Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank  space in the following passage.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (31) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (32) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, is not the (33) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (34) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (35) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (36) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (37) _______in water when celebrating their New Year, which (38) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigu, in Guatemal, they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (39) _______ colourful, but (40) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
(35) 
A.gone                       
B.carried                     
C.brought                   
D.run

Choose word or phrase that needs correcting. 
Natural (A) resources provide the raw material are needed (B) to produce (C) finished goods.(D) 
A.Natural
B.are needed 
C.produce
D.goods

They had lunch together in the school __________  .
A.cafe
B.restaurant
C.canteen
D.bar

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.
One is supposed to expend far more energy in marathon run than expected.
      
A.exhaust                   
B.spend                      
C.consume                 
D.reserve

The meal………….when I came.
have…… will
A.was be cooked
B.is cooked
C.was being cooked
D.is being cooked

Exercise 1. Read the following pasage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space from 1 to 5.
With job vacancies available all year round offering high salaries, Vietnam has been ranked the second best place in the world to teach English by TEFL Exchange, a community for teachers of English (1)______ a foreign language.
The site (2)______  that a foreign English teacher can earn between 1,200-2,200 USD a month in Vietnam, where the average annual income in 2016 was just 2,200 USD. They can (3)______  a job any time of year and the best places to do so are the country’s three largest cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Candidates only need to hold a bachelor’s (4)______  and a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate.
English is an obligatory subject from sixth grade across Vietnam, but in large cities, many primary schools demand high (5)______. Foreign language centers have been thriving here, with students as young as three years old.
(4) 
A.degree         
B.qualification            
C.diploma                  
D.level

Indicate an error in each of the following sentences.
My ideal world would be a peaceful one which there are no wars or conflicts.
A.would be  
B.one                                      
C.which                                 
D.no

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
We all know that jogging or running slowly ____(1) ___ long distances is good exercise for our ___(2) ___. It helps us keep fit and lose weight, makes the heart stronger, and even helps us feel better about ourselves. It costs almost nothing, ___(3) ___ a good pair of shoes to protect a jogger's leg and feet from the shock of the hard surfaces. A new kind of running shoes has just been introduced. The shoes____ (4 ) ______ designed by a team of researchers at the University of Calgary. The shoes, ____ (5) ______ are made of special materials, can reduce the damaging effects on a jogger's body.

A.which 
B.that 
C.who 
D.when

According to the passage, we respond to others by __________.
A. watching their actions    
B.observing their look
C. looking at their face      
D.observing their emotional expressions

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

A.capital
B.country
C.city
D.vacation