B. It helps Whale Crier to show his talents.

C. It guarantees everyone to find something to enjoy.

D. It is one of the best eco-arts festivals in South Africa.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Weak bones. B. Loose teeth. C. Skin problems. D. Heart diseases.

15. A. Having food rich in vitamin.

B. Walking midday in the sun with no suncream.

C. Taking vitamin D pills every day.

D. Wearing darker coloured clothes and sunhats.

16. A. To analyze the common causes of lack of vitamin D.

B. To encourage people to be exposed to the sun for vitamin D.

C. To emphasize the importance of vitamin D in one's health.

D. To introduce some different ways to gain vitamin D.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. She wants to find a topic for her research. B. She tries to help the man with his paper.

C. She hopes to learn how to write a paper. D. She plans to work on a similar topic.

18. A. In 1813. B. In 1826. C. In 1839. D. In 1856.

19. A. They are mainly grown for the domestic market.

B. They were introduced to China from Australia.

C. They were the first plant to be planted in England.

D. They are kept warm in large plastic houses.

20. A. Growth of domestic economy in Australia.

B. Export and import of bananas in Australia.

C. History of banana cultivation in Australia.

D. Role of agriculture in Australian economy.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

From street food to museums, Chinese food hot in US

From baozi in Boston to jianbing in New York, traditional Chinese street food are popping up in the US. MeizhoDongpo opened its first US restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 2013, with offerings from its menin China. Locally (21)_________(hire) chefs were sent to China for training. Next spring, Beijing’s Dadong, known for its Peking Duck, (22)__________(open) a flagship US restaurant in Manhattan.

Xi'an's Famous Foods is about to have its 12th location in New York near the Museum of Modern Art. Its original location, established in 2005, was the first restaurant (23) _________ (bring) Xi'an cuisine to the US.

Chinese food is also the stuff of museum exhibits. A current exhibition at the Museum of Chinese in America in New York called Sour Sweet, Bitter, Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America (24)__________(raise) the food to an art form, literally.

On a recent October afternoon, people stood on line for the offerings of Hangzhou-based Gan Qi Shi's first overseas baozi shop, in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The US chain adopted the English name of Tom's BaoBao. “I used to grab burgers and Korean tofsoup (25) _________I needed a quick bite,” said Wang Na, a Chinese grad student at Harvard. “Now I get two baozi. They are (26)_________ (healthy), and taste like home.”

In New York, Mr. Bing, a food stand serving Beijing jianbing, was named “Rookie of the Year” at the 2016 Vendy Awards, (27) _________recognizes the city's best food carts. Mr. Bing is Brian Goldberg, a New York native who, as a student in 1998 in Beijing, settled on his favorite (28) _________40 different jianbing and purchased the recipe from a street vendor(小贩). He then flew the vendor to Hong Kong, where the first Mr. Bing booth opened in 2012, (29) _________the master could teach his employees how to make the real deal.

Meanwhile, (30) _________growing number of bubble tea shops can be found in the US, helping

diners to wash down the tasty food from China.

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than yoneed.

A. acknowledging B. bottled C. consequences D. demanding E. financial F. further

G. handle H. inappropriately I. negative J. neglect K. unresolved