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 1: Many living organisms depend largely on the environment for the satisfaction of its needs.
A. depend
B. largely
C. for
D. its

Question 2: My family and my job both play an important part in my life, fulfilling separate but complimentary needs.
A. both
B. important
C. fulfilling
D. complimentary

Question 3: Tiana forgets to bring her notebook to the biology class yesterday morning.
A. forgets
B. to bring
C. to
D. yesterday

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 4: Park Hang-seo, who was the head coach of ______ Vietnam national football team, is a new idol of many people.
A. Ø
B. a
C. the
D. an

Question 5: The sooner John takes your medicine, ______ he will feel.
A. the best
B. the better
C. better
D. the good

Question 6: I applied for the job and was asked to ______ an interview the following day.
A. attend
B. perform
C. receive
D. visit

Question 7: ______ the noise outside, she managed to concentrate on her studies.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Because of
D. Because

Question 8: Many children are ______ by their grandparents when their parents are unable to care for them.
A. grown up
B. given up
C. taken up
D. brought up

Question 9: Susan is quite familiar ______ the company’s policies after attending the orientation session.
A. for
B. in
C. by
D. with

Question 10: Before I buy tickets for a show I always read the ______ in the newspapers to make sure it’s worth seeing.
A. reviews
B. articles
C. advertisements
D. headlines

Question 11: Ms. Lan will visit her parents ______.
A. as soon as she had returned from her trip
B. when she was returning from her trip
C. until she returned from her trip
D. after she returns from her trip

Question 12: Sharon and Matt are having a party to ______ their wedding anniversary.
A. celebrate
B. remember
C. invite
D. recognize

Question 13: True friends stay by your side through ______, regardless of challenges faced.
A. thick and thin
B. high and low
C. safe and sound
D. up and down

Question 14: Sharon and Matt were at the party last night, ______?
A. didn’t they
B. weren’t they
C. were they
D. did they

Question 15: The movie ______ by Steven Spielberg won several awards at the film festival last year.
A. directed
B. to direct
C. direct
D. directing

Question 16: If she studied harder, she ______ her exams with flying colors.
A. will pass
B. will have passed
C. would pass
D. would have passed

Question 17: Before the deadline, we should ______ our plans and make sure everyone knows their roles in the project.
A. finally
B. finalise
C. final
D. finalisation

Question 18: After they ______ lunch, they went for a walk in the park.
A. finishes
B. finishing
C. have finished
D. had finished

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 19: The singer had many hit songs in 2007, but her popularity has faded in recent years.
A. increased
B. sold
C. remembered
D. disappeared

Question 20: Nobody will want to be friends with you if you are considered beyond the pale in your social circle.
A. normal
B. acceptable
C. impressive
D. tolerable

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.

Power posing for confidence

Some people are born confident and others aren’t, right? Perhaps not. Psychologist Amy Cuddy thinks that we can become more confident simply by changing our body language.
Studies have shown that our body language – how we sit, stand and move around – has an important effect on how other people view us. For example, if you cross your arms and look away, people will probably think you’re not interested in what’s going on. According to Cuddy, your pose can also affect how confident you feel. If you avoid eye contact and hunch your back, you’ll feel less confident.
So, how can you increase your self-confidence? One way is by doing what Cuddy calls ‘the power pose’. Stand up straight, legs apart, with your hands on your hips, and hold this pose for two minutes whenever you need a confidence boost. Afterwards, you should feel much more confident. Power posing is especially useful before job interviews, and it also proves beneficial for public speaking.
Changing our body language isn’t very hard to do and there are many benefits that come with it. Improving your body language can help improve your self-confidence and give other people a good impression of you.

(Adapted from Koreans Elementary, Workbook. Ben Cerak with Steve Langworth)

Question 21: The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the benefits of confidence in body language
B. how to naturally increase confidence
C. techniques for successful public speaking
D. a theory on body language and confidence

Question 22: According to paragraph 1, there is a link between ______.
A. personality traits and confidence
B. genetics and confidence levels
C. intelligence and confidence
D. body language and confidence

Question 23: The word “view” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. regard
B. ignore
C. observe
D. change

Question 24: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. power posing
B. a job interview
C. self-confidence
D. a confidence boost

Question 25: According to the passage, to boost our confidence, we can do all of the following actions EXCEPT ______.
A. maintain eye contact
B. stand up straight with hands on hips
C. practice power posing
D. cross arms and look away

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 26:

A. show
B. snow
C. bowl
D. town

Question 27:

A. laughed
B. washed
C. helped
D. cleaned

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.

It is said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Maybe that’s why many people may be open to trying foreign food at lunch or dinner, but they’re not adventurous enough to experiment with anything new at breakfast. But what about you? Below, we look at typical breakfasts in some different countries. Would you have them or are they too spicy, too fattening or just too different?

