PART B: LANGUAGE (2.0 pts)

I/  Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (1.6 pts)

1. Nick isn't here at the moment. Can I _____ a message?

          A. take           B. get            C. leave           D. give

2. We watched a _____ broadcast of the president's speech.

        A. live          B. living              C. liveable            D. alive

3. The scientists said that they were searching for a habitable planet _____.

       A. at the moment          B. now          C. then        D. at present

4. We use face _____ systems to identify people in photos, videos, and in real time.

       A. identification             B. recognition         C. reminder     D. confirmation

5. I think we will find another habitable planet _____ 15 years.

     A. on            B. for              C. by                D. in

6. Your name comes right after _____ on the list.

      A. me             B. my              C. mine                D. I

7. The teacher _____ me that I should spend more time studying science subjects.

      A. said          B. told                C. asked                    D. spoke

8. They did a series of laboratory _____ on human sleep patterns in 1960s.

     A. experiments      B. assignments         C. examinations        D. discoveries