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Student’s name: …………………………………

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: I will return Bob’s pen to him the next time I ______ him.
A. see B. will see C. am seeing D. saw
Question 2: You ______ clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow.
A. don’t have B. must C. mustn’t D. needn’t
Question 3: Would you rather live in ________ town or in ________ country?
A. a – a B. a – the C. the – a D. the – the
Question 4: Our teacher would like ______ ____________.
A. that we practicing our pronunciation B. we to practice our pronunciation
C. us to practice our pronunciation D. us practicing our pronunciation
Question 5: Jane often remembered ______ to her mother before she died.
A. to talk B. talk C. talked D. talking
Question 6: They will be able to walk across the river ______.
A. if the ice will be thick enough B. unless the ice is thick enough
C. if the ice is thick enough D. when the ice will be thick enough
Question 7: I don’t care ______ money. Money can’t buy happiness.
A. about B. with C. in D. at
Question 8: “What if the earth stopped moving?”
A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. will happen
Question 9: The sky was grey and cloudy. _______, we went to the beach.
A. Consequently B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. In spite of
Question 10: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking _____ accepting opinions without questioning them.
A. in addition B. for instance C. instead of D. because of
Question 11: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for __________ 15 minutes.
A. another B. others C. the others D. other
Question 12: We received a call from the teacher _______ charge of the course.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
Question 13: I must go to the dentist and __________.
A. get my teeth to take care of B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of D. get my teeth taken care of
Question 14: “What would you do in my place?” “Were ___________ treated like that, I would complain to the
manager.”
A. I to had been B. I to be C. I have been D. to I be
Question 15: Hair colour is ______ characteristics to use in identifying people.
A. one of the most obvious that art B. obviously one of the most
C. one of the most obvious D. most obvious one of
Question 16: Not until a monkey is several years old ______ to exhibit signs of independence from his mother.
A. does it begin B. beginning C. and begin D. it begins
Question 17: Dick _______ moustache, but he doesn’t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like it.
A. got used to have B. is used to have C. used to have D. used to having
Question 18: Neither the students nor their lecturer ______ English in the classroom.
A. use B. uses C. are using D. have used
Question 19: Jenny is an early riser and she doesn’t object ______ the trip before 7 a.m.
A. to starting B. against starting C. to have to start D. to start
Question 20: The pool should not be made so deep ______ small children can be safe there.
A. if B. so as to C. though D. so that
Question 21: We all agree that she is ______ student in our class.
A. the cleverest B. a more clever C. most clever D. cleverest
Question 22: There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?
A. hasn’t there B. isn’t there C. isn’t it D. doesn’t it
Question 23: Only one of our gifted students _____ to participate in the final competition.
A. has been chosen B. have been chosen C. were choosing D. chosen
Question 24: The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every year.
A. that B. where C. what D. which
Question 25: I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Jane because she was out all day.
A. can’t B. must C. could D. needn’t
Question 26: It is no use ______ over split milk.

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A. crying B. to cry C. to be crying D. cried

Question 27: He succeeded _______ getting a scholarship.
A. in B. about C. for D. on
Question 28: Five thousand dollars _______ big sum of money. It’s worth trying.
A. are too B. is not C. aren’t D. be
Question 29: It is not _______ the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
A. beyond B. in C. under D. over
Question 30: I must congratulate you ______ your excellent exam results.
A. in B. on C. for D. about
Question 31: Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and ______.
A. I don’t too B. either don’t I C. neither don’t I D. neither do I
Question 32: Michelle would rather that Sheila _____ to work yesterday.
A. come B. came C. could come D. had come
Question 33: The number of working women in China __________ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% today.
A. has been increasing B. has increased C. is increasing D. have increased
Question 34: One of the men was lying on the ground after _______ down by a piece of rock.
A. knocking B. being knocked C. knocking him D. was knocked
Question 35: It is great to watch sportsmen in their national costumes ______ into the stadium.
A. marching B. marched C. having marched D. to march
Question 36: ________ my parents gave me the fish tank.
A. It was on my birthday when B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that D. It was on my birthday that
Question 37: “______ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.”
A. No matter how B. In addition to C. Even though D. As if
Question 38: He didn’t want to risk ______ late for the interview.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. having arrived
Question 39: You should concentrate ___________ what the interviewer is saying and make a real effort to answer all
the questions.
A. to B. at C. on D. in
Question 40: My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Only D. However
Question41: It is essential that he __________. His illness seems worse.
A. needed operating B. need to operate C. need an operation D. needs an operate
Question 42: “Don’t stay up late any longer, ___________?”
A. do you B. won’t you C. will you D. should you
Question 43: Jane wasn’t in when I arrived. I supposed she ______ I was coming.
A. must have forgotten B. must forget
C. may forget D. can’t have forgotten
Question 44: I ______ on this project for many consecutive days without success.
A. had been working B. had worked C. have been working D. have been worked
Question 45: ________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an illusion.
A. The Moon which B. The Moon C. When the Moon D. That the Moon
Question 46: ______ she could not say anything.
A. Therefore upset was she that B. However upset was she that
C. So upset was she that D. So upset was that
Question 47: The building work is still on schedule _________ a problem in digging the foundation.
A. due to B. despite C. so as D. only if
Question 48: By the time I return to my country, I ___________ away from home for more than three years.
A. will have been B. will be C. have been D. was
Question 49: John was late this morning because he had trouble ______ his car started.
A. got B. getting C. to get D. gotten
Question 50: ______ you feel thirsty, please help yourself to the drinks over there.
A. Should B. Because C. Would D. Do
Question 51: When he returned home, I found the door ______ .
A. unlocking B. unlocked C. to be unlocked D. have unlocked
Question 52: I had no sooner lit the barbecue ________________.
A. than it started to rain B. as it started to rained
C. while it started raining D. that it started raining
Question 53: Summer is one season. Spring is ______.
A. other B. another C. the other D. others

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Question 54: Are you satisfied ______ your record?

