__________(3)




A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were

Despite the heavy snow, we got home on time.




A.It snowed heavily, therefore, we got home on time.
B.It snowed heavily. However, we got home on time.
C.We got home on time because it didn't snow heavily.
D.Due to the heavy storm, we didn't get home on time.

Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
One of the qualities for true___________is constancy.





A.friend
B.friendship
C.friendly
D.friendliness

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.




A.lunch
B.husband
C.month
D.lunar

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
He got over his illness in three months.




A.It took to get over his illness in three months.
B.It took three months to him to get over his illness.
C.It took him three months to get over his illness.
D.It took three months for his illness to get over.

Read the passage and choose the correct answers
There are many proverbs about friends and friendship, such as “True friendship is like sound health; the value of its seldom know until it is lost”, and “A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out”. When you read these quotes, stop and think about your friendship. Do you and your friends act in a caring way towards one another, do you respect them and do they respect you, but most of all do you value the relationship and love spending time together? Friendship is more than just hanging out together and gossiping about other people. True friendship is when two people have mutual respect for one another, and really care about the each other’s feelings and dreams. You need to be able to be honest with your friends. If there is ever a time when you feel that you cannot tell them the truth, for fear that they will be mad or will not understand, then they are not true friends. Friends share with each other important things that they would not share with others. Friends also care about each other, stick up for one another and enjoy spending time together.
The passage is about________________.




A.a friend
B.friendship
C.proverbs about friends and friendship
D.caring for friends

Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked (A) forward to (B) meet (C) their children soon (D).




A.looked
B.to
C.meet
D.soon

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
In some countries there is negative population growth, which means that the population (21)_______, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related deaths. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (22)_______to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates.
Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (23)_______in overpopulation. Conversely, such areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (24)_______to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly affected by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already the highest in the world, especially in sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (25)_______faster than predicated.
(25)_____




A.as
B.more
C.many
D.much

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Alberto is always afraid of________ mistake when he speaks English.





A.doing
B.making
C.to do
D.to make

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Their friendship was based on________ respect, trust and understanding.





A.attractive
B.loyal
C.mutual
D.suspicious