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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. motivated B. prioritize C. confident D. conflict
2. A. sibling B. conservative C. counsellor D. casual
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. contaminate B. supervisor C. investigate D. convenient
4. A. vulnerable B. discriminate C. philosopher D. stability
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
5. Most of the guests turned up two hours early, that took us by surprise.
A B C D
6. Even a professional psychologist may have difficulty talking calm and logically about
A B C
his own problems.
D
7. Until recently, women were forbidden by law of owning property.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
8. It’s time she ________ how to look after herself.
A. learns B. learn C. learned D. learning
9. Any player who wishes to participate in the Gracey Tennis Tournament should register
________ August 14.
A. until B. about C. since D. before
10. Only if you promise to study hard ________ to tutor you.
A. will I agree B. agree I C. I agree D. I will agree
11. The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the ________ who used to flock the libraries
every evening.
A. gradual reduction of readers B. gradual readers reduction
C. gradual readers of reduction D. reduction gradual readers
12. “What are you going to do with your old typewriter?” “I don’t know yet, but ________
away seems wasteful.”
A. throw B. throwing it C. thrown D. throw it
13. Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine ________ of the ozone layer over the
poles.
A. what is causing the deterioration
B. what the cause of the deterioration
C. is causing the deterioration
D. the deterioration is causing
14. Beginning next week, managers will be ________ performance evaluations for all
employees within their department.
A. conduct B. conducts C. conducted D. conducting
15. She has just bought________.
A. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table
B. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table
C. an impressive French reddish coffee table
D. an impressive French wood reddish coffee table
16. The wet weather has ________ three weeks now. It has rained every single day.
A. lasted B. gone C. run D. existed
17. After we each had been assigned an installment part of the project, we came back to our
________ section.
A. respectively B. respectful C. irrespective D. respective
18. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ________ what she missed while she was away.
A. catch up on B. cut down on C. take up with D. put up with
19. The meeting has been brought ________ to Monday due to the seriousness of the situation.
A. on B. out C. down D. forward
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
20. Daisy: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” - Mary: “________”
A. Thank you very much. I’m afraid. B. You’re telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your compliment! D. I don’t like your sayings.
21. “Shall I wait for you?” - “________”
A. Why ask such a question? B. No need to ask.
C. No, don’t bother. D. No, of course.
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.
22. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back; we are home and dry.
A. have got home dry B. have been successful
C. have not got wet D. have got no water
23. Paris is the ideal place to learn French; it’s a beautiful and hospitable city with institutions
for high quality linguistic teaching.
A. friendly B. natural C. affectionate D. noticeable
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.
24. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same
region.
A. remain unstable B. fluctuate C. restrain D. stay unchanged
25. This kind of dress is becoming outmoded. If I were you, I wouldn’t dress it up at the party.
A. fashionable B. realistic C. unfashionable D. attractive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
26. “How long have you worked here?” he asked.
A. He asked me how long I had worked there.
B. He asked me for how long I had worked there.
C. He asked me if I had worked there long.
D. He asked me how long had I worked there.
27. It is in museums and galleries that hobbyists can study exhibits relating to their hobby.
A. Hobbyists can study exhibits relating to their hobby in museums and galleries.
B. Hobbyists are said that they can study exhibits relating to their hobby in museums and
galleries.
C. Museums and galleries are the places which hobbyists can study exhibits relating to
their hobby.
D. It is known that museums and galleries are the best places for hobbyists to study exhibits
relating to their hobby.
28. We were prevented from having our picnic due to the heavy rain.
A. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
B. The heavy rain came unexpectedly but we still had our picnic.
C. We can’t have our picnic because of the heavy rain.
D. On being had the picnic, we met with a heavy rain.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
29. Nick gave me some advice. I was saved from bankruptcy.
A. I was saved from bankruptcy though Nick gave me some advice.
B. It was Nick’s advice that saved me from bankruptcy.
C. If it weren’t for Nick’s advice, I would go bankrupt.
D. Had it not been for Nick’s advice, I would have been bankruptcy.
30. We haven’t seen each other for ages. I’m wondering whether I shall even recognize him.
A. Though we haven’t for years, I’m wondering whether I shall even recognize him.
B. We haven’t seen each other for ages, because I’m wondering whether I shall even
recognize him.
C. We haven’t seen each other for ages, so I’m wondering whether I shall even recognize
him.
D. The result why we haven’t seen each other for ages is that I’m wondering whether I shall
even recognize him.
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 35.
The Magic of Pop-up Books
Books are normally thought of in terms of the pages that are looked at. They are simple, two-
dimensional objects that we read. There are words on the page and occasionally (31) _________ that
help us see more clearly what the words are being used to describe. They are sources of knowledge, but
more often than not they aren’t considered very special. Some books take it another steps further,
though, and their pages jump (32) _________ and form three-dimensional objects. These books can
make adults smile and cause children to be wide-eyed with (33) _________. Called pop-up books in
our times, they have been around longer than most people think they have.
Pop-up books were originally called mechanical books, and these paper (34) _________ took a lot of
work to make. They were not for children at all, although centuries ago there were practically no books
made for children. The mechanical books helped illustrate (35) _________ things as the phases of the
moon or were used to teach complex theories.
31. A. explanations B. illustrations C. examples D. meanings
32. A. out B. up C. in D. into
33. A. admiration B. respect C. wonder D. formality
34. A. makings B. creations C. actions D. processes
35. A. many B. like C. so many D. such
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 36 to 42.
What Do You Think?
We have all had bad experiences with restaurants, stores, or hotels. Maybe you have gone to a
restaurant that served terrible food. Perhaps you have gone to a store that had high prices or bad
service. Or maybe you have booked a hotel and found out later that the room was nothing like the
advertisement.
