Rap music has enjoyed widespread             among the young recently.

A. popularity

B. publicity

C. public

D. popular

The man            his car outside hasn't come back for it yet.

A. whom leaving

B. left

C. leaving

D. to leave

So far, more than 12.2 million corona virus cases             in the United States.

A. has been reported

B. were reported

C. have been reported

D. have reported

Nobody answered the door,               ?

A. did they

B. were they

C. weren't they

D. didn't they

She passed me on the street without speaking. She             me.

A. mustn't have seen

B. can't have seen

C. can't see

D. mustn't see

              official’s warnings and pleas, travel over Thanksgiving is expected to hit a pandemic.

A. In spite

B. Although

C. Despite

D. Despite of

The danger really              home to me when I saw the pictures on TV.

A. hit

B. arrived

C. reached

D. came

The Covid - 19 pandemic has              more than 1.3 million lives across the globe.

A. robbed

B. called

C. blaimed

D. claimed

Two friends Peter and Linda are talking about pets.

Peter: "Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house."- Linda: "                 "

A. No, dogs are very good, too.

B. Yes, I hope so.

C. Nothing more to say.

D. You can say that again.

“Will you do me a favour?” - Diana “                  ”

A. Sure. What can I do for you?

B. What’s a favour? I don’t have any.

C. Absolutely, but I’m busy now.

D. No, thanks anyway. I have enough favour.

(A) The man, (B) together with his family, (C) were invited (D) to the clambake last night.

For (A) such a demanding job, you (B) will need (C) qualifications, soft skills, (D) having full commitment.

I (A) don't think it would be (B) political (C) to ask (D) for loan just now.

She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn't continue without her.

A. If she hadn't contributed positively, we couldn't have continued with the project.

B. Provided her contribution wouldn't come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

C. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.

D. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.

He started computer programming as soon as he left school.

A. After he left school, he had started computer programming.

B. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.

C. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.

D. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.

National Geographic is one of the most influential magazines in the world. It came into being in 1899.

A. In 1899, National Geographic became one of the most influential magazines in the world.

B. National Geographic is one of the most influential magazines coming into being in 1899.

C. National Geographic, one of the most influential magazines in the world, came into being in 1899.

D. National Geographic came into being as one of the most influential magazines in the world in 1899.

Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it allows more jobs to be created.

A. Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created.

B. Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created.

C. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment whereas others feel that it allows more jobs to be created.

D. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it allows more jobs to be created.

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.

A. raised

B. released

C. increased

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.

A. assimilate

B. anonymous

C. addict

D. achieve

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. sustainable

B. replenishment

C. geothermal

D. organically

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. advent

B. emerge

C. deplete

D. connect

According to the passage, the degree of culture shock to which one feels varies

A. from country to country

B. from person to person

C. in accordance with a person’s age

D. in accordance with one’s nationality

A home-coming trip will             .

A. draw you back to reality

B. make you remember all the good things

C. help you solve the problems

D. make you forget the troubles

The first response a person tends to have when setting foot on a new land in            .

A. feeling frustrated

B. having a sense of being abandoned

C. fearing to be cheated

D. having a sense of losing something

Which is NOT a symptom of culture shock?

A. Having fear of being cheated

B. Longing to go back home

C. Feeling to be an outsider

D. Longing to travel

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 30 to 34.

Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance, disorientation or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one. While it is a common experience, the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another. Individual personality, previous cross - cultural experiences, and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture. The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, leading to a sense of isolation. When an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are re moved. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad - minded or good - willed he may be, this may be followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way.

First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort: “The ways of the hots country are bad because they make us feel bad.”

Another aspect of culture shock in regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance, and everything becomes irrationally glorified. All difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality. Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes. These are excessive concerns over delays and other minor frustration, fear of being cheated, robbed or injured or a desire to sleep more and a great longing to go home. Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging of being an outsider.

Culture shock is basically caused by            .

A. difficulties in using language

B. being unable to make friends

C. being away from all that is familiar

D. feeling desperately homesick

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.

This is especially important in the age of globalization, where countries face a daunting challenge to preserve their own cultural identities.

A. encouraging

B. delighting

C. urging

D. intimidating

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.

Solar technology has also emerged for the clean and renewable production of hydrogen as an alternative energy source.

A. substitute

B. restricted

C. endless

D. marvelous

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.

Until recently, many teachers and school officials turned a blind eye to bullying, believing that the students would eventually sort it out by themselves.

A. took no interest in

B. became attentive to

C. seemed ignorant of

D. paid no attention to

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.

Without action, the impacts of climate change threaten to catastrophically damage our world.

A. ruinously

B. fatally

C. terribly

D. beneficially

(25) _____ spectacular app is Lookout.

A. Difference

B. Others

C. Another

D. Other

SoundHound is (23) _____ that enables users to quickly identify songs by (24) _____ the app and holding their phone in the air.

A. launching

B. finding

C. participating

D. thinking

SoundHound is (23) _____ that enables users to quickly identify songs by (24) _____ the app and holding their phone in the air.

A. store

B. an app

C. shop

D. mall

Then, your (22) _____ information can be stored in folders or tagged with useful keywords.

A. performance

B. existence

C. importance

D. digital

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 21 to 25.

It is hard to imagine life in modern society (21)            smartphones. These handy little devices keep us entertained and enable us to manage important tasks on the go. Although smartphones feature powerful hardware, they wouldn’t be so useful without thousands of handy applications. Here are a few free and helpful apps that you can download to help you throughout the day.

If you have a habit of forgetting things and want to organize your life, give Evernote a try. It promises to help users remember everything. With a few clicks, you can send all of your photos, documents, and audio notes to Evernote. Then, your (22) _____ information can be stored in folders or tagged with useful keywords. When you need to access this data, you can perform a simple search and it will appear in seconds. SoundHound is (23) _____ that enables users to quickly identify songs by (24) _____ the app and holding their phone in the air. The app takes the song playing and compares it to thousands of other songs until it finds a match. Within seconds, it can tell you the name, artist, and album of the song you just heard. (25) _____ spectacular app is Lookout. Hopefully, you won’t have to use it often, but when you do need it. Lookout can be a lifesaver. Its main function is to help you find your phone if it goes missing. Lookout does this by using your smartphone’s data connection to locate your lost device.

It is hard to imagine life in modern society (21)            smartphones.

A. without

B. from

C. by

D. with

He           on his essay all day, but he           yet.

A. has been written/has not

B. has written/has not finishing

C. is writing/has not been finishing

D. has been writing/has not finished

Georgia recertifies election results, confirming Biden’s victory, despite Trump’s            to formally concede.

A. continuing refusal

B. continued refusal

C. continuing refuse

D. continued refuse

As a teenager, he was uninterested in school – but became            in music, listening to a huge            of contemporary American music.

A. bored/amount

B. absorbed/range

C. reckless/type

D. reluctant/diversity

In all social systems, there is a minority group which is looked           by others in that culture and kept           of mainstream society.

A. out of/down

B. through/back

C. back on/up

D. down on/out

When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn’t seem satisfied. He           no major book since he settled in Uganda.

A. has published

B. had published

C. published

D. could have published