Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
University researchers have taken samples from a preserved dodo specimen in an (46) _____ to uncover the extinct bird’s family tree. They worked with the British Natural History Museum to collect and study genetic material from large number of specimens: a preserved dodo, the extinct solitaire bird, and 35 kind of living pigeons and doves. Their analysis (47) _____ the doo and the solitaire to be close relatives with the Nicobar pigeon, their nearest living relative. The dodo lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was a flightless bird, bigger than a turkey. By 1681, all dodos had been (48) _____ by hungry sailors. The solitaire, which looked a bit like a dodo, had gone the same way by 1800. By extracting short pieces of the dodo’s DNA and (49) _____ these with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to deduce when the dodo evolved away from its relatives into a separate entity. The scientists can now (50) _____ assume that the dodo developed its distinctive appearance and features as a result of its geographical isolation. They are now convinced that it separated from the solitaire about 25 million years ago, long before Mauritius became an island.
(48) 
A.disappeared                        
B.vanished                 
C.killed                      
D.extinct

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

A.extinction
B.animal              
C.classify            
D.primary.

Ann's encouraging words gave me _______ to undertake the demanding task once again.  
A. an incentive  
B.a resolution   
C.a point
D.a  target

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
A.monthly payment
B.cash and carry
C.credit card
D.piece by piece

The movie itself wasn’t very good, ________ I liked the music.
 
A.and                            
B.or                                  
C.but                            
D.so

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.
Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.
Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.
(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)
According to the passage, to learn new information, low-achieving students do NOT______.
A.just understand it         
B.relate it to what they have known
C.simply remember it    
D.read it

He got over his illness in three months.
A.It took to get over his illness in three months.
B.It took three months to him to get over his illness.
C.It took him three months to get over his illness.
D.It took three months for his illness to get over.

_____(79)
A.requires       
B.asks                         
C.tells                        
D.urges

__________(7)
A.study
B.create
C.avoid
D.overome

Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
A.It’s two years since I went to the dentist’s.
B.It’s two years until I went to the dentist’s.
C.It’s two years since I have gone to the dentist’s.
D.It’s two years when I went to the dentist’s.