Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (36)______ there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take boos from one village to (37)______. But in the days when books were copied by hand (38)______ than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library (39)______ all, that in Alexandia, had 54,000 books.
In the ancient world, this number (40)______ considered huge. It was the first time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (41)______ one roof. There are many theories about why these books were lost. (42)______is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them. (43)______ happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever-some books were (44)______ recovered. We cannot even know (45)______ what the library contained.
(41)
A.in        
B. under   
C.over 
D.below

The painters painted our house last month.
A. We had the painters painted our house last month
B. We had the painters painting our house last month
C. We had the painters paint our house last month
D. We had the painters to paint our house last month

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 3 to 7.
Polar bears are in danger of dying out. Unlike some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where the polar bears has reduced in size (3)_________ about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising and this is (4)_________  the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main sources of food are the different types of seals found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes seals have made in the ice. (5)_________  the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on the ice to hunt.
Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another. They have been (6)_________  to swim up to 100 km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further and this can (7)_________  fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drown in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to reach more ice before they became too tired and couldn't swim any further.
(6)_______
A.known        
B.learnt      
C.experienced 
D.noticed

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
One third of _______ world’s population consumes two thirds of ______ world’s resources.
A.a / the   
B.the / (no article) 
C.the / the
D.the / a

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A.He didn't have any tests on his eyes in ten months.
B.He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
C.He had tested his eyes ten months ago.
D.He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

A.colonel
B.journal
C.touring
D.adjourn

Which sentence is NOT true ? 
A.Most of the countries in the world are facing the problem of overpopulation 
B.Overpopulation is a state when the population growth exceeds the carrying capacity of an area 
C.The Green Revolution  caused the population explosion in the 20th  century .
D.The 20th century had the highest population growth rate in the history .

You should cut down on cigarettes, for smoking does no good to your health.
A.ceased smoking 
B.become frightened 
C.decreased the number of         
D.gotten sick

I was angry when you saw me because I.......................with my sister.
A.have been arguing 
B.had been arguing  
C.argued 
D.would argue

As we...........(walk) to school yesterday, we.........(see) a strange man
A.walking/ saw
B.walking/ see
C.were walking/ saw
D.have walked/ have seen