Task 1. Choose the best answer.
___, he seldom helps the poor.
A.In spite of his wealth   
B.Despite of his wealth
C.In spite he is wealthy         
D.Despite he is wealthy

III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
People should be told about the things that threaten the safety of                   so that they can avoid doing them.
A.the wild       
B.wilderness
C.wild life      
D.wilflife

________(45)
A.on
B.for
C.with
D.by

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has being translated into thirty languages.
A.published
B.has
C.being
D.languages

The flamingo constructs a cylindrical mud nest for its egg, which both parents care for it.
A.the
B.constructs
C.its
D.for it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

A.exist
B.extinct
C.explorer
D.expand

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The policeman warned the tourists not walking alone in empty streets at night.
A.The policeman 
B.not walking
C.in
D.at night

What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education  to go to school”?
A.Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial
B.School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C.Summer school makes the school year too long.
D.All of life is an education.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Her fiancé is said _______ from Harvard University five years ago.
A.to have graduated
B.to be graduated
C.being graduated
D.having graduated

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely. 
 
A.The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely. 
C.Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building. 
D.Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.