Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Once ______ in large quantities, these products will be more affordably priced. 

Just like Mahatma Gandhi, who advocated non-violent methods of struggle, Picasso fought against fascism by peaceful means. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

That carcinogenic substances _______ in many common household items is well-known.

What does the author think may happen in the future?

Jane is making a call for Mrs. Smith but she isn’t on the phone

Jane: Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs. Smith.    

Daisy: “   __________”

The population of the world is growing very fast. In the last 40 years, it has doubled. By the year 2200, it will be about 10,000 million. Our cities will be much bigger. There will be more factories and more roads. We will need more water and more natural resources. Experts say that we will have serious problems in the future. They say that we must change the way we use energy and natural resources now.

Every day we throw away millions of tones of rubbish. Half of this is paper that we can use again. A typical family in Europe or America throws away more than l tone of rubbish each year, but we can recycle most of this. If we recycle things, we can save money, energy, and natural resources. Recycling the Sunday New York Times newspaper, for example, will save 75,000 trees every week.

A lot of rubbish we throw away is not biodegradable. Plastic, mental and chemicals will not disappear for hundreds of years. We also produce a lot of unnecessary things, such as packaging. All of this pollutes the air, the land 'and the water. Pollution will be a very big problem in the future. We must avoid using non-biodegradable material. We must also reduce the amount of unnecessary things that we produce and use. In shops, for example, we can say ‘No, thanks!’ to the packaging that comes with the things we buy.

Many natural resources are not renewable. Coal, gas, oil, metals and minerals, for example, will finish one day. Other resources take a long time to grow, such as trees, or they are not always available, such as water. We have to reduce the amount of resources and energy that we use. We also have to find alternative ways to make energy. We can use the sun, the wind, the sea and the heat of the Earth.

The certain consequence of a fast growing population is that……….

Which of the following is NOT true about recycling?

Sarah delivered a(n) _______ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.

He did not do well at school and left with few _________ qualifications.

(32) ___________

By the end of next year, we _______ this advanced training course.

Choose the word that has different pronunciation: bought, sought, drought, fought.

(31) ___________

The word "embedded” in line 9 is closest in meaning to……

The word ‘this’ in the passage refers to ……….

The number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established in order to save endangered species from extinction. (underlined part that needs correction)

Despite America’s affluence, many people are without jobs, on welfare, and have a lot of debts. (underlined part that needs correction)

If she _______ the train last night, she would be here now.

It turned out that we _______ rushed  to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ___ gave them a standing ovation.

(30) ___________