Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Children all around the world love to read comic books. Maybe they like to read the kind of comic books that come out once a month, like Spiderman or Batman, or maybe they like manga- style comic books. That means that publishers who make comic books need to keep in touch with the things young people like to do. One thing that many young people today are interested in is technology, so of course kids want to read digital comic books on electronic devices.
Let's take Japanese manga as an example. There are lots of people around the world who enjoy reading manga. However, in the past, it was difficult to find translated versions of manga in comic bookstores. But that did not stop manga fans. Some fans who could translate Japanese into their own language started translating manga themselves. Then they scanned the pages of manga books and uploaded the scanned pages to the Internet with their translation. This practice has become so popular. People in the comic book industry made up a name for it. By combining the words scan and translation, they call it "scanlation", and it is a big problem today. The people who do scanlation usually share their manga for free, so readers do not buy manga books. Writers, artists, and publishers all end up losing money because of scanlation. Another problem is piracy in the comic book industry. Illegal copies of old and brand new comics alike have been hurting comic book sales.
Despite the progress made in converting comics to digital formats, hardcopy comic books are still by far the most popular format among fans. In the meantime, comic book publishers and stores will just have to keep an eye on their buyers' habits. As the popularity of digital books for e-readers and tablets grows, the popularity of digital comic books will grow as well.
(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
According to the passage, in the past, some manga fans who knew Japanese translated manga because       .
 
A.it was difficult to buy translated manga books
B.they wanted to make a name for themselves
C.they wanted to read manga for free  
D.it was enjoyable to translate Japanese books

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
“How brave you are!” he said to the firemen.
A.He blamed the firemen for their discouragement.
B.He criticized the firemen for their discouragement.
C.He praised the firemen for their courage.
D.He asked how brave the firemen were.

Mark  the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s outstanding humanitarianism.
A.remarkable
B.charitable
C. widespread
D.popular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
She _______ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
A.will be
B.had been
C.is
D.has been

Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
            Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet and is fifth in order of distance from the sun. It is well placed for observation for several months in every year and on average is the brightest of the planets apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it. Jupiter’s less than 10 hour rotation period gives it the shortest day in the solar system in so far as the principal planets are concerned. There are no true seasons on Jupiter because the axial inclination to the perpendicular of the orbital plane is only just over 3°-less than that for any other planet.
            The most famous mark on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot. It has shown variations in both intensity and color, and at times it has been invisible, but it always returns after a few years. At its greatest extent it may be 40,000 kilometers long and 14,000 kilometers wide, so its surface area is greater than that of Earth. Though the latitude of the Red Spot varies little, it drifts about in longitude. Over the past century the total longitudinal drift has amounted to approximately 1200°. The latitude is generally very close to -22°. It was once thought that the Red Spot might be a solid or semisolid body floating in Jupiter’s outer gas. However, the Pioneer and Voyager results have refuted that idea and proven the Red Spot to be a phenomenon of Jovian meteorology. Its longevity may well due to its exceptional size, but there are signs that it is decreasing in size, and it may not be permanent. Several smaller red spots have been seen occasionally but have not lasted.
According to the passge, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Jupiter is bigger than all the other planest in the solar system.
B.A day in Jupiter is nearly 10 hours long.   
C.The Red Great Spot moves more vertically than horizontally.  
D.Scientists have proof showing that smaller red spots are increasing their size to become other Great Red Spots.

________ the second turning ______ the right.
A.Take – in
B.Take – on
C.Get – in
D.Get – on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
This shirt is ______ that one.
A.much far expensive than
B.as much expensive as
C.a bit less expensive
D.not nearly as expensive as

For several centuries after the disintegration of the Roman Empire, the main source of water supply was from            .
A.water pipes                   
B.systems of aqueducts                    
C.dams and canals                          
D.springs and wells

Annie has three brothers, _________are pilots.           
A.who they all  
B.who all of them 
C.that all of them
D.all of whom

 
The word “strikingly” is closet meaning to             .
A.realistically                  
B.dramatically                 
C.completely                   
D.immediately