Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Jack dropped out of school at the age of 15. He now regrets it.
A.Jack regrets not having dropped out of school when he was 15.
B.If only Jack had dropped out of school when he was 15.
C.If Jack dropped out of school when he was 15, he would regret it.
D.Jack wishes he hadn’t dropped out of school when he was 15.

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.
I’m sure that they had practised hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.
A.They couldn’t have practised hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.
B.They must have practised hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.
C.They shouldn’t have practised hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.
D.They might have practised hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.

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.
I like reading books more than surfing the Internet.
A.I don’t like reading books as much as surfing the Internet.
B.I don’t like surfing the Internet as much as reading books.
C.I like surfing the Internet more than reading books.
D.I like reading books less than surfing the Internet.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Thanks to advances in medical science, life expectation for both men and women has improved greatly over the past decades.
A.advances
B.life expectation
C.has improved
D.past

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 33 to 37.
The cyberspace learning initiative
Advances in technology have generated revolutionary applications that could change the face of education as we know it today. Online learning, also known as electronic learning, may (33) the future of education thanks to recent developments in the Internet and multimedia technologies.
It is anticipated that cyberspace institutions or online universities will replace traditional educational (34) . Virtual classrooms will be multi-functional, acting simultaneously as learning platforms, forums and (35) networks. They will be geared towards promoting the acquisition of knowledge as a life- long endeavour, (36) occurs through global collaboration. Cyberspace institutions can go a long way towards achieving this as they are able to liberate us from the limitations of time and space. Flexibility of time and location makes e-learning a highly accessible, international resource. (37) , prospective students will, regardless of age, background or origin, have unlimited access to both formal and informal learning opportunities. The pursuit of knowledge will consequently become an end in itself and not a means to an end.
(Adapted from “Traveller Advanced” by H. Q. Michell)
(34)
A.backgrounds
B.establishments
C.specifications
D.provisions

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 33 to 37.
The cyberspace learning initiative
Advances in technology have generated revolutionary applications that could change the face of education as we know it today. Online learning, also known as electronic learning, may (33) the future of education thanks to recent developments in the Internet and multimedia technologies.
It is anticipated that cyberspace institutions or online universities will replace traditional educational (34) . Virtual classrooms will be multi-functional, acting simultaneously as learning platforms, forums and (35) networks. They will be geared towards promoting the acquisition of knowledge as a life- long endeavour, (36) occurs through global collaboration. Cyberspace institutions can go a long way towards achieving this as they are able to liberate us from the limitations of time and space. Flexibility of time and location makes e-learning a highly accessible, international resource. (37) , prospective students will, regardless of age, background or origin, have unlimited access to both formal and informal learning opportunities. The pursuit of knowledge will consequently become an end in itself and not a means to an end.
(Adapted from “Traveller Advanced” by H. Q. Michell)
(35)
A.socialise
B.society
C.social
D.socially

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 33 to 37.
The cyberspace learning initiative
Advances in technology have generated revolutionary applications that could change the face of education as we know it today. Online learning, also known as electronic learning, may (33) the future of education thanks to recent developments in the Internet and multimedia technologies.
It is anticipated that cyberspace institutions or online universities will replace traditional educational (34) . Virtual classrooms will be multi-functional, acting simultaneously as learning platforms, forums and (35) networks. They will be geared towards promoting the acquisition of knowledge as a life- long endeavour, (36) occurs through global collaboration. Cyberspace institutions can go a long way towards achieving this as they are able to liberate us from the limitations of time and space. Flexibility of time and location makes e-learning a highly accessible, international resource. (37) , prospective students will, regardless of age, background or origin, have unlimited access to both formal and informal learning opportunities. The pursuit of knowledge will consequently become an end in itself and not a means to an end.
(Adapted from “Traveller Advanced” by H. Q. Michell)
(37)
A.Because
B.Therefore
C.However
D.Although

We always have a ................on the New Year's Eve.
A.party
B.meeting
C.dancing
D.club

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mr. Brown, a self-made businessman, attributed his success to hard and a bit of luck.
A.mission
B.work
C.career
D.task

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Laura is most intelligent girl I’ve ever known.
A.Ø
B.an
C.a
D.the