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KỲ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012 – LẦN III
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Khối A1, D
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10.
Whenever we read about the natural world nowadays, it is generally to be given dire presdictions about its imminent destruction Some scientists go so (1) _ as to assert that from now on, the world can no longer be called “natural”, in so far as future processes of weather, (2) _, and all the interactions of plant and animal life will no longer carry on in their time honored way, unaffected by (3) _ There will never be such a thing as “natural weather” again, say such writers, only weather (4) _ by global warming It is hard to know whether to believe such prophets of doom, possibly because what they are saying seems too terrible to be (5) _ There are other equally influential scientists who argue that climate, for example, has changed many times over the (6) _, and that what we are experiencing now may simply be part of an endless cycle of change, rather than a disaster on a global (7) _ One cannot help wondering these attempts to wish the problem be away simply underline the extent to which western industrialized countries are to blame for upsetting the world’s (8) _ It is not our fault, they seem to be saying, because everything is all right, really! One certain (9) _ which is chilling in its implications, is that there is no longer anywhere on the earth’s (10) _, whether in the depths of the oceans or in the polar wastes, which is not stained by polluted air or littered, with empty cans and bottles Now we are having to come
to terms with understanding just what that means, and it is far from easy
Question 1: A much B often C really D far
Question 2: A change B atmosphere C climate D even
Question 3: A beings B man C people D humans
Question 4: A built B manufactured C affected D organised
Question 5: A stopped B true C guessed D here
Question 6: A top B again C centuries D world
Question 7: A sense B form C scale D existence
Question 8: A future B ecology C balance D population
Question 9: A fact B must C fault D and
Question 10:A planet B atmosphere C anywhere D surface
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 11: A interrogate B efficiency C committee D entertain
Question 12: A determine B miraculous C confident D spectator
Question 13: A manufacture B apologise C diagnosis D preferential
Question 14: A pesticide B concentrate C argument D equivalent
Question 15: A inexpensive B ecological C advertisement D continuity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: You can use milk _ cream in this recipe.
A instead B in place of C on account of D in view with
Question 17: He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _ a brilliant idea.
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Trang 2A came up to B put up with C came up with D put through to
Question 18: Mary: “Peter failed in the final examination last term.” - Nancy: “ ”
A Really? B Sorry to hear that C What’s wrong? D I can’t believe it Question 19: The man who was taken to hospital had been for three hours.
A insensitive B unconscious C unfeeling D indifferent
Question 20: It is imperative that the world towards a solution to global warming before the
weather patterns of the world are disrupted irreparably
Question 21: After each chapter in this book _ where reference material may be included.
A do the pages find B are found the pages
C are the pages found D the pages are found
Question 22: The film went bankrupt and their shares became
A priceless B unworthy C invaluable D worthless
Question 23: Tom: “ _” - Jenifer: “He is friendly and quick – witted”
A What is your new teacher like? B What does your new teacher look like?
C How is your new teacher look? D How does your new teacher look?
Question 24: Every possible means _ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.
A is used B have been used C are used D has been used Question 25: People in Indonesia can get a good picture on television _ a communication
satelite
A by way of B in view of C by means of D from
Question 26: _ the can, my hand was cut.
A while trying to open B Having tried to open
C Trying to open D As I was trying to open
Question 27: Everything in the supermarket is marked with a price _
Question 28: Laura: “Could I possibly use your mobile phone?” - Jenny: “ _”
A I don’t think so B Oh, by all means C You’re welcome D My pleasure
Question 29: I here for three years by the end of next month.
A will work B am going to work C will have been working D am working
Question 30: I offered him money for the use of the bicycle, but my surprise he refused it.
A to B though C according to D in view of
Question 31: There is no other place near here to get your motorbike _
A repaired B repair C to repair D repairing
Question 32: Her four years at University were the to a brilliant career.
A stepping stone B launching C diving board D starting line
Question 33: Assistant: “Is there anything I can do for you, sir?” - Customer: “ ”
A Yes, you’re welcome B Ok Your time
C Not now Thanks anyway D Sure Go ahead, please
Question 34: A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, he’s likely to smile and reach
out to another infant
Question 35: The waves on the beach on the west coast of Florida are not on the east coast.
A as high as B so high as C as high as those D higher than
Question 36: When replying to this advertisement, please a stamped addressed envelope.
A present B contain C enclose D include
Question 37: Had we caught the earlier train, we home by now.
A would have been B would be C are D had been
Question 38: There were a feeling of gloom and _ in the office when the news of the job cuts
was announced
A deprivation B depression C enthusiasm D entertainment Question 39: John was deported for having an expired visa He his renewed.
