Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following question.

A.equation   
B.dedication  
C.option   
D.exemption

If the sceptics ______ before the debate, a lot of people may have second thoughts about the plan
A.cannot be silencing                                             
B.are not silenced
C.do not silence                                                    
D.wouldn't  silence

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
In Western countries, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.
A.rude
B.insecure
C.sociable
D.informal

Read the passage and complete the sentences. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct. The reason is they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take ten years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat. Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man. Therefore, the farmers cut down the bamboo. Bamboo leaves become less plentiful. Pandas cannot find enough food to eat. They starve and die. China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the pandas. In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas can live. One such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan. The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world. Scientists come here to study the pandas’ eating and mating habits. By learning more about the pandas’ habits, scientists can save them from extinction.
Why do farmers cut bamboo trees?
A.To get farmland  
B.To make pandas starve and die
C.To get food for pandas       
D.To drive pandas away

What is the author's purpose in this passage?
A. To urge biologists to solve the problem of surplus human population
B.To conduct a survey of the biologist's role in society C. 
C.To advise biologists to carry out extensive research into genetic engineering
D.To emphasize the biologist's role in solving the world's problems

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?
A.Candle-making can be a successful business.
B.Candles are made from different types of material.
C.Candles continue to be a part of people’s lives.
D.Candle-making has changed little over the years.

(33)               
A.different           
B.differently  
C.differ 
D.differences

Choose the best sentence that can be arranged from the words given.
Internet / exchange / allows / computers / and / us / to / the / ideas / connect / to / other 
A.The Internet allows us to connect to other computers and exchange ideas.
B.The Internet exchange ideas and allows us to connect to other computers.
C. The Internet allows us and exchange ideas to connect to other computers.
D.The Internet connect to other c9mputers and allows us to exchange ideas.

_______(5)
A.robbing
B.picking
C.committing
D.stealing

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 from 17 to 24.
The Rainforest Foundation UK
            The Rainforest Foundation is a charity in the UK. It campaigns for the preservation of the world’s rainforests and the rights of the people who live there. There are other Rainforest Foundations in the USA and Norway.
            The musician Sting and his wife set up the charity in 1989 after they saw the unacceptable destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Some farmers were wiping out large parts of the forest, which is the home of indigenous people. The Rainforest Foundation thinks that indigenous people are very important to the rainforests, and the charity is going to carry on its work with them in the future.
            The Rainforest Foundation has grown over the last twenty years and it now supports projects in different countries including Brazil, Peru, Cameroon and Uganda. Since it first started, the charity has helped local people to protect and save more than 100,000 square kilometers of the rainforest in a number of countries.
            Every year, supporters of the charity join in a number of big events to collect money. This year, they're going to run the London Marathon again. If you look at The Rainforest Foundation webpage, you'll find information about their latest events and campaigns. You can also sign up for an email newsletter.
In the past twenty years the charity has become _____.
A.more expensive        
B.a foundation              
C.bigger                 
D.smaller