Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

27. Which of the following items is not suitable for termites to

be transported in?

A) wooden furniture B) plants C) logs D) pottery
28. What does the word "convert" in bold r“fer to?”

A) turn B) close C) rebuild D) return

Read & choose the correct answer for (29-32).

Penn Wood, one of Britain's last surviving a’eas of ancient

woodland, with 432 acres of mixed trees as well as grassland,

is in a place of outstanding natural beauty. The wood has

a record of public usage, stretching back through recorded

history, but recently, the menace of development and

improvement ' threatened its su‘vival . In a region already

well-endowed with golf courses, the owner submitted plans

for yet another 18-hole course. However, this angered local

residents. They put up so much opposition to the plans that

they were turned down by the Environment Secretary.

Frustrated by the strength of the opposition he was

receiving, the landowner eventually sold up, and the land

was bought by the Woodland Trust, which will preserve the

whole site as a prime wildlife habitat.
29. We can guess from the passage that the author ...

A) wanted the landowner to widen the area, for golf courses.

B) didn't like the remarka’le area so worthy of attention to

stay primeval.

C) was also one of the habitants of the area called Penn

Wood.

D) turned out to be deeply satisfied with the solution of the

case.
30. The ancient woodland mentioned in the passage ...

A) preserved remarkable beauty of nature to be used for

grazing.

B) occurred to be too small to place golf courses on it.

C) is under strong protection of the residents.

D) is being actively developed and improved by the owner for

the sake of the beauty of the nature.

31. Because of the residents' strong discontent’ Penn Wood ...

A) was to be preserved only for pastures.

B) wasn't considered by th’ Environment Secretary.

C) had to be sold to another businessman.

D) was passed to a nature group.
32. Which word cart substitute the word "outstanding" in th“

giv”n passage?

A) steady B) constant C) exceptional D) changeable