02 MA DE ON THI TNPT 2018 SO 12

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NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 385
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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 1: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. ignored
B. rejected
C. felt annoyed
D. could not hear
Question 2: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
A. having no interest
B. inattentive
C. regardless
D. similar
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 3:A. refrigerator B. pedestrian
C. dictionary
D. appreciate
Question 4:A. delicious
B. conspicuous
C. concerned
D. represent
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: The town......a decline after the mine closed.

A. fell at
B. dropped at
C. fell into
D. dropped into
Question 6: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. land
B. home
C. house
D. accommodation
Question 7: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.
A. when
B. unless
C. as
D. if
Question 8: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. had wanted
B. wanted
C. want
D. wants
Question 9: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. for
Question 10: .......she agreed, you would have done it.
A. Should
B. Had
C. If
D. Would
Question 11: She.......the greatest performance of her career.

A. brought
B. did
C. gave
D. provided
Question 12: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. have been saved
B. was saved
C. might have been saved
D. might be saved
Question 13: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. indicators
B. levels
C. marks
D. ranks
Question 14: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......
A. unable
B. incapable
C. improbable
D. impossible
Question 15: The.......bird catches the worm.
A. initial
B. first
C. early
D. prior
Question 16: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. in addition to
B. in spite of
C. on account of
D. even though
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: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. hand in
B. produce unwillingly
C. ask for
D. sign a debt
Question 18: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Do as you want to
B. Relax yourself
C. Needn’t pay
D. Don’t hesitate
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 19 to 24.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(19)... because our faces
are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(20)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(21)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(22)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(23)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(24)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.
Question 19:A. precisely B. pointedly
C. Singularly
D. uniquely
Question 20:A. glimpse
B. peek
C. spot
D. glance
Question 21:A. Still
B. Indeed
C. Really
D. Anyway

Question 22:A. insatiable B. intransigent
C. invincible
D. intricate
Question 23:A. scope
B. extent
C. span
D. array
Question 24:A. rooted
B. based
C. anchored
D. derived
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 25: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.


B. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.
C. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
D. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
Question 26: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
D. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
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 27: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. small towns

B. who
C. seem
D. populated densely
Question 28: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. science
B. Studying
C. reason
D. way to
Question 29: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright
issue.
A. because
B. difficult to solving
C. different laws
D. have
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 30 to 35.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled
with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet
appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people
began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.

In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before
newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 30: In the 19th century,......
A. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
B. the role of newspapers became more important.
C. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
D. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.
Question 31: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. Europe was at war in 1566.
B. news travelled slowly in Europe.
C. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.D. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets,
Question 32: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. used ads to attract investors.
B. lost many readers to TV.
C. began to pass to public hands.

D. Invented mass-market advertising.


Question 33: The extinction of newspapers......
A. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
B. was originally predicted by the media itself.
C. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
D. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
Question 34: The first news sheets......
A. were checked by authorities.
B. were distributed internationally.
C. avoided all controversial topics.
D. discussed foreign issues.
Question 35: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
B. King Charles I opposed a free press.
C. England was the first to believe in a free press.
D. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
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 36:A. sew
B. new
C. stew
D. nephew
Question 37:A. stone
B. bygone
C. cyclone
D. cone
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 38: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
B. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
C. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.
D. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
Question 39: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
B. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.
C. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
D. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
Question 40: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.
A. We will marry before we start to earn money.
B. We will marry when we have had enough money.
C. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
D. We won't be married although we have enough money.
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 41 to 48.
AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all
illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a
person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They

point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect
them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.
Question 41: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......
A. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
B. children are responsible at a young age.


C. crime might increase if it is raised.
D. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
Question 42: Today, most child criminals......
A. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
B. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
C. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
D. are typically not found guilty.
Question 43: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
B. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.
C. It should be the same in every country.
D. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
Question 44: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......

