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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. powerful B. comfortable C. opinion D. accurate
Question 4: A. completion B. behavior C. understand D. material
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Jenny: “What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?”
Peter: “I did badly on the last test. She________ studied for it.”
A. said why hadn’t I B. asked why I hadn’t C. said why I hadn’t D. asked why hadn’t I
Question 6: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth ________ greener.
A. would be B. had been C. would have been D. will be
Question 7: Lessons from the ________ developed countries are worth learning to save our time.
A. economic B. economically C. economical D. economize
Question 8: Whenever a problem________, we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as
possible.
A. comes in B. comes off C. comes up D. comes by
Question 9: ________ I’ve cleaned it and polished it, it still doesn’t look new.
A. Although B. Because C. While D. in spite of
Question 10: Nadine: “I’ve been offered $550 for my stereo. Should I take it or wait for a better one?”
Kitty: “Take the $550._________________________”
A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B. Kill two birds with one stone
C. The early bird catches the worm D. Actions speak louder than words
Question 11: The picture,________, was beautiful.
A. she was looking B. at it she was looking
C. at which she was looking D. at that she was looking
Question 12: Today, many serious childhood diseases________ by early immunization.
A. prevent B. are preventing C. can prevent D. can be prevented
Question 13: ______summer I spent in ______ UK was one of______ best in my life.
A. A/a/the B. The/the/a C. The/-/the D. The/the/the
Question 14: In this job, experience accounts for more than paper ________.
A. qualifications B. certificates C. quality D. background
Question 15: She I bought this grammar book ________ I could go over all the things we have studied this
year.
A. that B. with a view to C. so that D. in order to
Question 16: The Beauty Contest is________ start at 8.30 a,m our time tomorrow.
A. due to B. on the point of C. bound to D. about to
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 17: The museum was overrun with tourists, so I decided to go back another day.
A. having no tourists B. not having enough tourists
C. crowded with tourists D. having tourists running
Question 18: Oil is one of the principal sources of energy.
A. most important B. most popular C. most expensive D. most difficult
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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 19: Jack was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.
A. It was Jack’s overconfidence ruined our plan completely.
B. It was because Jack’s overconfidence that ruined our plan completely.
C. That was Jack’s overconfidence ruined our plan completely.
D. Jack was overconfident, which ruined our plan completely.
Question 20: Marie Curie was a famous mathematician and physicist. She also won the Nobel Prize for
chemistry.
A. Winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Marie Curie became a famous mathematician and physicist.
B. Marie Curie, a famous mathematician and physicist, also won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
C. Marie Curie was a famous mathematician rather than a physicist although she won the Nobel Prize
for chemistry.
D. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for chemistry so she was a famous mathematician and physicist.
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 21: When you change a sound file to an MP3, the file is compressed.
A. made smaller B. precise C. transformed D. made bigger
Question 22: When floodwaters recede, affected areas are often blanketed in silt and mud. The water
and landscape can be contaminated with hazardous materials, such as sharp debris, pesticides, fuel and
untreated sewage.
A. to cover completely with thick layer of something B. to expose to the open air comfortably
C. to provide someone with a protective layer D. to dig out something hidden for long
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 23: “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”. He said.
A. He offered to speak calmly. B. He reminded me to speak calmly.
C. He promised to speak calmly. D. He refused to speak calmly.
Question 24: There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
A. So crowded the train was that Mary couldn’t get a seat.
B. The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for Mary to sit.
C. The train was too crowded for Mary not to get a seat.
D. The crowded train did not prevent Mary from getting a seat.
Question 25: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.
A. Soon after we got to know our new neighbors, we stopped having contact with them.
B. If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better.
C. Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.
D. Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 26: There are many different ways of comparing the culture of one nation with those of another.
A B C D
Question 27: I was very busy lately since the project of designing the new collection started.
A B C D
Question 28: She only had a twenty-dollars bill with her when she landed at Heathrow airport.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
best option for each of the blanks.
The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America. They start in the north west, but lie
only a (29)________ hundred miles from the centre in the more southern areas. Although the Rockies are
smaller (30)________ the Alps, they are no less beautiful.
There are many roads across the Rockies, but the best way to see them is to travel by train. You
start from Vancouver, the most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its
(31)________ in the mountains, this city (32) ________ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by
car from the city centre.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 49: Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the coffee there.
Billy: “How’s the coffee here?” Bobby: “_________________”
A. It’s a little better now that I’ve got a car. B. It’s a little bitter, to tell the truth.
C. As a matter of fact, I’m not interested. D. No, I don’t think so.
Question 50: James: “It was very kind of you to give me a lift home”. Pete: “_________________”
A. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice.
B. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your house any way.
C. I’m not pleased.
D. Oh, don’t mention it. I was coming past your house any way.