As it turned out, the real hero of the contest was Dave Baker, a school­boy from Trent, who………….on the skateboard for a couple of months.
A.had only been practising
B.has only been practising
C.was only practising
D.only practised

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Quite soon, the world is going to _________ energy resources.
A.come up against    
B.keep up with
C.get into  
D.run out of

V. Choose the one option that best completes the passage.
One of the most famous statues in the world (26) ______ on an island in New York Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman (27) ______ the torch of liberty, and its official name is the 'Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World'. The statue was a gift to American people from the French (28) ______ the friendship between the two nations. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartoldie andcompletedin 1884 in France, then was transportedto America and put up in 1886.
In the years after the statue was put up, many (29) ______ came to the United States through New York. (30) ______ they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. She symbolizeda welcome to a land of freedom.
(26) 
A.stands
B.puts
C.exists
D.finds

It was getting so cold that she had to ____the sweater.
A.dress in
B.put on
C.try on
D.wear over

A.profile    
B. initiate 
C.controversy   
D.project

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
______ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
A.That Philip Glass      
B.Philip Glass, who
C.Philip Glass        
D.Because Philip Glass

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.comment                 
B.complain                 
C.collect                     
D.comply

A.Nose
B.Push
C.Run
D.Shop

______that the company has shown rapid growth in the last two years.
A.It is reported
B.They are reported
C.The report was
D.It was reported

The cheap book is better designed than the expensive one.
A.Though the first book is only slightly more expensive than the other, the later has a better designed.
B.Both of the books have a good design, yet the less expensive one’s a bit better.
C.The book which costs more does not have as good a design as that which costs less.
D.While both books are well designed, the designed of one is better than that of the other.