The children kept........ about the clowns that they liked most of all.
A.talking
B.talked
C.to talk
D.talk

Since ..................has been so poor the class is being closed. (ATTEND)
A.attending
B.attendance
C.attention
D.attended

They are members of an international........... (ORGANIZE)
A.organizing
B.organized
C.organization
D.organism

Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 48.
Scientists have discovered the bones of what may be the largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the earth. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from Argentina and North America in Patagonia, a desert on the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America. Besides the interesting fact that the dinosaur was huge and horrifying, it is even more astounding that the bones of a number of the dinosaurs were found together. This discovery challenges the prior theory that the biggest meat-eaters lived as loners and instead indicates that they may have lived and hunted in packs. The Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in North America and was believed to hunt and live alone.
The newly discovered meat-eater appears to be related to the Giganotosaurus family, being as closely related to it as a fox would be to a dog. It is actually not of the same family at all as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, being as different from it as a cat is from a dog.
The fossilized remains indicate that the animals lived about 100 million years ago. With needle-shaped noses and razor sharp teeth, they were larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex, although their legs were slightly shorter, and their jaws were designed to be better able to dissect their prey quickly and precisely.
The word “prey” in the last sentence of the passage is closet in meaning to                       .
A.attacker                               
B.dinosaurs                
C.enemy
D.victim

Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 48.
Scientists have discovered the bones of what may be the largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the earth. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from Argentina and North America in Patagonia, a desert on the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America. Besides the interesting fact that the dinosaur was huge and horrifying, it is even more astounding that the bones of a number of the dinosaurs were found together. This discovery challenges the prior theory that the biggest meat-eaters lived as loners and instead indicates that they may have lived and hunted in packs. The Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in North America and was believed to hunt and live alone.
The newly discovered meat-eater appears to be related to the Giganotosaurus family, being as closely related to it as a fox would be to a dog. It is actually not of the same family at all as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, being as different from it as a cat is from a dog.
The fossilized remains indicate that the animals lived about 100 million years ago. With needle-shaped noses and razor sharp teeth, they were larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex, although their legs were slightly shorter, and their jaws were designed to be better able to dissect their prey quickly and precisely.
The author implies that the most interesting fact about the find is that this dinosaur                 .
A.was found in the Andes 
B.had a powerful jaw and sharp teeth
C.was larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex   
D.lived and hunted with others

Read the following passage and make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 48.
Scientists have discovered the bones of what may be the largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the earth. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from Argentina and North America in Patagonia, a desert on the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America. Besides the interesting fact that the dinosaur was huge and horrifying, it is even more astounding that the bones of a number of the dinosaurs were found together. This discovery challenges the prior theory that the biggest meat-eaters lived as loners and instead indicates that they may have lived and hunted in packs. The Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in North America and was believed to hunt and live alone.
The newly discovered meat-eater appears to be related to the Giganotosaurus family, being as closely related to it as a fox would be to a dog. It is actually not of the same family at all as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, being as different from it as a cat is from a dog.
The fossilized remains indicate that the animals lived about 100 million years ago. With needle-shaped noses and razor sharp teeth, they were larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex, although their legs were slightly shorter, and their jaws were designed to be better able to dissect their prey quickly and precisely.
The word horrifying in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to                         .
A.interesting                           
B.frightening              
C.large                       
D.fast

Although her leg hurt, Jill finished the race.( PAIN)
A.In spite of a pain in her leg, Jill had finished the race.
B.In spite a pain in her leg, Jill finished the race.
C.In spite of a pain in her leg, Jill finished the race.
D.In spite of a pain in her leg, Jill has finished the race.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions from 31 to 32.

A.influential               
B.opportunity             
C.temperament           
D.expectation

Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking. (TAKES)
A.Mrs Scott takes pride in her cooking.
B.Mrs Scott takes pride in her cook.
C.Mrs Scott takes pride of her cooking.
D.Mrs Scott takes proud of her cooking.

I am not planning to go abroad. I can't afford spending too much money.
A.to go
B.abroad
C.afford
D.spending