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 from 31 to 35.

                                                                                           ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it

(32).......................

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

If you record people (A) spoke a (B) disappearing language, you can (C) keep important information (D) about both the language and its speakers.

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

Although I didn't personally see who was responsible for this mess, but I think I can make a guess.

- John: “I’ve passed my final exam.”                  

- Tom: “   ______________     ”

Information technology has ____ our lives.

In the United States, a primary election is a method______ voters select the nominees for public office.

Please don’t_______it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.

Bacteria lived in the soil play a vital role in recycling the Carbon and Nitrogen needed by plants.

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

After teaching English in Vietnam for ten years, Nicolas decided to buy a house and spending the rest of his life there.

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

More research is needed to find out if acupuncture is helped with other side effects such as pain, anxiety or shortness of breath.

Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

The advances of commercial airplanes resulted in a shrinking world.

Hoi An is a tourist ______.

They are leaving the district, s/uo they have put their house up for______ .

Choose the best answer:
What’s the matter. Danny?-I’m.....

Choose the best answer.

“I always want to become an engineer,” Mary said.

=> Mary dreamed _______ an engineer.

Teacher: “ Don’t forget your homework”

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

My brother has applied for that scholarship for months, but he has never succeeded yet.

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:

Scientists proof that choosing a career for money will make you less efficient, happy and more selfish.

They make a “guy”, a figure which ______ Guy Fawkes, from an old sack and wheel it round the streets asking for money which they use to buy fireworks.

He asked me…………….