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A.number                   
B.range                       
C.sum                         
D.amount

A.vegetation
B.destruction
C.variety
D.erosion

Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?
A.to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent
B.to show that the people who owned the books could write
C.Because books were dear and magical
D.Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people

Are you excited _________ going on holiday next week?
A.on
B.with
C.about
D.with

Ponce de Leon searched in vain for a means of rejuvenating the aged.
A.making weary again
B.making wealthy again 
C.making young again
D.making merry again

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

A.seats                                    
B.meets                      
C.sits                          
D.feats

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes sentences. 
If you _______ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess now.
A.listen                       
B.will listen               
C.had listened            
D.listened

III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
Ten million text messages are sent on                   every minute.
A.account                               
B.average                               
C.common                             
D.general

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 from 17 to 24.
Chile has rejected a billion-dollar mining project because it would hurt marine life. The area the company wanted to mine is home to 80 percent of the world's Humboldt penguin. Blue whales, fin whales and sea otters also live there. A mining company called Andes Iron had wanted to mine millions of tons of iron and copper. It also wanted to build a new port. Chile's Environment Minister told reporters: “I firmly believe in development, but it cannot be at the cost of our environmental heritage or cause risk to health, or to unique ecological areas in the world.”
Chile's National Mining Society said this was bad news for the country. It said the project was essential for the economic development of the country. The controversial project would have created $2.5 billion. The government said the mining company had not shown the full negative impact of the project on the environment. It questioned the project's finances. The government said: “There are deficiencies in basic information and insufficiencies in…compensation, meaning we believe that the eventual impacts have not been properly taken care of.”

Which of the following about the mining project is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.It can mine millions of tons of iron and copper.
B.It may cause risk to health.
C.It might cost billions of dollars.
D.It may create $2.5 billion.

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A.direct
B.change
C.alter
D.turn