Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.




A.It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B.It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.
C.It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
D.The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.

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.chapel
B.label
C.vessel
D.parallel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Last night there was _________ bird singing outside my house.




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

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