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D. the harsh climate of Antarctica
Question 65: The purpose of the passage is to__
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
C. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok
D. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geography
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 66: Not until he got home he realised he had forgotten to give her the present.
A B C D
Question 67: A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and
A B C
early death.
D
68: The road used to be narrow in the past but now it has widened.
A B C D
69: She kept the children amusing for hours by telling them funny stories.
A B C D
70: It is time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
71: The cyclist _he crossed the main street.
A. looked with caution after B. had looked with caution before
C. was looked with caution when D. looks with caution when
72: The facilities of the older hospital are as good__.
A. or better than the new hospital B. as or better that the new hospital
C. as or better than those of the new hospital D. as or better than the new hospital
73: A study has been done to determine how the recent change in government policies_ .
A. has affected the small business sector B. have affected the small business sector
C. the small business sector was affected D. affecting the small business sector
Question 74: ___, we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the telecommunications industry
Question 75: When the personnel director realized__, he immediately added two more staff to the
project.
A. what a formidable task it was B. what it was a formidable task
C. it was what a formidable task D. how formidable was it a task
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct and natural combination of
each pair of sentences given.
Question 76: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
Question 77: Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are
the greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors
of air pollution.