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.
Question 22: There's a correlation between smoking and cancer.The more we smoke, the more likely we are to suffer from lung cancer.
A. concern
B. imbalance
C. connection
D. difference
Question 23: The growing economic disparity between the rich and the poor has become a major social and political issue in many countries.
A. similarity
B. inequality
C. opportunity
D. sector
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The president was a lame duck during the end of his second term because he pushed his country into a financial crisis.
A. an important person
B. a successful person
C. a famous person
D. a polite person
Question 25: The mischievous cat knocked over the vase and then darted away, leaving its owner to clean up the mess.
A. obedient
B. scary
C. stubborn
D. intelligent
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.
Question 26: He started learning French six years ago.
A. He last learned French for six years.
B. He has learnt French for six years.
C. He has started learning French for six years.
D. He didn’t learn French six years ago.
Question 27: "Where are you studying now?" asked my friend.
A. My friend asked me where I was studying then.
B. My friend asked me where was I studying at that time.
C. My friend asked me where I were studying then.
D. My friend asked me where are you studying now.
Question 28: It is unnecessary for us to worry about our final exam results.
A. We needn’t worry about our final exam results.
B. We must worry about our final exam results.
C. We would worry about our final exam results.
D. We can’t worry about our final exam results.
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.
Question 29: When fuels burn, it produce smoke and invisible gases that mix with clouds.
A. it
B. fuels
C. invisible
D. mix
Question 30: When I see her yesterday, I invited her to come to my house.
A. invited
B. house
C. to
D. see
Question 31: While he provides interesting examples from the past and present to support his views, the argument is often lost in the torturous language.
A. interesting
B. argument
C. lost
D. torturous
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.
Question 32: Pauline was interested in the project. It was not abandoned.
A. No sooner had Pauline been interested in the project than it was abandoned.
B. Only when Pauline was interested in the project was it abandoned.
C. Not until Pauline was interested in the project that it was abandoned.
D. Had Pauline not been interested, the project would have been abandoned.
Question 33: Our favourite restaurant is full. We can't get a table right now.
A. If our favourite restaurant were not full, we could get a table right now.
B. If someone leaves our favourite restaurant, we could get a table.
C. Provided that our favourite restaurant is full, we can't get a table right now.
D. If our favourite restaurant is not full, we will be able to get a table right now.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
Testing games
How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world – trying out (34) ______ new games. A leading company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games which are about to be (35) ______ onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before recording her thoughts on a form (36) ______ was designed by the company. As the company director said, “What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most use of them?” Eloise is delighted with her new job, but she also takes it very seriously. She is allowed to keep the games after testing them. (37) ______, she has decided instead to give them away to
children less (38) ______ than herself. “I’ve got plenty of games and some children don’t have any,” she explained.
(Adapted from Cambridge English First for Schools 1, 2015)
| Question 34: | A. many | B. every | C. each | D. much |
| Question 35: | A. broadcasted | B. launched | C. produced | D. announced |
| Question 36: | A. whom | B. whose | C. which | D. who |
| Question 37: | A. However | B. Although | C. Otherwise | D. Moreover |
| Question 38: | A. impoverished | B. fortunate | C. disadvantageous | D. retarded |
Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.
Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.
Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
(Adapted from Readtheory.org website)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. the male and female ostriches
B. the reproduction habit of ostriches
C. distribution and habitat of ostriches
D. facts about ostriches and their habits
Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______ .
A. happy
B. bored
C. safe
