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different
tradition
opera
capital
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individual
unemployment
difficult
Population
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apply
appear
visit
attend
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kindergarten
conventional
contaminate
curriculum
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corporate
different
engineer
difficult
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adorable
ability
entertainment
impossible
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company
customer
atmosphere
employment
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university
institution
preferential
indicative
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environment
difficulty
inhabitant
community
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impossible
entertainment
adorable
ability
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
The audience couldn’t listen to the lengthy and pointless speech _________.
far any more
any longer
any more far
any lengthier
He missed two most important lectures. He _________very ill.
had to be
must be
was to be
must have been
Allan: “Do you mind if I use your dictionary?” Nick: “_______.”
I’m afraid not
Without doubt
No, feel free
Straight ahead
Oh, I’m always forgetting _______ these medicines. Is that before or after meal, Ron?
when to take
what I will take with
on which I should take
when I take
We rang the doorbell again _______ they hadn’t heard it the first time.
because
although
for fear of
in case
How boring the lecture was! I _______ just in the first half of it.
dropped off
fell out
called off
came out
Will it make any _______ to them if we deliver their equipment tomorrow?
displeasure
alteration
difference
conflict
What time are you _______ duty? Let’s have a coffee after that.
over
on
off
out of
Don’t give up your harboring dream. _______ working harder and harder.
Try out
Keep on
Speed up
Go off
It’s been a good year. I’ve written two books and a couple of articles, and _______ are now in print.
both of which
both of them
all of which
all of them
What is the topic of the passage?
how the modern calendar was named and developed
how the months were named
how the leap year system was developed
how accurate the modern day is calendar
It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the author think the names of the months are __________.
odd
difficult to pronounce
inappropriate
none of the answers
The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______________.
calendars
days
astronomers
years
The word “accurate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
interesting
informative
correct
simple
Which of the following will be a leap year?
2300
2400
2200
2500
Which of the following is true of the Gregorian calendar?
It needs major improvements.
It was so well designed, it needs little adjusting today.
It copied the Roman calendar’s formula of leap years.
none of the answers
Why is Caesar important in calendar making?
He changed the length of the year
He extended summer.
He has a month named for him
He altered the number of days in the year.
In what order is the information in the passage presented?
Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar, the modern calendar
Roman Gods, important festivals, original numbers of months
names of months, Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian Calendar
none of the answers
The word “refined” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
studied
invented
observed
improved
Why is the number of 364 and a quarter important?
It is the length of time from the beginning of spring to the end of winter.
It is the length of a planetary year.
It is the most accurate number for calendars.
It was a number randomly chosen by Caesar for his calendar.
(1) ________ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on.
Although
Still
Yet
Despite
As the western world (2) _______ on consuming two- thirds of the world’s resources
continues
repeats
carries
follows
on consuming two- thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so (3) ________ to stay alive we are rapidly destroying
already
just
for
entirely
to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (4) _______resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper.
alone
individual
lone
only
Everywhere fertile soil is (5) ___________built on or washed into the sea.
sooner
neither
either
rather
Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (6) ______.
quite
greatly
utterly
completely
As a result the planet’s ability to support people is being (7) _______ at the very time when rising human numbers
stopped
narrowed
reduced
cut
at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (8) _______ increasingly heavy demands on it.
doing
having
taking
making
We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9) _______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active.
hold
maintain
stay
keep
If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (10) _______ indefinitely.
last
stand
go
remain
