Passage 3
For most kinds of activities, a large group of people can accomplish more and have more fun than one person alone. For example, politicians, businessmen, workers, and 1 criminals know that they must join organizations in order to be 2 . Since there is usually strength in numbers, labor unions have a more 3 influence on wages and company policy than individual workers 4 . A person may also belong to social clubs and athletic teams 5 he or she can meet other people who are interested in the same activities. 6 you have a hobby, such as playing chess, collecting coins or stamps, or playing a musical instrument, you should join a club which has 7 meetings to talk about your activity; the other 8 will help you learn more about it. Of course, a group must be well 9 , or it might be a failure. All the members should work together on projects and choose good leaders to 10 their activities. In this way, the organization will benefit everyone in it.
1. A. still B. even C. somehow D. however
2. A. sociable B. interested C. successful D. extrovert
3. A. powerful B. strong C. great D. forcing
4. A. can B. think C. do D. gain
5. A. what B. at which C. where D. in which
6. A. Whether B. When C. If D. Although
7. A. regular B. often C. usual D. incidental
8. A. clubs B. people C. members D. societies
9. A. organized B. set C. arranged D. gathered
10. A. introduce B. show C. direct D. explain
Passage 4
In order to work here the foreigner needs a work permit, which must be applied for by his prospective employer. The problem here is that the Department of Employment has the right to 1 or refuse these permits, and there is little that can be 2 about it; it would be extremely unwise 3 a foreign visitor to work without a permit, since anyone doing so is 4 to immediate deportation. There are some 5 to this rule, most notably people from the Common Market countries, who are 6 to work without permits and who are often given temporary residence permits of up to five years. Some 7 people, such as doctors, foreign journalists, authors and others, can work without permits.
The problem with the Act is not just that some of its rules are unfair but 8 it is administered, and the people who administer it.
An immigration official has the power to stop a visitor 9 these shores coming into the country. If this happens the visitor has the 10 to appeal to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal. While the appeals are being considered, the visitor has no choice but to wait sometimes for quite a long time.
1. A. allow B. admit C. present D. grant
2. A. made B. done C. explained D. talked
3. A. for B. to C. as D. in
4. A. apt B. likely C. liable D. incline
5. A. exemptions B. exceptions C. excerptions D. expositions
6. A. prescribed B. qualified C. entitled D. certified
7. A. more B. fewer C. others D. other
8. A. the way B. that C. the time D. what
9. A. out of B. to C. from D. off
10. A. honor B. force C. right D. authority
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