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
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in  their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.
How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A.More than predicted in Business Week.
B.More than 8 million.
C.Fewer than last year.
D.Fewer than estimated in USA Today.

__________ (40)
A.almost    
B.mostly
C.most   
D.plenty

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.
The weather was so terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.  
A.The weather was too terrible for us to spend the whole day indoors
B.The weather was too terrible for us to spend the whole day indoors
C.It was such terrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors.
D.The weather was too terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.

_________ (8)
A.longer 
B.deeper      
C.thicker     
D.wider

Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
A number of political prisoners................since Independent Day.
A.released   
B.have released 
C.was released  
D.have been released

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:

A.information             
B.discovery                
C.entertainment          
D.scientific

(28) 
A.Therefore                
B.However                 
C.Additionally           
D.Otherwise

What is the purpose to this text?
 
A.to sell a product    
B. to solve a problem    
C.to argue a point 
D.to inform

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.
“Don’t be afraid of my dog,” said the man to Kate.
A.The man said to Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
B.The man told Kate not be afraid of his dog.
C.The man told Kate not to be afraid of her dog.     
D.The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ______.
A.creative                   
B.creativity                 
C.create                      
D.creatively