For questions 41- 55 , read the text below and decide which answer A, B , C or D best fits each space .
MENTORING
Many adults in America and increasing numbers elsewhere 41___part in mentoring schemes . A mentor is an adult who provides support and friendship to a young person . There are 42__different 43.___of mentoring : passing on skills, sharing experiences , offering guidance . Sometimes the most 44___thing to do is just listen . Mentoring is open to anybody - no particular 45___experience is repuired , just a desire to make a 46___to the life of a young person whp needs help . This may seem a difficult thing at frst , but many people find they have a real 47___for it .
The support of a mentor can play an important 48___in a child 's development and can often make up 49.___a lack of guidance in a young person' s life . It can also improve young people 's 50___towards society and build up their 51___in dealing with life's challenges . For the mentor , it can be incredibly rewarding to know that they have had a significant 52.__on a child and helped to give the best possible 53____in life . In deed , it is not only adults who are 54.__of taking on this role .There is now an increasing 55___for teenagers to mentor young children , for example by helping them with reading or other school work .
41. A. hold , B. give , C. take , D.form
42.A. number , B. numerous , C. double , D. massive
43. A. approach , B. times , C. supplies , D . ways
44.A. helpful , B. willing , C. kind , D. unlikely
45.A. trained , B. difficult , C. professional , D. skilled
46. A. home , B, switch , C. difference , D. distance
47.A. ability , B. skill, C. strength, D. talent
48. A. piece B. part C. hope D. section
49. A. to B . for C. with D. over
50. A. attitude B. impression C. agreement D. conduct
51. A. work B. belief C. confidence D. hope
52. A. desire B. consequence C. experience D. influence
53. A. avaiability B. risk C. chance D. difficulty
54. A. able B. capable C. good D. efficient
55. A. want , B. wish , C , demand D. lack
Part II: Word forms (for Questions 56-65)
MEN AND WOMEN ARE NOT EQUAL HERE!
There is a big (56. DIFFER) …………. In the Bijago Islands off the west coast of Africa in the roles that men and women play. For example, men look after the children and wear jewelry and perfume when they go out. Women find building houses (57. PREFER) ……………… to shopping and do all kinds of jobs which men would (58. NORMAL) …………….. do in other countries. If they want a husband, they ask his mother’s (59. PERMIT) ………………… and do not need to obtain his (60 AGREE) …………. When they plan their (61, MARRY) …………. to him. Most men spend hours every day standing in front of a mirror brushing his hair and choosing nice clothes to wear.
“I don’t want to make any (62.CRITIC) ……….. of the women in our society, but I think it’s time that sexual (63. DISCRIMINATE) against men stopped,” one man said.“Some visitors to our islands find our customs very (64. AMUSE) ……… but I feel very (65.NERVE) ……… when any girl visits my mother,” another men said.
Cloze test (for Questions 66-70)
In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but necessities. Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not (66) ………. Work effectively, but also save money.
For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10% to 15% of the electricity bill. However, this amount can be (67) …………….. by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb. These bulbs use the quarter of the electricity of standard (68) …….. and last eight times longer. Therefore, consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb.
In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for fridges, freezers, washing machines and tumble driers. The label tells the consumers how (69) ……….. energy efficiency each model has, compared (70) ……….. other appliances in the same category.