I ______badminton before. This is the first time I _______to play it.
A.have never played - tried
B.have ever played - have tried
C.have played - have tried
D. have never played - have tried

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will meet. - Ken: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?” – Tom: “________”
A.Studying in a group is great fun.
B.We are too busy on weekdays.
C.Why don’t you look at the atlas? 
D.The library would be best.

_____________you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?  
A.Likely   
B.Predictably  
C.Presumably
D.Surely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.
A.Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.
B.Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.
C.Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.
D.Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.

What does the word they in line 4 refer to?
A.solar energy users.
B.other renewable resources.
C.advantages.
D.solar cells.

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.
Many people criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of some high-ranked officials.
A.debauched             
B.immoral                       
C.showy                      
D.extravagant

According to the passage, recycling paper is
A.bad for the environment
B.wasteful
C.good for the environment
D.economical

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"It's time we sent the supplies", he said.
A.He told us that it is time they sent the supplies.
B.He said that it was time they sent the supplies.
C.He told them that it was time we sent the supplies.
D.He said that it was time they had sent the supplies.

_______are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.
A.Traffic rules
B.Family rules
C.Codes of etiquettes 
D.Codes of netiquettes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use.
 
A.boring
B. interesting
C.easy
D.difficult