Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.




A.Not until had
B.No longer had
C.No sooner had
D.Hardly had

_______(26)




A.Two
B.Second
C.Twice
D.Double

The word “hostile” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.




A.valuable
B.renewable
C.available
D.unfriendly

He asked me if I_________to school by bicycle every day.




A.am going
B.go
C.was going
D.went

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.
Walking reduces depression and anxiety, lessens stress, self-esteem is raised, and increases energy.




A.Walking
B.self-esteem is raised
C.depression
D.lessens stress

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He expected ________ for an Oscar, but he wasn’t.




A.being nominated
B.to nominate
C.to be nominated
D.nominating

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Changing the rules may do more harm than good, so you’d better take it________.




A.between the lines
B.into account
C.under arrest
D.under the weather

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.
He kept on butting in with silly comments, which made his teacher angry.




A.flattering
B.excluding
C.interrupting
D.interesting

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.
She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.




A.discuss
B.deny
C.explore
D.hide

Depite working hard, he can’t support his large family.




A.Although he works hard, he can’t support his large family.
B.Although working hard, he can’t support his large family.
C.Although he works hard, but he can’t support his large family.
D.Although he works hard, he can support his large family.