A. most people want it to be higher.
B. adult prisons are full of children.
C. children mature faster. D. many people are happy it is low.
Question 45: In medieval England, .....
A. children faced the same punishments as adults.
B. serious crimes were rare.
C. stealing animals was a common crime,
D. child crime was a very big problem.
Question 46: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......
A. the law is very complicated.
B. children are naturally naughty.
C. children cannot predict their actions.
D. difficult questions must be answered.
Question 47: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. jailed
B. tied up
C. distributed
D. imprisoned
Question 48: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....
A. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
B. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.
C. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
D. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
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 49: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
B. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
C. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?
D. Did Graham turn up late last night?

Question 50: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
B. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
C. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
D. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
The End


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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 736
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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 1:A. cone
B. cyclone
C. stone
D. bygone
Question 2:A. stew
B. sew
C. nephew
D. new
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 3: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
A. regardless

B. inattentive
C. having no interest
D. similar
Question 4: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. ignored
B. felt annoyed
C. could not hear
D. rejected
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 5: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
B. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.
C. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
D. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
Question 6: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
D. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
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 07 to 12.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(7)... because our faces
are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(8)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(9)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(10)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(11)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(12)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.
Question 7:A. precisely
B. pointedly

C. Singularly
D. uniquely
Question 8:A. glimpse
B. peek
C. spot
D. glance
Question 9:A. Indeed
B. Anyway
C. Really
D. Still
Question 10:A. intransigent B. insatiable
C. invincible
D. intricate
Question 11:A. span
B. extent
C. scope
D. array
Question 12:A. rooted
B. derived
C. anchored
D. based
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 13:A. represent B. conspicuous
C. concerned
D. delicious
Question 14:A. dictionary B. pedestrian
C. appreciate
D. refrigerator
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: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
B. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
C. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
D. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
Question 16: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
B. Did Graham turn up late last night?
C. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
D. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?
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: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Relax yourself
B. Do as you want to
C. Don’t hesitate
D. Needn’t pay
Question 18: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. hand in
B. produce unwillingly
C. ask for
D. sign a debt


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 19 to 24.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
th
Newspapers can be traced back to 16 century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled

with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet
appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people
began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.
In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before
newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 19: The first news sheets......

A. avoided all controversial topics.
B. were distributed internationally.
C. were checked by authorities.
D. discussed foreign issues.
Question 20: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. news travelled slowly in Europe.
B. Europe was at war in 1566.
C. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets. D. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.
Question 21: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
B. England was the first to believe in a free press.
C. King Charles I opposed a free press.
D. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
Question 22: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. lost many readers to TV.
B. used ads to attract investors.
C. began to pass to public hands.
D. Invented mass-market advertising.
Question 23: In the 19th century,......
A. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
B. the role of newspapers became more important.
C. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
D. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.
Question 24: The extinction of newspapers......
A. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
B. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
C. was originally predicted by the media itself.
D. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
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 25 to 32.

AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all


illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a
person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They
point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect
them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.
Question 25: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
B. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.

C. It should be the same in every country.
D. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
Question 26: Today, most child criminals......
A. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
B. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
C. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
D. are typically not found guilty.
Question 27: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......
A. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
B. crime might increase if it is raised.
C. children are responsible at a young age.
D. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
Question 28: In medieval England, .....
A. children faced the same punishments as adults.
B. child crime was a very big problem.
C. serious crimes were rare.
D. stealing animals was a common crime,
Question 29: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....
A. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
B. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
C. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
D. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.
Question 30: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......
A. the law is very complicated.
B. children are naturally naughty.
C. difficult questions must be answered.
D. children cannot predict their actions.
Question 31: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......
A. many people are happy it is low.
B. children mature faster.

C. most people want it to be higher.
D. adult prisons are full of children.
Question 32: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. tied up
B. jailed
C. distributed
D. imprisoned
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 33: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. small towns
B. populated densely
C. who
D. seem
Question 34: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. science
B. Studying
C. way to
D. reason
Question 35: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright
issue.
A. difficult to solving
B. have
C. different laws
D. because
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 36: .......she agreed, you would have done it.

A. Should
B. Had
C. Would
D. If
Question 37: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. marks
B. indicators
C. ranks
D. levels
Question 38: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. was saved
B. might be saved
C. might have been saved
D. have been saved
Question 39: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. house
B. accommodation
C. land
D. home
Question 40: The town......a decline after the mine closed.
A. dropped at
B. fell into
C. dropped into
D. fell at
Question 41: The.......bird catches the worm.
A. first
B. prior
C. early
D. initial
Question 42: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......

