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 was not there at the time” said he.
A.He denied that he was there at the time.
B.He denied that he wasn’t there at the time.
C.He denied being there at the time.
D.He denied not being there at the time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Mary: “I will never go mountaineering again.” – Linda: “Me ______.”
A.so
B.either
C.too
D.neither

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When Peter was a child, there _______ a cinema near his house.
A.used to be
B.used to have been
C.used to have
D.used to be being

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Before going to bed, he wanted some tea but there was _______ left.
A.a few
B.no
C.nothing
D.any

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship, and _______ her own talent.
A.discovering
B.discover
C.discovered
D.to discover

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A.over
B.up
C.in
D.on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water _______.
A.poverty
B.shortage
C.plenty
D.abundance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it _______ warmer.
A.had been
B.has been
C.were
D.was

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.postpone
B.specialize
C.purpose
D.summarize

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and _______.
A.competition
B.competitiveness
C.competitive
D.competitor