As used in paragraph 1, the phrase “it is said” suggests that the author is _______.




A.knowingly misleading the reader
B.using a quote from someone else
C.referring to something that is widely believed, but may be untrue
D.referring to something that he or she does not personally believe

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If he_________ ill yesterday, he would have taken part in the football match.




A.wouldn’t be
B.weren’t
C.hadn’t been
D.hasn’t been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I'd love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment.




A.am busy
B.have a bad cold
C.am on the move
D.have free time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She has an ________response to water and feel very calm when she's underwater.




A.emotional
B.emotionally
C.emotion
D.emotions

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.
Jane missed the bus. She went to school late.




A.Jane went to school late because she missed the bus.
B.Jane went to school late and she missed the bus.
C.Jane went to school late though she missed the bus.
D.Jane went to school late but she missed the bus.

Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D which is stressed differently from the rest.




A.kidding
B.expand
C.namely
D.wildlife

(2)




A.have
B.has
C.is
D.having

One must find that ________.




A.there is not a lot of unemployment today
B.there are others with good knowledge applying for the job as well
C.it is easy to choose a career today
D.employment opportunities are increasing proportionately

How ofen does the SEA Games take place? Every ___________.




A.3 years
B.4 years
C.2 years
D.5 years

What is the main purpose of the passage?




A.To explain how a calculator works
B.To summarize the history of technology
C.To discuss innovative developments in the technology
D.To compare computers and calculators with other machines