A. improbable
B. unable
C. incapable
D. impossible
Question 43: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.
A. unless
B. if
C. when
D. as
Question 44: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. wanted
B. want
C. had wanted
D. wants
Question 45: She.......the greatest performance of her career.
A. brought
B. gave
C. provided
D. did
Question 46: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
Question 47: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. on account of
B. even though
C. in addition to
D. in spite of
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 48: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.
B. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
C. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
D. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
Question 49: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.
A. We will marry when we have had enough money.
B. We won't be married although we have enough money.
C. We will marry before we start to earn money.
D. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
Question 50: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
B. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
C. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
D. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.
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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 1:A. new

B. stew
C. sew
D. nephew
Question 2:A. cone
B. stone
C. cyclone
D. bygone
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 3:A. pedestrian B. refrigerator
C. appreciate
D. dictionary
Question 4:A. concerned B. represent
C. delicious
D. conspicuous
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 05 to 12.
AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all
illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a
person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They

point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect
them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.
Question 5: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......
A. difficult questions must be answered.
B. children cannot predict their actions.
C. the law is very complicated.
D. children are naturally naughty.
Question 6: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. imprisoned
B. distributed
C. jailed
D. tied up
Question 7: Today, most child criminals......
A. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
B. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
C. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
D. are typically not found guilty.
Question 8: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......
A. many people are happy it is low.
B. adult prisons are full of children.

C. most people want it to be higher.
D. children mature faster.
Question 9: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....
A. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
B. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.
C. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
D. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
Question 10: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
B. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
C. It should be the same in every country.
D. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.
Question 11: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......


A. crime might increase if it is raised.
B. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
C. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
D. children are responsible at a young age.
Question 12: In medieval England, .....
A. serious crimes were rare.
B. children faced the same punishments as adults.
C. stealing animals was a common crime,
D. child crime was a very big problem.
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 13 to 18.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled
with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet

appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people
began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.
In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before
newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 13: In the 19th century,......
A. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
B. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.

C. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
D. the role of newspapers became more important.
Question 14: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. Invented mass-market advertising.
B. used ads to attract investors.
C. began to pass to public hands.
D. lost many readers to TV.
Question 15: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. England was the first to believe in a free press.
B. King Charles I opposed a free press.
C. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
D. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
Question 16: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. news travelled slowly in Europe.
B. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets,
C. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.D. Europe was at war in 1566.
Question 17: The extinction of newspapers......
A. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
B. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
C. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
D. was originally predicted by the media itself.
Question 18: The first news sheets......
A. were distributed internationally.
B. avoided all controversial topics.
C. discussed foreign issues.
D. were checked by authorities.


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 19: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. could not hear
B. felt annoyed
C. rejected
D. ignored
Question 20: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
A. regardless
B. similar
C. having no interest
D. inattentive
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 21: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
D. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
Question 22: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.
B. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
C. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
D. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
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 23 to 28.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(23)... because our faces
are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(24)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(25)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(26)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(27)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(28)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.

Question 23:A. pointedly B. uniquely
C. precisely
D. Singularly
Question 24:A. peek
B. glimpse
C. spot
D. glance
Question 25:A. Still
B. Indeed
C. Anyway
D. Really
Question 26:A. intricate
B. intransigent
C. insatiable
D. invincible
Question 27:A. extent
B. array
C. span
D. scope
Question 28:A. based
B. rooted
C. derived
D. anchored
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 29: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. who
B. small towns
C. seem

D. populated densely
Question 30: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. Studying
B. reason
C. way to
D. science
Question 31: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright
issue.
A. different laws
B. have
C. because
D. difficult to solving
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 32: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. might be saved
B. was saved
C. have been saved
D. might have been saved
Question 33: The town......a decline after the mine closed.
A. fell into
B. fell at
C. dropped into
D. dropped at
Question 34: The.......bird catches the worm.
A. early
B. first
C. initial
D. prior
Question 35: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. land

