Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Every woman who had enough criteria can join the beauty contest irrespective of their background.
A.under guarantee          
B.in consideration of      
C.regardless of               
D.on account of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play
A.unqualified                 
B.ill-educated                 
C.unskilled                     
D.unimpaired

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE  in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A.eliminate                     
B.protect                         
C.pollute                         
D.destroy

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.
I am sorry I cannot hear what you________because everybody ______so loudly
A.were saying/ has talked                                       
B.said/ was talking
C.have just said/ is talking                                      
D.are saying/ talk

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.
She said she met you once at the Parade last week. _________since?
A.Have you met her       
B.Were you met her       
C.Had you met her         
D.Did you meet her

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.
Paul is asking Joe for permission to play the guitar in the room. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
       Paul: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?”
       Joe: “_____________________”
A.Well, if only you didn’t
B.Oh, I wish you wouldn’t.
C.Well, actually, I’d prefer it if you didn’t  
D.Well, I’d rather not

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.
______her tears, she waved goodbye to her family from the station platform
A.Filling out                   
B.Bringing in                  
C.Turning over                 
D.Fighting back

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.
Your car is too dirty! When did you have it___________?
A.to be washed              
B.wash                            
C.washed                       
D.to wash

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.
_________, these students are among the best prepared who have been through this university.
A.On the whole              
B.At the whole               
C.In the general              
D.In generally

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.
Speech is one of the most important (1) ______ communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (2) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (4)______ . The basic (5) ______ of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (6)______. But the more idea you can (7) ______ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (9)______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ______ whether we are pleasedor angry, for instance

A.rules                        
B.reason                     
C.ways                       
D.tests