According to the passage, what is true about the origin of tea drinking?
A.It is unknown when tea first became popular.
B.It may begin some time around 1650.
C.It began during the Shen Nung dynasty.
D.It was originally produced from Camellia plants in Europe.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Despite her great success, Anna didn’t seem to be happy.
A.As a result of her great success, Anna didn’t seem to be happy.
B.Although very successful, Anna didn’t seem to be happy.
C.Anna was very successful even though she didn’t seem to be happy.
D.Because of her great success, Anna didn’t seem to be happy.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.        
COLOR AND EMOTIONS
            Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to me as emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
            Color directly affects your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The color that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need.
            The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of course they also affect anyone who comes in contract with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day ! I even choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
            Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Colors can help you become healthy. 
B.Colors are one of the most exciting
C.Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
D.Colorful clothes can change your mood

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 22 to 29
            In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.
            Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.
            Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to reduce people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in    bringing education to illiterate and semi-illiterate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teaching of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
            In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among people.
            Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western cartoons come from their _____ .    
A.styles                   
B.purposes                 
C.values
D.nationalities

On the second level of the parking lot_____________  
A.is empty                   
B.are some empty stalls
C.some empty stalls are               
D.are empty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Mary loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn't sleep without it.
A.As Mary couldn't sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
B.When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.
C.When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn't sleep without it.
D.When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal although that she couldn't sleep without it.

A.under
B.toward
C.above
D.behind

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Kate had finished the report. She left for the game.    
A.Hardly had Kate left for the game when she finished the report.
B.No sooner Kate had finished the report than she left the game.
C.Having finished the report, Kate left for the game.
D.Before Kate had finished the report, she left for the game.

VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the best sentence that words given.
They waited such a long time that baby Caroline started to cry.
A.They waited too long for baby Caroline not to cry.
B.They waited so long that baby Caroline started to cry.
C.They waited long enough for baby Caroline to start to cry.
D.They waited enough long for baby Caroline to start to cry.

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 24 to 28.
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their (24)___  under water even before they can walk. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming (25)_____  they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. A game that is very popular (26) _____ these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under (27) ___. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. Meanwhile, they should (28)_____ those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
(25) 
A.which                     
B.that                          
C.when                      
D.where