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 46 to 50.
VIRTUAL DOCTORS
Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctor’s when she does. So when she recently (46) _________ out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (47) _______ also included a (48) _________ fever, to e-doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain.
Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (49) _________ a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (50) _________ with their GP.
(48)




A.small
B.weak
C.mild
D.calm

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.beloved
B.observed
C.interrupted
D.succeeded

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)
(8)




A.off
B.up
C.on
D.out

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Whenever my close friend has some troubles solving the thorny problems, I am willing to give him an arm.




A.Whenever
B.solving
C.thorny
D.an arm

Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.




A.raised
B.so rapidly
C.that
D.forced to alter their eating habits

All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT _________ .




A.John F. Kennedy
B.Franklin D. Roosevelt
C.Abraham Lincoln
D.James A. Garfield

____________ (40)




A.show
B.ask
C.understand
D.know

____________ (33)




A.systems
B.sounds
C.languages
D.talks

Everyone in both cars _____ injured in the accident last night, ______?




A.were / weren't they
B.was / weren't they
C.was / wasn't he?
D.were / were they

Nam has now ______________ to the point where his English is almost fluent.




A.arrived
B.approached
C.reached
D.advanced