11th grade A) realizes

B) inscribe
1. Health care___ have been rising but so has the quality. C) remembers
A) cost D) reflects
B) costs 10. Not one of representatives ___ to participate in the
C) costing finald draft.
D) costly A) chosen
2. We are restcoking the warehouse now that the transport B) were choosing
strike is over ___ that customers get what need right C) have been chosen
away. D) has been chosen
A) to ensure 11. If John had found the wallet, we ___ you right away.
B) ensured A) called
C) for ensuring B) would call
D) ensure C) would have called
3. electrical services will be restored more ___ if we call D) would be calling
in some of the part-timers. 12. He bought an air conditioner and installed ____
A) quicker himself.
B) quickly A) them
C) quickest B) it
D) quick C) him
4. Assembly lines in car manufacturing plants ___ for D) your
countless jobs. 13. Patrick didn’t realize ___ his explanation also pushed
A) supply him into a higher tax bracket.
B) create A) that
C) account B) then
D) look C) when
5. ___ spending is probably going to maintain this upward D) since
trend throughout the year. 14. Many stockholders didn’t even notice when their shares
A) Consume went___.
B) Consumer A) out
C) Consuming B) down
D) Consumed C) way
6. If you go___ your travel agent, you are likely to get a D) to
much better fare. 15. The prime minister will impose a tariff ___ domestic
A) after interest are being threatened by a flood of imports.
B) over A) in spite of
C) about B) despite
D) through C) ever since
7. Whereas the language barrier, in ___ times, was once D) as
an obsrtacle to trade, that is no longer the case. 16. the proffesor praised him for his ___ the class when she
A) earliness was sick.
B) earlier A) assist
C) early on B) to assist
D) early to C) assisting
8. The trade show has walws been in Oslo___ this year the D) assisted
directors have decided to hold it in Stockholm. 17. According to the Financial Times, the prime rate___ up
A) but slightly even without the housing boom.
B) nor A) would have gone
C) during B) will have gone
D) when C) were to go
9. The architecture of New York ___ its importance as a D) was going
centre of world trade.
18. I am honored to accept this award ___ our departed D) entitled
director. 27. The banks are very willing to give loans for home___.
A) in light of A) impropriety
B) because of B) improvements
C) on account of C) improvisation
D) on behalf of D) impulse
19. Economists watch the business cycle as it goes through 28. She will neither ___ the terms nor give in to your
its various___. badgering.
A) Segmenst A) acceptable
B) Phases B) accepts
C) Sectors C) accepting
D) Divisions D) accept
20. Studies ___ that these new policies have done nothing 29. The Malaysian Penunsula is___Burma.
to boost the economy. A) fastened with
A) have shown B) connected to
B) shown C) put together
C) has shown D) combined with
D) are shown 30. ___ we invested in the telecommunications industry, we
21. The water department has warned that the water may would be rich now.
not be potable,___ the residents shouldn’t even use it to A) Shall
brush their teeth. B) Should
A) but C) Will
B) so D) Had
C) because 31. The presiding officials took off their hats ___ to the
D) nor slain leader.
22. The telephone lines of The US are ___ than those of A) in charge of
any country in Europe. B) because of
A) longer C) in deference to
B) longest D) in light of
C) long 32. This prestigious award is not given to just___.
D) longs A) anyone
23. These amendments will be ratified by a majority before B) someone
they ___ presented to the legislative body. C) somebody
A) will be D) many
B) would be 33. Marine biologist want to reduce industrial ___.
C) are A) pollution
D) were B) environment
24. please report___ the engineering department. C) pullutes
A) directly D) enviromental.
B) to 34. One of the things they will be ___ is wherher or not you
C) forward are a team player.
D) aside A) finding
25. if you wait until the twelfth, the prime minister ___ for B) looking for
two days by then. C) inquiring
A) has been waiting D) seeking
B) has waited 35. I was told that the mairte’d, who ___ us so much, has
C) will have been waiting just been fired.
D) was waiting A) helping
26. I am sorry, but he is not ___ to trust fund yet. B) had been helped
A) authorized C) helped
B) allowed D) are being helped
C) accessed
36. Since the most of the business meeting were at night we B) looking at over
were able to spend the day___. C) to
A) to sightsee D) wrongdoing.
B) to enjoy sightseeing 42. Initial we were very anxious to start the computer
C) goint go sightseeing seminar, but we found it so difficult that we eventually
D) sightseeing withdrew.
