My penpal and I have______ once every month since 2004.




A.called
B.read
C.wrote
D.corresponded

VII. Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.
I am sorry I didn't finish my homework last night.




A.I wish I finished my homework last night.
B.I wish to finish my homework last night.
C.I wish I had finished my homework last night.
D.I wish I would finish my homework last night.

VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The advent of the Internet may be one of the most important technological developments in recent years. Never before have so many people had access to so many different sources of information. For all of the Internet's advantages, however, people are currently becoming aware of some of its drawbacks and are looking for creative solutions. Among the current problems, which include a general lack of reliability and numerous security concerns, the most crucial is speed.
First of all, the Internet has grown very quickly. In 1990, only a few academics had ever heard of the Internet. In 1996, over 50 million people used it. Every year, the number of people with access to the Internet doubles. The rapid growth has been a problem. The computer systems which run the Internet have not been able to keep up with the demand. Also, sometimes a request for information most pass through many routing computers before the information can be obtained. A request for information made in Paris 'might have to go through computers in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo in order to obtain the required information.
Consequently, service is often slow and unpredictable. Service also tends to be worse when the Internet is busiest - during the business day of the Western Hemisphere - whi.ch is also when companies need its service the most.
Some people are trying to harness the power of networked computers in such a way as to avoid .this problem. In 1995, a group of American universities banded together to form what has come to be known as Internet II. Internet II is a smaller, more specialized system intended for academic use. Since it is more specialized, fewer users are allowed access. Consequently, the time required to receive information has decreased.
Businesses are beginning to explore a possible analogue to the Internet II. Many businesses are creating their own "Intranets". These are systems that can only be used by the members of the same company. In theory, fewer users should translate into a faster system. Intranets are very useful for large national and international companies whose branches need to share information. Another benefit of an Intranet is an increased amount of security. Since only company employees have access to the information on the Intranet, their information is protected from competitors. While there is little doubt that the Internet will eventually be a fast reliable service, industry and the academic community have taken their own steps toward making more practical global networks.
According the passage, which of the following is true of the Internet?




A.It tends to be unreliable.
B.It has created a sense of financial security.
C.It is too expensive to access.
D.It has become increasingly less popular.

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
The professor decided to allow (A) the students to take (B) the examination a second (C) time because (D) the low scores.




A.to allow
B.take
C.second
D.because

III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
When I was a boy we had no ______ in this village.




A.electric
B.electricity
C.electrify
D.electrical

A.feather
B.leather
C.feature
D.measure

VII. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.




A.I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago.
B.I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time.
C.I haven't seen any Hollywood film before.
D.It's ages when I saw a last Hollywood film.

Mark the A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Mark and Anne are talking after the class.
Mark: “Guess what? I’ve been recruited to be a member of Green Dream Volunteer Group.”
Anne: “_______”




A.Good luck next time!
B.That’s great! Congratulations!
C.That’s the least thing I could do for you.
D.It doesn’t make sense to me.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.represent
B.cultivate
C.classify
D.emphasize

V. Fill in each blank space with one appropriate from the box.
Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best places for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly fall on the moon (26) outer space. This will be important on the moon, (27) daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be (28) like a balloon inside the cave. The reason for this is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have to take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house (29) will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables, and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only (30) as much as it does on the earth.
(28)




A.blown up
B.grown up
C.got up
D.put up