Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______, many animals can still survive and thrive there.
A.Being severe weather conditions in the desert
B.Although the weather conditions in the desert are severe
C.The weather conditions in the desert to be severe
D.Even though the weather conditions in the desert severe

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Hillary changed her major from linguistics to business, ______.
A.hoping she can easier get a job
B.with the hope for being able finding a better job
C.hoping to find a job more easily
D.with hopes to be able easier to get employment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop star.
A.of whom
B.is parked
C.front of
D.famous pop star.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Society will be having to change radically to keep pace with the technology available.
A.Society
B.will be having
C.with
D.available.

A.contestant
B.satellite
C.similar
D.interview

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.

A.ragged
B.judged
C.dragged
D.cleaned

According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
A.oceanography
B.zoology
C.literature
D.history

When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of
A.26
B.29
C.34
D.45

It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind
A.was outdated
B.became more popular than her other books
C.was praised by critics
D.sold many copies

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?
A.printed matter
B.talks with experts
C.a research expedition
D.letters from scientists