Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to telly and not enough time on other activities (1)_____ sports and reading. A survey recently (2)_____ on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out at over three hours everyday.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living-rooms; they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (3)_____
The education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example; adults do (4)_____ reading than young people. In fact reading is at the bottom of their list of favoring pastimes. They would (5)_____ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
(4)_____
A.more
B.little
C.less
D.fewer

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to telly and not enough time on other activities (1)_____ sports and reading. A survey recently (2)_____ on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out at over three hours everyday.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living-rooms; they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (3)_____
The education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example; adults do (4)_____ reading than young people. In fact reading is at the bottom of their list of favoring pastimes. They would (5)_____ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
(3)_____
A.moreover
B.in addition
C.as well
D.more

I'm going to treat myself ________ an ice-cream when I've finished work.
A.to
B.in
C.at
D.by

____________ (31)
A.encourages
B.encouragement
C.encouraged
D.encouraging

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to telly and not enough time on other activities (1)_____ sports and reading. A survey recently (2)_____ on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out at over three hours everyday.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living-rooms; they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (3)_____
The education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example; adults do (4)_____ reading than young people. In fact reading is at the bottom of their list of favoring pastimes. They would (5)_____ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
(1)_____
A.like
B.as
C.alike
D.such

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Botanic gardens contain about 100,000 species, include a third of all the world’s endangered plants.
A.Botanic
B.include
C.a third
D.endangered

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
He will have to stay in hospital. That’s what he must have done.
A.have to
B.hospital
C.what
D.must have done

The injured man had to be taken to hospital __________ delay.
A.without
B.with
C.under
D.up

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 17 to 24.
Chile has rejected a billion-dollar mining project because it would hurt marine life. The area the company wanted to mine is home to 80 percent of the world's Humboldt penguin. Blue whales, fin whales and sea otters also live there. A mining company called Andes Iron had wanted to mine millions of tons of iron and copper. It also wanted to build a new port. Chile's Environment Minister told reporters: “I firmly believe in development, but it cannot be at the cost of our environmental heritage or cause risk to health, or to unique ecological areas in the world.”
Chile's National Mining Society said this was bad news for the country. It said the project was essential for the economic development of the country. The controversial project would have created $2.5 billion. The government said the mining company had not shown the full negative impact of the project on the environment. It questioned the project's finances. The government said: “There are deficiencies in basic information and insufficiencies in…compensation, meaning we believe that the eventual impacts have not been properly taken care of.”
Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The government said the mining company had not shown the full negative impact of the project on the environment.
B.Chile’s National Mining Society said the mining project would boost Chile’s economy.
C.Four-fifth of the world’s Humboldt penguin lived in the area the company wanted to mine.
D.The mining project was turned down because it would have impacts on endangered species in the area.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 17 to 24.
Chile has rejected a billion-dollar mining project because it would hurt marine life. The area the company wanted to mine is home to 80 percent of the world's Humboldt penguin. Blue whales, fin whales and sea otters also live there. A mining company called Andes Iron had wanted to mine millions of tons of iron and copper. It also wanted to build a new port. Chile's Environment Minister told reporters: “I firmly believe in development, but it cannot be at the cost of our environmental heritage or cause risk to health, or to unique ecological areas in the world.”
Chile's National Mining Society said this was bad news for the country. It said the project was essential for the economic development of the country. The controversial project would have created $2.5 billion. The government said the mining company had not shown the full negative impact of the project on the environment. It questioned the project's finances. The government said: “There are deficiencies in basic information and insufficiencies in…compensation, meaning we believe that the eventual impacts have not been properly taken care of.”
What does “this” in the second paragraph refer to?
A.Chile’s rejection of the project
B.the loss of environmental heritage
C.the risk caused to unique ecological areas
D.the risk caused to health