Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
After running up the stairs, I was ______ breath.
A.away from  
B. without      
C.no    
D.out of

_________(35)
A.quantity 
B.equality 
C.quality 
D.equation

On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A.Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
B.Biographies of John Adams
C.Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
D.Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college

__________(2)
A.so that
B.enough
C.too
D.much

Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
 
A.drummer                 
B.future                      
C.number                   
D.umbrella

Exercise 5. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the numbered blanks.
An ecosystem is a community of animals, plants and microbes that sustain themselves in the same area or environment by performing the activities of living, feeding, reproducing and interacting. Like many of Africas large mammals, giraffes have (21)______ in numbers and in range over the last century. At one time, herds of over 100 animals were common in savanna regions across the continent, however, today concentrations like these exist only in East Africa particularly Tanzania Serengeti National Park.
The decline of giraffe populations has largely been due to hunting. In Africa, the giraffe is a traditional source of hide and hair and also of tough but (22)______  meat. The hunting of giraffes has not yet had a catastrophic effect, (23)______ on some of Africas big-game animals, but it is a cause for concern. The natural habitat of the giraffe is also being impacted more and more by human activities, (24)______ the animals range. The giraffe is currently a protected species throughout most of its range and is classed as conservation-dependent by the World Conservation Union. The giraffe’s prospects for survival are good for (25)______ living in national parks and game reserves, but for animals living outside these areas the future is less secure.
(21) 
A.raised                      
B.declined                  
C.destroyed                
D.limited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Heavily contaminated with wastes from nearby factories, the water in this river is not suitable for daily use.
A.polluted                     
B.pure                          
C.cleaned                   
D.deadly

Mary: “Let me bring something to your party, won’t you?”
Laura: “_______________________”
A.In my opinion, you’re right.                 
B.That really surprises me.               
C.It’s enough, just to have you come.           
D.Sorry, I’ve ready had plan for tonight.

Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase to best complete the sentence.
If you want to send a document and do not want to lose, its original shape, our ..... service will help you.
A.express mail
B.facsimile    
C.messenger call
D.postal

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She travelled __________ of Ireland looking for her missing brother.
A.the length and breadth         
B.the ins and outs
C.ups and downs      
D.from far and wide