According to the second passage, David and Myra Sadker of the American University    of Washington, D.C found that __________.

Tiana forgets to bring her notebook to the biology class yesterday morning.

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 39 to 42.

Have you ever felt that there aren’t enough hours in the day? These days we have to do our jobs, look after our homes, save energy to help the environment, and do exercise to stay healthy! Like many of us, Alex Gadsden never had enough time. He ran a business and a home and needed to lose weight. So he decided to do something about it. He invented the cycle washer. The 29-year-old now starts each day with a 45-minute cycle ride. He not only feels healthier but he saves on his energy bills and does the washing too.

He said, “It gives the user a good workout. I’ve only used it for two weeks but I’ve already noticed a difference.” “I tend to get up at around six-thirty now and get straight on the cycle washer. I keep it in the garden, so it’s nice to get out in the fresh air. Afterwards, I feel full of energy. Then I generally have breakfast and a shower and I really feel ready to start the day.” The green washing machine uses 25 litres of water a wash, and takes enough clothes to fill a carrier bag. He normally cycles for 25 minutes to wash the clothes, and then for another 20 minutes to dry them. And it doesn’t use any electricity, of course.

Mr Gadsden, the boss of a cleaning company, believes his machine could become very popular. With an invention which cleans your clothes, keeps you fit and reduces your electricity bill, he may well be right.

(Adapted from English Unlimited by Alex Tilbury et al.)

All the figures and calculations __________ carefully before you hand in the report.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

He said: “What time will you get up tomorrow morning, Melda?”

Thanks to the municipal authority’s endeavours to combat crime, the city’s incident of juvenile delinquency has been falling.

Tim and David are at the zoo.

- Tim: “Can I touch the monkey?”

- David: “_______. It warns ‘No touching animals’.”

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 34 to 38.

COPING WITH TRAFFIC

      Many large cities around the world have struggled to keep up with the increase in traffic in recent times. Densely populated areas, growing car ownership, as well as narrow roads brought for much lower volumes of traffic all (34) __________ to this. In 1975, Singapore decided to introduce a congestion charge - a (35) __________ paid by drivers entering the most traffic-heavy zones of the city. London introduced a congestion charge in 2003.

      Public opinion was initially opposed to the idea, (36) __________ people soon became more supportive of the scheme. Despite this, its first decade brought mixed success, and the (37) __________ of cars in the city fell by only 10%. However, the scheme proved massively profitable, (38) __________ allowed the city council to invest in other measures aimed at improving traffic conditions in London. These included cycle lanes, pedestrianized areas and better road surfaces.

(Adapted from Oxford Exam Trainer by Helen Weale)