It   to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working hard during the term.

A. lays.                             

Last year, the company went___________up after the one of its senior executives offered his resignation.

A. straight                        

The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930 s and 1940’s, but it is still an important___________of entertainment.

The newspaper article which includes a gruesome description of the murder has___________a lot of attention from the public.

I applied for the job but was___________.

A. taken away                   

Many astronomers never get back to the Earth because of___________accidents.

A. tragedy                        

___________the Nobel Prize, he retired from politics.

A. Received                     

We will have prepared everything ______

A. as soon as the meeting will begin                      

B. by the time the meeting begins

His visit to Korea was delayed _______ his illness.

When I came yesterday, they___________ dinner.

Jack has a collection of     .

The larger the area of forest is destroyed,              

Britain has accused Russia                                   poisoning the ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

The robbers ————————- by the police for an hour.

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

Surely David’s not going to drive,........................he?

A. does                             

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.

A. arrangement                      

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.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

When Susan invited us to dinner, she really showed off her culinary talents. She prepared a feast - a huge selection of dishes that were simply mouth-watering.

You can feel more at ease by taking part in group dating. It’s the only way.

A. By taking part in group dating can you only feel more at ease.

B. Only by taking part in group dating can you feel more at ease.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.

A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.

B. I wish Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.

I don’t think Max broke your vase because he wasn’t here then.

A. Max wouldn’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.

B. Max was likely to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.

"I’ll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.

A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.

B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

A. It is two months that we wrote to each other.

B. It is two months since we wrote together.

The new trade agreement should felicitate more rapid economic growth.

A. The                         

The Gray Wolf, a species reintroduced into their native habitat in Yellowstone National Park, has begun to breed naturally there.

A. reintroduced            

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

 Next week, when there will be an English club held here, I will give you more information about it.

A. will be                     

What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

A. Plastic bags should be limited as much as possible to save the Earth from their harmful impacts.

B. Each individual should reuse their plastic bags to save money for other purchases.

What does the word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

The word “intact” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. undamaged              

The following are the negative effects of plastic bags on the environment, EXCEPT ________.

A. They make water, soil and air polluted.

B. Marine animals may die because of eating plastic bags.