What is the capital of Greece? - ______.




A.Amsterdam
B.Stockholm
C.Athens
D.Sydney

The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.




A.Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B.Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
C.No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D.As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.

Make sure you mix the ingredients well, _______ you might get up lumps in your cake.




A.otherwise
B.supposing
C.unless
D.provided

What does the word “concentric” in paragraph 1 mean?




A.Having a common centre
B.Having wavy centres
C.Having wavy movements
D.Having many centres

Many inhabitants in the village have been inflicted with cancer due to the polluted source of water.




A.have fought against
B.have prevented
C.have suffered from
D.have avoided

How did the work of American carvers in 1776 differ from that of contemporary sculptors?




A.It was less time-consuming.
B.It was more expensive.
C.It was less refined.
D.It was more dangerous.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?




A.GM cotton is less controversial than other GM products.
B.There are several major non-food GM products at present.
C.There have been no objection to GM cotton.
D.GM cotton has no significant advantage over controversial cotton.

The scientist did the experiment ____________ alone




A.on his own
B.by him
C.by himself
D.by his

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.
"You should have informed me of the change in advance.” The boss said to his secretary.




A.The boss blamed his secretary for not informing him of the change in advance.
B.The boss thanked his secretary for informing him of the change in advance.
C.The boss encouraged his secretary not to inform him of the change in advance.
D.The boss advised his secretary to inform him of the change in advance.

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.
Nepal has made important progress over the past few years to promote equality, but the country still has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. 41% of Nepalese girls are married before the age of 18.
Poverty is both a cause and consequence of child marriage in Nepal. Girls from the wealthiest families marry 2 years later than those from the poorest, who are seen as an economic burden, and who drop out of school and earn little money.
Food insecurity plays an important role too. Nepalese families that do not have enough food to eat are more likely to marry their daughters at a young age to decrease the financial burden. One study shows that 91% of people who had secure access to food married over the age of 19.
Dowry is also common practice in many communities. Parents marry their daughters as soon as possible because the money they have to pay to the groom’s family is higher if their daughter is older. Since 2010, the legal age of marriage is 20 for both men and women, or 18 with parental consent, according to the Nepalese Country Code.
The law states that punishment for child marriage is imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of up to 10,000 rupees (£102). But reports suggest that this law is rarely applied. There has been quite a lot of progress in Nepal over the past 3 years with a clear government commitment to ending child marriage and civil society cooperation. The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare is currently developing Nepal’s first national strategy on child marriage in collaboration with UNICEF Nepal and Girls Not Brides Nepal. However, the post-earthquake and post-fuel crisis environment has meant progress is slow and the national strategy has been delayed.
(Adapted from http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?




A.Nepalese families have a tendency to marry their daughters at a young age.
B.Parents who marry their children before the allowed age normally pay a fine.
C.The age of marriage in Nepal depends on the money the families have.
D.According to the law, if people have their parents’ permission, they are allowed to marry at 18.