Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____only in the Andes, the plant is used by local people to treat skin diseases.
A.Finding
B.Found
C.Having found
D.Founded

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)in each of the following questions.
This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.
A.slow       
B.rapid 
C. careful 
D.hurried

The author believes that ____________ .
A.English is easier to learn than Chinese. 
B. English will probably be replaced as an international language.
C.Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication..
D.Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers.

 I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.
A.He should not have been envious of his brother’s achievement.
B.He cannot have known that his brother graduated with very high marks.
C.That his brother graduated with flying colors must have been appreciated by him.
D.He may not know that his brother is flying gradually up in a colorful balloon.

A.still
B.such
C.even
D.though

Choose the correct  answer to each of the following question.
Women whose husbands do not _____ the household chores are unhappy.
A.contribute to
B.contribution
C.contribution to  
D.contribute

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.
I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
 
A.I last met my grandparents five years ago.
B.I have met my grandparents for five years.
C.I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
D.I often met my grandparents five years ago.

What determines whether a word is correct or incorrect?
 
A.change                      
B.usage                          
C.dialect                         
D.study

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
 Different conservation efforts have been _______ in order to save endangered species.
A.take       
B.give   
C.made      
D.done

Choose the answer that best fits in each gap in the text below.
It is back-to-school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches. But don't forget about breakfast! When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people (32)_______ breakfast to save time. But that may be a big mistake for students.
That is the finding of a 2015 study from Cardiff University in Wales. Researchers there looked at 5000 9-11 year-olds from more than 100 primary schools in the U.K. They looked at what the students ate (33)_______ breakfast and then their grades 6 to 18 months later. They found that the students who ate a healthy breakfast (34)_______ twice as likely to perform above average in educational activities. The researchers also found that unhealthy breakfasts - such as potato chips or a donut did not appear helpful to educational performance. A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. We all may gain from eating something healthy first thing in the morning.
A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates (35)_______ performance on short- and longterm memory. Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because (36)_______ a major effect on long-term memory.
(32)
A.skip                                     
B.reduce                     
C.omit                        
D.quit