1.Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

   (D)when      (D)outside
 
Dear Janet,
2. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
Thank you for the invitation to join your family for a holiday in Pulau  
Langkawi. I would ___1___ to accept. I am looking forward to ___2___ you Years ago, as a newly-qualified teacher, I
and the others. You told me that you would ___3___ your parents in Penang was posted to a school in a small village.
first. Give them my ___4___ when you see them. It's been many years ___5___ There was only one coffee shop, ___1___
I last saw them. I think it was at your sister's wedding. By the way, ___6___ is sundry shop and a bicycle repair shop. The
your grandmother ? She must now be over eighty years of age ! My family village had piped water ___2___ no
doing fine except for my other who ___7___ from arthritis and frequently
electricity supply. There ___3___ no public
___8___ of pain. I have been really busy and the ___9___ of a holiday by the
sea is really attractive. I'll meet you ___10___ the hotel on the fifteenth. I will transport at night. ___4___, the lack of
be taking the afternoon flight and should be there by dinner time. Goodbye for amenities in the village did not bother me
now. much. The students ___5___ hardworking
and eager to learn. There were no discipline
Love, Lina ___6___. I had to ___7___ a set of living
                quarters with two others and we had to cook
1.   (A)love   6.  (A)who our own meals. In the evenings and during
(B) happy    (B) where weekends we went fishing or ___9___ round
   (C) eager      (C) when the many surrounds villages. At weddings we
   (D)delighted      (D)how and festivals, we were showered with food.
                ___9___ village folk respected ___10_ __
2.  (A)see   7.  (A)suffer and made us feel wanted. I'll never forget
(B) saw    (B) suffers their warmth and kindness.
   (C) seen      (C) suffered              
   (D)seeing      (D)has suffered 1. (A
 (A) a   6.  problems
                )
3.  (A)visit (B
  8.  (A)talks (B) an    difficulties
)
(B) visits    (B) discusses
  (C
   (C) visited      (C) suggests  (C) the      challenges
)
   (D)visiting      (D)complains
  (D
                 (D) --      attitudes
)
4.  (A)wishes   9.  (A)dream
             
(B) regards    (B) wonder
2. (A
   (C) affection      (C) idea  (A) and   7.  live
)
   (D)greetings      (D)ambition (B
                (B) but    make
)
5.  (A)before   10.  (A)by   (C
   (B) after      (B) at  (C) or      share
)
   (C) since      (C) on   (D) both     (Ddivide
 ) margin. Write a summary of each chapter.
              Writing the notes in your own ___6___ means
3. (A that you have ___7___ what you have read or
 (A) is   8.  cycle
) studied. Then there is no need to reread
(B everything ___8___ the exam. Looking ___9___
(B) are    cycles
) your notes or your summaries will help ___10___
  (C remember or recall what you have read as you
 (C) was      cycled
) can't memorize everything you read.
  (D              
 (D) were      cycling
)
1. (A
               (A) a   6.  words
)
4. (A
 (A) Moreover   9.  A (B
) (B) an    ideas
)
(B
(B) Therefore    An   (C
)  (C) the      way
)
  (C
 (C) Since      The   (D
)  (D) --      writing
)
  (D
 (D) However      --              
)
              2. (A
 (A) student   7.  understand
5. 1 (A )
 (A) is     us
0. ) (B
(B) students    understands
  (B )
 (B) are      we
)   (C
 (C) student's      understood
  (C )
 (C) was      me
)   (D
 (D) students'      understanding
  you )
(D              
 (D) were     
)
3. (A
 (A) Other   8.  near
)
3. Choose the best answer from the
(B
options A, B, C and D. (B) Others    before
)
 
  (C
 (C) Any      during
Students today have to sit for exam after )
exam. Studying for exams is ___1___ inevitable   (D
 (D) Another      prior
part of a ___2___ life. Some study regularly and )
systematically. ___3___ do it in fits and starts,              
finally cramming at the last minute, ___4___
4. (A
themselves unnecessary stress. When you study or  (A) cause   9.  at
)
read, write brief notes on ___5___ points in the
 (B 3.  (A) Other   8.  (A) near
(B) causes    by
) (B) Others    (B) before
  (C    (C) Any      (C) during
 (C) caused      for
)    (D) Another      (D) prior
  (D                
 (D) causing      after
) 4.  (A) cause   9.  (A) at
              (B) causes    (B) by
5. 10 (A    (C) caused      (C) for
 (A) certain     one    (D) causing      (D) after
.)
  (B                
 (B) special      us 5.  (A) certain   10.  (A) one
)
  (C    (B) special      (B) us
 (C) important     you    (C) important      (C) you
)
  interestin (D    (D) interesting      (D) them
 (D)      them
g )

4. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

5. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
 
 
Students today have to sit for exam after exam. Studying for exams is
When I first worked in Muar in the sixties, the town was quiet and the
___1___ inevitable part of a ___2___ life. Some study regularly and
pace of life unhurried. I shared a rented room ___1___ a friend. Most
systematically. ___3___ do it in fits and starts, finally cramming at the
people traveled by bicycle ___2___ trishaw as buses were few. I had
last minute, ___4___ themselves unnecessary stress. When you study or
never ___3___ a bicycle before in my life ___4___ I was determined to
read, write brief notes on ___5___ points in the margin. Write a
learn as the alternative was to travel ___5___ trishaw if we wanted to go
summary of each chapter. Writing the notes in your own ___6___ means
anywhere. I learned the hard way the first time I rode a bicycle. My
that you have ___7___ what you have read or studied. Then there is no
friend had explained where the brake ___6___ and how to use it. After
need to reread everything ___8___ the exam. Looking ___9___ your
riding a few meters in great nervousness, I completely forgot about
notes or your summaries will help ___10___ remember or recall what
braking when I ___ 7___ a bus parked ahead. I rammed into it but
you have read as you can't memorize everything you read.
___8___ caused no injury to myself or ___9___ to the bicycle. By the
               
time I left the following year. I was ___10____ to ride a bicycle
1.  (A) a   6.  (A) words
reasonably well.
(B) an    (B) ideas
               
   (C) the      (C) way
1. (A
   (D) --      (D) writing   (A)by   6.  is
)
                (B)from    (B)are
2.  (A) student   7.  (A) understand    (C)with      (C)was
(B) students    (B) understands   (D
   (C) student's      (C) understood   (D)beside      were
)
   (D) students'      (D) understanding                
                2.  (A)or   7.  (A see
 ) (B)patients    (B)quality
(B)and    (B)saw    (C)invalids      (C)type
   (C)as      (C)seen   (D (D
  people      character
   (D)beside      (D)seeing ) )
                               
