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.
1. A. visits B. destroys C. believes D. depends
2. A. scuba B. hummock C . fund D. punishment
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. require B. consist C. achieve D. system
Question 4. A. establish B. endanger C. protection D. volunteer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5. The Browns often let their daughter stay out late, ____ ?
A. doesn’t she. B. don’t they. C. does she. D. do they.
Question 6. Today, many serious childhood diseases________ by early immunization.
A. prevent B. are preventing C. can prevent D. can be prevented
Question 7: Is he capable ______doing such a hard job?
A. with B. in C. for D. of
Question 8: ______you work, the more money you earn.
A. The harder B. The hardest C. harder D. hardest
Question 9: Helen has just bought two scarves.
A. new black wool B. new wool black
C. wool black new D. black wool new
Question 10: As soon as I saw the advertisement, I _____ the house agent.
A. phoned B. had phoned C. phone D. have phoned
Question 11: ________ I’ve cleaned it and polished it, it still doesn’t look new.
A. Although B. Because C. While D. in spite of
Question 12 : ______________, remember to bring some sample of your work.
A. At the time you are attending the interview B. As soon as you attend the interview
C. After you attend the interview D. When you attend the interview
Question 13 ____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not B. Not having been C.Not being D. Having not been
Question 14 Meghan Markle, became a member of British Royal Family upon her ____ to Prince
Harry on May 19th, 2018, is an American actress and humanitarian.
A. marrying B. marriage C. marry D. married
Question 15: Worrying about the outbreak of the COVID-19, some universities have ______ students’
attendance.
A.close down B. put off C. turn back D. stand out
Question 16: Many Indians have_____the risk by gathering crowdedly to pray to the Gods.
A. taken B. make C. do D. get
Question 17: The company is moving its headquarters to a new______with better links to the airport.
A. position B. situation C. location D. place
18. I couldn’t go to work this morning because I was as pale as _______.
A. a ghost B. a leaf C. the sky D. a fiddle
Question 19: When his director finished his document, he had to correct all the _________in the
computer printout.
A. prints B. drawbacks C. mistakes D. errors
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: The preparation for the wedding had been nearly complete, out of the blue, she
determined cancelled without saying a word.
A. suddenly B. unfortunately C. quickly D. conceitedly
Question 21: We should husband our resourses for our future generations.

A. earn B. add C. squander D. economize

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: It is a sad fact that some of the agricultural practices used today are responsible for
fostering desertification.
A. improving B. speeding up C. producing D. slowing down
Question 23: Some farmers usually use pesticides for the plants because they think that it is
innocuous.
A. good B. harmless C. poisonous D. common
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges
Question 24. Marry is talking to Linda over the phone.
Mary: “Thank you for helping me prepare for the party.”
Linda: “_____________.”
A. My pleasure B. The meal was out of this world
C. Never mention me D. Of course not
Question 25:Two students are chatting in the corridor after class.
Tim: “We should make a slide show for our history presentation next week.”
Laura: “_____________”
A. Sorry, I have to check my diary. B. That’s exactly what I was going to say.
C. I’d love to but I just can’t now. D. That’s true. I understand how you feel.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The longest-living person officially recorded lived to be 122 years and 164 days old. In general, the
number of people (26)______lives to be over one hundred is increasing, especially among women, yet
there isn’t a single scientist who can fully explain this(27)______. Some of them claim that it’s purely a
biological fact .(28)______, in the developing countries, where scientific progress is slower, life
expectancy is much less. According to madical records, life expectancy for (29)______people is about
forty years. Economic reasons are mainly responsible for this and as a result a high percentage of
the population suffers from malnutrition. One must also emphasise the fact that sanitary conditions
in developing countries are rather(30)________. To summarise , proper housing and sanitation,
adequate healthcare and a nutritious diet play an important part in a person’s life expectancy.
(Adapted from Active Skills for Reading by Neil J. Anderson)
26. A. who B. which C. where D. whom
27. A. basement B. phenomenon C. number D. change
28. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. And
29. A. these B.other C. all D. others
30. A. unhygienic B. righteous C. gracious D. nonchalant
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.

What do Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon have in common? They were
all left-handed! Beginning early in history, southpaws were feared, neglected, and punished
because use of the left hand was considered evil. In fact, the Latin word for “left” is “sinister.”
Due to this prejudice against the left, left-handed people were forced to switchhands. This change
caused many problems for lefties in school, which resulted in frustration, bad behavior, and
high drop-outrates. Maybe that is why lefties were stereotyped as unintelligent, an idea that could
not be further from the truth.
Researchers studying the brain have found differences in the left side and right side of the brain.
Researchers believe that people who use more of the left side of their brain tend to be more
intelligent. They also tend to use language better and solve problems faster. However, one study
also showed that left-brain people tend to have worse memories.
So, which side of the brain do lefties use? Actually, both. Right-handed people use the left side of the
brain more, whereas left-handed people use both sides of the brain almost equally. The part
connecting the two halves of the brain is usually larger in left-handed people.Therefore, information
can pass more efficiently from one side of the brain to the other. The left hemisphere of the brain
controls speech, language, writing, logic, mathematics, and science. The right hemisphere controls
music, art, creativity, perception, and emotion. Since lefties use both sides, they are often both
creative and scientific.
Approximately ten percent of the world is left-handed, and the ratio of left-handed males to
left-handed females is two to one. Thankfully, parents and teachers no longer treat left-handedness
as a problem to be cured. It may actually contribute to a child’s excellence! If allowed to learn
and develop in their own way, lefties will excel in school.
31What is the main idea of the reading?
A. There are more right-handed people than left-handed people.
B. Left-handed people are good at music.
C. Left-handed people have larger brains.
D. Left-handed people are more gifted than once thought.
32. For every 100 left-handed males, about how many left-handed females are there?
A. 100 B. 50 C. 200 D. 75
33. The word “they” in the passage refers to ___________.
A. leftiers B. sides C. people D. hemispheres
34. Which of the following is NOT a result of forcing a child to change their handedness?
A. Quitting school B. Getting angry
C. Better handwriting D. Doing bad things in class
35. The word ‘ratio’ in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. proportion B. part C. division D. account

