The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because_________
A.they were not obeying international laws
B.they were whaling
C.they were killing and selling whales
D.All of the above are correct

The Sea Shepherd was hunting________
A.the Atlantic Ocean
B.whales
C.the Sierra
D.Portugal

According to the reading, environmental activist is someone who_____
A.runs into whaling ships
B.does something to protect the Earth
C.talks about protecting endangered species
D.is a hero, like Paul Watson

The members of a ship’s crew are________
A.the men and women who work on the ship
B.the people who work on the airplanes
C.all of the people on a ship, including the passengers
D.the people who own the ship

The paragraph following the passage likely discusses_______
A.the details of the destruction of the White House by the British
B.James Monroe’s policies as president
C.modifications by presidents who followed
D.other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House

According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in the White House?
A.He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B.He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C.He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams.
D.He was accepting of the many inconveniences.

The word “forces” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by_____
A.military
B.effort
C.power
D.energy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
A.We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.
B.Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
C.We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
D.We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (37) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (38)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (39) __________there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (40) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (41) __________ the pain.
(38)_________
A.gained
B.won
C.earned
D.made

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (37) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (38)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (39) __________there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (40) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (41) __________ the pain.
(37) _________
A.exported
B.finished
C.banned
D.blamed