Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence.
Rick left the party early because he .............. a headache
A.had 
B.has
C.used to have
D.was having

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
In some countries there is negative population growth, which means that the population (21)_______, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related deaths. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (22)_______to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates.
Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (23)_______in overpopulation. Conversely, such areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (24)_______to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly affected by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already the highest in the world, especially in sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (25)_______faster than predicated.
(22)______
A.appeared      
B.represented
C.expected  
D.shown

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of _______ than comfort.
A.afford
B.affording     
C.afforded                 
D.affordability

Father promised he …………….me a bicycle.
A.is buying     
B.will buy      
C.would buy   
D.was buying

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
We can choose our friends but we can’t choose our..................
A.couples 
B.guests   
C.strangers        
D.relations

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.
Wild animals use various methods to ward off predators and their natural enemies.
A.rebel
B.befriend
C.deter
D.attack

Choose the word which has different stress pattern

A.language     
B.lyrical       
C.evidence  
D.disadvantage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very _____.            
A.narrow-minded 
B.open-minded
C.absent-minded
D.kind-hearted

Choose the most suitable word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) to fill the blanks.
He was _________ kind to me.
A.wonderful
B.wonder
C.wonderfuless
D.wonderfully

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 from 33 to 40.
Early peoples had no need of engineering works to supply their water. Hunters and nomads camped near natural sources of fresh water, and populations were so sparse that pollution of the water supply was not a serious problem. After community life developed and agricultural villages became urban centers, the problem of supplying water became important for inhabitants of a city, as well as for irrigation of the farms surrounding the city. Irrigation works were known in prehistoric times, and before 2000 BC the rulers of Babylonia and Egypt constructed systems of dams and canals to impound the flood waters of the Euphrates and Nile rivers, controlling floods and providing irrigation water throughout the dry season. Such irrigation canals also supplied water for domestic purposes. The first people to consider the sanitation of their water supply were the ancient Romans, who constructed a vast system of aqueducts to bring the clean waters of the Apennine Mountains into the city and built basins and filters along these mains to ensure the clarity of the water. The construction of such extensive water-supply systems declined when the Roman Empire disintegrated, and for several centuries local springs and wells formed the main source of domestic and industrial water.
            The invention of the force pump in England in the middle of the 16th century greatly extended the possibilities of development of water-supply systems. In London, the first pumping waterworks was completed in 1562; it pumped river water to a reservoir about 37 m above the level of the River Thames and from the reservoir the water was distributed by gravity, through lead pipes, to buildings in the vicinity.
Increased per-capita demand has coincided with water shortages in many countries. Southeast England, for example, receives only 14 percent of Britain's rainfall, has30 percent of its population, and has experienced declining winter rainfall since the 1980s.
            In recent years a great deal of interest has been shown in the conversion of seawater to fresh water to provide drinking water for very dry areas, such as the Middle East. Several different processes, including distillation, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, and direct-freeze evaporation, have been developed for this purpose. Some of these processes have been used in large facilities in the United States. Although these processes are successful, the cost of treating seawater is much higher than that for treating fresh water.
From A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft® Student 2008
Clean water supply was first taken into consideration by _______.
A.the US people             
B.the English people
C.the ancient Romans    
D.the Egyptians