___________ (9)




A.run
B.come
C.end
D.lead

He came to inspect the house __________ buying it.




A.with a view to
B.in case of
C.in the event of
D.with reference to

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 21 to 24.
Singaporehas a highly developed market-based economy (21) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along withHong Kong,South Koreaand Taiwan Singapore is one (22)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (23) ________ ofSingapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (24) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006,Singaporeproduced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output.Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped.Singaporeis The world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre afterLondon,New YorkCity andTokyo.
(23)




A.percentage
B.persuasion
C.perception
D.percent

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Yesterday I met your brother, ______ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before.




A.who
B.whose
C.whom
D.that

What is the passage primarily about?




A.the origin of the Moon
B.what we know about the Moon and its differences to Earth
C.the Moon's effect upon the Earth
D.a comparison of the Moon and the Earth

New York City, which is one of the largest cities in the world , is larger any other city in the United States.




A.which
B.larger
C.other city
D.the United States

"Would you like another cup of tea?", the landlady said to the guest.




A.The landlady offered the guest another cup of tea.
B.The landlady invited the guest another cup of tea.
C.The landlady had asked whether the guest wanted another cup of tea.
D.The landlady had asked if the guest would like another cup of tea.

There is a rumour that the chairman is planning to retire early.




A.Retiring early is what the chairman has planned.
B.The chairman is rumoured that he is planning to retire early.
C.People rumored that the chairman planned to retire early.
D.It is rumoured that the chairman is planning to retire early.

What is the main idea of this passage?




A.Animals cannot "count" more than one kind of object.
B.Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.
C.Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.
D.Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers

Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.




A.confirmation
B.agree
C.admission
D.refusal