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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. manufacture B. mature C. pasture D. agriculture

Question 2: A. explosion B. exploration C. expertise D. expedition

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. contaminate B. supervisor C. investigate D. convenient

Question 4: A. atmosphere B. oxygen C. release D. fertilize

Mark the tetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined, part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.

Question 5: The Pueblo Indians (A) have traditional lived (B) in stone or adobe (C) structures that resemble
(D) apartment buildings.

Question 6: The spinal cord is the main pathway (A) for messages travelling (B) between the brain to the ( C)
rest of the body (D).

Question 7: Children’s games, which are amusements involve (A) more than one individual, appear to (B) be
culturally (C) universal (D).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 8: Hurry up or the train……………before you can catch it.

A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. has left
Question 9: - Mark: “……………”
- Helen: “Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.”
A. What a beautiful dress you have on!
B. How a beautiful dress you’re wearing!
C. What beautiful dress you’re wearing!
D. How beautifully the dress you’re wearing!
Question 10: The children sing loudly………….
A. as though they are the winners B. though they are the winners
C. as if they were the winners D. were they the winners
Question 11: We are considering having……………for the coming New Year.
A. redecorated our flat B. to redecorate our flat
C. our flat to be redecorated D. our flat redecorated
Question 12: Not once in my life……………!
A. I have stayed in such a good hotel B. did I ever stay in such a good hotel
C. have I stayed in so good a hotel D. stayed I in so good a hotel
Question 13: It’s time the authorities……………people……………safety helmets whenever they ride their
motorbikes.
A. have / wear B. had I wear C. had / to wear D. have / worn
Question 14: In the early years of the 20 century, several rebellions……………in the northern parts of the
th

country.
A. rose up B. turned out C. came up D. broke out

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Question 15: - Benz “ ……………”.

- Jane: “No problem.”
A. Congratulations! How wonderful!
B. Thank you for being honest with me.
C. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
D. Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?
Question 16: Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers……………from someone else.
A. should have copied B. must have been copied
C. can have copied D. would have copied
Question 17: The accident……………was the mistake of the driver.
A. causing many people to die B. caused great human loss
C. to cause many people die D. which causes many people to die
Question 18: It’s no……………waiting for a bus: the bus drivers don’t work on public holidays.
A. point B. worth C. reason D. good
Question 19: She suggested……………a suit and tie when he went for the interview.
A. him to wear B. he must wear C. he wear D. that he wears
Question 20: People have used coal and oil to …………… electricity for a long time.
A. cultivate B. breed C. raise D. generate

Question 21: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are…………… .
A. out of reach B. out of practice C. out of stock D. out of work

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the wordty CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: The little boy certainly has distinguished godparents.

A. mother and father B. religious supporters
C. sponsors at the baptism D. loving relatives

Question 23: I like chocolate as well as licorice.

A. but the opposite B. in spite of C. and D. rather than

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24: The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A. neglected B. regenerated C. furnished D. renovated

Question 25: He mentioned in particular electronics, his major at university.

A. on whole B. as all C. in all D. in general

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 26: "Leave my house now or I’ll call the police! ”, shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.

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Question 27: He talked about nothing except the weather.

A. He talked about everything including the weather.
B. His sole topic of conversation was the weather.
C. He said that he had no interest in the weather.
D. He had nothing to say about the weather.

Question 28: Tom went on and on apologizing for it, which was quite unnecessary
A. Tom can’t have apologized. I quite understand.
B. Tom shouldn’t have apologized. I quite understand.
C. Tom wouldn’t have apologized. I quite understand.
D. Tom needn’t have apologized. I quite understand.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.

Question 30: The exam result excited her. She rushed home to tell her family the good news.
A. Excited over the exam results, she rushed to home telling her family the good news.
B. To excite over the exam results, she rushed quickly home to tell her family the good news.
C. Exciting over the exam results, she rushed home to tell her family the good news.
D. Excited over the exam results, she rushed home to tell her family the good news.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best Jits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

A major chapter in the history of rock began on 1 August 1981, when Music Television, better known
as MTV, first started broadcasting. Aimed at (31)______ aged between twelve and thirty-five, its appearance
coincided with the rise of what was then a relatively new art form: the rock video.
Filmed sequences of rock music were, of course, (32) ______ new. Since the 1960s, major bands
such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had made short movies to promote their (33) ______ singles.
What really helped MTV take (34) ______,though, was its clever idea of asking the record companies to let it
use videos free of charge, arguing that videos were promotional materials and that by showing them the new
(35) ______ would be giving both companies and musicians free advertising. In the end all the main record
labels agreed.

Question 31: A. observers B. spectators C. viewers D. listeners

Question 32: A. nothing B. anything C. none D. no
Question 33: A. freshest B. youngest C. latest D. soonest
Question 34: A. away B. up C. on D. off
Question 35: A. channel B. producer C. speaker D. publication

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