Sentient completion
(1). In Africa, summer starts in the middle of December, .................................... .
1. however the inhabitants don't have much opportunity to take advantage of this
2. while in Europe, the season begins in the middle of June
3. when vast stretches of land were frequently covered in snow
4. but they're going to change this system so as to be like the rest of the world
(2). On the morning of June 11, three antique statue heads, weighing more than ten kilograms, ____________ lying outside a radio station.
1. found were wrapped in a newspaper bag
2. found and wrapped in newspaper in a bag
3. were found wrapped in newspaper in a bag
4. were wrapped and found in a bag of newspaper
(3). The cost of living in Alaska is extremely high, .................................. .
1. as the price of petrol there is surprisingly low
2. due to the fact that only about 500,000 people live there
3. unless you really enjoy extremely cold weather and snow
4. because nearly everything has to be imported
Error ldentification
1. Lamb (a) is often (b) dip in liquid chemicals to (c) eliminate ticks and (d) other external parasites.
2. The owl cannot (a) to see (b) well in the dark, (c) so it (d) hunts on moonlit nights.
3. The first (a) zoological garden (b) in Thailand (c) had established at Khao Din, Bangkok (d) in 1950.
Short reading
1. A: I really want to buy a new computer.
B: What? Just an hour ago you were complaining that you have been…………….
1. up and away 2. on and off
3. down and out 4. back and forth
2. A: Why is it your favorite fiction?
B: __________.
1. I’m a dependent 2. I have a good idea
3. I can’t resist its mystery 4. I don’t think much
3. A: __________?
B: It’s up to you.
1. Have you thought about what I have said
2. Where did I go wrong
3. How about some more drink
4. Why on earth would you go there