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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have becoming (C) extinct (D) have increased. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

A.  industrialized

B. species

C. extinct

D. have

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

Some people believe that books are _________ species, fighting for survival in competition with TV, film, the Internet and CD.

A. danger 

B. dangerous 

C. endangered 

D. dangerously

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

A quick look would indicate that in Australia the number of computers, at 10 million, is ________ the number for TV

A. almost as big as

B. almost many as

C. almost the same as

D. almost much as

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

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 author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created EXCEPT

A. new situations

B. a new generation

C. interaction among diverse groups

D. a number of linguists

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

x TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise

A. Do you watch

B. Are you watching

C. Did you watch

D.Have you been watching