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

Bacteria that live in soil and water play a vital role in recycling carbon, nitrogen sulfur, and another chemical elements used by living things.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                               ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it.

(31).................................... 

 For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.  "When I entered the room, I found my pretty cat ______ on the kitchen table."

Nothing _____the ordinary ever happens here.

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

It is (A) nearly four hundred years for (B) the (C) birth of (D) Shakespeare.

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

 I prefer living in a nuclear family than a joint one.

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

The minister is called for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

When you catch someone's _______ you do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to him.

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:

 Studying for new qualifications is one way of advancing your career.

Children go from house to house _______ old furniture, newspapers and anything else which will burn for their bonfires.

The agreed-upon------ sanctions are not limited to tariffs, trade barriers, and import or export quotas imposed on individual countries.

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

Whether (A) life in the countryside is better than that (B) in the city depend on (C) each individual’s point of view (D).

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

Most bacteria have strong cell walls much like that of plants.

Now that his university course has ______ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him all around the world.

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

 This is the third successive time the firm receives this award.

Choose the best answer:

His father used the money he won to set .......... his own company.

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

More research is needed to find out if acupuncture is helped with other side effects such as pain, anxiety or shortness of breath.

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

Light rays what enter the eye must be focused onto a point on the retina in order for a clear visual image to form.

He tried to limit himself to ____ 10 cigarettes a day.