A must have got B should have got C should get D needn’t have got
Question 40: The teacher told me that I was doing well, my final grade was awful.
A yet B therefore C hence D otherwise
Question 41: Let’s the grammar one more time before the test.
Trang 3A go over B go down with C go off D go back
Question 42: We were very tired last night because we _ football in the afternoon.
A played B had played C were playing D have played
Question 43: Many students find it difficult to make meet on their small grant.
Question 44: Peter: “I found my wallet, but now it disappears” - Henry: “ _”
A Bad news for me B It doesn’t C You’re too careless D What a shame Question 45: Nobody understands what the man overthere says, _?
A doesn’t he B does he C don’t they D do they
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55.
Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat The term “latent heat” refers
to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor We know that if we warm a pan
of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when temperature are colder The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to
water vapor is supplied by heat – supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case.
This energy is not lost It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat Eventually, the water stored
as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere
In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the tropical oceans Scienctists have tried to quantify this proportion of the Sun’s energy By analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to
be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy Once this latent heat is
stored within the atmosphere, it can be transported, primarily to higher latitudes, by prevailing, large –
scale winds Or it can be transported vertically to higher levels in the atmosphere, where it forms clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere
Question 46: The passage mainly discusses how heat _
A is transformed and transported in the Earth’s atmosphere.
B is transported by ocean currents.
C can be measured and analyzed by scientists.
D moves about the Earth’s equator.
Question 47: The passage mentions that the tropics differ from the Earth’s polar regions in which of the
following ways?
A The height of cloud formation in the atmosphere.
B The amount of heat they receive from the Sun.
C The strength of their large scale winds.
D The strength of their oceanic currents.
Question 48: The word “convert” is closest in meaning to
Question 49: Why does the author mention “the stove” in line 9th ?
A To describe the heat of the Sun B To illustrate how water vapor is stored.
C To show how energy is stored D To give an example of a heat source
Question 50: According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially _
A around the higher latitudes B in the tropics
C because of large – scale winds D because of strong ocean currents
Question 51: According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun’s incoming energy _
A is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes B is transported by ocean currents.
C never leaves the upper atmosphere D gets stored as latent heat.
Question 52: The underlined word “it” refers to _
A square meter B the Sun’s energy C latent heat D the atmosphere
Trang 4Question 53: The word “primarily” is closest in meaning to
A chiefly B originally C basically D clearly
Question 54: The word “prevailing” is closest in meaning to _
A essential B dominant C circular D closest
Question 55: All of the following words/ phrases are defined in the passage EXCEPT
A low latitudes (line 1st) B latent heat (line 4th)
C evaporate (line 6th) D atmosphere (line 10th)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 65.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds When this short amount of
time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory How did the information get there in
the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory The most accepted theory comes from George A Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal" By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to
pass information from the short term to long term memory A better way is to practice "elaborate
rehearsal" This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable Retrieving information can be
done by recognition or recall Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting
The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved This is
why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization
Question 56: According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A.They revert from the long term memory.
B.They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
C.They get chunked when they enter the brain.
D.They enter via the nervous system.
Question 57: The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
A passes B adds up C appears D continues
Question 58: All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT the:
C sensory storage area D maintenance area
Question 59: Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A To give an example of a type of memory
B To provide a type of interruption
C To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
D To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
Trang 5Question 60: How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A By organizing it B By repeating it
C By giving it a name D By drawing it
Question 61: The author believes that rote rotation is:
A the best way to remember something B more efficient than chunking
C ineffective in the long run D an unnecessary interruption
Question 62: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to:
A encoding B STM C semantics D information
Question 63: The word “elaborate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
A complex B efficient C pretty D regular
Question 64: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
B A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
C Cues help people to recognize information.
D Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
Question 65: The word “cues” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A questions B clues C images D tests
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 66: It is essential that vitamins are supplied either by foods or by supplementary tablets for
A B C
normal growth to occur
D Question 67: Bacteria lives in the soil play a vital role in recyclying the carbon and nitrogen needed by
plants A B C D
Question 68: The number of women earning Master's Degrees have risen sharply in recent years
A B C D
Question 69: The extent which an individual is a product of either heredity or environment cannot be
A B
proved, but several theories have been proposed
C D
Question 70: Due to the popularity of the stars, theater patrons advised to contact the box office as soon
as possible A B C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 71: “Make good use of your time You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
A He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 72: Her living conditions were difficult However, she studied very well.
A Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Question 73: You won’t be allowed in until your identity has been checked.
A It is not until your identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
B Not until your identity has been checked that you will be allowed in
C You will be allowed in unless your identity has been checked.
D Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
Question 74: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
Trang 6A You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 75: The thing that impressed me more than anything else was your generosity.
A Your generosity impresssed me more than anything else.
B It is your generosity that I impressed more than anything else.
C All what I impressed more than anything else was your generosity.
D Your generosity makes me impressed more than anything else.
Question 76: She said “How pleasant! Jane comes to dinner with us”
A She said with joyfully that Jane came to dinner with us.
B She cried joyfully that Jane came to dinner with them.
C She was very delightedly that Jane came to dinner with them.
D She said that it is pleasant because Jane comes to dinner with them.
Question 77: He applied for the job abroad because he wanted to earn more money.
A With a view of earning more money, he applied for the job abroad.
B He applied for a job abroad in order to he could earn more money.
C So as to earn more money, he applies for a job abroad.
D To earn more money was the reason why he applied for a job abroad.
Question 78: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 79: It is expected that tax increases will be announced in tomorrow’s budget.
A Tax increases are expected to be announced in tomorrow’s budget.
B They expected that tax will be increased in tomorrow’s budget.
C Tax increases is expected to announced in tomorrow’s budget.
D They expect that tax increases are announced in tomorrow’s budget
Question 80: She is now leading a normal life as a result of all the support she received from social
workers
A Had it not been for the social workers, she wouldn’t be leading such a normal life now.
B Because she receives all the support from social workers, she is leading a normal life now
C If she didn’t receive all the support from social workers, she wouldn’t be leading a normal life
now
D Had she not received so much support from social workers, she wouldn’t be leading such a normal
life now
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TRƯỜNG THCS & THPT TRẦN NHÂN TÔNG ĐÁP ÁN, HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM – THANG ĐIỂM
KỲ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN III - NĂM 2012 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Khối A1, D
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG LẦN 3 – NĂM 2012
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút;
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following word.
4 A agriculture B ceremony C manufacture D television
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question
6 By the end of next month, we _ our English course
A have completed B will be completed
C will have completed D completed
7 If you had worked harder, you _
A will not be sacked B are not sacked
C will not have been sacked D would not have been sacked
8 It was _ we could not go out
A such cold that B so cold that C very so cold D too cold that
9 Nobody can prevent us from _ good things
10 Mr Pike _ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year
A is teaching B was teaching C has been teaching D had been teaching
11 The requirement is that the applicant must have good _ skills
12 We sent some flowers as a of sympathy to the parents of the child
13 I asked Johnny where the other classmates were and he in the direction of the school garden
14 My Dad is always willing to give a hand _ cleaning the house
15 TONNY: “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you”.-
CLARE: “ .”
16 Find the mistake :
We requested the superintendent of the building to clean up the storage room in the basement
A B
so that the children had enough space for their bicycles
C D could have
17 Directly in front of them _
18 Children have to stay _ at school until they are 15
19 Of the two cars that the Smiths have, the Plymouth is, without any question, the cheapest to run
C D The cheaper
20 He felt very tired However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
A He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
Trang 8B Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
C As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
D Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
21 It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
A It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago
B Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
C Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago
D Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago
22 Did you remember _ seats for the theatre tomorrow?
23 We bought two bicycles Neither of them worked well
Which sentence expresses the same idea as above?
