You will hear a conversation between a housing agent and a college student who wants to rent a house.

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
Address Rooms Facilities Providing Price Problem
Battle 3 bedrooms, a Garden: too big
Road bathroom, and Restaurant Internet and (1)________ to clean up.
a living room. utilities.
Oakingto 3 bedrooms, a Shared living Living room Due to some
n Avenue (2)_____, and room, furniture. $400/$340 shared facilities,
(on- a living room. bathroom, it seems
campus) kitchen and (4)_________
(3)________
Mead 2 bedrooms, a Sometimes a
Street living room, (5)________ (6)________ $600 little bit
and a study. (7)_________
Devon A bedroom, a $500 Without
Close (on- living room, a (8)________ (9)________ (10)________
campus) study, and a
dining hall.
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. worse b. horse c. sword d. order
2. a. country b. count c. noun d. ground
3. a. instead b. leave c. ready d. steady
4. a. astonished b. toured c. rubbed d. erased
5. a. honor b. honesty c. hour d. hurricane
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. a. environment b. pollution c. accessible d. infrastructure
7. a. correspond b. rivalry c. volunteer d. mausoleum
8. a. unidentified b. imagination c. disappointed d. interactive
9. a. ethnic b. nuclear c. sewage d. persuade
10. a. aboard b. funnel c. alien d. terrified
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
Question 1. _ women who set up the first women’s refuges in the UK in the 1970s changed the world
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
Question 2. When Mrs. Maxwell died, Mr. Maxwell became a ___________
A. house husband B. grass widow C. widower D. widow
Question 3. The province’s personnel administration department announces to award prizes to the staff who
can ____________ good solution
A. come up with B. catch up with C. go through with D. live up to
Question 4. Her ability to think outside the ________ earned him admission to that company.
A. package B. parcel C. vase D. box
Question 5. A: "Just let me know if there is anything else I can do you for you in case of need, Janet."
B: "Thanks, Mary. I can count on you to help; You've always been a __________.”
A. good deal B. good whip C. close call D. good egg
Question 6. More than fourty people ____ the highest tower when the bomb exploded in one of the dustbins.
A. visited B. were visiting C. visit D. are visiting
Question 7. You can ask Joekys anything about algebra. He actually has a quite good _ for a dead-on
calculation
A. understanding B. head C. knowledge D. ability
Question 8. A new supermarket _______________ in our neighbourhood in June 2024.
A. build B. will be built C. builds D. be built
Question 9. At companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix, they aim at developing long-
term plans and digital___________.
A. interacts B. interactive C. interactions D. interactional
Question 10. The technological revolutions and economic development of the 19 th century had a
considerable _____ on workers.
A. cause B. efect C. consequence D. impact
11. She’s more interested in job ________ than in making a lot of money.
A. contentment B. satisfaction C. enjoyment D. pleasure
12.My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to_ a lot of pressure from observing the stars.
A.derive B. possess C. seize D. reach
13. I was taken ___________ when I received the electricity bill.
a. to b. aback c. over d. in
14. The professor broke ___________ her lecture when she heard a cell phone ringing.
a. away b. in c. off d. out
15. He took it ___________ granted that it was not his duty to do the housework.
a. by b. in c. on d. for
16. I’m exhausted ___________ all the hard work of the past week.
a. with b. from c. for d. by
17. These days everybody is aware ___________ the dangers of smoking.
a. of b. in c. for d. to
18. Her parents died when she was a child and she was ___________ by her grandparents.
a. taken in b. grown up c. looked for d. brought up
19. A few hour after the injection the feeling of numbness in your arm will ___________.
a. wear off b. fade out c. drop away d. fall in
20. People often ask children what they want to be when they ___________.
a. grow up b. get on c. bring up d. look back
21. She went right on talking as though she ___________ a word I’d said.
a. didn’t hear b. couldn’t hear c. hadn’t heard d. couldn’t have heard
22. If you take regular exercise, your body _______ more effectively.
A. practises B. serves C. functions D. exercises
23. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember ___________ them there.
a. putting b. to put c. put d. I put
24. One major ___________ of the area is the lack of public transport.
a. disapproval b. dislike c. disadvantage d. disappointment
25. ___________ weather is unusual in autumn, so we have to stay at home.
