1. The email notification went off, and _____ out of his bed, though it was two in the morning.

A. up got he B. got up he C, did he get up D. up he got

2. The committee ____ been ____ over this matter for years now.
A. has/ agreeing B. have/ at odds C. has/ at ease D. have/ on dispute
3. Alice wondered when ______ the national park again.
A, she will B. will she visit C. would she visit D. she would visit
4. The suggestion is _____ the initial idea; it’s a much safer choice.
A. nearly as controversial as B. just as controversial as
C. almost as controversial as D. nowhere near as controversial as
5. Current policies ____, the government decided to try a new approach
A. were abandoned B. be abandoned C. being abandoned D. had been abandoned
6. It’s been a good year. I’ve written two books and a couple of articles, and _______
are now in print.
A. both of which B. both of them C. all of which D. all of them
7. - “Would you like ____ more coffee, please?”
- “No thanks. I have had ______ of it.”
A. a little/ enough B. some/ enough C. some/ little D. a little/ some
8. When the cost was ________ the advantages, the scheme looked perfect.
A. set against B. pit against C. counted against D. weighed up against
9. We cannot have people ________ photos here while the movie is playing.
A. taking B. to take C. taken D. be taken
10. - I am going now!
- _______ you happen to pass a chemist’s; would you get me some aspirins?
A. Had B. Did C. should D. Were
11. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, ____ were quite luxurious.
A. many of them B. with many C. many of which D. many that
12. You think Internet is a means of education, ___?
A. don’t you B. do you C. isn’t it D. is it
Indicate the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
1. Loan looked a little crumpled and the worse for wear herself.
A. in a cloistered existence B. in an urgent need
C. in an upbeat mood D. in a poor state
2. The coach read the riot act to the unruly players after they disrupted practice with their constant
arguing, warning them that such behavior would not be tolerated on the team.
A. went easy on B. chewed out C. let it slide D. turn a blind eye
3. You must make up your mind about the job quickly. If you hesitate, they’ll withdraw the offer.
A. shilly-shally B. hurly-burly C. airy-fairy D. wishy-washy
4. After careful consideration, the broadcasting corporation will pull the plug on the whole series.
A. add more effort to B. build up C. discontinue D. hesitate about
Indicate the word(s) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
1. His term paper was highly appreciated for his extensive research into the subject.
A. confined B. refined C. intensive D. reckless
2. Nothing can efface the memory of the former dictatorship although many years had clasped.
A. broaden B. erase C. maintain D. prove
3. The most worrying problem is that they hardly ever see eye to eye on the matter of the teaching
their children.
A. disagree B. disengage C. differentiate D. disapprove
4. Unfortunately, most of his observations were wide of the mark.
A. comprehensive B. relevant C. emotional D. acceptable
5. John decided to take Sarah’s explanation at face value, believing her without any further
questioning.
A. cast doubt on Sarah’s explanation
B. place full trust on Sarah’s explanation
C. believe Sarah’s explanation unquestionably
D. accept Sarah’s explanation without reservation

6. After months of intense training, she realized that her efforts ___ in vain; she ___ on perfecting her
skills for the competition.
A. have not been/was tirelessly working
B. had not been/ had been tirelessly working
C. were not/had tirelessly worked
D. has not been/ tirelessly worked
7. Waiter: May I have your order, Si?
Customer: ________, please.
A. two coffees and three beers B. two cup of coffees and three beers
C. two cups of coffee and three glass of beer D. two coffee and three beer
8. - Kate: “I can’t come to your birthday, I have to work.”
- Charlie: “___________”
A. Fair enough. B. Poor you! C. I suppose so. D. How come?
9. - Daniel: “Can I have another cup of coffee?”
- Kristy: “__________”
A. Yes, you can. B. Never mind.
C. Take it easy, right! D. Help yourself, please.
10. “Who’s that?” - “______”
A. It’s mine B. I am here, Kitty C. That is Kitty D. Kitty is here
11. - Kate: “Don’t you like salmon? It tastes great!”
- Tim: “________”
A. No, of course I do. B. Of course, I don’t. I prefer meat to fish.
C. No, I like it a lot. D. Of course, I do.
12. “Bad news! That terrible man has won the election!” - “ _____”
A. What a pity B. How poor is he C. What a shame D. Poor him
13. Tom: “Mommy, can I go out with my friends at 9 this evening?”
Mrs. Sterne: “_______”
A. I’d rather not. B. Yes, with pleasure.
C. Please don’t. D. Sure. Have a go.
14. Alex: “I’ve had my purse stolen!”
Bill: “Oh really? _______. How did that happen?”
A. Poor
you!
B. Bad
luck, so.
C. Never
mind.
D. It’s a
pity

