The word “off-season” in paragraph 4 refers to_____




A.a period of the year that is suitable for holidays
B.a period of the year when the plants do not grow much
C.a period of the year when there is less activity
D.a period of the year when the resorts are crowded

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.




A.The student next to me bothering me a lot kept chewing gum.
B.The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
C.The student next to me kept chewing gum that bothered me a lot.
D.The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Jack bought that second-hand car and he then recognized that he shouldn't have done that.




A.Jack wished that he has not bought that second-hand car.
B.Jack wished that he did not buy that second-hand car.
C.Jack regretted to buy that second-hand car.
D.Jack regretted buying that second-hand car.

Clouds, foggy, and dust in the atmosphere absorb ultra-violet rays.




A.foggy
B.dust
C.the
D.absorb

____my opinion, French cheese is better than English cheese.




A.In
B.To
C.By
D.For

_____Professor Johns, _____man whose new drug everyone is talking about refused______ interview.




A. - the - an
B. - a - the
C.The-a-the
D.The-a-an

“Believe it or not, I have seven brothers and three sisters. We really have_____"




A.large family
B.a large family
C.much family
D.many families

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 of the primary stress in each of the following questions




A.enterprise
B.category
C.vacancy
D.contribute

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated tropical rain-forest habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.
An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominants - most distinctive feature - the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes get in the way of truly examining global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth’s surface. Given that two thirds of the Earth's surface is water and that marine life lives at all levels of the ocean, the total three-dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer distinct species.
The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests doesn't seem surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species. One scientist found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is unquestionably by sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some presentation there.
To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every spoonful of ocean water life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacteria cells plus assorted microscopic plants and animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much more.
Why does the author compare rain forests and coral reefs in paragraph 1?
Most of their inhabitants require water.




A.They are approximately the same size.
B.They share many similar species.
C.Most of their inhabitants require water.
D.Both have many different forms of life.

“If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.” said the professor to his research student.




A.The professor advised his research student to try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
B.The professor complained that his research student didn’t finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
C.The professor told his research student that he wished he could finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
D.The professor regretted that his research student didn’t try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.