the public's concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will have to be abandoned.

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

As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

After the campaign, a special medal was ……. to all people involved.

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

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (1)………..joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (2)………..with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special (3)……………….. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of (4).................. have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (5)…………to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (6)…………….understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.

I don't think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about divorcing Barbara. Well, in his place ______ her at?

Man discovered fire many thousands years ago. The first time he saw was probably when a tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However, man probably made his fire by rubbing two sticks together.

Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fires to warn thier friends of danger.

Fire was very also used to give light. Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets.

One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.

Fire was used by Red Indịans ________.