A. at B. from C. with D. for
Question55: Many companies are suffering ______ a shortage of skilled staff.
A. from B. in C. at D. against
Question56: Maria Sharapova became the first Russian __________ a Wimbledon single title.
A. to win B. that was winning C. who wins D. which won
Question 57: Very __________ people went to the show but it still started on time.
A. much B. a few C. little D. few
Question 58: __________ with the size of the whole Earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A. Compare them B. If you compare C. When compared D. A comparison
Question 59: If it ______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.
A. weren’t B. hadn’t been C. isn’t D. were
Question 60: The house felt terribly cold ______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.
A. because of B. in spite of C. because D. although
Question 61: Heavy snowfalls made __________ planes to land or take off.
A. it impossible B. impossible for C. impossible D. it impossible for
Question 62: Emma got her purse ______ while shopping in the supermarket.
A. steal B. stole C. stealing D. stolen
Question 63: Because of electronic publishing, ______ will disappear in the next 25 years.
A. a book B. book C. the books D. books
Question 64: The pictures of seals being killed in the Artic had a tremendous impact ______ public opinion.
A. over B. with C. on D. against
Question 65: Unless you _______ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered B. answer C. don’t answer D. are answering
Question 66: He promised ______ his daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.
A. buy B. to buy C. to buying D. buying
Question 67: We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ___________ to the station, Susan
____________ for us for more than two hours.
A. are getting/had waited B. got/waited
C. had got/had waited D. got/ had been waiting
Question 68: Sometimes ___________ wears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself.
A. to sleep the desire B. the desire to sleep
C. to desire to sleep is D. the desire to sleep who
Question 69: They asked me __________ in London then.
A. is my brother working B. was my brother working
C. if my brother was working D. if my brother is working

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 19. Emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicles can have detrimental effects on our health.
A. beneficial B. neutral C. needy D. harmful
Question 20. I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy.
A. sleep B. sit down C. eat D. relax
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 21. Mutualism is a type of symbiosis that occurs when two unlike organisms live together in a state that is
mutually beneficial.
A. alike B. likely C. similar D. dislike
Question 22. Tom may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking wine.
A. get into trouble B. stay safe C. fall into disuse D. keep calm
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 23. Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
- Mary: “Can you tell me how to find material for my science report, professor?”
- Professor: “___________”
A. I like it that you understand. B. Try your best, Mary.
C. You can borrow books from the library. D. You mean the podcasts from other students?
Question 24. - Hoa: “Would you mind closing the door?”
Hung: “______________.”

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A. Yes, of course. Are you tired? B. No, not at all. I’ll do it now
C. Yes, I do. You can close it. D. Don’t worry. Go ahead!
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 25 to 29.
Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on. Two-way (25)
__________ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (26) __________ , and an agreed
convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is the language like
English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to mention. In fact, the signals
(27) __________ in conversation and meetings are often (28) __________ . For example, lowering the pitch of the voice
may mean the end of a sentence, a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman’s eye
may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When (29)
__________ visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed.
Question 25. A. exchange B. interchange C. communication D. correspondence
Question 26. A. announcer B. receiver C. messenger D. transmitter
Question 27. A. that people use B. are used C. using D. being used
Question 28. A. informal B. non-verbal C. verbal D. formal
Question 29. A. their B. these C. this D. that
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 34.
The first birds appeared during late Jurassic times. These birds are known from four very good skeletons, two
incomplete skeletons, and an isolated feather, all from the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany. This fine-grained
rock, which is extensively quarried for lithographic stone, was evidently deposited in a shallow coral lagoon of a tropical
sea, and flying vertebrates occasionally fell into the water and were buried by the fine limy mud, to be preserved with
remarkable detail. In this way, the late Jurassic bird skeletons, which have been named Archaeopteryx, were fossilized.
And not only were the bones preserved in these skeletons, but so also were imprints of the feathers. If the indications of
feathers had not been preserved in association with Archaeopteryx, it is likely that these fossils would have been
classified among the dinosaurs, for they show numerous theropod characteristics. Archaeopteryx were animals about the
size of a crow, with an archeosaurian type of skull, a long neck, a compact body balanced on a pair of strong hind limbs,
and a long tail. The forelimbs were enlarged and obviously functioned as wings.
Modem birds, who are the descendants of these early birds, are highly organized animals, with a constant body
temperature and a very high rate of metabolism. In addition, they are remarkable for having evolved extraordinarily
complex behavior patterns such as those of nesting and song, and the habit among many species of making long
migrations from one continent to another and back each year.
Most birds also have very strong legs, which allows them to run or walk on the ground as well as to fly in the air.
Indeed, some of the waterbirds, such as ducks and geese, have the distinction of being able to move around proficiently in
the water, on land, and in the air, a range in natural locomotor ability that has never been attained by any other
vertebrate.
Question 30. According to the author, all of the following evidence relating to the first birds was found EXCEPT
__________.
A. nesting materials B. four skeletons in good condition
C. two fragmented skeletons D. a single feather
Question 31. It can be inferred from the passage that the Archaeopteryx were classified as birds on the basis
of__________.
A. imprints of bones B. imprints of feathers
C. the neck structure D. skeletons
Question 32. The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to__________.
A. indications B. fossils C. dinosaurs D. characteristics
Question 33. The author mentions all of the following as examples of complex behavior patterns evolved by birds
EXCEPT__________.
A. migrating B. nesting C. singing D. running
Question 34. The word “attained” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to__________.
A. required B. achieved C. observed D. merited

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