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

Global warming is the current increase in temperature of the Earth's surface (both land and water) as well as its atmosphere. Average temperature around the world have risen by 0.75°C (1.4°F) (32) ___ the last 100 years. About two thirds of this increase has occurred since 1975 in the past, when the Earth experienced increases in temperature it was the result of natural causes, but today it is being caused by accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human (33) ___. The natural greenhouse effect maintains the Earth's temperature at a safe level making it (34) ___ for humans and many other life forms to exist. However, since The Industrial Revolution what benefits human has significantly enhanced the greenhouse effect (35) ___ the Earth's average temperature to rise by almost 1°C. This is creating the global warming (36) ___ we see today.

Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was brought to Europe by Columbus.

Regular exercise and good diet will bring ___ fitness and health.

She was so tired last night that she slept like ___ until 10 o'clock this morning.

"Why don't we wear sunglasses?" - our grandpa would say when we went out on bright sunny days.

He was so mean that he couldn't bear to ___ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.

This shirt is ___ that one.

What is probably the best title for this passage?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

- Michel: "I failed my driving test again!" - Nick: “___”

I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.

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.

THE SAVANNAH

The tourist looking at the African savannah on a summer afternoon might be excused for thinking that the wide yellow grass plain was completely deserted of life, almost a desert. With only a few small thorn trees sticking out through the veldt, there seems to be almost no place for a living creature to hide. However, under those trees you might find small steenbok, sleeping in the shade, and waiting for the night to fall. There may even be a small group of lions somewhere, their bodies exactly the same as the tall grass around them. In the holes in the ground a host of tiny creatures, from rabbits and badgers to rats and' snakes are waiting for the heat to finish.

The tall grass also hides the fact that there may be a small stream running across the middle of the plain. One clue that there may be water here is the sight of a majestic Marshall eagle circling slowly over the grassland. When he drops, he may come up with a small fish, or maybe a grass snake that has been waiting at the edge of a pool in the hope of catching a frog. The best time to see the animals then, is in the evening, just as the sun is setting.

The best time of the year to come is in late September, or early August, just before the rains. Then the animals must come to the waterholes, as there is no other place for them to drink. And they like to come while it is still light; so they can see if any dangers are creeping up on them. So it is at sunset, and after the night falls, that the creatures of the African veld rise and go about their business. 

Why do animals come to the waterholes while it is still light?