Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 35.

                   COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL

In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or renting videos. But is this……..26……a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been ………27…..that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, bad- tempered, even violent as a……..28…… But new research,………29……out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true.

Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills. Researchers claim that this is because the games………30……the brain work harder in certain ways, like……..31……sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are. The fact that people play the games repeatedly……..32……..that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed.

Social skills may benefit, too. Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games……33…… “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and co-operation, and that this……..34……them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities. So rather than……..35…….up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them?.Question 26

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

The aim of the competition is to stimulate the spirit of studying English among students.

I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made.......................that story

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

The world’s population keeps increasing during the past few years

I remember ....................to Hanoi when I was a very small child

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He admitted breaking his mother's vase

.................had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.

They live about ……… from here.

Tom and Mary never came to class late. .................................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

He can’t make up his mind whether he should phone her or not

The old man said he …………….. in this village for over 70 years

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Tenant farmers are those they (A) either rent a farm and work it (B) for themselves or (C) work the farm for the owner (D) and receive payment

I like reading books, especially the……… about the natural world

The problems .......................last year caused to the committee members to table the proposal temporarily

Education is the best……………for children's future

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Like(A)  a synonym of speech(B) , which is the general(C)  term, address implies some degree (D) of formality