Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
More and more young people are (26)………….voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little (27)………………no money. But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience.
The work may (28)………..of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. (29)…………..kind of job it is, it is certain to be (30)……..and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
(26)
A.doing
B.making
C.taking
D.getting

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
More and more young people are (26)………….voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little (27)………………no money. But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience.
The work may (28)………..of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. (29)…………..kind of job it is, it is certain to be (30)……..and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
(28)
A.consist
B.include
C.contain
D.involve

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one
I haven’t stayed in a hotel for years.
A.It’s years when I stay in a hotel
B.It’s years since I stay in a hotel
C.It’s years since I stayed in a hotel
D.I haven’t stayed in a hotel years ago

____________ (36)
A.reluctancing
B.reluctantial
C.reluctant
D.reluctances

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
We’d better speed up if we want to get there in time.
A.turn down
B.put down
C.slow down
D.lie down

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Tony was so absorded in his assignment that he forgot all about his dinner in the oven.
A.distracted from
B.busy with
C.interested in
D.obliged to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
___________the lesson well, John couldn’t answer the teacher’s question.
A.Having prepared
B.Not preparing
C.Preparing not
D.Didn’t prepare

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said . He’s always putting his foot in his mouth.
A.saying embarrasing things
B.doing things in the wrong order
C.speaking directly
D.making a mistake

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
When I got back, they ………….the whole cake and just a few crumbs ………..on the plate.
A.were eating/ were left
B.had eaten/ were left
C.ate/ left
D.were eating/ left

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
The host asked Peter …………….tea or coffee.
A.whether he preferred
B.that he preferred
C.if he prefers
D.did he prefer