James could have been a classical musician if he’d continued his cello lessons.
A.It was only because James stopped taking lessons on the cello that he was unable to become a classical musician.
B.Originally, James had wanted to become a classical musician, and so he took cello lessons for a time.
C.It was the cello lessons that he took for a long time that enabled James to become a classical musician.
D.James never became a classical musician, but he did continue taking cello lessons nonetheless.

Albrecht Durer created a fairly good picture of a rhinoceros without even having seen one.
A.Despite not having seen a rhinoceros, Albrecht Durer created a pretty good picture of one.
B.Had he not looked at a rhinoceros first, Albrecht Durer wouldn’t have made a quite good picture of one.
C.Albrecht Durer didn’t even bother to look at a rhinoceros before he made his excellent picture of one.
D.Before Albrecht Durer saw a rhinoceros, he had already made a pretty good picture of one.

In the third paragraph, what does the term “wild card” mean?
A.An unknown card in a card game.
B.An unknown item in the scientists’ calculations.
C.A large amount of acid dust.
D.A, B, and c are incorrect.

It can be inferred that the word “retain” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A.hold
B.lose
C.increase
D.need

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
I shouted in order that I could warn everybody of danger.
A.I shouted with a view to warn everybody of danger.
B.I shouted so that warn everybody of danger.
C.I shouted with the aim of warn everybody of danger
D.I shouted for fear that nobody knows of danger.

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
She went to the library in order that she could borrow some books.
A.She went to the library with the aim of borrow some books.
B.She went to the library that she could borrow some books.
C.She went to the library so that she could borrow some books.
D.She went to the library in order to lend some books.

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
The schoolboys are in hurry………………….they will not be late for school.
A.so as to
B.to
C.in order that
D.for

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
They were talking in whispers…………..nobody could hear them.
A.in order to
B.so as not to
C.in order that
D.for fear that

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
He studies very hard ……………………
A.in order to fail the examination
B.so that to get knowledge
C.so as not to pass examination
D.for fear that he will fail the examination

Choose the best answer for the following sentences:
I spoke slowly. The foreigner could understand me.
A.I spoke slowly so that the foreigner could understand me.
B.I spoke slowly in order to the foreigner could understand me.
C.I spoke slowly that the foreigner could understand me.
D.I spoke slowly to make the foreigner could understand me.