These days, we have a better chance of preventing these unpleasant surprises. We can do this by using
apps. “App” is short for “application”. An app is a computer programme on a smartphone. You can use
apps to do almost anything. Apps can help you play games, get directions, talk to friends, and so on.
If you want to find information about a store or a hotel, you can use a review app. Review apps help us
evaluate services and products before we hand over our money. The idea is very simple. After you go to
a restaurant or stay in a hotel, you can post a review with one of your apps. You can say anything you
want. If you like a hotel you stayed in, you can tell people that it was wonderful. If you think that the
food in a certain restaurant was bad, then you tell people not to eat there. Other people can use their
apps to read your reviews.
Plenty of people prefer not to use these review apps. Many of these people prefer to go out and decide
for themselves whether or not a service is good. However, review apps are getting more and more
popular every day. Some apps are for specific services. For example, Tripadvisor focuses on travel, and
Goodreads focuses on books. There are also other, larger apps that provide information for just about
every service that you can think of.
36. What does the passage say about apps?
A. There are very few good apps. B. You can use apps for many things.
C. Apps are only for travel. D. Apps are very expensive to use.
37. If you want to book a hotel, how can a review app help you?
A. It can tell you about the hotel before you book it.
B. It can tell you how to use a smartphone.
C. It can tell you about other people who post reviews.
D. It can help you write better reviews.
38. The phrase “is short for” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by________.
A. stands for B. supports C. takes after D. offers
39. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. A restaurant B. A hotel C. A review D. An idea
40. According to the passage, why do some people prefer NOT to use review apps?
A. They don’t trust review apps.
B. They don’t know how to use review apps.
C. They think review app are too hard.
D. They prefer to make their own decisions
41. What does the app “Goodreads” focus on?
A. Books B. Films C. Newspapers D. Travel
42. Which of the following would be another good title for the passage?
A. Wasteful Apps B. Complaints from Customers
C. Customer Services D. Conveniences for Customers
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 43 to 50.
The Urban Gardener
Cities are home to skyscrapers and apartment buildings, and it’s rare to find wide, open spaces within
them. With limited space for parks and gardens, architects and city planners often find it challenging to
incorporate greenery into neighbourhoods. One creative solution is to grow plants on unused areas like
walls or rooftops. It’s a popular idea, and now rooftop gardens and green walls have been spouting up
in cities around the world.
There are many benefits to having green spaces to the urban landscape. Adding gardens to rooftops or
walls can create a pleasant environment - what was once a grey cement wall can become a colourful,
blooming garden. The CaxiaForum art gallery in Madrid, Spain, is a famous example - one of its walls
is covered with 15,000 plants from over 250 different species. In other cities, green walls are being
used more functionally, to cover up construction sites and empty buildings and to prominently decorate
the lobbies of office buildings.
Using plants to cover walls and rooftops can also keep cities cooler in the summer. Buildings and roads
absorb the sun’s heat and hold it, causing a building or neighbourhood to stay warmer longer. Plants, on
the other hand, provide an enormous amount of shade. There is evidence that growing a roof or wall
garden can lower a building’s energy costs. Many cities offer tax discounts to businesses with these
features.
In New York City, public schools plant rooftop gardens that can reduce heating and cooling costs. In
addition to saving the school money, teachers and parents love the gardens because of their educational
value – it’s a fun and healthy way for their kids to investigate the world around them. “For the children,
it’s exciting when you grow something edible,” said Lauren Fontana, principal of a New York public
school. These green spaces are also used to grow food. In recent years, rooftop gardens have slowly
been included in the “local food movement”. This is based on the concept that locally grown food
reduces pollution since it does not have to be transported far. Vegetables are being grown in rooftop
gardens by schools, churches, neighbourhoods and even restaurants. Chef Rick Bayless serves
“Rooftop Salsa” at his restaurant in Chicago, USA, using only ingredients grown in his rooftop garden.
Rooftop gardens and green walls may require a bit more effort to grow and maintain. However, hard
work always brings rewards, and with green spaces, the rewards are plentiful.
43. What is this passage mainly about?
A. gardens in Madrid, New York, and Chicago
B. people growing plants on roofs and walls
C. private gardens in the city’s unused spaces
D. how to grow your own food in the city
44. According to the passage, people _________ as cities have little space for gardens.
A. grow plants in their apartments
B. go to the countryside at the weekends
C. paint their walls and roofs green
D. grow trees and flowers on top of roofs
45. Why is the green wall in Madrid mentioned in the passage?
A. It is the most expensive green wall in the world.
B. It is located on the side of a government building.
C. It is a famous example of a green wall.
D. It was made to provide jobs for homeless people.
46. Which is NOT mentioned as a benefit of a rooftop garden?
A. It becomes a park that the community can use.
B. Having one might mean paying less taxes.
C. Children can use it to learn about the environment.
D. Growing plants on a roof keeps buildings cooler.
47. Because food can now be grown in cities,________.
A. the food at expensive restaurants is cheaper
B. governments are making many rules about city gardens
C. farmers in the countryside are moving to the city
D. there’s less pollution caused by transporting food
48. The word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to________.
A. a rooftop garden B. the food in general
C. locally grown food D. green space
49. Why did Chef Bayless name his dish “Rooftop Salsa”?
A. He got the idea while cooking on his rooftop.
B. He buys the salsa from other rooftop gardeners.
C. It is made from food grown in his rooftop garden.
D. The money earned from the dish is given to rooftop gardeners.
50. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Rooftop gardens and green walls will take a long time to develop.
B. Rooftop gardens and green walls are worth the time and effort.
C. People with rooftop gardens will be able to grow and sell their own food.
D. People underestimate the effort needed to maintain rooftop gardens and green walls.