SECTION A: GRAMMAR

1. Ravy was made him next week.

A. to proxmise to call B. to promise calling C. promise to call D. promise calling

2. Having been selected to present the Association of American Engineers at the International convention, .
A. the members applauded him C. a speech had to be given by him
B. he gave a short acceptance speech D. the members congratulated him.

3. She is older than .

A. any girls in the group C. any other girl in the group
B. all girls in the g D. you and me as well as the group

4. Nearly all trees have seeds that fall to the earth, take root, and eventually .
A. by generating new seeds C. new seeds generate
B. generate new seeds D. new seeds generate there

5. The cyclist he crossed the main street.

A. looked with caution after C. had looked cautiously before
B. was looked cautious when D. looks cautious when

6. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute .

A. one other fifty dollars C. the same amount also
B. another fifty D. more fifty dollars

7. After passing through an unpleasant initial phase of flight caused by acceleration, .

A. a period of weightlessness is experienced by the astronauts
B. the astronauts experience a period of weightlessness
C. with the astronaut’s experiencing a period of weightlessness
D. a period of weightlessness is being experienced by the astronauts

8. Science fiction writer believe in the future, with new material and greater knowledge, their vision
will become reality.
A. that they B. they C. that D. they will

9. Billie Holiday, unique singer style made her famous, was also known as Lady Day.
A. she is a B. whom C. whose D. who

10. Camel store water of fat in their humps.

A. with the form B. in the form C. by the form D. form

11. do reptiles bunt at temperature of 12 Celsius or below.

A. Generally B. Seldom C. Sometimes D. Not

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12. Let’s me show you how to dance, ?
A. will I B. shall me C. shall I D. sill you

13. Albert’s contributions to scientific theory were than those of Gallelo and Newto.
A. more importance B. the most important
C. more important D. as important as

14. I am really happy. I wish I Bob to the air part late last night.
A. didn’t have to take B. hadn’t had to take C. weren’t taking D. didn’t take

15. The tips of some undersea mountains islands in the middle of the ocean.
A. to form B. they form C. form D. forming

16. not until the end of the seventeenth century that scientists began to stress the importance of
experiment a way of gambling knowledge.
A. There was B. It was C. There D. It

17. During Ice Age, glaciers and retreated several times over large area of the earth.
A. had been advanced B. were advanced C. have advanced D. advanced

18. Dragonflies feed on a large variety of insects catch in flight.

A. in which they B. which they C. they are to D. there are a

19. Pumpkin seeds, protein and iron, are a popular snack.

A. that B. provide C. which D. which provide

20. Stars are hot bodies that give out light of their own, planets shine only by reflecting light.
A. however they are B. since C. whereas D. while they

21. Sitha is going to be famous someday. He in three movies already.

A. has been appearing B. has appeared C. appeared D. had appeared

22. Hello! This is Vanda. Oh Vanda, what a coincident, I about you when the phone rang.
A. was just thinking B. have just been thinking C. just thought D. was just thought

23. Today atomic energy in medicine and industry.

A. does it have application B. being applied C. has application D. applying

24. The teacher insisted that Ratha .

A. Take it easy for three months C. that he not work too hard for three months
B. Takes it easy inside of three months D. to take some vacation for three months

25. If Vithou hadn’t come along, I would not know what would .
A. have happened B. happens C. has happened D. happened

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26. Many of the international problems we are now facing .
A. linguistic incompetencies
B. lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
C. are because of not understanding themselves
D. are the result of misunderstanding

27. Neither Sreypeou nor her sisters a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
A. is needing B. needs C. need D. has needed

28. We have had .

A. scarcely no news from them since around nine o’clock
B. scarcely from them no news for nine o’clock
C. scarcely some new from them around nine o’clock
D. scarcely any news from them since about nine o’clock

29. Sotheavy tried walking to school for several days but she found to exhausting.
A. herself B. it C. those days D. walking

30. Elephants scratch themselves with sticks .

A. holding in their trunks C. held in their trunks
B. in their trunks holding D. hold in their trunks

SECTION B: VOCABULARY

A. In this section, choose the word or phrase which best complete each sentence indicate the letter A, B, C, or D
against the number of each item.
31. The who come to our country have settled in eastern part of the country.
A. foreigners B. traitors C. emigrants D. immigrants

32. Sophy is a who writes letter, keeps records or arranges meeting for her boss.
A. Receptionist B. supervisor C. stenographer D. secretary

33. There are many people buying food at the during lunch time.
A. Bakery B. casino C. brewery D. cafeteria

34. The principal imposes rules in his school.

A. Fierce B. stringent C. stern D. stingy

35. Thank you for your invitation to stay with you and I’ll you up on it soon.
A. Get B. take C. turn D. put

36. In my opinion, they have all these special offers to people into buying.
A. Sway B. convince C. persuade D. tempt

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37. The children were to know how the magician did his trick. They kept asking him to tell them his secret.
A. Certain B. excited C. curious D. shocked

