We planned to walk round the lake but the heavy rain made this impossible
A.The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
B.In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
C.If it hadn’t rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the lake.
D.We would have walked round the lake even if it had rained heavily.

A.accept
B.extreme
C.precious
D.enough

A.diploma
B.educate
C.vacation
D.detective

According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true
EXCEPT .
A.The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon
B.The time of high tide is later each day
C.Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides
D.Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do

A.solitary
B.security
C.capacity
D.employer

Where in the passage does the author mention movements of ocean water other than those caused by tides?
A.Lines 9 – 11
B.Lines 11 - 14
C.Lines 7 - 9
D.Lines 1 – 4

What is the main point of the first paragraph?
A.Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water
B.Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water
C.The waves created by ocean currents are very large
D.The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water

The word correspondingly is closest in meaning to .
A.similarly
B.unpredictably
C.interestingly
D.unusually

It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is
A.density
B.size
C.distance
D.temperature

Neap tides occur when .
A.waves created by the wind combine with the Moon’s gravitational attraction
B.the Moon is full
C.the Sun counteracts the Moon’s gravitational attraction
D.the Moon is farthest from the Sun