15. A: Shall we go out tonight?

B: __________
A. Yes, let’s B. Yes, let us C. Yes, we shall D. Yes, shall we
16. Speaker A: I think you owe me some money
Speaker B: “_______”
A. How do you do? B. How about? C. How come? D. How’s that for it!
17. “Which do you prefer for dinner, beef for chicken?” - “_______”
A. Beef seems fine B. Either way C. It’s on me D. No way
18. ____ old warehouse in Brighgon has been given ___ new lease of ___ life as a young center following
___ government building.
A. An/a/-/- B. An/-/a/the C. -/a/the/a D. The/-/a/-
19. After he left ______ University of Massachusetts, he went to _____ Indian State University.
A. the/- B. the/ the C. -/ the D. -/-
20. James: Another cup of tea? Mary: No, but thanks ______________
A. all the same B. you for all C. after all D. not at all
21. Down ________ for three days.
A. the rain poured B. poured the rain
C. did the rain pour D. does the rain pour
22. _______ around stones that are sunwarmed, even the smallest of stones creates tiny currents of warm
air.
A. The cool air B. If the air is cool C. That the air cools D. The coller the air
23. It is imperative that your passpword _______ confidential.
A. need keeping B. need to keep C. needs to be kept D. needed keeping
24. That the last time _______ here.
A. I’ve ever come B. I’m ever coming C. I ever come D. I’d ever come
25. The man _____ to safety was in his forties
A. who was lifting B. lifting C. lifted D. Having been lifted
26. It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying___________.
A. a thick wooden old table B. a thick old wooden table
C. an old wooden thick table D. a wooden thick old table
27. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp,
which is used in paper-making.
28. Woody Guthrie finally died, after a lengthy illness, in October 1967, but this project will help his
name live on , and perhaps provoke a re-evaluation about his influence on popular music in the 20th
century

Word form:
Everyone has heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; few of his son Franz Xaver. A new CD collection
________ (title) The Other Mozart celebrates Franz's music - in all its haunting, ________ (melancholy)
innocence. The 27 songs are brief slivers of ideas, ________ (develop) shadows of what might have been,
reaching a beautiful fulfillment in the later works. But it is clear that the music never reaches the heights
of his genius father. Franz was the youngest of Mozart's children, and his mother's hopes and ambitions
focused on him following the ________ (mature) death of his father. The very best teachers were
automatically available to Franz's, who made his public debut as a singer, aged five. The songs bring to
light Franz's ________. (piano) accomplishments; the piano parts are extremely demanding. The songs
hint at Franz's love for a woman; they speak time and again of unattainable love and ________ (fulfil)
longing. ________ (realist), however, the fact remains that this music, had it been written by a composure
of any other name, would probably have remained buried in the archives.
 There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on many
school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these 1_______ (real) expectations are
causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some, in their 2_______ (despair) to escape and
their sense of guilt at being unable reach the levels of success demanded of them by their 3_______
(push) parents, either rebel in what is 4_______ (amount) to a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in
5_______ (harm). It is no coincidence that suicide rates, expecially amongst young males, have been
rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen.
Then there are those who get hooked on the internet; the 6 _______ (virtue) world becomes their reality.
For these teens, their social circle shrinks 7_______ (drama) until, at last, their friendship sphere is
limited solely to their online 8_______ (bud). Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep 9_______
(private) on account of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their behaviour may
become so 10 _______ (err) and peculiar over time as to be considered 11_______ (social) . And while
they sit at their computer screens hidden away in splendid isolation from the real world, such is the lack
of exercise they get that their calorie intake far exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable
weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight 12_______ (rocket) until such time as
they become morbidly obese.