Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______, Joe was annoyed to find that he had left his key at the coffee shop.
A.After returned to his office
B.To have just returned to his office
C.Upon returning to his office
D.Having been returned to his office

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Not until 1856 ______ across the Mississippi River.
A.the first bridge was built
B.was the first bridge built
C.the first building a bridge
D.the bridge building was

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Heavy lifting is ______ action which requires ______ physical strength.
A.Ø – the
B.a – the
C.an – Ø
D.the – an

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.
Mr. Collin: “You’ve been making very good progress. I’m proud of you!”- Brain: “_____”
A.No problem.
B.Don’t worry about it!
C.Everything’s right. Thank you.
D.I really appreciate you saying that.

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 25 to 29.
When hosting an Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations, among which the financial one is by far the most important. The costs of hosting the Olympics can (25) _____tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or even triple. In addition to the direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing ceremonies, athletes’ village, security, etc.,), cities often must build expensive new venues (26) _____lesser-known sports. Once constructed, sports venues often incur additional maintenance costs long after the Games have ended.
While costs are the (27) _____concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider. For one, an Olympic host city may receive substantial revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending, corporate sponsorship, and television rights. Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) actually made a large profit from the Games they hosted. (28) _____, hosting the Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city and country, which can lead to increased trade and tourism. The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest in projects (29) _____ improve the city’s quality of life, such as new transportation systems.
(26)
A.on
B.for
C.in
D.at

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.
A.ill-defined
B.indistinct
C.imprecise
D.apparent

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.
He came in for a lot of critism for the remarks he made in a television show.
A.recieved
B.eliminated
C.lost
D.obtained

l / pass / final / examination / university.
A.I passed the final examination at the university.
B.I have passed the final examination in the university.
C.I have passed a final examination at the university.
D.I have passed the final examination at the university.

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 island of Kauai has much streams, some of which have worn deep canyons into the rock.

A.much
B.of which
C.worn
D.rock

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.
My dad got into trouble sometimes because he didn’t suffer fools gladly. He would be very direct with people if he didn’t agree with them and that would sometimes cause offense.
A.felt bad around foolish people
B.acted like idiots don’t exist
C.was harsh to people who seem idiotic
D.was understanding towards the less clever