III. Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The prisoner was given a harsh sentence ______ the nature of his crime.
A.since                                   
B.as                                        
C.because                   
D. due to

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 26 to 30.
            Being repeatedly late may just be accidental – or could it show a deeply rooted psychological desire to express your own superiority? When I worked in an office, meetings would often start late, usually because of a certain individual. Then they would overrun and the whole day lost its shape. But the individual was high-ranking and self-important: nobody challenged. So what are the ethics of lateness?
            There’s a psychotherapist called Irvin Yalom who argues that all behaviour reflects psychology. Just as people who like to be on time are motivated by certain deep-seated beliefs, so those who make others wait are acting out an inner agenda, often based on an acute sense of power. There’s famous footage in which Silvio Berlusconi kept Angela Merkel waiting while he made a call on his mobile. It speaks volumes.
            But that is when all lateness is in one’s control. What about when your train is cancelled or your flight is delayed or you had to wait longer for the plumber to arrive? In such cases, there’s not a lot of psychology involved. Or is there? Some people will genuinely worry about the impact it will have on those left waiting, while others might secretly enjoy the power of their absence.
            The essential fact is that lateness means breaking a convention – you can only be late in respect of a time agreed with other people. Regardless of psychology, it has a social value. And when we treat other people’s time as less valuable than our own, we treat them as inferior.
It can be inferred from the reading passage that _______.
A.Berlusconi made Merkel wait as he wanted to show his importance
B.it is fashionable to be late to meetings because nobody challenges
C.the writer’s daily schedule was unaffected by his colleague’s lateness
D.nothing can be said about one’s psychology if lateness is out of control

In 1879, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department at Wellesley College.
A.twenty-four years                                    
B.at the age of twenty-four
C.age twenty-four                                       
D.of twenty-four years

III. Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.(3 points).
“Some books are______, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”
A. to be tasting            
B.to taste                     
C.tasted      
D.to be tasted

Choose the best answer to complete the following questions
Many plants and animals are in danger of becoming ................ . If they do, we’ll never see them again.
A.amazing
B.extinct
C.freezing
D.local

What is NOT mentioned as a reason for parents to choose names for their child?
A.a name that shows how a child is born       
B.a name that brings strength to their child
C.a name that means something special 
D.a name that will be lucky for their child

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly.
A.That forests are being cut down carelessly results from soil erosion.
B.Soil erosion contributes to forests being cut down carelessly.
C.That forests are being cut down carelessly leads to soil erosion.
D.Soil erosion results in forests being cut down carelessly.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There was……....very interesting piece of news on……..radio this morning about the earthquake in……. Italy.
A.a/the/the    
B.an/the/X       
C.an/X/X     
D.a/the/X

John got a terminal illness. He couldn’t get out of the bed on his own.  
A.Such was John’s illness that he could never get out of the bed on his own.
B.John’s illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own.
C.Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own.
D.No sooner had John’s illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own.