Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It ______ to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working hard during the term.
A.comes                     
B.gets                    
C.stands               
D.lays

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.head             
B.bean                   
C.meal                       
D.team

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.
Thanks to highly sophisticated technology, scientists have made many important discoveries in different fields.
A.accessible
B.confusing                
C.effective                
D.advanced

_______ (33)
A.worth 
B.necessary
C.important 
D. useful

We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.
 
A.Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.
B.The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.
C.Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.
D.Because the climate was so severe, we were worried about what we'd do at night.

The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A.In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
B.The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C.If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D.In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.

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 28 to 34.
There are many African tribes but, for many people, the Masai are the most well-known. They are famous for their bright red clothing and their ceremonies with lots of music and dancing. Probably, one of the most colorful ceremonies is the festival of "Eunoto", when the teenage boys of the Masai become men.
Eunoto lasts for many days and Masai people travel across the region to get to a special place near
the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The teenage boys who travel with them are called "warriors". This is a traditional name from the past when young men fought with other tribes.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the teenagers paint their bodies while their mothers start to build a place called the "Osingira," a sacred room in the middle of the celebrations. Later, the senior elders from different tribes will sit inside this place and, at different times, the boys go inside to meet them. Later in the day, the boys run around the Osingira, going faster and faster each time.
The teenagers also have to alter their appearance at Eunoto. Masai boys' hair is very long before the ritual but they have to cut it off. In Masai culture, hair is an important symbol. For example, when a baby grows into an infant, the mother cuts the child's hair and gives the child a name. At a Masai wedding, the hair of the bride is also cut off as she becomes a woman. And so, at Eunoto, the teenage boy's mother cuts his hair off at sunrise.
On the final day, the teenagers meet the senior elders one more time. They get this advice: "Now you are men, use your heads and knowledge." Then, people start to travel back to their homes and lands. The teenagers are no longer warriors. They are adult men and now they will get married and have children. Later in life, they will be the leaders of their communities.
(Adapted from "Life" by John Hughes, Helen Stephenson and Paul Dummett)
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The Masai teenage boys are given advice from senior elders before attending Eunoto.
B.The Masai teenage boys will become adults and get married after attending Eunoto.
C.Eunoto lasts for a day across the region between Kenya and Tanzania.
D.Eunoto is the ceremony for both Masai teenage boys and girls.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is believed that travelling is a good way to expand our ______ of the world.
A.knowledgeable 
B.knowledgeably        
C.knowledge         
D.know

HOW TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS OUR LIFE?
Without transportation, our modern society could not            (56) . We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any            (57) made from these materials.             (58) we would have to spend most of our time             (59)food and food would be            (60) to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood.
Transportation also            (61) our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a doctor to the            (62)  of a sick person, even if the patients’ lives on an isolated farm. It can take police to the           (63)  of a crime within a moments of being noticed. Transportation            (64) teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests. In time of            (65) transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes.
________(57)
A.producers
 
 
B.production
C.products
D.productivity

VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
                          LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are (41) ________ how to organize their learning and how to (42) ________ the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (43) ________. Do you know how to (44) ________ up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all of the (45)________ the dictionary contains? Can you take notes quickly and can you understand them (46) ________? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (47) ________ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, but don't explain (48) ________ to do it. Learning by heart can be useful but it is important to have a genuine (49) ________ of a subject. You can (50) ________ a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.
(46)
A.before
B.towards
C.after
D.afterwards