The forest fire was so big. The local firemen could not stop it. (The forest fire was too )




A.The forest fire was too big to the local firemen to stop.
B.The forest fire was too big for the local firemen stopping.
C.The forest fire was too big for the local firemen to stop.
D.The forest fire was too big in the local firemen to stop.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
she got the salary last week, she has complained that she is out of money.




A.Unless
B.Even though
C.In case
D.As

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions broke_____in the northern parts of the country.




A.down
B.up
C.out
D.into

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Tennis fans _____ tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon.




A.who are hoped to buy
B.whom hoped to buy
C.hoping to buy
D.hoped to buy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.





A.property
B.regular
C.different
D.achieving

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
Don’t believe _____.




A.in the papers do you read
B.you read what in the papers
C.what do you read in the papers
D.what you read in the papers

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
_____ is still unknown.




A.Mary was sacked
B.Was Mary sacked
C.Why Mary was sacked
D.Why was Mary sacked

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
John’s mistake was _____.




A.be late for work three times
B.late for work three times
C.had been late for work three times
D.that he had been late for work three times

How do people live in Mali, West Africa, where the temperature is often 50oC? John Baxter, a BBC journalist in Mali says, “People get up very early and they don’t move very much in the afternoon. Surprisingly, they wear a lot of clothes (usually cotton) as this helps them not to get dehydrated. Houses are very hot and don't have air conditioning - the best place to sleep is on the roof.




A.It’s normal to work twelve hours a day and people usually only have one or two weeks’ holiday.
B.Today many people under 35 can’t cook. They often go to the restaurants.
C.On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometres away.
D.People wear a lot of clothes (usually cotton) as this helps them not to get dehydrated.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated (31)______ it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that (32)______ people. For example, exhaust emissions (33)______ automobiles cause a large percentage of all air pollution. (34)______, automobiles provide transportation for millions of people. Factories (35)______ a lot of waste which pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
(33)




A.at
B.for
C.from
D.in