B. accommodation
C. house
D. home
Question 36: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
Question 37: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.
A. when
B. as
C. if
D. unless
Question 38: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. even though
B. in spite of
C. in addition to
D. on account of
Question 39: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......
A. incapable
B. improbable
C. unable
D. impossible
Question 40: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. levels
B. marks
C. indicators
D. ranks
Question 41: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. want

B. had wanted
C. wants
D. wanted


Question 42: .......she agreed, you would have done it.
A. Should
B. Had
C. If
D. Would
Question 43: She.......the greatest performance of her career.
A. did
B. gave
C. brought
D. provided
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 44: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Needn’t pay
B. Do as you want to
C. Relax yourself
D. Don’t hesitate
Question 45: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. hand in
B. sign a debt
C. ask for
D. produce unwillingly
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 46: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.

A. We will marry when we have had enough money.
B. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
C. We won't be married although we have enough money.
D. We will marry before we start to earn money.
Question 47: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
B. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.
C. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
D. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
Question 48: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
B. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.
C. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
D. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
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 49: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
B. Did Graham turn up late last night?
C. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
D. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?
Question 50: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
B. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
C. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
D. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
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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 1:A. sew
B. new
C. stew
D. nephew
Question 2:A. stone
B. cone
C. bygone
D. cyclone
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 3:A. delicious
B. concerned
C. represent
D. conspicuous
Question 4:A. refrigerator B. pedestrian
C. dictionary
D. appreciate
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: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......
A. incapable
B. impossible

C. unable
D. improbable
Question 6: She.......the greatest performance of her career.
A. brought
B. gave
C. did
D. provided
Question 7: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. was saved
B. might be saved
C. might have been saved
D. have been saved
Question 8: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. accommodation
B. house
C. land
D. home
Question 9: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. indicators
B. levels
C. ranks
D. marks
Question 10: .......she agreed, you would have done it.
A. If
B. Had
C. Should
D. Would
Question 11: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. want
B. wants

C. had wanted
D. wanted
Question 12: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.
A. when
B. as
C. if
D. unless
Question 13: The town......a decline after the mine closed.
A. fell into
B. dropped into
C. fell at
D. dropped at
Question 14: The.......bird catches the worm.
A. early
B. initial
C. first
D. prior
Question 15: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. at
B. for
C. in
D. on
Question 16: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. in addition to
B. on account of
C. in spite of
D. even though
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 00 to 00.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(17)... because our faces

are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(18)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(19)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(20)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(21)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(22)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.
Question 17:A. pointedly B. Singularly
C. uniquely
D. precisely
Question 18:A. spot
B. glance
C. glimpse
D. peek
Question 19:A. Really
B. Indeed
C. Still
D. Anyway
Question 20:A. intransigent B. insatiable
C. intricate
D. invincible
Question 21:A. scope
B. span
C. array
D. extent
Question 22:A. based
B. rooted
C. anchored
D. derived
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 23: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.

A. inattentive
B. similar
C. having no interest
D. regardless
Question 24: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. could not hear
B. ignored
C. felt annoyed
D. rejected
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 25: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.
B. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
C. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.


D. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
Question 26: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
D. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
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 27: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. Studying
B. reason
C. science
D. way to

Question 28: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. small towns
B. seem
C. who
D. populated densely
Question 29: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright
issue.
A. have
B. different laws
C. because
D. difficult to solving
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 30 to 35.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled
with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet
appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people
began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.
In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before

newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 30: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. Europe was at war in 1566.
B. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets,
C. news travelled slowly in Europe.
D. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.
Question 31: The first news sheets......
A. avoided all controversial topics.
B. were distributed internationally.
C. were checked by authorities.
D. discussed foreign issues.
Question 32: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
B. England was the first to believe in a free press.
C. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
D. King Charles I opposed a free press.

Question 33: The extinction of newspapers......
A. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.


B. was originally predicted by the media itself.
C. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
D. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
Question 34: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. Invented mass-market advertising.
B. used ads to attract investors.
C. began to pass to public hands.
D. lost many readers to TV.
Question 35: In the 19th century,......
A. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.
B. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
C. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
D. the role of newspapers became more important.
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 43.
AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all
illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a

person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They
point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect
them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.
Question 36: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....
A. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
B. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.
C. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
D. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
Question 37: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
B. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.
C. It should be the same in every country.
D. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
Question 38: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......
A. crime might increase if it is raised.
B. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
C. children are responsible at a young age.
D. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
Question 39: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......

