Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Nowadays, more and more people are changing the …30…………….. why they use their television. When television was new, we use to turn …31…………….. and watch whatever there was. The fact that it was on TV was …32…………… for us to think it must be enjoyable. But not that it is part of every life. We choose the program we watch …33………….. more carefully. We remember that we have many other interesting things to do. As we watch …34……………… programs, we want to be sure that we will have a really good picture, with bright colors, and ……35…………. We are really interested, we want really clear sound. Of course, for higher ………36………, we have to pay more.

Question 33:

A. plenty

B. many

C. much

D. few

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Nowadays, more and more people are changing the …30…………….. why they use their television. When television was new, we use to turn …31…………….. and watch whatever there was. The fact that it was on TV was …32…………… for us to think it must be enjoyable. But not that it is part of every life. We choose the program we watch …33………….. more carefully. We remember that we have many other interesting things to do. As we watch …34……………… programs, we want to be sure that we will have a really good picture, with bright colors, and ……35…………. We are really interested, we want really clear sound. Of course, for higher ………36………, we have to pay more.

Question 35:

A. in spite of

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Because of

Read the paragraph, then answer the questions

One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place in April or May, and it lasts for three days. The festival celebrates the life of Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year. During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper lanterns. They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards. In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free.

Questions:

Do monks and poor people receive presents during Vesak?

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

One of the (13) _______ things that can happen on our earth is an earthquake. When earthquakes take place near large cities, many people may be killed and many buildings are (14) _______ down. Fire may start and (15) _______ more damage than the quake itself. Earthquake comes (16) ______ a shaking of the rocks under the surface of the earth. Forces within the earth push against the rocks until they break. We cannot tell exactly (17) _______ an earthquake is coming, but we can know places on the (18) _______ where they happen most often.

Điền vào số 14

A. knocked

B. cut

C. caused

D. put