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.
He is late again. I don't know the reason why.
A. I don't know the reason why he is late again.
B. Why he is late again is I don't know the reason.
C. Why I don't know the reason he is late.
D. The reason why he is late again I don't know.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
According to the author, what is one reason why the Internet is sometimes slow?
A. Phone lines are often too busy with phone calls and fax transmissions to handle Internet traffic.
B. Most people do not have computers that are fast enough to take advantage of the Internet.
C. Often a request must travel through many computers before it reaches its final destination.
D. Scientists take up too much time on the Internet, thus slowing it down for everyone else.
0. Are these true or appropriate? If yes, please tick (tick ). If they are
Not. fix them:
1. My brother, who is in the army, he came to see us.
2. The path is created by hikers every summer.
3. John Graham's latest film set in the north of Australia is his first for
more than five years.
4. I have to go to the hospital on Monday, which means I won't be able to see you.
5. It's one of the most interesting books I've read this year.
6. The building where I used to work has 24 floors.
7. The reason is because I don't know but no one told me.
8. I don't know the name of the man who helped me.
9. He is now able to beat his father, from whom he learned how to play chess.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He failed his driving test the first time. As a result, he took it again.
A. He failed his driving test the first time and so he therefore took it again.
B. He failed his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.
C. He failed his driving test the first time which he took it again.
D. Failing his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.
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.
“Why don’t we ban the sale of alcohol at football matches,” said the man.
A. The man suggested that they would ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.
B. It was suggested that the sale of alcohol at football matches be banned by the man.
C. The man suggested that the sale of alcohol at football matches should be banned.
D. It was suggested that the man should ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.
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.
Bill is often (A) late for (B) class, which (C) makes his teachers angrily (D) .
A. Bill is often
B. for
C. which
D. angrily
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.
The book is very interesting. My brother bought it yesterday.
A. The book which is very interesting my brother bought yesterday.
B. The book which my brother bought it yesterday is not interesting.
C. The book my brother bought it yesterday is very interesting.
D. The book which my brother bought yesterday is very interesting.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question: He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will______it.
A. take after
B. get over
C. turn off
D. fill in
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Some scientists say that it is still not too late to minimize the effects of climate change________ enough money and effort are invested in correct projects.
A. in case
B. so that
C. even if
D. provided that
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Lorna: I might retire early. I don’t know. I'm 55 and my husband retired last year. He spends most of his time in the garden. I’d really like to be there with him though I am not quite fond of the tasks. I'm definitely going to learn a new language. I hale going abroad and speaking English.
Cass: I’m only 26, so I’m not going to retire soon! In fact I want to have more chances to earn our living. Jamie and I are going to have a baby next year and we're really excited about that. We want to have a big family and live in a big house. Then, when I retire my children and grandchildren will all be able to stay.
Sue: Well, Roger and I don't agree about retiring. I love work and I don't want to retire! I know I won’t have anything to do.
Roger: I asked my boss at work recently and I might be able to retire next year. I might buy a house in France and spend the time that my family deserved to have with me long before. I'd love to have my first long-awaited visit to Paris with my wife one day.
Linda: I want to retire as soon as possible. I have three sons and now I don’t even have time to play with them. They will become mature very soon and don’t want to spend quality time with me. I can't stand the thought.
The reason Lorna looks forward to her retirement is because ____.
A. her husband has already retired
B. she likes doing gardening
C. she hates travelling abroad
D. she likes to learn English
