1. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.

a. will cancel b. will be cancelling

c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled

1. _______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment. .

a. Biodiversity b. Conservation c. Globe d. Individual

When you have a small child in the house, you _______ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

a. should / must b. should not / might

c. needn't / may d. mustn't / can't

A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else.

a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science

When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it

a. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into

Since their appearance, books are a previous ________ of knowledge and pleasure.

a. source b. pile

c. amount d. sum

1. Neil Postman, an author (A) of some great books, pointed out (B) that reading

teaches (C) us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating (D) a sustained attention span.

1. There are many benefits that we may be gained (A) by actually (B) taking the

time to read a book instead of (C) sitting in front of the TV or (D) doing some other forms of mindless entertainment.

- I saw Grace this morning at the bank.

- It ________ Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon.

a. can't be b. must be c. can't have been d. must have been

It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.

a. My assignment must have been submitted today.

b. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.

c. My assignment was required to submit by today. d. I mustn't submit my assignment today.

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

a. different b. terrorist c. contrary d. domestic

Probability of extinction depends _______ many aspects

a. on b. in c. from d. for

No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.

a. expected b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly

Let's put off that meeting to next Monday.

a. postpone b. schedule c. arrange d. appoint

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

a. speed b. expectation c. improvement d. treatment

1. Such (A) human activities as pollution, drainage (B) of wetlands, cutting and clearing (C) of forests, urbanization, and road and dam construction has destroyed (D) or seriously damaged available habitats.