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

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

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

The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.

A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. bothered

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

If the weather _______ so bad, we would have gone out.

A. had been 

B. weren’t 

C. isn’t 

D. hadn’t been 

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

11. __________ I was so tired, I walked all the way home.

A. Despite                              B. Although               C. Because                             D. In spite of

12. Your windows need__________ Would you like me __________ them for you?

A. to be cleaned – doing                                         B. cleaning – to do

C. to clean – to do                                                                D. being cleaned - doing

13. I can’t help __________; I caught a cold yesterday from __________ in a draught.

A. to sneeze – to sit                                                              B. sneezing – sitting

C. sneezing – to sit                                                               D. to sneeze - sitting

14. __________ his broken leg in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

A. In spite of                                                                         B. Despite the fact that       

C. Because                                                                                         D. However

15. Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest __________ of all time. His study on the Bing Bang is famous all over the world.

A. physics                              B. physicists              C. physical                            D. physic

16. The number of ..................... in the company has trebled over the past decade.

A. employers             B. employees                        C. employments        D. unemploy

17. What kind of career . __________ do you think is most suitable for you when you’ve just graduated from college?

A. way                                                B. ladder                                C. path                                                D. break

18. You should choose a job that is based on your__________ and your likes.

A. levels                                 B. abilities                             C. rates                                               D. career

19. You can make __________ by starting up your own business.

A. a difference                      B. a fuss                                 C. headway                            D. a bundle

20. “You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.” – “__________”

A. Don’t mention it                                     B. Thank you very much

C. You’re right                                             D. You’re too kind

21. .- John: “I’ve passed my final exam.”

      - Tom:” __________”

A. Good luck!                                              B. It’s nice of you to say so.           

C. That’s a good idea.                                 D. Congratulations !

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

Question 5. ________the extreme hot weather, the rice paddy couldn’t flourish well.

      A. Because                                 B. Because of                C. In spite of                  D. Although

Question 6. I am going to rent ______ new room. ______ room that I used to live in was in bad condition.

      A. θ/the                                       B. a/a                             C. the/the                       D. a/the    

Question 7. _______ is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy. 

      A. Geography                             B. Chemistry                  C. Physics                      D. Biology    

 Question 8. What sort of ___ do usually have to provide when you fill in the form of application?

      A. paper                                      B. news                         C. information                D. data

Question 9. If the Black Pink girls arrived at the shopping center, I_________ for their signature.

      A. will be ask                              B. would have asked      C. would ask                  D. will asked

Question 10. The coach usually __________ the list of footballers after the training.

      A. was announced                       B. announced                 C. is announcing             D. announces

Question 11.  _______ buffalo that is ploughing in the plot of land looks tired.

      A. An                                          B. A                              C. The                           D. θ

Question 12. The farmers were _________in playing chess after their work.

      A. satisfied                                  B. interested                   C. keen                          D. fascinated

Question 13. The tea was _______hot for him to drink.          

      A. such                                       B. so                              C. too                            D. enough

Question 14. My neighbours often chat ___________ their children and their work.

      A. about                                      B. in                               C. of                              D. on

Question 15. I ________a part-time job if I want to earn some money for my school expenses.

      A. will do                                    B. would do                   C. did                            D. does

Question 16. The story __________  was written two years ago is republished.

      A. whom                                     B. who                           C. which                        D. whose

Question 17. The houses _______ by a group of volunteers two years ago.

      A. are build                                 B. is built                        C. was built        D. were built

Question 18. Yesterday, while the peasants___________the bank of the field, it started to rain.

      A. repaired                                  B. is repairing                 C. were repairing           D. repairs

Question 19. I like to study with that private tutor, ________ explains the lessons clearly.

         A. who                                     B. whom C. which         D. whose

Question 20. The students of my school would rather play table tennis than ____ anything else.

      A. did                                          B. to do                         C. doing                         D. do

Question 21. He has worked for the same company _____ he left school.

      A. because                                  B. since                          C. then                           D. for

Question 22. Mike is both intelligent ______ good looking, so a number of the girls in my school like to talk with him.

      A. and                                         B. or                              C. also                           D. all

Question 23. The streets in the city were crowded _____ fans after the home team won the Championship.

      A. for                                          B. of                              C. to                              D. with   

Question 24. Tom hasn’t prepared well for the coming exam. I think he must be ________ now.

      A. intelligent                                 B. ambitious                   C. worried                     D. mature

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 25. There have been significant changes that makes him better.

      A. negative                                  B. bad                           C. important                   D. unhappy

Question 26. Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.

      A. arrive                                      B.   return                       C. enter                         D. visit

Question 27.  Fortunately, the firefighters could save the man from the burning house.

      A. Sadly                                      B. Unhappily                  C. Painfully                    D. Luckily

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

_________ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we re no longer considering our skiing trip.

A. Due to

B. Because

C. Since

D. Due to the fact that