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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: Neil Armstrong was the first man
on the moon.
A. to walk
B. walking
C. walked
D. has walked
Question 2: Our industrial output
from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
A. rises
B. has risen
C. was rising
D. rose
Question 3:
Serbia defeated Germany surprised everyone.
A. Whether
B. When
C. Because
D. That
Question 4: Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a
day.
A. windy
B. rainy

C. foggy
D. snowy
Question 5: Laura had a blazing
with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
A. gossip
B. chat
C. word
D. row
Question 6: Don’t tell us that joke again. We …..it so many times
A. hear
B. heard
C. have heard
D. had heard
Question 7:
broken several world records in swimming.
A. She is said that she has
B. People say she had C. She is said to have D. It is said to have
Question 8: Bill: “Can I get you another drink?” Jerry: “
.”
A. Forget it
B. No, it isn’t
C. No, I’ll think it over
D. Not just now
Question 9: Liz: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!” Jennifer: “ ”
A. All right. Do you know how much it costs?
B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
C. Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it.
D. Welcome! It’s very nice of you.
Question 10: She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was .
A. out of work

B. out of order
C. off work
D. off chance
Question 11: Ben: " "
Jane: "Never mind."
A. Congratulations! How wonderful!
B. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
C. Thank you for being honest with me.
D. Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?
Question 12: “You can go to the party tonight
you are sober when you come home.”
A. as long as
B. as well as
C. as far as
D. as soon as
Question 13: We
with a swim in the lake.
A. gave in
B. cooled off
C. got out
D. took up
Question 14: As the drug took
, the boy became quieter.
A. action
B. influence
C. effect
D. force
Question 15: I’ve warned you many times _______the front door unlocked.
A. not leaving
B. won’t leave

C. not to leave
D. don’t leave
Question 16: “The inflation rate in Greece is five times
my country,” he said.
A. as high as that in B. as much as
C. as many as that in D. more than
Question 17: Is it true that this country produces more oil than
?
A. any another country
B. any countries else
C. any other countries
D. any country else
Question 18: Not having written about the required topic, a low mark.
A. the teacher gave me
B. I was given
C. the teacher gave
D. my presentation was given
Question 19: They’re staying with us
the time being until they can afford a house.
A. during
B. for
C. at
D. in
Question 20: We have bought extra food
our guests stay to dinner.
A. so that
B. when
C. if
D. in case
Read the following passage on architecture by Lawrence B. Anderson, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on

your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 30
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion off 1066. Until the
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1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not expanded even as far as Wales,
Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two century, English began to spread around the
globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small
enclaves of English, speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities
proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information scored on computer systems worldwide is in English.
Two thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising, media, international airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million
English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of
non-native users than any other language in the world.
Question 21: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
Question 22: In the first paragraph, the word "emerged" is closest in meaning to _______
A. appeared
B. hailed
C. frequented
D. engaged
Question 23: In the first paragraph, the word "elements" is closest in meaning to _______
A. declaration
B. features

C. curiosities
D. customs
Question 24: Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. In 1066
B. around 1350
C. before 1600
D. after 1600
Question 25: According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the
world EXCEPT_______
A. the slave trade
B. the Norman invasion
C. missionaries
D. colonization
Question 26: In the first paragraph, the word "course" could best be replaced by _______
A. subject
B. policy
C. time
D. track
Question 27: In the first paragraph, the word "enclaves" is closest in meaning to _______
A. communities
B. organizations
C. regions
D. countries
Question 28: In the second paragraph, the word "stored" is closest in meaning to _______
A. bought
B. saved
C. spent
D. valued
Question 29: In the second paragraph, the word "constituting" is closest in meaning to _______
A. looking over

B. setting down
C. doing in
D. making up
Question 30: According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the
world today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million
C. 350 million
D. 700 million
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
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (31) ________ strongly affect the world.
When the water is warm, the (32) ________ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases.
Australia could (33) ______ experience a drought in many parts experience a drought in many parts. On (34)
________ hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (35) ________ rainstorms. In Pakistan
and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier. This
happening is called El Nino and is used (36) ________ weather forecasters to make long-range weather
predictions. They also know that El Nino will (37) ________ unusually heavy rains to the southwestern part of
the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time. According to research,
weather forecasters (38) ________ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become
completely different. El Nino itself used to be (39) ________. It would occur every two to seven years. But
now, this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones
occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (40) ________ on a global scale either.
Question 31: A. what
B. that
C. when
D. whether
Question 32: A. deal
B. amount
C. number
D. figure

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Question 33: A. even
B. ever
C. nevertheless
D. however
Question 34: A. others
B. other
C. the other
D. another
Question 35: A. severe
B. cruel
C. strict
D. angry
Question 36: A. on
B. by
C. to
D. at
Question 37: A. carry
B. fetch
C. bring
D. take
Question 38: A. get used to B. are used to
C. used to be
D. used to
Question 39: A. notable
B. remarkable
C. predictable
D. incredible

Question 40: A. change
B. transformation
C. shift
D. transfer
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 41: Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a message inside.
A
B
C
D
Question 42: Aloha is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘love’, that can be used to say hello or goodbye.
A
B
C
D
Question 43: The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words
A
B
C
and to give real examples
D
Question 44: Mary felt very unhappily as she heard the news
A
B
C
D
Question 45: Little they knew about the danger they were facing
A
B

