Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered blank in the following passage.
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.
The hobby I like most is (21) __________my guitar. My uncle, (22) _____________is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can (23) _____________ a few simple tunes. I have even begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful (24)_______ this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at (25) _________ people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.
(23) 
A.plays                       
B.play                         
C.played                     
D.be played

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world.
A.artificial                  
B.natural                     
C.modern                   
D.eternal

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
Exposure to pollution can cause many serious illnesses ________ to death.
A.that leading  
B.which led    
C.led                          
D.leading

My father often feels _____ when he got home after a/an _____ working day.
A.boring/bored
B.exhausting/exhausted
C.exhausted/ exhausting
D.exhausted/bored

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A.stamps                                
B.friends                     
C.relatives                  
D.guitars

The clock was _____ by the Chinese in the 11th century.
A.built
B. kept
C.examined
D.made

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Linda rarely goes to school by bike, but today she ______ a bike.
A.rides
B.is riding    
C.is going to ride   
D.will ride

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.watched                  
B.cleaned                   
C.stopped                   
D.picked

It is essential that he __________. His illness seems worse.
A.need to operate
B.need an operation   
C.needs an operation 
D.needed operating

__________ Albert is late, let’s begin without him.
A.Since   
B.Consequently      
C.However 
D.Nevertheless