II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks.
Whenever there is a party, most girls get really excited about it so you can imagine how much fuss is (4) _______ about a sweet sixteen party. Many girls spend most of their senior year of junior high school (5) ________ about their parties – what theme to have, where to hold it and, of course, what to wear!
How big the party is (6) ­­________ mostly on the budget of the parents. Some parties are very formal. They take place at a hotel with a band, rich food, a photographer, flower arrangements and much more. Other kinds of sweet sixteen parties are more casual. Some girls have a barbecue or even a beach party. Others decide (7) ________ dinner and a trip to the theatre in a limousine. (8) ________ they choose to celebrate, everyone wants to remember their sweet sixteen as a very special day in their life.
(8)




A.Therefore
B.Although
C.Until
D.However

Nicole Kidman is a well — known actress.,.......... people recognize her wherever she goes.




A.because
B.since
C.so
D.as

If he works hard today..............he have a holiday tomorrow?




A.would
B.could
C.should
D.can

Alice and Stan are very.............. married.




A.happy
B.unhappy
C.happily
D.happiness

Unless I have a quiet room I ................to do any work.




A.won't be able
B.am able
C.will be able
D.am not able

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
She is the cause ____ all his problems. She often makes him be worried
___ what she has done.




A.from / over
B.to / at
C.for / on
D.of / about

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
After working ____ a long time, we relaxed ____ the shade ____ the branches.




A.to / from / of
B.off / for / up
C.on / over / under
D.for / in / beneath

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence.
Music in general and pop music in particular makes people .




A.excite
B.exciting
C.excited
D.excitement

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.
"Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?" said Peter.




A.Peter told Mary to believe in what the boy said.
B.Peter said that Mary believed in what the boy had said.
C.Peter asked Mary whether she believed in what the boy says.
D.Peter asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said.

It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep ________




A.growing
B.gaining
C.rising
D.raising