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.
THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union (EU) is an organization that brings European countries together to cooperate on economic and political matters. To help members countries make (1)……………….and settle disputes. The EU has its own governing bodies. These include a legislature and courts.
A major ( 2)……….of the EU is to promote free trade between member countries . In the past, trade barriers prevented European countries (3)………. trading freely. These barriers included tariffs, a tax paid when goods were moved from one country to another. Removing tariffs made trading easier and less costly.
Today, all EU member countries grant their citizens European citizenship. That means a citizen of France or Germany has the right to live and work in every other country (4)…………… belongs to the EU.
In addition to economic cooperation, the EU works to promote political cooperation among its members. The EU believes member countries should decide together how to respond to (5)………….problems and threats.
1 A. talks B. decisions C. efforts D. speech
2 A. aim B. objective C. goal D. target
3 A. at B. for C. to D from
4 A. who B. whom C. where D. that
5 A. international B. national C. local D. provincial
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of thequestions.
The increase in urbanization causes different problems. Air and water pollution are amongst the major issues we have to tackle. In the first place, cars, factories and burning waste emit dangerous gases that change the air quality in our cities and pose threats to our health. Dangerous gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides cause respiratory diseases, for instant, bronchitis and asthma. Those are also proved to have long-term effects on the environment.
Furthermore, with the increased population, it becomes difficult to manage the waste generated in cities. Most of the waste is discharged or dumped into rivers or onto streets. The waste pollutes water and makes it unfit for human consumption. Subsequently, it becomes more and more difficult for city dwellers to get clean water. Some cities in Africa are unable to provide adequate water supply because most of the water is lost in pipe leakages. In fact, most city dwellers in developing countries are forced to boil their water or to buy bottled water, which is very expensive.
There are several actions that could be taken to eradicate the problems described above. Firstly, a simple solution would be joining community efforts to address problems affecting your city. Ask your parents, friends and relatives to join in as well. These efforts might include clean-up campaigns, recycling projects and a signature campaign to ask the government to do something about the situation. A second measure would be encouraging your teacher to talk about these problems and to discuss how young people can help to solve them. Finally, writing to local organizations working on these issues for ideas on how you can contribute to solve them.
(Adapted from nationalgeographiC.com)
6. Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Increasing urbanization: Causes and effects B. Environmental pollution: Problems and actions
C. Environment degradation: Air and water pollution D. Increasing urbanization: Effects and solutions
7. According to the passage, in some cities in Africa
A. people aren`t provided enough water due to leaking pipes
B. people would rather use boiling water and bottled water
C. people are allowed to dump waste into rivers and on streets
D. people have found some solutions to the problems
8. The word "which" in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. bottled water B. water supply C. solution D. human consumption
9. The word "tackle" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. try on B. deal with C. make up D. turn down
10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as actions that could be taken to eradicate problems caused by urbanization?
A. encouraging your teacher to talk about these problems
B. discussing how young people can help to solve them
C. joining community efforts to address problems affecting your city
D. writing to local organizations working on these issue

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
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