Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1:

• A. educate
• B. eliminate

• C. certificate

• D. dedicate

Question 2:

• A. initiate
• B. substantial
• C. attention

• D. particular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3:

• A. represented

• B. biography

• C. indirectly
• D. entertainment

Question 4:

• A. obligatory

• B. geographical
• C. international
• D. undergraduate

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 5: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.

• A. have raised

• B. rapidly
• C. that
• D. their eating habits

Question 6: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.

• A. Having finished
• B. before the

• C. it was delivered

• D. professor before

Question 7: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.

• A. are
• B. in a
• C. variety of

• D. lack of

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

Question 8: We should participate in the movements ______ the natural environment.

• A. organizing to conserve

• B. organized to conserve

• C. organized conserving
• D. which organize to conserve

Question 9: ______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.

• A. A/the

• B. The/an
• C. The/the
• D. A/an

Question 10: John forgot ______ his ticket so he was not allowed ______ the club.

• A. brought/enter
• B. bring/entering
• C. bringing/to enter

• D. to bring/to enter

Question 11: Snow and rain ______ of nature.

• A. are phenomen

• B. is phenomena
• C. is phenomenon
• D. are phenomenon

Question 12: Her outgoing character contrasts ______ with that of her sister.

• A. thoroughly

• B. fully
• C. sharply
• D. coolly

Question 13: It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

• A. hadn’t
• B. should have
• C. mustn’t

• D. needn’t have

Question 14: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

• A. pools

• B. puddles

• C. ponds
• D. rivers

Question 15: Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you ______.

• A. get away with it
• B. get off it

• C. get down to it

• D. get on it

Question 16: Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

• A. twice as much as

• B. as much as twice
• C. twice more than
• D. twice as

Question 17: Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.

• A. speak
• B. pass
• C. mutter

• D. breathe

Question 18: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been ______ overlooked for promotion.

• A. repeat

• B. repeatedly

• C. repetitiveness
• D. repetitive

Question 19: I wish you ______ me a new one instead of having it ______ as you did.

• A. had given/repaired

• B. gave/to repair
• C. would give/to repair
• D. had given/to be repaired

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

Question 20: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens:

- Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!"

- Jim : “Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always ____.”

• A. had green fingers

• B. let nature take its course

• C. made it down on my luck
• D. drawn the short straw

Question 21: Mrs. Skate’s in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange:

- Mrs. Skate: “How can this dress can be so expensive?” - The shop assistant: “_____.”

• A. Yes, it’s the most expensive

• B. You’re paying for the brand

• C. What an expensive dress
• D. That’s a good idea

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: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.

• A. stabilize
• B. alter

• C. increase

• D. diminish

Question 23: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.

• A. keeps going
• B. keeps taking things

• C. keeps changing her mood

• D. keeps testing

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: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?

• A. fierce
• B. stable

• C. fleeting

• D. loose

Question 25: Constant correction of speaking ‘errors’ by a teacher is often counter-productive, as student may become afraid to speak at all.

• A. desolate
• B. fruitless
• C. barren

• D. effective

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: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.

• A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.

• B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.

• C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
• D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.

Question 27: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.

• A. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
• B. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
• C. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

• D. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.

Question 28: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.

• A. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
• B. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.

• C. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.

• D. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.

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 29: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.

• A. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
• B. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
• C. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.

• D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.

Question 30: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.

• A. Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
• B. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

• C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

• D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

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 31 to 35.

The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (31)_____. Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (32)_____ for exams. These aren't even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They're just mock exams. Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (33)_____. Thirdly, the standard (34)_____ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (35)_____ good use of someone else's ideas? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study skill that's essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, hoe many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is letting our children down.

Question 31:

• A. plan
• B. fame

• C. potential

• D. achievement

Question 32:

• A. reading
• B. lecturing
• C. cheating

• D. cramming

Question 33:

• A. latter

• B. frontier
• C. later
• D. latest

Question 34:

• A. timetable

• B. curriculum

• C. lecture
• D. seminar

Question 35:

• A. having
• B. taking

• C. making

• D. creating

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral problems.

This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead particles from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint,plaster,or paint dust from sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nailbiting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous. Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.

Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage?

• A. problems with household paint
• B. major health concern for children

• C. lead poisoning in children

• D. lead paint in order homes

Question 37: The phrase "exposed to" in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?

• A. in contact with

• B. familiar with
• C. displaying
• D. conducting

Question 38: Which of the following does the passage infer?

• A. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.

• B. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.

• C. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
• D. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.

Question 39: The word "ingest" could best be replaced by which of the following?

• A. inhale
• B. invest
• C. inject

• D. eat

Question 40: The word "dilapidated" is closest in meaning to which of the following?

• A. unpainted
• B. decorated

• C. broken down

• D. poorly painted

Question 41: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?

• A. household dust

• B. lead-based paint

• C. painted toys
• D. dilapidated houses

Question 42: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?

• A. Old homes were painted with lead – based paint.

• B. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
• C. Poor people did not comply with the regulations
• D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.