________(48)
A.lied
B.laid
C.lain
D.lay

Power plants are increasingly located outside metropolitan areas.
A.belonging to a big or capital city         
B. in an industrial city
C.of a busy suburb       
D.relating to a remote suburb

Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of______.
A. political propaganda in wartime
B.amusing people all the time
C.educating ordinary people  
D.spreading Western ideas

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In the western customs (41)____ hands is the customary form of greeting, but in China a nod of the head or (42)____ bow is sufficient. Hugging and kissing when greeting are uncommon. Business cards are often (43)____ and yours should be printed in your own language and in Chinese. Also, it is more respectful to present your card or a gift or -any other article using (44)____ hands. The Chinese are (45)____ applauders. You may be greeted with group clapping, even by small children. When a person is applauded in this practice it is the custom for that person to return the applause or a "thank you." When walking in public places, direct eye (46)____ .and staring is uncommon in the larger cities, especially in those areas accustomed to foreign visitors. (47)____, in smaller communities, visitors may be the subject of much curiosity and therefore you may notice some stares. (48)____ speaking, the Chinese are not a touch-oriented society, especially true for visitors. So, avoid (49)___ or any prolonged form of body contact. Public displays of affection are very rare. On the other hand, you may note people of the same sex walking hand-in-hand, which is simply a gesture of friendship. Do not worry about a bit of pushing and shoving in stores or when groups board public buses or trains. In this case, (50)____ are neither offered or expected. The Chinese will stand much closer than Westerners.
(48)
A.Generally 
B.Successfully 
C.Fortunately  
D.Expectedly

Read the passage, then choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
 
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged tangibly, in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by flat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible  forms,  reducing it  to  arrays  of „bits  and  bytes‟ or  units  of computerized information, whizzing between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunication devices. 
According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?
 
A.Fiat money  
B.Coin currency
C.Bartered goods
D.Intangible forms

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Liz and Laura is going shopping together.
Liz: "Look! This sweater is beautiful."
Laura: “______?”
A.Why not trying it on
B.Why not trying on it   
C.Why not try it on       
D.Why not try on it

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.church                  
B.cheese                     
C.machine                  
D.changeable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
About 1.3 billion people live in absolute poverty on_______ income of less than one US dollar a day. 70% of these people are women.
A.Ø
B.a
C.the
D.an

Factory/ close down/ account/ economic depression//
A.The factory had to close down on account for the economic depression.
B.The factory was closed down on account of the economic depression.
C.The factory had to close down on account for   economic depression.
D.The factory had to close down on account of the economic depression.

Our class__________into four groups when we have English lessons.
A.usually divides            
B.is usually divided
C.is dividing usually
D.be divided usually