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.
We should find ways to improve our products in terms of quality and service.
A.for considering aspects
B.in spite of
C.with a view to
D.in regard to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old.
      
A.will be          
B.is                             
C.has been      
D.will have been

I feel really tired. I wish I didn't go to the party last night.
A.feel
B.really
C.didn't go
D.to

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 43 to 50.
            The first impressions are rather menacing. Visitors must sign in and show identification before being allowed into the building. Such tight security gives one the feeling of entering a prison or some other dangerous place. But what a deceptive first impression! Manhattan Comprehensive Night High School may be the friendliest, most caring institution in all of New York City. A school of last resort for many of its students, it is their best chance to turn their lives around and make friends in the process. Manhattan Comp, as it is called, is the first full-time night high school in America.
            High school is compulsory until the age of sixteen in America, but many students drop out, either before or after they reach sixteen, and before receiving their high school diplomas. Until now, night education programmes for dropouts only provided the basics and then award an equivalency certificate. But now, Manhattan Comp offers the total high school experience, complete with a ‘lunch’ break, physical education and clubs. The students receive an academic diploma, which they say is more helpful in getting a job than an equivalency certificate. More than sixty percent of Manhattan Comp’s students go on to the college.
            Most of the school's 450 students have either been expelled from or dropped out of other high schools. Some have been in two or three schools before this one. What seems to make this school work for these hard-to-place students is the staff and, most importantly, the principal. All students call him Howard. As he walks through the building, he greets students by name, asks about their families or jobs and jokes with them about the lack of variety in the school cafeteria.
            Most students at Manhattan Comp are between eighteen and twenty-two years old. You must be at least seventeen to enroll. The classes run from 5 to 11 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, with all-day enrichment programmes on Sundays which explore topics like playwriting, art and video production. School terms are ten weeks long, which gives students the opportunity to take time off for family matters or jobs. Most students already have some academic credits from previous schools, so instead of the normal four years in high school, they spend between six months and two years at Manhattan Comp.
(Adapted from “Oxford Exam Excellence” by Danuta Gryca et al.)
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A.A Day in the Life of a Manhattan Comp Student
B.Manhattan Comp: One of a Kind
C.Night Schools: A Passing Fad
D.The Success Story of a Typical American School

I had no choice_________sign the contract.
A.despite                       
B.but                                      
C.without                               
D.unless

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.
In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans  should  follow  in  many  different  social (31)               , from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to   know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (32)                work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural (33)          can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (34)                  , in some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (35)                 respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.
(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)
 

A.Therefore                     
B.However                 
C.Moreover                
D.Otherwise

He was completely_________by her tale of hardship.
A.taken down   
B.taken away
C.taken up
D.taken in

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.
Assuring the reliability and purity of the water supply is one of the more significant challenges facing an ever growing world population.
A.Assuring
B.water supply
C.facing
D.growing

he was busy, so she couldn't go to the party  
Because_____________________________.
A.Because she was busy, she went to the party
B.Because she was busy, she couldn't go to the party
C.Because she was busy, she didn't go to the party
D.Because she couldn't go to the party, she was busy

18. Do the Japanese often celebrate the New Year with their friends
A.
B.
C.
D.