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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer......
Question 1: A. bread B. dream C. cream D. clean
Question 2: A. dislikes B. exchanges C. completes D. escapes
Question 3: A. company B. instrument C. business D. gigantic
Question 4: A. threaten B. struggle C. protect D. offer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of ....
Question 5: She hasn’t read any technological books or articles on the subject for a long time. She’s
afraid that she may be________with recent developments.
A. out of touch B. out of condition C. out of reach D. out of the question
Question 6: Before a long journey, people normally take their cars to service stations to____
A. keep the oil refill B. make the oil refill C. have the oil refilled D. get the oil refilled
Q7: The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly ____with young people after being released in 2013.
A. took on B. caught up C. caught on D. took up
Question 8: No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, ?
A. wasn’t he B. weren’t they C. were they D. was he
Question 9: “Have you seen Jack? He’s the man wearing a bow tie.”
A. woolen lovely red B. lovely red woolen C. lovely woolen red D. red lovely woolen
Question 10: The more you practice speaking in public,
A. the more you become confident B. the more you become confidently
C. the greater confidence you become D. the more confident you become
Question 11: He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his to do housework.
A. commitment B. obligation C. assignment D. responsibility
Question 12: “You __the report yesterday as the director won’t need it until next week.”
A. should have finished B. needn’t have finished C. could have finished D. mustn’t have finished
Question 13: It is hardly possible to the right decision all the time.
A. do B. arrive C. make D. take
Question 14: Not until he__________he realize that he was adopted by his parents.
A. has grown up B. grew up C. grows up D. had grown up
Question 15: Peter: “Have you ever been to a live concert?”
Mary: “No, I haven’t. But I’d very much like to, .”
A. yet B. although C. though D. moreover
Question 16: They have planted a row of trees ____a natural protection from the sun’s ray.
A. that form B. formed C. that is formed D. forming
Question 17: Of all the world’s major oceans, Arctic Ocean is the shallowest.
A. an B. the C. a D. Ø
Question 18: ___ as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself.
A. Be chosen B. Having been chosen C. On choosing D. Having chosen
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response ......
Question 19: Alex is talking to his teammate, Tim, about aquatic sports.
Alex: “Do you think windsurfing is a dangerous sport?” Tim: “________________”
A. You’re right. There’s no doubt about it. B. No, I don’t think so. It’s perfectly safe.
C. You can say that again but it’s still true D. I see what you mean but that’s a good idea.
Question 20: The teacher is talking to Laura about her presentation in class today.
Teacher: “Your speech this morning was beyond my expectation.” Laura: “_________________”
A. Thanks. Without your help, I couldn’t have. B. Are you kidding me? It’s terrible.
C. It’s OK. It was the least I could do. D. That’s alright. I’m glad I could help.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE SAME .......
Question 21: His book is said to provide accurate information about life in the desert.
A. man-made B. valueless C. correct D. false
Q22: She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.
A. explore B. deny C. hide D. discuss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest ......
Question 23: “Why don’t you talk to her face-to-face?” asked Bill.
A. Bill suggested that I should talk to her face-to-face.
B. Bill advised that I could talk to her face-to-face.
C. Bill asked me why I hadn’t talked to her face-to-face.
D. Bill wondered why I don’t talk to her face-to-face.
Question 24: People believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
A. It is believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
B. Jane was believed to fail the test on account of her laziness.
C. Jane is believed to fail the test owing to her laziness.
D. It was believed that Jane had failed the test due to laziness.
Question 25: The problem was so complicated that the students couldn’t understand it.
A. It was such complicated problem that the students couldn’t understand.
B. The problem wasn’t simple enough for the students to understand it.
C. The problem was too complicated for the students to understand.
D. It was so complicated problems that the students couldn’t understand.
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 31 to
The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics.
Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus on most
researchers is in (31)_____ life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi
Ishiguro created their world’s first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so
upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006. Actroids are covered with a
silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them (32) __ of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic
many human behaviors. (33)____, they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-
2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and
she can mimic emotions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her (34) ___. Future models are expected
to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in
particular is the Germinoid HI-I. Regardless of the competition, it’s clear that this technology will one day present
us (35)________the dilemma of determining human from machine.
Q31: A. create B. form C. improve D. shape
Q32: A. be able to B. possible C. probable D.be capable of
 Q33: A. Therefore B. However C. Additionally D. Otherwise
Q34: A. spoken B. speech C. speech D. speeches
Q35: A. for B. with C. towards D. into
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning .....
Q 36: I think we should tell Peter that the location of the picnic has been changed. Let’s put him in the picture.
A. show him B. take his photo C. explain to him D. inform him
Question 37: She couldn’t believe when he told her his age. He looked so young but he was a good ten years
older than her. A. not quite B. no more than C. not less than D. no way
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines .....
Question 38: Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution. It urges the government
worldwide to take action soon.
A.Having realized the seriousness of environmental pollution, Greenpeace urges the government worldwide to
take action soon.
B.Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution so that it urges the government worldwide
to take action soon.
C.Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution whereas it urges the government
worldwide to take action soon.
D.Realized the seriousness of environmental pollution, or else Greenpeace urges the government worldwide to
take action soon.
Question 39: Not many students get high scores today. The tests are too hard.
A. If the tests today were easy, more students would get high scores.
B. Not all students would get high scores with such easy tests.
C. Unless the tests were easy, no students could get high scores.
The tests are difficult, but all students will get high scores
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that ....
Q 40: It is the job interview (A) that you should be (B) prepared to mention (C) a salary range (D).
Q 41: Factories located (A) on the coastlines have (B) released untreated pollution (C) directly (D) into
the ocean.
Q 42: Parents’ choice (A) for their (B) children’s names are based (C) on names of their relatives(D) or
ancestors.