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.
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly.
A.After she had spoken, she regretted it bitterly.
B.She had spoken it, and then she regretted it bitterly.
C.She had no sooner spoken than she regretted it bitterly.
D.Because she had spoken it, she regretted it bitterly.

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.
John knew everything about his project. He presented it in an interesting way.
A.Not only did John know everything about his project, but also he presented it in an interesting way.
B.John knew everything about his project so that he presented it in an interesting way.
C.Because John knew everything about his project, no one could present it in a more interesting way.
D.Knowing everything about his project allows John to present it in an interesting way.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Mobile libraries bring books to children in many small countries. These libraries travel from towns to towns in cars, vans, or trucks.
A.staying in one place
B.moving from place to place
C.can be bent easily and quickly
D.changing shape or expression easily and often

Bush looks after passengers from the moment they arrive at the check-in desk then they board the plane.
A.looks after
B.the moment
C.arrive
D.then

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.
“I am nuts about computers. I have about seven in my house. Four laptops and three desktop computers.”
A.to need to sell something
B.to like something a lot
C.to be part of a fan club
D.to be sick of something

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
Jane and Janet are talking about their graduation ceremony.

Jane: "Where are we going to have our party after the graduation ceremony?”

Janet: "__________"
A.Well, I love parties.
B.I don’t know, maybe at the Grand Hall.
C.You know it’s too late.
D.Sure not. You even don’t know it yourself.

We take our umbrellas because it is raining heavily.
A.It is raining heavily, in order to we take our umbrellas.
B.It is raining heavily, so we will take our umbrellas.
C.It is raining heavily, so we take our umbrellas.
D.It is raining heavily, but we take our umbrellas.

Tom / always / going / home / late / so / mother / be/ angry / .
A.Tom is always going home late, so his mother is very angry.
B.Tom has always gone home late, so his mother is very angry.
C.Tom is always going home late, so his mother was very angry.
D.Tom is always going home so late, so his mother is very angry.

Compost / can / made / household / garden waste / .
A.Compost can made from household and garden waste.
B.Compost can be made from household and garden waste.
C.Compost can be made in household and garden waste.
D.Compost can being made from household and garden waste.

What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Global population decline will take its toll on China.
B.The “one-child” policy has proved effective in population control.
C.A decline in China’s population has shocked the whole world.
D.China is in two minds regarding which population policy to adopt.