Direction: Passage II
One thing we can do is (1046) a good book. Another is to look at a new (1047) conducted by William Mercer, one of the world’s largest Human Resources consultancies. Mercer decided to (1048) some of the world’s great cities. They produced their results by giving (1049) for (1050) criteria. These included political, economic and social environment, healthcare, educational provision, recreation and transport (1051). So, which are the best cities to live in, and which should we (1052) ? In (1053) first place were Vancouver, Berne, Vienna and Zurich, while Sydney, Geneva, Auckland and Copenhagen came in second. Swiss cities (1054) three of the top ten places, making it the single most successful country of all those (1055).

Direction: In the following two passages some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

Passage I
How old is the Earth ? This is a (1036) to which we may never have the exact (1037). Man has (1038) about the age of the Earth since (1039) times, and there were all kinds of myths and (1040) that seemed to have the answer. When it was proven that the Earth (1041) around the Sun, (1042) then knew where to begin. To find the (1043) of the Earth, it was necessary to (1044) how the solar system was (1045).