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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.
Question 1. A. books B. dreams C. falls D. builds
Question 2. A. climb B. mind C. pick D. line

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 3: A. correct B. final C. heavy D. normal
Question 4: A. attractive B. average C. classical D. regular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: The boy is really funny, ____________?
A. isn't he B. was he C. doesn't he D. did he
Question 6: You shouldn't sit in ____________ sun for too long.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅ (no article)
Question 7: There were lots of black clouds____________the sky just before the storm.
A. above B. at C. in D. on
Question 8: One effective way to lose weight is to avoid ____________ between meals.
A. to eat B. eating C. eat D. eaten
Question 9: If my father ____________ here now, he would help me fix my bicycle.
A. were B. is C. will be D. would be
Question 10: I have made a lot of new friends since my family ____________ here.
A. move B. moved C. will move D. was moving
Question 11: It's really important to have a true friendship____________it makes your life more meaningful.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of
Question 12: I will come and see you ____________
A. when I was finishing my homework B. as soon as I have finished my homework
C. until I finished my homework D. after I had finished my homework
Question 13: My lifelong dream is to live in a house ____________ by a big garden full of flowers and trees.
A. is surrounding B. surrounding C. is surrounded D. surrounded
Question 14: A ____________ party was prepared to welcome the honoured guests.
A. special B. specialise C. specially D. specialisation
Question 15: Jack ____________ his best suit to make a good impression on his future in-laws.
A. took on B. took off C. put on D. put off
Question 16: Janice ____________ some useful suggestions for the class extra-curricular activities.
A. caused B. thought C. made D. caught
Question 17. She has read ______ interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 18. Jupiter is _______ planet in the solar system.
A. the biggest B. the big C. the bigger D. biggest

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.
Question 19: The fire brigade responded to the scene instantly upon receiving the emergency call.
A. suddenly B. immediately C. early D. steadily
Question 20: He is a naughty boy who likes teasing and playing tricks on his classmates.
A. mischievous B. guilty C. anxious D. adventurous

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.
Question 21: The students felt more confident to enter the competition thanks to the encouraging words from their
teacher.
A. negative B. impressive C. progressive D. passive
Question 22: Lisa is now in two minds whether or not to take a gap year after leaving high school.
A. reluctant B. ignorant C. decisive D. intentional

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 23: Ben is talking to a waiter in a restaurant.
- Ben: "Can I have the menu, please?"
- Waiter: " ____________ "
A. But I don't like it. B. No, I'll think it over. C. Here you are, sir. D. Enjoy your meal.
Question 24: Laura and Mitchell are talking about online learning.
- Laura: "Online learning seems the best solution now."
- Mitchell:" ____________ . It helps students keep learning while schools are closed."
A. I quite agree B. You must be kidding C. I'm not so sure D. I don't think that's a good
idea
Question 25. He was believed ______ 3 years ago.
A. to have gone back hometown B. to go back hometown
C. to be go back hometown D. to have been gone back hometown

