_______(6)




A.lot
B.many
C.lots
D.some

________(1)




A.play
B.do
C.make
D.work

................it was raining heavily, we postponed our camping.




A.Since
B.Because
C.As
D.All are correct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 40 to 47.
Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size. Some microplastics are manufactured, such as the microbeads added to health and beauty products, while others result from larger plastics gradually breaking down. These plastics are pervasive in marine environmets, and they are known to harbour toxic substances such as heavy metals and phthalates.
Since many animals are known to eat microplastics, scientists are concerned about the toxic substances contained within them, as well as their capacity to accumulate within the animals and stop them from absorbing nutients correctly.
Even the largest marine creatures are vulnerable to tiny fragments of plastic littering the world’s oceans. A new study has found whales and whale sharks – the largest fish in the world – are ingesting microplastics in alarming quantities. These creatures are filter feeders, meaning they consume large quantities of small prey by straining them out of the ocean water. In the process, they swallow hundreds to thousands of cubic meters of water daily, meaning there ti the potential for them to take in substanial amounts of microplastic floating in the water.
Recently, plastic pollution has received a lot of attention for its effects on marine animals. In the UK, mircobeads have been banned, and other plastic items such as water bottles and disposable coffee cups have also been in the firing line. However, while scientists argee that plastic pollution is a problem for marine animals, there is still a lot they do not know about magnitude of its impact.
Which of the follonging statements is TRUE according to the passage?




A.Only large marine creatures are affected by plastic pollution.
B.Microplastics have the capacity to help animals absorb nutrients.
C.The impacts of plastic pollution are not fully understood.
D.Heavy metals are one form of microplastics.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 39.
Cheaper rail tickets for Germany’s women (20th March, 2019)
Women in Germany will be able to enjoy cheaper rail travel on Monday. They will be given a 21 per cent reduction in fares as part of Germany's Equal Pay Day events. Equal Pay Day is dedicated (35) _____ raising awareness of the gender pay gap. It symbolizes the (36) _____ of additional days a woman must work in a year to earn (37) _____ men earn. The exact day differs in each country, depending on pay disparity. It is enthusiastically celebrated in Germany, (38) _____ women are paid 21 per cent less compared to men in terms of average gross hourly earnings. Berlin's public transport company is reducing the cost of (39) _____ day travel ticket by 21 per cent, charging €5.50 instead of the usual €7.00.
(36)




A.amount
B.sum
C.number
D.total

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.
He wanted to borrow some money. He went to the bank.




A.He would have gone to the bank if he had wanted to borrow some money.
B.He went to the bank so that he wanted to borrow some money.
C.He went to the bank to borrow some money.
D.He will go to the bank if he wants to borrow some money.

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
____for us?




A.How has she been waiting long
B.Has she been waiting how long
C.How long has she been waiting
D.How long she has been waiting

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
She moved_____.




A.quite slowly down the aisle
B.down the aisle slowly quite
C.slowly quite down the aisle
D.the aisle quite slowly down

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 15 to 26.
It's hard for people of different _______ to get along in an extended family.




A.blood
B.genders
C.families
D.generations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 15 to 26.
_______ by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.




A.Situating
B.Locating
C.Stood
D.Located