The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means ______ .
A.“living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm.”
B.“able to get what one wants in clever way, especially by tricking or cheating”
C.“large and strong, difficult to control or deal with”
D.“thin and weak because of lack of food and water’’

The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert aniinals EXCEPT_______ .


 
A.they sleep during the day
B.they dig home underground
C.they are noisy and aggressive
D.they are watchful and quiet

According to the passage, creatures in the desert___ .
A.run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest
B.run and leap rnore slowly than those in the tangled forest
C.are more active during the day than those in the tangled
D.are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world

The phrase “those forms’" in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT___ .


 
A.water-loving animals 
B.the coyote and the bobcat
C.moist-skinned animals
D.many large animals

At 12 o’clock yesterday, we ____________ (have) lunch.
A.was having
B.had     
C.were having
D.having

Write a paragraph (about 120) about a book that you have read recently.What is the title of the book? Character(s)?Who is the author? What is the plot?Type of book? Your opinion of the book…….
A.
B.
C.
D.

At this time 2 days ago, I ____________ (travel) in America.
A.travelled       
B.travelling      
C.was travelled
D.was travelling

The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means ______ .
A.“places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
B.“holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in"
C.“structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kepf"
D.“places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found”

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.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death·, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
          Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
          Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

In how many fields are prizes bestowed?
A.6
B.5
C.2
D.10

We can infer from the passage that_____ .
A.living things adjust to their environment
B.water is the basis of desert life
C.desert life is colorful and diverse
D.healthy animals live longer lives