Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He expected ________ for an Oscar, but he wasn’t.




A.being nominated
B.to nominate
C.to be nominated
D.nominating

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Changing the rules may do more harm than good, so you’d better take it________.




A.between the lines
B.into account
C.under arrest
D.under the weather

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.
He kept on butting in with silly comments, which made his teacher angry.




A.flattering
B.excluding
C.interrupting
D.interesting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.




A.discuss
B.deny
C.explore
D.hide

Depite working hard, he can’t support his large family.




A.Although he works hard, he can’t support his large family.
B.Although working hard, he can’t support his large family.
C.Although he works hard, but he can’t support his large family.
D.Although he works hard, he can support his large family.

More parents teach their children because they completely____ the current educational system.




A.appeal to
B.please with
C.approve of
D.object to

If Mr. John_________rich, he would travel around the world.




A.is
B.will be
C.was



will be
D.were

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.
Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.




A.Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.
B.Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.
C.Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.
D.Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.floppy
B.idol
C.cotton
D.embrace

What can be the best title of the reading passage?




A.The International Red Cross
B.The angle of the Battlefield
C.The American Civil War
D.The American Red Cross