Read the passage carefully, then choose the best answer for each question.
A LOVE POEM IN STONE
Often called "a love poem  in stone," the Taj Mahal is well-known for being one of the most beautiful buildings ever created. It is also perhaps the most beautiful expression of love in the world.
The emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his empress, Mumtaz Mahal. The couple lived happily together for 18 years. Then Mumtaz died during the birth of their fourteenth child. Before she died, the emperor made her a promise. To remember her, he would build the most beautiful monument in the world.
The emperor poured his passion and wealth into building the Taj Mahal. It is said that it took more than 20,000 people and 1,000 elephants to build. They worked for over 20 years to build the monument and its central dome, which stands over 73 meters above the ground.
Soon after the building was finished, Shah Jahan's son became emperor. He put Shah Jahan in prison.  Shah Jahan lived there until his death in 1666, when his body was put in the Taj Mahal with the woman he loved.
There are many legends about the Taj Mahal. In one story, when the building was complete, Shah Jahan had the builders' hands cut off, supposedly so they could never build anything as beautiful as the Taj Mahal. Another says he also wanted to build a black Taj Mahal. These are interesting stories, but they are most likely not true.
The love story between Shah Jahan and his wife ended sadly. But the monument to their love still stands today. It is visited by millions of tourists, who come to see the marble change color in the light of the rising sun or a full moon.
What could be another title for this reading?
A.The Emperor and Empress’s Home
B.How an Emperor Showed His Love
C.The Beautiful Writings of Shah Jahan
D.The Taj Mahal Took Many Years To Complete

V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Thailandfrom December 6 to December 16, 2007. The Thai Olympic Committee was (26) _____ the event to coincide with the commemoration of 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Officials were studying the possibility of doing the events in multiple venues (27) _____ what had been done inVietnam and thePhilippines. It was the sixth timeThailand hosted the SEA Games.Thailand hosted the 1959, 1967, 1975, 1985 and 1995 SEA Games.
On 24 February 2006, northeast Thailand's Province authorities met to (28)            the 2007 SEA Games schedule, and progress on the province's under-construction US$65 million sports complex. The meeting provided an overview of (29) _____, and ended with reassurances that everything would be ready for SEA Games in 2007.
The sports venues included a 5,000-seater indoor stadium and 16 tennis court facilities among other facilities scheduled to be finished on June 2007.
The 2007 SEA Games featured (30) _____ than 400 events in 45 sports. The 24th edition of the games had the highest number of sporting events in the entire history of the SEA Games, more events than the Asian Games and the Olympic Games.
(27)
A.such as  
B.as                      
C.likely                    
D.like

When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A.1957    
B.1966  
C.1951   
D.1956

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
You must concentrate on your work more.
A.You must apply yourself to your work more to your work.
B.You must to apply yourself to your work more to your work.
C.You must apply yours to your work more.
D.You must apply yourself to your work more.

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.laugh            
B.high    
C.thought
D.eight

III. Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.(3 points).
I would have been happy if he _______ to my birthday party last night
A.coming       
B.had came                 
C.come     
D.had come

A. interactive
B.inspiration
C.compulsory
D.intermediate

The choir stood in four rows according to their  _____ heights
A.respected 
B.respective   
C. respectable 
D.respectful

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.
Dad's car is very old. He can't afford to buy a new one. 

 
A.Dad's car is very old, but he can't afford to buy a new one.
B.Dad's car is very old, so he can't afford to buy a new one.
C.Dad can't afford to buy a new one just as his car is very old.
D.Dad's car is very old, though he can't afford to buy a new one.

Never ...............a gift horse in the mouth
A.feel
B.catch
C.hold    
D.look