Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_________ is the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area.
A:Forestation B:Deforestation C:Reforestation D:Afforestation
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mathematics and Literature are two of_________ subjects in high school examinations.
A:compulsory B:adding C:optional D:additional
3
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions, using the words in brackets.
A woman wrote to me. She wants my advice. (who)
A: A woman wrote to me who wants my advice.
B: A woman wrote to me who wanted my advice.
C: The woman who wants my advice wrote to me.
D: A woman who wrote to me wanted my advice.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
John: Thank you for your lovely present.
Sam: “_______”
A:I’m pleased you like it. B:Go ahead. C:Come on. D:Not at all.
5
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.
Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World, the American Indians entered North America by crossing a narrow strip of land that once connected Alaska and Siberia. The migrants entered a new world in which there were no people at all. But there were many animals to hunt, and there were forests where nuts, roots, and berries could be gathered.
When the Europeans came to the New World, the Indians, at first, taught the settlers how to plant corn, bake fish, make canoes, and smoke tobacco. In return, the white introduced horses, guns, gunpowder, and alcohol. But at last, there were struggles for land, and the struggles could have only one result – war. When the wars were over, all Indians were moved to large tracts of land called reservations. Now, some of them, embittered by mistreatment, are determined to preserve their tribal life; some wish to modernize the reservations. These alternatives, with many variations, are what most Indians have chosen – a future in modern technology and education, or the revival of ancient tradition and treaties.
The Indians moved to a new world which was ___________ .
A:inhabited by primitive men. B:inhabited in by American migrants. C:completely uninhabited by other people. D:once settled by Europeans.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A:jellyfish B:cover C:turtle D:entrapment
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Read the following passage 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.
Air (23)…………..is the cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can (24)…………..although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars also (25)………….. air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often (26)…………..in busy streets circled by buildings. Children who live in areas where there is (27)…………..lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.
Question 24.
A:produce B:produced C:producing D:to produce
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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.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Children in the poor villages are allowed to go to school without _______ money.
A:paying B:to paying C:to pay D:paid
10
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The flat_________ he lives in is not far from his office.
A:when B:where C:which D:what
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. Let’s wait for Nick. I’m sure he’ll turn up soon.
A. arrive B. enter C. visit D. return
20. There are a number of drawbacks of living in the city.
A. benefits B. advantages C. disadvantages D. difficulties
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. The water in the lake is so clear that I can see the stems of the water-lilies.
A. obscure B. colourful C. muddy D. transparent
22. We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. revealed B. frequented C. accessible D. lively