a. That bad b. Such a bad c. Such bad d. So bad
26. The weather was terrible yesterday. It rained so ___________ that people could ___________ go out.
 a. hardly - hard b. hardly - hardly c. hard - hard d. hard - hardly
27. When she phoned I ___________ much time to talk because I ___________ for Germany in two hours.
a. didn’t have - was leaving b. hadn’t had - would leave
c. wouldn’t have - would leave d. didn’t have - had left
28. ___________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
a. He had not b. He not had c. Hadn’t he d. Had he not
29. I don’t think Tom has passed his math exam, ___________?
a. do I b. don’t I c. has he d. hasn’t he
30. It’s not far away from here. It will take ten minutes ___________.
a. at last b. more and less c. first of all d. in the end
31. Over the last 15 years there ___________ a 50% increase in the traffic on our roads.
a. is b. was c. has been d. had been
32. I hope you don’t mind ___________ late at night.
a. my to telephone b. me telephoning
c. to telephone d. I telephone
33. ___________ the students in this school is about three thousand. ___________ of them are girl.
a. A number of – two third b. The number of - two thirds
c. A number of – two thirds d. The number of - two third
34. We welcome the new regulations which become ___________ on the first of next month.
a. restricted b. affective c. efficient d. effective
35. I tried to tell you, but you were always too busy ___________.
a. to talk to listen b. to talk to listening
c. talking to listen d. talking to listening
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 1. Anne: “Excuse me, would you please tell me ______?”
Johnson: “Certainly. Go straight along here; it’s next to a hospital.”
A. how could we get to the post office B. how can we get to the post office
C. how get to the post office D. how we can get to the post office
Question 2. Jisoo: “I think that the youth are high-flying but inexperienced - Rose: “_____________.”
A. There’s no doubt about it. B. Certainly.
C. Are you kidding me? D. It’s a nice of you to say so.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
Question 1. Because the boss had a bad day, he made an impetuous decision that no one could eat lunch at
their desk.
A. rash B. cautious C. reckless D. temperamental
Question 2. The new manager put the cat among the pigeons by suggesting that the staff might have to
come to work earlier than usual.
A. made a lot of people satisfied B. made a lot of people annoyed
C. made other people disappointed D. made other people nervous
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
Question 1. One of the clearest differences between depression and melancholy is that depression is an
emotional state of resignation, whereas melancholy is something we even desire as it provides this time out
for losing in reflection.
A. mellifluous B. happy C. mournful D. unpleasant
Question 2. The increase in life expectancy can be attributed to healthier lifestyle, better nutrition, and
advances in medical science and technology.
A. deterioration B. breakthroughs C. stealth D. subsidies
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1. The Sales Manager is the person from him I obtained the figures.
A. is B. him C. obtained D. figures
2. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the English-speaking contest.
A. him B. taking C. in D. English-speaking
3. If there will be too much exhaust fumes in the air, our breathing will be badly affected.
A. will be B. much exhaust C. breathing D. badly
4. Before the supermarket was built people used to buy their food at the street market, weren’t they?
A. was built B. used to buy C. at the D. weren’t they
5. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of trouble
controlling them.
A. so much B. trying C. a great deal of D. controlling
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
1. Students have a ___________ between studying French or Chinese. (choose)
2. He has overcome his difficulties with courage and ___________. (determine)
3. He couldn’t climb higher because he was wearing shoes that are totally ___________ for climbing. (suit)
4. The rice-cooking festival is a ___________ activity in our village. (culture)
5. Millions watched in ___________ as the disaster unfolded on TV. (horrify)
6. The project went over budget because of a ________-at the planning stage.(calculate)
7. ___________ of choice is very important to many people. (free)
8. The only thing I could see in him was a certain ___________ for action. (keen)
9. Young children seem to master computer games with ___________. (easy)
10. Previous teaching experience is a necessary ___________ for the job. (qualify)
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Clothing habits are a matter of (1) ___________ preference in the United States. Most people are free to
wear (2) ___________ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (3) ___________ to
wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress casually when
not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (4) ___________ a fork in the hand with which they write. Americans eat
away from home often, and usually they (5) ___________ their own meals when dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often (6) ___________ a firm handshake. They may greet
strangers on the street by saying ‘Hello’ or ‘Good morning’. Friends often greet each other (7) ___________.
