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SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
There were over 30, 000 _______ at the match.
A. spectators
B. viewers
C. witnesses
D. watchers
When the manager went to Canada on business his _______ took over all his duties.
A. caretaker
B. officer
C. deputy
D. commander
He stood on one leg, _______ against the wall while he took off his shoes.
A. stopping
B. staying
C. leaning
D. supporting
_______ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe.
A. When
B. Since
C. After which
D. Unless
_______, he felt so unhappy andlonely.
A. In spite of hisbeingwealth
B. Rich as washe
C. Rich ashewas
D. Despite hiswealthy
_______you to change your mind about handing in your notice, we wouldbehappy for you to stay withus.
A. If
B. Unless
C. Should
D. Were
Sheset _______some money each month for herholiday.
A. aside
B. back
C. up
D. About
- Michael: “You must be Jane's sister. Glad to meet you.” -Brian:“_______”
A. Iam,either
B. So I am.I'mglad
C. What doyoudo
D. Metoo
Theboys_______ that he had had anything to do with thebreak-in.
A. refused
B. denied
C. objected
D. Reject
-Peter:“_______?” - Helen: “About ten miles before we methim.”
A. How fast didhedrive
B. How long did hedrive
C. How often didhedrive
D. How far did hedrive
Doyouhave _______ to take thatbicycle?
A. allowance
B. exception
C. willingness
D. Permission
I gave the waiter a $50 note and waitedformy_______.
A. change
B. supply
C. cash
D. Cost
People canbecomevery _______ when they are stuck in traffic for a longtime.
A. nervous
B. bad-tempered
C. stressful
D. Pressed
I know we had an argument, but now I'd quiteliketo_______.
A. lookdown
B. make up
C. fallout
D. bringup
Dogsmakevery_______pets. They'll always stay by yourside.
A. mental
B. private
C. loyal
D. Digital
They_______have seen the play last night as they went to a football matchinstead.
A. could
B. must
C. might
D. can't
_______, they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead.
A. At the end
B. At least
C. In the end
D. In the least
Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory_______ those of Galileo and Newton.
A. was important than
B. were more important
C. was the most important
D. were as important as
Manh asked me___________ that film the night before.
A. that I saw
B. had I seen
C. if I had seen
D. if had I seen
There’ssomebodywalkingbehindus.Ithink we are___________.
A. followed
B. being followed
C. following
D. beingfollowing
(56) ________ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on
A. Although
B. Yet
C. Still
D. Despite
As the western world (57) ________ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources
A. continues
B. repeats
C. follows
D. carries
while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (58) ________ resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper.
A. individual
B. alone
C. very
D. solitary
Everywhere fertile soil is (59) ________ built on or washed into the sea.
A. neither
B. sooner
C. rather
D. either
Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (60) ________.
A. utterly
B. completely
C. quite
D. greatly
As a (61) ________ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time
A. result
B. reaction
C. development
D. product
when rising human numbers and consumption are (62) ________ increasingly heavy demands on it
A. making
B. doing
C. having
D. taking
The Earth's (63) ________ resources are there for us to use
A. living
B. real
C. natural
D. genuine
We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (64) ________ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active
A. maintain
B. stay
C. hold
D. keep
If we are sensible in how we use the resources, they will (65) ________ indefinitely.
A. remain
B. go
C. last
D. stand
The passage mainly discussed how heat ________________________.
A. is transformed and transported in the Earth’s atmosphere
B. is transported by ocean currents
C. can be measured and analyzed by scientists
D. moves about the Earth’s equator
The passage mentions that the tropics differ from the Earth’s polar regions in which of the following ways?
A. The height of cloud formation in the atmosphere
B. The amount of heat they receive from the Sun
C. The strength of their large scale winds
D. The strength of their oceanic currents
The word “convert” in line 5 is closest in meaning to ___________________.
A. mix
B. change
C. adapt
D. Reduce
Why does the author mention “the stove” in line 9?
A. To describe the heat of the Sun
B. To illustrate how water vapor is stored
C. To show how energy is stored
D. To give an example of a heat source
According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially ___________.
A. around the higher latitudes
B. in the tropics
C. because of large-scale winds
D. because of strong ocean currents
According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun’s incoming energy __________________.
A. is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes
B. is transported by ocean currents
C. never leaves the upper atmosphere
D. gets stored as latent heat
The word “it” in line 17 refers to ____________________.
A. square meter
B. the Sun’s energy
C. latent heat
D. the atmosphere
The word “primarily” in line 17 is closest in meaning to _____________________.
A. chiefly
B. originally
C. basically
D. clearly
The word “prevailing” in line 18 is closest in meaning to _____________________.
A. essential
B. dominant
C. circular
D. Closest
All of the following words are defined in the passage EXCEPT ________________.
A. low latitudes (line 1)
B. latent heat (line 4)
C. evaporate (line 6)
D. atmosphere (line 13)