When you have a small child in the house, you ______leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
A.needn’t - may
B.should not - might
C.should - must
D.mustn’t - can’t

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
BASKETBALL
Although he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. James A. Naismith was a Canadian. Working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr. Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime. The new England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities. Naismith determined a fast-moving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball and football seasons had ended.
First, he attempted to adapt outdoor games such as soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas. Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game.
In December of 1891, Dr. Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.
Nevertheless, the game became popular. In less than a year, basketball was being played in both the United States and Canada. Five years later, a championship tournament was staged in New York City, which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA.
The teams had already been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in 1897 season. When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Luis, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal hoop was used for the first time to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.
The author mentions all of the following as typical of the early game of basketball EXCEPT
A.three points were scored for every basket.
B.running with the ball was not a foul.
C.nine players were on a team.
D.the ball had to be retrieved from the basket after each score.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
BASKETBALL
Although he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. James A. Naismith was a Canadian. Working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr. Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime. The new England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities. Naismith determined a fast-moving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball and football seasons had ended.
First, he attempted to adapt outdoor games such as soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas. Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game.
In December of 1891, Dr. Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.
Nevertheless, the game became popular. In less than a year, basketball was being played in both the United States and Canada. Five years later, a championship tournament was staged in New York City, which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA.
The teams had already been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in 1897 season. When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Luis, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal hoop was used for the first time to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.
The word "retrieve" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A.reclaim    
B.get back    
C.get along      
D.reform

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering ______ malnutrition.
A.by                                       
B.of                            
C.for                            
D.from

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activities? ______”
- Hai: “ Yes, I can. Certainly”
A.Can I help you?
B.Can you help me with this decorations?
C.Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?
D.Shall I take your hat off?

According to the passage, what have we learned from the dot-com era?
A.That most high-tech and lntemet-based businesses will succeed.
B.That anyone with a dream can get rich in today’s environment.
C.That sound business ideas and effective plans are needed for success.
D.That investors should give money freely to new companies.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She never lets her daughter participate in an activity unless it is under the supervision of an adult.
A.The only activities in which she allows her daughter to take part are those watched over by a grown-up.
B.If an older person is in attendance, she usually agrees to her daughter’s participation in activities.
C.She always takes her daughter to activities which are supervised by grown-ups.
D.As long as she herself is present at the activity, she permits her daughter to join in.

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.
What make a good souvenir?
            On my desk at home, I have a collection of souvenirs; objects that remind me of places I’ve visited and important events in my life. These objects include a model boat that I saw being carved from a piece of wood on a Caribbean island, a piece of lava that emerged hot from a volcano in the year I was born, and a shell (1) _____ on my favourite childhood beach.
            Unlike everything else, from which memory and detail fades, it is as if the longer you hold on to certain objects, the (2) ________ their associations with the past become, and the sharper the recollections that gather around them. They are, (3) ________, real souvenirs, encapsulations not only of the place, but of your time in the place. But these days, the term “real souvenirs” sounds like a contradiction in terms, and this is because the objects sold to tourists as souvenirs are often cheap mass-produced imports that have nothing to do with the place at all.
            It’s often the (4) _____ that the best souvenirs, like my shell, are found rather than purchased, but browsing for souvenirs can also be a fun holiday activity. But if you are buying souvenirs on holiday this summer, make sure they (5) ________  the reality test. A good souvenir is not just made in the area where it is bought, it also says something about the culture of that area. It is something made by local people using sustainable local materials, and because you are effectively supporting the local economy, it shouldn’t come too cheap, either.
(4)
A.point           
B.case                   
C.fact                           
D.truth

Why do many people look back on the dot-com era with cynicism?
A.Because many companies misled their investors.
B.Because they are jealous of the success of dot-coms.
C.Because the level of technology was so much lower than them.
D.Because there were no true entrepreneurs in that era.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
He  got  an  excellent  grade in his examination                                        the fact that he had not worked particularly hard
A.although                           
B.on account of 
C.in spite of      
D.because of