Mark remembered __________ many wild animals in Cuc Phuong national park.

Being self-reliant is what many young people __________.

Road atlas programs will map out your route between two cities or set up a whole __________ of stops.

Global warming, the rise in temperature around the earth’s atmosphere, is one of _______ biggest issues facing humans nowadays.

The mail scarcely ever arrives before noon , ________?

- Jane: “Shall we turn back?” - Tom: “Well, I'm ______turning back. It’s too dangerous to go mountain climbing against this weather.”

Goods sold in the open markets are often __________ than those in the supermarket.

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

The purpose of the passage is to

The word "microbes" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

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

A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the surface.

The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.

The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands   upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.

The word “elevated” is closest in meaning to

The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes. Shortly after that, I heard the sound of the alarm.  

After the social science lecture all students are invited to take part in a discussion of the issues which were risen in the talk.

The earth is the only planet with a large amount of oxygen in their atmosphere.

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

Portable digital projectors allow teachers  to give interactive presentations without the use of the cumbrous equipment as before.

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

Most universities have trained counselors who can reassure and console students who have academic or personal problems.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Dawson, I hear that the new regulation will take ________from October 1st, won’t it?

Don't worry! He'll do the job as ________ as possible.

The next meeting ________ in May.

The minister refused to______ the figures to the press.

When Carol called last night, I ________ my favorite show on television.

Mark remembered__________many wild animals in Cuc Phuong national park.