Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
In most capital cities, which were built long before the heyday of the private car, there is rarely enough (61)………..for moving traffic, and certainly not enough for parked vehicles. Buses move slowly because of the volume of (62)…………..thus encouraging more commuters to abandon public transport. Banning traffic from some areas may help, but such a (63)………….may not actually diminish the number of cars coming into the city. What has happened in effect is that the (64)…………….of the private car have become the number one priority, and the older functions of the city centre as meeting place and focus for social life have been lost. The new city cannot (65)…………..without a series of ring roads. Giant car parks are (66)…… new palaces and cathedrals. During the working hours of the day, there is the constant (67)….of traffic, but at night the centre is nearly empty, apart from a few homeless in doorway. Most people have (68)………….. back to the suburbs, and very few of those who live in the centre have cars, for often there is nowhere to park them. The old cities with its narrow streets, may still retain a lively air (69)…………that may be because it exists as an island, where no cars are permitted. Unless the local authorities have not yet plucked up the courage to ban most traffic from the streets, (70)……….which case the city centre is congested by day and gigantic car park by night.




A.area
B.roads
C.space
D.speed

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
In most capital cities, which were built long before the heyday of the private car, there is rarely enough (61)………..for moving traffic, and certainly not enough for parked vehicles. Buses move slowly because of the volume of (62)…………..thus encouraging more commuters to abandon public transport. Banning traffic from some areas may help, but such a (63)………….may not actually diminish the number of cars coming into the city. What has happened in effect is that the (64)…………….of the private car have become the number one priority, and the older functions of the city centre as meeting place and focus for social life have been lost. The new city cannot (65)…………..without a series of ring roads. Giant car parks are (66)…… new palaces and cathedrals. During the working hours of the day, there is the constant (67)….of traffic, but at night the centre is nearly empty, apart from a few homeless in doorway. Most people have (68)………….. back to the suburbs, and very few of those who live in the centre have cars, for often there is nowhere to park them. The old cities with its narrow streets, may still retain a lively air (69)…………that may be because it exists as an island, where no cars are permitted. Unless the local authorities have not yet plucked up the courage to ban most traffic from the streets, (70)……….which case the city centre is congested by day and gigantic car park by night.




A.their
B.its
C.these
D.those

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Some parts of Asia are extremely crowded. .............., there are many forests where few people live.




A.Moreover
B.Nevertheless
C.Consequently
D.Otherwise

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She checked her essay again and again .............. avoiding making spelling mistakes.




A.with a view to
B.aiming to
C.in view of
D.on purpose of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Her parents insisted that she ............... until she .................... her degree.




A.stayed / finished
B.would stay / finished
C.stayed / had finished
D.stay / finished

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
- “Don’t forget to drop me a line when you settle down.”
- “Trust me. I won’t . …………..”




A.I’ll drop it.
B.I’ll let you know.
C.It’s hard to keep up contact.
D.I’ll keep you posted.

A warning printed on a makeshift lifebuoy says: " This is not a life-saving device. Children should be accompany by their parents."




A.life saving.
B.children.
C.accompany.
D.parents.

The word "They" in the fourth paragraph refers to________.




A.employers
B.workers
C.employees
D.tasks

______ (52)




A.what
B.that
C.whether
D.do

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
Nervous about flying in planes,____________.




A.thirty years ago people knew nothing of space travel
B.people knew nothing of space travel thirty years ago
C.space travel was unknown by people thirty years ago
D.because people knew nothing of space travel thirty years ago.