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.
“I haven’t been very open-minded,” said the manager.





A.The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.
B.The manager denied having been very open-minded.
C.The manager promised to be very open-minded.
D.The manager refused to have been very open-minded.

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.
My father regrets taking up smoking. He can’t give it up now.




A.Regretful as my father is, there might be a chance for him to stop smoking.
B.My father can’t give up smoking now and feels regret about it.
C.My father regrets having taken up smoking because he’s not able to give it up now.
D.My father wishes he hadn’t taken up smoking since he can’t cut down it now.

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.
John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.





A.John needn't be here yesterday because he was ill.
B.Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
C.John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
D.John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

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.
The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies.




A.The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
B.A committee of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new policies.
C.The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies.
D.A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated new policies.

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.
I met my long-lost brother. I was at a loss for words.




A.When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.
B.When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
C.When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.
D.When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.

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.
The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from hospital.




A.The police issued a warning on the radio, namely, a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
B.A dangerous man had escaped from hospital where the police issued a warning on the radio.
C.The police issued a warning on the radio about a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
D.A dangerous an had escaped from hospital, so the police issued a warning on the radio.

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A.whom do not confuse to dress up
B.who do not bother to dress up
C.who does not bother to dress up
D.who does not worry to dress up

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair or sentences in the following questions.
They finished one project. They started working on the next.




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

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy?




A.Electricity
B.Geothermal power
C.Synthetic Fuels
D.Burning of garbage

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 42 to 48.
Today, there are 600 million cars in the world. They may seem like a lot. However, there are over 7 million people on our planet. Most of the world’s population uses public transportation to get around. The number of people using public transportation continues to rise. Subway systems worldwide carry 155 million passengers each day. That’s more than 30 times the number carried by all the world’s airplanes. Every day in Tokyo passengers take more than 40 million rides on public transportation.
Yet many people see public transportation as ‘a depressing experience’, says author Taras Gresco. They say it is slow, crowded, or too expensive. In fact, Gresco says, it is actually ‘faster, more comfortable and cheaper’ than driving a car.Like millions of people, Taras Gresco is a ‘straphanger’ – a person who rides public transportation. In his book straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile, Gresco describe the benefits of public transportation. Firstly, it is better for the environment. When people use public transportation, they use less fuel. Twenty people on one bus use much less fuel than 20 people in 20 cars. Fewer cars mean less pollution and cleaner air.
Using public transportation can be good for your health in other ways. It can even help you lose weight. In one study, a group of people took public transportation every day for six months. Each day they walked to a bus stop or train station. In six months, each person lost an average of six pounds – almost three kilograms.Taking public transportation has another benefit, says Gresco. It helps people become part of their community. When you are alone in your car, you don’t talk to anyone. One Tokyo straphanger told Gresco, “To use public transport is to know how to cooperate with other people,’ It teaches you ‘how to behave in a public space’.So, public transportation is more than a way to get to work or school. It can help lead to cleaner cities. It may also lead to a healthier and more cooperative world population.
Which of the following can be the best title of the reading passage?





A.Public Transportation _ We all Benefit
B.Public transportation – to Save the Environment
C.Public Transportation – a Way to Loose Weight
D.Public transportation – Cleaner Cities