A.Continental
B.conservation
C.optimistic
D.particular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
By ______ the housework done, my mother has more time to pursue her career.




A.ordering
B.taking
C.having
D.making

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the worldmourning for him.




A.have
B.covering
C.fans around the world
D.mourning for him.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
“______ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.”




A.In addition to
B.Even though
C.As if
D.No matter how

The study’s conclusion that students’ workload now is not greater than before is based on_________.




A.what students achieve with greater load
B.how students spend their time
C.how students work through college
D.what college demands from students

The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.




A.workings of governments
B.political problems
C.newest filmmakers
D.high school students

“Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning”. Haven’t you heard the news? His wife gave birth to a baby boy early this morning”




A.very proud
B.exhausted
C.extremely dazed
D.extremely pleased

In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” mostly implies that ______.




A.education is totally ruined by schooling
B.all of life is an education
C.schooling takes place everywhere
D.schooling prevents people discovering things

IV- 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.
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth’s history called the Mesozoic Era, which is known as the Age of Reptiles. The first dinorsaurs appeared more than 200 million years old. For many millions of years, the dominated the land with their huge size and strength. Then about 65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never to reemerge .
The word dinosaur comes from two meaning “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs were not lizards, but their appearance could be truly terrifying. The biggest ones weighed more than ten times as much as a mature elephant and nearly equaled kinds of dinosaurs, including the brontosaur and tyrannosaurs rex, reached 80 to 90 feet in length. Not all dinosaurs were giants, however, some were actually no larger than a chicken.
Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaur to disappear. One theory involves a change in the earth’s climate. It is believed that temperature dropped significantly towards the end of the Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having fur or feathers for protection, such as the mammals and birds, were able to survive.
. According to the passage, what is the truth the size of dinosaurs ?




A.it made them the largest creatures ever on earth
B.It varied quite greatly
C.it guaranteed their survival.
D.It was rather uniform.

III- Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions
Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ____________ the most.




A.That influences farmers
B.farmers that is influences
C.why farmers influence it
D.it influences farmers