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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

The concept of obtaining fresh water from iceberg that is towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. Glaciers are a possible source of fresh water that has been overlooked until recently. (A)

Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice, a reservoir of untapped fresh water so immense that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1,000 years. Floating on the oceans every year are 7,659 trillion metric tons of ice encased in 10,000 icebergs that break away from the polar ice caps, more than ninety percent of them from Antarctica. (B)

Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes; rather, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea. As they drift away from the polar region, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by subsurface currents. Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift as far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. (C)

The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer climates and the funneling of fresh water to shore in great volume. But even if the icebergs lost half of their volume in towing, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by desalination, or removing salt from water. (D)

Question 39: According to the author, most of the world's fresh water is to be found in _______.

A. oceans

B. rivers

C. glaciers

D. reservoirs

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

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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A. Because of she quarreled

B. Had quarreled

C. Because having quarreled

D. Having quarreled

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 17: We're not ready yet, we are going to have to ______ the meeting until next week.

A. take off

B. put off

C. take on

D. go off

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Question 24: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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

Question 27: People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: Never before _____ in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: ______ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined nart in each of the following questions. Question 24: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 27: People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 18: I am late because my alarm clock didn't _______ this morning.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 14: The water company will have to ______ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 11: Never before _____ in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 12: ______ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 17: We're not ready yet, we are going to have to ______ the meeting until next week.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined nart in each of the following questions.

Question 24: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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

Question 27: People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 18: I am late because my alarm clock didn't _______ this morning.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 14: The water company will have to ______ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: Never before _____ in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: ______ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.

Mark the letter A, B, L or u to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 17: We're not ready yet, we are going to have to ______ the meeting until next week.