Their team performed excellently at the elimination tournament. They didn’t win the trophy nevertheless.  
A.Subsequent to their performance at the elimination tournament, they afraid to win the trophy excellently.
B.Were it not for their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they wouldn’t have won the trophy.
C.Notwithstanding their excellent performance at the elimination tournament, they didn’t win the trophy.
D.Given that they didn’t win the trophy, their performance at the elimination tournament was however excellent.

The word “proliferated” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A.prospered
B.organized
C.disbanded
D.expanded

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 questions.
He didn’t prepare well for his GCSE examination and he regrets it now.
A.Unless he had prepared well for his GCSE examination, he wouldn’t regret it now.
B.But for his ill preparation for his GCSE examination, he wouldn’t regret it now.
C.If it hadn’t been for his good preparation for his GCSE examination, he wouldn’t regret it now.
D.If he had prepared well for his GCSE examination, he wouldn’t have regretted it now.

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.misses
B.goes
C.leaves
D.potatoes

IX:
Choose the best answer
It’s hard to ……………on less than a million a month.
A.make a mess    
B.make up your mind  
C.make a fuss           
D.make ends meet

He just can’t ________without cigarettes.
A.make
B.do
C.pass
D.go

Are you accustomed to live in a big city yet?
A.Are
B.accustomed
C.live
D.yet

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.loves                      
B.spends                    
C.cooks                     
D.songs

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
(A) Transgender people (B) are denied the ability to join the (C) armed forces due to (D) discriminating policies implemented by the government.
A.Transgender
B.are denied 
C.armed forces
D.discriminating

A.consider   
B.apply       
C.offer
D.provide