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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (<1>) A. colour B. course C. resource D. source (<2>) A. swallow B. sword C. swamp D. crossword {<1>}{<2>}. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the rest in each of the following questions. (<1>) A. comfortable B. vulnerable C. preserve D. wildlife (<2>) A. gorilla B. rhinoceros C. habitat D. digest {<1>}{<22>}. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (<1>) The reviewer Mathews new novel as a new style of modern science fiction. A. digested B. described C. chewed D. drew (<2>) A is a book, film or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying. A. thriller B. non-fiction C. science D. romance (<3>) Many schools provide environmental education to increase students awareness of conservation needs. A. benefit B. effort C. knowledge D. exploitation (<4>) One of the conservation efforts is the development of wildlife A. conserves B. reserves C. reverses D. reservoir (<5>) Anyone who comes to the rainforest for the first time can be surprised at its range of species. A. big B. vast C. common D. wide (<6>) Factories which put into rivers and lakes must be fined and closed down. A. contaminants B. chemicals C. materials D. substances (<7>) This furniture is too old and dilapidated. , it must be thrown away.

A. In addition B. On the other hand C. In a word D. In the end (<8>) Commercial exploitation has driven many species to of extinction. A. bank B. verge C. edge D. verger (<9>) Different conservation measures by the government in order to protect the wildlife. A. cant have been made B. must have taken C. would have made D. have been taken (<10>) The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, and road and dam construction have destroyed natural habitats. A. urbanization B. preservation C. conservation D. temperature (<11>) After the operation, you may find it difficult to and A. chew/ digest B. digest/ swallow C. taste/ chew D. chew/ swallow (<12>) The twins used to play rugby when they were four year old, ? A. did they B. didnt they C. werent they D. didnt used they (<13>) Why do many boys nowadays take in playing computer games? A. pleasant B. unpleasant C. please D. pleasure (<14>) It is estimated that more than one hundred species of animals have become in the last century. A. extinct B. extinction C. extincted D. extincting (<15>) the daytime the streets are crowded, but night they are quite deserted. A. At/ in B. On/ in C. In/ at D. At/ at (<16>) Ingrid the information she wanted in her reference books. A. looked up B. took off C. took after D. look after (<17>) There are many people who want to buy this painting; you should, , expect the price to be rather high. A. so B. therefore C. but D. however (<18>) We have studied hard we will be well prepared for the examination A. since

B. in case C. so that D. because (<19>) There was for me to do at the fair. Everything had been wellprepared. A. much B. a large amount of C. few D. little (<20>) The festival was a failure. It was A. bad organization B. badly organizing C. badly organized D. bad organized (<21>) More coffee anybody? A. Id love some. B. Yes, I did. C. Forget it. D. OK, see you. (<22>) How often do the buses run? A. At quarter to ten B. Very slowly C. Every twenty minutes D. To the city center {<1>}{<6>}. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Pandas are one of the __ ([<1>]) __ animals in the world. They live only in a small area in the mountains of South-western China. There are only 500-1,000 pandas __ ([<2>]) __ in the wild and the number is decreasing all the time. There are about 100 more in zoos and research stations. Although they are protected, pandas are still poached for their skins. Because they are so rare, their skins are very valuable. Pandas live in mountains forests and can only eat bamboo. __ ([<3>]) __ their habitat is getting smaller and smaller, they are in danger of dying __ ([<4>]) __ lack of suitable food. Zoos are making efforts to breed pandas in captivity, but this is very difficult also, baby pandas weigh only 100 grams at birth, so they need to __ ([<5>]) __ very carefully. Since 1963, about 50 baby pandas __ ([<6>]) __ born in captivity and around half of them are still alive today. (<1>) A. rare B. rarest C. rarely D. least rare (<2>) A. survive B. survived C. are surviving D. surviving (<3>) A. Although B. Since then C. Due to D. As (<4>) A. from B. for C. with D. of (<5>) A. be taken care B. look after C. be looked after D. rear (<6>)

A. are B. was C. were D. have been {<1>}{<4>}. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (<1>) It was not until (A) John came (B) then (C) the students stopped talking (D). [<O A=C>] (<2>) She asked me whether (A) would I like (B) to work (C) for her with such (D) a low salary. [<O A=B>] (<3>) There is (A) a number of (B) problems for you (C) to solve (D) today. [<O A=A>] (<4>) Jennys got such (A) a high IQ that (B) she got into the (C) university when (D) he was only 14. [<O A=C>] {<1>}{<4>}. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (<1>) ., the more clothes she wants to buy. A. The more she buys clothes B. The more clothes she buys C. More clothes she buys D. The most clothes she buys (<2>) If you have difficult problems, you should discuss them with someone . A. you can trust B. that can trust C. whom you can trust him D. you can trust him (<3>) The teacher made helpful comments on my work. A. The teacher made me comments on my own work. B. The teacher helped me to do my work. C. The teacher helped me by giving advice on my work. D. The teacher made me become helpful in my work. (<4>) The weather was nice but we stayed indoors. A. The weather was so nice that we stayed indoors. B. Even though the weather was nice, but we stayed indoors. C. We stayed indoors because of the nice weather. D. We stayed indoors in spite of the nice weather.