The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _______________ .
A.the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
B.the people on the Sierra didn’t obey internationallaws.
C.the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could.
D.whaling is illegal according to international law.

Where is the _____? I’d like to change the channel.
A.remote control 
B.volume button 
C.TV programme
D.schedule

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.
"Stop smoking or you'll be ill," the doctor told me.
A.The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
B.The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.
C.I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
D.I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.

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.
I always hated pasta when I was a child. Now I cook it regularly.
A.If I hadn’t hated pasta when I was a child, I would cook it regularly.
B.Hating pasta a lot when I was a child, I now cook it regularly.
C.I didn’t use to like pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
D.In spite of hating pasta, I cooked it regularly when I was a child.

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.
No matter how hard Fred tried to start the motorbike, he didn’t succeed.
A.Fred tried very hard to start the motorbike, and succeeded.
B.However hard Fred tried he couldn’t start the motorbike.
C.It’s hard for Fred to start the motorbike as he never succeeded.
D.Fred tried hard to start the motorbike, and with success.

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.
Phil wanted to be separated from his family on the business trip for less time than he was on the last.
A.As he had enjoyed being away from his family for such a long time on his last business trip, Phil hoped that this trip would be even longer.
B.Phil knew that the business trip he was soon to take would keep him away from his family for less time than the previous one.
C.On this business trip, Phil hoped that he would not be away from his family for as long a time as he had been on the previous one.
D.No longer wanting to take lengthy business trips because they separated him from his family, Phil preferred not to go on any at all.

She is often late school.
A.I wish she hadn't been often late for school.
B.I wish she weren't often late for school.
C.I wish she wouldn't be often late for school.
D.I wish she wasn't often late for school.

A.present
B.sound                      
C.sweet                      
D.season

Marie and Pierre Curie .............. penicillin.
A.discover
B.have discovered
C.are discovering
D.discovered

The football match is on at 2 a.m, _____ I can’t watch it.
A.so                            
B.because                               
C.but                          
D.then