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.
When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.
A.The traffic is always so heavy that you'd better walk to work; it's quicker.
B.There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.
C.During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic.
D.It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day.

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.

We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.
A.The more farther we live from our relatives, the more we miss them.
B.The most farther we live from our relatives, the more we miss them.
C.The farther we live from our relatives, the more we miss them.
D.The farther do we live from our relatives, the more we miss them.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47
Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) ________ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income.
(44) ________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats to the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) ________ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.
In response to these (46) ________, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) ________ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.
(46)
A.concerns
B.priorities
C.scenarios
D.issues

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47
Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) ________ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income.
(44) ________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats to the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) ________ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.
In response to these (46) ________, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) ________ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.
(47)
A.voting
B.promoting
C.empowering
D.permitting

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47
Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) ________ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income.
(44) ________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats to the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) ________ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.
In response to these (46) ________, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) ________ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.
(44)
A.However
B.Therefore
C.Yet
D.In addition

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47
Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) ________ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income.
(44) ________, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in threats to the environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) ________ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations.
In response to these (46) ________, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) ________ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income.
(43)
A.before
B.until
C.by
D.in

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.
The theory isn’t sounding persuasive anymore because it had been opposed by many scholars.

A.theory isn’t sounding
B.anymore
C.had been opposed
D.scholars

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.
He bought a lot of books, none of them he has ever read.
A.bought
B.none
C.them
D.has ever read

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol.
A.sickness
B.pretension
C.avoidance
D.absence