Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Perhaps better known than the Cullinan Diamond is the Hope Diamond, a valuable and blue gem with a background of more than 300 years as a world traveler.The 112-carat blue stone later became the Hope Diamond was mined in India sometime before the middle of the seventeenth century and was first known to be owned by Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife. From India, the celebrated blue stone has changed hands often, moving from location to location in distant corners of the world.
In the middle of the seventeenth century, a trader from France named Jean Baptiste Tavernier acquired the large blue diamond, which was rumored to have been illegally removed from a temple Tavemier returned to France with the big blue gem, where the stone was purchased by the Sun King Louis XIV. Louis XIV had it cut down from 112 to 67 carats to make its shape symmetrical and to maximize its sparkle. The newly cut diamond, still huge by any standards, was passed down through the royal family of France, until it arrived in the hands of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and his wife met their fate on the guillotine in 1793, and the big blue diamond disappeared from public sight.
The diamond somehow managed to get from France to England, where banker Henry Hope purchased it from a gem dealer early in the nineteenth century. The huge blue stone was cut into a 45.5-carat oval, and at this point it took on the name by which it is known today. The diamond stayed in the Hope family for around a century, when deep indebtedness brought on by a serious gambling habit on the part of one of Henry Hope's heirs forced the sale of the diamond.                                                                                                                                                                                  ‘'MB
From England, the Hope Diamond may have made its way into the hands of the Sultan of  Turkey; whatever route it took to get there, it eventually went on to the United States when American Evelyn Walsh McLean purchased it in 1911. Mrs. McLean certainly enjoyed showing the diamond off guests in her home were sometimes astounded to notice the huge stone embellishing the neck of Mrs. McLean’s Great Dane as the huge pet trotted around the grounds of her Washington, D.c. home. The Hope Diamond later became the property of jeweler Harry Winston, who presented the stunning 45.5- carat piece to the Smithsonian in 1958. The Hope Diamond is now taking a well-earned rest following its rigorous travel itinerary and is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where it has been since 1958.
The paragraph preceding the passage most likely discussed
A.why gems are considered valuable
B.how the Hope Diamond was mined
C.a diamond other than the Hope Diamond
D.methods for mining diamonds

A.procedure          
B.financial     
C.enormous     
D.recommend

If you don’t understand, don’t hesitate __________ .
A.ask a question     
B. to ask a question 
C.asking a question           
D.to asking a question

______ (26)
A.The others 
B.Other  
C.Others
D.The other

_______(23)
A.on    
B.with 
C.for
D.through

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
 Before I send this article to the editor, I’d be grateful if you could _____ it for me.
A.go through              
B.break through               
C.take over             
D. look up

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was created to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (26) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive interactions between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (27) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries.
ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok Declaration of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (28) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei subsequently  joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (29) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (30)             state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still too vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(29) 
A.Before                    
B.After                       
C.Since                      
D.While

________(39)
A.ability
B.capacity
C.capability
D.facility

"Don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day" he said.
A.He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
B.He said don't forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day.
D.He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.substantial        
B.applicant 
C.terrorist   
D.industry