The use of vitamin ______ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The doctor advised him (A) to avoid eating (B) fatty foods, having (C) more fresh vegetables and drink much(D)water.

I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will ______ up soon.

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.

You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato product like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect (31)______ some types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been (32)______ to lycopene. It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color. Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato paste is four times (33)______ in fresh tomatoes. This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber. Thus, (34)______ tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene. Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza (35)______ increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent.

Question 34

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.

You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato product like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect (31)______ some types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been (32)______ to lycopene. It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color. Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato paste is four times (33)______ in fresh tomatoes. This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber. Thus, (34)______ tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene. Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza (35)______ increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent.

Question 31

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

A new school with more than (A) 50 classrooms have (B) just been built (C) in our local (D) area.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy.”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.

___ that Columbus discovered America.

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.

You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato product like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes protect (31)______ some types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products have been (32)______ to lycopene. It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color. Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes increases the concentration of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato paste is four times (33)______ in fresh tomatoes. This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable fiber. Thus, (34)______ tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene. Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza (35)______ increase assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent.

Question 32

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?” – Christy: “_____.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.