11. One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps.

　　A. vast thick corals

　　B. pockets of wet land

　　C. warm volcanoes

　　D.millions of bees and wasps

　　12. The word “wrath” in The Grapes of Wrath by the Nobel prize winner John Steinbeck probably means:

　　A. great anger

　　B. large crowds

　　C. hard labor

　　D. sudden storms

　　13. The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.

　　A. archaic 　B. sentimental 　C. outstanding 　D. entire

　　14. The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by God to rule the world.

　　A. outcast 　B. elite 　C. nomad 　D. disciple

　　15. Many of the electric and electronic products we purchase and consume today are what some industrial experts call “homogenous toys”.

　　A. identical 　B. homosexual 　C.unrelated 　D. distinguishable

　　參考答案：1-5 DBBAB 6-10 ADDBC 11-15 BACBA