit and a parachute. At a certain height, a wingsuit
flyer will open his parachute to glide down to the landing
place. 3. It can be im possible to land w ithout a parachute but
James ■— .
James wants to change this. He wants to fly with only a
a) wants to be in the contest
wingsuit and land without a parachute. He plans to land on
b) believes he can
10 a special runway.
c) plans to build a new runway
This may be im possible but James is determined to do it.
He is jumping from tall buildings like the Eiffel Tower. He says
he gets a lot of enjoyment in every jump.
D. Cloze Test
James is (1) —- to fly and land like a bird free from a
parachute. (2) —- has tried it before and he thinks he can.

A. Match the words with the ir synonyms.
Normally, diving flyers go out of the plane with a wingsuit
1. land ......... a) fun
r and a parachute. A wingsuit flyer (3) —- his parachute to
2. exit ......... b) glide down "ri
fvi land. But, James wants to fly without a parachute. Although
3. impossible ......... c) leave it seems (4) — he is determined to do it.
4. determined ......... d) decided
5. enjoyment ......... e) unlikely

a) doing b) planning c) causing
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. 2.

a) Everybody b) Anybody c) Nobody
1. Because of heavy fog, our plane had to ............... in

Oslo.
2. He is a v e ry ...............swimmer, I am sure he will win a) opens b) bites c) communicates
the race.
3. 100 years ago, It w a s.....to have video conference.
4. H e ................the room in a hurry.
a) impossible b) quiet c) far
5. We find g re a t...............in reading.
t. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True or False

C. Answer the following questions according to the
passage.
1......... James wants to glide only with a birdman suit.
1. James wants to fly and land like a bird because
2......... James wants to fly and land like a bird as
everybody does.
a) his family wants
bj no one has done it yet 3......... He practises jumping from high structures such
c) he likes birds so much as the Eiffel Tower.

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IPHONE DRIVES THE CAR!

Since Apple in tro d u c e d the iPhone, thousands of C. Fill in the blanks w ith the appropriate form o f the
applications have been developed for it. Recently, computer w ords from B.
scientists in Germany have written an application to make 1. a) My bro th e r..............his new friend from college to
us last week.
the iPhone a remote control for the car.
b) Our teacher asked me to read t h e .............. of the
5 The name of the application is ¡Driver. It allows the driver book.
to operate cars with a few touches on the phone’s touchscreen.
The driver can do this while he is outside the car. The driver 2. a) You have t o ..............some grammatical rules in
can even control the car from the forth floor of a building. your writing.
b) With a n e w .............. teachers can control students
Unfortunately, the application does not work for every car.
easily.
10 The scientists have to place some equipm ent and a video
camera on the car. This allows the driver to see the road as
3. a) The town q u ic k ly ..............into a modern city.
if he were in the car.
b) S u d d e n ..............of his health made us happy.
The scientists hope that we will be able to control our cars
from our homes. It sounds cool! 4. a) Do you know how t o ..............this machine.
b) T h e ..............of this motor is irregular.
5. a) This house took many years to

A. Match the w ords w ith the ir synonyms.
b) We will move in a n e w ..............
1. introduce a) grow »H
m a) We spent a lot of money t o ..............the school
2. application b) present a with a new sport complex.
b) I can’t fix the machine because I don’t have the
3. develop c) usage
4. operate d) run, function
5. building e) tools
D. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
6. equipment f) construction passage.
The driver can operate the car -—.

a) with an application to be faster
b) from outside by using ¡Driver
B. Word Form
c) only when he is in the car
Verb Noun
2. IDriver allows the driver to control -—.
1. introduce a) the car from as far as the forth floor of a building
b) every car from the forth floor
2.................... application c) the speed of every car
3. develop
4. operate The scientists hope that -—.

a) everybody will have iPhone for fun
5................. building
b) people could control their'cars from their hpmes in
• -future
6 ......... equipment
c) 'people can control their homes with ¡Drivers ■
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5-1
COLOURS IN LIFE
Everybody knows that colours reflect a person's character. C. Answ er the fo llow ing questions according to the
You can find some colours attractive and exciting, others can passage.
find them boring.

1. Some colou rs may be attractive for you but — .
The paint and furnishings can change the atmosphere of
a) everybody knows they are exciting
5 a room. The colours you choose for clothing and furnishings
b) they are not exciting all the time
can tell about you. If your favourite colour is purple, it means
c) other people can find them boring
you are searching for meanings and answers about life. It also
means that you have mental abilities. You need to develop
them!
2. The colou r of a curtain or carpet
10 If you choose pink, it shows that you want some love. This a) can change the atmosphere of a room
may be love for yourself or love from others. It is possible
b) does not mean anything for a room
that people around you are not as kind as you want. j
c) cannot say anything about personality
As a result, if you know the meaning of colours, you know j
much about mood and personality. To im press people j
15 around you, you can choose the right colour. You can also j
3. If you like purple more, it means — .
understand what your friends want to say. j a) you are searching for a cure
b) you are searching for a love
c) you are searching for the answers about life
A. Match the w ords w ith their synonyms.
1. reflect ....... a) temper 4. if you prefer painting your room pink,

a) it means you must develop your mental abilities
2. furnishings b) furniture
b) you have found the answers for life
3. mental ....... c} demonstrate
c) it shows your friend? are not as polite as you want
4. mood cl) fascinate
5. impress ....... e) psychological ;■

5. One of the advantages of choosing the right colour
is that -— .
a) you can fascinate the people around you
B. Find the adjectives in the text, and fill in the blanks b) you can understand when your friend is telling a lie
with the appropriate ones. c) people can impress you
1. She is a v e ry_____ n __ person, she always helps

me whenever she sees me.
D. Find out if the follow ing staiements are True or False

2. It was not a(n) x c movie. I didn't
watch it.
3. I don’t think Ben is th e _____ g _ __ man to marry.

1......... The colours tell about a person's character.
I say, think twice!
2......... If you want to impress people, you must choose
4. My f _____ o ______ __________dessert is vanilla ice
pink.
cream.
3. .!... ; Some colours are boring-so we mustn't use
5. I decided to stay in Istanbul because; it is a very
■them.
t _____ ________________ e city.
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5-B
A NOISY NEIGHBOUR
Barbara could not stand the loud sound any more. I_t was j C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
coming from her upstairs neighbour again. She wanted him I passaqe.
I
twice to turn the volume down. When she first asked, he was
surprised. He said he did not know that she could hear his 1. Barbara had a problem with her neighbour because
5 stereo.
a) he didn’t go to baseball game with her
“Yes" she said, “it is like your stereo was in my living room” .
b) he didn’t bring her stereo back to her
He promised to keep it down. But he was not telling the
truth. The next day he turned his stereo on. The music was c) he didn’t turn the stereo down
louder again and she walked upstairs to rem ind him of his
10 promise. She asked him to turn it lower. He said he would
try.
2. When she firs t asked to keep it down,
So, this was the third time. She took her baseball bat a) her neighbour was surprised
upstairs with her. She knocked very loudly on his door. When
b) her eyes got big
he opened the door, she screamed at him like a crazy person.
15 She told him she would kill him if he did not turn the music c) she went back without saying anything
down and keep it down. His eyes got big.
She went back downstairs. She couldn’t hear any noise. @

“ I can’t believe I said that” , she told herself. O 3. Barbara knocked on her neighbour’s door very loudly
'“!! because — .
W a) her neighbour didn’t hear any noise
b) she was very angry
> c) he didn’t open the door

A. Match the words w ith their synonym s.
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1. stand ......... a) mad S 4. The man did n ’t make any noise — .

2. remind ......... b) tolerate 5 a) before Barbara went back downstairs
3. knock ......... c) shout b) after she said she would kill him
4. scream d) hit c) before she moved in her new flat
5. crazy ......... e) recall

B. Find out what the follow ing w ords refer to in the according to the passage.
passage. 1........... Barbara could tolerate the loud music.
i 2........... She wanted her neighbour to keep his stereo
1. it iiine-1) .......... ................. • down.
>
2. her (line-2) ........................... ! 3........... After she warned him for the first time, the man
3. him c*w-a .......................... | promised to do so.
.4. it (iine-7) ...................... . | 4........... She.took her baseball bat to.hit him in the head.
j 5........... Barbara was a crazy person so she killed the
j man.
FIGHT AGAINST DISEASES

6-B
Our body has different kinds of methods to save us from C. Find out what the follow ing w ords refer to in the
germs. For example, our skin is a good cover for our body. passage.
It doesn't let the germs get in if we don’t have any cut. Germs
can only get in through our nose and mouth, but hairs and 1. It (lin e-3)
5 mucus in our nose and saliva in our mouth save us from 2. them (iine-ei
them. 3. they (line-9)
Sometimes germs come in our body and our body fights 4. it (tine-11)
to kill them with our white blood cells. White blood cells are
more than normal. When we get sick, they can kill them.
10 Fever is another fighting way against germs in our body.

If a fever goes too high, it can be dangerous, but it kills the D. Answer th e follow ing questions according to the
passage.
germs. Because some germs can’t live when it is hot.
1. Our skin saves us from germs
Taking medicine also helps our body fight against diseases. a) without using different kinds of medicine
Our doctor gives us some medicines to kill germs. The diseases
b) because it covers our body
15 which are caused by bacteria can be cured, but most viruses
c) with a lot of methods
can’t be killed by medicines. However, some medicines can
help us feel better while our body fights against disease germs.
2. When germ s come in our body,

A. Match the w ords with the ir definitions. a) white blood cells kill them
b) they are more than white blood cells
1. cover ....... a) to make an illness go away c) white blood cells make us sick
2. let ....... b) to try very hard to prevent

something bad
3. —- to kill the germs.
3. save ....... c) an illness with high temperature
a) Killing white blood celis is
4. fight ........ d) something that is on top of b) Bacteria come in our body
something to protect it
c) Fever is another way
5. blood ........ e) to allow someone to do something
6. fever ........ f) the red liquid in our body

4. Medicines can cure the diseases which are caused
7. cure ........ g) to make somebody or something by bacteria but -—.
safe a) they can’t kill most viruses
b) they do not fight against diseases
c) they can’t help us feel better
B. Decide whether the underlined words are noun or

verb. W rite ‘n’ or V in the blanks.
E. Find out if the following sentences are True or False
1. For better cake you can cover it with sugar...........
2. Coming late for work means pay cut for y o u ........

1......... Mucus and saliva save us from germs.
3. Scientists do not have any cure for AIDS..............
2......... No germs can live when it is hot in our body.
4. Our skin saves us from germs..............
3......... Some medicines can help us feel well.
5. You must fight to win the race..............
WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY

1. Keeping our body strong and healthy C. Answ er th e follow ing questions according to the
passage.
When we eat the right foods, we get enough rest and we
exercise every day, our body can fight against germs better
1. W hen we get enough rest, — .
than usual.
5 2. G etting vaccines a) it helps us to stay healthy

We can get vaccines to prevent some diseases such as b) we cannot eat right food
measles. Because a vaccine is a kind of medicine, it prevents c) we do not need exercise
diseases. So it is another way to be healthy.
3. Staying away from people who have germs
10 Staying away from sick people is another way to stay 2. — because it prevents diseases.
healthy. When we don’t use the things of sick people, or
when we never put them in our mouth, we can stay away a) Medicine doesn’t cure anything
from germs or microorganisms. b) Vaccine is another way to be healthy

c) Some germs stay away from vaccine
Washing our hands with hot water and soap is another
15 method for staying healthy so the germs can be killed and
we can stay away from them.
© 3. If we wash our hands w ith hot water and soap,
O
l,,.j
m a) we do not need to use the things of sick people
A. Match the w ords to make a com pound phrase. b) we can keep the germs in our whole body
c) we kill microorganisms in our hands
1. right a) germs
2. get b) foods C->

4. One w ay to stay healthy is — .
3. fight against c) disease
CC‘
a) not using the things of sick people
4. prevent cl) vaccine
b) closing your mouth while sneezing
5. stay e) healthy
c) not using the same antibiotics
B. Fill in the blanks with the w o rds above.

D. Read the situation and decide what you say.
1. We must eat a lot of vegetables t o .......................

1. You are w alking down the street then you meet one
2. The chemists developed a new drug t o ................... o f your friends. When he gives his hand to shake,
you refuse because you have the flu. You say kindly:
3. My grandmother knows th e ......................for each disease
as a cure.
- a) I am sorry, I am late. Did you wait for a long time?
4. All children s h o u ld .................... against measles. b) You dirty man! Go and wash your hand.
5. The new medicine m a y .......................... such as the flu. c) I am sorry. I can't shake your hand. Because I don’t
want you to catch the flu.
HORSES
7-A
Horses are very intelligent animals. They have very good B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from A.
memories. They can remember both good and bad events
for a long time. 1. T h e .................... students can learn faster and easier
than the others.
They are very good at understanding commands. They
2. I told the dog “sit”, and he im m ediately...................
5 obey the commands. Horses are used in races. They can
3. A le x....................for six months before the competition.
learn to run faster. They like to follow instructions while training.
4. The k id s ...........................well during the lesson.
Horses can understand a coming earthquake. It behaves
5. The fire in the forest was a .................... for animals,
unusually before disasters like earthquake happen.
6. The officer didn’t give extra .................... about the
Horses have egg-shaped eyes, so they can see wide space accident.
10 and understand a coming danger or enemy. They have a
very good sense of smell. Strong winds and heavy rain affect
the sense of smell in a bad way. Their ears are like an early Match the w ords to make a com pound phrase.
warning system. They give information about what’s going good at' ........ a) commands
on around to the horse.
obey ........ b) information
follow ....... c) instructions

start with the first letter in the parenthesis. sense of ....... d) understanding
O give ........ e) smell

r"
Answer the follow ing questions according to the

passage.
-— makes a horse intelligent.
a) A coming earthquake
b) A good memory
c) A good or bad event
2. If a horse behaves unusually, it may mean •
a) it is used in race
b) it can see everything
c) a disaster is coming
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2. very bad happening [DARESTSl]
3. Egg-shaped eyes help a horse to
4. to teach a skill [TARNI]
6. clever [INEILTGL.NET] a) follow instructions
7. to tell someone to do something [CNDAOMM] b) remember the events

c) see an area better
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4. Heavy rain and strong w in d s .... .
1. to do things that can be good, bad etc. [BEEVAH]
3. details that tell you something about a situation or person a) affect the spnse of smell negatively
[INARONTMFIO] b) give information about the horse
5. to do what someone in authority says [OEYB] c) help a horse to follow the instruction
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7-B
DOGS
When we look around, we often see dogs in the streets. C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
Also, they live in our houses as a pet. in fact, we feel sympathy passage.
for them but sometimes we can be afraid of them. We believe 1. Because we feel sy m p a th y ,— .
a) we keep a pet in our houses
that they do not leave us and they are harmless for their
b) a lot of animals are in our environment
5 owners.
c) we are afraid of some animals
The behaviours of a dog and wolf are almost the same.
They both bury their food such as bones or meat and they
2. A dog and w olf bury th e ir food show s — .
eat very fast. The idiom “wolf down food” comes from this
a) the idiom is almost true
behaviour. It means eating fast.
b) their behaviours are almost the same
10 A dog can smell a million times better than a human. Dogs
c) they both eat their food very fast
use their eyes, ears and nose to find food and avoid danger.
They are different from human. They drink dirty water or eat
3. Dogs use their senses to — .
rotten meat but they do not get sick. Because the chemicals
a) kill the germs
in their body kill the germs.
b) get sick
15 Dogs can learn some commands, so they can do different c) avoid danger
jobs. They can help the disabled people if people train them
and they can make the life easier for the owners.
8
¡ ) 4. — if people train them.
a) Dogs can eat rotten meat
b) Dogs can be different from humans
”!'S
Match the w ords w ith th e ir definitions. m c) Dogs can learn some commands
S
1. pet a) to stay away from something >■
2. leave .... b) to go away CO

:;.v D. W rite the noun form s o f the verbs given.
c.-:>
Verb Noun
3. bury c) an animal you keep at home o
;: d
1. believe
4. avoid d) to put something under ground <: 2. bury
3. mean
5. rotten e) no longer good to use
4, use
5. feel
6. live
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords above. E. Find the six noun form s o f given verbs above.
X V P y T T V K W F R A L J
1. Everyone finds Jack unusual, because he has a crocodile
E L w F E E L N G D B X E
as a ...................... J
F J G Y F L M E K L S D U
C R B E L E F K y L T A
2. It is important to eat vegetables to .................... the
R 2 Q V T Q R O Y F K F
diseases.
Q Q G Z G Z A V G X E B P C
3. Food g o e s .................... outside when it is very hot. C S G P z V 0 A T D C U G G

T B E H A V 0 U R G R C V
4. When I get angry, I .................... the house. C C G T L X ü S A G E i X U
T 0 G E R G J E S A Y F
5. The thieves .................... all the money in a garden
E W M W N V Q D X U N L F R
before they escaped.
8-A
BIRDS HELP COMPOSE MUSIC
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"'¡«win 1. to relax [RSET]
*' r¡«i1P,4 t-S1 3. to get something you want [OBTNAI]
k ;* "J rj 5. thin metal to carry electricity [WIER]
. 'Æ IlSli: «¿LÜ1
Most of us have waken up with the sound of birds outside. B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from A.
They may be on a tree or a wire singing together.
1. You c a n ..................... more information from customer
We have also seen the groups of birds that fly or rest
services.
together in perfect harmony. Brazilian musician Jarbes Agnelli
2. My s is te r..................... songs in her spare time.
5 was doing the same when he saw this picture in a local
3. Alex had an operation in t h e .....................hospital.
newspaper. Then he suddenly had an idea.
4. We can’t access the internet because someone has cut
He wondered the sound if he composed a song by using t h e .......................
the same location as birds were sitting. He saw the birds’
5. I ....................what will happen if he doesn’t do the right
location as musical notes. thing.
10 When he had the notes, he obtained a tune. He used a 6. You worked all night. You sh o u ld.................... for a few
xylophone, oboe and clarinet. To his surprise, the result is a hours.
beautiful melody.
He says that the beautiful melody was not his but the birds’
C. Answ er the fo llow ing questions according to the
idea. When he first played the melody to his friends, they passage.
15 loved it and wanted other melodies. Now he is sitting near
the wires to catch a perfect location of the birds. But it seems 1. Jarbes Angelli m ade m usic after —
it is not so easy. He must wait for a long time to make a good a) he woke up with the birds
melody again. b) he saw the birds’ perfect harmony
c) a local newspaper wrote about him

start with the first letter in the parenthesis. 2. He obtained the m elody with
a) a lot of friends
b) other musicians
c) some instruments
3. —- his friends loved it and wanted other melodies.

a) Before the birds were in harmony
b) When Jarbes saw the picture ina newspaper
c) After Jarbes played the music for the first time

