Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence.
The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing ...............
A.nations 
B.national   
C.nationalities  
D.nationalism

Choose the one word or phrase  that best completes the sentence.
The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A.regret 
B. anger
C.sadness
D.passion

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

A.photography     
B.determinate
C.exhibition
D.professional

Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
She is very tired;_____she has to finish her homework. 
A.and
B.so
C.moreover
D.however

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1)_______ to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is (2)____to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases (3)_____cars (4)_____the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (5)______so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (6)____enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (7)_____disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn't so simple to talk (8)_______the problem. We must act now before it is (9)____late to do anything about it. Join us now! (10)______the Earth! 
______(7)
A.quickly
B.quick
C.quickness
D.quicker

Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that has the same meaning to the given one.
It was such a bad day that we did nothing.
A.If it is fine, we will do something.
B.Because it was very bad, we did nothing.
C.Because of a bad day, we will do nothing.
D.Unless it was a bad day, we did nothing.

Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that has the same meaning to the given one.
If you don't finish your duty before deadline, you will be punished.
A.Unless you finish your duty before deadline, you won't be finish. 
B.Unless you finish your duty before deadline, you will be punished. 
C.Since you don't finish your duty before deadline, you will be punished.
D.Because you don't finish your duty before deadline, you will be punished.

Choose the sentence - a, b, c, or d - which is closest in meaning to the sentence above.
It's waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.
A.Tony should be given explanation.
B.It's not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.
C.To save time, explain it to Tony
D.It's well worth trying to explain things to Tony.

Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Dear Jane,
I'm sorry for not (31) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you when I was on vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (32) ____, Lisa Moran, who lives near my uncle's farm in Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to know what she is (33) ______.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (34) ______ rounded shoulders and a plump face. The best (35) ______ on Lisa's face are her green eyes and the two dimples on her checks. She (36) ______ lively with her hair cut short and dressed in (37) ______ clothes - jeans and a T-shirt. When I first met her at my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (38) ______ and pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (39) ______ in music as you and I.
That's (40) ______ about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with your school work? Please write soon.
Best wishes
Ann Maxfield
(39) _____
A.taste          
B.hearing     
C.sense   
D.way

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 questions.
Women are placing less importance on their traditional roles as homemakers.
A.Women think homemakers are their traditional roles.
B.Women don't think their traditional roles are important.
C.Women place less emphasis on their traditional roles.
D.Women are no longer concerned about their traditional roles.