READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND THEN CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS BY CIRCLING THE CORRESPONDING LETTER A, B, C, OR D

Questions 31- 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age. Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last week, the Ice Age covered the Earth. Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago. During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoiled child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.31. The passage tells us that _________________________________________________________.A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.B. life on Earth began relatively recently.C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.32. We are informed by the author that ________________________________________________.A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.C. there were more than forty five kinds of great reptiles.D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age.33. The author is mainly interested in ____________________________________________.A. the time when man first evolved from apes.B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.C. the effects of farming. D. the period before the last Ice Age.34. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _______________________________.A. man will destroy everything on Earth B. man will use up all the fuelsC. there will be a population explosion D. more species of animal may die out35.The author’s general view of man seems to be that _________________________________.A. he has no right to be so destructive B. he has been the most successful animalC. he will be able to control the environmentD. he has learned a lot from past mistakes36-40. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.“ My home is in the air- I do enormous amount of travelling. It is a fast life and full of work, but I like it and that is the only way for me. Everything is tiring – music, travelling – but what can i do? I am not ( 36) _________ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now that I will ever be very long in one place. My hometown is on the Caspian sea. There is sea, wind, sun and ( 37) _________ many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there fro a day or two I prefer to stay with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, ( 38) ________ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good and simple food.I have no wife, no brothers or sister and my father ( 39) _________ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t remember him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to ( 40) _________ a musician.”36. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known37. A. far B. too C. much D. more38. A. but B. since C. even D. which39. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died40. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow41- 45. Identify a mistake from each of the following sentences.41. Buying clothes are ( A) often a very time comsuming ( B) practice because those ( C) clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones ( D) that fit him or her.42. Because ( A) they had spent too many( B) time considering ( C) the new contract, the students lost the opportunity ( D) to lease the apartment.43. These ( A) televisions are all too expensive ( B) for we ( C) to buy at this time( D), but perhaps we will return later.44. After she had bought ( A) himself ( B) a new automobile, she sold ( C) her ( D) bicycle.45. The film is about ( A) a boy which ( B) lost all money ( C) in the fire. ( D)46- 50. Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.46. The car is too expensive for him to buy.A. He is not rich enough to buy a car. B. He is not rich enough to buy the car.C. He is not rich enough to buy car. D. He is poor enough to buy the car.47. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.A. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it.B. If you promised to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it.C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it.D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it.48. The train had already left before i got to the station.A. When I got to the station, the train had already left.B. When I get to the station, the train has already left.C. When I had got to the station, the train had already left.D. When I got to the station, the train already left.49. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.A. If I had know you were coming, I would wait for you.B. I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming.C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.D. If I had know you were coming, I would have waited for you.50. You should have early night, so that you don’t feel tired.A. To have an early night, you should feel tired.B. In order not to feel tired, you should have early night.C. To not feeling tired, you should have early night.D. You should have early night because you feel tired.