Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
……………they seemed to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be settled.
A.Shortly
B.Overall
C.Nonetheless
D.Subsequently

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There weren’t any ……………..in the factory for bilingual secretaries.
A.situations
B.rooms
C.spaces
D.vacancies

Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word
The students came up with some novel ideas for fund-raising.
A.unique
B.bookish
C.educational
D.radical

Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word
Savings and loan institutions were first formed to provide mortgage money for those wanting to buy homes.
A.committees
B.organizers
C.innovations
D.associations

Choose the word which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word
A tangerine, which is flatter than an orange, peels and separates more readily.
A.daintly
B.tastefully
C.easily
D.difficultly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
A beaver uses its (A)strong front teeth (B)to cut down trees and peel off (C) its (D )bark.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Although (A)lacking in (B)calcium and vitamin A, grains (C)have most (D)carbohydrates
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Scientists have found that occasional exposure (A)to bright light can help a (B)person get used to working (C)the shift night (D).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Never in history of humanity (A)has (B)there been more people living on (C)this relatively (D)small planet.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.
Fifty-five delegates representing all thirteen states except Rhode Island attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia from May to September 1787. The delegates had been instructed by the Continental Congress to revise the old Articles of Confederation, but most believed that a stronger central government was needed. There were differences, however, about what structure the government should take and how much influence large states should have.
Virginia was by far the most populous state, with twice as many as people as New York, four times as many as New Jersey, and ten times as many as Delaware. The leader of the Virginia delegation, James Madison, had already drawn up a plan for government, which became known as the Large State Plan. Its essence was that congressional representation would be based on population. It provided for two or more national executives. The smaller states feared that under this plan, a few large states would lord over the rest. New Jersey countered with the Small State Plan. It provided for equal representation for all states in a national legislature and for a single national executive. Angry debate, heightened by a stifling heat wave, led to deadlock.
A cooling of tempers seemed to come with lower temperatures. The delegates hammered out an agreement known as the Great Compromise- actually a bundle of shrewd compromises. They decided that Congress would consist of two houses. The larger states were granted representation based on population in the lower house, the House of Representatives. The smaller states were given equal representation in the upper house, the Senate, in which each state would have two senators regardless of population. It was also agreed that there would be a single executive, the president. This critical compromise broke the logjam, and from then on, success seemed within reach.

What is the main topic of the passage?
A.James Madison’s plan to create a stable structure for the government of the United States
B.A disagreement at the Constitutional Convention and a subsequent compromise
C.The differences in population and relative power between the original states
D.The most important points of the Small State Plan