3.  (A)ride   8.  (A)however 2. (A (A
  more   7.  need
(B)rode    (B)unluckily ) )
   (C)riding      (C)instead (B)much    (B)want
   (D)ridden      (D)fortunately    (C)most      (C)desire
                  (D (D
  many      demand
4.  (A)and   9.  (A)hurt ) )
(B)but    (B)injury                
   (C)so      (C)damage 3. (A (A
  do   8.  a
   (D)until      (D)wound ) )
                (B)did    (B)an
5. 10    (C)doing      (C)the
  (A)by     (A)able   (D (D
.   done      --
   (B)on      (B)unable ) )
   (C)with      (C)happy                
   (D)through      (D)good 4. (A (A
  track   9.  increase
) )
(B)abreast    (B)increases
6. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.    (C)moving      (C)increased
    (D (D
What does the work of a nurse involve? Many believe it is simply taking   knowledge      has increased
) )
care of ___1___, making beds and removing bedpans. There is ___2___                
to it than that. Nurses are now doing some of the work formerly ___3___ 5. (A 10 (A
by doctors. Nurses also work in the public health service, in hospices and   by     like
) . )
old folks' homes. New technology in medical science means nurses have    (B)to      (B)enjoy
to use new machines and learn new operating techniques to keep    (C)for      (C)appreciate
___4___ with changes. There is an increasing need ___5___ specialized   (D (D
care, so degree courses are now available to enhance the ___6___ of   of      encourage
) )
health care. The ___7___ for nurses in private hospitals has resulted in
___8___ shortage and many government hospitals are understaffed. This
___9___ the workload of nurses. Few however ___10___ them. Many 7. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
just take them for granted. Let's not forget that many nurses work with  
patience and dedication.
The Education Ministry has called for public opinion on caning
               
in schools. It wants to decide ___1___ the cane should be brought
1. (A (A back to the classroom to ___2___ discipline. Discipline among
  sick   6.  nature
) ) schoolchildren has worsened. In 1983 the Ministry issued
guidelines to ___3___ teachers did not misuse their authority and                
abuse students. Unfortunately this has had an adverse ___4___.
4. (A (A
Students today do not have respect ___5___ authority and are not   affect   9.  problem
) )
afraid of their teachers. In fact they are not even afraid of their
(B (B
own parents. Students have become more rude ___6___ effect    caning
) )
undisciplined as they know teacher cannot cane them. An
  (C (C
informal telephone poll shows that many people are in favor   effects      teaching
) )
___7___ using the cane as it is an effective deterrent. Others
  (D (D
___8___ the idea as they feel that ___9___ should remain the   effective      discipline
) )
parents' responsibility. They fear that teachers ___10___ abuse
               
their power.
                5. (A 10 (A
  to     can
) . )
1. (A (A
  why   6.  of   (B (B
) )   for      many
) )
(B (B
when    but   (C (C
) )   with      will
) )
  (C (C
  whether      and   (D (D
) )   from      must
) )
  (D (D
  should      if
) )
                8. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
 
