A.survival
B.industry
C.endangered
D.commercial

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January
A.She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January.
B.She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January.
C.Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January.
D.Her notice was given in in order for her to start her new job in January.

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.
A.It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home.
B.We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.
C.Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.
D.Not until we arrived at the airport, did we realize that our passports were still at home.

I did not read his book. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying .
A.What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand.
B.I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer said in his book.
C.I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book.
D.The lecturer's book which I had not read was difficult to understand.

A.geographical
B.Aborigine
C.expedition
D.Australian

The composer Verdi has written the opera Aida to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but the opera was not performed until 1871.
A.has written
B.to celebrate
C.the opening of
D.was not performed

Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty is lasting.
A.Wealthy
B.and wear
C.their beauty
D.is lasting

"The King's 24 Violins" is mentioned to illustrate _________.
A.the competition in the 1600's between French and Italian orchestras
B.how the violin became a renowned instrument
C.the superiority of French violins
D.why the violin was considered the only instrument suitable to be played by royalty

The author mentions Vivaldi and Tartini in paragraph 3 as examples of composers whose music ___.
A.inspired more people to play the violin
B.had to be adapted to the violin
C.demanded more sophisticated violins
D.could be played only by their students

The word "strain" is closest in meaning to_________.
A.struggle
B.strength
C.stress
D.strategy