Ann and Matthew are talking about the effects of global warming.

-Ann: “Does global warming worry you?”

-Matthew: “___________”

A. I can’t bear to think about it.

B. What a shame!

C. I don’t like hot weather.

D. Oh, it’s hotter and hotter.

The teacher asked students to discuss the situation “ Which is better,

supermarkets and traditional markets”.

-Jennifer: “ I believe that supermarkets are much better than traditional markets”.

-Katherine: “______. Each has its own features”.

A. I can’t help thinking the same.

B. I couldn’t agree with you more.

C. I disagree with you.

D. That’s completely true.

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 question.

A. levels

B. requirements

C. subject

D. secondary

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 question.

A. theme

B. ethnic

C. thunder

D. honey-mouthed

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 question.

A. dictation

B communicate

C. occasion

D. reservation

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 question.

A. achievement

B. calculate

C. attitude

D. voluntary

According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?

A. Greece

B. France

C. Spain

D. Italy

The word “solid” in paragraph 3 means most nearly the same as ______.

A. having no spaces inside.

B. seeming to be hard to book.

C. having less people than normal.

D. being uncomfortable to live in.

The word “tolerate” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. reject

B. endure

C. exclude

D. neglect

The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person living in Spain” means _____.

A. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.

B. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist annually.

C. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.

D. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.

The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.

A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots.

B. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.

C. they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.

D. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.

According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?

A. Polluted water

B. Traffic jams

C. Rainy weather

D. Crowded buses

In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned

_______.

A. to prove that they have got more tourism than they handle.

B. to tell us how wealthy their people are.

C. to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty.

D. to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.

Look! The yard is wet. It ______ last night.

A. couldn’t have rained

B. must rain

C. must have rained

D. should rain

Not until he was twenty five years old______ pursuit a scientific career.

A. he had

B. has he

C. he has

D. did he.

They stayed for hours, ______ my mother was very annoyed about.

A. that

B. which

C. this

D. whom

They always kept on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.

A. terms

B. will

C. friendship

D. relations

Not all men are connected with ______ physical attractiveness of their

girlfriends and wives.

A. a

B. the

C. an

D. 0

______ objective primary education is to provide students with basic

knowledge of the country’s history, ______ geography and traditions.

A. 0/a

B. The/the

C. The/0

D. An/the

This is his fifth day on the tour. He ______ four countries.

A. has already visited

B. already visited

C. visited

D. is visiting

After a ______ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice.

A. rude

B. impolite

C. small

D. slight

The majority of primary school teachers ______ women.

A. is

B. are

C. includes

D. including

Only because she had to support her family ______ to leave school.

A. that Alice decided

B. so Alice decided

C. Alice decided

D. did Alice decide

We would rather Helen ______ us all the information we needed . We should have been well informed.

A. sent

B. send

C. had sent

D. have sent

A new study group has been set ______ by the government.

A. out

B. up

C. away

D. down

You are old enough to take ______ for what you have done.

A. responsibility

B. responsible

C. responsibly

D. irresponsible

______, he would have been able to pass the exam.

A. If he studied more

B. Had he studied more

C. If he were studying to a greater degree

D. Studying more

The most successful candidates are not always the best educated. They are the best trained in the technique.

A. The most successful candidates are the best at training in the technique, if not they will need education.

B. The most successful candidates are the people who are trained well in the technique, although well educated.

C. The most successful candidates are not always the best educated, but the best trained in the technique.

D. The most successful candidates are not only the best educated but also the best trained in the technique.

It is raining cats and dogs outside. I want to climb the mountain today but I can’t.

A. I can’t carry out my mountain climbing because there are many cats and dogs falling out the sky.

B. It is the heavy rain that prevents me from climbing the mountain today.

C. I find it rather hard to climb the mountain despite a heavy downpour outside.

D. The heavy rain makes it possible for me to continue going climbing today.

The 15th Asian Games was a ______ sporting event.

A. succeed

B. successfully

C. successful

D. success

The film had already started by the time we ______ to the cinema.

A. got

B. get

C. had got

D. will get

Harvard University, which ______ in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

A. established

B. has established

C. was established

D. is established

A. on

B. to

C. at

D. into

Remember to ______ your shoes when you go into this temple.

A. go off

B. take off

C. put off

D. turn off

A plan has been ______ for Vietnam to host the Asia Sports games at some point in the future.

A. proposed

B. ranked

C. devoted

D. performed

Mary searched all over the house, ______ she could not find the car key.

A. so

B. therefore

C. although

D. but

Jack ______ the game with his friends when I got there.

A. still discussed

B. is still discussing

C. has still discussed

D. was still discussing

You ______ ring the bell because I have a key.

A. must

B. mayn’t

C. needn’t

D. mustn’t

I wonder why they’re so late. They ______ here an hour ago.

A. can’t have been

B. needn’t have been

C. must have been

D. should have been