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In an interview yesterday Mr. Wilson was questioned about the harmful effects of horror movies on teenagers. He argued that such effects were often exaggerated and claimed that other types of films were far more dangerous for young people. When asked to prove this, he pointed out that horror films were often set in unreal situations and were clearly not to be taken seriously. In contrast, he claimed that films showing violent crime were often set in everyday life, and were therefore more damaging. -------- In Mr. Wilson’s opinion, horror films _____.
  1. cost more than other kinds of films.
  2. are more popular among the elderly than among the young.
  3. should be banned altogether.
  4. are less damaging to young people that films of violent crime.
  5. have recently ceased to appeal to the young.






Q2. You can see that Mike's got a soft spot for dogs. Whenever he sees one, he

  1. kicks it
  2. pats it on the head
  3. keeps away from it
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Q3. Vince knew that if he wanted to get into college, he'd have to (keep his nose to the grindstone) all senior year.

  1. Vince would have to apply for college.
  2. Vince would have to work hard for a whole year.
  3. Vince would have to wait patiently for an opportunity.
  4. Vince would have to stay out of trouble for a whole year.
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Q4. When I heard the poem, some of the lines rang a bell and

  1. some of them beat a drum
  2. sounded very beautiful
  3. I thought I'd heard it somewhere before
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Q5. If you are over the moon,

  1. you become serious about something
  2. you are very pleased about something
  3. you are very angry with someone
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Q6. In about forty years’ time we’ll probably ______ on pills.

  1. be living
  2. have been living
  3. have been lived
  4. have lived
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Q7. After years of war, the whole nation wanted to make ________ with their enemies.

  1. piece
  2. peace
  3. pace
  4. pact
  5. peas
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Q8. Elephants are not really very savage animals, but occasionally they can be in a very bad temper. Their most dangerous habit at such moments is to pick up, with their trunk, a large stick or stone, and throw it with great force at someone standing nearby. When this happens the only thing anyone can do, is to jump quickly out of the way. ---------- When an elephant is in a bad temper _____.

  1. it may try to hurt someone.
  2. it moves its trunk from side to side.
  3. one shouldn’t throw stones at it.
  4. one should keep perfectly still.
  5. it never shows it.
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Q9. Would he have passed if he ______ hard ?

  1. studied
  2. had studied
  3. studies
  4. would study
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Q10. I know that Catherine has been really unpleasant toward you, Alvin, but (take it with a grain of salt): she's mean to everyone.

  1. Alvin should try hard to get on Catherine's good side.
  2. Alvin should be worried that Catherine is not treating him kindly.
  3. Alvin should go and get lunch and reflect on Catherine's attitude.
  4. Alvin should not be concerned about how Catherine is treating him.
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