42. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, look it up in a dictionary. 43. The wonderful food in the restaurant made................... for the rather uncomfortable seats. 44. My son has recently taken................... stamp collecting as a hobby. 45. My sister showed.................... at last. She’s been promising to come for weeks. 46. Please call..................... and see us when you are in town. 47. I’ll write....................your phone number, or else I’ll forget it. 48-49. She usually hangs .................with friends she was at school .................... 50. Will you help me blow...................these balloons for the party?

1. She speaks English very ………..You would think that it was her native language. A. well B. good C. nice D. badly 2. If you ………….the meaning of a word, you may use a dictionary. A. aren’t know B. don’t know C. knew D. didn’t know 3. I suggest …………….sheets with a single printed page for drafting. A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept. 4. I’ve ………….my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere. A. looked at B. looked after C, looked for D. looked into 5. Would you like green tea ………….milk tea?- green tea, please. A. and B. but C. so D. or 6. If we ………..wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in the near future. A. go up B. go in C. go on D. go off 7. Why don’t you ………….the lights? – It’s getting dark. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn out D. turn in 8. The energy which is from the sun is ………. A. lunar energy B. solar energy C. hot energy D. sunlight energy

Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentences. Use the simple present or the present continuous tense.

1. Alice is in her room right now. She (read) ......... a book. She (like) ......... the book.

2. It (snow) ......... right now. It's beautiful ! I (like) ........... this weather.

3. I (know) .......... Mai. She's in my class.

4. The teacher (talk) ........... to us at the moment. I (understand) ............ everything she (say) ............

5. Don and Tony are at a restaurant at present. They (eat) ............. dinner. They (like) ......... the food. It (taste) ........... delicious.

6. I (smell) ............ gas. You (smell) ............ it, too ?

7. What (you) ............. do ? - I (look) ............. at the clock. I want to know the time.

8. You (study) ............. ? - Yes, I am. I have a lot of homework to do.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 50

When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (45)______ understand. Sometimes you (46)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (47)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal. If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (48)_______remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (49)__________of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (50)________an English- English dictionary. In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (51)__________you are allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (52)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will(53)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (54)_____ clues derived from the formation of the word.

A. consult

B. inquire

C. survey

D. infer

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 51

When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (45)______ understand. Sometimes you (46)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (47)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal. If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (48)_______remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (49)__________of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (50)________an English- English dictionary. In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (51)__________you are allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (52)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will(53)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (54)_____ clues derived from the formation of the word.

A. Provided

B. Even if

C. In case

D. Although