1......... Jarbes Agnelli helped the birds to compose a

melody.
2......... When Jarbes first played the melody, his
friends also wanted to.compose m usic..
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2. to write music [COMOEPS] 3......... It is not easy to catch a perfect location of the
4. certain area you live in [LOLAC] birds.
6. to be curious about [WDRNOE]
8-B
CELLPHONES
Modem cell phones are more than sending and receiving B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A.
phone calls. They allow users to send and receive text 1. You can ....... the internet any time from my
messages, emails, photos, videos, access the Internet, play office.
games, listen to music, use GPS and more.
2. After the earthquake, the police used a special
5 The cell phone is an important communication tool for .................... to find people.
people to keep in touch with each other. When we first saw,
they were big and heavy devices. They are now very small 3. You can take your data with you wherever you go with
t h is .................... hard disc.
and portable and they fit in a user’s pocket.
Despite ail the positive benefits of cell phones, there are 4. Barbara got the lowest score in the exam because the
10 also some negative side effects. For instance, they can be teacher realised s h e .......................
dangerous while driving and students can cheat on tests by 5. The new cell phones are so small that you can put them
using their cell phones to access Information. So, they are in y o u r......................
not often allowed in classrooms or other school locations.
6. Everybody i s .................... that he will pass the exam.
Because of the new needs of users, the cell phone designs
15 are changing. No one knows about how the cell phone shapes
and functions will be in the future. One thing Is certain that
people cannot live without it.
C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
P passage.
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. The answers r
'TÎ 1. The new cell phones allow users to — .
start w ith the firs t letter in the parenthesis. hi
a) access the internet only at schools

b) make new devices
c) communicate with each other
2. Despite the advantages o f cell phones — .
a) they can cause accidents while driving

b) they are big and heavy devices
c) they allow users to play games
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3. Because of the negative side effects of celis phones
2. without doubt, to be sure [CARETNI]
5. carried or moved easily [PEOARLBT]

a) students can cheat on tests
6. small bag on clothes fPKTCOE] b) no one knows about future
c) they are not allowed in some places
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1. to find information, especially on a computer [ACSSCE] 4. 11 is clear that cell phones -— .
3. equipment tor a job [TLOO]

a) will change the people’s life style
4. to behave in a dishonest way 1o pass an exam [CTAHE] b) are important for people'
c) can cause brain cancer
CLIMATE HABITS
" 1 9-A
Every place on the earth, has its own climate. Places that B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from the puzzle.
are far away may have a similar climate. But there may be 1. I like Andy because his life style i s .................. to mine.
important differences between the climate of a hill and a
2. Poe’s short sto n e s ................ my feelings very deeply.
nearby valley, or a city and the surrounding countryside.
5 Climate affects a person’s life. For example, it influences the 3. It snows more on the hill than in t h e .......................
kinds of clothing he wears and the kinds of food he grows 4. Orange grows i n .................... climates.
and eats. It also influences the kind of home he lives in and
5. The South Pole is the c o ld e s t................. in the world.
the kinds of transportation he uses. In addition, climate helps
determine the kinds of animals and plants that live in an area.
10 People wear clothing that protects them against the climate
C. Find out what the follow ing w ords refer to in the
of their area. In warm regions, people wear light-colored
passage.
clothes such as cotton or linen. In cold regions, people wear
1. itS (line-1) ............................................
woollen clothing.
2. it (line-5) ............................................
3. he (lin&-6) ...........................................
start w ith the first letter in the parenthesis. 4. them ¡iine-to) ...........................
D. Choose the correct sentence according to the

passage.
1. a) Some places have no climate on earth.
b) Each place has its own climate in the world.
c) Every place on earth has the same climate.
2. a) The climate in the city and its surroundings doesn't

change.
b) There is no difference between the climate of a city
and its surroundings.
c) The climate in a city and its surroundings can be
very different.
3. a) The climate influences the kinds of houses people

live.
b) Animals and piants help determine the climate.
c) To protect against the climate, people always wear
light coloured clothes.
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E. Cloze Test
2. a large area of a country [RNEIGO]
Climate is (1) —- for the life on earth. For example, climate
4. to affect [INCFEUNLE]
(2) —- the eating habits of people. In warm (3) — people
5. something that you do often [HITBA]
generally eat green vegetables a lot but it is not the same in
6. an area of lower land between two hills or mountains
colder places. They mostly eat meat. When it is hot. people
[VYAELL]
prefer wearing cotton clothes. If it is cold, people choose
7. not very hot [WRAM]
{4) —- clothes.
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1. to keep someone or something safe from harm [PTERCTO] 2. . a) grows b) protects c) affects
3. almost the same [SIAIMRL] 3... a) foods b) areas c) clothes
4. a) linen .b) woollen c) light
)
9-B
ROBOT TEACHERS
Students at 21 elementary schools in Daegu, South Korea B. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
are testing a new kind of educator: A robot teacher. The passage.
students will try them for five months then they will be in
1. A fter the students try the robot teachers, — .
people’s dally lives.
a) the robots will be in the classrooms for 5 months
5 The experts designed them to teach English. The egg-
b) they will be common in people's daily lives
shaped robots can read books, sing songs and play alphabet
c) the government will find a sponsor
games. Just like human teachers, they can also walk around
the class on their wheels, and even dance to music by moving
2. The experts designed the robot teachers to — .
their arms and heads.
a) control the children
10 The robots are not com pletely independent. Human b) teach English
educators from Philippines control them. They can hear and
c) hear the reactions
see the children’s reactions. The children can also see the
teacher on the panel television on the top of robot’s neck.
3. Robot teachers cannot — .
The government sponsored the pilot program. Also, the a) go far regions
15 cost of hiring English teachers in their own countries is lower b) move their heads
than bringing them into the country. The government also c) oil themselves
plan to send them to the far regions where the teachers do
V
not want to go. Other advantages are that the robots do not
get sick and ask for holiday. The officials only oil them and E
’ C. Choose the correct sentence according to the
20 they are ready to go. ' 1 passage.
However, the cost of each robot is $ 8000. It can be a ,s 1. a) Robot teachers will be in the classrooms if the
problem for the project. If the government can overcome it, government pay $ 8000 for each.
b) Robot teachers will go to the far regions for holiday.
the robot teachers will become com m on in the classrooms. ~
c) Robot teachers will spend $ 8000 for a holiday.
2. a) The human educators will come from

Philippines to control the robot teachers.
b) The experts will not control the robot teachers.
c) Robots teachers are not completely free.
A. Match the words w ith the ir definitions.
D. Find the synonym o f the underlined w ords below.

1. educator ... a) response to an action 1. The robots do not ask fo r holiday.
a) want
2. expert .... b) to control a problem
b) refuse
3. completely ... c) to employ someone c) admit
4. independent ... d) someone with a special knowledge

2. The students are testing a kind of educator.
of a subject
a) a lot of
5. reaction .... e) totally b) a sort of
c) a bit of
6. hire .... f) not controlled by another
7. overcome ... g) shared by two or more people 3. Also, they do not get sic k .
a) get confused
8. common ... h) someone who is involved in the
b) get mad
process of teaching
c) become ill
10-A
WALT DISNEY
Walt Disney was one of the most famous motion-picture | Down
producers in history. He was bom in Chicago, Illinois. When j 1. something you do to help [CNTNIIBUTROO]
he was two years old, the family moved to a farm near i 2. living in a natural state [WDIL]
Marceline, Missouri. He was interested in art. He sold his j 3. everything around you [EMOINNENTRV]
5 drawings to earn money. When he was a teenager, his family j 6. a person everyone knows [FSUMOA]
moved to Chicago again. He studied art there and left school
j
at the age of 16. He moved to Hollywood, California. He
B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate letters.
began producing animated films. Disney first became famous
in the 1920s and 1930s for producing cartoon film characters
1. Jane became an artist because she was
10 such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He later produced i t ___________ t ______ in art.
feature-length cartoon films. Movies were about wild animals
2. T hey__o _________ to Istanbul to find a well-paid job.
in their natural environment. He also produced films starring
human actors. The Disney studio has won more than 45 3. Cüneyt Arkın is one of the Y eşilça m ___________r s.
Academy Awards for its movies and scientific and technical 4. I don’t like to study e s __ __ __ __ __ __ l y
15 contributions to film making. physics.
After television became popular in the 1950s, many film

makers ignored TV or fought it as a threat to the movie
;l, C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
Industry. But Disney adjusted easily to the new form of passage.
entertainment. He produced a number of movies especially
20 for television. 1. W alt Disney sold his draw ings because — .
'i a) he moved to Marceline
b) he was short of money
c) he wanted to produce Donald Duck
start w ith the first letter in the parenthesis.
2. He first became fam ous after —
a) he produced feature-length cartoon films
b) he won Academy Awards
; c) he produced Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
3. .... he won Academy Award.

a) He produced films starring human actors, so
b) At the age of 16
c) Because of his contributions to film making
D. Put the events in order according to the passage.
1. a) He became famous.
2. ... b) He moved to Hollywood.
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3. ... c) He studied art.
4. something to make people happy [EREATITTNMNNE]
4. d) He sold his drawings.
5. a serious warning [THRETA]
5. ... e}' He began producing animated films.
7. something people give for a success [ADAWR]
8. pay no attention [IOREGN] 6. ... f) His family moved to Chicago.
Time recom mended: 25 mill
10~B
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
Alexander Graham Bell is a scientist and educator. He B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from the puzzle.
invented the telephone. Bell was 27 years old when he 1. The ru n n e r.................... to jump the hurdles without
understood the principle of transmitting speech electrically. knocking.
2. Don’t try to speak to him. He i s ......................
He was 29 when he got his basic telephone patent in 1876.
3. He has a power o f ...................... He can influence when
5 The telegraph had been invented before Bell’s time. Noises, he speaks.
music, and signals were sent by wires. But human speech 4. Everybody is looking forward to seeing the results of
had never been sent by wire. Many inventors were working t h e .................... on a new drug.
5. The company h a s ..................... a new system to make
to achieve this, but Bell was the first to succeed.
the car run with less energy.
His great invention was the result of many years of scientific
10 experiment. Bell was interested in the problems of the deaf
all his life. In fact, he once told his family he preferred to be C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
remembered as a teacher of the deaf not as the inventor of
1. Before Alexander Graham was 2 7 ,— .
the telephone. But, the invention of the telephone is so
a) he invented the telephone
important that the world will remember Alexander Graham
b) he got a patent for the telephone
15 Bell’s name for it.
c) he didn’t know how speech transmitted electrically
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. @ 2. — but Bell was the first to succeed.
O a) No one could understand how to transmit noises,
P" music and signals by wires
t« b) Many inventors tried to transmit human speech
■-rvs
• c) Many people wanted to be a scientist
3. He was not only a scientist -— .

<5 a) but also an educator
™ b) because it was not enough for living
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>
c) but he also preferred to be a technician
, 4. Everybody w ill rem em ber Bell as —

j a) a good family father
b) a teacher of the deaf
c) the inventor of the telephone
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2. a series of waves that cariy sound, message etc. [SNGALI] D. Situational Response
3. a scientific test [EINPMRTEEX]
1. Someone you don't know is calling you ail the time.
4. to complete a task successfully [AEVCHEI]
You are fed up with his calls and don’t want to answer.
6. to make new things [ITNEVN]
You receive his call again. You get angry and answer
7. to choose something you like more [PEFRER]
the call saying:
a) I have been waiting for you for a long time.
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b) OK. I am ready to speak until morning.
1. to send messages using radio or television [TAMSIRTN]
2. a talk ori a subject [SHEPEC] c) What do you want? If you call again, I will call the police.
5. unable to hear [DAFE] d) I can’t speak to you: My mother is here.

A REAL “TEA-SHIRT”
11-A
A T-shirt which is made from "tea” is coming to a shopping B. Fill in the blanks with the w o rds from A.
centre near you. The new T-shirt is not something which is
1.Her clothes are never the same because she follows
simply coloured with the leaves, but it is a new material that
t h e ......................
is made from the world’s favorite drink! The interesting cloth
2. My sister didn't like the room so s h e .................... the
5 is the product of two people. One of them is professor
old wallpaper.
Freemont who is working at London's Imperial College. The
other one is a fashion designer Suzanne Lee, who wanted 3. With his b la c k .................... jacket, he seems smart.
to invent a new fabric for the fashion industry. 4. Trees g e t .................... from soil.
To produce, the material Freemont and Lee first mixed 5. T h is .................... is not suitable for a winter coat.
10 green tea, sugar and some nutrients. Then they added bacteria
to this mixture for a few days. As it blends, a layer of cellulose
forms on the surface. The last step is to remove this layer. It
becomes very light fabric which seems like leather. C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
Suzanne has used the fabric to make shirts, dresses and
15 even shoes. She thinks everybody will love the new garment.
1. The new kind o f T -shirt is
a) coloured with the leaves
b) made from tea
@
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below.
c) the world’s favorite cloth
5,.
|'H
m 2. — produced the interesting cloth.
S a) A designer from a college
b) A professor alone
c) A professor and a fashion designer
3. The first step to make the fab ric is -—.

a) to add bacteria
b) to blend tea, sugar and nutrients
c) to remove the leather
4. Suzanne has used the fabric

a) to wear immediately
b) to give the professor as a present
c) to make some clothes
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2. animal skin [LTARHEE] D. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True or False
4. material to make clothes [FARCIB] according to the passage.
6. production of goods [ITYRSNUD]
7. the food to live arid grow [NIERUTNT] 1......... Everybody loved the tea-shirt.
2......... Freemont Lee had to wait for weeks to add
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1. something that covers the surface [LREYA]
3........ The new fabric can be used to make shoes.
3. to take something away [REEVOIW]
4......... A professor and a designer succeeded in
4. popular for a time [FINHASO]
making tea-shirt.
5. to pul something into something [DAD]
5......... The fabric seems like leather.
11-B
THE REAL MUSICIAN
Can we live without dreams? Can we think that an artist C. W rite the noun form s o f the w ords given.
does not dream? Of course the answer is “ no” . Because we
A djective Noun
cannot renew ourselves without dreams.
1. happy
Every musician has a style and colour. We want to see 2. sad
5 where we have come with our efforts. If people do not wonder 3. real
the answer, they cannot be a good musician. It is important 4. difficult
to develop ourselves in music. If we fail to do this, we cannot
give any messages to our audiences. So, what are the
messages? They can be love, happiness, sadness and D. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from C.
10 disappointments of the composers who lived centuries ago.
1. a) She couldn’t f in d ........... in his second marriage.
This means that we must leave our identities, and then
b) She is v e ry ............because she has passed all the
we become the real artists.
exams.
Music is an ancient art and when we have inner peace, we 2. a) Andy watches TV much to escape from th e ............
can perform well in this ancient art. But, the world is full of
b) The new software company creates...........programs.
15 difficulties. So, it is not easy to do this.
a) It i s ............to find a good house with a low rent in
this city.
b) Whenever she h a s ............, she calls me and asks
for help.
A. Match the w o rds w ith th e ir definitions. a) John lo o k s ............when we talk about old days.
b) We have learnt his injury with d e e p ..............
1. renew a) people who watch a performance
2. effort b) physical or mental energy needed
for a task Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
3. fail c) information about your name or
who you are
We can’t live w ithout dream s because -—.
4. audience d) to do something a) everyone has his own style
5. sadness e) to refresh, restart b) we don't care ourselves
6. identity f) being unhappy c) we can’t renew ourselves
7. peace g) to not succeed
If a person doesn’t w onder where he has com e with
8. perform h) a feeling of being calm
his efforts -—.
a) he becomes sad
b) he can't be a good musician
c) he can show his love
B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A. 3. When a person has inner peace, -—.
a) he can make good music
1. Despite all the ............, our team lost. b) it is not easy to live
2. After the speech, t h e .............began applauding. c) he doesn’t need happiness
3. 1think you w ill............. because you have not studied
at all. 4. It is difficult to perform well in music because — .
4-, There was a d e e p .............. when we learnt of his death. a) it is an ancient art
5. My grandfather died i n ........................... in his 90s. b) the world is full of difficulties
6. The stud ents............well in the year-end show. c) the composers lived centuries ago
ANIMATION
Almost all of us watch the animated cartoons with pleasure. B. W rite the noun form of the verbs given.
But we don't know there must be a lot of drawings for only
a second in a film. For example, pictures must be repeated Verb Noun
many times to show a person walking. They need many please ....................
5 drawings. The first drawing may show the person with both repeat ....................
feet on the ground, then in the next drawings the left foot animate ....................
comes. In other drawing the right foot meets the left foot, move ....................
finally the man’s feet are together. live ....................
Each of all these pictures is called a frame and every one

10 of them is the same as the others. All of these pictures form
C. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords above.
an animated cartoon and we call the art of movement as
animation. 1. I like 3 D .................... a lot. So I prefer watching that
We can see the things as if they were moving thanks to the kind of film.
2 ............................ is important to learn a word in English.
animation. The things that can’t move in real life seem to be
3. When you are driving, you should fasten your seat belt
20 alive when they are animated. Therefore, artists draw many
to save y o u r......................
pictures to make an animated film and many people work to 4. There is a .................... behind the curtain. I think there
make a cartoon. In the past, it took two or three years to do is someone hiding.
well a two hour cartoon. However, the time is shorter than the 5. After so many hours of studying, she drank a cup of
past with the help of technology these days. coffee w ith ......................
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. D. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
1. There m ust be a lot of drawings fo r -— .
a) many photographs
b) a second in a film
c) a pleasure
2. Thanks to the animation,

a) artists can draw few pictures
b) people enjoy technology
c) we see the things as if they were alive
3. In the past, the tim e for making a tw o hour cartoon

is —-.
a) longer
Across b) shorter
6. to give life to something [ATNEMAI] c) the same
7. to do something again [RETEAP]
8. • because of something or someone [TSKANOTH]
4. To show a person walking, -—.
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changing the position [MMNETEOV] b) right foot meets the left arm
each picture of a film [FMERA] c) there must be a repetition of the pictures
still living [ALEIV]
the feeling of enjoyment [PELASUER]
a film made by drawing [COATRON]
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LIGHTEST SOLID IN THE WORLD

12-B
They look like smoke and they are so light that their Down
nickname is "Frozen Smoke” . But do not make any mistake 2, a part of something [OTOPNRI]
about it, the airy looking transparent aerogels are not only 3. can be changed easily [FIEXBLLE]
the world’s lightest solids, but also, among the strongest. 6. something that you do in the wrong way [IKAMSET]
5 Now, scientists have found out how to make them even lighter
and more flexible.
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from A.
Aerogels are manufactured materials that are obtained
from a gel. Its liquid portion has been replaced with a gas. 1. Ice is t h e ..................... form of water.
2. T h e .................... from factories cause air pollution.
The result is a lighter and stronger solid. A block of a human
3. Our skeleton............................. the weight of our body.
10 size aerogel weighs 455 grams, but, it can support half a ton
4. The la rg e ..................... of gold is used in jewelry.
weight.
5. Some drugs a r e .................... from plants.
They can also resist the temperatures of up to 1648 °C. 6. My working time is v e ry .................... I go whenever I
So, there is no doubt that the aerogels will be used everywhere want.
from home to the space. 7. I think I made a ........................ I can’t solve the puzzle.
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
1. Aerogels are obtained fr o m — .

