Sentence completion: Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
Question 1: The café, ______ they met the first time, is famous for the blueberry cake.
- A. where
- B. that
- C. which
- D. when
- A. do
- B. doing
- C. to do
- D. to doing
- A. would
- B. can
- C. must
- D. should
- A. hasty
- B. abrupt
- C. prompt
- D. nimble
- A. have finished
- B. will finish
- C. finished
- D. have been finishing
- A. repeat
- B. repetition
- C. repetitive
- D. repetitively
- A. would melt
- B. melts
- C. melt
- D. could melt
- A. persecutes
- B. pressure
- C. perseveres
- D. preserves
- A. turned
- B. turn
- C. to turn
- D. turning
- A. be captivated by
- B. be accustomed to
- C. be prone to
- D. be accompanied by
Synonyms: Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word/phrase in each question.
Question 11: This shop mainly sells Christmas decorations, so it is usually bustling during the holiday season.
- A. busy
- B. noisy
- C. exciting
- D. available
- A. relentlessly
- B. occasionally
- C. episodically
- D. interminably
Antonyms: Choose A, B, C or D that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word/phrase in each question.
Question 13:The instructor emphasized metacognitive practices, encouraging students to think critically about their own thought processes.
- A. reflective
- B. self-aware
- C. automatic
- D. thoughtful
- A. bringing down
- B. going down
- C. narrowed down
- D. pulled down
Dialogue completion: Choose A, B, C or D to complete each dialogue.
Question 15: Joanne: “You should have flown with the earlier flight!”
Alex: “______”
- A. Why not?
- B. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
- C. It was fully booked.
- D. Yes. I did.
Helen: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school!”
Mary: “______”
- A. Of course!
- B. I'm glad you like it.
- C. Sorry to hear that.
- D. Thanks. It's certainly encouraging.
Ensoleill: “A motorbike knocked Ted down”.
Sunny: “______”
- A. How terrific!
- B. Poor Ted!
- C. What is it now?
- D. What a motor bike!
Mary: “Would you like Matcha ice-cream or Caramen with jam?”
Rose: “______”
- A. Yes, I'd love two.
- B. I like eating them all.
- C. It doesn't matter.
- D. Neither is fine. They are good.
Dialogue arrangement: Choose A, B, C or D to make a complete dialogue for each question.
Question 19: a. These holidays are becoming increasingly popular. Would you like to arrange flights and accommodation with us, or just accommodation?
b. Can you arrange flights from Sydney?
c. Good morning. I've been looking at your holidays to Australia in your brochure. I'm thinking of going during the second half of next month.
d. Yes, my husband and I are very interested in the holidays in the Outback.
e. Good morning. As you can see from our brochure, we offer a wide variety of packages to various destinations in Australia. Is there anything in particular that interests you?
f. Certainly.
- A. b-d-e-a-f-c
- B. c-d-a-e-b-f
- C. b-e-a-d-f-c
- D. c-e-d-a-b-f
b. Sir, sir, please calm down. As long as the steam escapes the cooker, it won't explode.
c. What seems to be the problem, sir?
d. Yes, I'm calling about one of your rice cookers I just purchased.
e. Hello, and welcome to "Under Pressure Enterprises", Customer Service Department. This is Kelly. How may I help you?
- A. e-d-c-a-b
- B. d-c-a-e-b
- C. e-a-d-c-b
- D. d-e-c-a-b
b. Are you just leaving the library now? I saw you get there at 8:00 a.m.!
c. What for? They hired a cute new librarian or something?
d. Yeah, I've been there all day.
- A. b-d-a-c
- B. b-d-c-a
- C. d-b-c-a
- D. c-d-a-b
b. Come in please.
c. Really? Oh, I am so sorry. I remember it is at half past one. So, I... I go to the common room to wait for thirty minutes. OK?
d. Good afternoon. Come in please. I remember our tutorial time is at two o'clock, right?
e. No, no. I am free now.
- A. a-d-c-e-b
- B. b-c-d-e-a
- C. a-d-c-b-e
- D. b-a-d-c-e
Sentence rewriting: Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in each question.
Question 23: "You'd better study hard for the upcoming exams instead of cramming", my mother said.
- A. My mother warned me about bad results and not to cram for the upcoming exams.
- B. My mother advised me not to cram for the forthcoming tests and to study diligently instead.
- C. My mother warned me not to cram but study hard for better results.
- D. My mother advised me not cramming for tests instead of studying hard.
- A. I can do this math equation with flying colors.
- B. This math equation is completely out of my league.
- C. I can't figure out the solution for this math equation.
- D. I find it easy to complete this math equation.
- A. By everyone's surprise, Juan had successfully won the taekwondo contest thanks to his experience.
- B. Despite having no previous experience, Juan was second to none in the taekwondo contest.
- C. Against all odds did Juan take the second place in the taekwondo contest.
