(26) 
A.but
B.so
C.because
D.since

III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
The older you are,                                 .
A.the more you may become worried  
B.the more worried you may become
C.the more worry you may become      
D.you may become more worried

III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
Loss of habitat and increased commercial hunt                       the number of chimpanzees from 2 million to 300,000 individuals.
A.reduced
B.lessened
C.weakened
D.limited

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that dfffers from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.convenient
B.endanger
C.critical
D.tradition

III. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
If we don't protect these rare species, they                by 2030s.
A.die out     
B.will die out      
C.will have died out   
D.have died out

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The fire will go out unless we put some more wood on.
A.go off   
B.go in       
C.stop burning           
D.flare up

They were fortunate to have rescued from the fire before the building collapsed.
A.fortunate
B.rescued
C.from
D.collapsed

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

A.potential
B.production
C.promotion
D.psychology

I hope that this winter won't be______ last.
A.as cold than
B.so cold as
C.so cold like
D.as cold like

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A MORE COMMERCIAL TUNE
  Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years (26)                a concert pianist he has gone into business, recently (27)                up his own company. "After leaving university, I decided to (28)                myself to a career in music. I loved performing but it was very hard (29)                I played at concerts in Europe and America, made recordings got good reviews. But after a while, I felt I had gone as (30)                as I could. Unless you are one of the world's top pianists, it's difficult to earn a good (31)                and I wasn't one of the greatest.
   When I gave up my performing career, people around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (32)                I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a (33)                in business administration I joined the recording company EMI and started their classical video division, producing programs about famous artists. A year ago I left EMI and formed a new company, New Media System, which (34)                in multimedia programs.
   Now that I run my own business, I'm in control of my life and I feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work (35)                hours, the stress involved in piano playing was much worse. It took physical, emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now.
(27) 
A.giving                     
B.setting                     
C.forming                   
D.bringing