A. children are naturally naughty.
B. children cannot predict their actions.
C. the law is very complicated.
D. difficult questions must be answered.
Question 40: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......
A. most people want it to be higher.
B. many people are happy it is low.
C. adult prisons are full of children.
D. children mature faster.
Question 41: In medieval England, .....
A. serious crimes were rare.
B. stealing animals was a common crime,
C. child crime was a very big problem.
D. children faced the same punishments as adults.
Question 42: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. tied up
B. distributed
C. imprisoned
D. jailed
Question 43: Today, most child criminals......


A. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
B. are typically not found guilty.
C. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
D. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
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 44: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?

B. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
C. Did Graham turn up late last night?
D. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
Question 45: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
B. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
C. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
D. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
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 46: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.
B. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
C. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
D. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
Question 47: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
B. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
C. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.
D. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
Question 48: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.
A. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
B. We will marry when we have had enough money.
C. We won't be married although we have enough money.
D. We will marry before we start to earn money.
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 49: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. hand in
B. ask for

C. produce unwillingly
D. sign a debt
Question 50: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Do as you want to
B. Needn’t pay
C. Don’t hesitate
D. Relax yourself
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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 1: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
B. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
D. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
Question 2: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
B. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
C. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
D. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.

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 3:A. represent
B. conspicuous
C. concerned
D. delicious
Question 4:A. refrigerator B. dictionary
C. pedestrian
D. appreciate
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: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. in addition to
B. even though
C. in spite of
D. on account of
Question 6: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. accommodation
B. house
C. land
D. home
Question 7: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. indicators
B. levels
C. marks
D. ranks
Question 8: .......she agreed, you would have done it.
A. If
B. Should
C. Would
D. Had

Question 9: The.......bird catches the worm.
A. prior
B. early
C. initial
D. first
Question 10: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. have been saved
B. might be saved
C. was saved
D. might have been saved
Question 11: The town......a decline after the mine closed.
A. dropped into
B. dropped at
C. fell into
D. fell at
Question 12: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.
A. if
B. as
C. when
D. unless
Question 13: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......
A. unable
B. improbable
C. incapable
D. impossible
Question 14: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. want
B. wants
C. wanted
D. had wanted

Question 15: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for
Question 16: She.......the greatest performance of her career.
A. gave
B. did
C. brought
D. provided
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 17:A. cone
B. cyclone
C. stone
D. bygone
Question 18:A. sew
B. nephew
C. stew
D. new
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 19: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.
A. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
B. We won't be married although we have enough money.
C. We will marry when we have had enough money.
D. We will marry before we start to earn money.
Question 20: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
B. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.

C. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
D. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
Question 21: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.


B. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
C. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
D. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
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 22: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
B. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
C. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
D. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
Question 23: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
B. Did Graham turn up late last night?
C. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?
D. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
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 24 to 29.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(24)... because our faces
are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(25)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(26)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(27)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(28)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(29)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.
Question 24:A. pointedly B. Singularly

C. precisely
D. uniquely
Question 25:A. peek
B. glance
C. glimpse
D. spot
Question 26:A. Really
B Anyway
C. Indeed
D. Still
Question 27:A. invincible B. intransigent
C. insatiable
D. intricate
Question 28:A. span
B. array
C. extent
D. scope
Question 29:A. rooted
B. anchored
C. based
D. derived
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 30: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. ignored
B. could not hear
C. rejected
D. felt annoyed
Question 31: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
A. inattentive

B. similar
C. regardless
D. having no interest
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 32 to 39.
AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all
illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a
person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They
point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect
them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.

Question 32: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....


A. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
B. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
C. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
D. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.
Question 33: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......
A. children cannot predict their actions.
B. the law is very complicated.
C. children are naturally naughty.
D. difficult questions must be answered.
Question 34: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. jailed
B. tied up
C. imprisoned
D. distributed
Question 35: Today, most child criminals......
A. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
B. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
C. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
D. are typically not found guilty.
Question 36: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......
A. many people are happy it is low.
B. children mature faster.
C. most people want it to be higher.
D. adult prisons are full of children.
Question 37: In medieval England, .....
A. serious crimes were rare.
B. children faced the same punishments as adults.