C
D
Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 6 to 15.
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and then
travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US rail ticket for
repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travellers are called commuters.
The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but most
depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars until their office
opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom communities away from
the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that
there were no longer separate schools for white and black children. Many white families did not want to send
their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools, and where,
for various reasons, few black people live.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day travelling,
so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded by commuter
belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker belt because it contains houses where
rich business people live. Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little
part in local activities.
Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush hours,
when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters on trains rarely talk to
each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though this is not popular
with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their
offices by computer, a practice called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day.
Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people who live and
work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service that helps such people to contact
each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and
many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-andride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre.
Question 46: Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most probably

agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
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C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year.
Question 47: The word “repeated” in paragraph 1 most probably means______.
A. buying a season ticket again.
B. happening again and again.
C. saying something again.
D. doing something once again.
Question 48: The passage mentions that many Americans are willing to travel a long distance to work in order
to be able to live in ______.
A. quiet neighbourhoods
B. comfortable bedrooms
C. city centres
D. noisy communities
Question 49: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain.
B. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
C. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
D. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
Question 50: Which of the following is NOT true about the London commuter belt?
A. It surrounds London.
B. It is in central London.
C. It is home to some wealthy business people.
D. It is like “bedroom communities” in the US.
Question 51: It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where

people______.
A. stay for the night
B. contribute to the local community
C. are employed locally
D. take part in local activities
Question 52: As mentioned in the passage, commuters usually______.
A. talk to each other during train journeys
B. go to work at different hours
C. go home from work at different hours
D. cause traffic congestion on the roads
Question 53: The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.
A. shared with
B. satisfied with
C. connected to
D. related to
Question 54: All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day in the
US and/or Britain EXCEPT______.
A. traffic lanes for car-pooling
B. free car parks in the city centre
C. park-and-ride schemes
D. car-pooling/sharing
Question 55: The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to______.
A. travelling together
B. car pool
C. driving alone
D. petrol/gas
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 56: The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favourite films.
A. advertisements

B. contests
C. businesses
D. economics
Question 57: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.
A. fruits and vegetables
B. flowers and trees
C. plants and animals
D. mountains and forests
Question 58: It is such a prestigious university that only excellent students are entitled to a full scholarship each
year.
A. have the obligation to
B. have the right to refuse
C. are refused the right to
D. are given the right to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 59: Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Wealthy
B. Well-off
C. Privileged
D. Impoverished
Question 60: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
A. benevolent
B. innovative
C. naive
D. guilty
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your 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 61: A. characterize
B. facility

C. irrational
D variety
Question 62: A. traditional
B. majority
C. appropriate
D. electrician
Question 63: A. depend
B. vanish
C. decay
D. attack
Question 64: A. elephant
B. agreement
C. mineral
D. violent
Question 65: A. medicine
B. endanger
C. addition
D. survival
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each of the
following questions
Question 66: A. baked
B. advised
C. reached
D. practised
Question 67: A. architecture
B. mechanic
C. archaeology

D. unchanged
Question 68: A. remind
B. airline
C. promise
D. refine
Question 69: A. present
B. recent
C. descend
D. absent
Question 70: A. come
B. roll
C. comb
D. stone
Choose the phrase or clause that best completes each of the following sentences
Question 71: When I was a child, I wondered ………………………
A. What would I be like in future
B. what I would be like in future
C.I would be like what in future
D. in future what would I be like
Question 72 : The harder you work, ………………………….
A. more money you’ll earn
B. the more money you’ll earn
C.much money you’ll earn
D. much more money you’ll earn
Question 73: As more jobs are being cut, ………
A. the unempoyled are losing hope
B. more people will be hired
C.unemployment is coming to end
D. companies will employ more people
Question 74: Wendy suddenly felt without saying anything, ………

A. surprised everyone
B. Whom everyone was surprise
C. who surprised everyone
D. which surprised everyone
Question 75: Having worked for a publishing house for years, ……………….
A. she finally quit and devoted herself to writing novels
B. and then she finally quit to devote herself to writing novels
C. but she quit because of her devotion to writing novels
D. her devotion to writing novels urge her to quit
Question 76: ……….she would look nicer
A. if she doesn’t wear so much make-up
B. unless she wears so much make-up
C. were she not to wear so much make-up
D. if she wouldn’t wear so much make-up
Question 77: It is vital that …………………
A. land to be well managed to prevent droughts
B. well-managed land to prevent droughts
C. to prevent droughts is well-managed land
D. land be well-managed to prevent droughts
Question 77: He not only directed the movie ……………
A. and acted in it, too
B. and also acted in it
C. but he acted in it as well
D. so he acted in it as well
Question 79:…..that eveyone stopped talking when I came in
A. it found strange for me
B. I found very strange
C. I found it strange
D. It found me strange
Question 80: Miss Caroline is a …..

A. capable manager of taking difficult decisions
B. manager capable to take difficult decisions
C. capable of taking difficult decisions manager
D. manager capable of taking difficult decisions
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