Read the text below. For questions (23—32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Youngest Language in the World

Scientists (23) ______ that the youngest language in the world is Afrikaans, spoken by South Africans. Dutch and German Protestants avoided persecution from the Roman Catholic Church in the 17th and 18th centuries to (24) ______ in the Dutch colony of the Cape of Good Hope on the southern point of Africa. By the early 20th century Afrikaans had (25) ______from Dutch, German and other influences into a(n) (26) ______independent language with its own dictionaries. It is the third most spoken language in South Africa (Zulu being the most spoken, the Zulu people being the largest ethnic group there).

New languages develop as different cultures meet and (27) ______ . For instance, about 700 different languages are spoken in London. In some suburbs of big cities (28)______ London and New York, English is now a second language. The same is happening — or has taken place — in cities such as Los Angeles, Miami and Singapore. Already the Internet and mobile phone texting are (29) ______ the development of languages as people communicate (30)______ across cultural and regional borders.

The smallest country in the world is the Vatican. It also is the only country where Latin is the (31)______ language. Somalia is the only country in the world where all the (32) ______ speak one language, Somali.

It also is the only country where Latin is the (31) ______ language.

Read the text below. For questions (23—32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Youngest Language in the World

Scientists (23) ______ that the youngest language in the world is Afrikaans, spoken by South Africans. Dutch and German Protestants avoided persecution from the Roman Catholic Church in the 17th and 18th centuries to (24) ______ in the Dutch colony of the Cape of Good Hope on the southern point of Africa. By the early 20th century Afrikaans had (25) ______from Dutch, German and other influences into a(n) (26) ______independent language with its own dictionaries. It is the third most spoken language in South Africa (Zulu being the most spoken, the Zulu people being the largest ethnic group there).

New languages develop as different cultures meet and (27) ______ . For instance, about 700 different languages are spoken in London. In some suburbs of big cities (28)______ London and New York, English is now a second language. The same is happening — or has taken place — in cities such as Los Angeles, Miami and Singapore. Already the Internet and mobile phone texting are (29) ______ the development of languages as people communicate (30)______ across cultural and regional borders.

The smallest country in the world is the Vatican. It also is the only country where Latin is the (31)______ language. Somalia is the only country in the world where all the (32) ______ speak one language, Somali.

Somalia is the only country in the world where all the (32) ______ speak one language, Somali.

Read the text below. For questions (33—37) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Arnold van Praag

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life. In Evening Walk just the contemplative head of the walker is shown against a turbulent sky in gathering darkness. In Painting, the figure is squeezed modestly into a corner, against the vivid colours of the poster behind. It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

Read the text below. For questions (33—37) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Arnold van Praag

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life. In Evening Walk just the contemplative head of the walker is shown against a turbulent sky in gathering darkness. In Painting, the figure is squeezed modestly into a corner, against the vivid colours of the poster behind. It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Read the text below. For questions (33—37) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Arnold van Praag

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life. In Evening Walk just the contemplative head of the walker is shown against a turbulent sky in gathering darkness. In Painting, the figure is squeezed modestly into a corner, against the vivid colours of the poster behind. It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, ...

Read the text below. For questions (33—37) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Arnold van Praag

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life. In Evening Walk just the contemplative head of the walker is shown against a turbulent sky in gathering darkness. In Painting, the figure is squeezed modestly into a corner, against the vivid colours of the poster behind. It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

...giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life.

Read the text below. For questions (33—37) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Arnold van Praag

Arnold van Praag is a member of that illustrious generation of artists who studied at the Slade School in (33) ______ .

The figures he paints are not formal portraits, directly (34) ______ from the model, but come from the memory or imagination.

Glowing colours and rich dark tones (35) ______ on to the canvas with lush, untidy brushstrokes, giving a great sense of (36) ______ and life. In Evening Walk just the contemplative head of the walker is shown against a turbulent sky in gathering darkness. In Painting, the figure is squeezed modestly into a corner, against the vivid colours of the poster behind. It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

It is an excellent example of (37) ______ tender eye for the dramas of everyday life.

Read the text below. For questions (38—42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Why do People Become Vegetarians?

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics. In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics.

Read the text below. For questions (38—42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Why do People Become Vegetarians?

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics. In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs.

Read the text below. For questions (38—42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Why do People Become Vegetarians?

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics. In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ ...

Read the text below. For questions (38—42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Why do People Become Vegetarians?

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics. In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

... the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian.

Read the text below. For questions (38—42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Why do People Become Vegetarians?

For much of the world, vegetarianism is (38) ______ a matter of economics. In countries like the United States people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons (39) ______ than costs. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are (40) ______ the most common reasons for (41) ______ to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

And lots of people have (42) ______ one reason for choosing vegetarianism.

Read the texts below. For questions (1-5) match choices (A-H). There are three choices you do not need to use.

A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.

Which piece of news deals with ______________?

Read the texts below. For questions (1-5) match choices (A-H). There are three choices you do not need to use.

The most widely used flu vaccine in the United States is only about 60 percent effective in healthy adults, new research indicates.

Which piece of news deals with ______________?