Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.enough
B.thousand
C.trouble
D.couple

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Even though they had been lost in the mountains for three days, they looked a strongly and healthy.
A.Even though
B.had been lost
C.for three days
D.strongly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.
A.sources of energy
B.continues
C.been looking
D.number

Which of the followings has the opposite meaning to the word “absorbed” in the last paragraph?
A.released
B.swallowed
C.consumed
D.piled up

The word “dose” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A.body
B.part
C.amount
D.organism

_________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A.Although
B.Since
C.If
D.Because

Which of the followings is NOT badly affected by contaminated groundwater?
A.Rocks
B.Plants
C.Human
D.Animals

According to the passage, which of the followings supports healthy ecosystems?
A.Animals
B.Water-based organisms
C.Lower food chain organisms
D.Wetlands

Lan_________the train if she_________in a hurry.
A.will miss/ is not
B.misses/ is not
C.misses/ is
D.will miss/ does not

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“Why don’t you ask the Council for help?” my neighbor said.
A.My neighbor advised me to ask the Council for help.
B.My neighbor told me not to ask the Council for help.
C.My neighbor recommended asking the Council for help.
D.My neighbor wants to know why I don’t ask the Council for help.