Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store. He plans on buying it tomorrow.
A.Willie liked the puppy that he doesn’t plan on buying at the pet store tomorrow.
B.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
C.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
D.Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store so much that he bought it immediately.

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A. I wish I book the seats in advance.
B.I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
C. If only I booked the seats in advance.
D.If only I had booked the seats in advance.

Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
It was really difficult to decide between the two candidates. 
A.steal   
B.think   
C.attempt        
D. choose

_______(47)
A.pressure
B.force
C.persuasion
D.encouragement

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.                
Founded after World War II by 51 "peace-loving states" combined to oppose future aggression, the United Nations now counts 192 member nations, (16)……….. its newest members, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga in 1999, Tuvalu and Yugoslavia in 2000, Switzerland and East Timor in 2002, and Montenegro in 2006.
United Nations Day has been (17)……… on October 24 since 1948 and celebrates the objectives and accomplishments of the organization, which was established on October 24, 1945.
The UN (18)……… in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions across the globe. Though some say its (19)……….. has declined in recent decades, the United Nations still plays a tremendous role in world politics. In 2001 the United Nations and Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the UN, won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
Since 1948 there have been 63 UN peacekeeping operations that are currently under way. Thus far, close to 130 nations have contributed personnel (20)……… various times; 119 are currently providing peacekeepers. As of August 31, 2008, there were 16 peacekeeping operations underway with a total of 88,230 personnel. The small island nation of Fiji has taken part in virtually every UN peacekeeping operation, as has Canada.
(Source:https://www.examenglish.com/PTE/pte_academic_reading_4.htm, December 10th, 2017)
(17)
A.examined      
B.watched    
C. monitored    
D.celebrated

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
               If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world, we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions.  In a democratic society, this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science, so that it can make informed decisions, and not leave them  in the hands of experts. At the moment, the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn't understand it. This distrust is evident in in the cartoon figure of  the mad scientist, working in his laboratory to produce a Frankenstein. But the public also has a great interest in science, as is shown by the large audiences for science fiction.
            What can be done to harness this interest, and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain, the greenhouse effect, nuclear weapons and genetic engineering? Clearly, the basis must lie in what is taught in schools. But in schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. Children learn it by rote to pass examinations and they don't see its relevance to the world around them. Moreover, science is often taught in term of equations. Although equations are a concise and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, they frighten most people.
The science people learn in school can provide the basic framework. But the rate of scientific progress is now so rapid, that there are always new developments that have occurred since one was at school or university. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new developments. But even the most successful popular book is read by only a small proportion of the population. There are some very good science programs on TV, but others  present scientific wonders simply as magic, without explaining them, or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television science programs should realise that they have a responsibility to educate the public, and not just entertain it.
               What are the science-related issues that the public will have to make decisions on in the near future. By far the most urgent is that of nuclear weapons. Other global problems, such as food supply or the greenhouse effect, are relatively slow acting. But a nuclear war could mean the end of all human life on Earth, within days.
(adapted from Public Attitudes Toward Science by Stephen Hawking)
The phrase “learn by rote” in paragraph 2 means learning by ______
A.travelling to many places 
B.repeating the same thing many times
C. asking questions like What? How? Why?
D.choosing the best part to remember

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
               If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world, we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions.  In a democratic society, this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science, so that it can make informed decisions, and not leave them  in the hands of experts. At the moment, the public has a rather ambivalent attitude toward science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesn't understand it. This distrust is evident in in the cartoon figure of  the mad scientist, working in his laboratory to produce a Frankenstein. But the public also has a great interest in science, as is shown by the large audiences for science fiction.
            What can be done to harness this interest, and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain, the greenhouse effect, nuclear weapons and genetic engineering? Clearly, the basis must lie in what is taught in schools. But in schools, science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. Children learn it by rote to pass examinations and they don't see its relevance to the world around them. Moreover, science is often taught in term of equations. Although equations are a concise and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, they frighten most people.
The science people learn in school can provide the basic framework. But the rate of scientific progress is now so rapid, that there are always new developments that have occurred since one was at school or university. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new developments. But even the most successful popular book is read by only a small proportion of the population. There are some very good science programs on TV, but others  present scientific wonders simply as magic, without explaining them, or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television science programs should realise that they have a responsibility to educate the public, and not just entertain it.
               What are the science-related issues that the public will have to make decisions on in the near future. By far the most urgent is that of nuclear weapons. Other global problems, such as food supply or the greenhouse effect, are relatively slow acting. But a nuclear war could mean the end of all human life on Earth, within days.
(adapted from Public Attitudes Toward Science by Stephen Hawking)
The word “ it” in paragraph 1 refers to ____
 
A. the public
B.science  
C. an expert 
D.technology

_______(42)
A.in
B.at
C.by
D.to

The sixth time he called me at night was the_____.
A.lost cause
B.last straw
C.touch and go
D.hot air

Although he was under no_____ , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A.urgency
B.guarantee
C.insistence
D.obligation