I knew Jane .............I was a child
A.until
B.as
C.during
D.through

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.
“Why did you apply for the job?” her mother asked.
A.Her mother wanted to know the reason she applied for the job.
B.Her mother wanted to know the reason she had applied for the job.
C.Her mother wanted to know why did she apply for the job.
D.Her mother wanted to know why had she applied for the job.

A.switch   
B.invite
C.environment
D. climate

Read the passage carefully, then choose the best answer for each question.
THE HOTTEST CHILIES
You may have experienced the feeling—your mouth feels like it's on fire, and the heat causes your eyes to water. You've just eaten one of nature's hottest foods—the chili pepper!
Chili peppers, also called chilies, are found in dishes around the world. They are in dishes like Indian curries, Thai tom yum soup, and Mexican enchiladas. Chilies come from the capsicum plant. They are "hot" because they contain something called capsaicin.
Capsaicin is very good for your health. It helps you breathe better, and it may even help keep you fit: Capsaicin makes you feel less hungry. It also makes your body burn more calories.
We can measure the heat of chilies in units called Scoville heat units (SHU). The world's hottest chili is the Carolina Reaper. It sometimes measures up to 2 million SHU!
Eating a hot chili can be painful, but some people really like to eat them. Recently, Anandita Dutta Tamuly, a woman from Assam, India, became famous for eating chilies. She ate 51 hot peppers in just two minutes! The peppers she ate were Naga Jolokia ("Ghost Peppers"). They grow in Assam and are the third hottest chilies in the world.
"I found eating chilies was a great way to stay healthy," says Tamuly. She began eating chilies when she was a child. She eats chilies when she is sick, too. "Every time I have a cold or flu, I just munch on some chilies and I feel better. To be honest, I barely notice them now."
What is the purpose of the third paragraph?
A.to explain why eating chilies is painful
B.to show the effect of chilies on the mind
C.to show the effect of chilies on your stomach
D.to inform you about how chilies are good for you

Roget 's Thesaurus , a collection of English words and phrases , was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order. 
A. as well as
B.instead of
C.restricted 
D.unless

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.
There are many African tribes but, for many people, the Masai are the most well-known. They are famous for their bright red clothing and their ceremonies with lots of music and dancing. Probably, one of the most colorful ceremonies is the festival of "Eunoto", when the teenage boys of the Masai become men.
Eunoto lasts for many days and Masai people travel across the region to get to a special place near
the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The teenage boys who travel with them are called "warriors". This is a traditional name from the past when young men fought with other tribes.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the teenagers paint their bodies while their mothers start to build a place called the "Osingira," a sacred room in the middle of the celebrations. Later, the senior elders from different tribes will sit inside this place and, at different times, the boys go inside to meet them. Later in the day, the boys run around the Osingira, going faster and faster each time.
The teenagers also have to alter their appearance at Eunoto. Masai boys' hair is very long before the ritual but they have to cut it off. In Masai culture, hair is an important symbol. For example, when a baby grows into an infant, the mother cuts the child's hair and gives the child a name. At a Masai wedding, the hair of the bride is also cut off as she becomes a woman. And so, at Eunoto, the teenage boy's mother cuts his hair off at sunrise.
On the final day, the teenagers meet the senior elders one more time. They get this advice: "Now you are men, use your heads and knowledge." Then, people start to travel back to their homes and lands. The teenagers are no longer warriors. They are adult men and now they will get married and have children. Later in life, they will be the leaders of their communities.
(Adapted from "Life" by John Hughes, Helen Stephenson and Paul Dummett)
What is the passage mainly about?
A.The ceremony that marks the beginning of Masai boys' adulthood
B.The journey by Masai teenage boys to the festival of Eunoto
C.The importance of Eunoto in African people's lives
D.The reasons for the Masai's popularity over other African tribes

The projects Oxfam funds are……………
A.cheap and less effective
B.relatively cheap but very effective
C.relatively dear but less effective
D.dear but quite effective

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guest ____.
A.had – came     
B.were having - came
C.had been having – came 
D.have had – would have come

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
I suggest the room _______ before Christmas.
A.being decorated   
B.be decorated         
C.needs decorating  
D.needs being decorated

I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
A.I think Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
B.I think Paris is more beautiful city than others  in the world.
C.I think Paris isn't the most beautiful city in the world.
D.I think Paris is the most beautifully city in the world.