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Text for questions number 1 – 3.

If I were president, I would strive to accomplish these three major things.

First, I would strengthen our educational system, second, I would make certain that
everyone has equal and fair treatment in our society, and lastly, I would secure our
borders.
Our education system in America is not one in which we should be very
proud of. Yes, America does have excellent schools, colleges, and learning
institutions, but our standards are not set as high as other countries. For example,
our country does not fund our schools adequately. Teachers teach with not enough
books, no supplies, or books that are often over 20 years old. How can we expect
our children to be up to date with the worlds information if our teaching materials
are not new? Often teachers in our public schools are forced to buy textbooks and
supplies for our children with their own personal money. Why do they do this?
Because they believe in a good education for all learners. Our country "prides" itself
on the quality of education a person can receive here, yet teachers are one of the
countries lowest paid professionals.
If I were president, I would also make sure that everyone in this country was
treated equal and fair. The 13th Amendment to the constitution did abolish slavery,
and the 14th Amendment was passed to counter the black codes, but in reality,
discrimination still occurs in every aspect today in America. Discrimination is not
just a black and white issue, it also has to do with age, gender, equal housing,
religion, national origin, and credit, to name a few. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
helped to reinstate what the amendments tried to do early in history, but there is
still much to be done. Companies need to be regulated better, and stricter rules
need to be enforced and fined if necessary. Every American deserves the right to be
treated with equality and fairness whether they are male or female, old or young,
or nonwhite.

1. Who most likely to be the writer of

this passage?
A. A president
B. A president candidate
C. A student
D. A politician
E. A vice president
 2. The word ‘they’ in “Why do they do
this?” (p2) refers to …
A. Presidents
B. Teachers
C. Students
D. Schools
E. Books

3. We can conclude that ….

A. The writer feels uncomfortable
B. The writer is pleasant
C. The writer feels annoyed
D. The writer is angry
E. The writer is envious

GRAMMAR
4. If you’re hungry, there … bread and
cheese on the kitchen table.
A. are
B. have been
C. have been being
D. had been
E. were

5. Hasan: I wonder, how can you

speak French so fluently?
Umar: I ... in France for more than
10 years.
Hasan: Oh, really?
Umar: I live in Nantes and run a
restaurant there.
A. lived
B. live
C. was living
D. am living
E. have been living
6. Reporter: You did very well. And
most importantly, you could block
Messi’s penalty.
Player: Yes, we did very
wonderfully. Not only me, but us.
For the penalty, I … Messi taking
penalty several times before the
match, so I knew exactly it was
going to the left side.”
A. watched
B. have watched
C. had watched
D. have been watching
E. was watching

7. Reporter: What do you usually do

before you play in a match?
Player: …
A. I simply prayed
B. I simply pray
C. I would simply pray
D. I have already prayed
E. I had already prayed

8. Police: What were you and your

daughter doing when the robbers
came in?
Victim: ... and my daughter was in
her room, as I remembered.
A. I watch TV in the living room
B. I watched TV in the living room
C. I have watched TV in the living
room
D. I am watching TV in the living
room
E. I was watching TV in the living
room
9. “Did the teacher correct your
written work?”
“…”
A. Certainly, she did
B. She was corrected
C. Yes, she has corrected
D. Sure, she had carefully
corrected
E. She was still correcting my
work

10. A Parent: How long have you been

a teacher in Star school?
A teacher: Since August 2016.
From the dialogue we know that
the teacher ....
A. was a teacher in Star school
B. started teaching in Star school
before 2016
C. is still teaching in Star school
D. was teaching in Star school in
2016
E. is going to teach in Star school

11. Yusuf usually takes the train to

work, but today he ....
A. rides his motorcycle
B. has ridden his motorcycle
C. would ride his motorcycle
D. is riding his motorcycle
E. was riding his motorcycle

12. A: Did you buy the book?

B: Yes, I did.
A: So, is it worth it?
B: I can’t tell. I … yet. I have been
busy.
A. haven’t read it
B. didn’t read it
C. don’t read it
D. hadn’t read it
E. wasn’t reading it
13. The meeting had started when I
came. After the meeting ended, I …
to come the manager room. He
wanted to know why I had come
late.
A. asked
B. was asked
C. had asked
D. have asked
E. was asking

14. A: You look sad. What has

happened?
B: My wallet and cell phone …
A. stolen
B. are stolen
C. have stolen
D. were stolen
E. were being stolen

15. The sheep and the goats … at 10

am.
A. will slaughter
B. will slaughtered
C. will have slaughtered
D. will be slaughtered
E. will being slaughtered

16. New and used clothes … to the

orphanage every Friday.
A. send
B. sending
C. are sending
D. are sent
E. have sent

17. He … basketball in the school hall

when he suddenly fell down
in a faint.
A. plays
B. played
C. was playing
D. has played
E. has been playing
 18. A: When did you know that she is
actually your sister?
B: …
A. My mom told me so in the
hospital
B. My mom was telling me so in
the hospital
C. My mom has told me so in the
hospital
D. My mom had told me so in the
hospital
E. My mom tells me so in the
hospital

19. The book that I … in the school was

found by Yusuf.
A. had left
B. was leaving
C. had been leaving
D. have left
E. would have left

20. The anthropologists … that tribe

for the last five years.
A. study
B. have studying
C. have study
D. have studied
E. have been studying

Conditional sentences
21. “Have you done your work?”
“It would be done …”
A. If my printer is not broken
B. If my printer was not broken
C. If my printer not broken
D. If my printer hadn’t been
broken
E. If my printer is not being
broken
22. “You look tired. Why don’t you take
a rest?”
“I wish …; But I must finish this
report.”
A. I can
B. I will be able
C. I could
D. I had been able
E. I have been able

23. It would be easy for me now if I …

all things last night.
A. prepare
B. prepared
C. had prepared
D. would prepare
E. would have prepared

24. “The traffic is very awful.”

“You’re right. I wish I … train.”
A. take
B. took
C. will take
D. would take
E. am taking

25. “The traffic was so awful

yesterday.”
“You’re right. I wish I … train.”
A. take
B. took
C. will take
D. had taken
E. had took

26. “It is raining so heavy.”

“I don’t bring my umbrella. I wish it
….”
A. Is not rain
B. Is not raining
C. doesn’t rain
D. didn’t rain
E. not rained
27. “I would have applied for the
scholarship if I’d seen the
announcement earlier.”
What is the most appropriate
response?
A. Have they accepted your
scholarship proposal?
B. Why don’t you apply?
C. You should try again next year
D. Let me help you complete the
forms
E. That’s a good idea. I’m sure you
will get it
28. A: Where are you?
B: I’m sorry I can’t come.
A: We wish ….
B: I wish that too.
A. you were here
B. you are here
C. you have been here
D. you had been here
E. you will be here
29. A: Where is Hilda?
B: She can’t come. Her father is sick.
A: I’m sorry to hear that. I do wish
….
B: I wish that too.
A. she is here now
B. she were here now
C. she has been here now
D. she had been here now
E. she will be here now
30. A: Where were you?
B: I’m so sorry I had to catch up the
work.
A: We wish ….
B: I wish that too.
A. you were here
B. you are here
C. you have been here
D. you had been here
E. you will be here