2. (A (A
  instill   7.  of The diary of Anne Frank is an extraordinary account of a young girl's life
) )
spent in hiding. Anne and her family ___1___ two years in an attic in
(B (B
show    to Amsterdam, hiding from the Nazis. Anne's family ___2___ from
) )
Germany to Amsterdam where Jewish refugees ___3___ treated well.
  (C (C
  encourage      for When Hitler conquered Holland in 1940, ___4___ Jewish people lost
) )
their freedom. The Frank family went into hiding to ___5___ being sent
  (D (D
  increase      with to a German labor camp. Anne was thirteen years old when she went into
) )
hiding. She began to record her thoughts and feelings in her ___6___. In
                1944 the Nazis were tipped off about their ___7___ place. There were
3. (A (A arrested and ___8___ all of the family died in concentration camps
  certain   8.  against
) ) ___9___ for Mr. Frank. One of his employees who discovered the diary
(B (B and kept it safe, handed it to Mr. Frank, ___10___ decided to publish it.
sure    unhappy
) )                
  (C (C 1. (A (A
  ensure      refuse   spend   6.  book
) ) ) )
  (D (D (B)spent    (B)record
  assure      oppose
) )    (C)was spent      (C)notes
   (D have spent      (D diary
 ) ) housework when you should be working. ___8___ appropriately when
                working in your office area. Getting into smarter clothes will ___9___
2. (A you psychologically for work even if you are not ___10____ clients.
  (A)move   7.  hide
)                
(B)moves    (B)hid 1. (A
  become   6.  (A)hour
   (C)moved      (C)hiding )
  (D (B)becomes    (B)hours
  (D)moving      hidden
)    (C)became      (C)day
                  (D
  becoming      (D)period
3. (A )
  (A)is   8.  last
)                
(B)are    (B)lastly 2. (A
  them   7.  (A)Avoid
   (C)was      (C)therefore )
  (D (B)they    (B)Don't
  (D)were      eventually
)    (C)those      (C)Refrain
                  (D
  theirs      (D)Prevent
4. (A )
  (A)a   9.  but
)                
(B)an    (B)except 3. (A
  in   8.  (A)Wear
   (C)the      (C)accept )
  (D (B)from    (B)Clothe
  (D)--      unless
)    (C)out      (C)Dress
                  (D
  near      (D)Attire
5. (A )
  (A)avoid   10.  who
)                
   (B)escape      (B)whom 4. (A
  divide   9.  (A)help
   (C)stop      (C)whose )
  (D (B)remove    (B)prepare
  (D)prevent      which
)    (C)detach      (C)treat
  (D
  separate      (D)get
)
9. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.                
  5. (A
With recent advances in technology, more people are now able to work   ought   10.  (A)expect
)
from home. Their homes ___1___ their offices. This is especially helpful    (B)should      (B)expects
to ___2___ who have young children. Working from home cuts down    (C)could      (C)expected
time spent traveling to and ___3___ the office. Working from home does
  (D
not mean you become less efficient or productive. You should ___4___   might      (D)expecting
)
your office from your private area. This means your children ___5___
not use your office phone or play games on your computer. Working
___6___ should be strictly defined. ___7___ shopping or doing
10. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.   (D
  despite      (D)has enabled
  )
What is the difference between creative thinking and logical thinking ?                
In creative thinking, we try to ___1___ up with as many ideas as 5. (A
  but   10.  (A)the
___2___. We call this brainstorming. We keep ___3___ open mind about )
the ideas for the time being, ___4___ the ideas are practical or not. No    (B)despite      (B)one
idea is considered ridiculous because ___5___ the most outlandish idea    (C)even      (C)each
may work. This way we have a ___6___ of several possible solutions. In   (D
logical thinking, we are looking for ___7___ right answer. Once we find   since      (D)some
)
a working solution, we stop looking for ___8___, without realizing that
there could be better solutions. Most problems have more than one
possible solution. Creative thinking ___9___ us to choose the best of 11. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
them. Creative thinking and logical thinking don't oppose ___10___  
other but they complement each other in fact. I grew up in a big family. When I ___1___ young, times were hard. With
                six children to feed, clothe and educate, my parents ___2___ a tough
1. (A time. They ___3___ to make ends meet. Food was sometimes scarce. We
  (A)come   6.  choose rarely had new clothes or shoes. ___4___, we had a lot of fun ___5___
)
(B)think    (B)chose our own games. I read a lot as there were few other ___6___ of
   (C)work      (C)chosen entertainment. This opened a whole new ___7___ to me. I often
  (D neglected to do my share of the chores when I became ___8___ in a
  (D)create      choice book. Now everyone has ___9___ up and most are working away from
)
                home. They come back frequently and when they ___10___, the house is
2. (A full of noise and laughter.
  (A)can   7.  a                
)
(B)likely    (B)an 1. (A
  am   6.  (A)sources
   (C)reasonable      (C)the )
  (D (B)are    (B)methods
  (D)possible      --    (C)was      (C)ways
)
                  (D
  were      (D)places
3. (A )
  (A)a   8.  solutions                
)
(B)an    (B)answers 2. (A
  has   7.  (A)universe
   (C)the      (C)others )
  (D (B)have    (B)world
  (D)--      alternatives    (C)had      (C)earth
)
                  (D
  having      (D)land
4. (A )
  (A)if   9.  enable                
)
(B)since    (B)enables 3. (A
  struggle   8.  (A)taken
   (C)whether      (C)enabled )
(B)struggled    (B)caught
    (C)have struggled      (C)obsessed )
  (D                
  (D)had struggled      absorbed
) 2. (A
  name   7.  (A)in
                )
4. (A (B)named    (B)on
  (A)And   9.  grew
)    (C)was named      (C)by
(B)Since    (B)is growing   (D
  had named      (D)at
   (C)Besides      (C)grown )
  (D                
  (D)However      growing
) 3. (A
  as   8.  (A)bath
                )
5. 10 (A (B)when    (B)baths
  (A)invent     do
. )    (C)while      (C)bathe
   (B)invents      (B)did   (D
  until      (D)bathing
   (C)invented      (C)done )
  (D                
  (D)inventing      have done
) 4. (A
  Every   9.  (A)know
)
(B)One    (B)knew
   (C)Some      (C)known
12. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.   (D
  Another      (D)knowing
  )
My dog was a puppy when we first got him. My brother ___1___ him on                
a playing field and brought him home. We ___2___ him Rudi. He 5. (A
  bolt   10.  (A)off
growled at us and slunk into a corner ___3___ he got to know us. Then )
he would jump into our laps and snuggle up to us. He is really intelligent.    (B)bolts      (B)back
___4___ morning he will run to the gate to check whether it ___5___. If    (C)bolted      (C)out
by some chance it is not, he will push the gate open and run out. He   (D
  is bolted      (D)away
returns in a few minutes but the sense of freedom it gives him appears to )
be important to him. When it is time for food, he waits ___6___ at the
kitchen door. If it is not ready ___7___ time, he barks at my mother. He
knows that he is not allowed inside the house. However after his weekly
___8___, he will wait at the door, and if invited, he will come in 13. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
___9___ that he will not be chased ___10___ as he is clean.  
                Forests are being sacrificed for high-rise buildings and golf courses,
1. (A some say. At the same time, the authorities ___1___ money on tree
  (A)find   6.  expect
) planting. While tree planting should be encourage, existing forests must
(B)finds    (B)expecting be ___2___. People need ___3___ from the pressure of urban living. It is
   (C)found      (C)expectant ___4___ to maintain pockets of green in the city to improve the quality
   (D)was found      (D expectantly of living. Trees help to filter pollutants, ___5___ noise pollution and
maintain a cooler atmosphere as they ___6___ solar radiation. Urban
forests or green lungs in the city also ___7___ as bird sanctuaries. If
these forests are cut ___8___ the cities are going to become hotter and 14. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
___9___ and unpleasant to live in. Even if developers try to reafforest  
areas they have developed, they cannot ___10___ the biodiversity. How can we prevent household poisoning ? First of all, lock ___1___ all
                potentially dangerous ___2___ like medicine, pesticides and harmful
1. (A chemicals. Put them ___3___ immediately after use or throw them away
  (A)spend   6.  cut if they are no longer needed. Never keep poisonous substances in food
)
(B)spent    (B)reduce containers or beverage bottles. Keep them in ___4___ original
containers. Double check before ___5___ medicine. Don't mix different
   (C)is spending      (C)remove
tablets or capsules in one bottle. Do not self prescribe or give drugs to
  (D
  (D)are spending      hinder anybody. That is a ___6___ responsibility. ___7___ there is adequate
)
ventilation when using cleaning fluids. Keep your eyes ___8___. Parents
               
should educate their children from an early ___9___ about the dangers
2. (A
  (A)kept   7.  serve ___10___ poisons.
)
               
(B)guarded    (B)provide
1. (A
   (C)protected      (C)give   in   6.  (A)doctor
)
  (D
  (D)preserved      support (B)up    (B)doctors
)
   (C)out      (C)doctor's
               
  (D
3. (A   away      (D)doctors'
  (A)rest   8.  off )
)
               
(B)relief    (B)up
2. (A
   (C)change      (C)down   things   7.  (A)Sure
)
  (D
  (D)cure      away (B)stuff    (B)Ensure
)
   (C)materials      (C)Assure
               
  (D
4. (A   substances      (D)Certain
  (A)good   9.  dust )
)
               
(B)needed    (B)dusty
3. (A
   (C)required      (C)dustier   in   8.  (A)closed
)
  (D
  (D)important      duster (B)out    (B)shut
)
   (C)up      (C)covered
               
  (D
5. 10 (A   away      (D)protected
  (A)less     save )
. )
               
   (B)lesser      (B)return
4. (A
   (C)lessen      (C)replant   them   9.  (A)age
)
  (D
  (D)least      replace (B)they    (B)year
)
   (C)their      (C)time
   (D (B)on    (B)like
  (D)theirs      period
)    (C)at      (C)such
                  (D
  by      (D)example
5. 10 (A )
  (A)consume     in
. )                
   (B)consumes      (B)by 4. (A
  go   9.  (A)interest
   (C)consumed      (C)of )
  (D (B)goes    (B)interests
  (D)consuming      over
)    (C)went      (C)interested
  (D
  gone      (D)interesting
)
15. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.                
 
