Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Why don’t you just say you _______ calling him a fool and make things up?
A.pity
B.mercy
C.sorry
D.regret

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Compressed air _______ the power to drive pneumatic tools.
A.providing
B.to provide
C.which provides
D.provides

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _______ young children.
A.aim
B.point
C.focus
D.target

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The phone _______ constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning.
A.had been ringing
B.has been ringing
C.had rung
D.rang

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I caught _______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A.look
B.sight
C.scene
D.view

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I don’t feel like buying a _______ in a poke; we’d better check the content.
A.ox
B.pig
C.buffalo
D.cattle

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead _______ schedule.
A.by
B.before
C.of
D.for

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.
A.ground
B.against
C.are
D.seek

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Without speaking other word, I stared at the ridges of sand in the moonlight.
A.stared at
B.in
C.without
D.other

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part(s) in each of the following questions.
On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch.
A.Without previous thought
B.For only a short time
C.After careful thought
D.At the earliest possible moment