Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.
A.a
B.an
C.the
D.no article

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.powerful
B.conference
C.condition
D.difficult

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.entertainment
B.necessary
C.economics
D.education

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.houses
B.rises
C.horses
D.chooses

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.
My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.
A.My American friend doesn’t feel picking up food with chopsticks.
B.My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.
C.My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.
D.My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
A.If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.
B.If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
C.If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.
D.If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.

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.
The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.
A.The living room is bigger than the kitchen.
B.The kitchen is smaller than the living room.
C.The kitchen is bigger than the living room.
D.The kitchen is not bigger than the living room.

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.
“I’ll return it tomorrow,” said Sarah.
A.Sarah offered to return it the following day.
B.Sarah said she would return it tomorrow.
C.Sarah agreed to come back the following day.
D.Sarah promised to return it the following day.

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.
For more than (A) 450 years, Mexico City has been (B) the economic, culture (C) and political centre of Mexican people (D).
A.more than
B.has been
C.culture
D.Mexican people

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.
It is (A) nearly four hundred years for (B) the (C) birth of (D) Shakespeare.
A.is
B.for
C.the
D.of