1.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions The ______ waste is dumped into the river. A. poison B. poisonous C. poisoned D. poisoning ________the fog, there were no take-oils from the airport yesterday. A. Since B. As C. Because of D. Because 2. Find the mistake in the sentence. The flight number 781 to Melbourne will arrive at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 3.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning in the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions come up with : A. thought of B. took over C. made up D. brought about 4.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning in the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. unique: A. unusual B. matchless C. rarely D. common 5.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. New Zealand is a small country (1) ________ the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as well as many smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size (2) ________ as the United Kingdom. Maori people arrived from the Pacific in the 10th century, and by the 12th century there were many Maori settlements along the coasts of New Zealand. The Maori named for New Zealand is Aotearoa, which means “The land of the long white cloud”. Seven hundred years later, large numbers of Europeans started (3)________ in New Zealand. According to Government figures, the population of New Zealand in 2015 was over four million, and of these, about 75 percent lived in the North Island. There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a (4) _________ of over one million people. Auckland’s population includes many different (5) ___________. For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and exciting place to live. 1. A. in B. on C. at D. beneath 2. A. like B. so C. as D. alike 3. A. settle B. to settle C. settler D. settlement 4. A. area B. climate C. economy D. population 5. A. nationalities B. countries C. people D. characters 6.Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words. She wouldn’t have a headache if she worked in a quiet place. => Were______________________________________________________________________