The crisis will never be solved until ___ sides sit down and talk ____




A.every – one another
B.each – some others
C.both- each other
D.either – the others

“Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress




A.He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup
B.He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup
C.He asked the waitress bringing him some fish soup
D.He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup

The teacher said to class, “We shall discuss this subject tomorrow.”




A.The teacher told the class they would discuss that subject the next day
B.The teacher told the class they will discuss that subject the next day
C.The teacher said the class they would discuss that subject the next day.
D.The teacher told the class they discussed that subject the next day.

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.
After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute as settled.




A.discussion
B.discomfort
C.disapproval
D.disadvantage

A.agreement
B.elephant
C.mineral
D.violent

____United States of America ___ nowadays____country to live in: ___pollution is at its summit there.




A.Φ – are – the worse – the
B.The – is – worst – a
C.The – is – the worst – Φ
D.The – are – worse – the

Because of___ long history of admitting immigrants from ___,the United States is a good example of population diversity.




A.its – everywhere
B.their – somewhere
C.their – somewhere
D.their – somewhere

Not ___ can be done to help her if she herself doesn’t put in quite ___effort to put her own life in order.




A.enough – many
B.so much – any
C.may – a great deal of
D.much- a lot of

___films frequently watched in the Western world during___ Christmas season in Miracle on 34th Street(1947), in which Santa Claus goes on trial to prove he is real




A.Some- a
B.A- the
C.Φ – the
D.Φ – the

He has__ brothers, but ___ of them, except him, has done anything to help their aged parents.




A.several – none
B.plenty of – some
C.a few – neither
D.a couple of –every