Choose the best answer to the following questions.
Peter ________second in the competition for the best short story.





A.got
B.took
C.came
D.did

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Yesterday afternoon, Susan......to the supermarket and...a chicken and some cooking oil.





A.went - bought
B.went - buying
C.gone - bought
D.goes - buys

It can be inferred from the text that ____.




A.they nearly missed the coach because of the meal.
B.they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much.
C.the coach had already left when they got to the station.
D.they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back.

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
'Are Alice and Tom still living in New York? "No, they....................to Dallas,'




A.are moving
B.had already moved
C.have just moved
D.will moved

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Look at those cars! They................!




A.will crash
B.are crashing
C.will be crashed
D.are going to crash

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Your tour includes a one-day.................to the Grand Canyon by air.




A.camping
B.travel
C.excursion
D.visit

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




A.glorious
B.possible
C.protective
D.necessary

Bad children disobey their parents and make them ___________ .




A.sadden
B.sad
C.sadness
D.to sad

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.
A number of programs have been initiated to provide food and shelter for the underprivileged in the remote areas of the country.




A.rich citizens
B.active members
C.poor inhabitants
D.enthusiastic people

It will just be a waste of time and money if you just go shopping and buy things you _________ .




A.really want
B.never use
C.desperately need
D.can use