- D. Although Juan had no previous experience, it is understandable that he won the taekwondo contest.
- A. It was not until I did my math homework did I realize that I had done the wrong exercises.
- B. Hardly had I done my math homework when I realized that I had done the wrong exercises.
- C. As soon as I did my math homework had I immediately realized that I had done the wrong exercises.
- D. It was not until I did my math homework that I realized that I had done the wrong exercises.
Sentence combination: Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given pair of sentences in each question.
Question 27: It rained torrentially all day. However, we all enjoyed the excursion.
- A. Although we enjoyed the excursion, it poured down relentlessly all day.
- B. Despite the torrential rain throughout the day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
- C. Because it rained torrentially all day, the excursion was cancelled.
- D. The excursion turned out to be enjoyable thanks to the downpour all day.
- A. Despite being trained in nursing, Julie was able to help the old lady out of danger.
- B. Having been trained in nursing, Julie was able to help the old lady out of danger.
- C. But for a training course in nursing, Julie could have helped the old lady out of danger.
- D. Though Julie had no experience in nursing, she could help the old lady out of danger.
- A. Although I paid attention to the teacher, I failed to understand the lesson.
- B. I would have understood the lesson because I paid attention to the teacher.
- C. I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher.
- D. Unless I failed to understand the lesson, I would pay attention to the teacher.
- A. The position wasn't given to him despite his ability to do the job.
- B. He was given neither the job nor the position due to his inability.
- C. Because he couldn't do the job, he wasn't given the position.
- D. He was given the position in spite of being unable to do the job.
Cloze text: Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.
The solar system (31)______ the sun, eight planets (Pluto is considered as a dwarf planet), and satellites. Other than these, there are also asteroids, comets, dust, small planets, and gasses found in space. The sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars make up the inner solar system and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are in the outer solar system. The asteroid belt lies in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. (32)______, which is at the center of the solar system and the planets orbit around the sun. The planets rotate on their own axis and (33)______ around the sun in their own orbits. The rotation causes days and nights, whereas the revolution causes the change of seasons in the planets. The research on our universe is still going on, but there are around 500 solar systems present in our universe, (34)______ we have gathered. Our solar system lies in the Milky Way Galaxy, which appears like a white band in the night sky and is therefore named as Milky Way Galaxy. (35)______ scientists and astronomers, the earth is the only planetary body where life can exist. But this can be proven wrong after other discoveries about the universe.
Question 31:
- A. comprises
- B. consists
- C. contains
- D. composes
- A. The sun is also a star
- B. The sun was believed to rotate around planet Earth
- C. The moon is Earth's only natural satellite
- D. The sun is the biggest star in the solar system
- A. to revolve
- B. revolve
- C. revolving
- D. revolves
- A. as long as
- B. to the extent of
- C. including all
- D. as per the little
- A. Owing to
- B. According to
- C. Thanks to
- D. Due to
Reading comprehension 1: Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D to answer each question.
One of the main perpetrators of overconsumption and waste globally is the fashion industry. The desire to meet demands has caused companies to reduce the quality of materials in favour of production. This is often referred to as "fast fashion" and it is associated with low quality, low wages, and outsourcing. Fast fashion affects workers, the consumer, and the environment in a multitude of negative ways.
The Human Impact: Creation
Most fast fashion companies outsource their labour to developing nations, leading to lower wages and less government regulation. The average wage of an H&M factory worker in Myanmar was 2.63 a day all while working 6 days a week. Although many fast fashion companies exploit the labour of workers outside of the United States, even in Los Angeles workers of fast fashion company Fashion Nova weren't safe. They were paid 2.77 an hour.
The Human Impact: Consumption
No one is safe from the impacts of fast fashion, even consumers of these clothes are disadvantaged. The speed at which fast fashion companies churn out products to keep up with trends only leads to reduced quality while prices either stay the same or increase. Most fast fashion pieces only last less than 10 wears before they fall apart and are thrown in landfills – a waste of material as well as consumer money.
The Environmental Impact
To reduce costs the clothing is made of indecomposable materials like plastic or polyester. Since the quality is poor and the clothing doesn't last, it ends up in landfills or waterways. The carbon footprint of fast fashion is also intense as most of the clothing is produced across the globe.
When informing about fast fashion, it is not about shaming those who cannot afford to buy sustainable clothing, but rather about recognizing our desire as humans to buy things we do not need. When we shop, we should look towards buying second-hand or purchasing clothes made of high-quality materials like cotton rather than polyester or rayon.
(Source: https://www.sustain.ucla.edu/2024/02/16/the-fast-fashion-epidemic/)
Question 36: What is the most suitable title for the passage?
- A. Trend cycles
- B. Limited worker's rights in fast fashion
- C. The strive for sustainable fashion
- D. The epidemic of fast fashion
- A. Low quality, low wages, and outsourcing
- B. Waste and overconsumption
- C. Polyester
- D. Eminent fashion designers
- A. principle
- B. rule
- C. law
- D. protection
- A. The microplastic used in fast fashion production is dangerous to humans.
