Question 18. Last week, an earthquake which___________6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California.

Question 13. The drug under examination has shown some___________results when given to volunteers in some countries.

Question 17. When travelling in Europe, we tried to   ___________at least an hour in a medieval town to explore it.

Question 15. After suffering severe wounds in the attack, the secret agent decided to ___________ his resignation to the commander.

Question 11. The man standing next to our father is a persuasive speaker with a natural talent___________leadership.

Question 14. During rush hours, the traffic is usually___________and cars are closing up behind each other.

Question 6. The author did not intend anybody___________his paintings until they were finished.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5. After so___________consideration, we have finally arrived at a decision.

Question 9. The customs officers stopped the suspected man and ordered him to show___________.

Question 16. Her father was really a___________of strength to her when her marriage broke up.

Question 21. The meeting would have finished earlier if there had not been for their interruptions.

Question 8. Linda, along with hundreds of others, ___________unemployed when the factory closes next month.

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

Question 19. Just pulling out of the station the train was that we were supposed to catch.

Question 20. Alice Thornton’s autobiography provides a fascinate account of family life in seventeenth-century England.

Question 7. Every day, Peters mother drives him to school. However, today, he  ___________to school by his father.

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 38 to 42.

Birds have evolved many physical attributes that contribute to their flying ability. Wings are important, but adjustable tails, large hearts and light bones play critical roles

To fly, birds, like airplanes, move air across their wings. Wings are designed so that air above the wings is forced to move faster than air below the wing. This creates higher pressure under the wings, called lift, which pushes the bird up. Different wing types evolved for different ways of flying. Prolonged flight requires long wings and an ability to soar. Other birds need superior maneuverability. Finches and sparrows have short, broad wings. Faster birds, like hawks have built - in spoilers that reduce turbulence while flying. This allows a steeper angle of attack without stalling.

Tails have evolved for specialized use. The tail acts like a rudder helping birds steer. Birds brake by spreading out their tails as they land. This adaptation allows them to make sudden, controlled stops in essential skill, since most birds need to land on individual branches or on prey.

Flight takes muscle strength. If body builders had wings, they still could not flap hard enough to leave the ground. Birds have large, specialized hearts that beat much faster than the human heart and provide the necessary oxygen to the muscles. The breast muscle accounts for 15 percent of the bird’s body weight. On pigeons, it accounts for a third of their total body weight. Birds carry no excess baggage, they have hollow feathers and hollow bones with struts inside to maintain strength, like cross beams in a bridge. Birds fly to find a prey, escape predators, and attract mates-in other words, to survive.

Question 39. According to the passage, what causes birds to rise when they start flying?