Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
As John _________ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.




A.extremely
B.utterly
C.thoroughly
D.totally

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his _________ to do housework.




A.commitment
B.obligation
C.assignment
D.responsibility

The forest fire was so big. The local firemen could not stop it. (The forest fire was too )




A.The forest fire was too big to the local firemen to stop.
B.The forest fire was too big for the local firemen stopping.
C.The forest fire was too big for the local firemen to stop.
D.The forest fire was too big in the local firemen to stop.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
she got the salary last week, she has complained that she is out of money.




A.Unless
B.Even though
C.In case
D.As

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions broke_____in the northern parts of the country.




A.down
B.up
C.out
D.into

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Tennis fans _____ tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon.




A.who are hoped to buy
B.whom hoped to buy
C.hoping to buy
D.hoped to buy

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.





A.property
B.regular
C.different
D.achieving

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
Don’t believe _____.




A.in the papers do you read
B.you read what in the papers
C.what do you read in the papers
D.what you read in the papers

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
_____ is still unknown.




A.Mary was sacked
B.Was Mary sacked
C.Why Mary was sacked
D.Why was Mary sacked

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
John’s mistake was _____.




A.be late for work three times
B.late for work three times
C.had been late for work three times
D.that he had been late for work three times