I hope you won’t take_____ if I tell you the truth.
A.annoyance
B.resentment
C.irritation
D.offence

In order to finance the project, the Council will have to get a large _____from the bank.
A.profit
B.interest
C.loan
D.gain

________that he only started learning it two years ago, his English is excellent.
A.Wondering
B.Accounting
C.Considering
D.Thinking

He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second _____when it was offered.
A.sharing
B.helping
C.pile
D.load

I don’t think that purple shirt _______with your yellow skirt.
A.suits
B.goes
C.wears
D.fits

______students in our class is 40.
A.A large amount of
B.A lot of
C.A number of
D.The number of

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.champagne
B.chaos
C.scheme
D.chemist

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Anna is seeing Bill off at the airport.
Anna: "_______" Bill: "I will."
Anna is seeing Bill off at the airport.
Anna: "_______"
Bill: "I will." A. I'll miss you much. B. Give my best wishes to your parents.
C. Have a nice trip! D. Wish you a happy journey.
A.I'll miss you much.
B.Give my best wishes to your parents.
C.Have a nice trip!
D.Wish you a happy journey.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
A.from time to time
B.time after time
C.again and again
D.very slowly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 38 to 42.
Working as a novelist is not really a career like being a doctor or a scientist. Although a fewwell-known ones, like Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, have become wealthy, most writers find it difficult even to make a living from their book sales. Novels take a long time towrite, and authors can get into financial (38) _____ if they don’t have money coming in regularly from another job. But for those determined to write novels, it is without (39)______ one of the most enjoyable kinds of work to do. The writer has to be creative, thinking up completely new stories, and (40) _____, meaning they put all their time and effort into their work. They also need to be able to cope in a crisis, as nobody else can write their book for them. For this, a good sense of (41)______ often helps. Or the thought that maybe their novel might one day be turned into a film and become a Hollywood (42) _____!
(42) _____
A.best-seller
B.attraction
C.blockbuster
D.victory