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

Question 1. There has been a decline _______ the company's output over the last few month.
A. over B. for C. in D. with

Question 2. The industrialization in this country have _______ many species in some places to the
verge of extinction.
A. caused B. driven C. threatened D. made

Question 3. Our best player _______ a goal at the last minute of the match.
A. took B. gave C. scored D. directed

Question 4. Her late husband is said _______ to a lot of important conferences.

A. to invite B. to have invited C. to be invited D. to have been invited

Question 5. The car needn't _______ anymore. The heavy rain has cleaned it for us.
A. be washed B. washing C. to be washed D. being washed

Question 6. Some ambulances arrived at the burning hotel and the injured _______ taken to hospital
immediately.
A. were B. was C. is D. are

Question 7. His friends told him to stop _______ nonsense or they would leave him.
A. telling B. saying C. speaking D. talking

Question 8. I didn't mean _______ her when I talked about her ex-husband.
A. upsetting B. to upet C. to upsetting D. upset

Question 9. The new mothod is _______ worse than the old one.
A. long B. far C. wide D. large

Question 10. Stroke, liver cancer and heart disease are some of the top _______ diseases in the
world.
A. die B. death C. dead D. deadly

Question 11. _______ he failed the exam was a great shock to his parents.
A. What B. That C. Whether D. Whoever

Question 12. We were wet through because of the heavy rain. If only we _______ the raincoats.
A. will bring B. brought C. would bring D. had brought

Question 13. The _______ of students in my year want to go to university.

A. maximum B. majority C. highest D. most

Question 14. His parents are worried about his behaviour. He’s always getting into _______ at school.
A. problems B. punishment C. trouble D. difficulty
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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 15. Peter has just helped Linda carry her suitcase up the stairs.
Linda: "- Thank you for your help."
Peter: "- _______."
A. My interest B. My pleasure C. My apology D. My concern

Question 16. Susan and Tom are talking about Jenny, Tom's new classmate.
Susan: "- What is she like?"
Tom: "-_______.
A. Maths and Literature B. She is quite humorous.
C. She looks like her mother. D. Not much. She isn't like that.

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 17. The main ceremony was preceded by the chairman's introduction.
A. promoted B. followed C. maintained D. stimulated

Question 18. How could you see eye to eye with him on such a awful solution to this problem?
A. compete with B. talk with C. disagree with D. work with

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

Question 19. You should use the currency of the country you are visiting.
A. visa B. map C. money D. language

Question 20. They have chosen Anna as the official athlete, and I think it is a no-brainer because
she has performed excellently.
A. an obvious decision B. a stupid question
C. an unstoppable debate D. a difficult task

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 21. A. hesitation B. pioneer C. accelerate D. personality

Question 22. A. incredible B. accompany C. opponent D. vacancy

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 23. A. thus B. rubbish C. tsunami D. upper

Question 24. A. wicked B. wanted D. needed D. called

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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 25. "- Would you like to come to our wedding anniversary next week?" They said to me.
A. They asked me to come to their wedding anniversary the following week.
B. They advised me to come to their wedding anniversary the following week.
C. They invited me to come to their wedding anniversary the following week.
D. They reminded me to come to their wedding anniversary the following week.

Question 26. The millionaire couldn’t afford to buy the house.

A. The millionaire didn't have enough money but he still bought the house.
B. The millionaire wouldn't buy the house if he had enough money.
C. The house was too expensive for the millionaire to buy.
D. The house wasn't expensive, so the millionaire could buy it.

Question 27. My brother works better when he’s pressed for time.
A. My brother doesn't work well when he lacks time.
B. The less time my brother has, the better he works.
C. My brother needs more time so that he can work better.
D. The pressed time doesn't cause my brother to work well.

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.

Question 28. The more attentively he listened to the lecture, the more easy he understood it.
A B C D

Question 29. The girl is talking to my sister over there is one of the best students in their school.
A B C D

Question 30. Her son is such an imaginary boy that he always comes up with amazing ideas.
A B C D

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 31. He was late for the interview. He had been held up by traffic congestion.
A. He was late for the interview although he had been held up by traffic congestion.
B. He was late for the interview as much as he had been held up by traffic congestion.
C. He was late for the interview because he had been held up by traffic congestion.
D. He was late for the interview and had beed held up by traffic congestion at the same time.

Question 32. He can compose pieces of music. He can draw pictures as well.
A. He can compose pieces of music as long as he can draw pictures.
B. Because he can compose pieces of music, he can draw pictures well.
C. Not only can he compose pieces of music, but he can also draw pictures.
D. He can compose pieces of music, but he can draw pictures better.
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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 fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.

When you prepare for a job interview, one of the most important things to (33) _______ is how you
are going to get there. A failure to plan is a plan to fail. If you are planning on driving to the interview, make
sure you fill your car (34) _______ fuel the night before. You don’t want to be filling up on the way dressed
in your suit.

