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C©u 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Gone With the Wind, (A) the epic novel (B) about life in the South during the Civil War period, (C) took ten years (D) write.

A. the                            B. about                               C. took                                D. write

C©u 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

(A) A musical genius, John Cage is noted for his highly (B) unconventional ideas, and (C) he respected for his unusual compositions and (D) performances.

A. A musical genius      B. unconventional               C. he respected                    D. performances

C©u 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

_____________ to inanimate objects, such as machines, is a form of animism.

A. Emotion is attributed                                             B. When attributing emotion

C. If emotion is attributed                                          D. Attributing emotion

C©u 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

It was _____________ to see her as she had been away before I arrived.

A. impossibility            B. impossible                       C. possible                           D. possibility

C©u 5: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

They had to call off the match _____________ the thick fog.

A. due to                       B. despite                             C. since                               D. moreover

C©u 6: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

He wanted to know ______________________.

A. where I have been there                                        B. whether had I been there

C. if I had been there                                                 D. when had I been there

C©u 7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Finish your homework right now, otherwise you _____________.

A. would be punished   B. will be punished              C. were punished                 D. are punished

C©u 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

The young are supposed to ill-prepared ____________ their future job.

A. of                             B. for                                   C. in                                    D. on

C©u 9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

We've applied _________________ a charitable organization for a grant for the project.

A. in                             B. of                                    C. to                                    D. for

C©u 10: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

The extraordinary (A) beautiful of orchids (B) makes them the (C) basis of a multimillion dollar floral (D) industry.

A. beautiful                  B. makes                              C. basis                                D. industry

C©u 11: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Local people object to _______________ the supermarket here.

A. being built                B. be built                            C. building                           D. build

C©u 12: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

That the child is _____________ is loved by everybody.

A. well-behaved           B. behavior                          C. misbehavior                    D. misbehaved

C©u 13: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

The book was __________________________.

A. such good that it was hard to put it down              B. so good that I couldn't put it down

C. too good for me not to put it down                        D. so good for me not to put it down

C©u 14: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

The young shouldn't be _____________ to the old.

A. respected                  B. disrespectful                    C. respectful                        D. respect

C©u 15: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

Industrialization has been responsible for __________ most radical of the environmental changes caused by humans.

A. a                               B. some of which                C. the                                   D. which are the

C©u 16: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

"Mum, please don't tell dad about my mistake," the boy said.

A. The mother was forced to keep her son's mistake as a secret when he insisted.

B. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.

C. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.

D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.

C©u 17: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

While trying to break into the shop, the burglar was caught by the night guard.

A. Trying to break into the shop, the night guard caught the burglar.

B. The burglar who was trying to break into the shop caught the night guard.

C. The night guard caught the burglar who was trying to break into the shop.

D. Breaking into the shop the night guard tried to catch the burglar.

C©u 18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. society                     B. system                             C. apply                               D. sympathy

C©u 19: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

She closed the door so as not to _____________.

A. be disturbed             B. disturbed                         C. being disturbed               D. disturb

C©u 20: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

______________ speak louder than words.

A. Inactivities               B. Actions                            C. Actors                             D. Activity

C©u 21: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

"________________________?" - "I'd better not go there."

A. What would you do if you were in my shoes       B. How can I get there

C. Do I have to stay home                                         D. What did you do

C©u 22: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

By burning all the documents I could make nobody find out the truth.

A. So as not to find out the truth I burned all the documents.

B. So as for the truth not to be found out I burned all the documents.

C. Due to burning all the documents nobody could find out the truth.

D. Nobody was made to find out the truth as I had burned them all.

C©u 23: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

The local residents demanded to be _________________.

A. household                B. housework                      C. house                              D. rehoused

C©u 24: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

"I apologize for not telling you the truth." - "____________."

A. Not too bad                                                          B. So far so good                

C. That's not a good idea                                                                                      D. I understand completely

C©u 25: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

He doesn't play soccer ____________________.

A. so good as he used to                                            B. as well as he used to

C. more better than he used to                                   D. the best as he used to

C©u 26: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

My father enjoys watching news, ___________ my mother prefers plays.

A. unlike                       B. besides                            C. therefore                         D. whereas

C©u 27: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

__________________, we couldn't have painted the gate.

A. If he didn't assisted                                              B. Had he if assisted

C. Were he to assist                                                   D. Without his assistance

C©u 28: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

(A) The Mississippi, the (B) longest river in the United States, begins (C) as small, clear stream in (D) northwestern Minnesota.

A. The                          B. longest                             C. as small                           D. northwestern

C©u 29: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best explains the underlined word.