5. (A
Parents in North America can now use an electronic censor known as a   Thus   10.  (A)soon
)
V-chip. This device will soon be ___1___ in television sets in the United
   (B)But      (B)early
States. It is an automatic ___2___ of stopping children from watching
   (C)Besides      (C)later
violence ___3___ television. The screen automatically ___4___ blank
  (D
when a scene of violence is about to occur on the program. ___5___   However      (D)after
)
parents can now protect their children from the harmful ___6___ of
watching violence on television. They can adjust the setting to select
what they think is ___7___. This may make the broadcasting industry try 16. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
to produce better., more positive programs. Other countries ___8___  
Canada have also become ___9___ in this technology and the system Modern Turkey has a mixture of races. Turks, Arabs, Jews, Greeks,
will be made available to Canadian parents ___10___. Kurds ___1___ Armenians live there. This is a legacy of the Ottoman
                Empire ___2___ lasted more than six centuries. The 'Father' of modern
1. (A Turkey, Mustafa Kamal Attaturk ___3___ a war of independence against
  (A)made   6.  effects
) the powers which occupied his country after World War 1. ___4___ tried
(B)located    (B)affects to form ___5___ Western country from the mixture of races and cultures.
   (C)installed      (C)aspects The reforms he ___6___ ranged from writing Turkish in the Latin
  (D alphabet to safeguarding the rights ___7___ women. He curbed Islamic
  (D)situated      problems
) fundamentalism. ___8___ Attaturk founded the nation, about 80% of the
                people lived by working the land. Today 60% of the population live in
2. (A urban areas. Turkey wants to be a power in the region. It has formed
  (A)way   7.  relevant
) economic alliances ___9___ the countries bordering ___10___ Black
(B)form    (B)proper Sea.
   (C)manner      (C)important                
  (D 1. (A (A
  (D)method      suitable   as   6.  make
) ) )
                (B (B
and    makes
3. (A ) )
  (A)in   8.  as
)    (C also      (C made
 ) ) 17. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
  (D (D  
  beside      has made
) )
The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the biggest in the United
               
States of America. It is perhaps the ___1___ and least known
2. (A (A
  who   7.  to park. Some of the highest mountains in the United States are also
) )
___2___ there and it has many glaciers. ___3___ such as bears,
(B (B
when    in wolves, caribous, moose and mountain goats ___4___ the park.
) )
___5___ few people live in it all year round. Only two gravel
  (C (C
  where      of roads ___6___ the park, one from the west, the ___7___ from
) )
the north. Hunting is permitted in designated ___8___, about
  (D (D
  which      after one-third of the park acreage. Guides are assigned a quota of
) )
clients. Only a specified ___9___ of each species can be hunted,
               
to keep game population healthy. In summer, thousands of
3. (A (A
  lead   8.  When tourists arrive to ___10___ the beauty and solitude of the park.
) )
               
(B (B
led    Then
) ) 1. (A (A
  wild   6.  reach
  (C (C ) )
  fight      After
) ) (B (B
wilder    enter
  (D (D ) )
  has fought      Whenever
) )   (C (C
  wildest      serve
                ) )
4. (A (A   (D (D
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) ) ) )
(B (B                
His    for
) )
2. (A (A
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) )
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) )
5. (A 10 (A
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) )
  (B (B
  an      an                
) )
  (C (C 3. (A (A
  the      the   Animals   8.  spot
) ) ) )
  (D (D (B (B
  --      -- Creatures    space
) ) ) )
   (C Life      (C area
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  (D (D   (D (D
  Living      areas   caused      result
) ) ) )
                               
2. (A (A
4. (A (A   who   7.  food
  live   9.  amount ) )
) )
(B)whom    (B)habits
(B (B
roam    quantity    (C)which      (C)styles
) )
  (C (C   (D (D
  wander      number   whose      ways
) ) ) )
  (D (D                
  move      numbers 3. (A (A
) )   likely   8.  fighting
       ) )
         (B)open    (B)coping
5. (A 10 (A    (C)ready      (C)curing
  And     look
) . )   (D (D
  (B (B   prone      overcoming
  Therefore      see ) )
) )                
  (C (C 4. (A (A
  However      share   few   9.  relax
) ) ) )
  (D (D (B)little    (B)rest
  Moreover      enjoy
) )    (C)sufficient      (C)recreate
18. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.   (D (D
    moderate      refresh
) )
More and more people are suffering from stress today. Stress is ___1___                
to work or personal factors. The Type A personality ___2___ is 5. (A (A
achievement oriented and a perfectionist is more ___3___ to stress. A   Exceed   10.  talk
) )
___4___ amount of stress can be constructive as it stimulates creativity    (B)Excess      (B)chat
and diligence. ___5___ stress can be destructive. It has a negative    (C)Excessive      (C)discuss
___6___ on performance. Stress is manifested in a change in eating   (D (D
___7___, in aches and pains, in sleeping problems and in many other   Excessively      disclose
) )
ways. One way of ___8___ stress is to be flexible and take one thing at a
time. It is helpful to understand one's limits and not try to please
everybody. You should  ___9___ through physical exercise or 19. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
recreational activities. You should also ___10___ to friends or family  
members about your problems and fears as this also helps reduce stress. Why do people get hungry ? Hunger is nature's way of telling us to eat.
                Our bodies ___1___ food so that our brains can think, our hearts can beat
1. (A (A and our muscles can work. ___2___ we are hungry, we have difficulty in
  related   6.  affect concentrating and may become ___3___ or even light-headed. Our
) )
(B)promoted    (B)impact stomachs may growl and make all sorts of embarrassing noises. Once we
have satisfied our hunger, ___4___ symptoms disappear. How do we
know when we ___5___ enough ? The body ___6___ carbohydrates into )
sugar called glucose which ___7___ to the cells through the blood. A
chemical called insulin helps the cells ___8___ the sugar. The insulin
releases a chemical ___9___ serotonin in the brain and this chemical tells 20. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
the body that it has had enough food. ___10___ you get the satisfied  
feeling and are not hungry anymore. When you start working, you begin earning money of your own. You
                then have to make ___1___ on how you'll spend the money, how much
1. (A you'll save and so on. The ___2___ way to become a good manager of
  (A)want   6.  works money is to ___3___ some basic rules of budgetting. ___4___ planning
)
(B)need    (B)converts will improve your bank balance. ___5___ budget is simply a plan. On
one side you add up what you have earned. On the ___6___ side you
   (C)get      (C)makes
___7___ all your expenses, like rent, electricity bills, fares, insurance
  (D
  (D)give      produces and so on. The ___8___ is to have a balance after deducting the expenses
)
___9___ the income earned. Many people get into debt by using plastic
               
money or credit cards. ___10___ not use cards to buy things your budget
2. (A
  (A)If   7.  carries shows you cannot afford.
)
               
