“Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!”
" ______________ "
A.Certainly. Do you like it, too?  
B.I like you to say that.
C.Yes, of course. It’s expensive.  
D.Thanks. My mother bought it for me.

-" _______"
- "Yes. I'd like to buy a camera."
   
A.Do you look for something?
B.Excuse me. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? 
D.Excuse me. Can you help me buy something?

Floods have completely____________ the farmer’s crops.
A.ruined 
B.damaged 
C.harmed
D.injured

She should have been here but she’s __________ flu.
A.gone through with    
B.gone down with
C. come in for 
D.come against

Students of grade 12 who are doing a decision about which college to go to may not know where their choices are located  .
A.are doing
B. about which college
C.go to
D.are located

According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?
A.By storing food near their young.
B.By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.
C.By searching for food some distance from their nest.
D.By gathering food from a nearby water source.

If he _____ a good command of English, he would pass certificate level C in English.
A.has
B.had
C.will have
D. had had

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.comfortably
B.especially               
C.carefully                             
D.possibly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 8 to 12.
WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
Some people think of 'traditional ' gender roles as being like a 1950s TV sitcom: Dad puts (8) _____ his suit and goes to the office, while Mum, in her apron, stays at home and (9) ____ the housework. But for most of human history, it has taken the efforts of both men and women, whether working in an office (10) _____ in the fields, to look after the family. And that's the situation to which we now seem to be returning.
By 2050, women will make up 47% of the workforce in the United States, up from 30% in 1950. But some experts are predicting that, at (11) _______ in the short term, the number of women in the workforce may actually overtake the number of men. What's the reason? During the economic recession that began in 2008, many jobs disappeared from industries traditionally dominated by male workers, such as manufacturing. Unless many more manual manufacturing jobs (12) ______, it may be that women, who traditionally work in healthcare, education and other service industries, will take the lead in the labour market.
(Adapted from http://www.celebratehiltonhead.com)
(11)
A.least        
B.all                    
C.first                                     
D.last

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.
The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech.
A.complicated            
B.started                     
C.closed                                 
D.confused