Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. __________, ingenuity and flair are the songwriter’s real talents. A. Creative B. Creativeness C. Creation D. Creativity 9. There’s increasing demand for cars which are more __________ on fuel. A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economy 10. The campaign has certainly succeeded in __________ public awareness of the issue. A. picking up B. lifting C. rising D. raising 11. Every advanced nation has strict regulations to protect endangered __________. A. group B. type C. species D. class 12. I have _______ with most of my secondary school friends. A. contact B. connection C. conversation D. communication 13. I find it hard to write time pressure. A. on B. under C. down D. with They got the bus in Obdland Village and walked up the road. A. on B. out C. in D. off Even a low level of noise interferes my concentration. A. with B. on C. off D. in 16. Not only give you the experience of meeting a number of very interesting personalities, it will also take you to many interesting places. A. will reading these stories B. reading these stories C. these stories will D. do reading these stories Mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 17. - “Well, we’d like to thank you for coming today. It’s nice to meet you.” - “ _________” A. Oh, thank you. It’s my pleasure. B.Not too bad. How are you? C. No, I don’t. My name is Linda. D. Hi, I’m Katherine, but call me Kate. 18. - “What are you thinking of doing when you leave school?” - “_________” A.I’m not sure. Maybe something with history. B.I’m not that great at technology. C.Not much. My dad is an engineer. D. Oh, languages are definitely not my strengths.