Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word
Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable.
A.Interest in
B.Nearness to
C.Similarity to
D.Usefulness for

Choose the word which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word
In 1925 Clarence Darrow adeptly opposed William Jennings Bryan at the renowned Scopes “Monkey Trial.”
A.incompetently
B.unconfidently
C.privately
D.rashly

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with tropical rain-forest habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.(41)
An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominant, most-distinctive feature ― the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize that landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth's surface. Given that two- thirds of the Earth's surface is water and that marine life lives at all levels of the ocean, the total three-dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer distinct species.
The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem uprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species.- (45) One scientist found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is unquestionably the sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some representation there.(47)
To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every spoonful of ocean water contains life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacterial cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much more. (48)

What is the main point of the passage?
A.Humans are destroying thousands of species.
B.There are thousands of insect species.
C.The sea is even richer in life than the rain forests
D.Coral reefs are similar to rain forests.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with tropical rain-forest habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.(41)
An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominant, most-distinctive feature ― the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize that landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth's surface. Given that two- thirds of the Earth's surface is water and that marine life lives at all levels of the ocean, the total three-dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer distinct species.
The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem uprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species.- (45) One scientist found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is unquestionably the sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some representation there.(47)
To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every spoonful of ocean water contains life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacterial cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much more. (48)

The word "appreciation" is closest in meaning to
A.ignorance
B.recognition
C.tolerance
D.forgiveness

Fiona has been typing the report for an hour.
A.It took Fiona an hour to type the report.
B.It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report.
C.Fiona finished the report an hour ago.
D.Fiona will finish typing the report in an hour.

“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.
A.The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.
B.The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.
C.The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.
D.The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

A.Câu 2: A. pollution B. contaminant C. atmosphere D. researcher
B.contaminant
C.atmosphere
D.atmosphere

Walking on the grass in the park is not permitted.
A.You can walk on the grass in the park if you want to.
B.People like walking on the grass in the park.
C.We must not walk on the grass in the park.
D.We do not have to walk on the grass in the park.

She did not study hard enough to win the scholarship.
A.Winning the scholarship did not make her study harder.
B.She studied hard but she could not win the scholarship.
C.It was very hard for her to win the scholarship.
D.She could have won the scholarship if she had studied harder.

To my surprise, the stranger knew my name.
A.What surprised me most was the stranger’s name.
B.I was surprised that the stranger knew my name.
C.My name was the only thing the stranger knew.
D.It surprised the stranger that I knew his name.