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

Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers _________in patterns in

the water to music.

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

Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers _________in patterns in the water to music.

A. go

B. move

C. dive

D. jump

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

VII. 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.

THE HOPI OF ARIZONA

The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States. With modern things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions.

There are about ten thousand Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather is very hot in the summer, but in winter it freezes. The wind blows hard. Farming is difficult. Corn is the Hopi’s main food, but they plant vegetables, too. They raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks. They live in traditional stone houses, but many of them have telephones, radios, and television. They have horses, but they have trucks too.

Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion. Kachinas are spirits of dead people, of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars. Men dress as kachinas and do religious dances. People also make wooden kachinas. No two wooden kachinas are ever alike.

The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances and stories. The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don’t want to lose their traditions.

Question 21. The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to __________.

 A:the Hopi           B:Women             C:Men                  D:Children

Question 17. The Hopi _____________.

A:want traditional things instead of modern ones

B:want modern things instead of traditional ones

C:don’t want to remember their traditions

D:want both modern and traditional things

Question 20. The main idea of the passage is ______________.

A:the Hopi raise crops and animals in the Arizona desert

B:the Hopi want a comfortable, modern life

C:the Hopi keep their traditions even with modern life around them

D:kachinas are spirits of the things round the Hopi

Question 18. Winters in this part of Arizona are ____________.

A:cold                   B:hot                    C:warm                D:cool

Question 19. The main Hopi food is _______________.

A:corn                  B:vegetables         C:hamburger         D:beef

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

__________how hard the fisherman worked in this part of the river, he caught only few little fish

A. Despite   

B. Because 

C. No matter 

D. Although

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

Although this is far from certain, the _______ age of the universe is about 4.6 billion years

A. approximate 

B. general 

C. near 

D. rough

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 46 to 64.

There seems to be a/an ________ of people in the street. What’s happening?

A. deal 

B. plenty 

C. number 

D. amount