C. child crime was a very big problem.
D. stealing animals was a common crime,
Question 38: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It should be the same in every country.
B. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.
C. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
D. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
Question 39: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......
A. children are responsible at a young age.
B. crime might increase if it is raised.
C. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
D. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
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 40 to 45.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled
with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet
appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people
began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.
In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before

newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 40: In the 19th century,......


A. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
B. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.
C. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
D. the role of newspapers became more important.
Question 41: The first news sheets......
A. were distributed internationally.
B. avoided all controversial topics.
C. were checked by authorities.
D. discussed foreign issues.
Question 42: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. began to pass to public hands.
B. lost many readers to TV.

C. Invented mass-market advertising.
D. used ads to attract investors.
Question 43: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. King Charles I opposed a free press.
B. England was the first to believe in a free press.
C. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
D. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
Question 44: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. Europe was at war in 1566.
B. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.
C. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets. D. news travelled slowly in Europe.
Question 45: The extinction of newspapers......
A. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
B. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
C. was originally predicted by the media itself.
D. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
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 46: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. way to
B. science
C. Studying
D. reason
Question 47: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. populated densely
B. seem
C. small towns
D. who
Question 48: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright

issue.
A. because
B. difficult to solving
C. have
D. different laws
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 49: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Relax yourself
B. Do as you want to
C. Don’t hesitate
D. Needn’t pay
Question 50: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. produce unwillingly B. sign a debt
C. hand in
D. ask for
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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 1:A. cyclone

B. cone
C. stone
D. bygone
Question 2:A. stew
B. nephew
C. sew
D. new
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 03 to 08.
Despite our complex language skills, the face is still our primary means of communication. It is ...(3)... because our faces
are so complex in appearance. that we can easily ...(4)... a friend in a crowd or attempt to check the trustworthiness of a
stranger. ...(5)..., curability to recognise faces quickly. In all sorts of circumstances. is arguably our most important and
remarkable visual skill. Thank.s to its very elastic skin. animated by a complex musculature capable of an enormous range
of ...(6)... movements, the human face can quickly display a whole ...(7)... of contrasting emotions. As a result of evolution,
we can read faces, making judgements about them ...(8)... on our experience. Without effort and without anything being said.
Question 3:A. uniquely
B. precisely
C. pointedly
D. Singularly
Question 4:A. glance
B. peek
C. glimpse
D. spot
Question 5:A. Really
B. Anyway
C. Still
D. Indeed
Question 6:A. intransigent B. intricate
C. insatiable
D. invincible

Question 7:A. span
B. scope
C. array
D. extent
Question 8:A. rooted
B. based
C. anchored
D. derived
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: Do you think marks given by teachers are performance.......for students?
A. levels
B. marks
C. indicators
D. ranks
Question 10: He always did well at school........having his education disrupted by illness.
A. in addition to
B. even though
C. in spite of
D. on account of
Question 11: Industry in Britain has been......decline since the 1970s.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. at
Question 12: .......she agreed, you would have done it.
A. If
B. Should
C. Would
D. Had
Question 13: The.......bird catches the worm.

A. initial
B. first
C. prior
D. early
Question 14: She.......the greatest performance of her career.
A. did
B. gave
C. brought
D. provided
Question 15: The town......a decline after the mine closed.
A. fell at
B. dropped into
C. fell into
D. dropped at
Question 16: If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy........
A. was saved
B. might have been saved
C. have been saved
D. might be saved
Question 17: The wetlands are......to a large variety of wildlife.
A. home
B. accommodation
C. land
D. house
Question 18: A man can never have too many ties. It's.......
A. impossible
B. unable
C. improbable
D. incapable
Question 19: Trees won't grow...........there is enough water.

