IX. 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 35 to 42.
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to expand, it will negatively affect one after another of Earth's ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and in fringe marine eco common problem is habitat destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as disposal and runoff of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of species on Earth, they have irrevocably redirected the course of evolution.
Certainly, there have been periods in Earth's history when mass extinctions have occurred. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.01 percent of the species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance that determined which species survived and which died out.
            However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves that will lead to biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt-time for migration and genetic adaptation within existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic material and new species that may be able to survive in new environments.
The author mentions all of the following as examples of the effect of humans on the world's ecosystems EXEPT ______ .
A.the introduction of new varieties of plant species        
B.the habitat destruction in wetlands  
C. the extensive damage to marine ecosystems       
D.the destruction of the tropical rain forests

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I feel ________ I did yesterday.
A.many more tired than     
B.as many tired as
C.as more tired as         
D.much more tired than

Choose the correct answer:
As we walked down the street, Helen............. pity on the beggar and gave him some money.
A.gave
B.got
C.offered
D.took

Fill in the blank with the right word or phrase.
I met him the other day but couldn’t speak with him as he ……...... somewhere.
A.hungry
B.am in a hungry
C.hurried
D.had been in a hungry

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 28 to 34.
Most weddings in Japan start with a religious ceremony in which usually only family members attend. Afterwards, a banquet is customarily held to which many people, including friends and colleagues, are invited. To celebrate the happy occasion, guests give the bride and groom goshuugi –   gift money in special envelopes. Goshuugi from friends is usually 20,000 yen or 30,000 yen.
A typical Japanese wedding party starts when the bride and groom enter the banquet hall together, and take their seats on a slightly raised platform facing their guests. Invited guests are seated closer to the bride and groom, with family and relatives seated further in back. The bride's and groom's bosses usually give congratulatory speeches then their friends sing in celebration. Other wedding highlights include a candle ceremony where the couple holds a candle while greeting their guests at each table, and the cutting of the wedding cake. Afterwards, the bride and groom thank their parents with a speech, then leave to end the party.
In the past, dishes that supposedly brought good fortune, such as prawns and sea breams, were served in abundance. So much of the food was ordered that guests ended up taking the surplus home. Today, the majority of the weddings serve just enough for everyone. Additionally, before leaving, guests would traditionally receive souvenir gifts called hikidemono.
Many wedding ceremonies take place at wedding halls or hotels. Rough estimates show that it costs about 3 million yen to host a wedding party for 80 guests. During Japan's economic bubble, overseas weddings and flamboyant receptions with special effects, such as smoke machines and having the bride and groom fly in on gondolas, were very popular. But these days, couples choose to tie the knot in various ways, from not having any ceremony to having a modest affair, or still going all out.
(Source: http://www.hiraganatimes.com)
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Popular wedding gifts in Japan
B.Dishes served at Japan's wedding parties in the past
C.Wedding ceremonies in Japan's economic bubble
D.Wedding ceremonies in Japan

Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operate their body and muscles.
A.man
B. finding
C.operate
D.and

Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems.
A.As long as you followed the instructions carefully, you wouldn't have any problem.
B.As long as you had followed the instructions carefully, you wouldn't have had any problem.
C.As long as you follow the instructions carefully, you won’t have any problem.
D.As long as you follow the instructions carefully, you will have any problem.

______ me a favour! Can you pick up my suit from the dry cleaner’s tomorrow?

A.Make                         
B.Help                             
C.Assist                        
D.Do

What would be an appropriate title for this passage?
A.More computers mean brighter future  
B.Never too early to start
C.Computers in schools 
D.Let kids be kids

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Caffeine is very ______, which is why people drink so much coffee.
A.addicting 
B.addictive
C.addicted
D.addiction