‘How are you?’ and respond ‘Fine, thanks.’ Americans do not really (8) ___________ any other answer to the
question ‘How are you?’ because it is a way of saying hello. Except in formal situations, people address each
other by their given names once they are acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be (9) ___________ to schedule an
appointment before going to visit someone, especially in business (10) ___________ an appointment has been
made, it is considered to be prompt.
1. a. person b. personal c. persons d. personably
2. a. whatever b. wherever c. whenever d. whichever
3. a. unlikely b. likely c. like d. alike
4. a. take b. carry c. hold d. bring
5. a. buy b. get c. order d. pay
6. a. transfer b. exchange c. replace d. change
7. a. with b. of c. by d. about
8. a. want b. predict c. expect d. need
9. a. the best b. best c. good d. well
10. a. while b. during c. when d. once
Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
Hundreds of thousands of persons each year fall prey to some type of cancer, but new methods of
radiation therapy have enabled doctors to save more lives than ever before. Medical researchers have
developed several experimental forms of this time-honoured cancer treatment that seem effective in fighting
the disease.
One promising approach involves exposing cancer cells to radiation by implanting a radioactive source
directly into the malignant tissue. This process greatly increases the dosage and thus the effectiveness of the
treatment. Another technique uses drugs to make cancer cells more susceptible to the effects of radiation and
to make normal cells more resistant. Certain hugs are able to neutralize the genetic framework of cancer cells,
thus making them easily affected by radiation. Both techniques have seen some positive results in the
treatment of inoperable brain tumors.
These and other methods have helped to raise the recovery rate for cancer victims from 30 percent 40
years ago to around 50 percent today. This is encouraging news for those who fall prey to one of the world’s
leading killers.
1. What is the author’s main purpose?
a. To provide information on cancer.
b. To illustrate new techniques of radiation therapy.
c. To argue for new methods of cancer treatment.
d. To give the results of recent cancer research
2. Which of the following is true about radiation therapy?
a. There is only one effective form of this therapy.
b. It saves millions of lives each year.
c. It is an accepted method of cancer treatment.
d. It causes the incidence of cancer to rise.
3. The word ‘malignant’ in paragraph 2 most closely means ___________.
a. treated b. normal c. living d. diseased
4. According to the passage, radiation therapy is most effective when ___________
a. drugs are used to relax the cancer patient
b. it is used on as many patients as possible
c. the cancer cells are resistant to treatment
d. the cancer is directly exposed to the radioactive material
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
a. improvements in cancer treatment have been ineffective
b. fewer people are susceptible to the effects of cancer
c. the number of deaths caused by cancer has decreased
d. scientists are close to eliminate cancer entirely
Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make a meaning passage.
Irregular sleeping patterns could adversely (1)________our health. So says a study in The European Journal
of Nutrition. (2)_______study suggests sleeping at different times could increase the (3)___________of
harmful species of bacteria in our stomach. Changing the times we sleep on workdays and at weekends
changes our internal body clock. Researchers call this "social jet lag". It (4)_________ to eating more sugary
snacks, less fruit and vegetables, and a poorer diet. The lead author of the study said social jet lag can
encourage bacteria (5)________are bad for our health.The effects of social jet lag are (6)___________those of
jet lag we get after long airplane flights. After a long flight across (7)____________time zones, people often
eat unhealthy comfort foods.(8)_________, social jet lag can be more problematic, as it is part of our daily
routines. It can increase the risk of heart problems and weight gain. The researchers say a 90-minute
difference between sleeping (9)_____ waking times can have a bad effect on the body's biological rhythms. A
scientist said sleep patterns (10)____________ easy to adjust. She said this would be good for our health.
Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
1. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
I wish ______________________________________________________________________
2. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
If __________________________________________________________________________
3. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.
By the time __________________________________________________________________
4. I would prefer you not mention this matter to anyone else.
I’d rather ____________________________________________________________________
5. Michael laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
The joke _____________________________________________________________________
6. There have been a lot of redundancy in that area. (LOST)
………………………………………………………………………………..
7. The number of places offered on the course has been drastically reduced owing to lack of funds.
(REDUCTION)
………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Doesn’t anyone but me care about this issue? (ONLY)
………………………………………………………………………………..
9. I was amazed at the speed with which Chris learned to drive. (FOUND)
………………………………………………………………………………..
10. When you go to the city, watch out for pickpockets. (LOOKOUT)
………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Shelia often suffers from really bad headaches. (PRONE)
Shelia ______________________________________________ really bad headaches.