The traditional breakfast in South Korea is rice and soup. People then choose extra dishes to go with it such as grilled fish, vegetables and kimchi, which is pickled cabbage with chillies. Kimchi is so popular that the first Korean astronaut took some with him to the international space station! Of course, these days, many Koreans have such busy lifestyles they don’t have enough time to make breakfast and just grab a quick coffee and some cereal or toast.
Breakfast in Bulgaria includes tea or strong coffee, sesame bread and butter, cheese made from sheep’s milk, honey, olives, boiled eggs and – most importantly – kiselo miyako, a local yoghurt. Bulgaria has a lot of people aged over 100 and many believe that the secret behind this is their yoghurt, which most Bulgarians eat every day.
Many Costa Ricans start their day with the national dish, gallo pinto, which is a mixture of fried rice and black beans. It’s lightly spiced and often served with fried plantain (a kind of banana used like a vegetable in a lot of Central American and Caribbean cooking), cream and fried eggs. There’s usually some strong local coffee as well – or perhaps some agua dulce (‘sweet water’), which is made from sugar cane juice.

(Adapted from Oaxonese, Pre-International by Kralory, Aldridge-Morris)

Question 28: Which of the following can be the main idea of the passage?
A. encouraging readers to try new foods for breakfast
B. discussing the health benefits of various breakfast foods
C. exploring traditional breakfasts from different countries
D. comparing breakfast recipes in different cultures

Question 29: The phrase ‘experiment with’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. test
B. change
C. produce
D. detect

Question 30: The word ‘grab’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______?
A. purchase briefly
B. prepare gradually
C. take quickly
D. obtain carefully

Question 31: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. extra dishes
B. rice and soup
C. lifestyles
D. South Koreans

Question 32: According to paragraph 3, Bulgaria has more and more centenarians due to ______.
A. their local yoghurt
B. their traditional breakfast
C. their healthy lifestyle
D. their strong coffee

Question 33: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Fried plantain is a banana used as a vegetable in South American cooking.
B. South Koreans opt for a quick coffee and cereal due to busy lifestyles.
C. Bulgaria attributes the longevity of its people to daily consumption of kiselo miyako.
D. Costa Ricans typically start their day with gallo pinto and strong coffee.

Question 34: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Breakfast habits are influenced by cultural preferences in various countries.
B. Costa Ricans prefer a light breakfast with minimal ingredients.
C. South Koreans have busy lifestyles and often skip breakfast.
D. Bulgarian yoghurt consumption leads to a longer lifespan of more than 100 people.

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.

Xie Qiuping is the Chinese woman (35) ______ holds the record for the longest head hair in the world. When the Guinness Book of Records (36) ______ it in 2004, it was 5,627 metres long. The height of a giraffe is only a little more than that.

Xie Qiuping had her last haircut over 45 years ago when she was thirteen years old and she doesn’t want to cut it ever again. She decided to stop cutting it because her mother told her that girls with long hair are more attractive than (37) ______ girls with short hair. Then, she realized that she really liked having long hair.

Xie is a friendly and easy-going person, (38) ______ she doesn’t have a problem with people in the street who ask if they can touch her hair. People ask her how she manages her hair and she tells them that having extremely long hair is (39) ______ for her now and she makes sure she has enough time to wash and brush it.

Question 35: A. whom
B. which
C. whose
D. who

Question 36: A. measured
B. recorded
C. counted
D. noted

Question 37: A. other
B. the others
C. others
D. another

Question 38: A. but
B. or
C. so
D. also

Question 39: A. unique
B. regular
C. normal
D. common

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 stress in each of the following questions.

Question 40: A. hazardous
B. efficient
C. generous
D. popular

Question 41: A. achieve
B. support
C. explain
D. happen

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 42: Scientists are claiming that the new medicine will be able to cure countless diseases.
A. minor
B. many
C. essential
D. limited

Question 43: When my headphones broke, I couldn’t figure out how to fix them.
A. explain
B. decide
C. understand
D. report

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 44: Ann is making a suggestion for this Saturday afternoon.
– Ann: “Shall we go for a walk in the park this Saturday afternoon?”
– Mai: “______. And let’s bring some snacks with us.”
A. That’s a good idea
B. Thank you very much
C. I’m sorry, but I can’t
D. I don’t feel like it

Question 45: Lucci and Fiona are talking about their project.
– Lucci: “I believe that we should start working on the project early to avoid last-minute stress.”
– Fiona: “______. The sooner the better!”
A. You’re right
B. That’s not true
C. You’re welcome
D. I’m afraid I disagree

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 46: The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
A. The white dress isn’t as expensive as the black one.
B. The black dress is less expensive than the white one.
C. The white dress is more expensive than the black one.
D. The black dress isn’t as expensive as the white one.

Question 47: Tom said, “I’ll give you this book back tomorrow, Mary.”
A. Tom said to Mary that she will give him that book back the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that he would give her that book back the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that I would give you that book back the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that he would give her this book back tomorrow.

Question 48: It’s six years since I last went abroad.
A. I didn’t go abroad six years ago.
B. I have six years to go abroad.
C. I haven’t gone abroad for six years.
D. I have gone abroad for six years.

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: David is unemployed, so he can’t book this flight by himself.
A. Provided David were unemployed, he could book this flight by himself.
B. David could book this flight by himself if he were unemployed.
C. If David booked this flight by himself, he would be unemployed.
D. If it were not for David’s unemployment, he could book this flight by himself.

Question 50: We had reached the top of the mountain. We realized how far we had come.
A. No sooner had we reached the top of the mountain than we realized how far we had come.
B. Scarcely we had reached the top of the mountain did we realize how far we had come.
C. Hardly had we reached the top of the mountain than we realized how far we had come.
D. Not until had we reached the top of the mountain that we realized how far we had come.

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