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 from 26 to 30.

In spring 2008, the polar bear was placed on the endangered species list. According to the USA’s Endangered Species Act, an endangered species is an animal, plant or any other kind of wildlife that is likely to face extinction in its natural (26) _____________. Polar bears had already been categorized (27) _____________ a “threatened” species which the ESA defines as one that is likely to become “endangered” in the foreseeable future.

The polar bear’s habitat is more (28) _____________ to global warming than many other species. Polar bears live mainly on the sea ice in the Arctic. This is where they hunt for fish and build up fat reserves. When the ice melts many polar bears move to land and live off their stored fat. In the Arctic, global warming is causing the ice to melt slightly earlier and form slightly later. This (29) _____________ a shorter feeding season for the polar bear. Some risk their lives to find ice. If they have to swim too far they will drown from exhaustion and hunger. The World Wildlife Fund (30) _____________ that over 25% of Arctic sea ice has disappeared in the past 30 years.

Although the first printed books had appeared long before in China, the term ‘mass media’ we use today was coined with the creation of print media, which started in Europe in the Middle Ages.

You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the computer screen all day.

According to the passage, early colonial cities were established along the Atlantic coastline of North America due to _____________.

There were so many people on the bus that Sally couldn’t get a seat.

It can be inferred from the passage that, in comparison with northern, cities, most southern cities were __________.

The word “drawing” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.

According to the passage, all of the following aspects of the plantation system influenced the growth of southern cities EXCEPT the _____________.

How long ______________ in your old house before you moved in this flat?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She’s just so flexible. She’ll adapt to any situation.

Which of the following did the Atlantic coastline cities prepare for shipment to Europe during colonial times?

I didn’t understand his explanation. I asked him to repeat what he had said.

Migrants may lose their cultural identity as they become _____________ into the new community.

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

“Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Friday,” said the teacher to the students.

The government said that they didn’t have enough funds to deal with _______ medical care.

Millions of teenagers around the world are addicted to computer and video game.