Mary apologizes for having kept them waiting.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

      Every year, students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics, and English. In England, America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their native language, which is English, mathematics, and another language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish.

      Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at college or university. Others learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

According to the writer _______ .

He told me______ the safe before he left.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

        Many health experts believe that children and young people today are more unhealthy than they used to be. So why has this happened?

       One reason is bad eating habits. __( 21 )__ of young people don’t have a healthy diet. They eat too much fast food like hamburgers and pizza and not enough fruit and vegetables. In the US, many children __( 22 )__ fast food regularly since they were very young. In fact, almost one-third of American children aged four to nineteen have been eating fast food __(23)__ all the time. ___(24) ___, they don’t do exercise and spend too much of their time watching TV, surfing the Internet or playing computer games.

      So how can you change your habits if you have been following an unhealthy lifestyle for a long time? First, change your __(25)__ and eat more fruit and vegetables. Next, find an activity you enjoy. Why not try something different like rock climbing, surfing or hiking? Many young people have found that __(26)__ fit and healthy can be a lot of fun.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Thousands of people are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.

I have to hurry to deposit this money before the bank closes