Choose one word or phrase – (A, B, C or D) - that best completes the sentences  from questions 7 to 22:
Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________________ their seat belts.
A.have buckled 
B.had buckled  
C.will buckle 
D.was buckling

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
More and more young people are (26)………….voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little (27)………………no money. But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience.
The work may (28)………..of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. (29)…………..kind of job it is, it is certain to be (30)……..and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
(27) 
A.with
B.but
C.or
D.and

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
By the end of last March, I _______ English for five years.
A.had been studied        
B.had been studying
C.will have been studying              
D.will have studied

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.
Our Spanish teacher would prefer us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our pronunciation.
A.spending
B.practicing
C.us
D.in the

Gifts normally exchange at the beginning of meetings with Japanese and should be given and received with both hands.
A.normally exchange
B.meetings
C.should be given
D.both hands

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences which is closest in meaning to the given one.
Many people think Steve stole the money.
A.It was not Steve who stole the money.     
B.Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.
C.Steve is thought to have stolen the money.      
D.The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.

The word "assumption" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.regulation                           
B.belief                                  
C.contract                              
D.confusion

Every evening since last Christmas, I __________ my dog out for a walk in the park.  
A.take       
B.took    
C.have taken        
D.had taken

John: I really regret (buy)_____ this second-hand motorbike.Tom: I had told you before!
A.to buy
B.buying
C.buy
D.bought

 The word “degradation” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A.rejuvenation   
B.deterioration 
C.contribution
D.consumption