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1.Architects are designing ____________ buildings that use less energy and water. A. sustainability B. sustainable C. sustainably D. sustain 2.Steve himself to helping the needy in his neighbourhood. A. admired B. devoted C. diagnosed D. attended 3.At the age of 30, she was with a rare form of breast cancer. A. dedicated B. admired C. volunteered D. diagnosed 4.The _______ of the festival has grown over the years, attracting more visitors annually. A. popularity B. possibility C. mystery D. privacy 5.Some people are concerned that celebrating foreign festivals can make people lose their sense of . A. specialty B. anxiety C. identity D. cuisine 6.Plastic bags        very slowly, which poses a threat to the ecosystem.  A. release                 B. reuse                 C. decompose               D. recycle 7.We can use leftovers to make simple        to enrich the soil.  A. waste                 B. container                 C. compost                 D. layer 8.To minimize your carbon footprint, you should _______ the use of single-use plastics. A. increase B. maintain C. ignore D. reduce 9.The main ____________ in the story was inspired by a real-life resistance fighter. A. character B. characterizes C. characteristic D. characterization 10.The operation to rescue the captured soldiers was highly ____________, thanks to their strategic planning. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. succeeding 11.Japanese sushi is a tasty food that people from different cultures enjoy. A. terrible B. tasteless C. delicious D. unusual 12.Instead of getting rid of fruit peels, we use them to make simple compost. A. relying on              B. throwing away    C. preparing for      D. responding to 13.I _______ an online class in Advanced Maths when the Wi-Fi got disconnected. A. attends         B. have attended        C. was attending         D. had attended 14.They were taking selfies while the tour guide        the itinerary. A. explains                 B. is explaining           C. has explained         D. was explaining 15.Elephants can be found in ______ Africa. A. Ø (no article)         B. a         C. the         D. an 16.He used to play ______ badminton with other children every afternoon. A. the         B. Ø (no article)         C. a         D. an 17.Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation A. conducted B. loved C. measured D. agreed 18.Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation A. appalled B. dedicated C. designed D. injured 19.Circle the word which has the different stress from that of the rest in the following question A. possible B. national C. creative D. different 20.Circle the word which has the different stress from that of the rest in the following question. A. footstep B. battle C. costume D. cuisine ARRANGEMENT