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 questions.
We prefer cycling to driving since cycling is cheaper.
A.Even if driving is cheaper than driving, we still want to cycle.
B.We drive even when cycling is cheap.
C.Only when cycling becomes cheap, we like it.
D.We'd rather cycle than drive as cycling is cheaper.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D.
Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.
31. According to the writer, …………………………………..
A.people cannot live without personal computers
B.computers play an important part of our lives
C.Bill Gates invented personal computers
D.Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D.
Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.
According to the passage, ..................................................
A.Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.
B.Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers
C.Paul Alien left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.
D.Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.

Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D.
Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.
Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?
A.In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.
B.Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.
C.Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.
D.Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States.

Choose the sentence (A, B, C, D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A.She worked very hard in difficult conditions.
B.She worked very hard but she still lived in difficult conditions.
C.She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.
D.She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult.

Choose the sentence (A, B, C, D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.
A.Too many people came to the meeting.
B.There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.
C.There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.
D.We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

Choose the sentence (A, B, C, D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming.
A.The results of the research are not alarming. but impressive.
B.The results of the research are alarming. but not impressive.
C.The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming
D.The results of the research are both impressive and alarming.

Choose the sentence or phrase that best completes the dialogue.
Tony : __________________________
Ann : In a house near Brighton.
A.What's your address?
B.Where are you?
C.Where you live?
D.Where do you live?

Choose the sentence or phrase that best completes the dialogue.
Sony : __________________________
Sam : For three years.
A.You have lived there for how long?
B.How long have you lived there?
C.How many years have you lived there?
D.How long do you live there?

Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French physicist and chemist - was a courageous and de‑ terminal woman. She left her home for Paris to (26)..................... her interest in science. Living in difficulty, she still (27).............. to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (28)......................... after graduation and married him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (29)............... the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (30).............. the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
(27)..............
A.made
B.managed
C.harbored
D.worked