Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
The natural world is under violent assault from man.
The seas and rivers are being poisoned by radioactive wastes, by chemical discharges and by the dumping of dangerous toxins and raw sewage. The air we breathe is polluted by smoke and fumes from factories and motor vehicles; even the rain is poisoned.
It's little wonder forests and lakes are being destroyed and everywhere wildlife is disappearing. Yet the destruction continues.
Governments and industries throughout the world are intensifying their efforts to extract the earth's mineral riches and to plunder its living resources. The great rainforests and the frozen continents alike are seriously threatened. And this despite the warnings of the scientific community and the deep concern of millions of ordinary people.
Despite the fact, too, that we can create environmentally-clean industries, harness the power of the sun, wind and waves for our energy needs and manage the finite resources of the Earth in a way that will safeguard our future and protect all the rich variety of life forms which share this planet with us.
But there is still hope. The forces of destruction are being challenged across the globe - and at the spearhead of this challenge is Greenpeace.
Wherever the environment is in danger, Greenpeace has made a stand.
Its scientific presentations and peaceful direct actions at sea and on land have shocked governments and industries into an awareness that Greenpeace will not allow the natural world to be destroyed. Those actions, too, have won the admiration and support of millions.
Now you can strengthen the thin green line; you can make your voice heard in defence of the living world by joining Greenpeace today. Thank God someone's making waves.
The writer ............




A.is surprised that the rain is poisoned.
B.is unsured why the air is polluted.
C.wonders why the natural world is being destroyed.
D.understands why forests and lakes are being destroyed.

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
In the 1972 the Australian government introduced a quota system which allowed a(n) (36) ______ number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were (37) ______ their crops. The problem is that while two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a futher two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of (38) ______. The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food. There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.
The environmental group Greenpeace and Australia's Animal Liberation (AAL) are now campaigning for a ban (39) ______ the sale of all kangaroo products. They hope that this will stop unscrupulous farmers killing the animal for profit. A spokesperson for AAL said, ‘People aren't concerned because there are still (40) ______ six million kangaroos in Australia so they are hardly an endangered species. People just don't care about issues like this unless there is a real threat. But we know certain types have already become extinct in some areas. We must act now before it is too late.
(38)




A.results
B.pretexts
C.excuses
D.reasons

Choose word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
Radio stations at which (A) broadcast only news (B) first appeared (C) in the (D) 1970s.




A.at which
B.only news
C.appeared
D.in the

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
The computer, ...... the memory capacity has just been upgraded, is among the latest generations.




A.that
B.whose
C.of which
D.which of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______in the street yesterday was very friendly.




A.The mounted police, who I saw
B.Who is the mounted police I saw
C.The mounted police I saw whom
D.The mounted police whom I saw

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The replacement of shops such as the groceries’ and chemist’s by cafés_____the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping




A.leave
B.have left
C.has left
D.to have left

The first man-made colors were produced




A.only recently
B.in the 20th century
C.in the 19th century
D.centuries ago

The word “they” refers to




A.early humans
B.colours
C.plants
D.deep blues

(32)




A.prejudice
B.judgement
C.impression
D.doubt

He didn’t hurry. Therefore, he missed the plane.




A.If he hurried, he wouldn’t miss the plane.
B.Had he hurried, he might catch the plane.
C.Had he hurried, he could have caught the plane.
D.He didn’t miss the plane because he hurried.