38. The clean the street daily.

A. Officers B. governors C. scavengers D. shepherds

39. You may go to the who will use cosmetics to make you look pretty.
A. Teacher B. beautician D. tailor D. laundryman

40. The rich lady made her eldest son the on her large fortune.
A. hair B. heir C. inheritance D. winner

41. is falling, so they return home fast before the sky turn dark.
A. Dawn B. Dusk C. Noon D. Morning

42. Many customers the supermarket that sells food products that are not fresh.
A. boycott B. black mail C. reject D. refuse

43. The , where rubbish is burnt, is just beside my house.

A. dormitory B. laboratory C. incinerator D. cemetery

44. The report what we saw last night. It is correct.

A. confuses B. continues C. conflicts D. contradicts

45. Try not to in their affairs as they should settle their dispute among themselves.
A. middle B. meddle C. medal D. mend

B. For question 45 to 55, choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST IN MEANING in the underline
word, or phrase.

46. The port authorities have seized over five million dollars worth of drugs.
A. discarded B. concealed C. destroyed D. confiscated

47. Travel agents will confirm your reservations for you free.
A. purchase B. obtain C. exchange D. verify

48. Many doctors are still general practitioners, but the tendency is toward specialization in medicine.
A. rumor B. trend C. prejudice D. security.

49. Sometimes, while living in a foreign country, one craves a special dish from home.
A. eats B. desires C. prepares D. look for

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50. Since none of the polls had predicted the winner, everyone was surprised by the result of election.
A. encouraged B. delighted C. astounded D. perturbed

51. Europeans have been criticized for placing too much emphasis on being on time.
A. activity B. bother C. assistance D. importance

52. The two men who sell things by bidding have been too many places in the past four years.
A. accountants B. bellboys C. auctioneers D. brokers

53. A good student is eager to learn and does not need to be warned about being absent.
A. admonished B. punished C. belittled C. spanked

54. The cost of living in Australia has risen at a rate of 3 percent per year during the last ten-year period.
A. length B. century C. decade D. quarter

55. Primary education is compulsory in many countries.

A. free of charge B. easy C. excellent D. required

SECTION C: THINKING SKILLS (5Marks)

For these questions, choose the best ending for each paragraph

56. Many people are afraid of going to the dentist. There are a number of reasons for this fear. One reason is that
the patient cannot see what the dentist is doing. Another reason is that the patient may feel very helpless.
Social factors may also increase a person’s fear. People may be influenced by the general belief that dentist are
scary. And finally, many people .
A. like seeing the dentist’s shiny instrument
B. do not like to brush their teeth very often
C. are afraid of going to the doctor as well
D. do not like the idea of instrument in their mouths

57. Every year, rich countries become richer and poor countries become poorer. In 1750, the richest country was
about five times richer than the poorest country. Today, the richest country (Switzerland) is about 400 times
richer than the poorest country (Mozambique). This greater difference is due largely to the growth of
technology. The poorer countries are not able to keep up with the changing technology of the industrialized
countries. With every new technological development, poor countries are likely to .
A. make more progress
B. catch up with the rich countries
C. become more like Switzerland
D. be even poorer than they are today.

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58. Four out of five people suffer from back pain at some time in their working lives. In the United States, it is the
most expensive health problem in the workplace. In all, it cost people up to 60$ billion in medical expenses
and lost working time. Back pain is bad for business as well—it is the cause of 40% of all lost work days. That
means a total of about 93million sick days a year in the United States. Doctors now believe that exercise is the
best treatment for back pain. For this reason, some companies .
A. do not let their employer exercise too much
B. send their employees to specialized doctor
C. tell their employees to rest more
D. have started special exercise programs for employees

59. Supermarket managers have all kinds of tricks to encourage people to spend more money. Their aim is to
make customers go more slowly through the supermarket. They place colorful displays in surprising places to
catch the customers’ attention. They also make the corridor near the cash register narrower. Then customers
with large shopping carts will get stuck or have to slow down. In some supermarkets, the floor is even slightly
uphill for people going toward the exits. Manager hope that when customers slow down, they will .
A. get angry and go home
B. fill their cart too full
C. buy a few extra items
D. decide not to buy anything more

60. Textbook for children in elementary school often give a false picture of women. They almost always show
women as mothers and housewives. The women are seen in the home, usually doing every simple task. In
reality, in many countries the majority of younger women work outside the home. They may take care of
children and do homework, but that is only part of their lives. Their situation is nothing like the situation
shown in the school books. In fact, these books .
A. give girls a good idea of their future
B. show women in many complex situations
C. do not help girls prepare for their futures
D. don’t show enough housewives

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SECTION D: READING (20Marks)

Read the missing paragraph then choose from the paragraph A-G which fits each gap 61-65. There is one extra
paragraph that you do not use. The first one has been done.

Missing Paragraph

A. By contrast, in Britain, public opinion started to turn against the use of capital punishment after the
Second World War A number of well-publicized cases in the fifties two in particular helped to bring
about this swing.

