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5 a hour b honest c heir d hospital

6 a dealt b dreamt c heal d jealous

Stress

7 a product b satisfy c mistake d however

8 a approval b novel c compulsory d illusion

9 a inversion b miserable c pleasant d difficulty

10 a establish b rely c project d require

11 a organize b embarrass c discourage d Surrounding

Choose the best answer.

12 The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn't pay the _

13 Look, mother! Jack has you some flowers

a taken b brought c carried d presented

14 The boy's photograph you saw was taken a long time ago

15 I'm very fond of Graham Green's novels He is my modern author

a likely b favoured c popular d favourite

16 The sky is I don't think it will rain

17 Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he up

18 Her parents gave her everything she asked for She's a completed child

19 Many pop and rock stars love being the of attention

20 I sport to keep fit, not because I like it

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

A thirteen-year-old does not spend as much money as his parents suspect - at least not (21) the findings of recent survey, Money and Change The survey (22) three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old from (23) Britain

By the time they (24) their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of $5.14 Two thirds think they get (25) _ money but most expect to have to do something to get it

Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (26) _ among teenagers Therefore, the majority of children make an effort to save for the future

Greater access to cash (27) teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible as

a result The economic recession seems to have encouraged cautious attitudes to money, even in the case of children at these ages Instead of wasting what pocket (28) they have on sweets or magazines, the teenagers who took (29) in the survey seem to respond to the situation by saving more than half (30) their cash

21 a counting b based on c relying d according to

22 a included b contained c counted d enclosed

23 a entire b all over c complete d the whole

25 a acceptable b adequate c satisfactory d enough

26 a gaining b heightening c increasing d building

27 a among b through c between d along

28 a cash b money c change d savings

Choose the best answer.

31 Have you ever heard this song in Thailand?

a singing b sing c sung d being sung

32 Who actually saw the accident ?

a to happen b happen c happened d has happened

33 They were walking on tiptoe the Director's room

a pass b passed c past d passing

34 He book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema

35 We are not used to in a cold climate

36 Your friends won't be here for long, ?

a do they b will they c would they d wouldn't they

37 We hear you to Italy three days ago

a have gone b went c had gone d were going

38 Neither of the two girls my student

a is b are c have been d had seen

39 If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers into the house

a would not bread c would not have broken

b should not break d won't break

40 Our people began the fight 1972

41 Maria hasn't visited her home in Spain

a for many years c many years since

42 John has been trying, for an hour, but his car still start

a won't b wouldn't c didn't d hasn't

43 The window was shut, and he to open it

a did even not try b tried not even c even didn't d didn't even try

44 Mr Orson a car if he had enough money

a will buy b would buy c bought d has bought

45 He owns you a lot of money,

a isn't it b doesn't he c hasn't he d has he

46 Of course, she would come to the meeting if you her

a asked b have asked c will ask d have been asked

47 l in the cafe having a drink when the police arrived

a sat b was sat c was sitting d have sat

48 It's an hour since he so he must be at the office now

a is leaving b was leaving c has left d left

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

49 If only l was rich and famous

50 Because the heavy flood, many people are homeless

51 People say that during World War II, many women take over the business for their absent husbands

52 His mother was anxious because of his lazy

53 She shouted at him, "Go away, I don't want to see you no longer."

54 We any longer go to work by bus We have just bought a car

55 Because of the train was late, I took a taxi

56 Always she has complained about her toothache

57 Sometimes students fail to do well when taking examinations because they are very nervous to concentrate

58 10 Not until the late Middle Ages, glass was used as a major construction material

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

CHESS Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played "long, long ago" Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan

to Europe since 1400 The name "chess" is interesting When one player is attacking the other's king, he says in English "check"; when the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says "check mate" These words come from Persian "Shah mat" means "the king is dead" That is the game is over and one player has won

Such an old game changes very slowly The rules have not always been the same as they are now For example, at one time the queen could only more one square at a time Now she is the strongest piece on the board

It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds

of people You don't have to be champion in order to enjoy it It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same tine The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post This must make chess the slowest game in the world

59 What is the main idea of the reading?

a Chess is an unusual game b The history of chess as an interesting game

c How the game of chess is played d Why the game is called "chess"

60 Which of the following is known to be true?

a Chess is an old Indian travelling game b Chess is the oldest game in the world

c Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400

d Chess was played in India long before 900

61 One player has won the game when .

a he attacks the other player's king b he says some Persian words

c he says "check" to the other player

d the other player's king could not move anywhere

62 All of the following are correct except

a All kinds of people can play chess

b Some people write to each other in order to play chess

c Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table

d The Russians lost the game played by radio

63 According to the old rules of the game

a the queen was the strongest piece on the board

b the king had to be attacked all the time

c the queen could move no more than one square at a time

d the king could move diagonally

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

64 I used to work as a telephone operator.

a I am used to working as a telephonist

b I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it

c I no longer work as telephone operator

d Working as a telephone operator is useful

65 I can't stand this weather It's getting worse and worse.

a The weather is making me worse

b The weather is not better but I can stand it

c I can't bear this bad weather any more

d I can't stand up in this bad weather

66 The police questioned two men but neither of them could speak English.

a The police questioned two Englishmen in English

b The police questioned two men who could not speak English

c Neither of the Englishmen was questioned by the police

d Either of the men could answer the police questions in English

67 No sooner had they found her number than they called her.

a They called her as soon as they found her number

b They found her number sooner or later

c They called her number sooner or later

d They found her number as soon as they called her

68 Martin thought the second part of the film was more interesting.

a Martin thought part two of the film was not as interesting

b Martin liked the second film because it was interesting

c Martin thought part one of the film is not as interesting as part two

d Martin only saw the second part of the film, which is interesting

69 I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up

(a) doesn't calculate (b) isn't mathematics

(c) doesn't make sense (d) makes the wrong addition

70 All the students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out

(a) got a lot of marks (b) got higher marks than someone

(c) got very good marks (d) got the most marks of all

71 He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing

(a) he is unemployed (b) he has almost no money

(c) he has a few things (d) he has nothing at all

72 As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand

(a) Quickly (b) slowly (c) easily (d) directly

73 I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry

(a) have not got wet (b) have got no water

(c) have been successful (d) have got home dry

74 It was very of you to pay for all the drinks last night

A appreciative B generous C grateful D sympathetic

75 Don’t you think it was rather _ of you not to let us know that you weren’t coming?

A mean B unkind C thoughtless D unsympathetic

76 You're completely ! You never think about anybody but yourself

A mean B selfish C tight-fisted D greedy

77 It’s very of you to offer me your seat, but really I'm quite happy to stand

A sympathetic B grateful C considerate D appreciative

78 She’s so that she refuses to put the fire on, even in the middle of winter

A greedy B selfish C self-centred D mean

79 I haven’t been feeling very well

a of late b not long ago c currently d by now

80 _ we get to the top of this hill, we’ll be all right

a Eventually b Once c now d At the time