Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes

each of the following exchanges.

Question 1: Jack and David are talking about social networks.
Jack: “I think using social networks may have negative effects on students.”
David: “_______. It distracts them from their studies.”
A. That’s quite true B. I don’t quite agree
C. You’re wrong D. I’m not sure about that
Question 2: David is talking to Linda after a party.
David: “Would you like me to give you a ride home?”
Linda: “________.”
A. That’d be great, thanks B. Sorry, you’re not my type
C. Yes, I’m riding home now D. No, thanks. I don’t like riding
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: It is _____ car of all the cars Michael has got.
A. the most expensive B. more expensive
C. the more expensive D. most expensive
Question 4: The price for the holiday includes flights and ______.
A. accommodation B. accommodate C. accommodating D. accommodatingly
Question 5: The volcano has erupted, ______ the whole village.
A. destroyed B. destroying C. to destroy D. is destroyed
Question 6: The noise of the traffic keeps me awake at ______ night.
A. a B. the C. Ø (no article) D. an
Question 7: One of the actors was unwell and couldn’t _____ with the performance.
A. go on B. get into C. give up D. do away
Question 8: This site _____ for the new school in 2000.
A. was choosing B. was chosen C. chooses D. has chosen
Question 9: Do you remember _____ the lights off before we came out?
A. switching B. switch C. to switch D. to switching
Question 10: They could visit some famous landmarks, _____?
A. ccould they? B. couldn’t they C. did they? D. didn’t they
Question 11: The study of the present also helps to ______ the past.
A. flare B. illuminate C. flash D. blaze
Question 12: The children ______ their homework when I got home.
A. are doing B. have done C. were doing D. do
Question 13: She had to pay over $2 000 in ______.
A. fines B. rates C. fares D. services
Question 14: You can make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment ______.
A. until all the sugar has turned to alcohol
B. until all the sugar had turned to alcohol
C. until all the sugar will turn to alcohol
D. until all the sugar turned to alcohol
Question 15: Traditional stories _____ use of formulaic expressions like “Once upon a time …”.
A. make B. take C. do D. get
Question 16: The doctor says that it may be necessary ______ me to have an operation.
A. for B. on C. at D. with
Question 17: Brandon always beats around the _____ when I ask him about his love life.
A. bush B. tree C. shrub D. plant
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 18 to 22.
Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this
should be a period of enjoyment. (18)______, exams often make them unhappy, and many
students prefer having (19)______ exam at all. They say the exams which they have to take often
make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help
students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and if they do well, they will
become more (20)______ in studying.
There are some students (21)______ prefer only final exams. They say that they have to
work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think
that this is a better way of (22)______ students’ knowledge and ability in the subjects they are
studying.
Question 18: A. Therefore B. Although C. However D. Moreover
Question 19: A. any B. every C. no D. all
Question 20: A. bored B. nervous C. friendly D. interested
Question 21: A. where B. when C. who D. which
Question 22: A. accessing B. assessing C. assiting D. accepting
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of
the questions from 23 to 27.
Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist who was born in the USA in
1935. She became interested in the world’s oceans from an early age. As a child, she liked to stand
on the beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering what it must be like under the surface.
When she was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive, which motivated her to
become an underwater explorer. Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under water, and
has led more than seventy expeditions worldwide. She has also made the deepest dive ever,
reaching a record – breaking depth of 381 metres.
In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the captain of the first all-
female team to live under water. The team spent two weeks in an underwater “house”. The
research they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and
especially to coral reefs. Her team also studied the problem of over-fishing. Fishing methods
meant that people were catching too many fish, Earle warned, and many species were in danger of
becoming extinct.
 Since then she has written several books and magazine articles in which she suggests ways
of reducing the damage that is being done to the world’s oceans. One way, she believes, is to rely
on fish farms for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done out at sea. Although she
no longer eats seafood herself, she realizes the importance it plays in our diets, It would be wrong
to tell people they should stop eating fish from the sea, she says. However, they need to reduce the
impact they are having on the ocean’s supplies.
Question 23: The passage is mainly about ______.
A. a new book on coral reefs B. the first female diver
C. a female underwater hero D. a study on marine species
Question 24: The word “motivated” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______.
A. approved B. frightened C. inspired D. disappointed
Question 25: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. coral reefs B. fishing methods C. the research D. the team
Question 26: Sylvia Earle believes that ______.
A. more books about the world’s oceans should be written
B. it is a good idea to stop eating seafood
C. seafood is not important to human diets
D. fish farms increase the damage done to the oceans
Question 27: According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned in the passage as
Earle’s role EXCEPT ______.
A. teacher B. explorer C. biologist D. researcher

