Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a ation's economy.

A. annual

B.Irrefutable

C.Tentative

D. routine

B. Read the passage, and then fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. produce

        I would like to live in one of the (61)                       modern houses in the world. It will produce all the energy it needs from the (62)            energy, the wind energy, but not from gas, or oil. There will be modern electronic (63)      in the kitchen such as a smart refrigerator, a dishwasher, a microwave oven, and so on. The house will also have a hi-tech TV that helps us to watch TV programmes from space. A home robot will be able to do all of (64)                 , so our life will become more comfortable than ever (65)          .

36. A. much                     B. more           C. most                  D. almost

37. A. sun                        B. solar            C. sunny                D. cloudy

38. A. appliances              B. tools            C. machines           D. equip

39. A. housework             B. the housework         C. homework            D. the homework

40. A. until                       B. after            C. before                D. then

Fill in each blank with a word to finish the passage

California is the ......... famous state in USA. It isn't . ...... biggest state; that's Alaska. But it ...... the largest population and it's certainly the most important state ...... the U.S. economy. it's richer ........ most countries in the world. The coast has ...... of the best climates in the USA; ...... is warmer and drier than most places. Some people would also ....... it's the most beautiful! But California has some ........; Los Angeles has one of the worst crime rates ....... any US city.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate relative pronouns ( who, whom, which, that, whose or which )
1. The boy ... was on the bus with us was unhappy
2. Do you know the meaning of the word .. is underlined?
3. The man ... sat next to me on the bus yesterday is a doctor
4. The bike the color ... is red is mine
5. The volcano ... I read in a newspaper yesterday was the world's largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years
6. Who is the singer ... you like best?
7. Nam is my friend to ... my mother is a famous designer.
8. I like the book .. is about dolphins
9. The woman... you met at my house last Sunday is my aunt
10. This is the most beautiful picture... I have ever seen

     Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

     One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)            written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2) London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, be began to write stories. After (3)                school, he worked in his father’s shop and (4)             articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)           in his writings.

          In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)          _________ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)__________ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoes novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (8)                           novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)               , his novel Robison Crusoe was the (10)                   famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731