m
a) liquid b) smoke c) a gel
2. A block of a human size aerogel can support — .
a) 500 kilos b) 455 grams c) half a kilo
3. Everyone is sure that aerogel — .
a) will be used in the space

b) is better than gas
c) will not be the strongest

A cross
1. to hold the weight of something fSUTPRPO] 1......... Aerogels are the world’s lightest solid but not
4. to use another thing instead of the one that you are using the strongest.
now [RCPLEAE] 2........ Aerogels are manufactured in the space.
5. not heavy [LTIGH]
3......... People will use the aerogels everywhere.
7. an object that is not a liquid or a gas [SiOLD]
8. to get something you want [OATNIB] 4..... . Aerogels cannot resist more than 1648 DC.
9. the grey or black gas [SMKEO] 5......... Aerogels are a kind of smoke.
' ' 13-A

THE HOTTEST PLANET
A team from Keele University in Staffordshire in the UK j Down
discovered the hottest planet in our universe. According to j 1. a large object that moves around the sun [PTNELA]
the researchers, the temperature on Wasp-33b is 3,200°CI j 2. the degree of heat [TEEPURERMTA]
The planet is four and half times the size of Jupiter, and it J 5. to find new things [DOREICVS]
5 is 380 light years away from Earth. According to the scientists j
there are two reasons for Wasp-33b’s high temperature. j
The first one is that it is very near to its sun. So, it takes j B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords above.
only 29,5 hours to complete Its orbit around it. The second j 1. The earth moves i n .................... around the sun.
reason is the temperature of its sun. It is 7,160°C, it means j 2. Scientists....................a new kind of plant in the Amazon.
10 it is 1,560°C hotter than our sun. Because our sun is only at j 3. The Transformers is about the robots which come from
5,600°C. Before the scientists discovered Wasp-33b, they j a n o th e r.......................
thought the hottest planet was Wasp-12b. It is 600 light years 4. She has a(n) .................... memory. She never forgets
away. It is about 2300°C because it is very near its sun, too. the names and telephone numbers.
We have discovered only a few hundred planetary systems. 5. You m u s t.................... the form to apply for the job.
15 But it is very few because there are bilions of planetary systems

in the universe. So there can be a lot of hotter planets to
discover. It is very amazing when we think that only 20 years C. Find out what the fo llow ing w ords refer to in the
ago, the hottest planet was Venus. Its temperature is 460°C! r„, passage.
H 1. It (lin e - 4) ...........................
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. m
2. it (line-10) ...........................
3. they (ire-n) ...........................
4. its (lino-18 ) ...........................
D. Answer the fo llo w in g questions according to the

passage.
1. The tem perature on the newly discovered planet is
a) 4,600 °C b) 7,160 °C c) 3,200 °C
2. Wasp-33b is -—.
a) four and half times the size of Earth

b) the hottest in our universe now
c) 380 light years away from its sun
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3. One of the reasons for Wasp-33b’s high temperature
3. hard to believe [AZMGANİ]
is that -— .
4. to finish [CLMOEPET]
6. the path around large object [OITRB] a) its orbit is shorter than our planet
7. all space ¡UISEVERN] b) its sun is 5,600 °C [

c) it is so close to its sun
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13-B
PHONES ARE NOT A HEALTHY MEAL
Gena was enjoying the day at Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Across
Aquarium. He was with the three other crocodiles. They were 2. to fall down from hands [SPLI]
getting out of the water to impress the visitors. But the poor 5. to change food into a from that the body can use
crocodile will never forget the day! [DEIGTS]
6. to make food go down your throat [SWLOALW]
5 One of the visitors, Rimma Golovko, was watching Gena.
He was showing off his big teeth. Rimma wanted to take the
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picture of Gena’s big mouth. Ms. Golovko stretched out her
1. to make someone feel affected [IPRMESS]
arm with her phone in hand. Suddenly, the phone slipped
2. quickly and unexpectedly [SUDLDYEN]
and fell into the water next to Gena. He immediately swallowed
3. to straighten arms or legs [SREHTCT]
10 it.
4. to say no to an offer [RFEUES]
The officials did not believe Rimma until they heard the
phone ringing inside Gena’s stomach. Everybody thought
that Gena could digest buffaloes, cattle and even humans. B. Match the parts to make sentence.
So, the small phone was not a problem for him.
15 Unfortunately, they were totally wrong. It was four weeks 1. When the mother stretched her arms,
2. The newly born babies can digest
since he swallowed the phone. He stHl did not eat anything
3. Andy brought his brand-new phone
and he was weighing down. He even refused to play with his ^
4. When he showed up his gun,
three friends. The aquarium officials tried to help him. They 5. Tom refused to sell
injected laxatives and vitamins. But there was no change! SJ 6. The customer looked at the waiter angrily
20 Meanwhile the phone was ringing inside poor Gena’s body, m

a) to impress his friends.
Also, the owner of the phone wanted the SIM card because ~
it held all her contacts and numbers. b) the kid ran towards her.
Finally, five weeks later, the veterinarian took an X-Ray to ;~ c) because he dropped the cup on him.
learn the exact location of the phone. He perfomed the surgery
d) everyone in the room stopped talking suddenly.
25 and took the phone out. Finally both Gena and Rimma became
e) his car for £ 10,000.
happy again.
f) only milk.
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below.

C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
1. Rimma is the name o f — .

a) a crocodile in Dnipropetrovsk Aquarium
b) an official who works in the Aquarium
c) a visitor who wanted to see the crocodiles
2. When Ms. Golovko dropped her phone, — .

a) she dived into the water to get it back
b) it fell on Gena's head
c) Gena swallowed it immediately
3. The veterinarian had to perforin the surgery because
a) the owner of the phone wanted it

b) Gena couldn’t digest the phone
c) Gena refused laxatives
;(• ■ V ;■ -
14-A
CROCODILES
Have you ever heard about crocodile tears? When we say to talk or write about something [MNTEONI]
tears we think that someone is crying. But crocodiles don’t 6. to use your hands to make something move towards
cry, indeed. When they eat their preys, tears come down you [PLUL]
from their eyes without any feeling of sadness! So people 7. a drop of salty liquid that comes from eyes [TREA]
5 use this phrase for false sadness. If we first mention about

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the preys of the crocodiles, we can say that they have a great
2. a desire for food [ATPTEPEI]
appetite for nearly every kind of animals. Some of them are
3. to die from being under water [DOWNR]
small insects, fishes, birds, and also big lions and tigers. It
6. an animal that is hunted [PYRE]
is very amazing that they eat once a week unlike human
10 beings. Don’t forget that we eat at least 20 times a week!
Crocodiles catch their victims, pull them into the water, B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from A.
and hold the creatures down under the water until they are 1. He w o re ................... beard in order not to be recognized.
drowned. 2. If you accidently touch very hot objects, y o u ....................
your hand very quickly.
Imagine that you come across a huge crocodile in the wild.
3. The workers w e re .................... about the problems of
15 How frightening it is, isn't it? But there is something you can the company.
do if you know a clue about their running style. They can run 4. Hundreds of p e o p le .................... when Titanic sank.
quickly but can’t change direction very easily. Therefore you 5. A mother crocodile carries her babies to protect from
should run in a zigzag path. And after a while it will have to
find itself a new victim other than you!
C. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
20 Nature is beyond our limitations in most cases. For example h‘j
passage.
giant crocodiles let little birds clean their teeth and mouths 'i-i
after their meals but they don't eat those birds! Crocodiles 1. The phrase “ croco dile tears” means — .
now have clean teeth and birds eat their meals! -~ a) deep sadness
A mother is always a mother even if she is a crocodile, i- b) great appetite
25 She carries her young in her mouth or on her back when she c) unreal sadness
feels that there is an enemy or predator around.
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. 2. When crocodiles catch their preys, they
a) quickly kill to eat
b) hold under the water to kill
c) pull in different directions
3. If you face a croco dile by chance -— .

a) it waits until you move
b) it opens its mouth to frighten you
c) you should run in a zigzag way
4. Crocodiles do not eat some little birds -—.

a) because the birds clean their teeth '
Across •b) they don’t usually feel,hungry ■
1. not real [FEASL] c)- because of their disgusting taste
4. an animal that kills and eats other animals [PORETRAD]
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ANTS
4-B
Ants are known to be very hard working and the most task
common insects on earth. In some aspects human and ants a) taste b) tank
are the same. For example, they both live in com m unities. c) job d) joy
They are called colonies. More than hundreds or thousands
5 of ants can live in one colony.
6. load
There is a distinction of labor among ants. Some are a) candy b) soil
workers which build nests by digging the soil. Others protect c) grass d) cargo
the nests by digging the soil. Others protect the nest from
enemies and keep it clean. The task of the third group is to
10 gather food and keep it for later use. The young are looked Find out what the fo llow ing w ords refer to in the
after by some ants. There is only one authority in the colony, passage.
the Queen. She lays eggs and bears ants and so deserves 1. they (line •- 3)
to be the ruler of the ant community. 2. They (line --4)
3. it (line •-9)
According to the environment the kind of food that an ant
4. this (line •-22)
15 eats changes. They can eat seeds, grasses, small insects
and even honey.
Some honey ants eat so much honey that they swell like C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
a ball. They hang themselves on the wall of the nest. passage.
Like some animals ants sleep during winter, too. They 1. Humankind and ants are sim ilar in a way because
20 sleep in their nests but in deepest points. they both
a) collect food all the time
Ants are very strong. They can carry loads that are nearly
50 times their own weight. If you want to understand this. b) never stop working
you can imagine yourself carrying a load that is 1 or 2 tons! c) cannot live alone
A. Choose the synonym of the w ords given.

2. One of the w orker ants jo b s is to •
aspect a) rule the colony
a) viewpoint b) effort b) build nests
c) story d) kind c) gather food only for the Queen
2, com m unity
a) city b) room
c) group d) container
3. When the environm ent changes, the ants ■
a) move to other places
3. labor b) make new nests
a) mark b) rank
c) change the kind of food
c) work d) lock
dig
a) drive b) excavate
Ant is so strong that it can — .
c) remove d) use
a) carry much heavier things than its own weight
b) understand the weight of the objects
c) carry loads to the deepest point in the nest
15-A
THE FASTEST MAN WITHOUT LEGS
Oscar Pistorius was born in 1986. People call him "the c Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
fastest man without legs” . We call him “amazing” . passage.
Oscar was born without a fibula - the long thin bone that
1. W hen Oscar was 20 years old,
forms the outside of the ankle - in both his legs. When he
a) his parents decided to cut his legs
5 was 11 months old, his parents decided to cut off both his b) he lost his fibula
lower legs and give him artificial legs. Six months later, Oscar c) people called him the fastest man without legs
was walking on his artificial fiberglass legs.
2. W hen O scar was 11 m onths old, — .
Because of this, Oscar has never thought of himself as
a) he was walking on his artificial legs
disabled. At school, he played tennis and rugby. He also tried
b) his parents gave him artificial legs
10 wrestling. In 2004, he had an injury while he was playing rugby. c) his parents decided to cut one of his legs
So, he started to run.
He fell in love with running and in three years he won many Because he could walk on his artificial legs,
a) he didn't need a real ankle
gold medals in the Paralympic Games (for athletes with
b) he didn't think himself as handicapped
disabilities). He holds the world record for 100m, 200m and
c) he became the fastest man of the year
15 400m.
People think of him as “disabled” but he believes he is A fter a damage w hile playing rugby -----
not. He wants to com pete in the normal Olympic Games. a) he started to run
Unfortunately, the Olympic Committee refused him because b) he gave up all sports
c) he tried wrestling
he does not have real legs and it makes an advantage over
20 other runners.
— t he com m ite d id n ’t allow him to com pete in the
Oscar says he will try again at the next Olympics. O lym pic Games.
a) Because Oscar’s artificial legs made advantage
b) After Oscar held the world record
A. Match the w ords with their synonyms.
c) Because Oscar couldn’t run
1. lower a) fake D. Find the spo rts in the puzzle. Circle them as you
locate. W hich o f them did Oscar play?
2. artificial b) bottom
HOCKEY GOLF RUNNING RUGBY
3. disabled c) race
WRESTLING TENNIS SKIING
4. injury d) handicapped
5. compete . . . e) damage B J Q R 2 S K N G G X N
K S S S S Z N X W Q G C R
I F W T E N N S U U J B O
T N X Ï Z B C X J Q Y W W O
U Q F J A W U X G Z X C
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A .
Y R R A L T L M C D C B V R
1. She will .................... for a gold medal in the next year
T o
o W S G L B T N U C B U
Olympics.
N s R X J J R R V 0 M X A N
2. I have got pain in m y .................... arm. A V E N 2 E U Y D V H Q Q N
3. People want equal rights for th e ...................... V N S T F M G T v Z S X U Í

D D T Q S X 8 J X E y H L N
4. The thief had a(n) .................... while he was escaping I. c y
E B P J P. G 0 L F B G
from the police.
Y- B F M D I L F 5 ïvi G P B
5. There are a number of methods to grow plants under' ■F B M U U M F H O ’c K E- Y R
....................light. F F K R P H N J 'M Y t M P
Time recommended.: 25 min
2111-2813
JUPITER HAS LOST A STRIPE
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. We know B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w ords from A.
it with two red lines. One in the southern hemisphere and the
other in the northern. But recent photographs show that the 1. You can find extra information about the Big-Bang theory
lower stripe disappeared. in h is .....................book.
2. The most distant planet from o u r .................... system is
5 Scientists say that the stripe was on the planet three months
Eris which was discovered in 2005.
ago before it disappeared behind the sun. When the planet
3. I put the unnecessary books at t h e .................... of the
came back, the stripe had disappeared. The experts do not
box.
know why it happened but they have a theory.
4. Each zebra has diffe re nt.................... from the back to
Jupiter is a huge ball of gas and liquid. There are layers
the belly.
10 of red, brown, yellow and white clouds. The darker clouds
5. If the e g g ............. in water, it means it is not fresh.
are made up of sulfur and phosphorus. These chemicals
make the clouds heavy so they are at the bottom. The crystals
of frozen ammonia form the lighter white clouds so they float
on the top. C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
15 Some scientists believe that the white clouds hide the red
clouds. When white clouds move, the red clouds become visible. 1. Jup iter is —
But the experts hope that the largest planet in our solar system a) the largest planet in the universe
will find its missing stripe sooner. l;3 b) known with two stripes
I«:." c) seen in a stripe in the sky
’T)
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. m
S
2. The low er stripe —-,
a) has been visible for years
»! b) has disappeared recently
c.ri c) left behind the sun
O';
CD
3. The experts — why the stripe disappeared.

a) gave up investigating
b) have a theory to explain
c) used some chemicals to learn
A ccording to the theory — .

a) Jupiter is made up of white clouds
A cross
b) the chemicals make the planet frozen
disappeared [MSSGNII]
long narrow line [SITERP] c) white clouds cover the red ones below
relating to the sun [SLARO]
one half of the Earth [HESMEIPEHR]
to stay on the surface of a liquid [FTALO]
Down 5. The crystals of frozen a m m o n ia .... .

1. . something that can be seen [VBSLEII] a) make lighter clouds than sulfur and phosphorus
3. the lowest part of something [BTOOTMj b) are the layers of white and red clouds
6. the very near past [RNECET] c). appear when sulfur and phosphorus go away
VOCABULARY REVIEW
6
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. Down
2. quickly and unexpectedly [SLNDUEDY]
3. someone who is travelling in a vehicle [PEESSGANR]
4. to become bigger and older [GORVV]
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
5. to find new things [DIOESCRV]
8. to get something you want [OABNIT]
■ Ü
10. to complete a task successfully [AVHIEEC ]
■ ■ ■
12. something that you do often [ABIHT]
■ i m i l i
16. the feeling of enjoyment [PRULESAE]
17. to do what someone says [OEBY]
B. Odd one out.

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
1. a) continue b) go on
■ H
I ' ■ c) keep on d) hold on
■HUM
*■"■■■■ m u m a) run away
c) stay
b) get away
d) escape
H H IIIIIIII 3. a) witness b) sickness

c) disease d) illness
■S 4. a) useful b) awful
c) helpful d) advantageous
5. a) grow b) raise
c) develop d) reason
Across
1. to say no to an offer [RFUESE] 6. a) pigeon b) region
c) area d)zone
6. something that can be seen [VBILSIE]
7. to be curious about [WNORDE]
9. an area of lower land between two hills or mountains 7. a) loud b) deafening
c) quiet d) noisy
[VELAYL]
11, the very near past [RTEECN]
13. to give life to something [AAMTEIN] 8. a) contact b) speak
c) communicate d) manage
14. to stay on the surface of a liquid [FTLOA]
15. a scientific test [MTENXPEEIR]
18. without doubt, to be sure [ARTINCE] 9. a) suspect b) achieve
19. 'outside or the top layer of something [SUCREFA] c)succeed d) manage
20. dishonest way of passing an exam [CHTAEj
10. a) psychological b) legal

c) mental d) spiritual
16
Choose the best answer. 10. If you break protein down, you — amino acids,
Catherine — to adm it that she was wrong. a) remain b) obtain
a) refused b) impressed c) prevent d) pull
c) obtained d) saved
11. A lthough she worked all year, she cou ld n’t — her
Our village is — from 10 kilom etres away. goals.
a) rotten b) visible a) break b) train
c) harmless d) safe c) achieve d) spend
I — what he w ill tell about his failure. 12. M any ton s o f a ship can — thanks to lift force of
a) bury b) send water.
c) wonder d) hire a) access b) float
c) overcome d) capture
The earthquake happened so — that very few people

could survive. 13. — are m ost com m only form ed through the erosion
a) suddenly b) well o f land by rivsrs.
@
c) late d) common a) Valleys b) Disasters
2 ,
r„11 c) Vaccines d) Buildings
W ith a com plex security system, the face of each

8;
— in the airpo rt can be identified. 14. Students are conducting — on plant cells to test
a) reaction b) germ the effects o f the sun.
c) prey d) passenger a) fever b) experiment
c) device d) furnishings
Your meal is very delicious. I thin k you — the

vegetables in you r garden, 15. Wei! Am strong was the firs t man to walk on the
a) cover b) cure — of the Moon.
c) grow d) rest a) skin bj wire
c) surface d) equipment
My doctor has -— the cause o f my headache.

a) avoided b) discovered 16. Subatom ic particles d o n ’t —- physical laws. It is
c) hit d) met interesting that.
a) grow b) fight
A (n) — study shows that gold price w ill continue c) obey d) compose
to go up.
a) confused b) dark 17. St m ust be a great •— to be as famous as Tarkan.
c) recent d) infectious a) pleasure b) award
c) result d) noise
Up to 46 percent o f Jats-a com m unity in India- is in

the — of taking drugs. 18. It seems — - that he w ill win the com petition.
a) response b) success a) kind b) warm
c) habit d) production c) mental d) certain

HOW ABOUT A SW IM IN MY CAR?

