VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few students are (41) ________ how to organize their learning and how to (42) ________ the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (43) ________. Do you know how to (44) ________ up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all of the (45)________ the dictionary contains? Can you take notes quickly and can you understand them (46) ________? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (47) ________ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, but don't explain (48) ________ to do it. Learning by heart can be useful but it is important to have a genuine (49) ________ of a subject. You can (50) ________ a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.
(48)




A.what
B.why
C.where
D.how

IV. 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions from 28 to 29.




A.effective
B.romantic
C.decision
D.attitude

III. 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 23 to 27.
People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do.




A.in fact
B.People think
C.they do
D.never do

The main idea of paragraph one is that _ .




A.Paul Watson does not believe in talking
B.activists are people who do something
C.Paul Watson is a hero to some people
D.Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist

XI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 48 to 50.
He asked his lawyer for a few advice.
A B C D




A.asked
B.his
C.for
D.a few

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions from 15 to 16.
I lent him some money. I wanted him to continue his study at college.




A.I lent him some money so as he will continue his study at college.
B.I lent him some money so that to continue his study at college.
C.I lent him some money for him continue his study at college.
D.I lent him some money in order that he could continue his study at college.

Is anyone checking your essay about the environmental pollution?




A.Are you having someone to check your essay about the environmental pollution?
B.Are you checking your essay about the environmental pollution?
C.Are you going to check your essay about the environmental pollution?
D.Are you having your essay about the environmental pollution checked?

On the one hand, I’d love to study Japanese. On the other hand, I really haven’t got the time.




A.Nevertheless I would love to study Japanese, I really haven’t got the time.
B.I really haven’t got the time; as a result, I would love to study Japanese.
C.Because I haven’t got the time, I would love to study Japanese.
D.I haven’t got the time; therefore I would not love to study Japanese.

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.




A.loyalty
B.success
C.incapable
D.sincere

I am to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.




A.unable
B.impossible
C.incapable
D.unlikely