Paper 1 READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence 1) There must be a large number of stars with planets which could … living intelligent beings in the universe. A/ assist. B/ exist C/ support D/ survive 2) Modern English has … from the mingling of the other languages. A/ involved. B/ evolved C/ concerned D/ transferred 3) The police disturbed a gang of men who were … a chemist’s in Lynford. A/ breaking into. B/ breaking out. C/ getting through D/ taking over 4) The descriptions given by people who … to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. A/ exclaimed B/ advertised C/ issued D/ claimed 5) When Alf got married, he was too … to say anything to his wife about his job. A/ shame B/ confusing C/ embarrassed D/ curious 6) It will be a long time before any landing on Mars can be … A/ applied. B/ experienced C/ experimented D/ attempted 7) … at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral. A/ On dying B/ Having died C/ Dead D/ On his death 8) The police were … when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. A/ esteemed B/ astounded C/ astonishing D/ flickered 9) In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human … A/ mood. B/ situation C/ dignity D/ personification 10) Antique shops exert a (n) … fascination on a great many people. A/ peculiar. B/ especial C/ hysterical D/ unconscious 11) Five years … a long time, he might already be forgotten. A/ was B/ is C/ had been D/ Both A and B are correct

12) I … the bell three times when he answered the door. A/ was ringing B/ had rung C/ rang D/ would ring 13) If I had met you last Sunday, I … here today. A/ wouldn’t have been. B/ wouldn’t be C/ were not D/ am not 14) She demanded that she … allowed to meet her soon in prison. A/ was. B/ would be. C/ be. D/ Both B and C are correct 15) We saw many soldiers and tanks … were moving to the front. A/ that. B/ which C/ who. D/ None is correct 16) Hardly … asleep when the phone woke him up again. A/ the doctor fell. B/ the doctor had fallen. C/ did the doctor fall D/ had the doctor fallen

There are many types of energy sources. In a world where the instability of both society and nature is increasing, the issue of energy is a hot issue of great concern. Fossil energy sources, which have been considered as the main source of energy, are gradually becoming scarce and are also the cause of many immobility and disputes between countries around the world. The following energy sources are available: Nuclear Energy, Compressed Natural Gas; Biomass energy; Geothermal energy. Meanwhile, as scientists predict, with the current rate of exploitation and use of fossil resources, within a few centuries our descendants will have to bear serious consequences. Since then, the need for alternative energy sources has become more and more urgent, and more and more alternative energy research projects have been started and developed. However, not 100% of them are suitable for future development.