(B)Once    (B)carried
1. (A
   (C)Unless      (C)is carried   choices   6.  (A)next
)
  (D
  (D)Whether      has carried (B)selections    (B)other
)
   (C)devices      (C)back
               
  (D
3. (A   decisions      (D)reverse
  (A)irritate   8.  absorb )
)
               
(B)irritating    (B)change
2. (A
   (C)irritable      (C)receive   one   7.  (A)list
)
  (D
  (D)irritability      transform (B)only    (B)copy
)
   (C)best      (C)state
               
  (D
4. (A   right      (D)item
  (A)this   9.  called )
)
               
(B)that    (B)stated
3. (A
   (C)these      (C)identified   learn   8.  (A)aim
)
  (D
  (D)those      defined (B)adapt    (B)hope
)
   (C)acquire      (C)ambition
               
  (D
5. 10 (A   investigate      (D)target
  (A)eat     After )
. )
               
   (B)ate      (B)Thus
4. (A
   (C)eaten      (C)Moreover   Practice   9.  (A)by
)
   (D)have eaten      (D Consequent
(B)Practices    (B)to
    (C)Practical      (C)away (B)humble    (B)actors
  (D    (C)reserved      (C)films
  (D)Practically      from
)   (D
  retired      (D)characters
                )
5. 10 (A                
  (A)A     Can
. ) 4. (A
  it   9.  (A)with
   (B)An      (B)Do )
   (C)The      (C)Must (B)his    (B)for
  (D    (C)him      (C)among
  (D)--      Should
)   (D
  himself      (D)between
)
               
21. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D. 5. (A
    move   10.  (A)best
)
Tom Hanks is a top movie actor. ___1___ he is talented and popular, he    (B)moves      (B)most
is ___2___ ordinary man off-screen. He is rather ___3___ and does not
   (C)moved      (C)famous
like to talk much about ___4___. This is partly because he had an
  (D
unsettled childhood. Constantly ___5___ from house to house and   moving      (D)popular
)
changing schools meant he didn't have many ___6___. However, he says
he had a lot of fun growing up ___7___ the drawbacks. Most of the
___8___ he plays are lovable. He has acted as a perplexed businessman,
as an absent-minded policeman and as a teenage romantic ___9___
others. His ___10___ known film is Forrest Gump which became a big 22. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
hit.  
                Insomnia or inability to sleep is  serious problem. Doctors sometimes
1. (A ___1___ sleeping pills but this is only a temporary solution.
  (A)Although   6.  peers Sleeplessness ___2___ tiredness and lack of concentration. It can
)
(B)However    (B)friends ___3___ to more serious problems. Accidents on roads and in the work
   (C)Since      (C)comrades place ___4___ by sleep disorders. People who work shifts are more
  (D prone to sleeplessness. Worrying about a problem, depression or stress
  (D)Nevertheless      partners can cause restlessness. There are some ways of ___5___ the problem.
)
                ___6___ used to waking up at the same time each morning. Don't smoke
2. (A before bedtime as nicotine is a ___7___. You should not watch television
  (A)a   7.  though in the bedroom as this ___8___ to make you wakeful. Exercise each day
)
(B)an    (B)even as this will ___9___ sleep. A hot milk drink sometimes ___10___. If you
   (C)the      (C)despite continue to suffer from insomnia, you should seek professional help.
               
  (D
  (D)--      however 1. (A
)   give   6.  (A)Be
                )
3. (A (B)prescribe    (B)Get
  (A)timid   8.  people    (C)proscribe      (C)Stay
)
   (D those who seek to unwind in peaceful surroundings. ___6___ the
  (D)produce      Accustom
) rainbow itself, the resort ___7___ you a colorful holiday away from
                the city crowd and to snap the hold ___8___ routine. You can see
2. (A smiling waiters eager to wait ___9___ you; the sparkling waters and
  (A)causes   7.  stimulate
) white-powdered sand. There are lots of activities to keep you
(B)results    (B)stimulus ___10___ the go -- the beautifully landscaped swimming pool,
   (C)effects      (C)stimuli jacuzzi and water sports facilities. The resort even has tennis and
  (D squash courts.
  (D)makes      stimulant       
)         
               
1. (A (A
3. (A   is   6.  Like
  (A)lead   8.  prone ) )
)
(B)leads    (B)tends (B)are    (B)Likes
   (C)led      (C)likely    (C)was      (C)Unlike
  (D
  (D)leading      liable   (D (D
)   were      Besides
) )
               
               
4. (A
  (A)caused   9.  induce
) 2. (A (A
  enhance   7.  promise
(B)have caused    (B)induces ) )
   (C)has been caused      (C)induced (B)enhanced    (B)promises
  (D    (C)enhances      (C)promised
  (D)have been caused      inducing
)
  (D (D
                  enhancing      is promising
) )
5. 10 (A
  (A)coping     help                
. )
   (B)curing      (B)helps 3. (A (A
  at   8.  of
   (C)overcoming      (C)helpful ) )
  (D (B)by    (B)off
  (D)encountering      helpless
)
   (C)with      (C)on
  (D (D
23. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.   in      at
) )
 
               
Pelangi Beach Resort on Langkawi Island has intricately carved
4. (A (A
wooden chalets with high sloping roofs. The gardens ___1___   at   9.  at
) )
beautifully landscaped to ___2___ the cottage setting. Pathways
meander through luxuriant flora and foliage. Pelangi means rainbow (B)in    (B)for
___3___ Malay. Like the proverbial pot of gold ___4___ the end of    (C)off      (C)on
the rainbow, Pelangi Beach Resort is a rich treasure trove ___5___
   (D (D
  by      by
) )
               
5. (A 10 (A
  from     in
) . )
   (B)who      (B)on
   (C)for      (C)for
  (D (D
  at      along
) )

24. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

 
Before a boxer enters the ring in Thailand he usually kneels down and
says a prayer to Chao Ti, the guardian spirit of the arena. While he is
praying a little three-piece band strikes up. It consists of a wooden drum,
a pair of cymbals and a curious ___1___ that looks rather like a trumpet.

As the music warms up, the fighter enters the ring and ___2___ again.
He bows low in the direction of his birthplace. Next, he pays homage to
his teacher. At last, he gets up and goes through a strange little ritual,
miming the motions of a fight. Finally, he may walk around ___3___
lightly touching the top rope.

