Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Why should I throw the milk away? It _____.
A.isn’t smelling so badly
B.isn’t smelling so bad
C.doesn’t smell so bad
D.doesn’t smell so badly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
We are _____ considering having a swimming pool built as the summers are so long and hot.
A.seriously
B.thoughtfully
C.sincerely
D.responsibly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Michelle is a(n) _____ worker who always takes great care not to make any mistakes.
A.conductive
B.meticulous
C.honorable
D.careless

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
The bed-ridden old man objected _____ as a burden on his family.
A.to being regarded
B.at his being regarded
C.with his regarding
D.for regarding

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Her first flight as the captain of a plane was an important _____ in her professional life.
A.aftermath
B.shiftwork
C.milestone
D.cause

The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’_____
A.learning ability and communicative skills
B.intellectual abilities
C.personal and social skills
D.total personality

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.
The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A.In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
B.In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant dose not appear to attract much business.
C.If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D.The new restaurant would have more customers if it looks better.

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.
Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
A.Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
B.Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
C.Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.
D.Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

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 never thought that I could win a prize.
A.It never dawned in me that I could win a prize.
B.I was never put off from winning a prize.
C.It never crossed my mind that I could win a prize.
D.I never had full advantage of winning a prize.

The phrase “held back” in paragraph 1 means_______
A.forced to study in lower classes
B.prevented from advancing
C.made to remain in the same classes
D.made to lag behind