The following are true EXCEPT                                    .
A.the waves came crashing into the writer's front garden in bad weather
B.the write moved to a new house when he was 8
C.the writer didn't know how to sail
D.the distance from the writer's house to school was 8 miles

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
If there is a building which symbolizes a country, such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India .
It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. From the time they got married, they wouldn’t be separated . She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and was loved by his people for her good work. But she died in 1631 during her childbirth. The emperor was heartbroken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love.
It took more than 20 years for the Taj Mahal to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too. A total of 20,000 people worked on the building.
In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned his father and seized power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife, who he could never forget.
The Taj Mahal is definitely worth more than a single visit. As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj Mahal changes from white to yellow, then to pink. As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white.
To show respect to the Taj Mahal, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit.
Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
A.To give his wife great honour.     
B.To memorize his wife.
C.To make more world wonders.    
D.To show his great power.

__________(62)
A.embarrassing
B.disturbing
C.confusing
D.dismissing

(2)______
A.saying
B.telling
C.speaking
D.talking

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
We could have caught the last train, but we ______ five minutes late. 
A.were
B.would be   
C.have been   
D.are

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.
A.My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.
B.My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.
C.Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.
D.In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

John F.Kennedy wouldn’t have died in 1963 if he_________to Dallas.
A.didn’t go   
B.wouldn’t go  
C.hadn’t gone
D.not go

Long ago, women were ______to vote in political elections.
A.prevented
B.stopped
C.forbidden
D.banned

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ one or more units of living substance called protoplasm.     
A. Although all living things that consist of 
B.All living things consisting of
C.All living things consist of  
D.In all living things consisting of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Hans told us about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.
A.Only after investing in the company did Hans inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
B.Not until Hans told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.
C.Hardly had he informed us about his investing in the company when Hans arrived at the meeting.
D.No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told us about his investing in the company.