B. The next argument in favor of bringing back capital punishment concern public security. If the death
penalty were reinstated, it would mean that a convicted murderer could not be set free after serving 20
years or less of a life sentence and be able to go on to murder again. Consequently, the general public
would be safer.

C. As a consequence, juries were unwilling to convict. This brought about a gradual reduction in the use
of the death penalty until finally it was decided that it should only be available for murder and serious
violent crimes.

D. Nowadays not only are the methods different but more importantly not everyone agrees that capital
punishment should be used. People are divided into two distinct groups: those for and those against. This is
because this issue is black and white; there is no grey area.

E. The fourth and last main pro-hanging argument is the most cold-blooded. It is that it makes economic sense
to hang convicted murderers rather than keeping them in prison wasting taxpayer’s money.

F. However, despite this change of opinion, the death penalty was not actually abolished in Britain until 1965.
And even now there are many people both inside and outside Parliament who would like it to be introduced.
There have been 14 attempts to bring back hanging since it abolition.

G. The second main argument against reintroducing capital punishment is that innocent people are sometimes
wrongly convicted and while people can be released from prison they cannot be brought back from dead if
they have been hanged.

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Capital punishment has been used throughout history. Although its methods and the crime for which it is
used have changed over the centuries.

0-D
In the USA 85% of the population over age of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still
have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take up to 20minues to kill, while other use
gas or lethal injection.

61 -
The first of these was the case of Ruth Ellis, who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was generally
regared as a crime of passion. The second was the posthumous pardon of Tiroothy Evans, hanged for
murders which, it was later proved, had been committed by someone else.

62 -
The pro-hanging lobby uses four main arguments to support its call for the reintroduction of capital
punishment. First, there is the deterrence theory, which argues that potential murderers would think twice
before committing the act if they knew that they might die if they were caught. The armed bank robber
might, likewise, go back to being unarmed.

63 -
The tow arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution demands that criminals should get what they
deserve: if a murderer intentionally sets out to commit a crime, he should accept the consequence.
Retribution, which is just another word for revenge, is supported by the religious doctrine of an eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth.

64 -
The arguments against the death penalty are largely humanitarian. But there are also statistical reasons for
opposing it: the deterrence figures do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the record year for executions and yet
in 1904 the number of homicides actually rose. There was a similar occurrence in 1946 and 1947. If the
deterrence theory were correct, the rate should have fallen.

65 -
The other reasons to oppose the death penalty are largely a matter of individual conscience and belief. One is
that murder is murder and that the state has no more right to take a life than the individual. Christianity
preach forgiveness, not revenge.

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II. Read the passage below and answer question 61 to 65

It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European society in the 10 th and 11th
centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose
of this was to protect her against the risk for desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of
the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s
property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make. And more
than just a right: the document shows that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In
no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.

The wife shared in the management of her husband’s personal property, but the opposite was not always
true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed
their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan
woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of
the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the
scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro’s personal inheritance. The
unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, “for the sake of peace.” Either through the
dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the
family, a powerful economic position.

66. A decimum was .

A. the wife’s inheritance from her father
B. a written contract
C. a gift of money to the new husband
D. the wife’s right to receive one-tenth of her husband’s property

67. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was .
A. higher than that of her husband C. lower than that of her husband
B. the same as that of her husband D. higher than that of a single woman

68. What compensation did Mria Vivas get for the field?
A. Some of the land Miro had inherited C. A tenth of Miro’s land
B. Money for household expense D. Money from Miro’s inheritance

69. Could a husband sell his wife’s inheritance?

A. No, under no circumstances. C. Yes, whenever he wished to.
B. Yes, if she agreed . D. Yes, if his father-in-law agreed.

70. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?
A. The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.
B. The wife was protected from desertion.
C. The wife gained a powerful economic position.
D. The husband was given control over his wife’s property.

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III. Read the following passage and answer the question 71 to 80
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman Invasion of 1066. Until
the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as
Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread
around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work.
Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became establish and grew in various parts of the world. As these
communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business,
banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80percent of the information stored on computer system worldwide is in English. Two-
thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising, media, international airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million
English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number
of nonnative users than any other language in the world.

71. What is the main topic of this passage?

A. The number of nonnative users of English
B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The use of English for science and technology

72. The word “emerged” in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following.
A. Engaged B. hailed C. frequented D. appeared
73. As used in line 3 the word “element” is most similar to .
A. declaration B. features C. curiosities D. customs
74. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. Around 1350 B. After 1600 C. Before 1600 D. In 1066
75. According to the passage, all of the following contributed in the spread of English around the world
EXCEPT .
A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries D. colonization
76. As used in line 5 which of the following is closest in meaning the word “course”.
A. subject B. policy C. track D. time
77. The world “enclaves” in line 7 could be replaced by .
A. communities B. organization C. regions D. countries
78. The world “proliferate” in line 8 is closest in meaning with .
A. expanded B. organized C. disbanded D. prospered
79. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “constituting” in line 13?
A. Looking over B. Making up C. Setting down D. Doing in
80. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world today?
A. A quarter million B. Half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million

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