1. Can you lend me some money? -1 can a sureness b surely c sure d unsure It's been a really hot summer ?

16. In recent years, many movies - such as The Terminator and Blade Runner - ... robots as slaves that eventually rise up against their human masters.
A) portray B) were portraying
C) had portrayed D) have portrayed
17. The gang is known ... a series of robberies.
A) having carried out B) have carried out
C) have been carried out D) to have carried out
18. You had better repeat your instructions carefully ... a few people aren't clear about what to do.
A) unless B) in case of C) in case D) so that
19. On Girls Day, which is celebrated in Japan in March, the entire family gathers for a. ... dinner honoring the girls in the family.
A) traditions B) traditionally
C) tradition D traditional
20. The second man spoke once ...in a whisper that was almost a hiss.
A) many B) much C) more D) the most
21. I would like you... me to the young man ... over there.
A) introduced/stands B) introducing/stood
C) introduce/stands D) to introduce/standing
22. Why did he... go to hospital yesterday?
A) had to B) must C) have to D) has to
Read the text. Then Choose the correct answer for each question below (23-26).
Most people think that girls are better students than boys. In England, girls score higher marks in tests in most subjects and at most ages. At the age of seven, 88% of girls reach the excepted level for their age, but only 80% of boys do. By the age of eleven, the difference is 80% to 69%, and the gap is wider at fourteen years old, A similar situation exists in the USA and many other countries. However, two American researchers, William Draves and Julie Coates, believe that it is not the boys who are the probl$m^~but the schools. Their book, Nine shift: Work., life, and education in the 21 st century explains that in fact boys are better prepared for the future. Boys are more interested in computers and the Internet. They like taking risks, and thinking about ways of making money and teamwork - things that are important for success at work. The problem is that schools punish boys for this behavior because they are bad at listening and following instructions.