IX:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
_________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.




A.In spite of
B.Although
C.Despite
D.Because

Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.




A.No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled
B.In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C.As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
D.Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.

“ Why should we breathe their smoke?” The word “their” in this sentence means:




A.smokers’
B.other people’s
C.nonsmokers’
D.visitors’

I didn’t feel like to go to church this morning because it was raining hard




A.didn’t
B.to go
C.to church
D.raining hard

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
Scarcely had he got out of the house when it started raining.




A.He was getting out of the house when it started raining.
B.He had no sooner got out of the house when it started raining.
C.He got out of the house after it started raining.
D.It started raining right after he got out of the house.

IX:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
What are the ____between women in old times and women in modern times ?




A.differs
B.different
C.difference
D.differences

“He insisted on listening to the entire story”.




A.part
B.funny
C.whole
D.interesting

The word processor ______ of a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.




A.composes
B.constitutes
C.consists
D.comprises

Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last two decades, space explortion ______ great contributions to weather forecasting.




A.is making
B.made
C.has made
D.makes

The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size ofFrance, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.




A.is four times as large as
B.four times as large as
C.more than four times
D.than more four times