It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (2)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, (4)_________ the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (5)______ of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If (6), __________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars (7)__________ were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ________. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ________ well if you persevere and stay positive.

We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.

In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.

Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.

Question 1: The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means_________.

A. made to lag behind      B. prevented from advancing

C. forced to study in lower classes       D. made to remain in the same classes

Question 2: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’

_________

A. intellectual abilities       B. learning ability and communicative skills

C. personal and social skills       D. total personality

Question 3: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities

B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others

C. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability

D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers

Question 4: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

A. offer advice on the proper use of the school library

B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class

C. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities

D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching

Question 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full

B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work

C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class

D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities

Question 6: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?

A. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class

B. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own

C. Formal class teaching is the important way to give pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library.

D. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development

Question 7: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” ______

A. is the act of putting pupils into class according to their academic abilities

B. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience

C. is quite discouraging

D. will help the pupils learn best

Question 8: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because _______

A. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems

B. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils

C. its aim at developing the children’s total personality

D. formal class teaching is appropriate

complete the second sentences using passive voice of causative forms
1. he gets people to make all his shoes in Italy
- he .............................................................in Italy
2. Gary asked someone to translate the article for him
-Gary...............................................
3. Did the dressmaker shorten the skirt for her?
- Did she................................................................?
4. The doctor is testing my son's eyes at the moment 
-my son...................................................................
5. He will ask someone at the garage to repaint his car.
-He.........................................................................................
6. You can ask someone to collect your mail.
-You.............................................................................................
7. We got some people to build pur garage last year 
- we..............................................................................
8. Philip isn't here- someone is cutting his hair for him
- Philip isn't here- he.............................................................
9. I am going to asked them to send me a copy of the contract
- I............................................................................. a copy of the contract sent
10. How long has this butcher been delivering meat for you?
- How long ..................... you ............................. meat delivered?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5: That is your umbrella, _______ ?    A. isn’t it          B. isn’t that       C. does it          D. doesn’t it

Question 6: He tried to avoid _______ my questions.     A. answer         B. to answer     C. answering    D. answered

Question 7: If I had time, I _______ shopping with you. A. went B. will go         C. would go      D. would have gone

Question 8: Since we came here, we _______ a lot of acquaintances.      A. have had B. had C. have D. are having

Question 9: Although he tried hard, _______ the driving examination.

            A. but he failed B. yet he failed C. and he failed            D. he failed

Question 10: She _______ lunch by the time we arrived. A. finished       B. had finished C. has finished D. finishing

Question 11: Nobody will receive a check on Friday because the wrong cards were put into the computer _______ accident.          A. in     B. by    C. on    D. of

Question 12: The young man _______ after the court was found innocent of all the charges against him.

            A. released       B. releasing      C. was released            D. having released

Question 13: Music and television are forms of _______ .A. entertain B. entertained C. entertaining D. entertainment

Question 14: My father still hasn’t really _______ the death of my mother.

            A. look after     B. taken after    C. recovered from         D. gone off

Question 15: The police _______ an appeal to the public to remain calm.A. took B. made C. gave           D. did

Question 16: I do not think there is a real _______ between men and women at home as well as in society.

            A. attitude        B. value            C. measurement            D. equality

Question 17: The sign should be put in the most _______ place so that everybody can see it.

            A. conspicuous B. obvious       C. common      D. spacious

Question 18: I _______ my chance to get that job because I had arrived late for the interview.

            A. threw           B. blew             C. flew D. drew

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (TYPE 1,2)

1.People don't trust him because he tells lies.

->If he.....

2.She is so busy that she can't come to the party.

-> If she........

3.I haven't got the money, so I'm not going on holiday.

->If I ........

4.He often gets bad marks because he is lazy.

->If....

5.Do it now , or you will not finish it on time.

->If......

6.Hurry up, or we will be late for the exam.

->If......

7.Be quiet , or you will not understand the lesson.

->If.....

8.I'm not a doctor , so I can't help you.

-> If....

9.They do not understand you because you do not often talk to them.

->If....

10.I'm so busy . so I don't write to my friends regularly.

->If....

11.The office may be closed , so Mark won't be able to get in.

->If....

12.You can't look the work up because you haven't got a dictionary.

->If.....