According to the passage, ________. A. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships B. we can go out and choose a good friend easily C. best friends have good and bad times D. It's very d

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the question.

Immediately, after his arrival, things went wrong.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the question.

His second attempt on the world record was successful.

Finish the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it

His second attempt on the world record was successful. => He broke …

Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 5.

Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) _____is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (2)______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water but factories give (3)_______ to a large number of people.

Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (4)_____ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws (5) _____require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.

The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.

Which of the following sentences is not mentioned?

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

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (1) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is (2) very complex. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factor robot carries (33) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (4), there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software - the programs (5) will operate the machine.