A. as
B. unless
C. if
D. when
Question 20: If you......to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A. want
B. wants
C. had wanted
D. wanted
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 21: Feel free to help yourself to coffee.
A. Do as you want to
B. Don’t hesitate
C. Relax yourself
D. Needn’t pay
Question 22: I've just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.
A. ask for
B. produce unwillingly
C. sign a debt
D. hand in
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 23: Our boss turned a deaf ear to our request to leave work early on Women’s Day.
A. felt annoyed
B. rejected
C. could not hear
D. ignored
Question 24: He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
A. having no interest

B. regardless
C. similar
D. inattentive
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 25: Ceylon had been independent for 24 years. Then its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
A. By the time Ceylon was independent for 24 years, its name had been changed to Sri Lanka.


B. Ceylon had been independent for 24 years after its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
C. Ceylon was independent 24 years ago when its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
D. After Ceylon had been independent for 24 years, its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
Question 26: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, because he did not offer any solutions.
B. Although the president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, he did not offer any solutions.
C. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
D. The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis, so he did not offer any solutions
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 27 to 32.
THE HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers can be traced back to 16th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avisi' or ‘gazette' - filled
with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear
in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheet
appeared in England.
At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of
local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it
could lead to national unrest.
Such censorship slowed the development of nevwpapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly
began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occuơed
during the reign of King Charles I in the 17th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people

began to publish what they wanted.
Eventually, frie press had the right to criticise government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18 th century,
Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.
In the 19th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a
communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before
newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared
in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modem newspaper were in place.
The story of newspapers in the 20th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention
of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20 th century, massmarket advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began
buying newspapers from the descendants of cornpany founders.
Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come
into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was
supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media.
Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a
part of the media landscape.
According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a
newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180
billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the
industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be
disappearing from newsstands anytime soon.
Question 27: In paragraph 1, we learn that......
A. newspapers get their name from 16th century news sheets. B. Europe was at war in 1566.
C. daily editions o f newspapers were a later development.
D. news travelled slowly in Europe.
Question 28: In the 19th century,......
A. inform ation in newspapers became more technical.
B. the newspaper industry invented the telegraph.
C. photos signalled the start of the modern newspaper era.
D. the role of newspapers became more important.
Question 29: The extinction of newspapers......

A. would probably have occurred if radio had been more popular.
B. would allow for more media to become part of the media landscape.
C. is a prediction unsupported by past evidence.
D. was originally predicted by the media itself.
Question 30: The first news sheets......
A. avoided all controversial topics.
B. discussed foreign issues.
C. were distributed internationally.
D. were checked by authorities.
Question 31: In paragraph 3, we learn that......
A. England was the first to believe in a free press.
B. criticising governments was the original purpose of a free press,
C. Sweden’s 'press freedom' law followed England’s.
D. King Charles I opposed a free press.


Question 32: In the 20th century, newspapers......
A. Invented mass-market advertising.
B. lost many readers to TV.
C. began to pass to public hands.
D. used ads to attract investors.
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 33: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. You won't succeed because you can't try as hard.
B. Although you won't succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
C. You can hardly try as you like, but you won't succeed.
D. However hard you try, you won't succeed.
Question 34: Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
A. The police could cause you to give a breath sample to decide whether to arrest you or not.

B. You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police.
C. If you refuse to be arrested, you have to give a breath sample.
D. If a breath sample is not given, the police will refuse to arrest you.
Question 35: We won't be getting married until we have had enough money.
A. We won't be married although we have enough money.
B. We won't marry even when we have had enough money.
C. We will marry when we have had enough money.
D. We will marry before we start to earn money.
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 43.
AGE AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
In countries around the wodd. a child must be above a certain age belore tfiey can be charged with a criminal oflence. This
'age of criminal responsibility', varies considerably. For example, in England, children are considered responsible for all
illegal acts once they reach the age of 10. In Belgium, individuals are 18 before they reach the age of criminal responsibility.
In the USA, it is up to a judge to decide whether or not a child can be held responsible for a crime.
How is an 'age of criminal responsibility' decided? Well, roughly speaking, it is taken to be the age when a child knows the
difference between right and wrong. Every country agrees that children are not capable of understanding the difference
between right and wrong below a certain age. But they strongly disagree on what this age is.
Pinpointing the age at which children have learnt the difference between right and wrong is difficult. For example, how old
are children when they understand that somettiing is seriously wrong as opposed to simply naughty? Moreover, how old are
children when they are able to understand the consequences of their actions? This is important because the law states that a
person must understand the possible consequences of an action in order to be held responsible for it.
In countries like England where the age of criminal responsibility is low, many people argue that it should be raised. They
point out that it does not make sense to say that a child is mature enough to be put into an adult prison at the age of 10, but is
not mature enough to drive, marry or vote for another 8 years. By contrast, people who want the age of criminal responsibifity
to stay low say that raising the age would lead to higher levels of crime. They also argue that a low age of criminal
responsibility makes children realise that committing a crime is a serious offence.
Historically, one of the main reasons for introducing an age of criminal responsibility was that severe penalties were
handed out for even the smallest of crimes. In medieval England, for instance, a person could be hanged for stealing a sheep.
As children were also treated in the same harsh way as adults when they broke the law, it was thought necessary to protect

