Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.

A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. bothered

1. Read the following passages 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.

Many human activities over the last 200 years have been responsible (1) ________ polluting the air and damaging people’s health. Automobile engines and power plants burn combustible (2) ________ like gasoline and coal and allow toxic gases and smoke to escape into the air. Some pollutants destroy the ozone layer, which is the thin blanket of gases that (3) ________ Earth from the Sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays. Other pollutants contribute to (4) ________ warming by adding to the planet’s natural greenhouse effect. Still others create acid rain, a phenomenon that has disastrous (5) ________ on lake and forest habitats. Air pollution is not limited to industrial areas. Depending on the direction of the wind and its force, air pollutants may (6) ________ spread to other countries very far from the source of the pollution.

Big cities like Los Angeles and Mexico City are often covered by smog, a fog that occurs (7) ________ air pollution. In 1952, the City of London, England, was enveloped by smog so thick that people on the streets had to feel their way around by (8) ________ the walls of buildings!

1. A. for                                  B. of                            C. to                            D. with

2. A. chemicals                        B. means                     C. fuels                       D. matters

3. A. covers                             B. protects                   C. stops                       D. damages

4. A. environmental               B. thermal                    C. temperature                       D. global

5. A. affects                            B. causes                     C. sources                   D. effects

6. A. never                              B. even                        C. ever                       D. hardly

7. A. because of                      B. in spite of               C. instead of               D. due of 

8. A. climbing                        B. walking                    C. touching                D. putting up

Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Four West Indian geckos, with human assistance, have recently entered the United States. The yellowheaded gecko, the ashy gecko, the reef gecko, and the ocellated gecko are presently inhabiting the tropical areas of the Keys and the tip of southern Florida. The Mediterranean gecko also arrived along the Gulf coast some time ago, via the West Indies. The only other geckos in the United States live in the Southwest. In extreme southern California, the leaf-gingered gecko lives in dry, rocky country and scampers over boulders at night, hiding by day in crevices. It has a slender, tapered tail and stalks insects by raising itself high on its legs, cocking its head, and twitching its tail nervously before leaping on its prey. In courtship, the tail is also waved by the male as he approaches the female.

Although most lizards are excellent climbers, the geckos are able to walk on smooth surfaces with the help of unique clinging devices under the toes. Also, the undersides of most geckos have pads of large scales, each of which bear microscopic hairs with hundreds of branches having minute, blunt ends that press against the surface that the gecko is on, enabling the gecko to cling to almost any surface. Like other lizards, geckos have the ability to shed their tails if attacked by an enemy. They stump heels and a new tail is grown in approximately the same shape as the original. Unlike most lizards, most geckos have no moveable eyelids. The nocturnal geckos have vertical pupils, which contract in bright light. All geckos, except several New Zealand species, lay eggs. The eggs have a tough, white shell and are laid under stones, behind window shutters or under bark.

In line 1, the author uses the words “human assistance” to mean.

A. West Indian geckos were raised by human

B. people brought West Indian geckos to these areas

C. humans saved West Indian geckos from extinction

D. West Indian geckos reached these places while escaping from humans

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

It could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz. It _________ tell the difference between Indian music and jazz.

A. might not

B. may not

C. mustn’t

D. wasn’t able to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _________.

A. protection

B. enjoyment

C. wealthy

D. sufferings

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 the questions.

Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?

A. spirituals

B. ragtime

C. blues

D. jaz

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 the questions.

Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?

A. spirituals

B. ragtime

C. blues

D. jazz

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

My father has to work ________ a night shift once a week

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. under