What does the author mean by the phrase “pitted Indian tribes against each other”?




A.Trade with Europeans took place in public market pits.
B.Contact with Europeans caused opposition among Indian tribes.
C.Athletic events were popular with the Indian tribes.
D.Indians used European-made firearms in their shooting competitions.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
(A) All of the students in this course will be assessed (B) according to their attendance, (C) performance, and (D) they work hard.




A.All of the students
B.according to
C.performance
D.they work hard

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
This course will take us six months to complete.




A.In six months’ time, this course will be completed.
B.We will take a course in six months.
C.To complete this course will last over six months.
D.Six months is not enough to complete this course.

___________(32)




A.composes
B.includes
C.consists
D.contains

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Everyone in the committee ___ to express his/ her ideas.




A.allows
B.allow
C.are allowed
D.is allowed

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to the given one.
“Can I borrow your dictionary?” John asked me.




A.John asked me to borrow his dictionary.
B.John asked me whether I could borrow his dictionary.
C.John asked me whether he could borrow my dictionary.
D.John asked me whether he could borrow your dictionary.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
Peter’s father asked him not to spend too much time _____ computer games.




A.played
B.playing
C.to play
D.play

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
(A) As the (B) highest mountain on Earth, (C) the Mount Everest represents the ultimate challenge for mountain (D) climbers.




A.As
B.highest
C.the
D.climbers

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
The number of people (A) living in poverty (B) have grown to 1.2 million people. That is about (C) one in (D) every five people.




A.living
B.have grown
C.one
D.every

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
____ the end ____ next month, we will have completed our course.




A.Through / via
B.On / for
C.After / from
D.By / of