Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Children all around the world love to read comic books. Maybe they like to read the kind of comic books that come out once a month, like Spiderman or Batman, or maybe they like manga- style comic books. That means that publishers who make comic books need to keep in touch with the things young people like to do. One thing that many young people today are interested in is technology, so of course kids want to read digital comic books on electronic devices.Let's take Japanese manga as an example. There are lots of people around the world who enjoy reading manga. However, in the past, it was difficult to find translated versions of manga in comic bookstores. But that did not stop manga fans. Some fans who could translate Japanese into their own language started translating manga themselves. Then they scanned the pages of manga books and uploaded the scanned pages to the Internet with their translation. This practice has become so popular. People in the comic book industry made up a name for it. By combining the words scan and translation, they call it "scanlation", and it is a big problem today. The people who do scanlation usually share their manga for free, so readers do not buy manga books. Writers, artists, and publishers all end up losing money because of scanlation. Another problem is piracy in the comic book industry. Illegal copies of old and brand new comics alike have been hurting comic book sales.Despite the progress made in converting comics to digital formats, hardcopy comic books are still by far the most popular format among fans. In the meantime, comic book publishers and stores will just have to keep an eye on their buyers' habits. As the popularity of digital books for e-readers and tablets grows, the popularity of digital comic books will grow as well.
(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
 
The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to 
A.comic books 
B.children
C.publishers
D.things

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 31 to 35.
As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this world of diversity, (31)                such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it was not much a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant, nurse, teacher, etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (32)                       , the cost of education was not so high.
Today's world is entirely different from the things (33)                         have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative technology and new (34)                       .Meanwhile,most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own interests. There are a variety of well-organized career talks and student counseling workshops to guide and help teenagers (35)                                        what course to take. Furthermore, psychological tests are also used. Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences, interests, or learning styles of the students.
(Source: Essential Reading for IELTS by Humin & John A. Gordon)

A.apply
B.study
C.decide
D.employ

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"We will not leave until we see the manager," said the customers.
A.The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager.
B.The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager.
C.The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager.
D.The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The more you practise speaking English,                       .
A.the more fluent you can speak it        
B.the more fluently you can speak it
C.the more you can speak it fluent       
D.the more you can speak it fluently

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I             all of my homework last night.
A.have finished
B.finish 
C.finished 
D. will finish

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
They were among the first companies to exploit the             of the Internet.
A.prospect 
B.ability 
C.potential 
D.possibility

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.
A.Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend.
B.Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend.
C.Sally promised to go to work at the weekend.
D.Sally refused to go to work at the weekend.

My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.
A.ask
B.when
C.has
D.homework

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A university degree is considered to be a                  for entry into most professions.
A.requisite 
B.demand 
C.request
D.claim

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The      of the Internet has played an important part in the development of communication.
A.research                  
B.invention                 
C.occurrence              
D.display