Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley sinks to 282 feet below sea level, whileMount Whitney______ to a height of 14,494 feet.




A.soared
B.soars
C.soar
D.soaring

As (A) the Asian economic miracle spreads(B) throughout the Pacific, wage increases everywhere is (C) affecting millions (D) of consumers.




A.As
B.spreads
C.is
D.millions

The best (A) way to eliminate a pest is control (B) the food accessible (C) to it (D).




A.The best
B.control
C.food accessible
D.it

A.toll
B.cholera
C.moth
D.proper

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
In the early 1900's, Pennsylvania's industries grew rapidly, a growth sometimes accompanied by disputes labor.




A.industries
B.growth sometimes
C.accompanied
D.disputes labor.

“That is a well-behaved boy” .




A.good behavior
B.behaving improperly
C.behaving nice
D.behaving cleverly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She……………………him by telling everyone his embarrassing secret.




A.makes a fun of
B.does a fun of
C.makes a fool of
D.does a fool of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Teletext services bring you a wealth of news and information.




A.a sufficience
B.a richness
C.abundance
D.a column

The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.




A.poorly-painted
B.heavily-polluted
C.terribly spoiled
D.badly damaged

Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in
paragraph 2 as examples of ______.




A.the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
B.the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
C.the changes to which people have to orient themselves
D.the ways people’s lives are influenced by education