39. Communicating with locals in a foreign country is
rely oh hand gestures.
A. In foreign countries, you will often see local mimes who communicate solely by using their hands so
that everyone can understand what they are trying to say.
B. Locals in a foreign country who don't know another language often communicate with tourists by
miming.
C. You often feel like a mime when you are trying to speak to someone in a foreign country because of
frequently having to use your hands to convey what you are trying to say.
D. When miming, it is important to remember to use your hands, especially when you are speaking to
locals in a foreign country.
40. Coral reefs create underwater habitats that are essential for many species of marine organisms, and
there are also some fish who use them as a refuge from predators.
A. Many fish tend to stay in coral reefs because there they are both safe from predators and supplied
with a rich food source.
B. Coral reefs are very important for many kinds of marine life forms because they provide a place to
live as well as a place for some fish to hide from them enemies.
C. Coral reefs provide a place to live for many types of sea creatures, including predators who use
them as a place to rest.
D. Coral reefs are becoming scarce and this creates an important problem for the many marine
animals which use them as a place to live as well as a place of protection.
41. It is her sense of humour and the supportive friends surrounding her that make it possible for her to
endure these difficult times.
A. She believes that if you have a sense of humour and friendly people surrounding and supporting
you, you can always make it through hard times.
B. Difficult times are hard to endure when you don't have a sense of humour or friends around you who
can support you, as far as she is concerned.
C. With a sense of humour and supportive friends around her, she could have endured these difficult
times a lot better.
D. Without the support of the friends around her and her sense of humour, she wouldn't be able to
make it through these hard times.
. There was no occasion on which their son called them and didn't request money.
A. "Whenever their son phoned them, he asked for money.
B. Their son rang them many times to ask for money.
C. Occasionally their son needed money and so contacted them by telephone.
D. Their son's requests for money were always made by phone.
That film can't have been the one that Susan was telling us about, since the story was far too simple
d it wasn't in French.
A. Susan was talking about a film that sounded far too simplistic and wasn't even French; she must
have meant this one.
B. Susan told us about a movie in French with a complicated storyline; the one we went to see must
have been a different one.
C. The film we watched may not have been the one Susan said; it was in French, but the story didn't
seem very complex.
D. That movie couldn't have been French; the story was very easy to understand, like the one Susan
was telling us about.
A new shopping mail has just opened in our neighbourhood, so the traffic is certain to get worse.
A. Because of the new shopping centre in our locality, traffic will definitely become more congested.
B. Although we needed somewhere to shop in the neighbourhood, the increase in traffic is certainly a
disadvantage.
C. There is a lot of opposition to the new shopping mall because of the traffic problems it will cause.
D. An increase in traffic is a small price to pay for the convenience of a new shopping mall in our
neighbourhood.