Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50
Today we think of book as a volume of many (46)..................... of paper containing text, illustrations, photographs, etc. Because of their durability and portability, the main uses of books are to preserve and distribute (47)................ . In ancient times, people wrote on clay tablets, wood or (48).................... tablets tied with cord, or book rolls to store information. Later, with the invention of paper, the Chinese had the first book called Jingangjing (the Diamond Sutra) printed in AD 868. In the 20th century, (49).................. the challenge from other media such as radio or television and computer, books continued to be a primary means for dissemination of knowledge, for instruction and pleasure in skills and arts, and (50)...................... the storage of human’s experience.
(49) 
A.although
B.despite
C.though
D.in spite

Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct, from questions 31 to 35
It is hoped that illiteracy will soon eradicate in our country as more and more  people are taking part in the struggle against  it
A.illiteracy
B.eradicate
C.more and more
D.against

She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A.uncomfortable 
B.warm  
C.lazy      
D.dirty

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The move to a different environment had brought about a significant______in Mary’s state of mind.
A.impact     
B.effect      
C.influence    
D.change

(37) _________
A.but 
B.although                 
C.despite                          
D.however

VI:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He _____ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
 
A.didn’t have to go 
B.couldn’t go
C.must have gone
D.should have gone

__________(64)
A.fashion
B.fashionable
C.fashioner
D.fashioned

A.redundant
B.descendant
C.relevant          
D.consultant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In 1918, Smith ___ the record for the world’s longest flight by flying 2,350 miles from Cairo to Calcutta.
A.smashed                             
B.split                             
C.cracked                       
D.broke

II. 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.
His short but pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.
A.welcomed               
B.misunderstood        
C.praised                                
D.disapproved