And so he is ready.His opponent, who has been making similar

preparations in the opposite corner, is ready also. ___4___ signals and
the fight begins.And what a fight! There appear to be no rules and the
two young men in the roped-off cage are suddenly wild animals, bent on
___5___.

The band is also a part of the fight. As round follows round and the
tension mounts, the three strange musical instruments seem to ___6___
the fighters to even greater efforts.A stranger in town wonders what will
be the end of it all. But the regular ___7___ become almost as involved
as the fighters themselves, often standing up and waving their arms as
they shout advice.

Back in the ring, feet fly, ___8___ jab and knees smash. Blows and kicks
    (B) resisting capture      (B) their presents
land everywhere - above the belt, on the belt, below the belt. No one    (C) creating entertainment      (C) his feet
cares about the belt. Kicks land on the face, elbows in the ribs and knees    (D) each other's destruction      (D) his head.
in the stomach. Nothing is barred, or so it seems, although there are rules
which do indeed keep the ferocity of Thai boxing ___9___.

Many of these rules have been adopted, or adapted, from international

boxing. There are rules concerning the size of the ring, knockouts,
timing, judging, clothing, etc. For example, in the old days boxers
thought nothing of wrapping ___10___ with strips of hemp soaked in
glue and encrusted with ground glass, thus forming a sort of oriental
knuckle-duster. Today, fortunately, this is forbidden, and fighters wear
conventional boxing gloves.

25. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

               
 
1.  (A) Weapon   6.  (A) urge Have you ever counted the number of moles you have on your body?
(B) instrument    (B) confuse
   (C) machine      (C) resign Do you know that practically every human being has at least one mole?
   (D) container      (D) force The average ___1___ of moles a person has is about 14. Moles can
                appear on almost any part of the ___2___ , including the scalp. A mole
2.  (A) kneels   7.  (A) strangers consists of the growth of the tissue in which it has been formed. It may
(B) stands    (B) fighters ___3___ of the tissues of blood vessels, or cells containing pigment, or
   (C) sits      (C) spectators hair- follicle cells, or connective tissue. Hence, each mole may be quite
   (D) leaps up      (D) referees different.
               
3.  (A) the room   8.  (A) heads There are two reasons why moles are ___4___ . One is the possibility
(B) the garden    (B) elbows that a mole may develop into a cancerous growth. This is quite rare, and
   (C) the ring      (C) stomachs most people have no reason to ___5___ about it. The second reason, of
   (D) a tree      (D) hips course, is that moles may not look very attractive, ___6___ if they are
                large ones which appear on the face.
4. under strong
  (A) The referee   9.  (A)
influence But since most moles never cause any serious disturbance, the best thing
above all to do is to ___7___. When a mole is located in such a place that it may
(B) His teacher    (B)
consideration be irritated often or injured, it may be ___8___ to have it removed. For
   (C) The audience      (C) besides this reason example, moles on the soles of the feet, palms of the hand, on the collar-
  within reasonable line of the neck or belt-line of the waist are apt to be subject to irritation.
  (D) Their coach      (D)
limits In these cases, it is best to ___9___ before the person reaches his or her
                teens.
5.  (A) escaping immediately   10.  (A) their hands
Moreover, any mole which shows an increase in size, a change of colour,
scaling, itching, or bleeding should be removed. It is important that such
moles be ___10___ by a surgeon only, never by anyone else!
               
1. (A
  (A)size   6.  however
)
(B)times    (B)always
   (C)number      (C)even
  (D
  (D)types      especially
)
               
2. (A
  (A)body   7.  scratch them hard
)
(B)limbs    (B)disturb them
   (C)head      (C)cover them well
  (D
  (D)skeleton      leave them alone
)
               
3. (A
  (A)appear   8.  remarkable
)
(B)content    (B)advisable
   (C)consist      (C)commendable
  (D
  (D)contain      intentional
) 26. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
                 
4. (A You can't always tell, from watching a person's behavior, how well he
  (A)different from each other   9.  look at them
) can take criticism. Externally he may seem to shrug if off with a smile or
(B)sometimes very attractive    (B)have them removed a laugh, but he may really feel hurt inside, and may brood over it when
   (C)found on the body      (C)worry about them alone. It's good to remember this before you express your frank
  (D ___1___of the next nice guy's mistakes or faults. He may not be as thick-
  (D)not very desirable      disturb them
) skinned as he seems.
               
5. 10 (A There are two points about taking criticism yourself. One is that no
  (A)worry     seen
. ) matter how you may really feel about someone else's remark, you'll get
   (B)cry      (B)attached along better if you ___2___ to take it good-naturedly. You can laugh it
   (C)complain      (C)removed off (if that seems appropriate in the situation) or you can show your critic
  (D that you're taking him seriously and ___3___ his attempt to help you.
  (D)appreciate      increased
) That is, try to say a gracious, "Thank you." But whatever you do, don't
pout, don't sulk, don't fly into a rage, and don't start tearing him or her to
 )
pieces in return. That can only get you the ___4___ of being not much of                
a gentleman or lady. 3. (A
  were surprised at   8.  (A)creates such openings
)
And the second point is this: When you're alone, think over the remark. (B)do not mind    (B)makes such accusations
Try to weigh it for what it is really worth. Was the remark true about    (C)have enjoyed      (C)plays such tricks
you? If so, what can you do about it? If you don't think it was, what was   (D
the other fellow's ___5___ in saying it? Was he just out to hurt you? Or   are grateful for      (D)uses such tactics
)
was he himself feeling hurt and ___6___ at you? Did you hurt him                
unconsciously? 4. (A
  status   9.  (A)disappoint
)
At some time in your life you may receive some unfair criticism. A (B)reputation    (B)discredit
person who deliberately tells untruths about you is probably showing his    (C)standing      (C)disagree
own jealousy. It's not easy to be ___7___ when someone hurts you in   (D
that way, but don't forget that a person who behaves like this really needs   position      (D)disallow
)
help. He is so insecure that he feels he must build himself up by tearing                
you down. The harm you receive from such an attack will seldom be 5. (A
great because people will soon recognize the person who ___8___ and   purpose   10.  (A)entitled to his own opinion
)
take his criticism of others with a pinch of salt, that is, they will not    (B)cause      (B)available on direct request
believe everything he says about others.    (C)result      (C)allowed a second chance
  (D
Also it is good to remember this: whatever you do, there will always be   appearance      (D)understood by his own friends
)
someone who will ___9___ with your actions. He may not be criticizing
you because he dislikes you, but because he honestly disagrees.
Everyone is ___10___ . So long as you are sure that you are acting for
the best, you should not feel hurt if not everybody agrees with your way
of doing things.
               