A We bought two bicycles which neither of worked well
B We bought two bicycles neither of which worked well
C We bought two bicycles, of which neither worked well
D We bought two bicycles, neither of which worked well
24 The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open
A The door was too heavy to push it open
B The door was too heavy for the child to push it open
C The door was too heavy for the child to push open
D The door was too heavy for the child to open it
25 I‘ve really enjoyed talking to you, and I need to be going
26 My uncle is in bad _ now because he smokes a lot
27 Our urge to classify different life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human race
(A) (B) (C) (D)
28 It is that he knows
29 The new American administration is still hesitating about _
A why so many new taxes had been imposed
B whether to increase expenditure on education
C how the problem of famine in Asia had been overcome
D which programme had been approved by the committee
30 The Prime Minister made no to the incident in his speech
A reference B mention C impression D gesture
31 Air consists of a combination of nitrogen and oxygen in place by gravity
A are holding B being hold C holding D held
32 discussion of group personality would be complete without a consideration of national character
33 The coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel
34 Manufacturers often sacrifice quality
A for a larger profit margin B in place of to earn more money
C to gain more quantities of money D and instead earn a bigger amount of profit
35 The choir stood in four rows according to their heights
36 All work and no play
A makes Jack a dull boy B makes a dull boy Jack
C make Jack a dull boy D make a dull boy Jack
37 It is in the city
A that he lives B where he lives C that he lived D All are correct
38 The chart in 1998 and 2000
A indicates the internet users’ percentage of all ages
Trang 9B shows the percentage of the internet users of all ages
C shows all ages of the internet users percentage
D says the percentage of the internet users
39 “You broke the window, Tom” the aunt said angrily
A The aunt reproached Tom for breaking the window
B The aunt scolded Tom for breaking the window
C The aunt accused the boy for breaking the window
D The aunt swore that the boy had broken the window
40 Noise pollution generally receives less attention than _ air pollution
41 We prefer _
A going to market than cooking B to go to market than to cook
C going to market to cook D to go to market than cooking
42 “I’m sorry I made a mistake.” said he
A He blamed her for making a mistake B He said he had made a mistake
C He admitted that he had made a mistake D He apologized for making a mistake
43 She demanded that she allowed to meet her son in prison
44 The pen _ so please throw it away
A won’t write B doesn’t write C can’t write D isn’t written
45 occasions for congratulations
A birthdays that usually considered
B usually considering birthday
C birthday are usually considered
D that considered birthdays usually
46 If I _ you, I wouldn’t have told her the truth
47 It is very difficult for the foreigners _ to speak Vietnamese to travel alone in Vietnam
A not being able B not to be able C being not able D not able
48 “Excuse me, where is the post office?” “ ”
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
49 The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
50 Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it
bordered on the miraculous
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The Mediterranean has been described as (51) _ largest swimming pool (52) , it can also be described now as the world’s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds Unfortunately, (53) _ countries bordering the Mediterranean differ greatly in their (54) _ to this problem While some countries want to start cleaning up the Mediterranean, (55) _have begun building new ports to develop their oil wells and natural gas fields Industries have now grown in all the countries (56) the Mediterranean It will (57) a century for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and (58) _ by clean water Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and Rhone, all (59) into the Mediterranean, carrying lots of pollutants into the sea and making (60) very dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who eats fish caught there
Trang 1055 A other B another C the others D others
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
In the world of birds, bill design is a prime example of evolutionary fine-tuning Shorebirds such as
oystercatchers use their bills to pry open the tightly sealed shells of their prey, hummingbirds have
stilettolike bills to probe the deepest nectar-bearing Line flowers, and kiwis smell out earthworms thanks
to nostrils located at the tip of their beaks But few birds are more intimately tied to their source of sustenance than are crossbills Two species of these finches, named for the way the upper and lower parts
of their bills cross, rather than meet in the middle, reside in the evergreen forests of North America and feed on the seeds held within the cones of coniferous trees
The efficiency of the bill is evident when a crossbill locates a cone Using a lateral motion of its lower mandible, the bird separates two overlapping scales on the cone and exposes the seed The crossed mandibles enable the bird to exert a powerful biting force at the bill tips, which is critical for maneuvering them between the scales and spreading the scales apart Next, the crossbill snakes its long
tongue into the gap and draws out the seed Using the combined action of the bill and tongue, the bird
cracks open and discards the woody seed covering and swallows the nutritious inner kernel This whole
process takes but a few seconds and is repeated hundreds of times a day
The bills of different crossbill species and subspecies vary ― some are stout and deep, others more
slender and shallow As a rule, large-billed crossbills are better at securing seeds from large cones, while
small-billed crossbills are more deft at removing the seeds from small, thin-scaled cones Moreover, the
degree to which cones are naturally slightly open or tightly closed helps determine which bill design is the best
One anomaly is the subspecies of red crossbill known as the Newfoundland crossbill This bird has a
large, robust bill, yet most of Newfoundland's conifers have small cones, the same kind of cones that the
slender-billed white-wings rely on
61 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The importance of conifers in evergreen forests
B The efficiency of the bill of the crossbill
C The variety of food available in a forest
D The different techniques birds use to obtain food
62 Which of the following statements best represents the type of "evolutionary fine-tuning" mentioned
in line 1?
A Different shapes of bills have evolved depending on the available food supply
B White-wing crossbills have evolved from red crossbills
C Newfoundland's conifers have evolved small cones
D Several subspecies of crossbills have evolved from two species
63 Why does the author mention oystercatchers, hummingbirds, and kiwis in lines 2-3?
A They are examples of birds that live in the forest
B Their beaks are similar to the beak of the crossbill
C They illustrate the relationship between bill design and food supply
D They are closely related to the crossbill
64 Crossbills are a type of
65 The word "gap" in line 12 is closest in meaning to
66 The word "others" in line 15 refers to
67 The word "robust" in line 21 is closest in meaning to