The main idea of paragraph one is that _____________
A.Paul Watson is a hero to some people
B.activists are people who do something
C.Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
D.Paul Watson does not believe in talking

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt. 
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_________(52)
A.brought
B.helped
C.contributed
D.delivered

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.
The darker it was getting, the most difficult it was becoming to see everything in the house without electricity.
A.most
B.without
C.becoming
D.The darker

III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
The bus was so late reaching the station that I........ missed the train.
A.almost                     
B.already                                
C.soon                        
D.entirely

Men will reclaim the positions they lost to women.
A.Men will take over women's positions.
B.Men will restate that many women's positions are theirs
C.Men will regain positions which used to be theirs. 
D.Men are angry about the fact that women took their positions.

Exercise 6. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 30.
Founded after World War II by 51 "peace-loving states" combined to oppose future aggression, the United Nations now counts 192 member nations, (26)             its newest members, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga in 1999, Tuvalu and Yugoslavia in 2000, Switzerland and East Timor in 2002, and Montenegro in 2006.
United Nations Day has been (27)           on October 24 since 1948 and celebrates the objectives and accomplishments of the organization, which was established on October 24, 1945.
The UN (28)            in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions across the globe. Though some say its (29)             has declined in recent decades, the United Nations still plays a tremendous role in world politics. In 2001 the United Nations and Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the UN, won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
Since 1948 there have been 63 UN peacekeeping operations that are currently under way. Thus far, close to 130 nations have contributed personnel (30)            various times; 119 are currently providing peacekeepers. As of August 31, 2008, there were 16 peacekeeping operations underway with a total of 88,230 personnel. The small island nation of Fiji has taken part in virtually every UN peacekeeping operation, as has Canada.
(Source: https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_academic_reading_4.htm, December 10th, 2017)
(29) 
A.consequence   
B.meaninglessness     
C.awareness               
D.influence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Realizing the environmental impact of the fashion industry, some bloggers, vloggers and influencers are now entering the “no-buy” movement. 
A.It is a new trend that some bloggers, vloggers and influencers now refuse to buy new stuff regardless of the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
B.Instead of using the things they have already owned, some bloggers, vloggers and influencers make a commitment to buy new stuff because of the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
C.With the fashion industry's environmental impact under consideration, there's a move to avoid new stuff among some bloggers, vloggers and influencers.
D.Some bloggers, vloggers and influencers, taking fashion industry's environmental impact into account, now deny buying new products.

My teacher reminded me ______ my essay carefully before handing it in.
A.  A. to have checked
B.to check
C.checked
D.checking

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ________ .
A.verbalization is the most common form of communication
B.the deaf and mute use an oral form of communication
C.ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language
D.there are many forms of communication in existence today

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _______ the Soviet economy.
A.repair   
B.reproduce   
C.restructure 
D.reply