Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 31. I wish everybody is fully aware of the importance of preserving their traditions and culture. A. is B. of C. preserving D. culture 32. People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because of lacking of security. A. are B. to enter C. after D. lacking 33. The economic reform started in Vietnam in 1986 helped millions of people to get out of poverty. A. The B. started C. millions of D. out of 34. The teacher felt badly about not giving us permission to go outing overnight. A. The B. badly C. not giving D. overnight 35. Scientists say that in the future incurable diseases will be cured, and "bad" genes will probably placed. A. in the future B. will be C. and D. placed Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 36. Rice can’t possibly grow in such poor soil. A. It’s impossible for rice to grow in such poor soil. B. Growing rice in such poor soil can be realised. C. Rice is incapable of growing in such poor soil. D. Such poor soil may be suitable for rice to grow. 37. We have never experienced such bad floods in our region before. A. Those are the worst floods we have ever experienced in our region. B. We only sometimes experience very bad floods in our region. C. Bad floods have never happened in our region before. D. In our region, we have never seen and will never see bad floods. 38. Hoang was succeeded by Chung as the president of the 3R Club. A. Hoang was more successful as the president of the 3R Club than Chung. B. Hoang followed Chung as the president of the 3R Club. C. Chung followed Hoang as the president of the 3R Club. D. Chung was more successful as the president of the 3R Club than Hoang. 39. I don’t think you should ring him now. It’s rather late. A. You might not ring him now because it’s rather late. B. You’d better not ring him now as it’s rather late. C. It’s very late now, but I think you should ring him. D. I don’t think it’s late now, so you should ring him. 40. The new supermarket looks good. It seems to have few customers. A. The new supermarket is really good; that’s why it has few customers. B. Due to its good appearance, the new supermarket seems to have few customers. C. The new supermarket looks good, and so it seems to have few customers. D. Although the new supermarket looks good, it seems to have few customers.