B) It is hard to predict. D) It resembles family ties.

C   The beautiful beach was spoiled with lots of trash.

B   Other tourists refused to join in the clean up. 

D   The kilometer-long beach was practically deserted.

6. A   A passerby. C  The beach authorities.

B A local woman. D One of the five tourists.

7. A) The tourists good deed was not noticed by the locals.

B) Some natives were selling poor-quality food to tourists.

C) The number of tourists to the beach is on a steady decline.

D) It was tourists not natives who were cleaning up the beach.

B) He has got some books to read.

C) He is going to visit a friend.

D) He is physically unfit fbr it.

 9 .A) To teach kids about animal protection.

B) To learn how popular zoos could be.

C) To see some rare animals in cages.

D) To give her little nephew a treat.

10

A) He enjoys excellent health.

B) He is keen on extreme sports.

C) He coaches tennis players every week.

D) He spends most of his time in the gym.

11

A) Tending to his swollen ankle.

B) Concentrating on reading

C) Writing three book reports.

D)Planning Christmas celebrations.

A) It is being debated by hundreds of retirees.

B) It is attracting many people's attention.

C) It partly records his own experience.

D) It argues fbr postponing retirement.

13

A) One should foresee a financial crisis.

B) One should trust financial planners figures.

C) One should have one million dollars to retire.

D) One should start saving as early as possible.

14

A) It doesn't need to be permanent.

B) It shouldn't be considered risky.

C  It helps to reduce travel expenses.

D) It is the way to quit a job one hates.

15

A) By keeping close contact with one's employers.

B) By retiring when one reaches sixty years old.

C) By investing half of one's monthly income.

D) By following the counsel of financial planners.

A) He noticed the driver was too young to drive.

B) He found there was no one sitting at the wheel.

C) He thought something must be wrong with the driver.

D) He saw the driver changing lanes much too frequently.

2. 

A) Buy a sports car. C) Leave California.

B) Drive across town. D) Visit his sister.

 A) How they change the way we shop. C) How they cause increased headaches.

B) How they alter human skeletons. D) How they affect our communication.

4. 

A) It loosens. C) It hardens.

B) It brightens. D) It softens.

A) Create Internet pages for him.

B) Ask a local pet shop to adopt him.

C) Name an orange tree after him.

D) Hold a birthday party for him.

6. 

A) He is a bold and aggressive pet.

B) He pays regular visits to village shops.

C) He once bit a doctor's receptionist.

D) He likes to sit on the hairdresser's chair

7. 

A) He is fond of luxury cat food.

B) He likes to stay in villagers houses.

C) He knows everybody in the village.

D) He often seeks food around her pu

A) Who to order the food.

B) Whether to have sandwiches.

C) When to go for their meal.

D) Where to have their lunch

9. 

A) In the shopping center nearby.

B) In the expensive Italian style diner.

C) At the Sandwich Place on Camden Street.

D) At the American restaurant they frequent.

10. 

A) There is to be a conference call.

B) She has to meet with her boss then.

C) There will be crowds of people waiting for her.

D) She will have a photo taken with Brigette Clark.

11.

 A) She doesn't deem homemade soup tasty.

B) She doesn't think his wife cooks well.

C She feels Jeremy would rather dine out.

D) She has found the soup smells terrible.

A) A landlady.

B) A waitress.

C) A receptionist.

D) A saleswoman.

13. 

A) He was involved in a terrible car accident last April. 

C) He is expected to undergo a knee operation.

B) He has much difficulty getting up and down stairs.

D) He prefers to stay next door to the children

14

A) To please his parents-in-law.

B) To find the best trip fbr his kids.

C) To satisfy his curiosity.

D) To compare prices.

15

A) Visit a local art gallery.

B) Go on a boat trip.

C) Take some photos of the islands.

D) Try her hand-made clothing.

B) She was charged with mistreating animals.

C) She was on bad terms with her neighbors.

D) She was accused of violating a city law.

2. A) It will take time to solve the rat problem.

B) All wild animals should be well protected.

C) The woman was not to blame for the situation.

D) No one should go unpunished for violating law.

