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44. Complete the passage.

“sun, however, lasts, for, cause, used, in, of, being, but”

Are you looking (1) _____________ a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t (2)
_____________ pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy. While most fuels
now in use are (3) _____________ burned at an astonishing rate, solar energy, or power from the (4)
_____________, will last as long as the world (5) _____________. This energy has already been (6)
_____________ to heat and cool homes and to cook food. It has been used experimentally (7)
_____________ radio batteries and in furnishing power for telephone lines. The devices, (8)
_____________, are cheap to operate but very expensive to produce.

45- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:

Christmas is a family (1) _____ and many of the customs center on children. When they go to bed
on Christmas (2) ________, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents. (3) ______, it
should be a stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to (4) ________ today’s kids.
While the children are (5) _____, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus, comes but
(6) _____ to children who have been good). He travels (7) _____ the North Pole in a sleigh which is (8)
_____ by reindeer. After landing on the roof, Santa Claus climbs down the (9) _____ and puts (10) _____
in the sacks that the children have left out.

1/ A. tradition B. nation C. internation D. celebration
2/ A. Eve B. evening C. morning D. afternoon
3/ A. Actually B. Traditionally C. Fortunately D. Usually
4/ A. become B. celebrate C. satisfy D. enjoy
5/ A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. slept
6/ A. only B. so C. both D. also
7/ A. to B. for C. from D. in
8/ A. pull B. to pull C. pulling D. pulled
9/ A. tree B. chimney C. roof D. reindeer
10/ A. presents B. food C. drinks D. decoration

46. Read the text then choose the best word to fill in the blanks

The Pilgrims left their home in England in (1) ……… of religious liberty. After a long, hard (2)
………….. across the Atlantic, their ship, the Mayflower, finally (3) …………... land. In November,
1620, the Pilgrims sailed into Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts to start (4) ……. new life. The first
winter was (5) ………… of hardship. Then in the spring they planted seeds, and all summer long they
worked (6) ………… their farms and prayed for good crops. When fall came, they had a very good
harvest with plenty of food for the winter. In addition, the men went (7) …………. in the woods and
shot wild turkeys. The Pilgrims were very thankful. They prepared a great feast and invited their
friendly Indian (8)………… to enjoy it with them.
In memory of that happy day Americans (9) ……… Thanksgiving Day every year. They (10) …..
relatives and friends to eat turkey and other tasty foods and to give thanks for all good things.