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

1. A. none                   B. phone                    C. stone                   D. zone

2. A. life                      B. like                        C. live                     D. lively

3. A. beard                  B. hear                       C. rear                    D. swear

4. A. ancient                B. educate                  C. stranger             D. transfer

5. A. account               B. astound                  C. country               D. mounting

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

6. A. emigrate         B. immigrate                  C. advocate                D. inhabit

7. A. confide            B. comfort                     C. inflate                    D. severe

8. A. biology           B. environment               C. geography              D. scientific

9. A. mixed bag       B. basket maker             C. direct method         D. bad pain

10. A. good morning   B. blood bank             C. white paper            D. old man

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

11. Mark Zuckerberg's enormous success has taken a lot of hard work and ____.

A. indifference          B. dedication              C. loyalty             D. reputation

12. I can't believe she didn't do anything for the company. I will ____ and be in charge.

A. take over             B. take on                  C. take up              D. take in

13. Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is _____ encouraging progress in math.

A. doing                   B. making                 C. checking            D. stopping

14. The ____ of the soil reduced the productivity of the farm.

A. fertility                 B. hardship                C. poverty               D. inadequacy

15. Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up.

A. waited – showed                                 B. would wait - showed

C. were waiting - were showing                D. waited – was showing

16. Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.

A. were telling - came - looked                                            

B. would tell – would visit - would look

C. told – would come - were looking                                  

D. tell - are coming - will look

17. “Good luck to you in your exam!”     -“_________”

A. Thank you! Same to you.                                                

B. Yeah. That's the one.

C. Well, I'll see.                                                                    

D. Don't worry! I'll be fine.

18. It is necessary that you ____ able to come with us.

A. are                   B. be                        C. being                   D. to be

19. Poaching ____ the greatest threat to many species.

A. creates             B. presents               C. poses                   D. produces

20. I didn't meet him right away ____ he had to talk to his boss first.

A. while                   B. if                 C. because                  D. or

21. ____ what has happened, I think she will never return.

A. If                        B. Unless         C. While                       D. After

22. There wasn't a chair for the headmaster, ____ is a big problem.

A. what                   B. which                C. that                   D. where

23. The student wiped the board ____ was full of notes and drawings.

A. that                    B. while                 C. after                  D. so

24. Overpopulation in urban areas tends to create unfavourable conditions, which may result in ____ of food in developing countries.

A. damages             B. failures              C. shortages           D. supplies

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

25. Ideally, I'd like to work at home but there is no way my boss agrees with that.

A. Generally               B. Luckily                 C. Preferably          D. Fortunately

26. She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

A. ambitious              B. creative                C. idealistic            D. practical

27. Scientists are trying to find energy that consumes less fuel.

A. waste                   B. destroy                  C. eat up              D. use

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

28. This boy is poorly-educated and doesn't know how to behave properly.

A. uneducated        B. knowledgeable         C. ignorant           D. rude

29. The number of rhinos is in steady decline. There are fewer rhinos than ever before.

A. occasional          B. constant                  C. stable              D. persistent

30. Unemployment is a massive problem for the government at the moment.

A. main                 B. major                      C. minor              D. primary

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The increase in urbanization causes different problems. Air and water pollution are amongst the major issue we have to tackle.

In the first place, cars, factories and burning waste emit dangerous gases that change the air quality in our cities and pose threats to our health. Dangerous gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides cause respiratory diseases, for instant, bronchitis and asthma. Those are also proved to have long-term effects on the environment.

Furthermore, with the increased population, it becomes difficult to manage the waste generated in cities. Most of the waste is discharged or dumped into rivers or onto streets. The waste pollutes water and makes it unfit for human consumption. Subsequently, it becomes more and more difficult for city dwellers to get clean water. Some cities in Africa are unable to provide adequate water supply because most of the water is lost in pipe leakages. In fact, most city dwellers in developing countries are forced to boil their water or to buy bottled water, which is very expensive.

There are several actions that could be taken to eradicate the problems described above. Firstly, a simple solution would be joining community efforts to address problems affecting your city. Ask your parents, friends and relatives to join in as well. These efforts might include clean-up campaigns, recycling projects and a signature campaign to ask the government to do something about the situation. A second measure would be encouraging your teacher to talk about these problems and to discuss how young people can help to solve them. Finally, writing to local organizations working on these issues for ideas on how you can contribute to solve them.

31. The word tackle in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. deal with         B. make up          C. try on              D. turn down

32. The word Those in paragraph 2 refers to ____.

A. bronchitis and asthma                                                      

B. carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides

C. dangerous gases                                                               

D. respiratory diseases

33. According to the passage, in some cities in Africa ____.

A. people are allowed to dump waste into rivers and on streets

B. people aren't provided enough water due to leaking pipes

C. people have found some solutions to the problems

D. people would rather use boiling water and bottled water

34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. City problems should be taught and be topic for students to discuss at school.

B. Children must ask for their parent's permission before joining community efforts.

C. Participators might take part in different kinds of projects and campaigns.

D. People can contribute in solving the problems by writing to local organizations working on these issues.

35. Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?

A. Environment degradation: Air and water pollution

B. Environmental pollution: Problems and actions

C. Increasing urbanization: Causes and effects

D. Increasing urbanization: Effects and solutions

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

36. Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.

A. People regard Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.

B. People talk Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.

C. People believe in Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.

D. People feel Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.

37. Nobody in my class is as outgoing as I am.

A. I am as outgoing as nobody in my class.

B. I am the more outgoing than nobody in my class.

C. I am the most outgoing person in my class.

D. I am not as outgoing as people in my class.

38. The price plunged from 300 to 20 in 1995. It plateaued over the next 3 years.

A. The price decreased by 280 in 1995 before stabilizing for the next 3 years.

B. The price decreased for 280 in 1995 before leveling off for the next 3 years.

C. The price increased by 280 in 1995 before leveling off for the next 3 years.

D. The price increased for 280 in 1995 before stabilizing for the next 3 years.

39. We paid for the meal. We wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

A. In order to pay for the meal, we wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

B. We paid for the meal in order to say sorry for what we had done.

C. We paid for the meal although we wanted to say sorry for what we had done.

D. The meal we paid for is what we want to say sorry for what we had done.

40. You must never take the helmet off when you drive.

A. Helmets must be worn at all times when driving.

B. Helmets must be taken around with you when you drive.

C. Wearing helmets is never taken into consideration when driving.

D. Helmets are an optional part of you when you drive.