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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. Saturday B. overseas C. management D. pharmacy
Question 2: A. further B. venue C. verbal D. invite

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. clothe B. cloth C. death D. month
Question 4: A. private B. client C. prior D. midday

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: I would have gone to his birthday party last night if I ______ free time, but I had to stay at
home to finish my assignment.
A. had B. should have had C. had had D. have
Question 6: “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage” is written by an international
bestselling author, so I think it’s worth ______.
A. read B. to read C. to be read D. reading
Question 7: The student regretted being rude to the teacher. He ______ more politely.
A. must behave B. could have behaved
C. should have behaved D. should behave
Question 8: The beliefs _____ Buddhists hold are based on teachings of Gautama Buddha.
A. who B. that C. what D. whose
Question 9: Dr. Stephen has many books, ______ of which were written about Medieval Period.
A. some B. neither C. both D. any
Question 10: ______ the exception of the shoes, your outfit looks good on you.
A. With B. To C. For D. By
Question 11: ______ an angelic voice she has!
A. What B. That C. How D. Which
Question 12: I’d like to go over the holiday arrangement once more before we ______ tomorrow.
A. will leave B. will be leaving C. left D. leave
Question 13: It never ______ to me that their marriage was disastrous.
A. concerned B. occurred C. said D. struck
Question 14: If any problems arise, please don’t ______ to contact me.
A. hesitation B. hesitate C. hesitating D. hesitancy
Question 15: Please don’t say a word, you’ll just ______.
A. hit the nail on the head B. add fuel to the fire
C. keep your chin up D. kill two birds with one stone
Question 16: To mark its tenth-year anniversary, the company organised a ______ of events and
exhibitions.
A. herd B. group C. series D. flock
Question 17: The salesperson was sorry for not having what I wanted in ______, then he promised to
order it for me.
A. stock B. sales C. reserve D. shop
Question 18: To lose weight, first ______ your sugar intake.
A. cut down of B. cut down on C. cut down to D. cut down in
Question 19: ______ defined charter and efficient promotion, the project turned out to be a failure.
A. Because of B. Although C. Despite D. Nevertheless

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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: She declared in court that she saw a deceased man on the floor right after she opened the
door.
A. energetic B. extinct C. dead D. active
Question 21: They decided to go on a trip together to consolidate their relationship, but it didn’t help at
all.
A. strengthen B. disconnect C. destroy D. concentrate

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: As a photographer, I’m inclined to look outward because home isn’t usually where I find
inspiration.
A. ready B. willing C. hesitant D. delighted
Question 23: Everyone was amused by Tom’s characteristic performance.
A. common B. unpopular C. amateur D. typical

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 24: - “I’m sorry, Mrs. Irene is out at the moment. Would you like to leave her a message?”
- “______”
A. Not at all. B. Yes, please. C. Hang on a minute. D. I’ll call back later.
Question 25: - “Is this seat vacant?” - “______”
A. Sorry, I’m busy. B. You may take it.
C. Well, that’s a pity! D. You’re welcome.

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 from 26 to 30.
In the book The Population Bomb, which crystallized fears about the planet’s burgeoning
population, Paul Ehrlich predicted widespread famine, social upheaval and a deterioration in
environmental conditions.
The author was wrong. The green revolution that vastly increased agricultural production starting
in the 1960s meant his (26) _______ didn’t come to pass. From the 1960s through the 1900s, yields of
rice and wheat in Asia doubled. Even as the continent’s population increased by 60 per cent, grain prices
fell, the average Asian consumed nearly a third more calories, and the (27) _______ was cut in half.
To keep doing that between now and 2050, we’ll need another green revolution. There are two
competing visions of how it will happen. One is high-tech, with a heavy emphasis (28) _______
continuing work of breeding better crops, but with modern genetic techniques. Scientists can now identify
and manipulate a huge variety of plant genes, for traits like disease (29) _______ and drought tolerance.
That (30) _______ farming more productive and resilient.
(adapted from newscientist.com)

