Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the blanks.

Higher education also provides a competitive edge in the career market. We all know
that in the economic times we are living in today, finding jobs is not guaranteed. The number
of people (1) ______ is still relatively high, and the number of new career opportunities isn’t
nearly enough to put people in jobs they are seeking.
As a job seeker, you’re competing (2) _______ a high number of experienced workers
who have been out of the workforce for a while and are also seeking work. However, when
you have a higher education, it generally equips you for better job (3) _______. Generally
speaking, employers tend to value those who have completed college than those who have
only completed high school and are more likely to replace that person who hasn’t (4) ______
a higher education. Furthermore, some companies even go so far as to pay your tuition
because they consider an educated (5) ______ to be valuable to their organization. A college
education is an investment that doesn’t just provide you with substantial rewards. It benefits
the hiring company as well.
1: A. unemployed B. employed C. employment D. employing
2: A. on B. with C. for D. in
3: A. security B. vacancy C. market D. prospect
4: A. permitted B. refused C. applied D. received
5: A. employment B. employee C. employer D. unemployed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
6: The student failed the test because he …………….. enough questions.
A. not answered B. hadn’t answered C. wasn’t answered D. answered
7: The students …………….. by the teacher yesterday were very rude.
A. punishing B. were punished C. punished D. to punish
8: Take your umbrella …………….. it rains.
A. unless B. if C. otherwise D. in case
9: I'm …………….. tired that I could sleep in this chair.
A. so B. very C. such D. too
10: It’s very warm. We …………….. take coats with us.
A. needn't B. must C. mustn’t D. may
11: The police ordered people to leave the town …………….. the flood.
A. because of B. although C. because D. despite
12: . …………….. species are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction.
A. Dangerous B. Danger C. Endangered D. Endangering
13: It was the only thing ………….. under these circumstances.
A. for you to do B. to do C. doing D. A & B
14: She cited three reasons …………….. people get into debt.
A. for that B. for which C. which D. whether
15: The World Health Organization …………….. on April 7th, 1948.
A. was established B. established C. was establishing D. were established
16: Don't you get tired …………….. quarrelling all the time?
A. about B. of C. with D. for
17: He asked her ……………...
A. where she going B. where she is going
C. where they were going D. where was she going
18: It took me ……………...
A. my garden two hours to water yesterday
B. two hours to water my garden yesterday
C. two hours watering my garden yesterday
D. two hours watered my garden yesterday
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.
Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest? It’s a special, dark place completely different
from anywhere else. A rainforest is a place where the trees grow very tall. Millions of kinds
of animals, insects, and plants live in the rainforest. It is hot and humid in a rainforest. It
rains a lot in the rainforest, but sometimes you don't know it's raining. The trees grow so
closely together that rain doesn't always reach the ground.
Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface, about six percent. They are
found in tropical parts of the world. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon in
South America. The Amazon covers 1.2 billion acres, or almost five million square
kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa. There are also rainforests in
Central America, Southeast Asia, Northeastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands
Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is called the "lungs
of our planet" because it produces twenty percent of the world's oxygen. One fifth of the
world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the
world's species of animals, plants, and insects live in the Earth's rainforests. Eighty percent of
the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. For example, pineapples, bananas, tomatoes, corn,
potatoes, chocolate, coffee, and sugar all came from rainforests. Twenty-five percent of the
drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests. Some of
these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer. With all the good things we get from
rainforests, it's surprising to find that we are destroying our rainforests. In fact, 1.5 acres, or
6,000 square meters, of rainforest disappear every second. The forests are being cut down to
make fields for cows, to harvest the plants, and to clear land for farms. Along with losing
countless valuable species, the destruction of rainforests creates many problems worldwide.
Destruction of rainforests results in more pollution, less rain, and less oxygen for the world

19: What is the passage mainly about?

A. Where rainforest are located. B. Kinds of forests.
C. How much oxygen rainforests make. D. Facts about rainforests.
20: According to the passage, rainforests provide human all of the following EXCEPT?
A. Oxygen B. Lung problems.
C. Fresh water. D. Drugs used to fight and cure cancer.
21: Why is Amazon Rainforest called “lungs of the planet”?
A. It helps us breathe. B. It uses much of the world’s oxygen.
C. It provides much of our oxygen. D. It helps circulation.
22: Where would you find the largest rainforest in the world?
A. in South America. B. Southeast Asia.
C. Western Africa. D. Northeastern Australia.
23: The word “humid” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. cool B. moist C. dehydrated D. dry
24: The word “harvest” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
A. destroy B. reduce C. gather D. create
25: What is the most likely reason why the author is surprised that we are destroying
rainforest?.
 A. They are necessary for the health of our planet.
B. They are necessary for the fight against cancer.
C. It will be too expensive to replant them.
D. It will be too difficult to grow food without them.
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.
26: The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
A. wound B. injury C. benefit D. extinction
27: There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
A. lost B. alive C. dead D. vanishing
28: Jack: “I’m going to take a five - day trip to Rome.”
Jill: “……………..”
A. The same to you. B. Yes, let’s.
C. Have a good time. D. No, of course not.
29: Linda: “You’ve got a lovely singing voice, Maria!”
Maria: “……………..”
A. Yes, I think so B. I’m afraid not C. Don’t mention it D. Thank you.
30: Lisa started to learn Spanish two years ago.
A. Lisa learned Spanish two years ago.
B. Lisa has learned Spanish two years before.
C. Lisa used to learn Spanish two years ago.
D. Lisa has learned Spanish for two years.
31: People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.
A. It is believed that the wanted man to be living in New York.
B. The wanted man was believed to be living in New York.
C. It was believed that the wanted man is living in New York.
D. The wanted man is believed to be living in New York.
32: He didn’t train hard. He lost the match.
A. Had he trained hard, he would have won the match.
B. If he trained hard, he would win the match.
C. If he had trained hard, he wouldn’t have won the match.
D. If he trained hard, he wouldn’t lose the match.
33: The hotel wasn’t very clean. We stayed there.
A. The hotel in that we stayed wasn’t very clean.
B. The hotel where we stayed wasn’t very clean.
C. The hotel which we stayed wasn’t very clean.
D. The hotel we stayed there wasn’t very clean.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
34: A. beaches B. reserves C. mines D. stores
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest
35: A. Australia B. communicate C. mathematics D. diversity
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.
36: This chapter is so difficult to digest. I shall have to read it again later.
A. read carelessly B. dips into and ignore
C. read and understand D. read quickly
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.
37: This boy is poorly-educated and doesn’t know how to behave properly.
A. ignorant B. educated C. knowledgeable D. rude
38: Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is
the growth of cities.
A. transposition B. movement C. variation D. maintenance
Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
39: Our teacher encourages us using a dictionary whenever we are unsure of the meaning
of a word.
A. of B. using C. meaning of a word D. whenever
40: The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased
steadily in the last few years.
A. economics B. in C. have increased D. attending

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