My elder brother failed his final exam, which depressed my parents.
A.encouraged
B.satisfied
C.disappointed
D.pleased

It can be inferred from the Message that Alexander Fleming ________.
A.suspected medicinal properties of mold
B.discovered moldy cheese
C.enjoyed eating cheese  
D. isolated infectious patients

The bones found in the grave nearby are believed to belong to _______ .
A.wild cats
B.tamed cats
C.a young person 
D.a scientist

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.passed         
B.opened    
C.worked   
D.washed

 Which of the following was a suggested treatment for migraines in the passage?
A.Eating more ripe bananas.
B.Avoiding all Oriental foods.
C.Getting plenty ofsodium nitrate.
D.Using Vitamin B in addition to a good diet.

Choose the answer which has the same meaning with the underlined word

We live near a special school for people who can’t hear.
A.the dumb  
B.the blind 
C.the deaf 
D.the sick

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
WashingtonIrving, one of the most famous authors, was a lawyer, a businessman, and a    United Statesdiplomatic toEngland andSpain.                             
A.authors,
B.was
C.a
D.diplomatic

The old market is said ……. in a fire two years ago.
A.to be destroyed
B.to have destroyed
C.to have been destroyed
D.to be destroying

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.
We all want to live in a clean and green world and breathe pollution free air. For this kind of environment we desperately need a fossil fuel free world. Scientists are toiling hard to come up (18)______ alternative fuels which can replace conventional fuels. One such study was presented at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. This study throws interesting light on the first economical, eco-friendly process to (19)______  algae oil into biodiesel fuel. The scientists are quite hopeful that one day America will become independent (20)______  fossil fuels. Ben Wen is the (21)______  researcher and vice president of United Environment and Energy LLC, Horseheads, N.Y. According to him, “This is the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil. It costs much less than conventional processes because you would need a much smaller factory, there (22)______  no water disposal costs, and the process is considerably faster.”
(20)______
A.on   
B.from 
C.with 
D.of

A.according  
B.depending 
C.regardless 
D.on account