It is time we protected our ______ resources for future generations.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Stockholm dwellers are fortunate to live in one of the greenest capitals in the world. And they try their best to keep it that way. The city is well-known (24) ________ its cycle paths and lanes full of commuters wearing helmets. For people who prefer public transport, there are buses and taxis that run on renewable energy, (25) ________ is really good for the environment. Besides, both public and private transport can use upgraded biogas produced by waste-water treatment plants applying (26) ________ technologies. Visitors to Stockholm will be amazed to see that all hotels, hostels and guest houses (27) ________ environment-friendly and certified with eco-labels. It's so great that almost 100% of the household waste in the city is recycled and is used for heating and electricity. There is no doubt to say that waste in Stockholm is converted into valuable resources. With the recycling revolution and (28) ________ waste management, Stockholm has been reducing the amount of waste to rubbish dump to less than 1%.

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 31 to 35.

Many products such as paper, cardboards, and cups come from trees. In fact, trees are our natural assets, you can conserve trees by recycling the paper products, we can minimize the number of trees cut down a year. This is one form of waste recycling. One should understand and know the importance of recycling waste materials. One simple benefit of recycling is it saves our resources. It will be wise to reuse metal items as metal reserves may be depleting. You can hold your worn-out metal items for recycling. As mentioned earlier, recycling of waste papers can save our forests.

Recycling waste not only saves our natural resources but also helps save energy. By simply recycling an item or making a basic fix to it, we can save all the energy that would have been consumed in the process of making it. The same example can be taken with plastic items. A large amount of energy can be saved by simply reusing the plastic items. To recycle waste is to simply reduce pollution. By recycling plastic material, we can reduce air pollution as well as water pollution. Plastic factories produced large amount of smoke when producing plastic material at the same time if we don't have proper waste disposal system, those waste emissions will cause water pollution. Recycling waste in a way helps reduce pollution.

The passage mainly discusses ____.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

She must find it important to take two medicines every day.

Settling in Paris, he then took up piano as the first instrument ever learnt.

Because of severe heart attacks, the doctor insisted his patient using this medicine.

I suggest that Peter _____ his teacher’s advice before conducting the survey.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

If we continue to deplete our planet’s natural resources, we will damage the environment significantly.

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.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

The man appeared suddenly in the doorway. We were having lunch.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The population increases dramatically every year.

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.

People in my area are encouraged to use eco-friendly products, which helps reduce pollution.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Stockholm dwellers are fortunate to live in one of the greenest capitals in the world. And they try their best to keep it that way. The city is well-known (24) ________ its cycle paths and lanes full of commuters wearing helmets. For people who prefer public transport, there are buses and taxis that run on renewable energy, (25) ________ is really good for the environment. Besides, both public and private transport can use upgraded biogas produced by waste-water treatment plants applying (26) ________ technologies. Visitors to Stockholm will be amazed to see that all hotels, hostels and guest houses (27) ________ environment-friendly and certified with eco-labels. It's so great that almost 100% of the household waste in the city is recycled and is used for heating and electricity. There is no doubt to say that waste in Stockholm is converted into valuable resources. With the recycling revolution and (28) ________ waste management, Stockholm has been reducing the amount of waste to rubbish dump to less than 1%.

Soot causes many problems to people’s heath ______ it is harmful.