I'm trying to discipline myself to eat less chocolate.

A. control                     B. delay                               C. give up                            D. risk

C©u 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

If only I ____________ my father's advice. It's too late now.

A. take                          B. took                                 C. would take                      D. had taken

C©u 31: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

(A) The nitrogen makes up (B) over 78 (C) percent of the Earth's atmosphere, the gaseous mass (D) surrounding the planet.

A. The                          B. over                                 C. percent of                       D. surrounding

C©u 32: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

"_________________________" - "Thank you. It's nice of you to say so."

A. Take care.                                                             B. The beef is delicious.

C. The soup is awful.                                                D. What terrible perfume you are wearing!

C©u 33: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. experience               B. economy                         C. original                            D. academic

C©u 34: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. influence                  B. devastate                         C. diploma                           D. generate

C©u 35: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

By the time he is forty, he ______________ to over fifty countries.

A. has traveled              B. had traveled                    C. will have traveled            D. would travel

C©u 36: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. leave                        B. peasant                            C. speak                              D. teach

C©u 37: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best explains the underlined word.

It is only a temporary solution to the crisis.

A. forever                     B. cooperative                     C. not lasting very long        D. long-lasting

C©u 38: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

They continued to make the same mistake.

A. The same mistake was continued to make.           B. The same mistake was continued to be made.

C. The same mistake continued to be made.              D. The same mistake continued to make.

C©u 39: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

"If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill your boy," the kidnappers told us.

A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.

B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.

C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.

D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.

C©u 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest.

A. secondary                B. impolite                           C. understand                      D. introduce

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

School exams are, generally speaking, the first kinds of (41) ______ we take. They find out how much knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are?

Intelligence is the speed (42) ______ which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. (43) _______ scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology that will be able to read our brains, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.

A person's intelligence is measured by a special test. The most (44) ______ IQ tests are run by an organization in England called Mensa. Anyone from the (45) _______ of six can take the test. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if provided with enough time. But that's the problem - the most important point is that they're against the clock.

C©u 41:          

A. exercises                  B. tests                                 C. check-up                         D. practice

C©u 42:          

A. on                            B. about                               C. in                                    D. at

C©u 43:          

A. Because                   B. Besides                            C. Although                         D. However

C©u 44:          

A. used                         B. populous                         C. favorite                           D. common

C©u 45:          

A. age                           B. time                                 C. year                                 D. moment

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.

Many people know about the Hindu Festival Diwali as it is probably the most famous one, but have you ever heard of Holi? This is a spring celebration connected with the moon and - in Western India only - with the wheat harvest. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon, either in February or March.

As with most Indian festivals, there are regional custom variations throughout India. Where my family and I live, we always build a bonfire. We sort out all the objects associated with what is not wanted from the previous year so that they can be thrown onto the fire. You see our New Year begins immediately after Holi. We also prepare coloured water and powders to throw at each other on the day. For this reason, it is advisable not to wear your best clothes for Holi! It is a very funny thing to see, but so is the day itself; it is dedicated to the god Krishna and it is characterised by laughter and jollity. That's why people throw coloured water and powders in all colours of the rainbow at each other. The streets look as if there was an explosion in a paint factory!

Of course, despite its joyful character, the day has a more serious side too. The burning of objects in the bonfire symbolises getting yourself clean and ready for the New Year. That's why people pay or forgive debts, become friends and forgive each other and generally try to forget and leave behind any fights or anything negative from the old year. Holi is a festival which ends the year on a happy note and begins the New Year on a fresh hopeful one. It makes us all feel better for having celebrated it.

C©u 46: Holi is usually celebrated ___________________.

A. whenever there is a full moon                                 B. in February or March

C. at the same time as Diwali                                        D. in Western India

C©u 47: Holi ____________________.

A. is celebrated in different ways around India            B. is only celebrated where the writer lives

C. is not at all similar to other Indian festivals              D. is not very popular in the area where the writer lives

C©u 48: Coloured water ___________________.

A. is thrown onto the bonfire by people                       B. is used to colour people's clothes

C. is thrown by people at each other                             D. explodes from paint factories

C©u 49: Holi is described as _________________.

A. a festival which is fun but has a serious aspect too

B. a typical New Year's Day Festival

C. a very serious occasion

D. a really funny celebration without any particular meaning

C©u 50: People burn objects in the bonfire ________________.

A. so that they can have good luck in the new year     

B. to celebrate the god Krishna

C. only for fun                                                            

D. as a symbol of leaving all bad things behind

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