1. (A
  (A)remark   6.  blowing his own trumpet
)
(B)criticism    (B)letting off steam
   (C)statement      (C)taking a trip
  (D
  (D)thought      pulling a fast one
)
               
2. (A
  (A)seem   7.  forgiving
)
(B)show    (B)amazing 27. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
   (C)fear      (C)avenging  
   (D)mind      (D perceiving Emotions or feelings form a necessary part of our life. Everybody feels
joy, fear, anger and elation at different times. And everybody feels blue
or worried, sometimes. Do you feel annoyed when the alarm goes off in
the morning? Perhaps you leave the house ___1___ , in anticipation of of showing his emotions, and develops other ways more suitable to
meeting your friend on the way to school; and maybe you feel ___2___ grown-ups.
when you don't meet him or her after all. Or you feel overjoyed when                
you discover you can answer your teacher's questions. 1. (A
  in high spirits   6.  (A)self-esteem
)
___3___ makes you react in two ways. One is the external reaction (B)in low spirits    (B)selfishness
which people can see - the broad smile when you meet someone you    (C)in high winds      (C)self-preservation
like, the frown when you become irritated, the flushed face when you are   (D
angry, the blush or the reddening of the ears when you feel ashamed.   in a fret      (D)self image
)
               
The other is the ___4___ reaction which only you know about -- your 2. (A
heart beats faster, your blood pressure goes up, sweat comes from your   let down   7.  (A)deny
)
pores, your breathing becomes fast and shallow, or your stomach turns (B)let up    (B)control
uncomfortably, as if you had butterflies in it.    (C)lit up      (C)admit
  (D
Do you know why such changes take place within you when you   wound up      (D)express
)
___5___ an emotion? They prepare you for action, get your body keyed                
up so that you can do something about the emotion you feel. These 3. (A
preparations for action were once important to man's ___6___ . He was   An accident   8.  (A)control himself
)
enabled to perform superhuman feats of strength by means of the sudden (B)Happiness    (B)protect himself
burst of energy which came with the emotions of fear and anger when he    (C)Anger      (C)cool off
was faced with an enemy or wild beast.   (D
  An emotion      (D)express anger
)
The internal reactions to emotion are automatic and not easy to ___7___.                
But we can learn proper ways to show our emotions outwardly. 4. (A
  immediate   9.  (A)attacking
)
When a child feels angry he follows the most direct course. He pounds (B)external    (B)befriending
and screams or he hits the person who has angered him. But an adult has    (C)internal      (C)ignoring
learned other ways to ___8___. He may use words to take the place of a   (D
direct attack. Instead of striking a person, he may make a sarcastic   expressed      (D)admiring
)
remark about him. Or better still, he may have learnt to control his anger                
and remain calm by counting to ten, or by ___9___ the person who has 5. (A
made him angry.   repress   10.  (A)direct
)
   (B)experience      (B)immense
A child who feels love and affection for someone runs up to him and    (C)express      (C)diverse
throws his arms around him. But an adult compliments the person, or   (D
gives a present, or uses some other indirect way to express affection.   expose      (D)denied
)
As a person grows up, he gives up many of the childish, ___10___ ways
 , they walked away.

As soon as the bandits were out of sight, we moved on. We understood

that we were about ten miles from the border, but we were so tired that
even such a __10___ distance seemed like halfway around the world.
Would we ever make it?
28. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
               
 
1. (A
During the day we hid in bushes and behind trees, sleeping only when   gliding   6.  (A)would be forced
)
we could. At night we walked or ran, keeping a careful lookout for
(B)stumbling    (B)had not wanted
Japanese soldiers. My shoes were soon worn out from ___1___ over
rugged paths and mountains trails, my feet sore and bleeding. Then    (C)rolling      (C)were unable
Mother took an old shirt and wrapped it around my feet for shoes. How   (D
  driving      (D)could find ways
___2___ that felt! )
               
Our food consisted chiefly of black buns and whatever we could buy 2. (A
  tired   7.  (A)a new beginning
along the way with the small amount of money that had escaped the eyes )
of the Japanese soldiers. Most of us came down with severe cases of (B)rested    (B)a gradual end
dysentery. We lost weight and became ___3___ to carry even the small    (C)bad      (C)an abrupt end
bundles of possessions we had brought along with us. Item after item   (D
  good      (D)the long-awaited moment
was ___4___ along the way to lighten our load. )
               
We all had sore hands and feet, and our aching bodies were ___5___ 3. (A
  too thin   8.  (A)crash
from scratches and open wounds. Our faces were badly burned by the )
sun, our clothes hung in shreds, and yet we had to press on. If we (B)more able    (B)scream
stopped, the others ___6___ to leave us to die. We had all agreed to that    (C)too weak      (C)roar
at the beginning of the trip.   (D
  too lazy      (D)squeak
)
One day, our flight to freedom almost came to ___7___ . Bone-weary,                
we had stopped in a little shack along an overgrown path where we 4. (A
  lost   9.  (A)surprisingly
huddled gratefully inside two small rooms and fell sound asleep. But not )
for long. Suddenly, there was a loud ___8___ as the doors were broken (B)found    (B)happily
down.    (C)picked up      (C)instantly
  (D
  dropped      (D)sadly
Chinese bandits! )
               
"Give us your money!" they shouted. We handed over the few things we 5. (A
  torn   10.  (A)short
had left. Some of the bandits had been smoking opium, and it was )
obvious that they were half-crazed for more. They looked at our    (B)wounded      (B)long
possessions anxiously but saw that we had nothing much. Then, ___9___    (C)bleeding      (C)quick
   (D
  (D)healed      normal
) the London Green Belt mean that large areas of countryside round
certain cities cannot be built on and are ___8___ forever.

How is it that not all wildlife is destroyed as a town grows in size?

Fortunately, a number of animals, birds and plants can live in the gardens
and parks that man has created in the towns for his own enjoyment.
Other wild creatures, where man provides them with food, even if
___9___ , have adapted to life where there are no gardens at all. Rats and
mice are animals which have done this, and of the birds, sparrows and
pigeons are examples. They make their nests in the roofs, on ledges and
in sheltered corners of buildings, 'but they are, for the most part, birds
that show little fear of man. Others are not so lucky and perish when
___10___ takes over their natural homes.
               
