A.begin
B.village
C.column
D.ancient

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 25 to 29.
Effects of television on childhood literacy
            Nowadays, television occupies a large portion of children’s time. From when they start in preschool, children spend more time watching television than participating in any other (33) ______ except sleeping. (34) _______, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
            The results of some research suggest that there is considerable overlap between the comprehension processes activated while reading and the processes (35) _______ take place during a period of television viewing. If this is so, it may very well be the case that children who learn comprehension skills from television viewing before they are ready to read are (36) _______ with some very important tools when they later learn to read. It has been noted that children are frequently better at recalling televised stories they have watched compared to those they have simply heard. Due to the fact that it is a visual medium, television can present information more concretely than written and spoken text, making it an ideal medium in which to (37) _______ some of the skills and knowledge needed for later reading.
(Adapted from “Complete Advanced” by Laura Mathews and Barbara Thomas)
(34) 
A.Due to         
B.Because                  
C.However                
D.For example

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.
“What have you done to my laptop, Jane?” asked Tom.
A.Tom asked Jane what she had done to his laptop.
B.Tom asked Jane what had she done to his laptop.
C.Tom asked Jane what has she done to his laptop.
D.Tom asked Jane what she has done to his laptop.

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

A.terrific                     
B.beautiful                  
C.general                    
D.chemical

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

A.discussed                
B.performed               
C.cancelled                
D.followed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Linda and Peter are talking about safe driving.
- Linda: “I think drink-driving should be severely punished.”
- Peter: “________. It may cause accidents or even deaths.”
A.I don’t think so   
B.I absolutely agree with you            
C.I don’t understand what you mean     
D.You must be kidding

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Where _____?
A.was the books found 
B.the books have been found
C.were the books found            
D.have the books found

Mr. Lam suggested that we ..................tonight.
A.worked late
B.working late
C.should work late
D.would work late

We were worried when we didn't............... him for four weeks.
A.heard
B.heard by
C.heard by
D.heard of

She_____$ 20 out of the bank every Monday. 
A.pulls
B.draws   
C.  extracts
D. takes