Question 26: A. predictions B. implication C. submission D. impression

Question 27: A. development plan B. money problem C. reduction target D. poverty rate
Question 28: A. in B. on C. at D. for
Question 29: A. resistant B. resistance C. resist D. resistive
Question 30: A. is going to make B. has made C. was made D. is making

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 31 to 35.
National Geographic photographer Kirsten Luce won the prize for single photojournalism image,
for her photograph of a captive polar bear performing in a Russian traveling circus. Of the 17 categories,
Luce and Heikkinen were the only female winners.
Luce captured the polar bear image while documenting captive wildlife entertainment in Russia as
part of a global investigation on wildlife tourism. “We scrambled to change our reporting plans to squeeze
in a 36-hour trip to Kazan to witness the only known performing polar bears in existence.” On November
3, 2018, she watched four muzzled polar bears perform a circus-on-ice act as their trainers controlled
them with metal rods. They caught basketballs, pretended to play musical instruments, and ballroom
danced. In between tricks, they would roll around on the ice, scratching and licking it up, taking
advantage of a few minutes of contact.
While getting this shot didn’t involve painstakingly setting up camera traps or months of waiting,
it had its own obstacles.
“My challenges for this shot were probably very different from other wildlife photographers
because I was seated in a theatre,” Luce says. “We had paid for tickets like every other audience member,
any mobility was limited. I had to do the best I could while shooting with a long lens, through blue safety
netting, in a stationary spot,” she says.
“I knew that this picture would shock and surprise our readers because polar bears are so often
used as an iconic symbol of conservation,” Luce says. Two other images from Luce’s reporting were also
named finalists in the same category – elephants posing with tourists on a Thai beach, and beluga whales
performing in a pop-up traveling circus in Russia.
(adapted from nationalgeographic.com)
Question 31: Which of the following is NOT true about Kristen Luce?
A. She was the only woman who won the best wildlife photo.
B. She had another two images which also went to the finalists.
C. She works as a photographer for National Geographic.
D. She changed her plan to travel to Kazan for the polar bear show.
Question 32: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. the bears B. the trainers C. metal rods D. Luce and Heikkinen
Question 33: Getting the shot of the captive polar bears made her run up against ______.
A. long time of waiting B. difficulties in setting up cameras
C. money paid for tickets D. low ability to move around
Question 34: The word “obstacles” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. advantages B. benefits C. difficulties D. champions
Question 35: According to the passage, Luce’s purpose of taking the shot was to ______.
A. advertise the traveling polar bear circus
B. overcome the hardship of wildlife photography
C. raise awareness about wildlife exploitation
D. insist that polar bears are a symbol of conservation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 36 to 42.
It is now over 50 years since the first publication of E.P. Torrance’s Tests of Creative Thinking,
which continue to be used worldwide as standard assessments of creativity.
The tests typically consist of “divergent thinking” tasks – the ability to generate a wide variety of
solutions that are then scored on fluency, flexibility, originality, and how fully explained they are.
For example:
- Ways to improve: What could you do to make a toy truck more fun to play with?

