He is looking ..............thinner ( appreciate)




A.appreciatively
B.appreciative
C.appreciation
D.appreciate

According to the passage, which of the followings is NOT true?




A.The plant suffered a 14-metre seawall.
B.The highest wave was 46 ft in height.
C.The reactor 5 and 6 started overheating though they were in cold shutdown for maintenance.
D.The flood with water containing radioactivity made it impossible for the machinery to be repaired.

I distinctly remember (pay)............... him. I gave him two dollars.




A.paying
B.to pay
C.having paid
D.paid

If I (drink)............... so much coffee, I wouldn’t be able to sleep.




A.drinks
B.drank
C.had drunk
D.was drunk

I (watch).............. a cartoon movie on TV when you called last night.




A.watched
B.was watching
C.had watched
D.have been watching

Hung said that whatever happened, it was Hoa’s fault.




A.Hung blamed Hoa at what happened.
B.Hung blamed Hoa on what happened.
C.Hung blamed Hoa for what happened.
D.Hung blamed Hoa of what happened.

The word “complex” in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by:




A.compliant
B.confused
C.complication
D.intricate

The word “decipher” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to:




A.decode
B.devalued
C.observe
D.distract

It can be inferred from the passage that:




A.Jellyfish and starfish do not have brain.
B.The number of neurons in the cortex is about 15 – 33 billion, irrespective of age and gender.
C.The sponge has brain but not nervous system.
D.Neurons communicate with one another by targeting themselves to specific recipient cells.

I watch the news everyday because it's very ........... (inform)




A.informative
B.information
C.informatively
D.inform