Some people have the ability to_________ a page, which means to read it very quickly, just taking in the main points.

 I have... great admiration for him. 

The rain kept ________ and we had sunshine for the wedding.

In the 1800’s botanist Asa Gray worked to describe and classifying the plants found in North America.

The Irish potato famine of 1845 and 1848 were some of the worst in that country’s history and led to thousands of deaths and mass emigration.

Dave apologized ............. for forgetting about our appointment.

Anyone interested in the use of computers can study much if you have access to a personal computer.

Every year, tornadoes cause a lot of damages to property and a tremendous loss of human and animal life.

Their children felt disappointed because first they promised to take them to Ha Long Park and then they ............ their word.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. temptation B. property C. government D. beautiful

A factor in the formation of desert are low mountains, which shield the region, from rainfall.

The firstly naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in the coast of Machias, Maine, in April 1775.

From the four words or phrases (A,B,C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.

 A: I think it’s going to rain again.

B: It wouldn’t ……. me, it hasn’t stopped all week!

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Spread your visit to the museum over two days if you want to avoid information ………

Living in New York, apartments cost more to rent than they do in other smaller cities.

.........that the hope for cancer control may lie in the use of vaccine.

Identify the error in each sentence: Not until much later did she realize that her long-known partner had been lying her

Since the Great Depression of the 1990’s, social programs such as Social Security have been built into the economy helping avert severity business declines.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. industry B. proficiency C. redundancy D. industrial

Miss Lin speaks _________ Chinese. 

Identify the error in each sentence: According to scientists (A) who study birds, (B) upon hatching, (C) ducklings have already known to swim (D)