I"m sorry I didn’t phone you last night. I was up to my ________ in work.
A.head  
B.ears  
C.shoulders
D.eyes

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word
I had an amusing experience last year. When I (25)______ to a town in the south of France, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning(26)______him in  French and he replied in the same language. (27)______ keep silent during the journey. I myself know a little of French. I had nearly approached the town when the young man suddenly said, very (28)______, "Do you speak English?". As I soon learnt, he was English himself.
(25)
A.was driving
B.is driving
C.are driving
D.were driving

The science and technology industries have grown up steadily over the last decade. 
A.science 
B.have grown up
C.steadily 
D.last decade

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.
If we had more time last week, we would certainly have finished the project on time.
A.had
B.on time
C.certainly
D.the

She is too lazy to pass the test. (Use "So")
A.She is too very lazy, so she can't pass the test.
B.She is such very lazy, so she can't pass the test.
C.She is too very lazy, so she can pass the test.
D.She is too very lazy, so she could pass the test.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to the following question.

My uncle left his job because he did not have _____ of promotion.
A.visions     
B.prospects 
C.scenarios
D.posts

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:

A.extinction     
B.construction           
C.wonderful               
D.endanger

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer
In the last 100 years, technology has completely changed the way we live. At the touch of a button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the Internet. We have electricity, aero planes. television, and we have ever been to the moon. So what sort of inventions will there be in the 21st century? In­deed. is there anything important still left to invent?
It seems that there is. Scientists all over the world are looking into Nan technology with a great deal of interest. This is the science of building small machines - and when we say small, we mean very small. To give you an idea of the size scientists are talking about, these machines would be about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
Nan technology will bring about enormous changes. Doctors, for example, will he able to cure any illness. The environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we breathe and make it clean again. But perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won't have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology - many people believe there is a good chance it will come in our lifetime.
This passage is mainly about ____________
A.inventions               
B.Nan technology
C.technological changes   
D.small machines

It is essential that they ................. us the truth.
A.tell
B.should tell
C.must tell
D.Both a and b

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Timmy dropped the _______  on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can't stand him anymore.
A.pin                                      
B.needle                                 
C.botton                                 
D.ball