_____ the Di Vince Code? It’s an interesting book.




A.Have you ever read
B.You ever read
C.Have you ever reading
D.Has you ever read

What is the capital of Greece? - ______.




A.Amsterdam
B.Stockholm
C.Athens
D.Sydney

The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.




A.Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B.Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
C.No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D.As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.

Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _______ you might get up lumps in your cake.




A.otherwise
B.supposing
C.unless
D.provided

What does the word “concentric” in paragraph 1 mean?




A.Having a common centre
B.Having wavy centres
C.Having wavy movements
D.Having many centres

Many inhabitants in the village have been inflicted with cancer due to the polluted source of water.




A.have fought against
B.have prevented
C.have suffered from
D.have avoided

How did the work of American carvers in 1776 differ from that of contemporary sculptors?




A.It was less time-consuming.
B.It was more expensive.
C.It was less refined.
D.It was more dangerous.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?




A.GM cotton is less controversial than other GM products.
B.There are several major non-food GM products at present.
C.There have been no objection to GM cotton.
D.GM cotton has no significant advantage over controversial cotton.

The scientist did the experiment ____________ alone




A.on his own
B.by him
C.by himself
D.by his

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.
"You should have informed me of the change in advance.” The boss said to his secretary.




A.The boss blamed his secretary for not informing him of the change in advance.
B.The boss thanked his secretary for informing him of the change in advance.
C.The boss encouraged his secretary not to inform him of the change in advance.
D.The boss advised his secretary to inform him of the change in advance.