Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the most suitable response tocomplete each of the following exchanges.
Question 1. John is talking to a cashier at the checkout counter of the supermarket.
Cashier: “All right. Keep your receipt. If something comes up, you can show it to us and you can get a refund.”
John: “________”
A. Thanks. I’ll put it in a safe placeC. OK, I won’t use it,
B. Thank you. I’ll keep it for you.
D. You’re welcome. See you.
Question 2. Joe and Matt met at a friend’s farewell party.
Joe: “ I thought you were too tired”
Matt: “ ______ I’ve decided to go. I feel I owe it to him.”
A. More of the same
B. All the more
C. One and the same D. All the same
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 3. No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.
A. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not the experts.
C. The painting looked so much like the authentic that only he experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.
D. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
Question 4. The police issued a warning on the radio. A dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
A. The police issued a warning on the radio, namely, a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
B. A dangerous man had escaped from hospital where the police issued a warning on the radio.
C. The police issued a warning on the radio about a dangerous man had escaped from hospital.
D. A dangerous an had escaped from hospital, so the police issued a warning on the radio.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that the word(s)
that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 5. S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s
outstanding humanitarianism.
A. remarkable B. charitable
C.widespread D. popular
Question 6. It was
inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.
A. urgent
B. unavoidable
C. necessary
D. important
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the underlined part that needscorrection in each of the following questions.
Question 7. That man
was an
easy recognized
figure with his long, white beard and a
wide – brimmedhat.
A. easy B. wide – brimmed
C. was
D. figure
Question 8. In China, Japan and other
Oriental countries,
where tea is the national drink, people
almost
never use sugar
for their tea.
A. where
B. Oriental
C. for D. almost never
Question 9. Drying food by
means of solar energy is an ancient process
applying wherever climatic conditions
make it possible.
A. make it possible
B. Drying
C. applying D. means
Write the letter A, B, C or D on the top of the first page to indicate the sentence that is closest inmeaning to each of the following questions.
Question 10: The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. It was midnight that the noise next door stopped.
B. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
C. Not until midnight did the noise next door stop.
D. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
