It was raining hard, so we had to cancel the game.
A.We had to cancel the game due to it was raining hard.
B.We had to cancel the game because it was raining hard.
C.We had to cancel the game because of it was raining hard.
D.We had to cancel the game so it was raining hard.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of the pair of sentences in the following questions from 8 to 9.
Tim went on a two-day trip. He took more clothes than necessary.
A.Tim needn’t have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip.
B.Tim can’t have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip.
C.Tim couldn’t have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip.
D.Tim mustn’t have taken so many clothes on a two-day trip.

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 from 10 to 11.
Two colleagues are talking with each other about their work at the office.

Tom: “Lucy! I got a promotion today!”

Lucy: “__________”
A.Wow, this is great news! I am so glad for you.
B.If I want to lead, then I need to prove it.
C.Convince people of their value, just to lead.
D.Always set yourself outs as an example, do a good job.

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 from 10 to 11.
Tom: “Didn’t you go to the cinema last night?”

Lucy: “__________”
A.Yes, I stayed at home.
B.Ok. That’s a good idea.
C.No, it was too cold to go out.
D.Yes, I lost the ticket.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 12 to 13.

A.developed
B.pretended
C.vibrated
D.visited

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.You should beware of a greedy person if you have a shark dream.
B.Spider dreams indicate that you feel like you lack a sense of belonging.
C.You fall off your bed and hit the ground when you have a falling dream.
D.Some dreams, like flying dreams, are shared by many of us.

The phrase "on top of the world" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.very secure
B.controllable
C.extremely happy
D.outstanding

The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A.the gods
B.different cultures
C.the Ancient Greeks
D.special temples

It can be inferred from the passage that __________
A.dreams are our mysterious adventures while asleep.
B.dreams tend to occur when we quickly fall into a deep sleep.
C.dreams enable us to do things we haven't finished during the day.
D.we dream a lot when we feel vulnerable.

Which of the following could best describe the tone of this passage?
A.critical
B.amused
C.objective
D.content