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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species …….
extinction.
A. from B. out of C. off D. away
2. The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes
wildlife …….
A. prosperous B. perfect C. vulnerable D. remained
3. I caught ……. of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. view B. sight C. look D. scene
4. Even though he was bored ……. doing the same thing every day, he was nervous
……. making a change.
A. about/ at B. with/ for C. in/ about D. with/ about
5. Last night,……….. nothing to watch on TV, we went out.
A. there being B. there having C having had D. being
6. I remember ……. him. It was a five-dollar note.
A. paid B. to pay C. paying D. to have paid
7. They ……. the bridge by the time you come back.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. have finished
8. The passage ……. that the first settlers were Spanish.
A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers
9. Show me the house …….
A. where they are living in B. which they are living
C. where they are living there D. where they are living
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10. I suggest the room ……. before Christmas.
A. being decorated B. be decorated
C. needs decorating C. needs being decorated
11. ……. when I the phone rang.
A. Scarcely I came into the room B. No sooner had I come into the room
C. Not until I came into the room D. Hardly had I come into the room
12. Some people feel that television should give less ……. to sport.
A. programmers B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
13. Boys! ……. away all your toys and go to bed right now.
A. Come B. Lie C. Put D. Sit
14. In conferences, speakers ……. the audience mainly in English.
A. say B. speak C. talk D. address
15. I was woken by a bell …….
A. ringing B. being ringing C. rang D. to be ringing
16. Can you give me the ……. for tomato soup?
A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method
17. Candles ……. from beeswax burn with a very clean fame.
A. are made B. making C. which make D. made
18. The closer we are to our trip to Boston, the ……. my students become.
A. more exciting B. more excited
C. more and more exciting D. more and more excited
19. I met ……. that I decided to book the room right away.
A. such nice a receptionist B. so nice a receptionist
C. a nice receptionist D. a receptionist so nice
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20. The Red Cross is aimed ……. providing medical aid and other help to victims of
natural disasters.
A. in B. at C. to D. for
21. Your picture is ……. to the picture in my bedroom.
A. the same B. identical C. familiar D. resembling
22. Kate, ……. I studied with in the secondary school, is now a famous surgeon.
A. that B. the girl C. Ø D. whom
23. They gave me their address ……. send them a brochure.
A. so as that I B. so that I could C. in order to D. with a view to
24. Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and …….
famine.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
25. The customer had tried ……. some blouses, but none of them suited her.
A. with B. out C. in D. on
26. She's a fast typist, but she usually makes quite a lot of spelling …….
A. wrongs B. mistakes C. faults D. tricks
27. I'm very tired now. ……. over two hundred miles today.
A. I've been driving B. I drive C. I'm driving D. I've driven
28. The student ……. the highest score will be awarded a scholarship.
A. who receive B. receiving C. received D. receives
29. As we walked past, we saw John ……. his car.
A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repair D. being repairing
30. The government made serious attempts to raise the ……. of living.
A. standard B. cost C. level D. mode
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31. That popular magazine has many …….
A. denominations B. prescriptions C. subscribers D. spectators
32. By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River, ……. were
quite luxurious.
A. many of them B. many of which C. which many D. many of those
33. What a heavy fog we have! I'm sure our flight will surely behind …….
A. schedule B. plan C. time D. shipment
34. He ……. in this office for 10 years by next Monday.
A. will be working B. will work
C. will have been working D. is going to work
35. The authority ……. down that building to build a supermarket.
A. knocked B. came C. went D. fell
36. We were shocked to hear the news of your …….
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been
fired
37. You cannot ski on those tracks any longer, for most of the snow has …….
A. broken B. dissolved C. melted D. vaporized
38. She passed the exam with excellent results and was ……. a scholarship.
A. rewarded B. presented C. gained D. granted
39. The building ……. walls are made of glass is the place where I used to work.
A. whose B. which C. by which D. of which
40. A part-time job gives me the freedom to ……. my own interests.
A. pursue B. seek C. chase D. run after
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
1. City developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the
water of the Atlantic Ocean.
A. associate B. socialize C. mix
D. part
2. Bone and ivory are light, strong and accessible materials for Inuit artists.
A. available B. beautiful C. economic D. natural
3. The trouble with Frank is that he never turns up on time for the meeting.
A. arrives B. tests C. delays D. takes after
4. If the headmaster were here, he would sign your papers immediately.
A. right ahead B. currently C. formerly D. right away
5. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. growing well B. setting up C. closing down D. taking off
6. Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to
protect them.
A. on purpose B. at ease C. at stake D. in advance
7. The speaker will start his speech as soon as everyone has arrived.
A. solve B. draft C. end D. commence
8. We all love Mary because she is very congenial.
A. energetic B. active C. pleasant D. courageous
9. I take my hat off to those who are determined to work and gain success thanks to
their real ability.
A. like B. respect C. ignore D. remind