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?
Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the existence of mobile phones. Neither will they be ( 26)
_________ of the harmful effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people's language
skills.
Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good background in
grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can
also provide reassurance to people (27) ____________ are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile
phones as a kind of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your unavailability to ( 28) ____________
people in the same way that wearing sunglasses and headphones does.
Some issues with mobile phones are still controversial. Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is
thought to be rude and (29) ____________ by many people in the UK. (30) ____________ , a significant minority of
people still do it, despite the sighing and other obvious signs of disapproval from their fellow passengers.
(Adapted from "A dvanced Expert" by Jan Bell and Roger Gower)
Question 26: A. anxious B. alert C. aware D. forgetful
Question 27: A. which B. when C. where D. who
Question 28: A. other B. another C. every D. one
Question 29: A. inconsiderate B. insignificant C. inflexible D. inattentive
Question 30: A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 31 to 35.
Our lives are full of cardboard. The packaging of certain things we buy, from food products to electrical goods, is
made of cardboard. In the UK, over 8 million tons of the stuff is produced every year just for packaging. It makes the
things we buy more expensive, too. On average, 16% of the money we spend on a product is for the packaging. And
where does the packaging usually end up? In the bin, of course, but hopefully that's the recycling bin not the rubbish
bin!
Recycling cardboard is much more efficient than producing it in the first place. It takes 24% less energy and produces
50% less sulphur dioxide to recycle it. Recycled cardboard has some remarkable uses, too. Obviously, it ends up as
packaging again, but it is also used as a building material. It isn't as expensive as traditional materials and it is often
more accessible. Some innovative and environmentally friendly designers are actually using it to make furniture and
buildings.
One such person is Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who designed wonderful emergency shelters made of cardboard
tubes. The first people to use these were the survivors of the appalling earthquake in Kobe, Japan, in 1995. Since then,
they have been used in other places around the world after terrible natural disasters. Perhaps Ban's most outstanding
design is his cardboard cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. His modern, eco-friendly cathedral for up to 700 people
is a temporary replacement for the ancient cathedral that was damaged in the earthquake in February 2011 .
(Adapted from "Achievers B1" by Helen Halliwell)
Question 31: Which could be the best title of the passage?
A. Cardboard - A Traditional Building Material
B. The Future of Packaging in the UK
C. Japanese Modem Architecture
D. A Building Material for the Future
Question 32: The phrase “the stuff” in paragraph 1 refers to ____________
A. food products B. cardboard C. packaging D. electrical goods
Question 33: The word "innovative" in paragraph 2 mostly means ____________
A. using new ways of doing something B. travelling around the world
C. being friendly to the environment D. becoming interested in mending something
Question 34: According to the passage, recycled cardboard can be used for ____________
A. packaging B. creating energy
C. producing sulphur dioxide D. making rubbish bins
Question 35: Which of the following is TRUE about cardboard buildings as stated in the passage?
A. They were constructed in Japan and New Zealand only.
 B. They can serve as permanent homes for people.
C. They are shelters for people after natural disasters.
D. They can house just a small number of people.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 36: Tom and Jerry are one of my son's favourite cartoons.
A. are B. of C. son’s D. cartoons
Question 37: Doing regular exercise can keep you in shape, improve your health, and reducing stress.
A. exercise B. in C. improve D. reducing
Question 38: TikTok, a very entertained application, has become popular with the young recently.
A. a B. entertained C. has become D. the young

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.
Question 39: Jane is less sociable than her sister.
A. Jane's sister is not as sociable as she is. B. Jane's sister is less sociable than she is.
C. Jane is more sociable than her sister. D. Jane is not as sociable as her sister.
Question 40: "I went out with my friends last night" Tim said.
A. Tim said that I would go out with his friends last night.
B. Tim said that he went out with my friends the previous night.
C. Tim said that he had gone out with his friends the previous night.
D. Tim said that I had gone out with his friends last night.
Question 41: Perhaps we will be late for the meeting.
A. We must get to the meeting on time. B. We should get to the meeting on time.
C. We needn't get to the meeting on time. D. We may not get to the meeting on time.

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.
Question 42: You can use my car. Make sure you bring it back by 7 p.m.
A. You can use my car unless you bring it back by 7 p.m.
B. You can't use my car if you bring it back by 7 p.m.
C. You can't use my car in case you forget to bring it back by 7 p.m.
D. You can use my car provided you bring it back by 7 p.m.
Question 43: The #Trashtag Challenge has had a great influence on people around the world. They have started to clean
up their nearby polluted areas.
A. So influential is the #Trashtag Challenge that people around the world have started to clean up their nearby
polluted areas.
B. Only if the #Trashtag Challenge greatly influenced people around the world would they start cleaning up their
nearby polluted areas.
C. Not until people around the world had started cleaning up their nearby polluted areas did the #Trashtag Challenge
greatly influence them.
D. But for the great influence of the #Trashtag Challenge, people around the world would have started cleaning their
nearby polluted areas.
Question 44. At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement
A. The two sides had no time to reach an agreement.
B. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement
C. If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement
D. The two sides never look like each other
Question 45. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
A. Fred tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded.
B. However hard Fred tried, he couldn’t start the car.
C. It’s hard for Fred to start the car because he never succeeded.
D. Fred tried hard to start the car, and with success.