Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
The English spoken in Canada is similar _______ the United States.
A.to these in
B.with that of
C.with that in
D.to that of

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After the eruption, lava _______ out of the volcano and poured down the mountainside.
A.has spewed
B.was spewed
C.spewing
D.spewed

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According to the investigation, he died not from a blow to the head _______.
A.but of a heart attack
B.but his heart failed him
C.only of a heart attack
D.instead of his heart attack

Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions
Cathy had better stop eating so much chocolate.
A.Cathy wishes she could give up eating chocolate.
B.Cathy ought to stop eating so much chocolate.
C.Cathy would prefer to stop eating so much chocolate.
D.Cathy may have given up eating so much chocolate.

Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions
Without his help, she would not have managed to solve the problem
A.She managed to solve the problem on her own.
B.She's unable to solve the problem without his help.
C.If he hadn't helped her, she wouldn't have been able to solve the problem.
D.If he helps her, she'll be able to solve the problem.

Read the text about oil spill and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 56 to 65.
On an ecologist’s list of nightmares, this (56)_______ looked like an easy member of the top five. An Ecuadorian fuel tanker, the Jessica, ran aground in the Galapagos Archipelago and slowly spilled its (57)_______ of 240.000 gal of fuel oil into the surrounding ocean. The disaster threatened to choke a unique and delicate (58)_______, the islands whose giant tortoises and 15 related species of finch inspired Charles Darwin’s “the origin of Species” in 1859.
he emergency began when the captain of the Jessica, a 30 year old boat, (59)_______ a buoy for a lighthouse and ran aground off the shore of San Cristobal Island. The ship’s cargo was 65% diesel oil (60)_______ for Baltra Island and 35% bunker fuel, a heavier form of oil used by tour boats. Rescue teams from Ecuadorian navy and the state-owned fuel company began (61)_______ fuel from the damaged vessel, but after three days of battering by waves up to 2 meters in (62)_______, the Jessica began leaking oil into the sea and would (63)_______ pour out over 180,000 gallons.
One week later, the government declared a state of (64)_______ in the Galapagos archipelago, setting (65)_______ an initial $2 million for cleanup operation.
(57)_______
A.load
B.cargo
C.produce
D.transport

Read the text about oil spill and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 56 to 65.
On an ecologist’s list of nightmares, this (56)_______ looked like an easy member of the top five. An Ecuadorian fuel tanker, the Jessica, ran aground in the Galapagos Archipelago and slowly spilled its (57)_______ of 240.000 gal of fuel oil into the surrounding ocean. The disaster threatened to choke a unique and delicate (58)_______, the islands whose giant tortoises and 15 related species of finch inspired Charles Darwin’s “the origin of Species” in 1859.
he emergency began when the captain of the Jessica, a 30 year old boat, (59)_______ a buoy for a lighthouse and ran aground off the shore of San Cristobal Island. The ship’s cargo was 65% diesel oil (60)_______ for Baltra Island and 35% bunker fuel, a heavier form of oil used by tour boats. Rescue teams from Ecuadorian navy and the state-owned fuel company began (61)_______ fuel from the damaged vessel, but after three days of battering by waves up to 2 meters in (62)_______, the Jessica began leaking oil into the sea and would (63)_______ pour out over 180,000 gallons.
One week later, the government declared a state of (64)_______ in the Galapagos archipelago, setting (65)_______ an initial $2 million for cleanup operation.
(59)_______
A.mistook
B.noticed
C.confused
D.observed

Read the text about oil spill and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 56 to 65.
On an ecologist’s list of nightmares, this (56)_______ looked like an easy member of the top five. An Ecuadorian fuel tanker, the Jessica, ran aground in the Galapagos Archipelago and slowly spilled its (57)_______ of 240.000 gal of fuel oil into the surrounding ocean. The disaster threatened to choke a unique and delicate (58)_______, the islands whose giant tortoises and 15 related species of finch inspired Charles Darwin’s “the origin of Species” in 1859.
he emergency began when the captain of the Jessica, a 30 year old boat, (59)_______ a buoy for a lighthouse and ran aground off the shore of San Cristobal Island. The ship’s cargo was 65% diesel oil (60)_______ for Baltra Island and 35% bunker fuel, a heavier form of oil used by tour boats. Rescue teams from Ecuadorian navy and the state-owned fuel company began (61)_______ fuel from the damaged vessel, but after three days of battering by waves up to 2 meters in (62)_______, the Jessica began leaking oil into the sea and would (63)_______ pour out over 180,000 gallons.
One week later, the government declared a state of (64)_______ in the Galapagos archipelago, setting (65)_______ an initial $2 million for cleanup operation.
(61)_______
A.eliminating
B.removing
C.subtracting
D.exporting

Read the text about oil spill and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 56 to 65.
On an ecologist’s list of nightmares, this (56)_______ looked like an easy member of the top five. An Ecuadorian fuel tanker, the Jessica, ran aground in the Galapagos Archipelago and slowly spilled its (57)_______ of 240.000 gal of fuel oil into the surrounding ocean. The disaster threatened to choke a unique and delicate (58)_______, the islands whose giant tortoises and 15 related species of finch inspired Charles Darwin’s “the origin of Species” in 1859.
he emergency began when the captain of the Jessica, a 30 year old boat, (59)_______ a buoy for a lighthouse and ran aground off the shore of San Cristobal Island. The ship’s cargo was 65% diesel oil (60)_______ for Baltra Island and 35% bunker fuel, a heavier form of oil used by tour boats. Rescue teams from Ecuadorian navy and the state-owned fuel company began (61)_______ fuel from the damaged vessel, but after three days of battering by waves up to 2 meters in (62)_______, the Jessica began leaking oil into the sea and would (63)_______ pour out over 180,000 gallons.
One week later, the government declared a state of (64)_______ in the Galapagos archipelago, setting (65)_______ an initial $2 million for cleanup operation.
(63)_______
A.eventually
B.explicitly
C.totally
D.barely

Read the text about homework and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corrext word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
A study of the impact of homework in different countries says that the pressure of homework causes (41)______ between children and parents. According to the study, this pressure is most evident in families where parents are (42)______ for their children to succeed at school.
The recently released study is a review of research over 75 years, which (43)______ the impact of homework in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far and Middle East. It claims (44)______ homework can become a source of tension, particularly when parents try to (45)______ too much control.
The study states that parents have the most positive influence when they offer moral support, make appropriate resources available and discuss general issues, adding that they should only offer their help when their children (46)______ ask them to. The report also backs the effectiveness of homework clubs, which have recently (47)______ popular in many schools. These provide a quiet (48)______ where children can study after formal lessons finish, with a teacher (49)______ available to help them. Children feel these clubs (50)______ homework enjoyable and give them a better chance of passing exams.
(47)______
A.been
B.seemed
C.deemed
D.become