Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Today, some students tend to _______ the importance of soft skills as they solely focus on academic subjects at school.
A.overlook          
B.urge              
C.emphasize 
D.implement

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Jimmy, dressed in jeans and a black leather jacket, arrived at the party _______ his motorbike.
A.by                    
B.on              
C.in              
D.through

Beyond the mountains ___________ where you will live.
A.does the town lie
B.lies the town 
C. which the town lies 
D. the town lies

“I’m going for an interview for a job this afternoon” - “Good luck! I’ll keep my _______crossed for you.”
A.fingers    
B.legs    
C.arms  
D.hands

We wish that you __________ such a lot of work, because we know that you would have enjoyed the party.
A.hadn’t    
B. wouldn’t have  
C.didn’t have    
D. hadn’t had

It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was _____.
A.the growing number of schools in frontier communities
B.an increase in the number of trained teachers
C.the expanding economic problems of schools
D.the increased urbanization of the entire country

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Ninety-seven percent of the world’s water are salt water found in the oceans.
A.percent        
B.world’s          
C.are             
D.found

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 33 to 34.
A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the corner.
 
A.ran away       
B.was nearly hurt    
C.was hurt        
D.bumped into the car

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 from 17 to 19.
The only student who failed the exam was John.
A.With the exception of John, everyone passed the exam.
B.Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam.
C.Together with other students, John failed the exam.
D.Everyone passed the exam.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 3 to 14.
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very  ______.  
A.kind-hearted     
B.open-minded    
C.narrow-minded     
D.absent-minded