37. These stocks have done very___ since the company A) Initial
changed management. B) we found
A) slowly C) so difficult
B) weakly D) eventually
C) poorly 43. Gone through the folders one by one, we were able to
D) steadily find the missing invoice in the storage drawer.
38. She wasn’t able to identify the man she ___ that night. A) Gone through
A) sees B) one by one
B) was seen C) to find
C) will see D) storage drawer
D) had seen 44. All things considered, the inclement wealthers this
39. We were told we ___ be able to reserve a seat on the month hasn’t significantly decreased productivity on
mailboat that passes through the Arctic Circle. the staff.
A) might A) All things considered
B) must B) wealthers
C) can C) hasn’t significantly
D) could D) on the staff
40. The lower cost of doing business overseas is enticing 45. Having been to Barcelona twice himself, Bob told us
___ many of our local manufacturers. last week that aquastics sports are becoming
A) to increasingly popular there.
B) on A) Having been to Barcelona twice himself
C) with B) told us
D) by C) that aquastics sports
D) increasingly popular
DIRECTIONS: In questions 41- 60, each sentence has 46. She repeated because she did not want any of her
for words or phrases underlined. The four underlined money invested in the heavily advertised but high-risk
parts of the sentence are given (A), (B), (C), (D). You companies.
are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that A) repeated because
should be corrected. B) she did not want
C) invested
All employee are required to wear their identification
D) high-risk companies
badges while at work.
47. We will be travelling with the vice president and his
A) employee wife they are members of the finance committee for the
B) to wear arts center.
C) identification A) will be travelling
D) to wear B) they are members
C) the finance committee
The underlined word “employee” is not correct in this D) arts center
sentence. This sentence should read, “All employees 48. The staff worked thorghout night to meet the client’s
are required to wear their identification badges whilel at deadline.
work.” Therefore, you should choose answer (A). A) The
B) worked
C) thorghout night
41. The deputy officer was charged with looking at over the D) client’s
files to find other evidence of wrongdoing. 49. Bilogists are always search for insights into the nature
A) was charged of the human cell.
 A) are always search 57. These interested paintings were donated to the library
B) insights by the Gilmore Foundation over twenty years ago.
C) nature of A) interested
D) cell B) were donated
50. The museum director wasw neither friendly or C) by
professional in his approach to the interested students D) over twenty years ago
and their teacher. 58. When you show him your letters of recommedation,
A) neither friendly I’m sure he will not hesitant to give the salary that you
B) in his approach want.
C) interestede students A) When you show him
D) their teacher B) letters of recommedation
51. Remembered tha backlog from last year, the staff C) will not hesitant
decided to work a little overime every day to avoid a D) that you want
recurrence. 59. When we entering Tokyo proper, we drove right
A) Remembered tha backlog through a tunnel that opened into the Royal Gardens.
B) the staff decided A) When we entering
C) a little overime B) we drove
D) to avoid a recurrence C) through a tunnel
52. Jeff and Gloria went to pick out carpeting and D) opened into
decoration, including furnitures, for the new VIP 60. I think it would be easier to hold the audience’s
lounge that was opening on the third floor. attention if you had a slide show along the lecture.
A) went to pick out A) would be easier
B) including furnitures B) audience’s attention
C) lounge C) had
D) was opening D) along
53. Did you know that you can save up to 25% in disabled
insurance if you are a non-smoker?
A) Did you know that
B) up to 25%
C) disabled insurance
D) if you are
54. The computer has mistakenly canceled your club
membership but it can be reinstate by tonight or
tomorrow at the lates.
A) mistakenly
B) club membership
C) be reinstate
D) at the lates
55. Copyright law clearly stated that you have to have the
permission of the authors or the publishers before
copying their work.
A) mistakenly
B) club membership
C) be reinstate
D) at the lates
56. Your paycheck for last week given to the head of your
department to pass on to you.
A) Your paycheck
B) given
C) head of
D) to pass on
 2nd round:
1. Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement? Technology has made the world a better
place to live. Use reasons and specific examples to
support your answer.
2. A person you know is planning to move to your town
or city. What do you think this person would like and
dislike about living in your town or city? Why?
3. Many families today are growing home vegetable
gardens. Discuss some reasons for this.
4. If you could live in some other historical period,
which would you choose, and why?
5. In general, people are living longer now. Discuss the
causes of this phenomenon. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer
6.