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.
Technological changes have rendered many traditional skill obsolete.
A.outdated
B.impractical
C.unappreciated
D.undeveloped

She was overjoyed because her article ......................
A.has been published
B.has published
C.had published
D.had been published

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

A.capable
B.walking
C.quality
D.family

What is the reading mainly about?
A.The tunnels under Paris and the people who explore them.
B.How the recent discovery of Paris's tunnels is changing the city.
C.Why tunnels will someday be Paris's newest tourist attraction.
D.Why tourists know so little about Paris's tunnels.

Why was the couple that the writer met smiling as they ran down the street?
A.They had explored a tunnel without getting caught.
B.They had discovered a dangerous tunnel below.
C.They felt dirty and wanted to run home and take a shower.
D.They were able to replace the icon cover.

The word "descending" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .................
A.going up
B.going down
C.walking through
D.coming across

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You ....................... wash those apples. They have already been washed.
A.needn't
B.need
C.must
D.mustn't

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Our flight from Bangkok to London was delayed ................. the storm.
A.because of
B.since
C.in spite of
D.because

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
As soon as I saw the advertisement, I.................the house agent.
A.phone
B.phoned
C.have phoned
D.had phoned

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If I were you. I ................. for that intensive English course.
A.will apply
B.applied
C.would apply
D.apply