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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.
A. There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive.
B. The traffic is always so heavy that you'd better walk to work; it's quicker.
C. It is faster to walk than to drive in heavy traffic at certain times of the day.
D. During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic.
If I had worked harder, I would have passed the exam.
A. I passed the exam because I worked harder than others.
B. As I did not work hard enough, I did not pass the exam.
C. Although I worked very hard, I did not pass the exam.
D. Jack has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
I used to have Peter mow the lawn on Saturday morning.
A. I was familiar with moving the lawn with Peter every Saturday morning.
B. Peter often helps me mow the lawn on Saturday morning.
C. Peter often mowed the lawn for me on Saturday morning.
D. I am used to having the lawn mown by Peter every Saturday morning.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response for each of the following exchanges.
What a wonderful party!
A. Same to you. Thanks!
B. I am fine. Thank you!
C. I am happy you like it.
D. I don’t know. Let me check.
What’s new with you?
A. Help yourself.
B. See you later.
C. Me too.
D. Nothing much.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The level of urban unemployment and members of are high.
A. joblessness
B. the jobless
C. the joblessness
D. the jobs
He started living here three years ago.
A. He has lived here for three years.
B. He lived here three years ago.
C. He had lived here three years ago.
D. He had been living here for three years.
these two sources are considered green energy because they produce a lot of pollution when they are burned.
A. Both of
B. Neither of
C. Because of
D. On account of
By the time the ambulance approached, the man .
A. would die
B. had died
C. died
D. dies
In the future cars will still be with us, but instead of petrol they could
run anything from electricity to methane gas.
A. on
B. from
C. by
D. in
We request that she the window.
A. to not open
B. not open
C. not to open
D. not opening
There is little of things improving soon.
A. probability
B. probably
C. probable
D. probabilities
I propose that we all together so that nobody gets lost along the way.
A. be driving
B. drive
C. driven
D. driving
The faster we finish, .
A. we can leave the sooner
B. the sooner can we leave
C. we can leave sooner and sooner
D. the sooner we can leave
Your computer may go to sleep, it’s still consuming energy.
A. out
B. even though
C. so
D. furthermore
Earthquakes are one of the scariest natural phenomena they are so unpredictable.
A. neither
B. but
C. so
D. because
If there were no gravity, everything .
A. floated
B. would float
C. will float
D. would be floating
Plant shade trees to reduce summer heat reduce watering needs in summer months.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. or
I told you switch off the computer, didn’t I?
A. not
B. to not
C. don’t
D. not to
This is an awful film. It is the worst I have never seen.
A. who
B. what
C. that
D. whom
The tiger is of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.
A. on the verge
B. on the rocks
C. on the wing
D. on the round
It is difficult to quantify the that household waste has on the environment.
A. implication
B. affect
C. effect
D. impact
It has been noticed that the difference (25) temperature is usually greater at night and the phenomenon occurs in both winter and summer.
A. on
B. with
C. in
D. out
In Atlanta, in the US, this has even led to thunderstorms (26) occur in the morning rather than, as is more common, in the afternoon.
A. which
B. what
C. where
D. when
Large cities around the world are adopting strategies to combat this issue (27) it is not uncommon to find plants growing on top of roofs or down the walls of large buildings.
A. and
B. but
C. for
D. or
In Singapore, the government has (28) to transform it into a "city within a garden" and, in 2006, they held an international competition calling for entries to develop a master plan to help bring this about.
A. pledged
B. confessed
C. required
D. committed
Each one is a vertical freestanding garden and is (29) to exotic plants and ferns.
A. house
B. home
C. land
D. place
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.
Feel sick, have a painful headache and feel a bit under the weather, but I know that if I push myself and get out of bed I will feel better
A. happy
B. unlucky
C. well
D. ill
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.
She stays incredibly focused and is never distracted by others.
A. disturbed
B. bewildered
C. confused
D. concentrated
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.
We have a lot of talented amateur artists in Bolton as well as some well-known painters.
A. intelligent
B. incompetent
C. suitable
D. accomplished
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.
The study emphasized a period of time beginning four years before the casino opened and four years after.
A. focused on
B. was based on
C. carried on
D. relied on
Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your mood
B. Your need for thrills
C. Your friend’s feeling
D. Your appetite
Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. You are more influenced
B. Your family
C. The people around you are more influenced
D. Anymore
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Colors are one of the most exciting.
B. Colorful clothes can change your mood.
C. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
D. Colors can help you become healthy.
The term “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. clearly
B. obviously
C. simply
D. closely
The term “they” in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. emotions
B. people
C. colors
D. none of these
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. talented
B. create
C. between
D.decide
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. conclusion
B. engaged
C. overload
D. familiar
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. chances
B. practices
C. articles
D.dishes
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. fixed
B. related
C. naked
D. provided
Parents often dream of .
A. their children’s making a lot of money in the future
B. one day living on their children’s money.
C. one day seeing their children become famous people
D. a bright future for their children.
The word “career” in line 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. education
B. profession
C. travel
D. subject
Parents who come home from the U.S from foreign countries hope that their children .
A. become successful directors.
B. will have a lot of careers.
C. will make a lot of sacrifices.
D. will have more opportunities for good education.
Parents think their children will remain close to them because .
A. they give their children a lot of money.
B. they are living in a foreign country.
C. they know their children will be successful in the future.
D. of the sacrifices
The word “close” in line 6 is closest in meaning to .
A. kind
B. helpful
C. friendly
D. dear
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences.
They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.
A. They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day.
B. They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day.
C. Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day.
D. Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
B. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2001. He remained in office until 2011.
A. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city twice: in 2001 and 2011.
B. Although elected as the mayor of the city, my uncle took office in 2011
C. Ten years after serving as the mayor of the city, my uncle resigned in 2001.
D. Elected as the mayor of the city in 2001, my uncle held the post for ten years.