1 My parents always encourage me to ____ some of my monthly income for investment.
(A)put aside
(B)put down
(C)put forward
(D)put on

7. The following sentence can be inserted into paragraph 3. These animals apparently engage in life and death struggles far below the ocean’s surface. Where would it best fit in paragraph 3?

8. What is mentioned in the passage as a reason why most biologists think giant squid probably do not reach 75 meters in length? (A) There is not enough food deep in the ocean to support such size. (B) The giant squid doesn’t live long enough to grow that large. (C) Their suckers are not necessarily as big as the scars on whales indicate. (D) No giant squid that large has ever been found.

9. Which of the following in NOT stated or implied in the passage about the beaks of the giant squid? (A) They are more durable than the rest of the squid’s body. (B) Researchers can learn important information from them. (C) They are used by the squid to defend itself. (D) They are often found in the stomachs of whales.

10. What can be inferred from the passage about ambergris? (A) It is an important part of a whale’s diet. (B) It protects the whale’s digestive tract. (C) Without it the whale could not digest squid. (D) It is produced from the chitin in the beaks of squids.

2 Unfortunately, I live in a remote part of town where few services are ____. (A)accessible (B)edible (C)associable (D)audible

3 After winning the Nobel Prize, the scientist is ____ by the crowd of reporters. (A)foxed (B)fished (C)lionized (D)wolfed

4 It is fatal for a government to issue ____ statements or policies from different departments and confuse people. (A)contradictory (B)conservative (C)contributive (D)convenient

5 A grand jury in South California indicted 30 people, ____ a local man identified as one of the world’s top drug-money launderers. (A)it includes (B)they include (C)included (D)including

6 When it comes to green tea’s ability to fight cancer, studies have found plenty of ____ and not a lot of evidence. (A)promise (B)persistence (C)possession (D)persuasion

7 For most students, the idea of “work” does not depend so much on the type of activity being done as on whether or not the person in authority requires it be done. (A)Most students take an activity as “work” because they are required by their classmates to do it. (B)Most students define “work” based on whether their teacher likes that activity or not. (C)Most students consider every uninteresting activity they have to do in school as “work.” (D)Most students only take the activities assigned by their teacher as “work.”