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Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?

A．Are you sure of Simon"s disappearance?

B．The man with a beard is talking to the manager.

C．Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan.

D．Despite the rain, everyone enjoyed the trip.

rite an article to call for people to turn off their mobile phone in public areas. Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words: You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or txvo reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your composition. Marks will he awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to fallow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

According to Paragraph 5, we can infer that

A．the local people have suffered a lot because of a new project.

B．the rich people have helped the local people set up a special business.

C．by leaving their homes, the local people can get much benefit.

D．to obtain profits, a thoughtless government made the local people suffer great loss.

Why are some small tribes isolated?

A．They live far away from big cities.

B．They lack communication with the outside world.

C．They have their own set character.

D．They have lost the best of their own cultures.

According to this passage, "Mach" refers to

A．the ratio of the air speed of an aircraft to the speed of sound.

B．a machine.

C．a Czech-born Australian physicist.

D．the pilot of the plane.

The expression "weathering the storm" in the first sentence means

A．surviving a crisis.

B．coming into being.

C．struggling in the storm.

D．being dominated by a stormy high tech wave.

【C8】

A．success

B．failure

C．competition

D．confusion

Who will replace the National Security Adviser?

A．Goodluck Jonathan.

B．Abdullahi Muktar Sarki.

C．A retired police officer.

D．Aliyu Gusau.

Nigerias National Security Adviser has been fired because

A．he and the acting president have different political views.

B．he has begun an ethnic violence.

C．he is thought to be responsible for the death of hundreds of people.

D．he failed to be present at a special security meeting.

Which of the following is CORRECT according to the news item?

A．The crime group consists of four women and three men.

B．Little information about the suspects has been identified.

C．There are four teenagers in the crime group.

D．New details about the investigation will be made public.