Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We have plenty of time for doing the work. We be hurried.




A.needn’t
B.shouldn’t
C.mustn’t
D.may not

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
– “Who wrote the poem?” – “It’s said written by one of the Bronte sisters.”




A.to have been
B.to being
C.to having been
D.to be

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Where’s that _______ dress that your boyfriend gave you?




A.lovely long pink silk
B.lovely pink long silk
C.long pink silk lovely
D.pink long lovely silk

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There is horror movie on _ TV tonight.




A.a/the
B.the/ x
C.a/ x
D.x / the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Application forms of those examinations must be submitted before the _______.




A.line
B.deadline
C.time
D.timeline

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of _____ devices.




A.environmental-friendly
B.time-consuming
C.labor-saving
D.pollution-free

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My friend often shows her ______ whenever I have troubles.




A.sympathize
B.sympathetic
C.sympathy
D.sympathetically

The word “This” in paragraph 1 refers to ________.




A.license to fly
B.aeronautical engineering
C.flying lessons
D.aircraft

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My dad had a wide range of practical life skills. He could solve most problems by himself.




A.If my dad hadn't had a wide range of practical life skills, he couldn't have solved most problems by himself.
B.Because my dad hadn't had a wide range of practical life skills, he couldn't have solved most problems by himself.
C.Since my dad didn't have a wide range of practical life skills, he couldn't solve most problems by himself.
D.If my dad had a wide range of practical life skills, he couldn't solve most problems by himself.

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26) , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27) trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28) much more than acquiring skills such as (29) children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30) skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31) to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32) learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33) use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34) more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35) another.
(27)




A.cost
B.value
C.worth
D.price