Welcome to the latest changes in automobiles. A new car Down
can run on land and under water. If you remember a James 1. someone who is travelling in a vehicle [PSSEENAGR]
2. to work [RNU]
Bond movie, you can imagine the new car easily.
3. a boat that travels under water [SEIUNABMR]
The new car’s name is sQuba. The designer is Rinspeed
5 Inc. The company’s manager is a big James Bond fan. He
B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A.
decided to build a car after he saw the Bond movie "The Spy
1. The sun was reflected on t h e .................... of the water.
Who Loved Me” thirty years ago.
2. He was travelling at a ...................................of 9120 km.
The sQuba is the real underwater car. It travels like a
3. The metro bus in Istanbul carries thousands o f ...................
submarine and it can go down about 30 ft below the surface
in a day.
10 of water. The car can drive about 77 mph on land but in water 4. The product was designed abroad b u t .................... in
the speed is 3 mph on the surface and 1, 8 mph under water. our country.
The sQuba has three electrical motors. One helps to move 5. The engine was s till.......................when he left the car.
on land and the other fwo are for underwater driving.
Passengers in the car continue breathing under water

c. Find what these
15 because it has an air tank. However, they can get wet because
passengers can get out easily if the car breaks down. 1. He (!in e -5 )
The sQuba’s first model cost about 1, 5 million US Dollars 2. it (line -9)
to manufacture. But in the future people can buy it for about 3. two (line - 13)
400.000 US Dollars.
4. they (line - 15)
A. Solve the puzzle using the clues below. The answers D. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
start with the first letter in the parenthesis. passage.
1. The sQuba i s — .
a) a car of James Bond
b) the name of a new car
c) the name of one of the Bond movies
d) the manufacturer's name
2. The sGuba
a) can generate electricity from water
m i l 5 b) runs not only on land but also under water
c) can be driven only under water
d) is a submarine
MU
3. Two motors of the sQuba are for
a) filling its air tank b) underwater driving
c) breathing under water d) moving on land
When they are in the sQuba, the passengers in the

Across car -—.
4. to produce something [MARACUEUNFT] a) can breathe with the help of an air tank
5. outside or the top layer of something [SCAFREU] b) wonder about the cost of the car
6. in a lower place [BLWEO] c) can get out to swim
7. the rate at which something moves [SDEPE] d) are fascinated by the view
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DOMESTIC CATS
Cats and humans have been living together for thousands 5. My mother and h e r ..........................are fond of each
of years. Scientists believe that ancient Egyptians domesticated other, so they meet every weekend.
cats first in about 2500 BC. The dom estic cat belongs to 6. Although .......................... animals seem to be lucky,
the cat family. It is a re ia tive o f the lion, tiger, cheetah, puma, they may sometimes get bored.
5 leopard, jaguar and panther. It lives in a house with a family
but it sometimes behaves like a member of the cat family. A
cat hardly ever changes its behavior. It tries to catch a toy
as if it were a prey. It can have a lot of food at home, but it c. Find what these
sometimes catches mouse. 1. It (line-4)
10 All cats feed on other animals. They are very intelligent 2. They (line-10)
hunters. They have keen senses of smell, sight, and hearing.

3. it (line-16)
The cat has perfect night vision, but its daylight vision is not
very good. The cat’s hearing is really good. It can hear most 4. They (line-20)
sounds. The cat’s sense of smell is also perfect. With these

15 great senses, they find their prey easily. A cat waits for his
victim to come closer, and jum ps on it. Their claws and teeth
are very sharp and they use them to kill their prey.
i;Tÿ
A domestic cat lives for about 15 years. There are about D. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
Ö passage.
600 million domestic cats in the world. The female cat has
20 nearly 4 kittens for each time. They are born blind and deaf.
1. Egyptians are believed to have dom esticated cats
The female cat teaches their babies how to hunt.
:s a) about 4500 years ago
A. Match the w ords with the ir definitions. b) because that's an easy task
c) because they like living with animals in a house
1. ancient ........ a) a member of a family
a
D d) because a cat seldom changes its behaviour
2. domestic b) not modern but very old CL>
<
3. belong to c) to be a member of a group . ................. ...
4. relative d) home loving
5. feed on ........ e) able to cut easily 2. A cat tries to catch a toy because it -—.
6. sharp f) eat wants to eat a mouse

a)
b) has very sharp claws
c) sees it as a prey
d) has a keen sense of sight

1. If you use a ............................. knife, you can cut the meat
more easily.
2. Anatolia hosted m a n y...........................civilizations. 3. When the cat babies are born, they ■
3. Babies who ......................... their mother's milk are a) start to hunt

healthier than the others.
b) don't see or hear
4. The old mansion w h ic h ..........................my grandfather c) are always four for each time
has been restored recently.
d) already know how to hunt
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THE PERSIANS
Persian culture was an important culture in the Middle i c. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
East. The Persians lived on the Plateau of Iron. Here was a passage.
huge area. It stretched from the Zagros Mountains to India.

The Plateau o f Iron -— .
After the conquest of Babylon in 539 B.C., the Persians
a) is a place where Babylons lived
5 spread their empire in all directions. Their great and
b) ends in India
organized army was very strong.
c) is the place where ancestors of the Greek lived
The Persian army had a lot of foot soldiers, some in
d) is a famous land now
bronze helmets. The cavalry included men on horseback
and on camels. The Persians also had boats and the ability
10 to fight at sea. Their energy and large numbers were very
effective. The Persians had conquered lands from the
Mediterranean to India within 20 years. 2. Because o f a great and organized army, the Persians
The Persian Empire held power in most of the Middle a) conquered the Zagros Mountains to live in
East. Later it was conquered by people from the Greeks. But
b) needed a huge amount of bronze to make helmets
15 Persian culture continued to be important in Mesopotamia
c) were able to conquer the land of Babylon over two
and Persia for a thousand years until about 750 A.D. thousands years ago
d) used little energy to get any land that they wanted
A, Match the w ords with their synonym s.
1. huge a) contain 3. Not only did the Persians use horses and camels in
the war, but — .
2. area b) obtain, get
a) they also used different vehicles
3. spread c} very big, vast b) they conquered Greece in 750 A.D. as well
4. include d) efficient, influential c) they adopted the culture of the Babylonians and
Greeks
5. effective e) land, zone, territory
d) they were also good at sea wars
6. conquer f) extend
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. D. Find out if the follow ing statem ents are True or False
1. This b o o k ......................... all the necessary information according to the passage.
you need.
1. The Persian culture was the most important
2. You can see different kinds of plant and animal species
in this ............................ culture in the Middle East.
2......... Since the Persian army was very strong and

3. The use of computer ......................... rapidly all over
the world in recent times. great in number, it conquered a huge area
within 2 decades.
4. This drug is v e ry ........................... so you can get over
your illness within a short time. 3......... The Persian Empire also conquered the lands
where the Greeks lived.
5. It was such a .............................monument that it can be
seen from eveiywhere in the city. 4......... . Even after the Persian Empire lost its power, its
culture kept its importance for hundreds of
6. Mehinet I I ......................... the Constantinople in 1453
years.
and it took the name ot '‘Istanbul" later.
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MEXICO CITY
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Mexico City is a mixture of old and new. Spanish is spoken 3. The archaeologists try to preserve the world’s human
by most of the people, but the Aztec language is still spoken cu ltu ra l...................... for future generations.
by some Mexican Indian who live there. Mexicans enjoy plazas 4. T h e .................... at Palmyra are a perfect example of
and airy cou rtya rds that are similar to old Spanish designs. an ancient temple.
5 At the same time, modern buildings of Mexico City have been 5. The fir s t .................... which began in 1896 in London
built on the Aztec heritage of the Mexicans. As a result, the used steam locomotives.
beauty and style of Aztec pyramids and mosaic wall painting
6. The .................... of green and blue together in the
can be seen clearly. riverside makes us relaxed.
Even a ride on the new subway system of Mexico City can
7. One of the plane's engine broke down. Fortunately, it
10 remind Great Aztec civilization. While building tunnel for the c o u ld .............................gently at the airport.
subway system during the late 1960s, workers often came
across Aztec ruins. Instead of damaging these ancient ruins,
planners used them in their designs. C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
Old and new Mexico City play a large role in Mexico’s
1. We understand from the passage that — .
15 tourist industry. Visitors from all over the world land at the
a) there is not only one language that is spoken in
Mexico City's airport to enjoy ail of the sights, sounds and
Mexico City
tastes. They make the city one of the centers of Western
<Q)
b) one cannot see any sign of ancient times in the city
culture.
Ö c) Mexico city represents only modern way of life
p !"
d) Aztec language is the most spoken language in
"ïï
m Mexico City
A. Match the w ords with the ir definitions. S
1. plaza ...... a) a group of shops in a town 2. During the tunnel construction -—.
a) workers came across a lot of ancient ruins and they
2. courtyard ...... b) a railway system that runs
ÍO destroyed them
under the ground r :;r
b) the inhabitants of that place helped the workers

3. heritage ...... c) the part of a building that is left o
o c) the ancient findings and Aztec ruins are used in the

after the rest has been <
cr:
constructions’ design
destroyed
d) people enjoyed the sights of the subway system
4. subway ...... d) something that someone sees
5. ruins ........ e) to arrive somewhere on a 3. It is clear in the passage that — .

plane or boat
a) tourist industry has nothing to do with the old and
6. land ........ f) an open space that is
new ways of Mexico City
surrounded by buildings
b) tourists are more interested in the old Mexico city
7. sight ........ g) the traditional values of a
c) both old and new styles of Mexico City are important
country
for tourist industry
d) Great Aztec civilization is being forgotten
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. 4. The sights, sounds and tastes of Mexico City
1. Every Saturday the .................... in the town is full of a) are not important for visitors
people who come from outside for shopping. b) make the city an important place of Western culture
2. Next week, there will be a jazz concert at the museum c) are not enjoyed by most visitors
d) lost its previous importance
EDGAR ALLAN POE

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston into a family of actors. C. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
After his mother died, he was taken into the home of a wealthy passage.
Virginia merchant, John Allan. Although Poe took Allan as

1. Follow ing his m other’s death, Poe -— .
his middle name, his relations were not always good. After
5 university he joined the army and served two years. He a) was grown up in a family of actors
started writing and editing to earn a living. In 1836, he married b) was sent to John Allan’s house
his young cousin Virginia, but this marriage ended tragically c) went to university
in 1847 when Virginia died of tuberculosis. Poe died in poverty
d) became a merchant
at the age forty.
10 Despite his personal difficulties, Poe produced remarkable

short stories, poems and essays. His best short-story
2. Poe’s relationship w ith Allan was -— .
masterpieces are “The Tell - Tale Heart," “The Pit” , “The
Pendulum.” “Eldorado” , “The Raven" and “The Bells" are a) not good all the time
among his most beautiful melodic poems. b) improved later
c) good after he was forty
d) good so he used his name as a middle name
A. Match the w ords with their synonym s.

3. The Tell-Tale Heart is —
1. wealthy a) work for a) an example of his poems, which was written in 1847
being poor b) among his beautiful melodic poems

2. merchant b)
c) one of his best short-stories
3. serve c) tradesman
d) about his wife Virginia
4. poverty d) notable
5. remarkable e) rich
4. Poe started w riting and editing to — .
a) marry his cousin

B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A.
b) make money for surviving
c) serve the army
1. When he inherited great fortune from his grandfather,
d) forget about the death of his wife
he becam e................... enough to buy what he wanted.
2. Since h e .................... in the army for years, he knows

D. Find out if the follow ing statements are True o r False
all the details about military service.
3. Because of the economic crisis, most people live in

1......... John Allan is the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
2......... Poe was born into a rich merchant family.
4. All th e ..have to 3......... Poestate.

pay tax to the wasn't rich when he died.
4 .......Poe died at an early age because of his
5. He was appreciated by his teacher, because he made sadness after his wife's death. •
a ....................improvement in his comprehension skill. 5......... . Poe wrote different kinds of literary works.
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READING
When you read a chapter in a social studies or science Answ er the fo llow ing questions according to the
textbook, you usually read to understand the facts. Your passage.
purpose may be to learn how a proposal becomes a law in

1. When you read bo oks about science, you — .
Congress, You may want to grasp how bats capture their
5 prey by using sonar. You read chiefly to collect information. a) intend to get information
Reading literature needs understanding what all the words b) learn how an animal capture a prey
mean. It also needs understanding the facts straight. The c) want to know the meaning of each word
meaning of a word may be expressed indirectly. You have d) become a part of it
to be an active reader to understand literature correctly. In
10 addition, you also need to become aware of what you read.
Reading and responding to good literature can give you
more than enjoyment. It can also give you a better
2. Being an active reader is a necessity ■
understanding of yourself and others.
a) to became aware of yourself
b) to understand literature right
c) to learn the life correctly
A. Match the w ords w ith the ir synonyms. d) to express your ideas actively
©
1. purpose ........ a) direct
O
2. grasp ........ b) answer n
>'rt
3. capture ........ c) understand Pi
3 Understanding the literature helps you
4. chiefly ........ d) catch
5. straight ....... e) aim a) have a skill to produce a good essay

b) make better plans for future
6. respond ....... I) mainly
c) use all the words
d) understand yourself and others better
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w o rds from A.

1. Since the students couldn’t .................... what the teacher Find out if the follow ing statements are True or False
said, she had to revise the subject again. according to the passage.
2. In the war, the British were determined t o ....................

more areas from the underdeveloped countries. 1......... When you read books about social studies, you
3. Students were not able t o .....................to the questions have to know each word.
from the second chapter, because they couldn’t
2......... Reading literature doesn’t require grasping all
understand it.
the words correctly.
4. This paragraph should be re a d ........... . to get the
general idea of the story. 3......... Words may not be expressed directly in
literature.
5. Since the leader speaks in an honest a n d ....................
way, people always trust him. 4......... Using dictionaries to understand literature is
necessary.
6. T h e .................... of this research paper is to show the
reader how to find the topic sentence in a text. 5......... If you want to enjoy as well as learn something,
you should read literature.
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AVOIDING WAR
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People have faced big problems for thousands of years. c. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
passage.
They include disasters such as fire, earthquake, flood, famine
and war. These problems most likely will still be present in
1. Famine is a problem which
future. The worst of these problems is war. War has been part a) people have come across for a long time
5 of most human societies throughout history. Today, however,
b) includes fire and flood
we face a new, much greater threat from war. This is the danger
c) ends the life on the earth
of nuclear war. We now have the power to blow up our planet
d) can be easily dealt with
and poison its environment for thousands years.
Competition for rare resources has often caused war for

10 ages. Finding new supplies of resources may help us to avoid
2, One o f the threat o f nuclear war is that
war. If people can mine minerals from asteroids and the moon a) people will fight for thousands of years
and get energy from the sun, they may not need to fight over
b) one society will be dominant over the other
resources on earth.
c) people may explode the earth
d) all animals will eat poisonous plants and will die

3. Rare resources have
a) been a part of human history
1. famine ...... a) prevent
b) caused war for a long time
2. blow up b) shortage of food
c) finished in a very short time
3. resource ....... o) resen/e d) started a great war recently
4. cause d) combat, fight
5. avoid ....... e) lead to
4. If people use the resources out of the earth -—.
6. war f) explode
a) they can blow up other planets
b) the wars then will be in space
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. c) they must bring asteroids from space
1. Our ancestors devoted their lives to the freedom of our d) they won't need any reasons for war on earth
country and fought in t h e ...............to protect it.
2. By borrowing money from banks in Europe, the

government has taken emergency action t o ................... according to the passage.
a possible financial crisis.
1......... Fire, earthquake, flood and famine can be
What can we do to preserve the natural.................... of avoided more easily than wars.
our district?
2......... Nuclear war is less important than any war in
4. if the little child hadn't felt something burning, all the terms of its effect upon people.
building would h a v e .................... in a second.
3......... Nuclear war is the most threatening factor on
5. If every rich person in every part of the world helps to earth now,
the poor annually, no .................... may occur at any
4. ...... Resources of the earth are rare. This is why
time.
■' people have been harming each other for years.
Lack of protein and calcium .................... serious 5. ...... Asteroids and the moon are certainly Ideal for
damages in human body especially in childhood. mineral resources.
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MARK TWAIN
You may know that Mark Twain was the pen name of C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
Samuel Langhorne Ciemens. He began using the name passage.
Mark Twain after working as a steamboat pilot on the

1. M ark Twain is the name of -—.
Missisipi River. He took the name from a cry of the
a) a riverboatman who calls passengers
5 riverboatmen “By the mark, twain!” This cry meant that the
b) a steamboat pilot on the Missisipi River
depth of the river was about four meters. It was a safe depth
c) Tom Sawyer
for the riverboats.
d) any writer to hide real name
Twain grew up in Hannibal, a small town on the
Missisipi River. Many of his experiences as a boy are
10 recreated in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and
2. Hannibal is a sm all tow n where — .
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” They are the two of best a) Twain was brought up
loved books in American literature. When Twain was twelve, b) Tom Sawyer worked as an apprentice
his father died. After working for five years as a printer’s
c) Twain’s father worked as a steamboat pilot
apprentice, he left Missouri to see the world. When the civil
d) there are many rivers
15 war broke out, he went to the West and supported himself
by writing for newspapers. Some of his best stories were
written at that time.
3. A fter the civil war, Twain — .
A number of funny sketches about life in mining a) went to Missouri to work
camps are contained in Roughing It. It is an autobiographical p'
b) wrote some of his best stories
description of his years in the West.
c) supported himself by working as an apprentice
d) went to the East to escape from the war
A. Match the w ords with th e ir synonyms.
1. depth ....... a) begin
2. apprentice ....... b) a short dialogue 4. Roughing it — .

a) is the most famous book of Mark Twain
3. break out ....... c) deepness
b) was written in a mining camp near the Missisipi
4. sketch ....... d) explanation
River
5. contain ....... e) include c) gives information of the writer’s own life
6. description ....... f) beginner d) was written as a novel
B. Fill in the blanks with the w o rds from A. D. Find out if the follow ing statements are True or False
1. A fierce debate suddenly............................and I couldn’t according to the passage.
know, for a while, where I would hide.
2. Diabetes cannot eat waterm elon, because it 1......... Mark Twain had a different job before he started
..........................much sugar. writing.
3. Charles became a rich businessman after he had worked 2......... Hannibal is the hometown of Mark Twain,
many years as a (n ) ............................ where he lived throughout his life.
4. Because of y o u r .......................... I realized that he is 3......... Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn's lives give
your father as soon as I saw him. clues about the writer’s life.
5. The ........................... of the sea prevented me from 4......... Samuel Langhorne Clemens is the pen name of
swimming there. Mark Twain.
6. I love reading about ......................... of my favourite
5......... Roughing It is a biographical work of literature.
writer’s lives.
CLIMATE IN THE USA

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The United States has many kinds of clim ates because it C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
is such a huge country and has many different natural features. passage.
Almost all types of climate can be found here. Some areas

are extremely hot, and others are extremely cold. For example,
1. America has a variety of natural characteristics
5 Alaska is arctic but Florida is tropical. The mountain region
because -—.
from Western Kansas to Nevada is cold and dry in winter and
it is warm and dry in summer. Some areas receive too much a) most of the areas receive too much rainfall
rainfall, and others get too little. But most regions have a mild b) the country’s industry became more developed
climate. This moderate climate helped bring about the
c) Arizona, southern California, Florida, and Hawaii
10 country’s rapid industrial development. It also encouraged have successful resort Industries
the growth of the nation’s great agricultural economy. Such d) of different types of climates
areas as Arizona, Southern California, Florida and Hawaii
have successful resort industries because of their mild winters.
2. A lthough some areas get too little rainfall, —