- B. The rapid production using low-quality materials is wasteful.
- C. Fast fashion clothes end up in landfills.
- D. Most fast fashion pieces only last around 10 wears.
- A. The author is against fast fashion, but is non-judgmental towards consumers.
- B. The author is from a fast fashion company.
- C. The author supports the rise of fashion.
- D. The author criticises fast fashion but still encourages consumption.
Reading comprehension 2: Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D to answer each question.
Lifestyle is a way used by people, groups and nations and is formed in specific geo-graphical, economic, political, cultural and religious text. Lifestyle is referred to the characteristics of inhabitants of a region in special time and place. It includes day to day behaviors and functions of individuals in job, activities, fun and diet.
In recent decades, lifestyle as an important factor of health is more interested by researchers. According to WHO, 60% of related factors to individual health and quality of life are correlated to lifestyle. Millions of people follow an unhealthy lifestyle. Hence, they encounter illness, disability and even death. Problems like metabolic diseases, joint and skeletal problems, cardio-vascular diseases, hypertension, overweight, violence and so on, can be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. The relationship of lifestyle and health should be highly considered.
Today, wide changes have occurred in life of all people. Malnutrition, unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol consuming, drug abuse, stress and so on, are the presentations of unhealthy lifestyle that they are used as dominant form of lifestyle. Besides, the lives of citizens face with new challenges. For instance, emerging new technologies within IT such as the internet and virtual communication networks, lead our world to a major challenge that threatens the physical and mental health of individuals. The challenge is the overuse and misuse of the technology.
Therefore, according to the existing studies, it can be said that: lifestyle has a significant influence on physical and mental health of human being. There are different forms of such influences. Consanguinity in some ethnicity is a dominant form of lifestyle that leads to the genetic disorders. Reformation of this unhealthy lifestyle is a preventing factor for decreasing the rate of genetic diseases.
(Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703222/)
Question 41: What does "It" in paragraph 1 refer to?
- A. characteristic of inhabitants of a region
- B. region
- C. religious text
- D. lifestyle
- A. The consequences of unhealthy lifestyles for people's hearts
- B. The correspondence between lifestyles and people's wellness
- C. The number of people who suffer from unhealthy lifestyles
- D. The importance of health which used to interest researchers
- A. prominent
- B. authoritative
- C. controlling
- D. assertive
- A. Recent research indicates that adopting a healthy lifestyle plays a crucial role in enhancing both physical health and mental well-being.
- B. Hence, based on current research findings, one can conclude that the way people live negatively affects their bodily and psychological well-being.
- C. Thus, current research indicates that lifestyle considerably impacts on physical and mental well-being.
- D. According to existing studies, lifestyle has a minimal influence on the physical and mental wellbeing of humans.
- A. Physical illnesses are closely related to unhealthy lifestyle, and this should be taken into account.
- B. Our physical and mental health are at gunpoint because of a serious dilemma of rising new technologies.
- C. In some ethnic societies, incestuous marriage is the common lifestyle that gives rise to genetic problems.
- D. The traits of people living in a certain area at a particular time and place are referred to as their lifestyle.
Logical thinking and problem solving: Choose A, B, C or D to answer each question.
Question 46: You've recently learned that a friend of yours lost a loved one a while ago. You say:
- A. I'm sorry to have heard the sad news of your separation.
- B. I just recently heard the sad news. I am sorry.
- C. I apologize for not hearing about it sooner.
- D. I send you my warmest regards during this time.
Alice: “Could you lend me your notebook?”
William: “______”
- A. Who gives you the right to ask me? You should see yourself.
- B. Sorry, I don't want to. Do it yourself. I hate lazy girls.
- C. Let me help you with yours. You should do it yourself for better understanding.
- D. Yes, I can lend you my homework as long as you do something for me.
- A. No football player is a teacher of the college
- B. Some teachers of the college may be football player
- C. Some players of the college, may be teacher
- D. Shree Rajan who plays the chess, cannot be teacher of the college
- A. Adam didn't drive faster than 25 kph but sometimes used the emergency lane to pass cars stuck in traffic.
- B. The traffic between London and Liverpool was so heavy that Scott could not go faster than 25 kph.
- C. Scott and Adam relied on the same navigational aids.
- D. Scott encountered 74 red lights, while Adam only encountered 68 red lights.
- A. After reading about "Casual Mondays" in her employee handbook, Ava decides it would be appropriate to wear jeans to her new office on Monday.
- B. Helen is stuck in traffic for thirty minutes and wishes that she took the train instead of driving.
- C. After consulting multiple guidebooks and her travel agent, Marry feels confident that the hotel she chose is top-notch.
- D. When Elsa opens the door in tears, Thomas assumes that she has experienced a death in her family.