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Have you ever wondered where museums get the works and relics that they put on display? If the
museum is sponsored by the government, then the relics were probably collected under special laws
that protect historical treasures related to that country. However, not all museums are sponsored by
the government. Sometimes a private collector decides to set up a museum so that the public can
view the works or relics in his or her collection. Since the 1990s, more and more of these private
museums set up by private collectors have sprung up in China. Typically, these private museums are
small, but they give visitors the chance to see works and relics not found anywhere else.
Songtang Li is one such collector who has put part of his private collection on display for the public.
In 2001, Li opened his museum in an old 18th century house in Beijing. The museum displays some
of the best examples of Chinese folk art he has collected over his lifetime. Many of the pieces in the
collection are actually architectural decorations from old houses and buildings around
China’s capital. Whenever an old building was being torn down, Li would visit the site to see if there
was anything from the building worth rescuing. In this way, Li managed to accumulate thousands of
folk art pieces, some of which are over 1,000 years old.
Li began collecting folk art sculptures when he was young. The first pieces in his collection were two
gate piers that stood in front of his house. The stone piers were carved with historical designs, and Li
thought of them as his two friends. During his childhood, he would sometimes even sit beside them
and tell them stories. When Li was seven, the city told Li’s family to get rid of the piers so that street
could be rebuilt. Rather than throwing them away, Li’s father allowed his son to keep them.
Thus began Li’s lifetime hobby of visiting demolition sites and collecting pieces of sculpture or
decorative architecture. Anything that he was allowed to take away would end up in his collection in
his collection. In the late 1970s, China underwent major economic reforms. At the time, Beijing
started widespread demolition and rebuilding across the city. According to Li, more than ninety
percent of the old houses and temples in Beijing have since been torn down and replaced with
modern buildings.
Luckily, all of old Beijing’s architectural folk art has not been lost. Visitors to the Songtangzhai Folk
Sculpture Museum can view some of the best relics Li rescued over the years.
( Adapted from Reading Challenge by Casey Malarcher)
36. What is another possible title for this reading?
A. “A Man and His Museum” B. “Beijing’s Best Museum Designer”
C. “Changes in Chinese Architecture” D. “The Largest Museum in China”
37. Where is the Songtangzhai Folk Sculpture Museum?
A. In a city near Beijing B. In an 18th century temple
C. In China’s capital city D. In Songtang Li’s house
 38. What would a visitor NOT see in the Songtangzhai Folk Sculpture Museum?
A. Carved wood and stone B. Folk art from 1,000 years ago
C. Paintings that Li made in childhood D. Pieces of decorative architecture
39. What can be inferred about most of the pieces in Li’s collection?
A. He paid a lot of money for them.
B. People took them from demolition sites and gave them to Li.
C. The government was not interested in them.
D. They came from his childhood home.
40. The word ‘accumulate in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. herd B. rage C. amass D. rack
41. The word ‘torn down’ in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. demolished B. rifted C. rebuilt D. ruptured
42. The word “them” in the passage refers to ___________.
A. stories B. piers C. streets D. friends

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
43. Not only the students but also the teacher have not attended school since 15th, May.
A B C D
44. I think she’s a genus because her books are the best-sellers of the year.
A B C D
45. All her children have graduated from university, that is the reason for her to be proud.
A B C D
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
46. It is your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon.
A. Your duty to wash all the dishes this afternoon has been suggested.
B. It is proposed that this afternoon you wash all the dishes.
C. All the dishes must have been washed by you this afternoon.
D. You are supposed to wash all the dishes this afternoon.
47. Sarah said, “My father takes me to school every day.”
A. Sarah said her father took her to school every day.
B. Sarah said her father takes her to school every day.
C. Sarah said my father took her to school every day.
D. Sarah said her father takes me to school every day.
48. It is high time you made up your mind.
A. You ought to make up your mind now. B. Making up your mind is necessary.
C. It is possible to make up your mind. D. You should have made up your mind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49. She fell over in the last minutes. She didn’t win the race.
A. If she didn’t fall over in the last minutes, she would win the race.
B. She didn’t win the race even though she fell over in the last minutes
C. Not having won the race, she fell over in the last minutes
D. She could have won the race if she hadn’t fallen over in the last minutes.
Question 50. His father always helps him with his homework. He cannot do it on his own.
A. Unless his father helps him, he can do his homework on his own.
B. Although his father helps him, he cannot do his homework on his own.
C. If his father did not help him with his homework, he could not do it.
D. The homework is so difficult that he cannot do it without his father’s help.