A. Match the w ords w ith the ir definitions.
a) most parts of the country have a moderate climate

1. climate ....... a) to a very great degree
b) Hawaii receives too much rainfall
2. huge ...... b) typical weather conditions in
c) the weather is too hot in the United States in summer
a particular area C" d) it isn’t enough for the agriculture all over the country
3. extremely ...... c) to give someone confidence Hi
to do something
moderate ...... d) within limits, not extreme
rapid ...... e) very large in size or degree The result of the m oderate clim ate brings -— .
encourage ...... f) fast, quick
a) too many problems about agricultural economy
b) too much rainfall to the United States
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. c) the growth of the nation's agricultural economy and
industrial development
1. We know that there have been changes in ........................
d) many kinds of climate change
in most regions because of global warming.
2. The teacher wants to ........................ her students to

use the library instead of internet all the time.
3. The news that a new oil reservoir was found nearby D. Find out if the following statements are True or False
caused a ......................... increase in the population of according to the passage.
the city.
1......... The mountain region from Western Kansas to
4. Mary observed th e ......................... ship from the bridge
Nevada is cold and dry in summer and warm
of Oregon through the binoculars. and dry in winter.
5. Although the voyage would be ............................ 2......... It can be said that there is tourism In areas such
dangerous, she decided to take risk for a better life. as Arizona, Southern California, Florida and
Hawaii.
6............................... amount of flour and sugar will be enough
for this cake. 3......... Too much rainfall harmsagricuiturai economy.
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WRITTEN RECORDS
Most records that we have from people of the past are in Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A and B.
writing. Written records let ancient peoples speak to us more We were amazed when the man found th e .......................
directly. These records are not always easy to understand, of the expedition wh ich was thought to have disappeared.
though. Different kinds of writing were invented in different
5 times and places. Archeologists often disagree about what 2. Amerigo Vespucci was sent on a ...........................mission
ancient writings mean. Some of these writings cannot be by the king to check out the discoveries of Colombus.
read by anyone now living. They are like a secret code that
we cannot understand easily. 3. When Mrs. Rose asked her husband to give a few
Important changes in record keeping were made after pennies to the poor child, h e .............................
10 writing began. People started to write on paper or animal
skin instead of on clay or stone tablets, for example. The 4. Gamay discovered that the stolen Mayan.........................
printing press was invented about 1450 and it allowed many were waiting for shipment out of the country.
copies of records to be made. This invention made it valuable

for growing numbers of people to learn to read and write. 5. He made a discovery that was v e ry .............................so
15 They could use the written records of others and make their other companies wanted to copy it.
own. People still used other forms of record keeping after

they began to use writing. They did - and still do - leave
Answer the follow ing questions according to the
records in their artifacts, art, and stories. &
passage.
o
I’*’*:, 1. — thanks to the written records.
I'"'
"¡1
¡11 a) We can see the artifacts that ancient people used
S
b) Old stories can be read by everybody
c) We can learn about ancient people
A. Match the w o rds with the ir synonym s.
d) People could understand the universe better
1. directly a) oppose
2. invent b) useful The archeologists have different ideas about what

the ancient records mean because -—.
3. disagree c) create
4. allow d) straight a) they have different educational backgrounds

5. valuable e) permit b) they don't share their experiences with each other
c) the writings on animal skins are easy to understand
d) the writings are like a code that cannot be understood
B. Match the w ords w ith their definitions. easily
1. record a) belonging to a long time

ago 3. With the invention of the printing press, -—.
2. ancient b) an object that was made

a) more and more people were able to learn to read
in the past and is historically
and write
important
b) other forms of recording such as music and stories
3. secret c) information that is written j began to be used
;
down j c) people started to read the records for pleasure
4. 1artifact d j something that is ' kept i d) nothing specific occurred
hidden i
GORILLAS
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The physical appearance and the character of the gorillas \ C. Answ er the fo llo w in g questions according to the
are different from each other. Although they seem very strict < passage.
i 1. O nly when the g o rilla s are annoyed,
and fierce, they are very slow and peaceful animals. They
j
are shy and friendly. Unless a person makes them annoyed, i a) do they attack people
5 they never attack him. j b) do they come together
They live and look for food in groups. There is always a male c) do they eat with pleasure
leader that shows them the right place to rest and warns when d) do they get furious
there is a possible danger.
When a gorilla gets excited, it stands up on its legs and

10 slaps its hands against its chest. The loud sound seems to 2. G orillas spend th e ir all day by — .
frighten away its enemies including humans. When a gorilla
a) sleeping and wandering around
gets angry, it lets out a loud roar.
b) attacking their enemies
Gorillas spend their day trying to find food, eating them
c) searching for food, eating and sleeping
with a great pleasure, sleeping and then looking fo r food
d) resting again and again
15 again!
3. The reason why g o rillas slap their hands is

A. Match the w ords w ith th e ir synonyms.
a) to find new friends
1. appearance a) severe, harsh b) to frighten their friends
2. strict image c) only for enjoyment
b)
d) to show their excitement
3. excited o) seek
4. frighten d) thrilled
4. Despite their strong and frightening appearance,
5. pleasure e) enjoyment go rillas -—.
6. look for f) scare, terrify
a) easily get excited like a child
b) are shy and very slow animals
c) are very different from each other
d) get frightened easily
8. Fill in the blanks with the words from A.
1. H e r.......................... changed a lot after her illness.
2. It is a g re a t............................ to meet you again after so

many years.
3. She is such a ..........................mother that she doesn't
allow her child to do something different before he
1......... There is a contrast between the appearance
finishes his homework.
and the character of the gorillas.
4. I got s o ............................ when I saw my primary school
2 ......... Although gorillas look slow and peaceful, they
teacher that I stuttered while speaking with him.
are strict and fierce.
5. I have b e e n ..........................the keys for two days but
3......... Gorillas don’t search for food Individually and
I can't still find them anywhere.
the group is led by a chief.
6. His strange appearance ......................... the baby so
4......... Gorillas' most dangerous enerny Is humans.
much that she began to cry suddenly.
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THE ARCTIC
A place as cold as the Arctic would seem to be a frightening c. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
place to live. During the winter in Tundra, from November to passage.
February, the sun never shines at all. The temperature within

the Arctic Circle sometimes goes below -51 °C. However, the 1. The A rctic — .
5 Arctic’s 7 million square miles of snow and ice and ocean

a) is not suitable for every kind of creature
are full of life and full of possibilities.
b) is known as a place where life is frightening
The Arctic is a home not only for people but also for many
c) is known as one of the important hunting places
kinds of plant and animal life. This frozen region produces nowadays
diatoms and plankton. There are huge caribou and musk d) has been recently explored
10 oxen and the small Arctic foxes and lemmings. The coats of
many of these birds and mammals turn white in winter to
hide the animals from enemies.
People have explored the Arctic to hunt for the valuable

skins of its many animals. People have explored the Arctic
The frozen region — .
15 for its plentiful mineral deposits. In years to come, people
may find better ways to live in the Arctic to take advantage a) hosts many kinds of creatures
of its resources. b) was discovered by some famous hunters
c) provided many kinds of plants for people previously
d) can be visited in all seasons
A. Match the w ords w ith the ir synonym s. i"rt
1. seem a) abundant
2. possibility b) look like
3. region ....... c) opportunity

'§ 3. W hich one is NOT true according to the passage?
4. explore d) benefit
5. plentiful ....... e) travel around g a) There is a long period in which the sun never shines
6. take advantage ....... f) area in the Arctic.
b) The temperature in the Arctic is very low,
c) Foxes and lemmings are the animals of the Arctic.
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. d) Taking advantage of the Arctic’s resources is not
possible.
1. The research group .......................... the region and

found a new plant.
2. You sh o u ld ..........................of the opportunities in your

school. Find out if the follow ing statements are True or False
3. I t .............................that our basketball team will win the
match, because they have trained for a long time.
1......... The sun never shines in all the seasons in the
4. T h e ........................... of enrolling the Spanish class made
Arctic.
Fred happy.
2......... Diatoms and plankton can be found in the Arctic.
5................................. bacteria live on our hands, so hand
cleaning Is very important. 3......... For the valuable skins of many animals, people
6. In t h is .......................... , generally cotton is raised. have searched the Arctic.
KANGAROOS
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If you are given information about one feature of an animal 4. After the catastrophe, there was an of
and asked about its name, you will probably have difficulty bad news coming from the area.
in guessing the right answer. But, if I say tell me the name

5. Physical and m e n ta l........ must be together
of the animal which has its baby in her pocket-shaped pouch, if you want to be healthy.
5 you’ll surely say “kangaroo” !
Kangaroos cannot walk or run like other animals. Like

rabbits or frogs, they hop but at a high speed and to long
distances such as 9 meters! Answ er the fo llo w in g questions according to the
passage.
Kangaroos eat grass nearly all day but don't drink water
Kangaroos
10 very much. They can live without water for weeks and even
a) have pocket-shaped pouches for other animals
months. They mostly live in Australia where water is not in
b) run faster than all animals
abundance.
c) hop like rabbits or frogs
The baby of a Kangaroo is called joey. It is born very thin
d) eat and drink water nearly all day
and blind. By using all its strength, the baby climbs up
15 through the fur of its mother’s belly and into has pocket
shaped pouch. It is fed with milk and young male kangaroos
It is stated in the passage that -— .
like wrestling with their mothers. This is both a pleasure and
a) kangaroos resemble the other animals in walking
a necessity for the baby. Because it strengthens its muscles
b) kangaroos can live in the places where water is not
and learns how to defend itself while playing happily with its
abundant
20 mother. When it is 9 months old, it is ready to meet the life
c) kangaroos spread water into the air to protect
out of the pouch. themselves from flying insects
Kangaroos protect themselves from flying insects by d) A baby kangaroo likes going for a walk in hot weather
throwing dust into the air. Kangaroos get up and go by
hopping all the time and sometimes gather and graze in
25 large herds. 3. We can understand from the passage th a t -—.
a) The mother of a kangaroo looks after her baby with
a great care
b) The baby kangaroo may disturb the mother kangaroo
A. Match the w o rds with their synonyms. by climbing up through her fur
c) flying insects damage the fur of a baby kangaroo
1. nearly ....... a) guard
d) kangaroos need strong muscles to protect
2. abundance ....... b) power
themselves from large herds
3. strength ........ c) collect
4. defend ....... d) richness
5. gather ....... e) almost Find out if the follow ing statements are True or False
1......... Kangaroos can easily be identified by people.

2......... Joey is the name of a baby kangaroo.
1............... all the matches spread on the ground
when I hit the table. 3......... The mother of a kangaroo is very important in
Its life.
2. To .......................... necessary information, the police
expanded the investigation. 4. ...... Flying insects are the most dangerous enemies
of kangaroos.
3. We need to our country against enemies.
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ASIAN ELEPHANTS
Elephants are found in Africa and in Asia. The Asian 6. It i s ..........................that people wear casual clothes in
elephant, however, is different from the African elephant. their houses.
Unlike most African elephants, the Asian elephant can be 7. Can you p le a s e .......................... my twins when I am
dom esticated. out for two hours?
5 Tamed elephants can act as work animals, like horses and
oxen. Elephants often use their trunks in the work they do.
They are charm ing, gentle com panions to nobles and
com m on people alike. In some countries where elephants C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
are used as work animals, they are sometimes given the job passage.
10 of m inding children. King Henry II of France and Queen
1. In contrast to Asian elephants, — .
Elizabeth I of England had an elephant.
Because their tusks have been used to make precious a) African elephants often use their trunks in the work
objects of ivory, many elephants have been killed by hunters. b) most African elephants cannot be tamed
As a result, the elephant is In danger of disappearing from c) horses and oxen are work animals
15 the Earth forever. In many places in Africa and Asia, however, d) African elephants are killed by hunters
elephants are now protected from hunters by law.
A. Match the w o rds w ith th e ir synonym s. K" 2. One o f the w orks the elephant does is to —
"V'J
t;Taa) carry loads to short distances
1. domesticate a) attractive b) kill some other animals
2. charming b) colleague > c) look after children in some countries
3. gentle C) tame d) tame other animals
4. companion d) tactful
5. common e) duty
6. job f) ordinary 3. Hunters kill many elephants
7. mind 9) look after a) because of their tusks to make ivory

b) so they can carry precious objects on them
c) and they sell them to nobles
d) because they use their trunks

1. Pets a r e ..........................animals so we can live with
them at home.
; 4. It is understood from the passage that .
2. Mr. Hopkins and one of h is .......................... were rescued ;
5
from the accident with no injury. : a) only noble people can have an elephant
b) there is no difference between an African and an
3. From now on, y o u r ..........................is to keep silence
j Asian elephant
in class, OK?
c) King Henry II had an elephant but Queen Elizabeth
4. Lady Autumn was such a .............................and woman ! I did not
that I couldn’t help admiring her. i
d). the elephant, is now endangered because of-the.
5. The concert which we went last weekend was so s hunters
..........................that I am stilt under the influence ot it.
DIAMONDS
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Diamonds are one of the hardest naturally formed minerals c. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
on Earth. The only mineral hard enough to cut a diamond Is passage.
another diamond. Perfect diamonds are used for jewelry.

Diam onds
Imperfect diamonds that cannot be sold as gems have
5 num erous industrial uses. Because they are hard, diamonds
a) cannot be cut by other minerals
are used to drill through rock. This makes them valuable to
b) have more than one field in which they are used
the oil industry. They are also used in special saws that cut
c) .whether it is perfect or not, can be sold as gems
rock and metal and in most phonograph needles.
d) are the most known valuable minerals
Diamonds are formed in the earth from carbon. It takes
10 millions of years and trem endous pressure and heat for the
earth to form a diamond. Although some diamonds are found
on the surface, most are mined in the same way as some
metals.
Diamonds are found in many colors. Some are transparent, The form ation of a diam ond
15 or clear; others are not. Diamonds used for gems are usually
a) needs many years and a long process
clear. Pale - blue diamonds are the best but most are slightly
yellow. Industrial diamonds are gray or brown and cloudy in b) in the earth is related to the type of the surface
appearance. c) doesn’t need a very long period

d) isn’t as difficult as it is thought
no
in
Match the w ords with their synonyms.
1. form a) make
3. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
2. perfect b) many
3. numerous C) veiy big a) Only perfect diamonds can be used as jewelry.
wonderful b) Carbon is the raw material of the diamond.

4. tremendous d)
c) Only pale-blue diamonds are used for gems.
5. silghtlv e) a little
d) Diamonds can be found in many colors.

1. Hilary prepared a ............................. project, so she got
D. Find out if the follow ing statements are True or False
the highest mark.
2. Some rocks a re ........................ a few million years ago.
1......... The hardest mineral on Earth is diamond.

3. There a re ......................... packages waiting to be sent
to the poor families by the charity. 2......... Most of the diamonds can be obtained by
mining.
4. It is ........................ unclear whether I will pass the exam
3......... Few of the diamonds are transparent.
or not.
4......... Gray and brown diamonds are more precious
5. There used to b e .......................... buildings and large
than the others. ' '
highways in the city before the disaster.
24"B
TIMBUKTU
The story of Timbuktu began around A.D. 1000. Then it and physical health and a family with whom you can
was only a well and a sand dune. There travelers could stop share life.
for water on their way to the Niger River from the Sahara. 6. The death rate related to the infectious diseases
Because of its location, Timbuktu became a valuable ..........................in recent years.
5 marketplace. It was said that nearly 25.000 camels passed
through Timbuktu in a year.
By the sixteenth century, Timbuktu had grown into a city

of many thousands of people. This was the time when C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
Timbuktu reached its height as a center of learning and
10 culture. The city’s university and libraries were well known.
1. T im b u k tu — .
Scholars from Arabia, Egypt and Morocco traveled there to
study and to teach. a) was a well-known river near the Sahara
Sadly, the great city of Timbuktu also attracted greedy b) was not more than a well and a sand dune before
invaders. As they fought among themselves for power, the A.D. 1000
15 city declined. Its great books were lost and many of its c) is a story which tells about the Sahara
buildings destroyed. Today Timbuktu exists as a small town d) hosts many tourists every year
in the country of Mali. Travelers can find the fam ous city
@
only in their imaginations.
D 2. In the 1500s, — .
,,y a) there were many scholars from all over the world
A. Match the w ords with their synonyms. g in Timbuktu
b) Egypt and Morocco were the most developed
> countries
1. only ....... a) fascinate
;.i c) Timbuktu became a developed city
2. valuable b) merely
d) Timbuktu was already a country
3. attract ....... c) ruin
to
4. decline d) popular
g 3. Travelers — .
5. destroy e) decrease
a) can visit Timbuktu as a small town today
6. famous f) precious
b) have a chance to meet the scholars in Timbuktu
c) visit the destroyed buildings in Timbuktu nowadays
d) began to come to Timbuktu only in the sixteenth
century
1. T h e fa rm w a s .......................... due to the flood and the
farmer went bankrupt.
2. T h e ......................... thing that I want is to see you as
an honest man.
3. T o .......................... the tourists, the hotel arranged so 1.......... Timbuktu was a precious marketplace thanks
many entertaining activities.
to its location.
4. The .......................... author H.D. Thoreau is mostly 2......... Learning and culture was very important in the
known for his essay that inspired M.L. King and Gandhi,
1600s in Timbuktu.
Civil Disobedience.
3......... Mali is the name of today’s Timbuktu.
5. The most thing in life is having mental
Time recommended : 2î> min
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INDIA’S ECONOMY
When India became independent in 1947, its leaders j 6. After John took necessary............................ he went to
began to develop a market economy. India’s task hasn’t ! help the victims of the earthquake.
been easy. There are more than 700 million people in India. j 7. Parents' m ain............................is to educate their children
The land is poor and dry in many places. There is not j and provide them with opportunities for their future.
5 enough food.
j 8. When I was a little boy, eveiybody asked about my
With modern equipm ent and education, India is i favo rite............................ and I told them that I would be
producing more food. India is using some of its money to | a famous artist one day.
build new industries. Trade is bringing more money from
other countries.
10 Although changes are being made, India’s continually

C. Answer the fo llow ing questions according to the
growing population is the main and a great problem. Their passage.
work will produce more jo bs and goods. Indians point to the 1. In d ia — .
successes of other market economies. India’s developing a) is a populous country
economy is trying to im prove life in India. b) is one of the poorest country in the world
c) has a fertile land
d) wasn't an independent country until 1950s
2. Compared w ith the past .