1. (A
  swimming across   6.  (A)accidentally dropping into
)
(B)catching fish from    (B)floating down
29. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.    (C)bathing daily in      (C)being dumped into
    (D
  drawing water from      (D)sinking to the bottom of
Man has adapted to life in towns. Here, food is brought to him and sold )
in shops.                
2. (A
  ambitious   7.  (A)buildings
Instead of ___1___ a stream, all man has to do is turn on a tap and pure )
water comes out. (B)monotonous    (B)schemes
   (C)complicated      (C)cities
This may seem an easy, pleasant way of living, but there are   (D
  exhaustive      (D)theories
disadvantages. In the factories and offices of towns there are many )
boring, ___2___ jobs that people have to do, staying indoors all day.                
There is almost constant noise and a quicker pace of life in towns, which 3. (A
  harm   8.  (A)polluted
some people find do them ___3___ . And there is air pollution from )
factories, the heating systems of houses and the exhaust gases of cars and (B)good    (B)beautified
lorries, all of which can affect ___4___ . To try to deal with this last    (C)well      (C)created
point, many towns have become "smokeless" zones, prohibiting the use   (D
  proud      (D)preserved
of "dirty" fuels, such as natural coal, with chimneys belching smoke into )
___5___ . Also, laws are being passed to stop factory waste and sewage                
from ___6___ rivers as they pass through towns, poisoning the water. 4. (A
  air pollution   9.  (A)unintentionally
)
As towns get even bigger in size, they spread into what was formerly (B)market rates    (B)purposefully
open country, destroying much of the wildlife. However ___7___ like    (C)people's health      (C)disapprovingly
   (D
  (D)traffic flow      unconditionally
) many years earlier by the farmer's grandfather. Against the outer wall, in
                a pen, was the farmer's ox, his most precious possession. Hearing Ah
5. 10 (A Fen's mother in the kitchen, the ox would ___4___ and grunt and thump
  (A)the universe     nature's natural growth
. ) against the wall, scratching his side.
   (B)the rivers      (B)the city's rapid development
   (C)our skies      (C)man's so-called progress It was Ah Fen's job to put just the right amount of water from a ___5___
  (D vessel into an iron pot and then get kindling from the heap of grass and
  (D)the atmosphere      human being's needs sticks in a corner so that her mother could start the fire in the rough
)
earthen stove, under the iron pot. She lit the fire by ___6___ a flint stone
against a piece of iron until she got a spark.

When the water boiled, it was poured into a bowl and a dozen or so
curled, dry ___7___ were carefully taken from a container on the edge of
the stove and scattered on the surface. Once, when she was five or six,
Ah Fen whispered to her mother that she would like to have some, but
her mother whispered back, "We cannot be wasteful. ___8___ is like
drinking silver." Then her mother would take the bowl of steaming tea to
her mistress, whose racking cough never stopped until she drank it. The
farmer had a bowl of plain hot water, saying that as he had no cough he
did not need tea, which he thought should be for ___9___ occasions
only.

After breakfast -- rice and a little vegetable -- the farmer and Ah Fen's
mother and some neighboring workmen all went out to work in the
paddy fields, taking the ox along to pull the plow when it was
___10___ . At noon they all came back for a meal, prepared by Ah Fen
as soon as she was old enough to do it.
               
30. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D. 1. (A
    known for   6.  (A)striking
)
Ah Fen's family lived in the Gwangtong countryside, in a village a little
(B)taken away    (B)striving
distance from Canton. Her father died when she was two and she was
   (C)brought up      (C)caressing
___1___ by her widowed mother who worked for a farmer. They lived in
  (D
the farmer's house, waking up at dawn every morning to the sound of   chased away      (D)rubbing
)
___2___ cough. That cough was their alarm clock. Her mother would
               
climb out from under the mosquito net that covered the wooden bed she
2. (A
and Ah Fen shared and hurry to the kitchen to start ___3___ some water.   the farmer's   7.  (A)leaves
)
(B)the farmer's wife's    (B)bark
The kitchen was a lean-to structure with a straw roof, made of earth
   (C)her mother's      (C)seeds
bricks, hard and black with age, which had been tacked on to the house
   (D
  (D)the neighbor's      shells
)
               
3. (A
  (A)drawing   8.  Making drinks
)
(B)cooling    (B)Speaking loudly
   (C)heating      (C)Working hard
  (D
  (D)drinking      Drinking tea
)
               
4. (A
  (A)crow   9.  special
)
(B)neigh    (B)abnormal
   (C)low      (C)tragic
  (D
  (D)whinny      desperate
)
               
5. 10 (A
  (A)cooking     time to harvest the paddy
. )
   (B)garbage      (B)the plowing season
   (C)storage      (C)time to plant the paddy
  (D
  (D)cleaning      the end of the drought
)
 1 1A    2D    3A    4B    5C    6D    7B    8D    9C    10B
2 1A    2B    3C    4D    5D    6A    7C    8D    9C    10A
3 1B    2C    3B    4D    5C    6A    7C    8B    9A   10C
4 1D    2A    3C    4C    5B    6D    7C    8B   9A   10C
5 1C    2A    3D    4B    5A    6C    7B    8D    9C    10A
6 1B    2A    3D    4B    5C    6B    7D    8A    9D    10C
7 1C    2A    3C    4B    5B    6C    7A    8D    9D    10B
8 1B    2C    3D    4C    5A    6D    7C    8D    9B    10A
9 1A    2C    3B    4D    5B    6B    7A    8C    9B    10D
10 1A    2D    3B    4C    5C    6D    7C    8D    9B    10C
11 1C    2C    3B    4D    5D    6A    7B    8D    9C    10A
12 1C    2B    3D    4A    5D    6D    7B    8A    9D    10C
13 1D    2D    3B    4D    5C    6B    7A    8C    9C    10D
14 1B    2D    3D    4C    5D    6C    7B    8D    9A    10C
15 1C    2D    3B    4B    5A    6A    7D    B8    9C    10A
16 1B    2D    3B    4A    5A    6C    7C    8A    9D    10C
17 1C    2D    3A    4B    5C    6B    7B    8D    9C    10D
18 1A    2C    3D    4D    5C    6B    7B    8D    9A    10A
19 1B    2A    3C    4C    5D    6B    7C    8A    9A    10B
20 1D    2C    3A    4C    5A    6B    7A    8A    9D    10B
21 1A    2B    3C    4D    5D    6B    7C    8D    9C    10A
22 1B    2A    3A    4D    5C    6B    7D    8B    9A    10B
23 1B    2A    3D    4A    5C    6A    7B    8A    9C    10B
24 1B    2A   3C    4A    5D    6A    7C    8B    9D    10A
25 1C    2A    3C    4D    5A    6D    7D    8B    9B    10C
26 1B    2A    3D    4B    5A    6B    7A    8D    9C    10A
27 1A    2A    3D    4C    5B    6C    7B    8D    9C    10A
28 1B    2D    3C    4D    5C    6A    7C    8A    9A    10A
29 1D    2B    3A    4C    5D    6C    7B    8D    9A    10B
30 1C    2B    3C    4C    5C    6A    7A    8D    9A    10B
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