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 from 17 to 18.
I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of the desert.
A.cost a lot of money
B.pay too much for something
C.spend less money than usual
D.make a lot of money

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 23.
Culture Clash
In Africa a famous food company tried to sell its baby food by advertising it with the picture of a baby on the label. They did not know that this particular country used labels only to (19)_________ a picture of the food inside. When Pepsico used the slogan "Come alive with Pepsi' in Taiwan, they had no idea that it would be translated into Chinese as 'Pepsi (20) ________ your ancestors back from the dead’.
Misunderstandings such as these about language or about culture are sometimes comical but can also cause genuine hurt or anger. Business styles (21) ________ widely in different countries and what is normal in one culture can be completely unacceptable in another.
Socialising in different countries can be tricky. In Arabic countries, for example, people do not discuss business (22) _________ meals. Giving gifts is another potential problem: in the UK most people take presents to a dinner party, but in many countries this is not polite because it (23) _________ you think the host is poor.
(19)
A.express
B.display
C.record
D.show

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 from 15 to 16.
A.well-established
B.worshiped
C.poached
D.self-directed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
________ that he had no choice but to leave early.
A.He found himself in so embarrassing a situation
B.In such a situation he did find himself
C.In such a situation he found himself
D.He found himself in a situation where

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
If a machine stops moving or working normally, you can say that it has ______ .
A.cut off
B.seized up
C.gone off
D.wiped out

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.
A.Discovered
B.Discovering
C.Which was discovered
D.That when discovered

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
The authorities _____ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and their associated products effectively. However, they didn't do so.
A.should have taken
B.needed have taken
C.must have taken
D.had to take

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
Only in the last few years ______ to use home computers.
A.people have begun
B.when people began
C.have begun people
D.have people begun

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
When the first child was born, they ______ for three years.
A.have been married
B.had been married
C.will been married
D.will have been married

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 14.
_______ , I decided to stop trading with them.
A.Being the biggest dealer
B.Though being the biggest dealer
C.Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
D.Even though they were the biggest dealer