The local council has decided to ______ a concert to raise money for cancer charities.

The better a car is, ______ money you need to pay for it.

There are many ______ history books in our library.

Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ______ .

Mary is writing an essay in her room, ______ ?

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 stress 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 stress in each of the following questions.

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 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 sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The word "that" paragraph 2 refers to________

What is the main idea of the passage?

The word "inclement" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_______.

The word "roost" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.

Throughout history, various people have demonstrated a high degree of confidence in the ability of certain animals to predict the weather. It may seem surprising today in view of the complex equipment now involved in weather forecasting to understand that in certain cases, the behavior of animals does indeed provide an indication of inclement weather. Sensitivity of certain animals to falling air pressure or to low-frequency sound waves that humans cannot hear, which are indicators of approaching storms, causes behaviors in animals that certain societies have come to recognize as predictors of storms.

A number of animals are remarkably sensitive to variations in air pressure, and some of these animals show consistent, noticeable, and predictable behaviors as air pressure drops before a storm hits. When the air pressure drops before a storm, some animals move closer to the ground to equalize the pressure in their ears: some birds such as swallows tend to stay on the ground or roost in trees instead of soaring in the skies when a storm is imminent because of the decreasing air pressure. Other animals make more noise than usual as air pressure drops: an unusual amount of quacking by ducks and a high volume of croaking by frogs are both indicators that are believed to occur because of the high degree of sensitivity of ducks and frogs to the change in pressure. Finally, still other animals become more active before storms as a reaction to the falling air pressure: dolphins and porpoises seem to be taking part in a frenzied sort of play, and bees and ants become more active prior most likely because of their sensitivity to lower pressure.

There is good reason to believe that the fact that these animal behaviors seem to occur regularly prior to storms may have a scientific basis and that the animals demonstrating these behaviors may actually be good short- range weather forecasters. However, their ability to predict long-range weather patterns is rather suspect. Certain proverbs, for example, are based on what is most likely the idea that squirrels are good indica weather patterns. One proverb indicates that, if a squirrel seems busier than usual in gathering nuts, then a long and cold winter is on its way; however, this behavior in squirrels is more likely due to a large supply of nuts available for gathering, which occurs because of earlier good weather, and is not an indicator of cold weather to come. Another proverb about squirrels indicates that if a squirrel grows a long and bushy tail in the fall, then a particularly harsh winter is on its way; in this case too, the squirrel develops a long and bushy tail because of earlier good weather and not as a warning of bad weather to come.

(Adapted from TOEFL Reading Practice by Deborah Philips

What does the writer say about the future of communication?

Johnny has a really big mouth. You can't tell him anything or the whole world will know about it.

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.

S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's outstanding humanitarianism.

We_______ to take a taxi. Otherwise, we'll be late.

I've just been offered a new job! Things are_______.

This interesting book _______ by many students every day.

After the interview, don't neglect the thank-you note or_______ letter.

Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big_______ in Vietnam football.

For a moment, at_______ sight of a bunch of beautiful flowers, she suddenly felt content.

We_______ open the lion's cage. It is contrary to Zoo regulations.

This species of African elephants is_______.

________, the more he likes it.

In Hawaii it is________ to greet visitors to the country with a special garland of flowers.

Getting promotion also means getting more________.