1. independent a) develop a) the land is drier these days
2. task b) sufficient b) India is more developed

c) India's developing economy has improved
3. enough c) free
people's lives
4. equipment d) chief „ d) the population of India has decreased
5. continually • S) occupation
6. main f) constantly
3. The basic problem in India is -—.
7. job 9) duty
a) the lack of food
8. Improve h) supplies b) the growing population
c) the lack of education
d) other market economies
1. The ........................... reason why we went to Ankara

was to visit my friends.
2. When you have.......................... confidence in yourself, according to the passage.
you can achieve lots of things.
3. Y ou're...........................leaving your books around the 1......... Before 1947 India wasn’t an Independent
room, i'm fed up with it. country.
4. To b e .......................... and to live in peace are the basic 2......... The reason for the lack of food may be the poor
aims of a nation. and dry land. .
5. Reading b o o k s ...........................your comprehension 3......There is no hope for the development in India.

skill extensively.
2 1 1 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 I
THE PORTUGUESE
25-B
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore and 5. The general m an ag er...........................my brother as
trade with Sub - Saharan Africa. They began by sailing south his second driver.
along Africa’s western coast. 6. How can you play three m usical.......................... at the
same time?
The Portuguese explorations began with Henry the
7. You should mix the ingredients with specific............. if
5 Navigator, son of King John I of Portugal. Prince Henry didn’t
you want your meal to be more delicious.
explore Africa but he hired men who did. Beginning about
1419, he paid mapmakers to make new maps of the area.
C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
He paid navigators to improve such instrum ents as the passage.
compass. He paid ship designers to make new ships that 1. Henry the N a vig a to r— .
10 could sail into the wind. a) is the person who started Portuguese explorations
Prince Henry had good reasons for encouraging exploration b) is the son of a captain named Bartholomeu Dias
of the African coast. Like other countries of Europe, Portugal c) explored the interior of Africa
wanted to buy spices and other goods from Asia. If they d) is the father of King John I
could find a way to sail around Africa to India, they could buy
15 Asian goods without paying other countries. 2. W hat was the reason fo r exploration o f the African
coast according to Prince Henry?
Prince Henry died in 1460 but his dream lived on. In 1488,
a) The Portuguese wanted to improve instruments
a captain named Bartholomeu Dias became the first European
such as compass
to sail around southern tip of Africa. Following him, Vasco
b) Portugal wanted to buy goods from Asia without
da Gama sailed into India, who achieved Prince Henry’s goal. paying other countries
c) Sailors tried new ships that could sail though strong
storms
Match the w ords with the ir definitions. d) Prince Henry didn’t love adventure and spending
money
explore a) a tool used in work
trade b) to travel across an area of water 3. After Prince Henry died, — .
by ship a) John I became the king of Portugal
3. hire c) the activity of buying or selling
b) Vasco da Gama sailed to India in 1419
goods
4. instrument d) something you put into food c) Bartholomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama continued
to give a special taste to achieve his dream
5. sail e) to travel around an area to find d) the Portuguese forgot him
out about it
6. spice f) to pay money to someone to
do a certain job, employ
7. goal g) something that you hope to
achieve in the future 1......... After the Indians, the Portuguese were the first
to sail along Africa’s southern coast.
2......... Prince Henry employed men to find out about
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the words from A.
Africa.
1. The social sciences teacher stated that h is.........................
3......... Henry the Navigator paid mapmakers to make
was to make the youth aware of the facts of life and
society. new maps of the area.
2. We hope our country will develop as w e ......................... 4......... Prince Henry died in the 1400s.
with other countries more, 5......... Bartholomeu Dias was the first man to sail
3. The desire to .......................... around the world and around southern tip of Africa.
explore new places led the invention of new tools.
6......... Vasco da Gama realized Prince Henry's dream
4. On a summer afternoon we ........................... the old
after Bartholomeu Dias.
village near Oxford.
CLASS DISTINCTION IN SUMER

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Sumerian society was made up o f different groups, or C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
classes. This division took place because the work of some passage.
people was valued more than the works of others. Some

people gained greater wealth or honors. The wealthiest 1. Sumerian s o c ie ty -----
5 class consisted of the nobles. Nobles included important

a) had a fair system in which everybody lived in freedom
priests and relatives of the king.
b) was divided into some groups according to their
Most people were commoners. Commoners were status
merchants, farmers, and skilled workers. Commoners could c) gave equal importance to all citizens
both inherit and purchase land. Some commoners became d) affected the other societies
10 quite wealthy by buying land.
A third class of people in ancient Sumer was made up of

clients. These were people who worked for nobles or for the
temple. They were paid no food or given something
valuable. 2. Clients
15 The fourth class in Sumer was the slaves. Most slaves

a) could buy and sell in Sumer
were prisoners of war. Some people were made slaves as b) were the least important class in Sumer
punishment. Parents could sell their children into slavery. c) were one of the groups who worked either for nobles
Slaves could buy their freedom if they could earn or borrow or for the temple
money. The free slave then became a commoner or a client. d) had higher social status than commoners
A. Match the w ords with their synonym s.
1. be made up of ....... a) independence

3. People in Sumer -—.
2. division ......... b) separation
3. inherit ......... c) receive fortune a) had a limitless freedom
4. purchase ......... d) buy b) weren’t treated equally

c) supported class distinction
5. freedom ......... e) take loan
d) were very rich
6. borrow ......... f) consist of
B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A. D. Find out if the follow ing statements are True o r False
1. B o b ............. both his father’s house and his according to the passage.
automobile.
2. To gain .......................... , many nations fought In the
1......... Nobles had much more rights than the others in
past.
Sumer.
3. The group Is very crowded so there must be a
.......................... according to the age or ability. 2......... Four types of classes have been mentioned in
4. I wish I had .......................... the purple bag, because the passage.
it was cheaper.
3......... Commoners are superior than slaves and
5. Even if you are short of money, you shouldn't
.......................... money from everyone. nobles.
6. This course .......................... both elementary and 4......... A slave could never be free.
intermediate level students.
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MONKEYS
Monkeys in general live in tropical forests and spend their C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
time swinging from one branch of tree to another. A few of passage.
them called baboons live mostly on the ground. Monkeys Som eone can easily say that m onkeys — .
live in groups. Groups vary in size. The group can consist

a) are a kind of animals which sometimes frighten the
5 o f a few members or much more even up to hundreds. farmers
The tail is an important part for ail kinds of animals but for b) love trees where they can swing
monkeys it is the fifth hand! The monkey wraps its tail around c) don’t live on ground in tropical forests
branches and uses it to take fruit or other things easily. One d) live in groups which consist of different number of
kind of monkeys is called capuchins. Capuchins can crack members
10 the hard shells of the nuts, break off a tree branch and steal
fruits from the trees in the farms. But no farmer can frighten
them away. Because they live in groups and go into farms
in groups as many as 40 monkeys. No farmer can stand so
2. We can infer from the passage that — .
many monkeys at a time! Because they are very smart
15 animals, they can be trained to a great extent. a) however hard you try, you can’t train monkeys
b) monkeys steal fruits from the houses by means of
their tails
© c) farmers work hard and generally are successful in
A. Match the w ords w ith the ir synonym s.
o protecting their farms from the groups of monkeys
r" d) there are some different types of monkeys but all
1. vary ........ a) clever Tj
EH share the same characteristics
2. consist of ...... b) educate S
3. wrap ........ c) be made up of
4. crack ........ d) break
5. stand ........ e) differ
3. A m onkey’s tail
6. smart ........ f) resist
7. train ........ g) bind, hold a) is not as useful as a its hand
b) is very important because they use It for protection
c) functions the same as a hand
d) is not as important as that of other animals
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the words from A.
Parrots are known to be one of the

animals.
Not t o .......................... the glass, don’t put boiling water
into it.
Every handicapped student must be treated and
........................ individually in order to help more.
1......... Baboons are a type of monkey groups which
The summer course for children above s ix .....................
live individually.
basketball, swimming and art classes.
Our tastes, emotions or thoughts m a y .......................... 2......... For farmers, monkeys can be dangerous
but it shouldn't change behaviours towards others. because they come in groups.
If you go o n .......................... the new rules at school,
3......... Unlike other animals, monkeys have the fifth
you'll be dismissed soon.
hand, which is vety unusual.
The little child ........................... his arms around his
mother and kissed her many times as he didn't see her 4......... Monkeys are clever animals.
for two weeks.
CHIMPANZEES
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Chimpanzees are a kind of apes that live in the rain forests C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
in the tropics and are known to be very intelligent. The chimps passage.
1. Chim panzees are a kind o f apes that — .
wander around the forest looking for food such as fruit, leaves
a) live in the forests throughout the world
and insects. A chimpanzee uses its two hands as well as its
b) use their hands only when they walk
5 feet when it moves on the ground. A male chimp sometimes
c) eat such food as fruit, leaves and Insects
walks upright scream ing in order to show o ff its strength to
d) walk upright mostly in order to show their strength
the others animals.
A young chimp does what adults do so that it learns

everything necessary for survival in the wild. For example, it
10 watches its mother make a nest and the young chimp does 2. A young chim p learns everything fo r survival in the
the same again and again till it learns it fully. w ild -— .
a) by watching and imitating the adults
A chimpanzee indicates great fear or excitement by pulling
b) on his own because he is accustomed to living in
back its lips and showing its gums and teeth. If you don’t
the wild
know what this means as a visitor in the zoo or an adventurer
c) by practising with their friends
15 in the wild, you can mistake the look for a smile! And the
d) by making a loud noise
result may not be that much good for you!
Chimpanzees can mostly be seen in zoos and circuses. It

is because of their memory and ability to be trained to perform
tricks in shows or movies. Moreover, chimps can be taught P” 3. You m ust be careful when a chim panzee pulls back
20 to communicate with humans by hand signals. its lips and shows its gum s because it
a) indicates that it is very hungry
b) can attack at any moment
A. Match the w ords with the ir definitions. c) does so when it is frightened or excited
1. such as ....... a) to try to make people admire d) means it doesn't want to see any visitors
your abilities
2. scream ....... b) for example

3. show off ....... c) to show that a particular situation 4. As chimpanzees have a strong memory, they
a) can communicate with humans by talking
exists
b) can live with us in our homes
4. adult ....... d) a full grown person or animal
c) mostly act in films
5. indicate ....... e) to make a loud high noise
d) can be taught to make tricks in shows

1. The last sales .......................... that more and more
1 ......... While moving on the ground, chimpanzees use
people are buying houses in the suburbs.
both their hands and their feet.
2. Frank alw ays.......................... on the football fields and
2......... A chimpanzee shows its fear by walking upright
claims that he is the best.
and screaming.
3..................................... lions have sharp teeth to hunt.
3......... When a chimpanzee wants a smile, it pulls back
4........ When Bob heard the noise of the explosion, he
its lips and shows its gum's.
.......................... in fear.
4......... Chimpanzees can communicate through 'hand
5. Some of my friends,...........................Alice and Cathy,
signals with humans.
are very helpful lo me.
Time recommended : 25. min
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TURTLES
27-B
An interesting life lies under a hard shell which is like an c. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
armor. The animal with no teeth but powerful beak under passage.
the shell is, of course, the turtle. The shell covers the whole
1. It is not stated in the passage that -— .
body of the turtle and protects it against its enemies. Generally,
a) the shell of the turtles protects them against their
5 turtles can live both on land and in water. enemies
As it is told in a very popular cartoon, unlike rabbits, turtles b) turtles bite their enemies with their sharp teeth
are very slow in walking and they can’t run. But, when it c) some turtles like the color red
comes to food, they can whip their head out with amazing d) turtles can’t walk as fast as rabbits
speed to catch it. Turtles bite enemies with their sharp,
10 powerful beaks. For example, a turtle waits for its victim at
the edge of a pond, lake or stream. When a bird comes for
A tu rtle — .
a drink the turtle shoots out its head and snatches the creature a) can only live on land
in its beak. And there come the happy hours for dinner! b) is too slow to snatch its prey
Like some other animals, turtles hibernate too in places c) waits for its prey at the edge of a lake or stream
15 where the winter is very severe and cold. They sleep through d) is impatient while it is waiting for its victim
that period hidden in the soil or water.
Some turtles like the color red. They can eat anything that
is red. If keepers should give them medicines, they put them 3. According to the passage, the shell o f a turtle
in tomatoes so that they eat it easily and quickly.
a) has the function of an armour
b) is too heavy to carry
c) doesn’t protect the turtle enough
d) is mostly black
A. Match the w ords with the ir synonyms.
1. lie ........ a) physically strong

2. powerful ....... b) exist
It is stated in the passage that — .
3. whole ....... c) harsh a) a turtle is the only animal which likes the color red
4. amazing ....... d) all b) turtles are among the animals which hibernate
5. severe ....... e) incredible c) the shell covers half the body of a turtle
d) turtles can endure severe winters

1. Some men take aikido courses in order to be more according to the passage.
1......... Turtles are the characters of a popular cartoon.

2. When your nose bleeds, don’t ......................... but stand
till it stops. 2......... Despite their slow movement, turtles are very
3. I can’t explain the ........................... truth but maybe fast while grabbing their food.
some part of it. 3......... Turtles prefer hibernating in water.
4. To relieve t h e ...........................headache, you can take
4......... Tomatoes are the most preferred food for
a painkiller and take a rest.
turtles.
5. It j s ........................... how a student who surfs on the
net for hours does nothing when it comes to studying.
FROGS
28-A-
When it is summer, and if we are living near a lake or 5. D a n n y ...........................up the stairs two or three at a
pond we are disturbed by the ongoing sounds of the frogs time.
6. I have so many things to do, but I w ill...........................
and probably shut the doors not to let those “croaks” come
go and see my grandfather.
in.
5 Small animals with smooth skin, frogs can live in water C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
and on land. They have powerful back legs with which they passage.
can leap from one place to another. 1. Frogs
a) jump up with their strong legs
Frogs shoot out their long tongues to catch the insects
b) can live just in water
they want to eat. The sticky tip of the tongue makes it easy
c) have good sounds which attract people
10 to take hold of them.
d) live in the sea and near ponds
Although frogs mostly live in water, they seldom drink
water. Frogs are fussy eaters, that is, they have very fixed
2. A ccording to the passage, the eating habit of frogs
standards about eating habits. If they have eaten something
they don’t normally like, they vomit. After the bad food has
a) is very similar to that of snakes
15 gone out, the frog tries to fill its stomach again. Suppose the
b) is more complex than that of other animals
children could do the same thing? How relaxed they would
c) is related to their liking
be after their parents make them eat vegetables or something
d) has not very fixed standards
they have to eat!
Snakes, birds, foxes, and fish are all frogs’ enemies.

3. Frogs’ enemies
20 However, frogs have some ways to escape from them. One a) are so many that all frogs are in danger
of them is blending with the ground on which it sits. Because
b) are mostly snakes
of the camouflage, they cannot be recognized. The easiest
c) may stay away from frogs because of their poisonous
another way is jumping into water and going away! skin
Their poisonous skin also protects frogs. Once an enemy d) can escape by jumping to other branches
25 bites or touches, it immediately learns why to stay away from
them! 4. Snakes -— .
a) are one of the enemies of birds, foxes and fish
b) can be avoided thanks to the camouflage
A. Match the w ords with th e ir synonym s. c) can’t be recognized if frogs try to find them
1. disturb ..... a) rarely d) like being in water

2. probably ..... b) at once
3. leap ..... c) but
4. seldom ..... d) likely
5. however e) jump D. Find out if the following statements are True or False
6. immediately ..... .. f) interrupt according to the passage.
1......... People don’t like the sounds of the frogs.

2......... The tongues and legs of the frogs are important
1. The thief grabbed my father’s wallet and ........................
for them.
run and disappeared in the crowd.
2. Not t o .......................... the little baby, I came into the 3......... Frogs can feed on animals such as snakes,
room silently. birds., foxes and fish. ■ .
I usually go to the cinema, but I ...........................go to
4........ ' Frogs can protect themselves from danger
the opera at the weekends.
4. Chuck always said he decided to study,......................... thanks to their poisonous skin.
he never did anything yet.
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BEARS
28'
We usually think that bears are always hungry and can eat B. Fill in the blanks with the w ords from A.
everything that it sees on its way. It is, indeed, so. Apart from
1. You’re always......................... me when I suggest doing
panda bears which are very fussy, other kinds of bears can
something.
eat many kinds of things including seals, honey, termites,
2. Teachers in private schools generally .
5 small animals, in short, everything! Panda bears prefer only
long working hours and low pay.
bamboo.
3. You can’t ...........................me with my family’s safety.
On the one hand bears are peaceful, that is, they don’t like
I’ll call the police and tell them everything.
danger. On the other hand, they are impatient and easily get
angry. They can attack anything or anyone when it is The training programme ........................... teaching
10 threatened even if it is the bear’s own cubs! English in three months.
Bears are famous for sleeping during the winters. This long 5. Little children can b e ...........................when it comes
sleep is called hibernation. During their deep sleep, they to eating vegetables.
don’t eat or drink. Its heart beat and temperature slow down,
...........................alone in autumn is my favorite activity.
also. Although bears are accepted as hibernating animals, I feel free and peaceful then.
15 some experts oppose to this idea. Since a bear can be woken
7. I can’t sleep properly because of y o u r........................ all
up by a loud noise or wake up by itself during a warm day
night. Why don’t we go to a doctor for it?
and wander around, it can be said that they do not hibernate
(G?
but sleep deep.
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A female bear can’t be com plaining about the snoring of
trn C. Answer the follow ing questions according to the
20 its partner because almost all bears snore while they sleep! pi passage.
1. Apart from panda bears, other kinds of bears — .
a) prefer bamboo for food
A. Match the w ords with the ir definitions. b) like danger so they aren’t usually peaceful
c) feed on many things such as seals, honey and small
1. fussy ........ a) to disagree with an idea
animals
or plan d) may even eat their cubs
2. include b) to make something or
somebody a part of a
larger group 2. Bears are fam ous for — .
3. threaten ....... c) having too much concern a) being peaceful animals

about food or taste b) snoring once in a while
4. oppose ........ d) to say that you will cause c) sleeping during winter
d) eating only honey
harm to somebody if he
doesn't do what you want
5. wander ....... e) to walk slowly around an
area 3. Bears may attack when they ■
6. complain about ...... f) to breathe in a noisy way

a) feel peaceful
during sleep
b) are threatened
7. snore ....... g) tosaythatyou are annoyed c) are hungry
about something d) want to play
LIONS
- ■ 29"A
We generally associate lions with power, strength and 4. In th is ............................ there are different types of wild
effort. However, there is another word phrase for these plants because of heavy rains.
5. After the earthquake............................. people left the
animals, which is the spirit of organization. Lions live in groups.
town.
One group can have as many as 35 members including j
6. To pass the proficiency test, A lic e ......................... all
5 females (lionesses), males (lions), and young lions (cubs). j the year.
Male lions defend the territory, the lionesses hunt and the j 7. She hides the truth and tells lies. The truth is the
cubs eat! j
8. All h is ..........................were to make his children happy
Three years after the cub was born, the male lions get rid of !
and satisfied.
them but sometimes the reverse can happen, too. i
j
10 A lion’s roar can be heard nearly 8 km away. This can be j
a sign of a new prey or a possible danger. j
Lions have long, sharp, canine teeth in front of their mouths. j C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
passage.
As the victim struggles or tries to escape, these teeth help I
the lion grab, stab and tear it. j 1. By m ost people the lions are known as
)
15 Lionesses hunt In groups. When they see a herd of zebras, ! a) the animals which have canine teeth
antelopes, or wild pigs, the lionesses form a circle around j b) powerful and strong animals
the prey. They hide in the bushes or behind the trees. Then ^ c) strange animals which live In groups
one lioness stands up and makes itself seen by the victim ¡:”i d) having equal strength with zebras and antelopes
which is terribly terrifie d by it. At that point the victim begins r;
20 to flee without knowing that everywhere is surrounded by rn
each of the lionesses. After a short time of chasing, the 2. Females, males and cubs
lioness leaps on the victim and the game is over! That is what a) are the members of a group of lions
we mean by the spirit of organization. b) are found In every kind of animal groups
c) defend their territory against other wild animals
d) have the role of hunting
A. Match the w ords with their synonyms.
1. associate a) victim
3. When a lion roars, it means
2. effort .... b) opposite
a) lionesses should hunt in groups
3. territory c) region
b) there is a new prey or a possible danger
4. reverse .... d) frightened
c) he is angry because of not catching his prey
5. prey e) conned d) the victim was caught
6. struggle .... f) fight
7. terrified 9) follow
8. chase .... h) endeavour D. Find out if the follow ing statements are True o r False
1......... Every lion has a special responsibility in its

