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.
Higher Education in the UK Students who have successfully completed an A-level course may go to university to do (35)_____ three- or four-year course leading to a first degree such as Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), etc. They apply to several universities which then (36)_____ an offer of a place specifying the minimum grades the student needs to obtain in the A level subjects studied. Higher education is not (37)_____. In principle, students have to pay a contribution to the cost of teaching (tuition fees) and have also to pay their living costs (maintenance). The government provides (38)_____ to help them pay for university education which have to be paid back from earnings once their income reaches a certain (39)_____. In recent years government policy has been to (40)_____ the percentage of 18-year olds (41)_____ go to university, which is now, at 40%, double the 1990 figure, but this growth has been at the (42)______ of the amount of financial support given to individual students. Universities receive money (43)_____ the state for each student and are responsible for employing staff and deciding which courses to offer. The head of a university, who is (44)_____ for its management, is called a vice-chancellor.

A.of
B.from
C.to
D.in

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.
A.being considerate of things
B.remembering to do right things
C.forgetful of one’s past
D.often forgetting things

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Ms Stanford is an unusually prolific author. She has written a large number of books these years, some of which are best-sellers.
A.reflective
B.productive
C.exhausted
D.critical

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 .
The collecting (A)of postage stamps is (B)a hobby that interest(C) people of all ages and all walks (D)of life.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

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 .
Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when (A) a New York newspaper published (B) the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, that (C) Clement Clark Moore had written (D) to amuse his daughter.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

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 .
It is thought that the unusual warming of the Earth has (A) been caused by so-called (B) greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, being emitting (C) into the atmosphere by car engines and factories. (D)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

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 .
The world is becoming more industrialized (A) and the number of animal species (B) that have become extinct (C) have increased. (D)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The rains of 1993 causing the Missouri river to overflow resulted in one of the worst floods of the 20th century.
A.stopped
B.lessened
C.caused
D.overcame

We have bought extra food ______ our guests stay to dinner.
A.when
B.in case
C.if
D.so that

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Since ______ has been so poor, the class has been closed.
A.attendance
B.attendant
C.attending
D.attendee