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 30 to 34  

     There has been a trend over recent decades for families to become less close than they were in the past and this situation is largely accepted in society. This essay will discuss the reasons for this and examine the benefits and drawbacks of this development.  

     One of the first reasons for a decline in the closeness of families is connected to the busy lifestyles that we now lead. Most people are having to work longer hours and often both parents work, so they simply do not have as much time to spend with each other as they did in the past. Another factor is the materialistic and consumer driven culture we now live in, which has led to less value being placed on family relationships. Modern technology also means that people are more interested in their online life than interacting with their family in their free time.  

     It could be argued that this has benefits. If people are not so close with their family, they are free to pursue their own dreams and aspirations, and to focus on improving their own lifestyle. However, I believe that there are far more negative outcomes. The most important factors leading to a fulfilled and happy life are emotional security and comfort. Without these we are in danger of feeling lost. It is a difficult world we live in and we need the support of people close to us to cope with modern life. We are seeing a rise in mental health problems in many countries and this may well be a factor in this.  

     To conclude, busy modern lifestyles, changing cultural values and modern technology are causing families to become less close. We should try to halt this trend as it has more negative than positive outcomes.  

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29  

     Humans are destroying the earth's tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (25) ____________ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (26) ____________ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.  

     The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (27) ____________ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.  

     The world needs more food, and it (28) ____________ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very (29) ____________

____________ the age of 21, he was able to gamble in Las Vegas.

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

The mountainous region of the country is thinly populated. It has only 300 inhabitants.

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

I should have asked her for a plan of the house. If I ____________, I would have found everything.

It was not until he took off his dark glasses____________I realized he was a famous film star.

Josh may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking.