Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether

exposure to these radio waves might (1)

to

brain

cancer.

So

far,

the

data

are

not

conclusive. The scientific evidence does not enable us to say with certainly that mobile phones

are categorically (2)

. On the other hand, current research has not yet proved clear adverse

effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.

Numerous studies are now going (3)

in various countries. Some of the results are

contradictory but others have shown an association between moblie phone use and cancer. (4)

, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation.

Until the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile

phones for long period of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either. At the

moment, research is in fact showing the opposite and they may be just as dangerous. It is also

thought that young people (5)

bodies are still growing may be at particular risk.

Question 1: A. bring

B. lead

C. cause

D. produce

Question 2: A. risky

B. unhealthy

C. secure

D. safe

Question 3: A. on

B. by

C. through

D. about

Question 4: A. Additionally B. However

C. While

D. Though

Question 5: A. whose

B. that

C. with

D. as

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS

However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely

on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision. (6)

, we are

easily influenced by the people around us.

There is nothing wrong with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (7)

on only our own opinions. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long

understood that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but understanding

the reasons has been tricky. It is because they are so similar with (8)

to how much

money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same