A) Communicate with astronauts in Mars Dune Alpha.

B) Work in an environment resembling Mars.

C) Build a Martian habitat in Houston.

D) Send in applications before Friday.

4. 

A) Ready-made food. C) Food they grow.

B) Food that is organic. D) Potatoes mostly.

A) He apologized for scratching an athlete's gold medal.

B) He was asked to present a gold medal to Miu Goto.

C) He bit a softball player's Olympic gold medal.

D) He attracted public attention at a media event.

6. 

A) Have another picture taken with the Olympic medalist.

B) Apologize to the International Olympic Committee.

C) Get the damaged medal repaired.

D) Pay for the cost of a new medal.

7. 

A) Allow no one to touch them. C) Treat them as treasures.

B) See them as symbols of honor. D) Keep them in a safe place.

 A) She covered its screen with a plastic sheet.

B) She connected it with her smartphone.

C) She decorated it with colorful stickers.

D) She bought some new software for it.

9. A) It may not be simply blue. C) It is more harmful to young people.

B) It includes unnatural light. D) It induces people to fall asleep.

10. A) He has had much trouble falling asleep.

B) He has had some sort of health problems.

C) He has stayed up playing computer games.

D) He has been burdened with excessive work.

11. A) Exposure to blue light is the chief cause of obesity.

B) Sleep may be more important than people assumed.

C) Sleep may also be negatively affected by natural light.

D) Overuse of electronic devices may cause heart disease.

A) What they wanted to be when grown up.

B) What their favorite cartoon character was.

C) What they learned from computer games.

D) What they liked to do most after school.

13.

A) A stock broker. C) A mechanical engineer.

B) A pop singer. D) A basketball player.

14.

 A) Ambitious. C) Imaginative.

B) Sensible. D) Practical.

15. 

A) Relax their strict control of their kids.

B) Help their kids understand themselves.

C) Impose their own dreams on their kids.

D) Dismiss their high expectations of their kids.

A) A man was bitten by a snake. C) A man kept a 4-foot snake as a pet.

B) A man was taken to a hospital. D) A man fell off his toilet seat.

2. 

A) Where the snake had been taken. C) How the snake was captured.

B) Whether the snake was infected. D) Who owned the snake.

 A) Taking her trash out in fancy dresses. C) Sharing her photos with famous movie stars.

B) Amusing herself by going to ball parties. D) Posting her daughter's photos on social media.

4.

 A) To make herself popular. C) To please her daughter.

B) To amuse people. D) To record her achievements.

A) Eat as much as they want for $$10. C) Have a meal even if they have no money.

B) Have a chance of winning a $$ 100 prize. D) Get a free meal after answering some questions.

6.

 A) It was brought up by two staffers. C) It originated from a donation to her staff.

B) It helped to popularize her restaurant. D) It was suggested by some of her customers.

7. 

A) Fifty customers have offered donations. C) Many people have come to eat at the restaurant.

B) More people have been giving than taking. D) Most staffers have received messages of kindness.

A) He is a psychologist. C) He is a host for a TV program.

B) He is a famous writer. D) He is a primary school teacher.

9. 

A) Why social media accounts vanish without a trace.

B) Why parents raise their children in different ways.

C) Why people fail to respond to emails promptly.

D) Why friends break off contact all of a sudden.

10.

 A) They simply shut themselves down. C) They scream to get their parents back.

B) They avoid showing their emotions. D) They attempt to ignore the whole situation.

11. 

A) They may regard any difference as the end of a relationship.

B) They are on better terms with friends and romantic partners.

C) They try to express their feelings and thoughts effectively.

D) They attach more value to their relationships with others.

A) Their price. C) Their quality.

B) Their color. D) Their design.

13. 

A) Jeans are a typical American garment.

B). America makes the best-known brands of jeans.

C) America has the best weaving tools in the world.

D) Jeans are available in a greater variety in America.

14. 

A) They are artificial. C) They are unique.

B) They are natural. D) They are special.

15. 

A) They are for casual wearing. C) They are much too pricey.

B) They are popular with boys. D) They are worth the price.