them from inappropriate punishments.
Today, even in courrtries with a low age of criminal responsibility, it is rare for a child to be tried in an adult court. What is
more, a child found guilty of a crime will rarely be sent to an adult prison. Most countries have realised that if a child goes to
an adult prison and mixes with adult criminals, not only will he be physically unsafe, but he will likely leave prison with an
increased criminal knowledge. And the aim of most countries is to try to turn a child away from a life of crime.
Question 36: People who support a low age of criminal responsibility do so because......
A. crime might increase if it is raised.
B. children think comm itting a crime is funny.
C. children are responsible at a young age.
D. the law isn’t taken seriously by children.
Question 37: In medieval England, .....
A. serious crimes were rare.
B. children faced the same punishments as adults.
C. stealing animals was a common crime,
D. child crime was a very big problem.
Question 38: Setting an age for criminal responsibility is hard because......
A. children cannot predict their actions.
B. the law is very complicated.
C. difficult questions must be answered.
D. children are naturally naughty.
Question 39: In countries where the age of criminal responsibility is low, ......
A. most people want it to be higher.
B. children mature faster.
C. many people are happy it is low.
D. adult prisons are full of children.
Question 40: In paragraph 1, we learn that.....
A. children are not prosecuted in the USA.
B. a 10-year-old criminal will face different treatment in the UK than in Belgium.
C. child crime is worse in England than in Belgium.

D. children cannot be charged w ith a crime.
Question 41: Today, most child criminals......
A. are typically not found guilty.
B. can expect to be tried as adults in courts.
C. can expect authorities to attempt to rehabilitate them.
D. develop their criminal behaviour from adults.
Question 42: The phrasal verb “handed out” is closest in meaning to......
A. tied up
B. imprisoned
C. jailed
D. distributed
Question 43: In paragraph 2, what do we learn about the age of criminal responsibility?
A. It is meant to be the age when children know if what they do is right or wrong.
B. It lets children know there is a difference between right and wrong.
C. It should be the same in every country.
D. It causes a lot of fighting between countries.
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 44: Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one's reason skills.
A. Studying
B. way to
C. reason
D. science
Question 45: This problem has proved difficult to solving because different countries have different laws on the copyright
issue.
A. different laws
B. have
C. difficult to solving
D. because

Question 46: People who live in small towns often seem warmer and more friendly than people who live in populated
densely areas.
A. small towns
B. seem
C. who
D. populated densely
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 47:A. conspicuous B. concerned
C. delicious
D. represent
Question 48:A. refrigerator B. dictionary
C. pedestrian
D. appreciate
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 49: ~ A: “................” ~ B: “Yes, we all felt he’d let us down rather badly.”
A. Were you disappointed that Graham missed the meeting?
B. Was Graham the last person to come to the meeting?
C. Did Graham turn up late last night?
D. Didn’t you feel annoyed with his lateness?
Question 50: ~ A: "What is the most interesting part of your job?" ~ B: “................”
A. Boring? That's not when the boss's away.
B. Not much. I've changed my jobs three times this year.
C. My job? I've never found more fun and new experience doing teamwork.
D. Well, I spend most of my time swotting up for the next exam.
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