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1.  Golden girl Lee Lai-shan drew the curtain on an illustrious Asian Games career by winning the gold medal in .

A. surfing

B. windsurfing

C. tennis

D. athletics

2.  The education secretary denied interfering with the autonomy of two leading universities by voicing support for them to .

A. close

B. extend

C. renovate

D. merge

3.  The traditional Chinese remedy of drinking vinegar to remove  stuck in the throat could cause acid burns, a medical journal warned.

A. chewing gum

B. nails

C. fish bones

D. chopsticks

4.  The Yellow River is drying up as northern China labours under the most severe  to hit in years, Xinhua said.

A. storms

B. drought

C. winds

D. typhoons

5.  Astronomers have discovered a 10th planet millions of kilometres beyond , in the biggest find in the solar system since the ninth planet was spotted 72 years ago.

A. Pluto

B. Uranus

C. Neptune

D. Saturn

6.  Britain's Queen Elizabeth dropped a ceremonial  under the watchful eye of the legendary Wayne Gretzky prior to an exhibition ice hockey game during her 12-day tour of Canada.

A. flower

B. ball

C. puck

D. hockey stick



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