VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Naismith wanted to make a game that could be played indoors. He remembered a game he used to play in his childhood. He developed that game to make basketball.
Basketball is played on a basketball court. There is a backboard with an iron basket at each end of the court. The basket is 10 feet high. The only other equipment is a basketball.
Naismith made 13 rules to guide the game. There are 5 people on each team. Basketball players must dribble the ball. The goal of this game is to put the ball into the other team’s basket and to earn points. The team with the most points wins the game.
Basketball is now very popular all over the world.Americahas very good teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The word “dribble” in paragraph 3 could be replaced by  __________.
A.move                  
B.catch
C.stop
D.throw

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of ther following questions.
The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.
A.notify     
B.instruct  
C.acquaint  
D.inform

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
  The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. These collections of things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and attractively displayed. Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, it may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for example, 19th Century postage stamp, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Some collections are capable of being completed, at least to the extent of owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who specifically try to assemble complete collections in this way are sometimes called 'completist'. Upon completing a particular collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an entirely new collection. The most popular fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers that trade in the items being collected, as well as related accessories. Many of these dealers started as collectors themselves, then turned their hobby into a profession. There are some limitations on collecting, however. Someone who has the financial means to collect stamps might not be able to collect sport cars, for example. 
Which of the following is true?
A.Most collections are on public display.
B.It's took a lot of time and money to complete a collection.
C.Most fields in collecting have specialized commercial dealers.
D.Most of the dealers have their experiences in collecting.

IX:
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below:
“You hit the nail on the head” means “_______________”  
A. You have a headache
B.Your head has a nail on it 
C.You are totally right 
D.Your viewpoint is wrong

Mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp, which is used in paper-making.
A.Many of the  
B.obtained                  
C.the most  
D.paper-making

He will finish the work before you ..............here tomorrow.
A.leave
B.left
C.will leave
D.leaving

According to the passage, most of the workers who died in the fire ___________.
A.were university students   
B.had only worked there for a short time  
worked on the tenth floor
C.worked on the tenth floor
D.were immigrant women

______(17)
A.endurance       
B.strength    
C.duration       
D.durability

Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence. 
The cliffs are being constantly ________________by heavy seas. 
A.eroded 
B.worn 
C.eaten 
D.gulfed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
But for your support, we couldn’t _______ this plan.
A.have been completed
B.be completed
C.have completed
D.complete