With what topic is the passage primarily converned?
A.Communication among drivers    
B.Direct observation of the ocean floor
C.Undersea vehicles       
D.Technological advances in oceanograph

The word "marginal" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. suburban   
B.disadvantaged     
C. forgotten      
D.abandoned

Luisa always insists
A.of fourteen new songs.
B.in complete disaster.
C.on bringing her boyfriend.
D.on European classical music.

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 5 to 9.
            In the past, people bought goods using (5) _______. They rarely borrowed money from financial institutions and only when they had saved the money did they buy what they wanted.
Recently, however, there have been great changes in the way people purchase goods. To begin with, some people pay for things by cheque, (6) ______ others prefer monthly installments rather than paying the whole amount at once. Most consumers, though, prefer to buy things using their credit cards. (7) _______, it is thought that there are benefits to having a credit card. Apart from the fact that credit cards are handy, some stores offer bonus points to people making purchases, while others give discounts on certain products.
On the other hand, credit cards must be used wisely because they can prove disastrous. In the long run, consumers find that they can’t (8) _______ without their credit cards and constantly rely on them, as they are “easy money”. As a result, some people lose control of their finances spending more than they should end up not being able to (9) _______. So they end up in debt and have difficulty in paying it back.
(“Use of English B2 For All Exam”, by E. Moutsou, MM Publications)
(6)
A.Last but not least             
B.Every now and then
C.One by one                  
D.By and large

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____ that we had to ask a police officer for directions.
A.So was confusing the map
B.Such confusing was the map
C.So confusing was the map
D.The map was so confused

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He read The Old Man and The Sea _________ by Ernest Hemingway
A.written
B.writing
C.which wrote 
D.that written

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There _________ be a lot more open space around here before they built  the new underground station.
A.would
B.used to
C.got used to
D.were used to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The families _______ houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary shelter in the school yard.
A.whose
B.where
C.whom
D.that

________(02)
A.criminals   
B.pickpockets
C.convicts
D.burglars

Choose the one word or that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
A.contact                    
B.gather                      
C.relate                       
D.communicate