READING

Exercise 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and almost everybody knows that the company was
founded by Steve Jobs, an American (1)________and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a
pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh
computer, widely a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story
and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle (2)______philosophy was a product of the time and place of his
(3)________. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972,
Jobs attended Reed College from which he dropped out in next to no time. Jobs co-founded
Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly
imagine (4)_______ only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one
of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. Unfortunately, in 1985,
following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs
took (5)______ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company
which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO
once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade. Millions first
learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself
1. A. Father B. Create C. Inventor D. Original
2. A. And B. Or C. With D. About
3. A. Child B. Upbringing C. Story D. Past
4. A. To B. That C. Which D. While
5. A. Some B. fewer C. A few D. Minimum

Exercise 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for
developing countries if investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are
efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report.
In the next two decades, cities are predicted to expand by (1)_______ two billion residents, as
people move in unprecedented numbers from (2)______ areas to pursue hopes and aspirations in
cities. More than 90% of this urban population growth is expected to occur in the developing
world, (3)______ many cities are already (4)________ to provide basic needs such as water,
electricity, transport, health services and education.
Report authors note that most new urban growth will not take place in the “megacities” of the
world e.g. Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta or New Delhi (5)_____ rather in less commonly recognized
“secondary” cities - places like Fushun in China, and Surat in India.
To help policymakers prepare for and manage growth, the report distills lessons learned from 12
countries across all geographic regions and stages of urbanization. It then translates these global
lessons into practical policy advice.

1. A. Another B. Others C. Futher D. The other

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Every night, almost one billion people go to bed hungry. How can we feed all these
undernourished people? Farmers all over the world have to content with weather, insects, and
natural disasters, (1)_______ are capable of destroying crops and ruining years of hard work.
And the population is set to rise to nine billion by 2050. Here are four possible solutions.
GM crops
Proponents of genetically modified crops (GM crops) claim that they will hugely increase food
(2)_________. Scientists have developed drought-resistant and disease-resistant crops, more
productive crops, and crops with increased vitamins. Anti-GM protesters worry about health
risks and damage to other plants that grow near the GM crops.
Vertical farming
(3)_______ answer could be to grow food in buildings. Advocates of vertical farming are
suggesting we construct multistory, climate-controlled farm buildings in the heart of our cities.
One indoor hectare of land would be equivalent to above five hectares outdoors, (4)_____ we
could grow year-round crops that would easily feed whole cities. Opponents point to the cost, the
increased energy used and the effect on farmers.
Eat less meat Others say the solution lies not in new technologies, but in eating less meat. It takes
about seven kilos of corn to produce one kilo of beef. That quality of corn will keep more people
alive than that quality of beef. But this is a message the world doesn’t want to hear. Meat
(5)_______ is rising steeply.
Increase aid
Rich countries have far more food than they need and waste vast amount of it – 6.7 million tons a
year in the UK alone. We can afford to send surplus food to people who need it. We could also
simply give more money to developing countries, so they can buy food. Critics say that this
makes people dependent on rich countries and is only a short-term solution.
1. A. Which B. That C. It D. Why
2. A. Product B. Produce C. Production D. Productive
3. A. Other B. Another C. Others D. The other
4. A. But B. and C. Or D. So
5. A. Consume B. Consumption C. Consumer D. Consumptive