VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning in each of the following questions.
More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
A.Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays.
B.Petrol consumption is going down nowadays.
C.We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays.
D.We should consume as much petrol as possible.

___________(9)
A.confidence
B.confident
C.confidently
D.confide

Many plants and animals species are now in.................. of extiction.
A.endanger
B.danger
C.dangerous
D.dangerously

(3) prove B. proving C. to be proved D. to prove
A.prove
B.proving
C.to be proved
D.to prove

V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence that is built from the given words in the following question.
Mary/ not stand/ kept/ wait/ such/ long/time//.
A.Mary doesn't stand to be kept waiting for such a long time.
B.Mary can't stand being kept to wait for such a long time.
C.Mary can't stand be kept to waiting for such a long time.
D.Mary can't stand being kept waiting for such a long time.

Will you take care of my cat when I’m away?
A.Will you take my cat away with you?
B.I want you to look for my cat.
C.I love my cat very much.
D.Will you look after my cat when I’m away?

The most disastrous earthquake in Japan, which occurred in 1923............. about 150,000 people.
A.damaged
B.destroyed
C.caused
D.killed

(1)
A.why
B.how
C.that
D.what

IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following blanks.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
We can choose our friends, (10) ______ we can't choose our relations. That doesn't mean, though, that members of our family can't also be our friends. Many children have such a good relationship with their parents that they see them (11) ________ friends. Of course, when you're a teenager, you'll have (12) _______ with your parents. There will be times when you don't get on very well with them. That's only natural. There will be times times when you want to be (13) ______ and solve your problems by yourself. You'll also let your parents down sometimes. After all, nobody's perfect and we all make mistakes. But your parents understand that.
(12)
A.moods
B.dishonesty
C.arguments
D.lies

__________(7)
A.memorizing
B.memorize
C.memorized
D.memory