Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Kentucky was the home of Abraham Lincoln, that was the president during the Civil War.
A.was
B.that
C.during
D.the

__________(75)
A.setting
B.putting  
C.making   
D.coming

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
How about ______ lunch with us on Sunday?
A.to have
B.have
C.have had
D.having

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch.
A.After careful thought     
B.At the earliest possible moment
C.For only a short time    
D.Without previous thought

The _______ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday.
A.inspection 
B.appraisal         
C. survey    
D. review

According to the passage, Jupiter has the shortest day among the principal planets because_____
A.its rotation period is shorter than 10 hours
B.the axial inclination is only just over 3°
C.it is on the average the brightest of all the planets
D.there is the interference of the Great Red Spot

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He was imprisoned because he revealed secrets to the enemies.
A.disowned
B.declared
C.betrayed
D.concealed

The words "presided over" in line 19 are closest in meaning to ______ .
A.managed  
B.led to
C.worked in    
D.produced

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.
There is a wide range of organisms by their population whose lives mostly depend on how they hunt or are hunted. And most living organisms have some way of protecting themselves from natural predators. Some mammals, like the platypus, carry internal toxins to transmit to predators via biting or other means, and some plants protect themselves by being poisonous. The African crested rat was originally thought to be poisonous because predators that tried to eat it often became paralyzed. But scientists have recently learned that's not actually the case.
The crested rat chews on the poisonous bark of a certain tree, and then smears the chewed-up substance onto its fur, where a strip of special quill-like hairs soaks up the poisonous mixture. Though similar to a porcupine's, the quills do differ: whereas the porcupine defends itself by poking predators, the African rat uses its quill-like hairs to deliver poison to them. When a predator comes after it, instead of running away, the rat stays put and parts its hair to reveal the strip of fur on its back where the poison is being stored. That raised strip is the first thing that receives a bite, and the poison inside disables the predator. These hair tubes are unusual. In fact, scientists do not know of another animal that uses plant poison in this way.
Scientists are puzzled that the rat doesn't appear to be affected by the poison. Because it affects heartbeat regulation, understanding how the rat can keep its heart rate regulated effectively while using the poison could help scientists develop new medicines for people with heart trouble. And they hope that those suffering from heart diseases will benefit from this.
In paragraph 1, why does the author mention the platypus?
A.To illustrate that mammals may eat poisonous plants.
B.To give an example of a mammal that uses poison.
C.To show how it differs from the crested rat.
D.To explain that the platypus is at risk.

All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT:
A.The cause of the accident is the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
B.The earthquake causes a great damage to Japan and the neighboring country.
C.The tsunami struck the country after the earthquake had occurred approximately an hour.
D.The reactor was barred from external assistance because of the flooding and earthquake damage.