B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. group.
1. If you want t o ............................yourself with success, 2......... Lions roar to alert the others.
you must study hard.
3......... Lions hunt better when'they wanderon their
2. Small animals such as birds and rabbits lend to be the
own. ■ •
.......................... of the wild ones.
3. th e tig e r...........................the antelope and attacked it 4........: The lioness begins to run when she sees that
immediately. the enemy is more powerful than her.
2 1 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
29-B
PARROTS
Bird brain has a negative implication meaning not very Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
smart or intelligent in some languages. However, this is not passage.
true when it comes to parrots. They can learn to im itate

If you thin k that birds are not so clever, — .
human speech. According to some experts, parrots can also
a) it is not clear
5 think apart from copying sounds.
b) you should leave parrots out
A man spent 15 years teaching an African gray parrot. He c) it’s true
succeeded in teaching him about 90 words. The parrot could
d) it is not acceptable
also Identify nearly all main colors and a few shapes and
even count to 8! One day, the scientist had to leave the parrot
10 at the office because he got sick and when he went out, it
2. It is stated in the passage that — .
called out, “ I love you. Please come back.”
a) no matter what you teach, the parrots can learn all
Parrots can sense when an earthquake is coming. They of it
begin to scream at the top of their voices when they feel it. b) you should be sick if you want your parrot to say
They can sometimes get angry. At that point they stretch their “I love you”
15 necks and make sound. A parrot must turn its head in order c) when compared with the other birds, parrots are
to see forward because a parrot’s eyes are on the sides of more intelligent
its head. d) only scientists can teach 90 words to a parrot

@
All over the world, parrots live in warm and tropical countries.
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They live in large groups. They are fast flyers and this is very I™'
“11 Natural disasters cause
20 advantageous when they search for food far away. ¡11
a) the parrots to have pleasant time
b) scientists to protect the parrots
c) people to be frightened
A. Match the w ords w ith th e ir synonyms.
d) the parrots to scream at the top of their voices
1. imitate ....... a) feel
2. identify ....... b) calculate
3. count ........ c) copy
Because of the parrots’ head shape — .
4. sense ....... d) look for a) they must turn their heads to see forward
5. search ....... e) recognize b) they are smart
6. far away ....... f) remote c) they can’t copy sounds
d) it is easy for them to feel the earthquake
1. The p o lice ........................... for some clear evidence but

couldn't find.
2. My brother ........................... the celebrities and the
politicians to make us laugh.
3. Not to b e ......................... , some ancient rulers disguised
arid wandered in the city to learn about his people.
1......... All the bird species live in warm countries.
4. From his unusual manners, I .................... that he was
not well. 2......... Parrots can search for food in long distances.
5............................countries have always attracted me and I 3......... Identifying almost all main colours is one of the
really want to see them. skills of one African gray parrot.
6. I ............................ the apples before I gave them to the
4......... The owner of the parrot got sick tor 8 days.
children.
TRAINED DOGS
30-A
People can train mostly dogs among many kinds of animals. c Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
They can help people more than most animals. passage.
Dogs can help us in many ways. They can make the life
It is stated in the passage that — .
of a blind or deaf person easy. They are very important
a) dogs protect us from other animals
5 because they can be friends for the old, the sick and the
b) they can help people more than most animals
lonely. As we see in the TV serials, they can con tribu te a tot
c) they can’t be our friends
to the policemen. They sniff the illegal drugs or explosives
d) dogs bark when an earthquake starts
and catch the criminals.
Whether they are needy, lonely or trained for a specific

10 task, dogs are an important part of our lives.
A guide dog cannot differentiate colours but it can tell when 2. A trained dog can open a door, close a w indow or
a traffic light changes from red to green. An assistance dog
can bring things that a disabled person wants from it. It can a) always bark
open a door, close a window or bring something from the b) save its owner’s life whenever he is in danger
15 kitchen! c) bring something from the kitchen

c) help with the household
A hearing dog alerts a deaf person to a ringing phone, a
knock on the door, or a scream coming from outside. Rescue
dogs are famous for their great capability to help people in
need or in times of crisis.
3. — a dog saved the lives o f many American soldiers.
20 During World War I, a dog caught a German spy and saved
a) During World War I
the lives of many American soldiers. It caught the spy because
b) After being trained for two years
of his unfam iliar smell.
c) In a traffic accident
d) Because of the spy’s familiar smell
A. Match the words with their synonyms.
1. train a) warn
2. contribute ... b) teach
3. disabled c) unknown 4. We can’t say that trained dogs -—.

a) can be friends for the old
4. alert ... d) handicapped
b) can help a lot to the police
5. capability ... e) ability
c) sniff illegal drugs or explosives and catch the
6. unfamiliar ... f) add, help criminals
d) are the most helpful in wars
1. Mary donated to the charity which is founded for the

.......................... children.
2. We m u s t.............................. our children againsf alcohol
and drug use.
3. The man had a (n )..........................face so I didn't open 1......... Trained dogs can help people in many ways.
the door.
2......... A trained dog can find the criminal.
4. Jackie ..............................some money to restore the old
house. 3......... A guide dog can make the life of a handicapped
5. H is .......................... to imitate the accents of different person easy.
people was really amazing.
6. My mother has b e en..........................teachers for many 4......... Because dogs know colours, they can tell when
years and giving them a certificate. a traffic light changes from red to green.
30-B
THE OTTOMANS AND OSMAN BEY
Osman Bey was bom in 1258. He was the son of Ertuğrul B. Fill in the blanks w ith the words from A.
Gazi. He founded the Ottomans in Söğüt. In 1284 the Anatolian
1. Albert Einstein is .................... as one of the most famous
Seljuk Sultan recognised Osman Bey as chief of the tribe.
scientists in the world.
At the same time the situation in Anatolian Seljuk was very
5 tragic. Because they could not resist the lihanlis attacks from 2. If you don’t .................... your wish to shop all the time,
Iran. you will be without money soon.
In that period, Byzantium was in chaos, too. Because there 3. Although the e n e m y .................... for many times, they
were fights for the throne and the Balkan kings were attacking. couldn’t enter the castle.
The Empire couldn’t control the tekhfurs - Greek governors
4. T h e .................... of the organization plan to take some
10 and people were unhappy with high taxes. Osman Bey used
precautions before the economic crisis comes.
the weak condition of the Byzantine and invaded the tekhfurs’
cities of Karacahisar, Bilecik, Yarhisar and İnegöl. When 5. In hard times, for example during wars, there is always
Alaaddin III, Anatolian Seljuk Sultan, saw this success, he of food and even water.
gave the cities İnönü and Eskişehir as a present in 1289.
6. The decision to reconstruct of the roads for the disabled
15 When the llhanli Sultan Mahmud Gazan Han took Alaaddin
was a re a l......................
III to Iran and killed him, there was a lack of authority. So,
the Ottoman announced the independence in 1300 and
Osman Bey coined his money to ensure his authority. (ft
In 1301, Osman Bey conquered Yenişehir and Köprühisar.

C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
20 He made Yenişehir the Ottoman’s capital. The tekhfurs of "n
ffl passage.
Bursa, Orhaneli and Kestel did not want the Ottomans. So
they attacked the Ottomans at Koyunhisar with the Byzantine
1. In 1 3 0 2 ,— .
Empire in 1302. It was the first war between the Byzantines
and the Ottomans. The war ended with the victo ry of the a) Osman Bey made Yenişehir the Ottoman’s capital
25 Ottomans. Then the tekhfur of Bursa gave his city in 1326 to b) the tekhfur of Bursa gave his city to Osman Bey
Orhan Bey, the son of Osman Bey. c) the Byzantines and the Ottomans attacked each
other for the first time
Osman Bey died in 1326. His tomb is in Bursa at Gümüşlü
Kümbet. d) the Ottoman Empire was founded
2. A t the tim e of Osman Bey, — .
a) the Anatolian Seljuk were attacked by the tekhfurs

b) the Ottomans lacked authority
A. Match the w ords with th e ir synonyms. c) there were troubles in both Seljuks and Byzantium
d) the Ottomans settled in Bursa
1. recognize a) bear, oppose
2. resist b) accept
3. Osman Bey invaded the tekhfurs’ cities because -

3. attack c) shortage
4. governor d) invade a) the situation in Byzantium was weak

b) he wanted Eskişehir as a present
5. lack e) success, triumph
c) there was no army.
6. victory f) leader, ruler d) lihanlis attacked before him
SHADOW PLAYS
31-A
Shadow plays are a kind of puppet show. Different types C. W rite the noun form o f the follow ing verbs.
of puppets can be used for a show. The actor who performs
with puppets is called puppeteer. He operates these little Verb Noun
models of a person or animal against a thin screen made of operate

5 silk or cotton. Strong light shines on the screen from behind move
and above. The audiences sit on the other side of the screen. create
In this way, they can see only the moving parts of the puppets. present
One kind of puppet which is a simple figure is used especially base
for shadow plays. Such puppets are popular in Asia. Puppeteer

10 can operate their movable parts with sticks made of bamboo
or animal horn.
Fill in the blanks w ith the verb o r noun form s o f the
The Chinese and Turks created coloured shadows on the w ords from C.
screen by dyeing the leather figures.
Steward introduced him as the director of the rescue
In Indonesia, a popular puppet show which is called
15 ‘'wayong kulit” (leather puppets) presents plays that are
2. This scientific expedition is .................... on the data
based on Hindu myths. People enjoy the show so much that
which has been acquired by Pitt.
they go on watching it till dawn.
3. Y o u r.................... on W oolf’s life and works was really
worth listening to.
A. Match the w ords with the ir synonyms.

E. Answ er the fo llow ing questions according to the
passage.
1. operate ..... a) sparkle
shine display 1. A puppet is a .

2. b)
a) part of thin screen
3. audience c) perform
b) little model of a person or animal
4. stick d) colour c) simple figure of bamboo or animal
5. create e) make d) figure which is used for teaching
6. dye f) wooden tool, cane
7. present g) spectator
The Chinese and Turks produced a new way of
shadow plays by -— .
a) painting the leather figures
B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. b) sitting behind the screen
c) using sticks made of an animal horn
1. Adam is the only man who c a n .................... this huge
d) operating movable parts of the puppets
machine.
2. My grandmother uses a .............................while walking.
3. The National Theatre w ill......................“The Merchant of
Venice" soon. 3. Because people in Indonesia love the puppet show,
4. I couldn’t recognize her because s h e .................... her
hair. a) they name it “wayong kulit"
5. During the concert th e ......................danced and enjoyed b) it lasts until the sun shines
themselves. c) puppeteers present it with Hindu music
6. Please turn the light off. It Is ....................right in my eyes.
d) Hindu names are used for puppets
GINGER: THE NEW WONDER

31-B
Many Indian grandmothers have always used ginger as 3. The drug has some side effects which are not written in
an essential part of their kitchens and also medicine boxes. the prospectus so the patients will, soon, sue the company
However, Westerners have learnt about the wonderful qualities th a t.................... it.
of it recently. Now they think that ginger is an influential
4. Don’t try t o .................... me to buy you a tablet PC. We
5 medicine against nausea.
bought your desktop only three months ago!
It was thought in India that the juice squeezed from ginger
5. Fast food trend is n o t .................. to me. I always prefer
and mixed with lime juice is perfect if you feel like vomiting.
home-made ones since they are more healthy and
Generally sick people particularly children don't like, even
hate medicines. Because the taste of the ginger mixture is delicious.
10 also not appealing, sugar is often advisable. Then you can 6. As a parent, I must certainly know who a r e ....................
persuade your child or the person who doesn’t feel well by in my child’s life.
saying that this is not a medicine but a sweet syrup!
7. It is absolutely .................... that you should give up
Nowadays scientists from Britain are studying on the effect
blaming yourself all the time and gain your self-confidence
of the spice on various types of nausea such as seasickness
again.
15 and sickness that is caused by the treatm ent of cancer.
8. I always prefer freshly................... orange juice for breakfast.
Fortunately, these studies have begun to show results. The
people who were given a tablet of the ginger’s juice every
@
day felt much better than the people who took conventional
medicine. y. C. Answ er the follow ing questions according to the
C"_ passage.
i;r>
20 When all these studies come to the conclusion that ginger
M 1. In India, — .
is an ideal solution, companies will manufacture it as a herbal
a) medicine boxes are full of ginger and herbal
medicine. medicines
r- b) grandmothers have manufactured the ginger
medicine
A. Match the w ords w ith their synonym s. c) nausea is the most common type of sickness
S d) people used ginger as a medicine before Westerners
O
;:;j
1. essential .... a) press out liquid
::i 2. A sic k person -—.
o influential „... b) attractive, enticing
j a) generally hates the taste of ginger mixture but likes
3. squeeze .... c) convince the taste of conventional medicine
appealing j b) if he is a child, should squeeze ginger and mix it

4. .... d) medical care, cure
) with lime juice
5. persuade .... e) produce, make j c) who vomits very often should consult an Indian
6. treatment necessary grandmother
.... f)
d) may not like the taste of the ginger mixture so sugar
7. conventional .... g) powerful, important recommended to be put In it
8. manufacture h) usual, standard
\
! 3. Nowadays — .
i a) Scientists In Britain are trying to prove the effect of
B. Fill in the blanks w ith the words from A. ; ginger on patients with different types of Illnesses
; b) manufactures are studying on the relations between
1......................... medicine is gradually replaced by herbal
: the ginger and the cancer treatment
medicine especially among people in cities.
i c) unfortunately the results of the studies on spices
' are not hopeful
2. The last .................. of the girl took three months but
; d) patients who took a tablet of ginger all recovered
unfortunately It did not help. i In a short time
VOCABULARY REVIEW
32
A. C h o o s e th e b e s t a n s w e r. 9. We cou ld n’t see the m ovie because all the tickets
were — in advance.
1. Our team won a(n) — against our rival fo r the first a) searched b) operated
tim e last week. c) purchased d) gathered
a) equipment b) victory
c) audience d) operation
10. W olves can track the ir ■ ■with the ir keen sense o f

smell.
2. Hydrogenized oils are the food which we — heart a) preys b) efforts
disease. c) equipments d) screams
a) show off b) associate with
c) complain about d) blow up
11. Although water is — hydrogen and oxygen, we can’t

breathe under water.
3. Allan resigned from his firm because he said he a) looked forward to b) made up of
couldn’t —- w orking fo r 12 hours a day. c) made away with d) brought back
a) move b) shine
c) contribute d) resist
“3 12. The Prime M inister says our country w ill be ready
r* to — - our ow n cars in a few years.
a) count b) destroy
4. The drama about a m iserable young man is —- a i’i
true story. :' fi c) inherit d) manufacture
a) based on b) amazed at
c) threatened by d) fed on -
13. The research -— that paying higher salary does not
always make people happy,
a) consists b) lies
5. During the concert, the -— clapped loudly after each
c) indicates d) tames
song.
a) sketch b) explorer
c) audience d) artifact
14. People know that —- caused this innocent girl to
sell her belongings.
6. Thank you fo r sharing your -— tim e with me. a) poverty b) region
a) valuable b) rapid c) pleasure d) sight
c) capable d) fussy
7. The ability to -— fam ous people made him famous 15. The writer, in his book, wants to prove that life has
in a very short time. a ; to be happy.
a) sense b) imitate a) climate b) purpose
c) struggle d) wonder c) victim d) abundance
8. Thanks to the laws, the cigarette sales have —- by

16. We cannot -— war if they threaten our honour, lands
a fifth in the past five years,
and lives.
a) recognised b) counted
a) seem • b) ruin
c) borrowed d) declined
c) attract d) avoid
Solve the puzzle using the clues below. C. Unscram ble each word using the clues. Copy the
letters in the numbered cells to other cells w ith the
same number. Find out the message!
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3. frightened [TDEREIFIR] 12. CERTEA
5. home loving [DCOESTMI]
6. abundant [PLLETIFUN]
13. NUECILD
7. to walk slowly around an area [WRADEN] 21...... 17 IE 10-
11. to disagree with an idea or a plan [OEPOSP]
12. to a very great degree [EYXREMELT] 14. TELAHWY
15. ordinary [CNMMOO] 18 25
17. for example [SSUHAC]
18. look like [SMEE] 15. RECHAMTN
11
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16. POEDNRS
1. sparkle [SEHNI]
2. to arrive somewhere on a plane or boat [LDAN]
4. to make something or somebody a part of a larger
1. differ 2. break 3. educate 4. all
group [IENLUCD]
5. harsh 6. rarely 7. but 8. connect
6. enjoyment [PELESUAR]
9. victim 10. follow 11. sparkle 12. make
8. a full grown person or animal [AULTD] 13.contain 14. rich 15. tradesman 16. answer
9. having too much concern about food or taste [FSUSY]
10. very large in size [HGUE]
13. fast, quick [RPAID]
14. to give someone confidence to do something 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( 8 9 1j 11 12 13
[ENECOUAGR] ! G
16. almost [NYERLA]
14 '5 16 17 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 56 28
1-A A N IM A L LIFE_________ _______________ 4-B TO FLY AN D LAN D LIK E A BIRD
A 1-b 2-a 3-a 4-c 5-b A 1-b 2-c 3-e 4-d 5-a
B 1-a 2-c 3-b B 1-land 2-determined 3-impossible 4-exited
C 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-b 5-enjoyment
D 1-F 2-T 3-T 4-F 5-T C 1-b 2-c 3-b
D 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-a
E 1-T 2-F 3-T
1-B PLANTS
A across 2-drug 3-product 6-grow 7-clothing
down 1-breathe 4-region 5-sick 5-A C O LO U R S IN LIFE
B 1-grow 2-breathe 3~drugs 4-product A 1-c 2-b 3-e 4-a 5-d
5-got sick B 1-kind 2-exciting 3-right 4-favourite
C 1-a 2-b 3-b 4-c 5-attractive
D 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-F 5-T C 1-c 2-a 3-c 4-c 5-a
D 1-T 2-F 3-F
2-A VIRUSES
A 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-6 5-c 5-B A NO ISY NEIG H BO U R
B 1-infectious 2-sick 3-cause 4-hurt 5-such as A 1-b 2-e 3-d 4-c 5-a
C 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-b B 1-the loud sound 2-Barbara's
D 1-T 2-F 3-F 4-T 5-T 3-upstairs neighbour 4-the sound of the stereo
C 1-c 2-a 3-b 4-b
D 1-F 2-T 3-T 4-F 5-F
2-B HOW DO DISEASES S PR EA D ?
A across 3-infectious 5-place 6-bite 7-touch
down 1-insect 2-germ 4-spread 6-A WAYS TO STAY HEALTH Y
B 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-c A 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-c 5-e
C 1-T 2-F 3-F 4-F 5-T B 1-stay healthy 2-fight against germs 3-right food
D 1-b 4-get vaccine 5-prevent diseases
C 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-a
D 1-c
3-A CHINESE LAN G U AG E
A 1-b 2-a 3-a 4-b 5-b

