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

Jane really loves the _______ jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present

A. nice brown wooden

B. brown wooden nice

C. nice wooden brown

D. wooden brown nice

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.

Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three- day excursion with her classmates.

A. permit

B. persuade

C. offer

D. support

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion with her classmates. 

A. persuade 

B. offer 

C. support 

D. permit 

I.  Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.

     Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)

1.       Her parents gave her everything she asked for. Now she’s become a completely _____ child.           

A. wounded            B. spoilt                     C. damaged              D. destroyed

2.       Paulo is the head _____ at the Buckingham Hotel. He’s famous for his fish recipes.                               

A. cooker                B. chief                      C. waiter                    D. chef

3.       My brother has always had a reputation _____ hard.                                                                  

A. in working           B. about working       C. to work                  D. for working

4.       _____, the lion is a member of the cat family.                                                                  

A. Like the tiger      B. Alike to the tiger    C. Liking the tiger      D. It is like the tiger

5.       They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.                                                                  

A. reaching             B. coming                  C. bringing                 D. arriving

6.       It is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night.                               

A. slips                    B. drops                     C. descends              D. reduces

7.       The plate was right on the _____ of the table and could have been knocked off at any moment.                

A. border                 B. tip                          C. margin                  D. edge

8.       I suppose Jack is in his _____ teens.                                                                                                   

A. middle                B. earlier                    C. late                       D. later

9.       I bought these trousers during the sale. They were a real _____.                               

A. cheap                 B. bargain                  C. purchase              D. buy

10.    I waited for him until 8:30, _____ I gave up.                                                                  

A. which time          B. at which time         C. that time               D. at that time

11.    If I took the job, it would _____ to the city.                                                                  

A. mean I moved    B. mean to move       C. mean my moving  D. have meant moving

12.    I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years to _____ to working at nights.                    

A. be use                B. get used                C. used                     D. getting used

13.    The Jacksons live in a four-bedroomed bungalow in a very nice _____ area.                               

A. residents'            B. residence              C. residential             D. resident’s

14.    There are a lot of _____ buildings in the centre of New York.                                                                  

A. many-floored      B. multi-storied          C. many-story           D. multi-storey

15.    The village seemed strangely familiar, _____ I’d never been there before.                               

A. however             B. in spite of               C. although               D. despite

16.    Whatever _____, don’t believe him.                                                                                                   

A. he says              B. he’ll say                 C. he doesn't say      D. he should say

17.    In spite of _____ a terrible headache, I finished the exam.                                                                  

A. I had                   B. to have                  C. having                   D. I have

18.    However annoying they are, you shouldn’t _____ your temper with small children.                               

A. miss                   B. fail                         C. drop                      D. lose

19.    Don't be late for the interview; _____ people will think you are a disorganised person.                               

A. unless                B. otherwise               C. if not                     D. or so

20.    In Britain everyone travelling in a car _____ wear a seatbelt.                                                                  

A. ought                  B. must                      C. always                  D. have to

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 29. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.

      A. gave up her hope of being a teacher                              B.   built her hope of being a teacher

      C. kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind.                 D. had her hope of being a teacher

Question 30. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

      A. make up                                 B. find out                      C. take over                   D. put up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 31.  After (A) his death, she got (B) the position which her husband has obtained (C) at (D)  the university.

Question 32. Do the teachers in your school give (A) many (B)  homework (C) to (D)  the students?

Question 33. I find (A) Jenny an extreme (B) interesting (C) person to be with (D) .

When Esther left school at the age of sixteen. Her aunt Flory gave her $500 for her birthday. Most of Esther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s money to start her own business.She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam to her friends for $1 a jar and soon doubled her aunt’s $500.

At first, her parent wanted Esther to go on studying instead of spending time making jam. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Esther didn’t listen to them. She just kept on making jam. After a few month, she started selling it to the local market. Then she started making orange juice. She sold this to a school where one of her friends worked.

After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her. She made all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so busy that she had to get some people to work for her.

1. What is the massage about?

A. starting up bussiness

B. going to the collage

C. spending money

D. selling jam

2. How much did Esther get after ashort time of her work?

A. $1

B. $500

C. $2000

D. $1000

3. What did Esther’s parent want her to do after leaving school?

A. make orange juice

B. go on studying

C. make jame

D. sell jame

4. Th work “it” in the line 8 refers to _________.

A. fruit

B. orange juice

C. jam

D. sugar

5. Which of the following places that Esther did not sell her products to?

A. supermarkets

B. schools

C. collage

D. shops