EXN0 7. Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we are. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) ..................................... the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Then the changes that have (2) ...... over the last ten years are amazing. People in the past were not (3).............. to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) ........ cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane. Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5)........ and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) ...... by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) ............of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8).............appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) ..........living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10) ................................................... into public or private schools. 1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose 2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged 3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable 4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable 5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas 6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen 7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts 8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household 9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind 10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared EXNO 8. The Game of Squares Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of "Mandarin's Box". They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) ………… it into ten small squares called "rice fields" or "fish ponds”. They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) ………… of the rectangle, which are called "mandarin's boxes" - the game's name. Each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone. Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin's boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side of the board, but not a mandarin's box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) ...................................................................... the next Square in (4) ............... direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five pebbles to the left or right. After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the distribution (5) .............. But if the following square is one of the mandarin's boxes, the turn ends and passes to the other player. If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the square following the empty square and (6)................................................. these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or more empty squares in a row, the player (7) ....... his or her turn. Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) ....... to the other player. If all five squares on one player's side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume. The game (9) ………… until the two mandarins' boxes have both been (10) ......... At the end of the game, the player with more pebbles wins, each of the large stones counting as ten points. 1. A. share B. divide C. separate D. leave 2. A. ends B. aims C. small points D. stops 3. A. start B. to start C. starting D. having started 4. A. no B. all C. both D. either 5. A. actions B. process C. change D. method 6. A. removes B. disappears C. leaves D. ends 7. A. wins B. succeeds C. fails D. loses 8. A. gone B. made C. passed D. rewarded 9. A. starts B. continues C. stops D. pauses 10. A. held B. moved C. taken D. accepted