The newspapers were very _____ of the scheme.

critical

critically

Almost everyone..........for home by the time we arrived.

1

leave

left

leaves

had left
4
My father is..........as yours.
1

old

as old

older

so old
4
They must do as they are told,...................
1

so must I

I must either

I do too

I am too
4
"We're still looking for Thomas." "Hasn't he..........yet?"
1

been found

to find

found

being found

For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now, however, there
is
proof
that
dolphins
may
be
even
clever
than
these
big
apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human
being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn
how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins can not hear the kind of sound man can
make. If man wants to talk to Dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language, which both he and

the dolphins can understand. Dolphins are also very friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are
many
stories
of
dolphins
guiding
ships
through
difficult
and
dangerous
waters.
Question: Which animals do people think may be the cleverest?
1

Chimpanzees

Dolphins

Big-apes

Mammals

Question: What other being are dolphins like in many ways?

1

Fish

Animals

Reptiles

Men

Question: What have scientists discovered about dolphins?

1

They understand simple language.

They can speak English to one another.

Men can now talk to them.

They can teach men their language.

Question: Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?

1

Most man do not speak English.

The dolphins language is hard to learn.

Dolphins can not hear man speaking.

Men want to talk to dolphins insecure.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

He doesn't much like the work, but he enjoyed the relationships with the other workers.
1

much

but

enjoyed

with

After getting her six-year-old daughter ready and driving her to the school, she starts on the housework.
1

getting

six-year-old

driving

the school

She finds housework bored and doesn't like to stay at home all day.
1

finds

bored

doesn't

to stay

A artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer.
1

to

beautiful

for

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying so kind things about the paintings.
1

pleased

saying

so

about

Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of scientific.
1

Several

to encourage

in

scientific

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. think
b. sign

c. ring
d. sing
1

think

sign

ring

sing

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. fight
b. high
c. figure
d. bright

fight

high

figure

bright

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. book
b. look
c. floor
d. hook
1

book

look

floor

hook

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. film
b. hire

c. find
d. file
1

film

hire

find

file

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. fat
b. hate
c. cat
d. bat
1

fat

hate

cat

bat

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions:

I felt so embarrassed. I was sure that ....... was looking at me.

1

anyon
e

someon
e

everyo
ne

no
one

Marty often ....... important issues at the meetings.

1

brought
down

brought
up

brought

over
The dim lights made it hard to see so Ben squinted to make out the stranger's face in the distance. What is an antonym of
dim? .......
1

fain
t

mute
d

stron
g

wea
k

"Could you open the window please?" She ....... him to open the window.
1

reminde
d

ordere
d

aske
d

warne
d

May I make another ....... to ask you to explain the situation more clearly?
1

assau
lt

attem
pt

attracti
on

advic
e

Read

the

passage

and

then

choose

one

answer

for

each

of

the

following

questions:

An English man living near Sheffield recently had a most unlucky day's fishing. He was standing on a low bridge when he
had the misfortune to knock his tin of bait into the river. Leaning over the side of the bridge, he tried to hook the tin and
pull it out of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the water.

Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck, the fisherman lent over the bridge to try to see where his keys had
gone. As he did so, the bridge collapsed and he fell into the river. This was the last straw. The fisher crawled out of the river
and went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked the doors and could not get in. His anti-thief had

immobilized

his

car.

There

was

nothing

left

Question: How did the tin of bait get into the river?
1

The passage does not

say.

The fisherman knocked it in

accidentally.

It was probably blown in by the

wind.

It fell in when the fisherman

fell in.

Question: When did the fisherman first lean over the bridge?
1

When it
broke.

When the tin of bait fell

in.

When his keys fell

in.

A few minutes after he first started

fishing.

Question: What is the meaning of "misfortune"?

1

bad
luck

good
luck

accidenta
lly

a clumsy
act

Question: What is the meaning of "thoroughly"?

1

slightl
y

at
last

throug
h

extreme

for

him

to

do

but

walk

sadly

home.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Most stories will accept a credit card instead by cash.

Mos
t

will
accept

instead
by

cas
h

Our opinions on the subject is identical.

1

Our
opinions

o
n

i
s

identic
al

Local residents said they are against the new traffic scheme.
1

Loc
al

ar
e

again
st

traffi
c

Mandy is exciting about going to Greece on holiday.

1

excitin
g

abou
t

o
n

I would like to thank your brother of his help.

