Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions.

Question 38. It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

            A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it.

            B. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

            C. I stayed up all night to finish the novel so it was interesting.

            D. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would not stay up all night to finish it.

Question 39. Mr. Blake is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday.

            A. Mr. Blake, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

            B. Mr. Blake, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.

            C. His car was stolen yesterday, he is a professor.

            D. Mr. Blake who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday.

Question 40: You have to study for six years. You can become a doctor.

            A. You have to study for six years in order that become a doctor.

            B. You will become a doctor in order that you have to study for six years.

            C. You have to study for six years in order become a doctor.

            D. You have to study for six years in order to become a doctor.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the root one in each of the following questions.

Question 20. “Why don’t you use energy saving-bulbs, Tom?” said Peter.

A. Peter reminded Tom to use energy saving bulbs.

B. Peter asked Tom not to use energy saving bulbs.

C. Peter suggested that Tom should use energy saving bulbs.

D. Peter had Tom replace use energy saving bulbs.

Question 21.  We don’t have enough money to buy the house.

A. The house is not so cheap that we can’t buy it.

B. The house is such expensive that we don’t buy it.

C. The house is cheap enough for us to buy.

D. The house is too expensive for us to buy.

Question 22. Mr. Smith has written a lot of articles for the CNN News.

A. A lot of articles have written for the CNN News by Mr. Smith.

B. A lot of articles have been written for the CNN News by Mr. Smith.

C. A lot of articles has written for the CNN News by Mr. Smith.

D. A lot of articles has been written for the CNN News by Mr. Smith.

Question 15. My older brother is fond of__________ cartoons very much.

A. watch                          B. to watch                     C. watching                        D. to watching

Question 16. Telephone is one of the most important means of __________

      A. communicate            B. communicating          C. communication           D. community

Question 17. As soon as Peter___________ back tomorrow, I will give him the message.

A. has come                     B. will come                     C. is coming                    D. comes

Question 18. - _______ do the Olympic Games take place? - Every four years.

A. How long                   B. How often                   C. When                 D. Where

Question 19. The lesson ___________________ by the time I ______________ to the class.

    A. already began - came                                           B. have already begun - came  

    C. had already begun - came                                   D. already began – had come

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.

Question 1. A. manager                B. pollution                   C. company               D. actively

Question 2. A. design                   B. prevent                      C. mistake                 D. surface

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1. It’s possible that the exam result will be announced next week.

A. The exam result might be announced next week.

B. The exam result will surely be announced next week.

C. We may receive very good exam results next week.

D. They are going to give us the exam result next week.

2. My headache kept getting worse, so I took an aspirin.

A. The more aspirins I took, the worse my headache kept getting.

B. My headache was getting worse and worse, so I took an aspirin.

C. I took an aspirin, so my headache was getting worse and worse.

D. My headache was getting from bad to worse as I took an aspirin.

3. She saw that he was so angry. She left the classroom.

A. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left the classroom.

B. She left the classroom when she saw he was so angry.

C He was very angry when he saw her leaving the classroom.

D. Having been seen to be angry, she left the classroom.

4. How old do you think this beautiful city is?

A. When did you build this beautiful city?

B. How many beautiful cities did you build?

C. When was this beautiful city built?

D. How old were you when you built this city?

5.The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land.

A. The plane could land as the fog was hardly thick.

B. The plane cannot land because the fog is thick.

C. It was possible for the plane to land although the fog was thick.

D. The plane was unable to land because of the thick fog.

Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then transferred to Darvel School (26) ________ he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four-mile uphill return (27) ________ . He was a quick student and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel School, he was sent to Kilmarnock Academy. Two years (28) ________ , he joined his brothers, John and Robert, at the home of his elder brother Thomas, who was to become a successful oculist in London. (29) ________ , Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and the side of humanity. In 1901, he (30) ________ a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.

1. A. which                      B. what                         C. where                        D. when

2. A. coming                    B. travel                        C. trip                            D. voyage

3. A. after                        B. later                          C. following                  D. next

4. A. Although                B. Moreover                  C. Also                          D. However

5. A. received                  B. managed                   C. succeeded                 D. included