The pronoun “it” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A.change
B.history
C.the newspaper industry
D.the WAN

The first news sheet _______.
A.were checked by authorities
B.avoided all controversial topics
C.were distributed internationally
D.discussed foreign issues

In the 20th century, newspapers _______.
A.invented mass-market advertising
B.began to pass to public hands
C.lost many readers to TV
D.used ads to attract investors

In the 19th century, _______.
A.information in newspapers became more technical
B.the newspaper industry invented the telegraph
C.photos signaled the start of the modern newspaper era
D.the role of newspapers became more important

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 from 15 to 16.
They finished one project. They started working on the next.
A.Not until did they start working on the next project then they finished one.
B.Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next
C.Only if they had finished one project did they start working on the next.
D.Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.

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 from 12 to 14.
Physics and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial for our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children.
A.Physics
B.has been
C.it
D.learning ability

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges from 10 to 11.
- Nick: “I’m really tired. I’m taking next week off.” - Michael: “_______”
A.Well, you must be telling a lie!
B.Take care, my love. Have a nice weekend!
C.That sounds like a good idea. The break will do you good.
D.Really? I don’t know what you are going to do.

I couldn't come to Mary's birthday party last night. I wish................... there
A.I could
B.I had come
C.I could have come
D.came

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 from 12 to 14.
The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have proved.
A.that
B.effects
C.on
D.have proved

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 5 to 9.
In the past, people bought goods using (5) _______. They rarely borrowed money from financial institutions and only when they had saved the money did they buy what they wanted.
Recently, however, there have been great changes in the way people purchase goods. To begin with, some people pay for things by cheque, (6) ______ others prefer monthly installments rather than paying the whole amount at once. Most consumers, though, prefer to buy things using their credit cards. (7) _______, it is thought that there are benefits to having a credit card. Apart from the fact that credit cards are handy, some stores offer bonus points to people making purchases, while others give discounts on certain products.
On the other hand, credit cards must be used wisely because they can prove disastrous. In the long run, consumers find that they can’t (8) _______ without their credit cards and constantly rely on them, as they are “easy money”. As a result, some people lose control of their finances spending more than they should end up not being able to (9) _______. So they end up in debt and have difficulty in paying it back.
(“Use of English B2 For All Exam”, by E. Moutsou, MM Publications)
(9)
A.do business
B.do their best
C.make matters worse
D.make ends meet