Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A.No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B.Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C.No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D.After he left school, he had started computer programming.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Susan did not buy that villa. She now regrets it.
A.Susan wishes she had bought that villa.
B.Susan regrets having bought that villa.
C.If only Susan didn’t buy that villa.
D.Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa.

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 33 to 37.
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (33)______. If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase.
(34)_______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (35)_____ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong.
With time, though, you start to (36)______ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (37)______ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
(Adapted from Navigate – Coursebook, OUP 2015)
(33)
A.adventure
B.adventurous
C.adventurer
D.adventurously

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 33 to 37.
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (33)______. If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase.
(34)_______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (35)_____ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong.
With time, though, you start to (36)______ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (37)______ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
(Adapted from Navigate – Coursebook, OUP 2015)
(35)
A.whether
B.how
C.if
D.what

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 33 to 37.
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive. Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (33)______. If you are just on a short holiday, you will probably never leave this phase.
(34)_______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (35)_____ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry or upset when things go wrong.
With time, though, you start to (36)______ to become more comfortable with the differences and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (37)______ of humor reappears. Finally, you may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own.
(Adapted from Navigate – Coursebook, OUP 2015)
(37)
A.taste
B.sense
C.touch
D.sound

Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement.
Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Ges­tures are the "silent language" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug.
Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you are stare at someone, it is not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a move­ment with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.
If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should _______.
A.greet him with a hug
B.place a hand on his shoulder
C.shake his hand weakly
D.shake his hand firmly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The fastest runner took the ___________ just five metres before the finishing line.
A.advance
B.lead
C.place
D.head

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A.arrived
B.hasn’t arrived
C.haven’t arrived
D.not arriving

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If I had been absent from class yesterday, I___ the math test.
A.would miss
B.would have missed
C.will miss
D.miss

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We’re free most of the weekend, but we’ve got a few bits and ______to do on Sunday morning.
A.stuff
B.ends
C.things
D.pieces