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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 1: It is important for you to learn basic computing skills.
A. You needn’t learn basic computing skills.
B. You mustn’t learn basic computing skills.
C. You should learn basic computing skills.
D. You may learn basic computing skills.
Question 2: “You’d better arrive fifteen minutes before the interview, Clark” said James.
A. James blamed Clark for arriving fifteen minutes before the interview.
B. James promised to arrive fifteen minutes before Clark’s interview.
C. James advised Clark to arrive fifteen minutes before the interview.
D. James apologized to Clark for arriving fifteen minutes before the interview.
Question 3: Linda began working as nurse in this hospital two years ago.
A. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
B. Linda worked as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
C. Linda has begun working as a nurse in this hospital for two years ago.
D. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital for two years.
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 4: While penguins can’t fly, they are expert swimmers and spend most of its lives
A B C D
in the ocean.
Question 5: Peter’s sister gets married to a rich businessman two years ago.
A B C D
Question 6: It is advisable to wait for the domestic economic conditions to become more
A B
favorite before making any massive investment in stocks.
C D
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 7: Josh finds the sci-fi movie Infinity War so fascinating that he was seen it three
times.
A. terrible B. rewarding C. interesting D. disgusting
Question 8: People in the flooded area are in need of pure water.
A. ugly B. dirty C. nice D. clean
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option the best completes the
following exchanges.
Question 9: Claire is talking to her classmate, Simon.
- Claire: “How much time do you spend doing your homework every day?”
- Simon: “ _______ ’’
A. Two hours B. One kilometer C. Very interesting D. Not too
tired
Question 10: Sarah is talking to Jim about A.I.
- Sarah: “I think robots are helpful assistants to human”
- Jim: “ _______. They will be present in every family in the near future”
A. That’s terrible B. What nonsense! C. I agree D. Neither do
I
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 position of primary stress in each of the following question.
Question 11: A. replace B. avoid C. exist D. worry
Question 12: A. advantage B. habitat C. manager D. candidate
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 13: A. cured B. saved C. earned D. worked
Question 14: A. mind B. time C. skill D. light
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.
Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist who was born in the USA in
1935. She became interested in the world’s oceans from an early age. As a child, she liked to
stand on the beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering what it must be like under the
surface.
When she was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive, which motivated her to
become an underwater explorer. Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under water,
and has led more than seventy expeditions worldwide. She has also made the deepest dive ever,
reaching a record – breaking depth of 381 metres.
In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the caption of the first all-
female team to live under water. The team spent two weeks in an underwater “house”. The
research they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and
especially to coral reefs. Her team also studied the problem of over- fishing. Fishing methods
meant that people were catching too many fish, Earle warned, and many species were in danger
of becoming extinct.
Since then she has written several books and magazine articles in which she suggests ways
of reducing the damage that is being done to the world’s oceans. One way, she believes, is to
reply on fish farms for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done out at sea.
Although she no longer eats seafood herself, she realizes the importance it plays in our diets, It
would be wrong to tell people they should stop eating fish from the sea, she says. However, they
need to reduce the impact they are having on the ocean’s supplies.
Question 15: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A new book on coral reefs B. Sylvia Earle, first female diver
C. Sylvia Earle, underwater hero D. A study on marine species
Question 16: The word “motivated” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
A. approved B. frightened C. inspired D.
disappointed
Question 17: The word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. the research B. the team C. the house D. the damage
Question 18: According to the last paragraph, Earle believes that _______.
A. More books about the world’s oceans should be written
B. It is a good idea to reduce fishing at sea
C. Seafood is not important to human diets
D. Fish farms increase the damage done to the oceans
Question 19: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
as Earle’s role?
A. teacher B. explorer C. biologist D. researcher
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 20: The weather was perfect, so we had a smooth flight without any problems at all.
A. stable B. gentle C. convenient D. rough
Question 21: The conflict came to a head when neither side would admit that they had made a
mistake.
A. became severe B. was accepted C. was resolved D. became
violent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 22: Tom is keen _______ listening to rap music.
A. at B. to C. on D. of
Question 23: _______ we climb, the steeper the mountain became.
A. highest B. the higher C. higher D. the highest
Question 24: Everyone has their own dreams in life, but all of them _______ true.
A. come B. take C. make D. do
Question 25: The guests should tell the receptionist in advance if they have any _______ diets.
A. specially B. special C. specialty D. specialize
Question 26: She’s a teacher, _______ ?
A. didn’t she B. won’t she C. doesn’t she D. isn’t she
Question 27: The meeting will have ended _______.
A. when Jane arrived B. after Jane had arrived
C. as soon as Jane had arrived D. by the time Jane arrives
Question 28: Sam accepted the job _______ the low salary.
A. because of B. because C. despite D. although
Question 29: My father _______ the roof when it started to rain.
A. was fixing B. fixes C. has fixed D. is fixing
Question 30: You can’t see dinosaurs in the wild nowadays, because the last one _______
millions of years ago.
A. turned down B. go off C. died out D. made up
Question 31: On his 15th birthday, Nick _______ a very nice watch by his mother.
A. gave B. gives C. was giving D. was given
Question 32: Mary wore a _______ hat on the school trip last weekend.
A. white nice wool B. wool white nice C. white wool nice D. nice white
wool
Question 33: Mr. David is short-tempted, so he is not popular with most of his _______ in the
company.
A. relatives B. siblings C. classmates D. colleagues
Question 34: _______ enough money, Thomas was able to buy his first car.
A. being saved B. having saved C. To save D. Saved
Question 35: The government decided to _______ the restrictions on air travel as the pandemic
was basically kept under control in the country.
A. move B. lift C. raise D. drive
Question 36: When his first child was born, John took to fatherhood like a _______ to water.