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 28 to 34.
Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they
grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely mandated by public policy and law. However, old-
fashioned ideas and a lot of prejudice are still part of our culture and present challenging questions
for parents.
Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know
what these stereotypes are: A “feminine” girl should be insecure, accommodating and a little
illogical in her thinking. A “masculine” boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and
competitive. How are children exposed to these stereotypes? According to the researchers David
and Myra Sadker of the American University of Washington, D.C., boys and girls are often treated
differently in the classroom. They found out that when boys speak, teachers usually offer
constructive comments, when girls speech, teachers tend to focus on the behavior.
The emphasis on differences begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. For
example, few people would give pink baby clothes to a boy or a blue blanket to a girl. Later, many
of us give girls dolls and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures and
construction sets. There’s nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when certain activities are
deemed appropriate for one sex but not the other. According to Heather J. Nicholson, Ph.D.,
director of the National Resource Center for Girls, Inc., this kind of practice prevents boys and
girls from acquiring important skills for their future lives.
“The fact is,” says Nicholson, “that society functions as a kind of sorting machine regarding
gender. In a recent survey, 58% of eighth-grade girls but only 6% of boys earned money caring for
younger children. On the other hand, 27% of boys but only 3% of girls earned money doing lawn
work”. If we are serious about educating a generation to be good workers and parents, we need to
eliminate such stereotypes as those mentioned previously.
Gender stereotypes inevitably are passed to our children. However, by becoming aware of
the messages our children receive, we can help them develop ways to overcome these incorrect
ideas. To counteract these ideas, parents can look for ways to challenge and support their
children, and encourage confidence in ways that go beyond what society’s fixed ideas about
differences of sext are.
Question 28: Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Role of Culture in Behavior of Different Genders
B. Influence of Education and Society on Gender Stereotypes
C. Deep-seated Stereotypes about Genders and Their Effects
D. Different Prejudice about Behavior of Different Genders
Question 29: According to paragraph 2, David and Myra Sadker of the American University of
Washington D.C found that ______.
A. teachers often concentrate on boys’ behavior and girls’ manners
B. girls are taught to be insecure, accommodating and illogical while boys are strong,
unemotional, aggressive, and competitive
C. schoolboys and schoolgirls are treated equally in the classroom
D. boys are commented usefully whereas girls are paid attention to behavior
Question 30: The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. boys B. girls C. researchers D. teachers
Question 31: The word “deemed” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. designed B. celebrated C. established D. supposed
Question 32: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about gender
stereotypes?
A. Male and female children are expected to behave the same as what adults think they should.
B. It’s beneficial for children to practice fundamental skills if they are treated unequally quite
early.
C. The distinctions in treatment to boys and girls commence when they were given birth.
D. Children are differently treated not only at home but also at schools.
Question 33: The word “counteract” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by ______.
A. frustrate B. inspire C. promote D. encourage
Question 34: What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Parents are able to help reduce the influence of gender stereotypes on their children.
B. Teachers and parents have to join hands to encourage children’s confidence in social activities.
C. The problems males and females get when they are adults may originate from gender
stereotypes.
D. Society functions often categorize jobs regardless of genders.

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 35: A. than B. thumb C. thank D. think
Question 36: A. hide B. driven C. shining D. bike

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 37: A. manage B. protect C. reform D. regard
Question 38: A. interact B. entertain C. compassion D. understand

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 39: It is amazing how quickly the new foreign student adapts to the local culture.
A. awful B. surprising C. boring D. dangerous
Question 40: I found Japanese to be very hospitable.
A. noticeable B. friendly C. affectionate D. natural

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 41: Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to you all!
A. wealthy B. poor C. misbehaving D. flourishing
Question 42: I take my hat off to him for raising so much money for charity.
A. trust B. disrespect C. admire D. respect
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 43. Jane really wants to buy a new computer. She doesn't have enough money.
A. Provided that Jane has enough money, she can't buy a new computer.
B. If only Jane had had enough money, she couldn't have bought a new computer.
C. If Jane had enough money, she could buy a new computer.
D. Jane wishes she had enough money so that she could have bought a new computer.
Question 44. Emily had just finished saving all the documents. The computer crashed then.
A. Hardly had Emily finished saving all the documents when the computer crashed.
B. The moment Emily started to save all the documents, the computer crashed.
C. Had it not been for the computer crash, Emily could have saved all the documents.
D. No sooner had the computer crashed than Emily finished saving all the documents.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 45: The police are seeking an old man for their alleged involvement in international
A B C
terrorism.
D
Question 46: She is a writer as well as a distinguishable modern historian.
A B C D
Question 47: His first book is published in association with British Heritage in 1990.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 49: They are not allowed to use our personal information for their own purposes.
A. They needn’t use our personal information for their own purposes.
B. They won’t use our personal information for their own purposes.
C. They mustn’t use our personal information for their own purposes.
D. They wouldn’t use our personal information for their own purposes.
Question 48: Tom and Jerry last got together more than a year ago.
A. The first time that Tom and Jerry got together was more than a year ago.
B. Tom and Jerry didn’t get together last year.
C. Tom didn’t get together with Jerry for more than a year.
D. Tom and Jerry haven’t got together for more than a year.
Question 50: “I had lunch with my friends last month,” Jean said.
A. Jean said that she had had lunch with her friends the previous month.
B. Jean said that I had had lunch with my friends the previous month.
C. Jean said that I had lunch with her friends last month.
D. Jean said that she would have lunch with her friends last month.