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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 A live B kind C life D nine
Question A seven B sing C sugar D sun
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 A pagoda B hospital C family D chemistry Question A agriculture B electronic C population D scientific
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question The suitcase seemed to get heavy and heavier as I carried it along the road. A B C D
Question As soon as we will arrive, we will call you A B C D Question We run out in milk, so we must go shopping' A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question I lend you the money and you pay me back till next month A needn’t B mustn’t C need D must Question Keep quiet You talk so loudly in here Everybody is working
A may B must C might D mustn't
Question 10 Jenny's engagement ring was precious! It _ have cost a fortune.
A must B should C can D needn't
Question 11 The machine on by pressing this switch.
A can turn B can be turned C must turn D should be turning Question 12 A package ………carefully before it is mailed.
A has to be wrapped B has to wrap C had to be wrapped D had to wrap Question 13 After a long illness, Jane’s getting
A thin and thinner B thinner and thinner
C thinner and thinnest D thinnest and thinnest Question 14 difficult it is, he tries.
A More/ more harder B The more/ the harder
C The more/ the more harder D The more and more/ the harder and harder Question 15.Of the two sisters, Linda _
A is beautiful B the most beautiful C is more beautiful D is so beautiful as Question 16 The daughter her mother after her mom was sent home from the hospital with a broken hip
A looked for B looked after C looked at D looked on Question 17 If you want to be healthy, you should your bad habits in your lifestyles
A give up B call off C break down D get over
Question 18 If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to more staff
A give up B add in C gain on D take on
Question 19 She ran in a marathon last week, but after ten kilometers
A dropped out B closed down C broke up D made up
Question 20 It’s cold outside your coat
A Put on B Put down C Put off D Put into Question 21 Don’t go anywhere until I _ back.
A come B will come C have come D came Question 22 After Jessica………… her degree, she intends to work in her father’s factory.
A will finish B will have finished C finishes D is finishing Question 23 We should……….the endangered species
A conserve B conservation C conservable D conservancy
(2)Question 24 I decided to visit a fortune-teller That's what I to do.
A made up B made up my mind C minded D cared Question 25 In water Polo, major fouls are by one minute in penalty box.
A rewarded B penalized C scored D sentenced
Question 26 In time of peace, The Red Cross gives medical aid and other help to in natural disasters
A patients B victims C soldiers D refugees
Question 27 Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the of extinction
A wall B fence C verge D bridge
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 28: Don’t be concerned about your mother’s illness; she’ll recover soon. A surprised at B Worried about C Embarrased at D Angry with Question 29: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of the crime.
A complain B explain C exchange D arrange
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: Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction
A purified B enriched C contaminated D strengthened Question 31: The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.
A saddened B astonished C frightened D jolted
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 Clara: “ As I see it, women often drive more carefully than men” Phil: “ ……… ! ”
A Never mind B Absolutely C Yes, please D What nonsense Paul: “ ………”
Question 33 Sandy: “ That’s all right It can happen to everyone The bus is too crowded” A Would you please call me a taxi?
B I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to step on your toe C Why don’t we take a bus to the city center? D Sorry, she’s out
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct In the 1960s the women's liberation movement burst suddenly into the public consciousness and quickly grew into (34) _ largest social movement in the history of the United States Women's liberation movement was a continuation of the 19th-century women's rights movement The movement's major achievement has included not only legal, economic, and political gains but also has changed the ways in which people live, dress, dream of their future, and make a living About health, for example, many male physicians and hospital have made major improvements in the treatment of women; more and more women have become doctors and succeeded (35) _ their medical research; and diseases such as breast cancer, which affects many women, now receive better funding and treatment, thanks to women's (36) _ Feminists have insisted that violence against women become a political issue The women's liberation movement has also made changes in education: curricula and (37) _ have been written to promote equal opportunity for girls and women; more and more female students are admitted to universities and professional schools
The women's liberation movement (38) _ a radical change in society although it took a decade for the movement to reach women's awareness
Question 34 A a B an C the D Ø
Question 35 A in B to C for D with
Question 36 A role B limit C efforts D ability
(3)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 following questions from 39 to 45.
On August 1967, five leaders - the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand- sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration
It is a short, simply-worded document containing just five articles It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia to be known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter It stipulates that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes It proclaims ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy
The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves of rice stalks, one for each founding member Beneath the sheaves is the legend "ASEAN" in blue These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality in which ASEAN affairs are conducted When ASEAN celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten - representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned
Question 39 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations . A consists of some Western nations
B was established by the Philippines C was founded on August 1967
D was established by the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Question 40 Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? A friendship B destruction C creation D cooperation
Question 41 Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN?
A B C D 10
Question 42 What colour of the five sheaves of rice stalks that the original ASEAN logo presented? A white B black C brown D red
Question 43 The pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to . A the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B the most successful inter-governmental organization
C Bangkok D the ASEAN Declaration
Question 44 Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? A successful B illegal C nongovernmental D developing
Question 45 Which sentence describes the topic of the passage? A Countries participating in ASEAN
B The foundation and development of ASEAN C The purposes of ASEAN
D The ASEAN Declaration
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 He only feels happy whenever he does not have much work to do. A The more he works, the happier he feels
B The less he works, the happier he feels C His work makes him feel happy
D He feels happier and happier with his work
(4)B I need to have submitted my assignment today C My assignment was required to submit by today D I must submit my assignment today
Question 48 The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. A The woman turned down when the police told her that her son had died
B When the police told the woman that her son had died, she put off C The woman got upset when the police told her that her son had died D When the police told the woman that her son had died, she turned away
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 49 I’ll finish this job and then I’ll phone you back
A I’ll phone you back as soon I’ll finish this job B I’ll phone you back as soon I finished this job C I’ll phone you back as soon I finish this job D I’ll phone you back as soon I’m finished this job
Question 50 I think they should have offered Tom the job.
A I think Tom should have been offered the job by them B I think Tom should have been offered the job C I am thought they should have offered Tom the job D I think the job should have been offered Tom