A. duck B. shrimp C. fish D. crab
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
blanks.
THE WORLD’S FRIENDLIEST CITY
A team of social psychologists from California has spent six years studying the reactions of
people in cities around the world to different situations. The results show that cities where people
have (37) _______ money generally have friendlier populations.
The psychologists from California State University say it has got more to do with
environment than culture or nationality. They carried out a study into the way locals treated
strangers in 23 cities around the world. The team conducted their research through a series of
tests, in (38) _______ they dropped pens or pretended they were blind and needed help crossing
the street.
The study concludes that people are more helpful in cities with a more relaxed (39) _______
of life such as Rio. While they were there, researchers received help in 93 percent of cases, and
the percentage in Lilongwe was only a little lower. (40) _______ , richer cities such as
Amsterdam and New York are considered the least friendly. Inhabitants of Amsterdam helped
the researchers in 53 percent of cases and in New York just 44 percent. The psychologists found
that, in these cities, people tend to be short of time, so they hurry and often (41) _______
strangers.
Question 37: A. few B. fewer C. many D. less
Question 38: A. where B. who C. which D. when
Question 39: A. method B. habit C. form D. way
Question 40: A. Therefore B. Also C. So D. However
Question 41: A. ignore B. remove C. obey D. respect
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.
When engineer Tsutomu Takada lost his job, he decided to make a complete change in his
life. He took off his business suit and put on an apron – and started a course to become a chef. “I
had always dreamed of doing this, even when I was an engineer” says Takada. “And now, here I
am” he says with a laugh. He is a student at Tokyo’s Sushi University. This is the only university
in Japan which is devoted entirely to teaching the art of sushi. What is “sushi”? It is Japan’s
famous dish of raw fish, dried seaweed and rice soaked in vinegar. Traditionally, it takes decades
of training to become a sushi chef, but Sushi University trains chefs in one year.
As well as providing quick retraining, the university’s approach reflects a growing change
in Japanese society – a move away from the tradition a way of doing things. “Society has
changed” sighs university principal Katsuji Konkani.
Sushi started as a sushi apprentice more than sixty years ago. “People today wouldn’t put up
with the tough training I had. When I made mistakes, my teacher hit me on the head with his
knife handle!” Sushi hasn’t always been a matter of studying hard and being hit on the head. It
started in ancient China, where people preserved fish by packing it in rice and salt. They did not
eat the rice. It is said that this process probably came to Japan between 300 BC and AD 300.
Adventurous Japanese cooks began to serve the pickled fish together with vinegared rice. This
combination of rice and fish was called “sushi”.
The most important thing about sushi is that it has to look attractive. In fact, the most
carefully prepared sushi meals can cost hundreds of dollars! There are 45,000 sushi businesses in
Japan today, including take- away, as some people like to eat it for lunch in their offices. There
are also cheap self-service restaurants, where customers sit at a counter which has different
colored plates with different types of sushi on them. These plates move around the counter on a
conveyor belt, and customers choose the sushi they want to eat. When they have finished eating,
the waitress counts the colored plates and works out the bill. Mr. Konkani has made sushi for
Japan’s emperor. He says sushi preparation is an art, but he also believes that Sushi University’s
intensive course is necessary. “Of course people complain this is not the way to do it” he says,
“but we tried to make it easier for those who wanted to learn about sushi, and for those who want
to take it overseas”. Many of the students already have jobs lined up in places like Australia,
Italy and Singapore.
But the course is really just the beginning of the new chefs. According to Mr. Konkani, it
takes five, ten or even twenty years to become a top- notch sushi chef. “To make good sushi, you
have to have skill but you also need a warm heart” he says.
Question 42: Which best served as the title for the passage?
A. Studying at Sushi University: useful tips
B. Speeding things up at Sushi University
C. Taking up sushi making as a new hobby
D. Training to be a sushi chef: a short story
Question 43: According to the first paragraph, Tsutomu takada _______.
A. earns his living by selling suits and aprons.
B. is in charge of a sushi course at Sushi University.
C. has been training as a sushi chef for a decade.
D. no longer works as an engineer.
Question 44: The word “reflect” in paragraph 2 mostly means _______.
A. indicate B. restrict C. avoid D. encourage
Question 45: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. fish B. salt C. sushi D. china
Question 46: The phrase “lined up” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by _______.
A. refused B. arranged C. objected D. discussed
Question 47: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Ancient Chinese are supposed to have been the first to serve salted fish with vinegared rice.
B. Graduates from Sushi University can become leading sushi chefs right upon graduation.
C. Courses on numerous traditional Japanese dishes are available at Sushi University.
D. The appealing appearance of sushi is the prime requirement during preparation.
Question 48: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Mr. Konkani regards skill as merely part of the recipe for a superb sushi.
B. Most of Japanese restaurants offer sushi at extremely high prices.
C. Japanese society is becoming increasingly ignorant of traditional cuisine.
D. Takada intends to apply for a job at a restaurant overseas after completing his course.
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 49: Sean’s mobile phone is not connected to the Internet. He can’t find the needed
materials.
A. If Sean’s mobile were connected to the Internet, so he could find the needed materials.
B. As long as Sean’s mobile phone is connected to the Internet, he could find the needed
materials.
C. If only Sean’s mobile phone had been connected to the Internet and he could find the needed
materials.
D. Sean wishes his mobile phone were connected to the Internet, so he could find the needed
materials.
Question 50: Future robots will be capable of performing many tasks. Each household will own
at least one.
A. So versatile will future robots become that there will be at least one in each household.
B. Such is the number of tasks in each household that future robots will be able to carry out at
least one.
C. No longer will each household own at least robot because future robots will become more
versatile.
D. Not until each household owns at least one robot will it be capable of carrying out various
tasks.
THE END