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.

A. For

B. despite

C. Although

D. Due to

Look! That man ______ your bicycle.

A. steal

B. is stealing

C. stealing

D. stolen

A. has watched

C. watches

A. invented

B. explored

C. discovered

D. identified

John never come to class on time and ______.

A. neither doesn’t Peter

B. neither does Peter

C. so does Peter

A. successful

B. successive

C. unsuccessful

D. success

Neither my brothers nor I ______ interested in playing sports.

A. are

C. have

A. with riding

B. to ride

C. riding

D. to riding

B. groups

C. observers

Many rare animals have become______. They have disappeared from the earth.

B. extinct

C. extraodinary

D. alive

A. with

B. of

C. at

D. on

A. mustn’t

B. didn’t

C. hasn’t

D. shouldn’t

When I leave the school next year I ______ here for ten years.

B. have taught

C. will teach

D. will have taught

A. to admit him

B. him to admit

C. him from being admitted

D. him from admitting

A. who I wrote to you

B. I wrote to you about him

C. whom I wrote to you about him

D. I wrote to you about

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

B. were able to

C. couldn’t

D. weren’t able to

A. think

B. know

D. say

A. Surfer

B. Rider

C. Riding

D. Surfing

B. where

C. which

D. who

A. are

B. am

D. be

Read and complete the reading text

A. in

B. with

C. on

D. near

Both you and I are good at English.

B. Neither you nor I am bad at English.

C. Either you or I am good at English.

D. Not only you but also I am bad at English.

A. It was me that saw the robebr last night.

B. It is I who saw the robber last night.

C. It was me that I saw the robber last night.

D. It was I who saw the robber last night.

The people often help him. He always thinks about them.

B. He always thinks about them whom the people often help.

Choose the answer – a, b, c or d – that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it

A. The company agreed with Bob’s offer.

B. The company rejected Bob’s offer.

C. The company accepted Bob’s offer.

D. The company discussed Bob’s offer.

Exploration of the Solar System is continuing (A) , and at the present rate of progress (B) all the planets will have been contacted within (C) the near (D) 50 years.

B. progress

Are (A) you sure Toreshkova was (B) the first woman travelig (C) in (D) space?

C. travelling

D. in

The city doesn’t (A) need no (B) more taxes; everyone pus (C) too much already (D).

B. no

C. pays

D. already

B. the

D. is it

Choose the underlined word or phrase – a, b, c or d – that needs correcting

A. where

C. is

D. together

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

B. survive

C. forests

D. vision

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. depressed

B. established

C. exhausted

D. influenced

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. punctuality

B. enthusiasm

C. distribute

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. timber

B. effort

D. compete

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

A. geothermal

B. power

C. hydro

D. solar

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

A. different

B. distinctive

C. numerous

D. subsequent

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

A. ideal

B. complete

C. alive

D. special

A. popularity of English

B. a home health capsule

C. 3D-printed homes

D. holidays in space

The word “habitable” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. eligible

C. enjoyable

D. responsible

A. underground buildings

B. earthen buildings

C. super sky cities

D. cities in the water