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 44 to 48.
            If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often miss out on a close relationship with children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has given up work to look after her children (44) _____. She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, (45) _____ themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it hard to be at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she had had a brilliant career to begin (46) _____, she might feel differently now. Financially, she is no worse off (47) _____ before, as the cost of childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. (48) _____ the government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up.
(45)
A.and driving        
B.and taking         
C.driving                   
D.taking

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We would have agreed to the contract _____ for Tom’s opposition.
A.would it not have been                     
B.be it not
C.had it not been           
D.should it not have been

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.clothes       
B.houses            
C.increases                 
D.rises

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. In a modern family, the husband  is expected to join hands with his wife to            _ the household chores.
A.do    
B.make  
C.run  
D.take

Mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A.Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
B.She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
C.Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D.As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.

The word “mains” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by “                     ”.  
A.rivers        
B.pipes            
C.areas            
D.lands

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“How beautiful you are today!” he said.
A.He complimented her on being beautiful today.
B.He said to me that she was beautiful that day.
C.He complimented her on being beautiful that day.
D.He complemented her on being beautiful that day.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) to each of the questions
Last year, there were millions of international tourist arrivals across the globe. Whether they were students on their (41)______ years looking for overseas adventure, stressed-out workers hoping to get away for a weekend, or retirees (42)______  to relax in an exotic location- clearly none of them thought they could find the same experience at home. The question is whether foreign travel brings more advantages or disadvantages.
An obvious positive point is that going abroad sometimes helps people to expand their knowledge of the world. If they are (43)_____ - minded, they can learn about new cultures and hopefully gain a more accurate understanding about their way of life. In addition, there is the economic benefit of tourism to countries which have few other resources. It can provide an income to many people within the industry.
Having said that, some people simply go to a foreign resort (44)______ by high walls and therefore learn little about their holiday (45)______. Another issue is that hordes of tourists often spoil the “unspoilt” places they visit. The most recent example of this is Antarctica, where last year cruise ships took thousands of visitors to view the disappearing icebergs and wildlife. Vegetation, nesting penguins and resting walrus are vulnerable when humans intrude.
(44)______
A.covered         
B.surrounded 
C.sheltered 
D.stopped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is vital that everyone ______ aware of the protection of the environment.
A.is            
B.be    
C.are     
D.were

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end.
A.determined
B.sure 
C.original 
D.certain