The popular local farmer______nearly 300,000 oysters per year.
A．harvests
B．harvester
C．harvested
D．harvesting

Asia's first democracy — a country that has a freely elected government — was______, which became self-governing in 1935.
A．Philippine
B．Philippines
C．the Philippines
D．the Philippine Island

George W. Bush said Saddam Hussein is______and must be disarmed immediately.
A．pugnacious
B．proverbial
C．magnanimous
D．malleable

What is the passage mainly discussing about？
A．What people know about newborns.
B．How wrong parents are when they handle their babies.
C．How much newborns have progressed in about a decade's time.
D．Why the first month of life is the most significant four weeks in a lifetime.

If you ordered through an agent, please check with the agent to______that your order was received and processed.
A．insane
B．insult
C．ensue
D．ensure

Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D.
__ such subjects, the department also taught mathematics and geography.
A．Regardless of
B．In addition to
C．Despite
D．Except