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The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time. Some scientists say that life development on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else. Things had to be perfect for us to make it on this planet. Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets are far too numerous for there to be no other life in the universe. For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets. People all around the world have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves. There have been glimpses of these so-called UFOs (unidentified flying objects) flying through the air and they have even been captured on video. Some Americans believe that the U.S. Army found an alien spaceship crashed in the desert and then lied to the press about it. Although these sightings may be true, scientists have not found significant evidence that aliens exist.

If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands of stars. Those stars make up a tiny part of our universe. There are more stars, planets, and galaxies than we can count. Even the smartest scientists can't even come close to defining how big space is. The number of possible stars and planets out there is bigger than our ability to count. If we are really on the only planet that can sustain life, then we are very special in a universe full of amazing things.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

I have my hands full with this project.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

My brother earns half of what my sister earns.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

John plays so skilfully that nobody can beat him.

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Choose the shape that completes the bottom pair so it shares the same relationship as the top pair.

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No reptiles have fur. All boas are reptiles. Therefore, _____

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Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

THE BENEFITS OF TRAVEL

Going away, even for a short time, is very important for everybody. Whether it’s for work, study or fun, travel gives you the opportunity to relax. Even if it’s a short trip it allows you time to think about something else. It provides you with a break from your daily 13.1habitcustompracticeroutine.

If you’re 13.2recommendedadvisedsuggestedoffered the chance to go on a work trip, you should always take it. If you’re going away for fun, you must choose the right person to travel with. Make sure it’s somebody you get on with.

Sometimes it’s a good idea to go alone 13.3despitewhilebecausealthough then you’ll be free to do what you want. Whatever you decide, there’s 13.4notnoneneverno doubt you’ll come home feeling happy and with many new stories about the places you’ve visited on the way.

Read the passage below. Are the following sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’.

Escalators are very common today in shopping malls, government buildings, amusement parks, and many other locations. They are known to be staircases which move via a conveyor belt, with tracks which maintain each step in a horizontal position. However, the escalator began as an amusement and not as a practical transport. The first patent relating to an escalator-like machine was granted in 1859 to a Massachusetts man for a steam-driven unit. In 1892, Jesse Reno patented his moving stairs, or “inclined elevator”. Three years later, he created a novelty ride at Coney Island from his patented design: a moving stairway that elevated passengers on a conveyor belt at a 25 degree angle.

Charles Seeberger, together with the Otis Elevator Company, produced the first commercial escalator in 1899 at the Otis factory in Yonkers, N.Y. The Seeberger-Otis wooden escalator won first prize at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle in France. Charles Seeberger sold his patent rights for the escalator to the Otis Elevator Company in 1910, which also bought Jesse Reno’s escalator patent in 1911. Otis has dominated escalator production since that time, by combining and enhancing various designs including the cleated, level steps still in use today. The word “escalator”, which was at first a trademarked name, has become a common descriptive term.