Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
She prefers documentaries .............. news.
A. to        
B.  than    
C. more 
D.on

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
Have you seen my keys? I remember (put)_________ them on the table this morning but I can't find it now.
A.putting
B.to putting
C.put
D.to put

A.maintain    
B.disturb       
C.offer           
D.announcement

What is especially worrying about Pfiesteria blooms?        
A.Conditions are becoming increasingly favourable for their spread
B.They are fatal to humans who come in contact with them
C.They have devastated the fishing industry in U.S coastal waters
D.Researchers have no idea as to exactly what causes them

The differences between British English and American English are.................  small. (COMPARE)
A.comparsion
B.compared
C.comparative
D.comparatively

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
China is the country with _____ population.
A.the larger
B.the more large
C.the largest
D.the most large

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position ofprimary stress in eachof the followingquestions.

A.promise
B.social
C.oblige
D.project

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.pure
B.durable
C.cure
D.pursue

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 question.
Different relationships affect teenagers in various ways. Friends impact teenagers almost the same amount as their parents. Teenagers go to their friends for help or to ask questions that they could not ask their parents about. Most of the time their friend give them good advice. In most cases, they tell their friends how to dress and act when being around certain people.
Love relationships just make it even harder for a teenager to get a good education. Some start to fail in school because they are hanging out with their boyfriend or girlfriend instead of doing their work.
Parents have a big influence on teenagers because their children look up to them and the majority of them grow up to act and do things just like their parents did with them. Children who have experienced a family break-up may have lower achievements than children brought up in an intact family.
As previously stated, teenagers are affected by many relationships which involve their friends, family, and their love relationships. The relationships affect them so much that most teenagers change their ideas about how they should live their lives in a different way and to change their future goals. They should be influenced to help themselves or to help others.
All of the following statements about parents’ influence on teenagers are true EXCEPT ______.
A.achievements of teenagers from a family break-up are always slow.
B.parents have a great impact on teenagers.
C.most teenagers grow up to act and do things just like their parents.
D.a family break-up may have a negative effect on teenagers.

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 question.
Different relationships affect teenagers in various ways. Friends impact teenagers almost the same amount as their parents. Teenagers go to their friends for help or to ask questions that they could not ask their parents about. Most of the time their friend give them good advice. In most cases, they tell their friends how to dress and act when being around certain people.
Love relationships just make it even harder for a teenager to get a good education. Some start to fail in school because they are hanging out with their boyfriend or girlfriend instead of doing their work.
Parents have a big influence on teenagers because their children look up to them and the majority of them grow up to act and do things just like their parents did with them. Children who have experienced a family break-up may have lower achievements than children brought up in an intact family.
As previously stated, teenagers are affected by many relationships which involve their friends, family, and their love relationships. The relationships affect them so much that most teenagers change their ideas about how they should live their lives in a different way and to change their future goals. They should be influenced to help themselves or to help others.
Love relationships may make a teenager harder to get a good education because ______.
A.their boyfriend or girlfriend may make them fail in school
B.they tell their boyfriend or girlfriend how to dress to how to act
C.they hang out with their boyfriend or girlfriend instead of studying
D.they try to do their homework instead of hanging out with their boyfriend or girlfriend.