B 1-dialect 2-simplify 3-necessity 4-official 6-B FIG HT A G A IN S T DISEASES
5-united A 1-d 2-e 3-g 4-b 5-f 6-c 7-a
C 1-d 2-e 3-a 4-c 5-b 13 1-verb 2-noun 3-nour 4-verb 5-verb
D 1-c 2-c 3-a 4-c C 1-our skin 2-germs 3-white blood cells 4-fever
D 1-b 2-a 3-c 4-a
E 1-T 2-F 3-T
3-B HOW DO LPH IN S CO M M UNICATE
A 1-c 2-e 3-d 4-a 5-b

7 -A HORSES
B 1-different 2-far 3-c o m m u nic ate 4-i nj ure d
5-ioud A across 2-disaster 4-train 6-intelligent
C 1-a 2-c 3-c 4-a 7-command
D 1-c down 1-behave 3-information 5-obey
B 1-intelligent 2-obeyed 3-trained
4-behaved 5-cfisaster 6-information
C 1-d 2-a 3-c 4-e 5-b
4-A IPHONE DR VES THE CAR!
D 1-b 2-c 3-c 4-a
A 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-d 5-f 6-e
B 1-introduction 2-apply 3-development 4-operatlon
5-build 6-equip
C 1-a) introduced b) introduction 2-a)apply b) aplication 7 -6 DOGS
3-a) developed b) development A 1-c 2-b 3-d 4-a 5-e
4-a) operate b) operation B 1-pet 2-avoid 3-rotten 4-leave 5-buried
5-a) build b) building C 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-c
b) equipment
__^ 1-Pellet 2 -bunal 3-meaning
6-ai equip
D 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-usage / use 5-feeling 6-life
8-A BIRDS HELP COM POSE MUSIC 12-B LIG H T E S T S O LID IN THE W O R LD
A : a c ro s s 2-com pose 4-local 6-wonder A: a cross 1-support 4-replace 5-light 7-solid 8-obtain 9-sm oke
dow n 1-rest 3-obtain 5-wire d ow n 2-portion 3-flexibie 6-mistake
B: 1-obtain 2-composes 3-local 4-wire 5-wonder 6-rest B: 1-solid 2-sm okes 3-supports 4-portion 5-obtained 6-flexible
C: 1-b 2-c 3-c 7-mistake

D: 1-F 2-F 3-T C: 1-c 2-b 3-a
D: 1-T 2-F 3-T 4-T 5-F
8 “B C E L L PHONES
A : a c ro s s 2-certain 5-portable 6-pocket

d ow n 1 -access 3-tool 5-cheat 13-A THE HO TTEST P LA N E T _____________________ ______
B 1-acsess 2-too! 3-portable A : a c ro s s 3-amazing 4-com plete 6-orbit 7-universe
4-cbeated 5-pocket 6-ceriain d ow n 1-planet 2-tem perature 5-discover
C 1-c 2-a 3-c 4-b B : 1-orbit 2-discovered 3-planet 4-amazing 5-com plete
C: 1-Wasp-33b 2-W asp-33b's Sun 3-the scientists 4-Venus's
9 -A CLIM ATE HABITS D: 1-c 2-b 3-c
A : a c ro s s 2-region 4-influence 5-habit 6-valley 7-warm

d ow n 1-protect 3-similar
B : 1-sim ilar 2-influence 3-valley 4-warm 5-region

13-B PHONES A R E NOT A HEALTH Y M EAL
C: 1-place 2-climate 3-a person 4-people A : a c ro s s 2-slip 5-digest 6-swallow
D 1-b 2-c 3-a d ow n 1-im press 2-suddenly 3-stretch 4-refuse
E 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-b B : 1-b 2-f 3-a 4-d 5-e6-c

C : 1-c 2-c 3-b
9-B R O B O T TEACHERS
A 1-h 2-d 3-e 4-f 5-a 6-c 7-b 8-g
14-A CR O C O D ILES ___________ ______ _________ _____
B : 1-b 2-b 3-c
C : 1-a 2-c A : a c ro s s 1-false 4-predator 5-mention 6-pull 7-tear
D : 1-a 2-b 3-c d ow n 2-appetite 3-drow n 6-prey
B: 1-false 2-pull 3-m entioning 4-drowned 5-predators
10-A W ALT DISNEY C: 1-c 2-b 3-c 4-a
A : a c ro s s 4-entertainment 5-threat 7-award 8-ignore

d ow n 1-contribution 2-wild 3-environment 6- fam ous
B : 1-interested 2-moved 3-actors ^-especially 1 4 -B A N T S
C : 1-b 2-c 3-c A: 1-a 2-c 3-c 4-b 5-c 6-d

D : 1-d 2-f 3-c 4-b 5-e 6-a B: 1-human and ants 2-com m unities 3-the nest
4-carrying load that are nearly 50 times their own weight
1G-B A LE X A N D E R G R AH AM B E L L C: 1-c 2-b 3-c 4-a
A : a c ro s s 2-signal 3-experiment 4-achieve 6-invent 7-prefer

d ow n 1-transmit 2-speech 5-deaf
B : 1-achieved 2-deaf 3-speech 4-experiment 5-invented 1 5 -A T H E F A S T E S T MAH W ITH O U T L E G S

C : 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-c A: 1-b 2-a 3-d 4-e 5-c
D : 1-c B: 1-compete 2-lower 3-disabled 4-injury 5-ailificiaf
C: 1-c 2-b 3-b 4-a 5-a
11-A A R EAL “ TEA-SH IR T”
A : a cro ss 2-leather 4-fabric 6-industry /-nutrient

dow n 1-layer 3-remove 4-fashion 5 - add 1 5 -B J U P IT E R H A S L O S T A S T R IP E
B : 1-fashion 2-removed 3-leather 4-nutrients 5-fabric
A : a c ro s s 2-missing 4-stripe 5-solar 7-hemisphere 8-float
C : 1-b 2-c 3-b 4-c d ow n 1-visible 3-bottom 6-recent
D: 1-F 2-F 3-T 4-T 5 -Ï
B: 1-recent 2-solar 3-bottom 4-stripes 5-floats
C: 1-b 2-b 3-b 4-c 5-a
11-B THE REAL MUSICIAN
A : 1-e 2-b 3-g 4-a 5-f 6-C 7-h 8-d

B : 1-efforts 2-audiences 3-fail 4-sadness 5-peace 6-performed 16 V O C A B U L A R Y REVIEW
C : 1-happiness 2-sadness 3-reality 4-difficulty
A : a cross 1-refuse S-visible 7-wonder
D: 1-a) happiness b) happy 2-a} reality b) real
11-recent
9-valley 13-anirnate
3-a) difficult b) difficulty 4-a) sac) b) sadness
14-float 15-experiment 18-certain
E: 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-b
19-surface 20-cheat
d ow n 2-suddenly 3-passenger 4-grow
12-A ANIM ATIO N
5-discover 8-obtain 10-achieve
A : across 6-anirnate 7-repeal 8-thanks to 12-habit 16-pleasure 17-o bey
d ow n 1-movement 2-frame 3-alive 4-pieasure 5-cartoon B : 1-d 2-c 3-a 4-b 5-ci 6-a 7-c
-EH-------- l~pie-ast)re--2~repetMion------S-ammattoft---------4---iYiov£-movernent- 9 - a ..... "1 0 -b
5-life C : 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-a 5-d 6-c 7-b
C: 1-animations 2-Repetition 3-life 4-movement 5-pleasure S-c S-c 10-b 11-c 12-b 13-a 14-b
D: l- b 2-c 3-a 4-c 15-c 16-c 17-a 18-d

17-A HOW ABOUT A SWIM IN MY CAR? 20-0 MARK TWAIN
A : a cross 4-manufacture 5-surface 6-below 7-speed A : 1 -c 2 -1 3-a 4-b S-e 6-d
d ow n 1-passenger 2-run 3-submarine B : 1-broke out 2-contains 3-apprentice
B : 1-surface 2-speed 3-passengers 4-description 5-depth 6-sketches
4-rnanufactured 5-running C : 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-c
C: 1-the com pany’s manager 2 -ih e sQ u b a D: 1-T 2-F 3-T 4-F 5-F
3-electrical motors 4-passengers in the car
D : 1-b 2-b 3-b 4-a
21-A CLIMATE IM THE USA

A: 1-b 2-e 3-a 4-d 5-f 6-c
B: 1-climate 2-encourage 3-rapid 4-huge
17-B DOMESTIC CATS 5-extremely 6-M oderate
C : 1-d 2-a 3-c

A : 1-b 2-d 3-c 4-a 5-f S-e
D : 1-F 2-T 3-F
B : 1-sharp 2-ancient 3-teed on 4-belongs to
5-relatives 6-dom estic
C : 1-the dom estic cat 2-all cats 3-ttre victim 4-kittens
D : 1-a 2-c 3-b 21-B WRITTEN RECORDS

A: 1-d 2-c 3-a 4-e 5-b
B ; 1-c 2-a 3-d 4-b
C : 1-record 2-secret 3-clisagreed 4-artifacts

5-va!uable
18-A THE PERSIANS 3-a
D : 1-c 2-d
A : 1-c 2-e 3-f 4-a 5-d 6-b
B : 1-includes 2-area 3-has spread 4-effective
5-huge 6-conquered
22“A GORiLLAS
C : 1-b 2-c 3-d
A : 1-b 2-a 3-d 4-f 5-e 6-c
D: 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T
B : 1-appearance 2-pieasure 3-strict
4-excited 5- looking for 6-frightened
C : 1-a 2-c 3-d 4-b
D : 1-T 2-F 3-T 4-F
18-B MEXICO CITY

A : 1-a 2-f 3-g 4-b 5-c 6-e 7-a
B : 1-plaza 2-courtyard 3-heritage 4-ruins 5-subway 22-B THE ARCTIC

6-sight 7-land
A : 1-b 2-c 3-f 4-e 5-a 6-d
C : 1-a 2-c 3-c 4-b 3-seems
B : 1-explored 2-take advantage
4-possibiiiiy 5- Plentiful 6-region
C : 1-b 2-a 3-d
D : 1-F 2-T 3-T

19 A EDGAR ALLAH POE
A 1-e 2-c 3- a 4-b 5-d
8 1-wealthy 2-served 3 -p o v e r t y 4-merchants

23-A KANGAROOS
5-remarkable
C 1-b 2-a 3-c 4-b A : 1-e 2-d 3-b 4-a 5-c
D 1-F 2-F 3-T 4-F 5-T B : 1-Nearly 2-gather 3-defend 4-abundance 5-strength
C : 1-c 2-b 3-a

D : 1-T 2-T 3-T 4-F
19-B READING
A : 1-e 2-c 3-d 4-f 5-a 6-b 23-B ASIAN! ELEPHANTS
B ; 1-grasp 2-capture 3-respond 4-chiefly
A : 1-c 2-a 3-d 4-b 5-f 6-e 7-g
5-straight 6-purpose
B : 1 -tamed 2-com panions 3-job 4-gentle
C : 1-a 2-b 3-d
5- charming 6-com m on 7-mind
D : 1-F 2-F 3-T 4-F 5-T
C : 1 -b 2-c 3-a 4-d
20-A AVOIDING WAR

24-A DIAMONDS
A : 1-b 2-f 3-c 4-e 5-a 6-d
A: 1-a 2-d 3-b 4-c 5-e
B : 1-wars 2-avoid 3-resou rces 4-blown up
B : 1-perfect 2-1ormed 3-numerous
5-fafTfifie 6-causes
4-slighlly 5-trernendo.us
e : 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-d
£T: 1-b 2 -a 3 -C
D: 1F 2-F 3-T 4-F 5-F
D: 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-F
24-B TIMBUKTU 29-A LIONS
A : 1-b 2-f 3-a 4-e 5-c 6-d A : 1-e 2-h 3-c 4-b 5-a 6-f 7-d 3-g
B: 1-destroyed 2-only 3-attract 4-famous B : 1 -associate 2-preys 3-chased 4-territory
5-valuable 6-has declined 5-terrified 6-struggled 7-reverse 8-efforts
C; 1-b 2-c 3-a C : 1-b 2-a 3-b
D: 1-T 2-F 3-F D: 1-T 2-T 3-F 4-F
25-A INDIA’S EGONOiVIY

29-A PARROTS
A: 1-c 2~g 3-b 4-h 5-f 6-d 7-e 8-a
A : 1-c 2-e 3-b 4-a 5-d 6-f
B : 1-main 2-enough 3-continually 4-independent
B: 1-searched 2-imitates 3-identified
5-improves 6-equipm ent 7-task 8-job
4-sensed 5-Far away 6-counted
C : 1-a 2-b 3-b
C: 1-b 2-c 3-d 4-a
D: 1-T 2-T 3-F
D: 1-F 2-T 3-T 4-F
25-B THE PORTUGUESE

A : 1-e 2-c 3-f 4-a 5-b 6-d 7-g 30-A TRAINED DOGS
B : 1-goal 2-trade 3-sai! 4-explored 5-hired A: 1-b 2-f 3-d 4-a 5-e 6-c
6-instruments 7-spices B : 1-disabled 2-alert 3-unfamiliar
C : 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-contributed 5-capability 6-training
D: 1-F 2-T 3-T 4-F 5-T 6-F C : 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-d
D: 1-T 2-T 3-T 4-F
26-A GLASS DISTINCTION I U SUMER
A : 1-f 2-b 3-c 4-d 5-a 6-e

30-B THE OTTOMANS AND OSMAN BEY
B : 1-inherited 2-freedom 3-division 4-purchased
5-borrow 6-is made up of A: 1-b 2-a 3-d 4-f 5-c 6-e
C: 1-b 2-c 3-b B : 1-recognized 2-resist 3-attacked 4-governors
D: 1-T 2-T 3-F 4-F 5-lack 6-victory

C : 1-c 2-c 3-a
26-B MONKEYS
A : 1-e 2-c 3-g 4-d 5-f 6-a 7-b
31-A SHADOW PLAYS
B : 1-smart 2-crack 3-trained 4-consists of
A: 1-c 2-a 3-g 4-f 5-e 6-d 7-b
5-vary 6-standing 7-wrapped
B : 1-operate 2-stick 3-present 4-dyecl
C : 1-d 2-d 3-c
5-audience 6-shining
D: 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T
C : 1-operation/operator 2-movem ent/m ove
3-creation/creature/creator 4-presentation 5-base / basement
27-A CHIMPANZEES D: 1-operation 2-based 3-presentation
A : 1-b 2-e 3-a 4-cJ 5-c E: 1-b 2-a 3-b
B : 1-indicate 2-shows off 3-Adult 4-screamed 5-such as
C : 1-c 2-a 3-c 4-d
D: 1-T 2-F 3-F 4-T 31-B GİMGER: THE MEW WONDER
A: 1-f 2-g 3-a 4-b 5-c 6-d 7-h 8-e
27-B TURTLES B : 1-Conventional 2-treatm ent 3-manufactured 4-persuade
A : 3-d 4-e 5-c 5-appealing 6-influential 7-essential 8-squezed

1-b 2-a
B : 1-powerful 2-lie 3-whole 4-severe C: 1-d 2-d 3-a
5-amazing
C : 1-b 2-c 3-a 4-b
D: 3-F 4-F
32 VOCABULARY REVIEW
1-T 2T
1-b 2-b 3-d 4-a 5-c 6-a /-b 8-d
9-c 10-a 11 -b 12-d 13-c 14-a 15-b 16-d

28-A FROGS
a c ro s s 1-sight 3-ierj-jfied 5-domestic
A : 1-f 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-c 6-b
6-plentifu! 7-wander 11-oppose
B : 1-immediately 2-disturb 3-seldom 4-however
12-extremely 15-common 17-such as
5-leaps 6-probably
18-seem
C : 1-a 2-c 3-c 4-b
dow n 1-shine 2-land 4-include
D: 1-T 2T 3-F 4-T
6-pleasure 8-adult 9-fussy
10-huge 13-rapid 14-en courage
28-B BEARS 16-nearly
A : 1-c 2-b 3-d 4-a 5-e 6-g 7-f 1-vary 2-crack 3-train 4-who
B : I -opposing 2-com plain about 3-threat*5n 5-severe 6-seldom 7-however 8-associate
4-indudes 5-fussy 6-Wandering 7-snoring 9-prey 10-chase 11-shine 12-create
C: 1-c 2-c 3-b 13-indude 14-wealthy 15-merchant 16-respond

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3. kill their enemies c) to escape from clanger

a) rivals b) friends c) mates

3........ Bats find their way by.listening to echoes.

5........ Lions are large and strong to catch their prey.

5 There could be no life without plants on the earth. Man

Plants can also be dangerous. It’s necessary to know that

2. One disadvantage o f plants Is that — .

3. Some dru gs we use com e from -—.

4. Man cannot exist w ithout plants because ■

All plants are useful for man.

We can see some trees in the polar regions.

Time recommended : 25 min

5 There are more than one hundred different viruses. They

Measles and chicken pox are other infectious diseases.

2. sick b) catching r. 3 ..... There are only one hundred viruses.

4. such as d) unhealthy 5. Measles is different from colds.

5. hurt e) for example

1. Keep away from Kewin. He has a (n )....................disease. measles soreeyes toothache

HOW DO DISEASES SPREAD?

O 4. W hat does “these insects” in the line 12 refer to?

C. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True o r False

1.......... Germs spread by travelling in water or food.

2......... There is no simple method to remove germs

D. Read the situation and decide what you say.

M 5. introduce ....... e) language

|’5 D. Choose the corre ct sentence according to the

b) use c) More than 1 billion people speak Chinese.

HOW DOLPHINS COMMUNICATE

They often make sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins use

5 sounds to send signal to other dolphins for help.

What does the sentence “ it is also special fo r them ”

3. injured ....... c) speak

B. Fill in the blanks w ith the w o rds from A.

Find out which sentence is not mentioned in the

TO FLY AND LAND LIKE A BIRD

James is (1) —- to fly and land like a bird free from a

parachute. (2) —- has tried it before and he thinks he can.

5. enjoyment ......... e) unlikely

B. Fill in the blanks with the words from A. 2.

1. Because of heavy fog, our plane had to ............... in

t. Find out if the follow ing sentences are True or False

c) he likes birds so much as the Eiffel Tower.

IPHONE DRIVES THE CAR!

5. a) This house took many years to

4. operate d) run, function

The driver can operate the car -—.

4. operate The scientists hope that -—.

find them boring.

1. reflect ....... a) temper 4. if you prefer painting your room pink,

5. impress ....... e) psychological ;■

1. She is a v e ry_____ n __ person, she always helps

D. Find out if the follow ing staiements are True or False

3. I don’t think Ben is th e _____ g _ __ man to marry.

down and keep it down. His eyes got big.

She went back downstairs. She couldn’t hear any noise. @

b) she was very angry

> c) he didn’t open the door

1. She is a v e ry___ n person, she always helps