VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(2,0 pts) Mary Daniel is a student in England. This year she (1)… a very interesting summer holiday. She traveled (2)….. fifteen other people to Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa. They went (3)….. to help make a road (4)…..a forest between two big towns. “It was very difficult (5) there was no water to drink and no shops where we (6)… buy food,” said Mary. “It was also very cold and wet in the mountains. It is (7)….. of the wettest places in the world”. Mary stayed in the mountains (8)…. six weeks. It was hard work, but she says it was the (9)….. thing she has ever done. She is hoping to return next year (10)…. some more work there. 1. A. had B. have C. has D. having 2. A. to B. with C. by D. for 3. A. this B. that C. here D. there 4. A. through B. on C. among D. of 5. A. so B. because C. why D. but 6. A. must B. may C. could D. should 7. A. one B. some C. any D. many 8. A. during B. for C. with D. in 9. A. good B. better C. best D. well 10. A. do B. will do C. doing D. to do VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0pt) 1. I will send him the message as soon as he (1. return)…….......................…… 2. A little girl can’t spend all her time (2. listen) …..............................… to stories. 3. He sent a telegram for his mother (3. learn)….................................…. good news. 4. Neither you nor she (4. want)….............................. to become a pharmacist. 5. Mumps (5. be) ……................................... an infectious disease. VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pt) Australia is a big country, but nearly all Australians live near the sea. On hot summer days you can see thousands of people at the beach. Many beaches have waves that are very high. These large waves are known as surf and the people who ride them are called surfers. Surfing is a skill and needs learning. Don’t expect to be able to surf properly the first time you try. However, by practicing a few time you will learn how to do it. Surfing is a new sport. Perhaps its origin needs explaining. It started hundreds of years ago in Hawaii. Men swam out to sea to catch fish and found they could come back to land very quickly by riding the waves. These first surfers did not use a board. 1. Nearly all Australians ……………….. A. on the beach B. in a big family C. near the sea D. surfing everyday. 2. Surfing is a skill and therefore, ……….. A. it is not easy to do it B. it is impossible to practice it C. it is dangerous to do it D. it needs practicing from day to day 3. Surfing is ……………………. A. a work to do B. a sport C. a job D. a way of earning money 4. Surfing started ……………….. A. five decades ago in Hawaii B. hundreds of years ago in Australia C. hundreds of years ago in Hawaii D. long ago in Australia 5. The first surfers did not use a …………….. A. board B. yatch C. canoe D. ship