1

would
like

to
thank

o
f

hel
p

Harrys parents were not pleased for his failure in the final examination.
1

Harrys
parents

please
d

fo
r

fin
al

Choose

the

correct

word

for

each

of

the

blanks

After reading an article (1)________ "Cigarette Smoking and your Health" I (2)________ a cigarette to calm my (3)________ I
smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would by my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not
smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a
bad temper and an (4)________ appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide
their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party.
Everybody

(1)
1

i
s

entitle
d

ha
s

mad

(5)________

me

was

smoking

and

felt

extremely

uncomfortable.

e
(2)
1

fire
d

li
t

burne
d

ignite
d

(3)
1

nerve
s

syste
m

brai
n

hea
d

(4)
1

sma
ll

tin
y

enormo
us

gian
t

(5)
1

ove
r

unde
r

abov
e

aroun

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions:

I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ....... in other words as many as possible.
1

en
d

finis
h

limi
t

to
p

When he was only thirty years old, he ....... already experienced what most people only experience when they are much
older.
1

ha
s

ha
d

i
s

wa
s

Finally

look

forward

to

.......

from

you

and

as

you

will

understand

don't

want

to

'wait'

very

Yours faithfully,
I.A.M. Hopeful.
1

hea
r

hearin
g

hear
d

hear
s

A bird in the hand is worth two in the ....... as they say when you have at least one definite thing in contrast to two
uncertain things.
1

hedg
e

tre

long.

bus
h

plan
t

According to some records, Carl Sandburg ________ was expelled from West Point Military Academy because of deficiencies
in English.
1

he was a poet and literary

genius

his poetry and literary

genius

poet and literary

genius

whose poetry and literary

genius

Read

the

passage

and

then

choose

one

answer

for

each

of

the

following

questions:

Charlie Stowe waited until he heard his mother snore before he got out of bed. Even then he moved with caution and
tiptoed to the window. The front of the house was irregular, so that it was possible to see a light burning in his mother's
room.

But

now

all

the

windows

were

dark...

Charlie

Stowe

was

frightened.

But the thought of the tobacconist's shop which his father kept down a dozen wooden stairs drew him on. He was twelve
deep below, and the little shop lay under a thin layer of stale smoke which would completely cover up his crime. That it was
a crime to steal some of his father's stock Charlie Stowe had no doubt, but he did not love his father; his father was unreal
to him, a shadowy figure, pale, thin, indefinite, who noticed him only occasionally and left even punishment to his mother.
For his mother he left a strong love, from her speech he judged her the friend of everyone. But his father's affection and
dislike were as indefinite as his movements. Tonight he had said he would be in Norwich, and yet you never knew. Charlie
Stowe

had

no

sense

of

safely

as

he

crept

down

the

wooden

stairs.

At the bottom of the stairs he came out quite suddenly into a little shop. It was too dark to see his way, and he did not dare
touch the switch. For half a minute he sat in despair on the bottom step with his chin in his hands. Then the regular
movement of the searchlight was reflected through an upper window and the boy had time to fix in memory the pile of
cigarettes, the counter, and the small hole under it. The footsteps of a policeman on the pavement made him grab the first
packet to his hand and dive for the hole. A light shoe along the floor and a hand tried the door, then the footsteps passed,
and

Charlie

hid

in

the

darkness.

At last he got the courage back by telling himself in his strangely adult way that if he were caught now there was nothing
to be done about it, and he might as well have his smoke. He put a cigarette in his mouth and then remembered that he
had

no

matches.

Question: How could Charlie see that his mother's window was dark?
1

He was sanding on
tiptoe

He had moved to the front of the

house

He had gone downstairs to

see

He could see her window from his

room

Question: Charlie was frightened because

1

he was going to steal a

cigarette

the boys at school might laugh

at him

he had never smoked a cigarette

before

his father was waiting

downstairs

Question: How did Charlie feel about his father?

1

He liked him very

much

He thought he was
unpredictable

He was jealous of
him

He felt safe with

him

Question: As soon as he went into the shop Charlie

1

switched the light

on

felt
safer

sat down on the

stairs

could see the

cigarettes

Question: What did Charlie do when he heard the policeman?

1

Her hid under the

counter

He tried to get out of the

door

He ran back
upstairs

He put the cigarettes

down

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Some research suggests what there is a link between the bodys calcium balance and tooth decay.
1

researc
h

wha
t

link
between

an
d

Louisa May Alcott infused her own life into the character of Jo in a book Little Women.
1

he
r

int
o

o
f

in a
book

Rock music was original a mixture of country music and rhythm and blues.
1

Rock
music

origin
al

country

an
d

An increasing number of office works use computer programs as daily routine.

1

increasi
ng

o
f

work
s

dail
y

Traveling ballet companies were uncommon before her Augusta Maywood formed the first traveling troupe.
1

Travelin
g

wer
e

he
r

travelin
g

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

"It's too stuffy 'in this room, isn't it ?" said the guest.
1

The guest suggested that the room should be

aired.

The guest remarked that the room should be

aired.

The guest said that the room was too

crowded.

The guest said that there was too much stuff in

the room.

"Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.

1

He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately

refused..

He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked

him.
3

He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly

declined.

He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at

once.

The doctor said, "You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine."
1

Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a

few days.

The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a

short rest.

'It is the doctor's recommendationthat Jasmine rested

shortly.

The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few

day's rest.

"I will pay back the money, Gloria." said Ivan.

1

Ivan apoligised to Gloria for borrowing her

money.

Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money

back.

Ivan promised to pay back Gloria's

money.

Ivan suggested paying back the money to

Gloria.

The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough.
1

The children were not calm enough to swim in

the sea.

The sea was rough enough for the children to

swim in.

The sea was too rough for the children to go

swimming.

The sea was too rough to the cltildren's

swimming.