Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Most people believe that school days are the _____ days of their life.

A. better      

B. best         

C. more best          

D. good

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Most people believe that school days are the _______ days of their life.

A. better

B. best 

C. more best

D. good

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Nancy and James are talking about their school days.

– Nancy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives."

– James: " ______ . We had sweet memories together then."

A. Absolutely 

B. That's nonsense 

C. I'm afraid so 

D. I doubt it 

EX: Circle the correct answer

Should people retire to the countryside?

Many people who are close to their retirement want to move to the countryside to enjoy the rest of their life. It is widely believe that life in the rural areas are (1)______ than that in the city. The countryside is (2)______ than the city and people's health will improve. (3)______, city folks have warned people about the potential risks of living the rural areas. Life in the countryside may not be blissfully calm as expected, even tougher. For example, rural houses are (4)______ and more inconvenient than those in the city. During harsh weather condition, it is dangerous for peole living in it. (5)______, people may also (6)______ up to the lack of health care service. The vulnerable old people can't be (7)______ treated in the countryside than in the city. For those who have spent most of their life working and living in urban areas, they may not be able to (8)______ the boredom and lack of facility in the rural areas.

1. A. more peaceful B. more peacefully C. more noisy D. more noisily

2. A. less polluted B. more polluted C. less pollute D. more pollute

3. A. However B. But C. Therefor D. When

4. A. much weaker B. more weaker C. less weaker D. more weakly

5. A. However B. Besides C. Whereas D. Therefore

6. A. look B. make C. face D. take

7. A. well B. more better C. best D. better

8. A. come down with B. put up with C. work out D. agree on

Many people say that schooldays are the best days of their life, and they often feel that this should be a period of enjoyment. (41) _______, exams often make them unhappy, and many students prefer having no exam at all. They say the exams (42) _______ they have to take often make them worried, and they have no time to relax. Others, on the other hand, say that exams help students study better. They will have to study throughout the year, and if they do well, they will become more (43) _______ in studying.

    There are (44) _______ students who prefer only final exams. They say that they have to work hard for two months a year and so they have more time for their leisure activities. They think that this is a better way of (45) _______ student' knowledge and ability in the subjects they are studying.

                        (Adapted from Complete First for Schools by Brook-Hart, Hutchison, Passmore and Uddin)

41. A. Although                       B. However                 C. Therefore                D. Moreover

42. A. which                B. when                       C. who                         D. where

43. A. nervous             B. bored                       C. friendly                   D. interested

44. A. some                 B. another                    C. each                                    D. every

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always___(1)___joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs___(2)___ you. Your best friend may be  someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown up with.

There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the___(3)___of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt___(4)___ with as if we had known them for ages.___(5)___, it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend.

To the___(6)___ of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.

1. A. give                B. spend               C. share                  D. have

2. A. through          B. in                       C. on                       D. up

3. A. event             B. result                 C. distinction           D. imagination

4. A. relax              B. relaxes              C. relaxing               D. relaxed

5. A. Therefore      B. Yet                     C. However              D. In addition

6. A. major             B. majority             C. majorial                D. majorially

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (31)__________ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend maybe someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (32) __________ with. There are all sorts of things that can (33)__________ about this special relationship. It maybe the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. (34)__________ , it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend. To the (35)__________ of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.

Question 34:

A. Therefore

B. In addition

C. However

D. Yet