Make sure you arrive on time, or better (35) _______, at least 15 minutes early. Ensure this by knowing
the address and if you can, have a trial run a couple of days before. The morning of the interview, check the
traffic reports and have a backup route planned just (36) _______. If you are travelling by train or bus, make
sure you check the weather report the night before and keep an eye on the public transport websites for any
delays. Look out for track works or traffic conditions that can (37) _______ delay your train or bus trip. Go to
bed early the night before and wake up early to give yourself plenty of time.

Question 33. A. consider B. think C. imagine D. worry

Question 34. A. from B. with C. on D. at

Question 35. A. just B. since C. though D. yet

Question 36. A. in case B. in use C. in effect D. in brief

Question 37. A. necessarily B. compulsorily C. potentially D. intentionally

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone
substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-
person households, which increased from 18% to 29% of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year
2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have
been socially unacceptable in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a
long time. Today, people's views on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties,
live together (cohabit) without getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born
to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and
59 were cohabiting in Great Britain. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married.
Before 1960 this was very unusual, but in 2001 around 23% of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.

People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children
immediately. They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until late thirties. The number
of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce, but some
women are also choosing to have children as lone parents without being married.
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Question 38. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The percentage of divorce in Britain.
B. The change in marriable age in Britain.
C. The new popular family structures in Britain.
D. The Britain traditional family in the past.

Question 39. The word "substantial" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. relative B. acceptable C. marvellous D. considerable

Question 40. In the past, divorce in Britain was less common partly because _______.
A. it didn't change until today B. it depended on people's marrige
C. it gave people more time D. it cost a lot of money

Question 41. The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to _______.

A. children B. married people C. women D. families

Question 42. The number of single-parent families is increasing mainly because _______.
A. there are more marriages than divorces and there are more lone married parents.
B. divorce is easier than marriage and having children is better than getting married.
C. there are more and more divorces as well as there are some women as lone unmarrried parents.
D. the end of divorce affects marriages and some women aren't getting married with lone parrents.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Solar energy is the first energy source in the world. It was in use much earlier before humans even
learnt how to light a fire. Many living things are dependent on solar energy from plants, aquatic life and the
animals. The solar is mostly used in generating light and heat. The solar energy coming down to our planet is
affected by the orbital path of the sun and its variations within the galaxy. In addition, it is affected by activities
taking place in space and on the sun. It was this energy that is believed to have been responsible for the
breaking of ice during the ice age, which creates the separation of lands and sea.

Solar energy is an alternative energy source that is used most widely across the globe. About 70% of
the sunlight gets reflected back into the space and we have only 30% of sunlight to meet up our energy
demands. While solar energy is used for producing solar energy, it is also used for drying clothes, used by
plants during the process of photosynthesis and also used by human beings during winter seasons to make
their body temperature warm. Solar energy can be extracted either by Solar Thermal or using Photovoltaic
(PV) Cells.

There are two kinds of solar energy the active solar energy and the passive solar energy. Passive solar
energy basically uses duration, position and sun’s rays intensity to its advantage in heating a particular area.
It also uses it to induce airflow from an area to the next. Active solar energy uses electrical technology and
mechanical technology like collection panels in capturing, converting and storing of energy for future use.

Solar energy does not create any pollution and is widely used by many countries. It is renewable source
of power since sun will continue to produce sunlight all the years. Solar panels, which are required to harness
this energy can be used for long time and require little or no maintenance. Solar energy proves to be ineffective
in colder regions which don’t receive good sunlight. It cannot be used during night and not all the light from
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sun can be trapped by solar panels. Solar energy advantages are much more than its disadvantages which make
it as a viable source of producing alternative energy.

Question 43. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. Solar energy: A New-Found Source Of Energy.
B. Solar Energy: Some Features and Uses.
C. Solar Energy: Advantages and Disadvantages.
D. Solar Energy: the Past and the Present.

Question 44. According to paragraph 1, the solar energy arriving in the Earth is partly affected by
_______.
A. Earth's temperature B. the whole galaxy
C. the breaking of ice D. outer space's activities

Question 45. The word "seperation" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. comparison B. division C. precision D. reservation

Question 46. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that solar energy is used widely because of its _______.
A. heat B. extraction C. reflection D. process

Question 47. The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. winter seasons B. human beings C. plants D. clothes

Question 48. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Passive solar energy can make a particular area hotter.
B. Solar energy can be kept for later use with some technologies.
C. Solar panels need maintaining so that it can be more useful.
D. Solar energy's advantages outweigh its disadvantages.

Question 49. The word "converting" in paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A. preserving B. changing C. settling D. processing

Question 50. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
A. Argumentative B. Pessimistic C. informative D. Ironic