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 - Imagine consequences: How would the world be different if everyone had an eye in the back of
their head?
- Alternative uses: How many unusual uses for a brick can you think of?
- Make drawings from a shape: Tell a complete story with the picture. Give the picture a title.
Some question if the tests fully assess creativity because they say creativity is about originality
and usefulness. Creativity not only requires divergent thinking but also “convergent thinking,” where you
find one single solution that you feel is the best for the problem you are trying to solve.
Torrance followed the lives of children who first took his tests to see if they predicted creative
achievements as adults. Analyses of these studies suggest they do. In fact, his tests are better at judging
future creative success than intelligence tests. This is why they are frequently used to identify top
managers in business and children for special educational programs. It is also why there was concern in
the United States when the magazine Newsweek reported that children’s scores on the tests were falling.
Some have argued that this drop is because of children’s lifestyles: too many video games, too
much TV, and too little freedom to make choices. Others have suggested that education in the United
States has become too focused on exam results, so teachers use fewer creative activities and favor more
traditional learning. This is in contrast to countries with a history of more traditional activities, like China
and its emphasis on memorization and drills. These countries are doing the opposite, and encouraging
creativity through techniques such as problem-based learning.
Problem-based learning involves setting a genuine problem, such as reducing noise in a school
library or deciding on a week of meals for an athlete. In reaching a conclusion, students have to do
research across several subjects and be creative in the fullest sense. No doubt Torrance would have
approved if he was still alive.
(adapted from Dellar& Walkley, 2018)
Question 36: What do the Torrance’s tests involve?
A. Doing tasks B. Creating drawing
C. Imagining consequences D. All of the above
Question 37: The author thinks the tests are good because ______.
A. they predict success and are important for business and education.
B. they teach children to tell stories from pictures.
C. they build up a system of assessments for schools.
D. they are used worldwide as a standard test of creativity.
Question 38: Which of the following is the situation in the U.S. according to the passage?
A. Children are less creative.
B. Children are more creative.
C. The number of children taking the test increases.
D. The number of children taking the test decreases.
Question 39: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. studies B. Torrance’s tests C. intelligence tests D. analyses
Question 40: Why do American teachers approve more traditional ways of teaching and learning?
A. Because the children watch too much TV and play too many video games.
B. Because education system in the United States is too test-oriented.
C. Because the children rely less on themselves to make choices.
D. Because they want to learn from Chinese traditional activities.
Question 41: The word “genuine” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. actual B. fake C. serious D. urgent
Question 42: Which of the following is NOT an example of problem-based learning?
A. Find ways to survive when being left on an abandoned island
B. Discuss about how to deal with bullying in school
C. Memorize events in World War I and World War II

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 D. Persuade your partners to lend you some money

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 43: Although her comment seemed insulting, if you put it on context, it was quite innocent.
A. comment B. insulting C. on context D. innocent
Question 44: Hormones are molecules that help regulating your body’s processes.
A. Hormones B. help C. regulating D. processes
Question 45: The disabled was believed to be not able to physically take care of themselves, but it
was totally wrong.
A. was B. physically C. themselves D. totally wrong

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46: Lucas said that he never had coffee after dinner.
A. “I hardly have coffee after dinner,” said Lucas.
B. “Before dinner, I have some coffee,” said Lucas.
C. “I never have dinner before coffee,” said Lucas.
D. “I have dinner, then I have coffee,” said Lucas.
Question 47: If you have no idea what you’re doing, don’t ever dismantle the machine.
A. Dismantle the machine when you have ideas.
B. Don’t dismantle the machine unless you have no idea.
C. Only dismantle the machine if you know what you’re doing.
D. Don’t ever dismantle the machine when you know what you’re doing.
Question 48: Easy as it may seem, this Math problem takes a lot of time to solve.
A. Because the Math problem is not easy, it takes a lot of time to solve.
B. Unless the Math problem is easy, it may take a lot of time to solve.
C. Although the Math problem takes a lot of time to solve, it is easy.
D. Even though the Math problem seems easy, it takes a lot of time to solve.

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: Lewis bought many objects in Japan. One of them was this beautiful painting.
A. Lewis bought many objects in Japan, so he bought this beautiful painting.
B. Lewis bought many objects in Japan, one of which was this beautiful painting.
C. Lewis bought many objects in Japan, which was this beautiful painting.
D. Lewis bought many objects in Japan, but his favorite was this beautiful painting.
Question 50: The east of the country is agricultural. The west is industrialised.
A. Because the east of the country is agricultural, the west is industrialised.
B. Although the east of the country is agricultural, the west is industrialised.
C. The east of the country is agricultural, and the west is industrialised.
D. The east of the country is agricultural, so the west is industrialised.