Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
Formerly babies___ of whooping cough.
A.have died 
B.used to die 
C.would die
D.get used to dying

Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
People ___ that the earth is round before.
A.were not used to believe 
B.used to believe 
C.would not use to believe 
D.would believe

They finished their tea and then they left.
A.They finished their tea after they had left.
B.After they had left, they finished their tea.
C.They had left before they finished their tea.
D.After they had finished their tea, they left.

Choose the most suitable word or phrases to fill the blanks.
I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ________ ?
A.is there
B.isn’t there 
C.do I
D.don’t I

He came home late, so I asked him where ______ been.
A.he had 
B.has he
C.he has
D.had he

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Entry to the seminar is restricted to those who have received a personal from the general manager. 
A.bidding
B.appeal
C.invitation
D.honour

 
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.
She always try to finish her homework before going to bed.
A.try
B.her
C.before
D.going to bed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The organizing committee has not yet set a(n)________ date for the seminar, but it will be some time in the first week of November. 
A.full
B.factual
C.explicit
D.specific

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The Business Advisory Council has been specially designed for those in_________ of advice about setting up new businesses.
A.need
B.want 
C.duty
D.absence

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 from 35 to 42.
Humans are bringing about another global-scale change in the atmosphere: the increase in what are called greenhouse gases. Like glass in a greenhouse, these gases admit the Sun's light but tend to reflect back downward the heat that is radiated from the ground below, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. This process is known as the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is the most significant of these gases – there is 25 percent more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than there was a century ago, the result of our burning coal and fuels derived from oil. Methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs are greenhouse gases as well.
Scientists predict that increases in these gases in the atmosphere will make the Earth a warmer place. They expect a global rise in average temperature somewhere between 1.0 and 3.5 degrees Celsius in the next century. Average temperatures have in fact been rising and the years from 1987 to 1997 were the warmest years on record. Some scientists are reluctant to say that global warming has actually begun because climate naturally varies from year to year and decade to decade, and it takes many years of records to be sure of a fundamental change. There is little disagreement, though, that global warming is looming.
Global warming will have different effects in different regions. A warmed world is expected to have more extreme weather, with more rain during wet periods, longer droughts, and more powerful storms. Although the effects of future climate changes are unknown, some predict that exaggerated weather conditions may translate into better agricultural yields in areas such as the western United States, where temperature and rainfall are expected to increase, while dramatic decreases in rainfall may lead to severe droughts and plunging agricultural yields in parts of Africa, for example.
Warmer temperatures are expected to partially melt the polar ice caps, leading to a projected sea level rise of 50 centimeters by the year 2050. A sea level rise of this magnitude would flood coastal cities, force people to abandon low-lying islands, and completely inundate coastal wetlands. Diseases like malaria, which at present are primarily found in the tropics, may become more common in the regions of the globe between the tropics and the polar regions, called the temperate zones. For many of the world's plant species, and for animal species that are not easily able to shift their territories as their habitat grows warmer, climate change may bring extinction.
(Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation)
What may be the benefit of exaggerated weather conditions for the western United States?  
A.Decrease in rainfall during wet periods
B.Favourable weather conditions
C.Higher agricultural production
D.Minimal natural disasters