Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
 The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (26)…….….until two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (27)…………other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was sized of a football (28)…………... Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (29)…………..there- from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches- it always operated at a loss and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (30)…………..only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, (31)…………. principal duty was to run the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, powers to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (32)……… The Palace continued, with (33)… …….…degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s it was probably most notable for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (34)… ……to a ruin. It was then decided to restore it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (35) ………such as a restaurant and a health club.
(29) .....................
A.performed
B.staged
C.laid
D. set

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
 The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (26)…….….until two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (27)…………other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was sized of a football (28)…………... Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (29)…………..there- from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches- it always operated at a loss and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (30)…………..only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, (31)…………. principal duty was to run the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, powers to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (32)……… The Palace continued, with (33)… …….…degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s it was probably most notable for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (34)… ……to a ruin. It was then decided to restore it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (35) ………such as a restaurant and a health club.
(28) .....................
A.round
B.pitch
C.course
D.court

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
 The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (26)…….….until two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (27)…………other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was sized of a football (28)…………... Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (29)…………..there- from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches- it always operated at a loss and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (30)…………..only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, (31)…………. principal duty was to run the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, powers to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (32)……… The Palace continued, with (33)… …….…degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s it was probably most notable for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (34)… ……to a ruin. It was then decided to restore it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (35) ………such as a restaurant and a health club.
(27) .....................
A.From
B.Unlike
C.Like
D.Among

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
 The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (26)…….….until two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (27)…………other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was sized of a football (28)…………... Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (29)…………..there- from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches- it always operated at a loss and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (30)…………..only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, (31)…………. principal duty was to run the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, powers to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (32)……… The Palace continued, with (33)… …….…degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s it was probably most notable for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (34)… ……to a ruin. It was then decided to restore it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (35) ………such as a restaurant and a health club.
(26) .....................
A.inhabited
B.attended
C.crowded
D.visited

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The context………. you learn something can affect how well you remember it.
A.which
B.what
C.on which
D.in which

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She loves my wardrobe, but I wish I had her clothes. The grass is always greener on the other side of the …………
A.edge
B.fence
C.mountain
D.hill

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Looking down at the coral reef, we saw…………….of tiny, multi- colored fish.
A.shoals
B.flocks
C.teams
D.swarms

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In the early 20th century, physicians discovered that blood transfusions often failed because the blood type of the recipient was not compatible…………..the donor.
A.with those of
B.to those of
C.with that of
D.to that of

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……………the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.
A.Not until
B.Just before
C.Only
D.No sooner

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.
Glass
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design – glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or "freeze" at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.
 
The words “exposed to” in paragraph 2 most   likely mean          .
A.hardened  by        
B.chilled  with         
C.subjected to                    
D.deprived of