Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 65.

Choosing a career may be one of the hardest jobs you ever have, and it must be done with care. View a career as an opportunity to do something you love, not simply as a way to earn a living. Investing the time and effort to thoroughly explore your options can mean the difference between finding a stimulating and rewarding career and move from job to unsatisfying job in an attempt to find the right one. Work influences virtually every aspect of your life, from your choice of friends to where you live. Here are just a few of the factors to consider.

Deciding what matters most to you is essential to making the right decision. You may want to begin by assessing your likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses. Think about the classes, hobbies, and surroundings that you find most appealing. Ask yourself questions, such as “Would you like to travel ? Do you want to work with children ? Are you more suited to solitary or cooperative work ?” There are no right or wrong answers ; only you know what is important to you. Determine which job features you require, which ones you would prefer, and which ones you cannot accept. Then rank them in order of importance to you.

The setting of the job is one factor to take into account. You may not want to sit at a desk all day. If not, there are diversity occupation - building inspector, supervisor, real estate agent - that involve a great deal of time away from the office. Geographical location may be a concern, and employment in some fields is concentrated in certain regions. Advertising job can generally be found only in large cities. On the other hand, many industries such as hospitality, law education, and retail sales are found in all regions of the country. If a high salary is important to you, do not judge a career by its starting wages. Many jobs, such as insurance sales, offers relatively low starting salaries; however, pay substantially increases along with your experience, additional training, promotions and commission.

Don’t rule out any occupation without learning more about it. Some industries evoke positive or negative associations. The traveling life of a flight attendant appears glamorous, while that of a plumber does not. Remember that many jobs are not what they appear to be at first, and may have merits or demerits that Eire less obvious. Flight attendants must work long, grueling hours without sleeps, whereas plumbers can be as highly paid as some doctors. Another point to consider is that as you get mature, you will likely to develop new interests and skills that may point the way to new opportunities. The choice you make today need not be your final one.

Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 4 ?

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 41

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 46 to 55.

Increasing numbers of parents in the u.s. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the u.s. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschoolded. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.

At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.

Although there have been a lot of areuments for and against it, homeschooling in the u.s. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.

The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the u.s. is__________

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose pronunciation is different from the others in each of the following questions

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 40

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional ữainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 37

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 46 to 55.

Increasing numbers of parents in the u.s. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the u.s. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschoolded. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.

At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.

Although there have been a lot of areuments for and against it, homeschooling in the u.s. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.

According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20^th century must be__________

The guidelines in this book can help you become a__________speaker

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 46 to 55.

Increasing numbers of parents in the u.s. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the u.s. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschoolded. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.

At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.

Although there have been a lot of areuments for and against it, homeschooling in the u.s. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.

The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to “__________ at home

Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?”

-Susan: “__________.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 46 to 55.

Increasing numbers of parents in the u.s. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the u.s. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschoolded. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.

At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.

Although there have been a lot of areuments for and against it, homeschooling in the u.s. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.

More parents teach their children because they completely__________the current educational system

Peter: “ Janet, make US some tea, will you?”

Janet: “__________”

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 44

A college is a public institution__________higher education to young men and women

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (36)__________about their children’s career. Should they (37)__________their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (38)__________starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other (39)__________have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when (40)__________of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (41)__________from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is

the parents (42)__________have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etC. can all be very expensive.

Many parents tire understandably (43)__________that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young (44)__________may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (45)__________people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.Question 42

When Jack__________me, I__________a letter