Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to thee underlined part(s) in each of the following questions.
“You’ve eaten all the chocolate cake?” – “What of it?”
A.What does it matter?        
B.What’s happened to it?
C.Where is the rest?             
D.You mean I’ve eaten all of it?

____________(21)
A.
B.
C.
D.

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
            What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26)              , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27)              trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28)              much more than acquiring skills such as (29)              children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30)              skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31)              to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32)              learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33)              use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34)              more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35)              another.
(32)
A.actually                   
B.factually                  
C.gradually                
D.virtually

What does the word "run" in the last paragraph  mean?
A.move quickly  
B.push
C.managed
D.organized

(40) ...............
A.in          
B.since 
C.for 
D.during

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Many American women still face the problem of household chores.
B.An American woman once had to fight for the chance to become a doctor.
C.British women now have much better employment opportunities.
D.There is now no sex discrimination in Britain and in the US.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.informative     
B.preservative
C.mandatory   
D.compulsory

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It's a formal occasion so we’ll have to ______ to the nines - no jeans and pullovers this time!
A.hitch up
B.put on
C.wear in
D.get dressed up

Choose one best option to complete each sentence
Which is NOT correct ?
A.Had he studied hard, he would have passed the exam.
B.If he had studied hard, he would have passed the exam
C.Unless he had studied hard, he would have passed the exam.
D.If he hadn’t studied hard, he would have failed the exam.

Her father likes the head cabbage rare.
A.over-boiled  
B.precious         
C.scarce 
D.scare