Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question: Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning.

“Would you like a cup of coffee?” he said.

It is certain that he didn’t finish his homework last night because he spent all night playing computer games.

Mary lost her ticket. She didn’t go to the concert.

Alice and Sarah are talking about their study at school.

Alice: “I think that your study result is much better.” – Sarah: “___________.”

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

The shocking news in newspapers are what people are talking about this morning.

Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.

We’d better ________ early so as to avoid the heavy traffic.

The suspect is believed _________ by the police some days ago.

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.

Brian wants to borrow Andrew’s cellphone for a while.

Brian: “Do you mind if I use your cellphone for a while?” – Andrew: “__________.”

Because I was short ________ money to buy a book yesterday, I had to borrow some from my friend.

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

Every country has its own traditions, some of them have existed for centuries.

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

Most vacationers can’t stand travelling in packed cars or stay in dirty hotel rooms.

She suddenly left the job. We were all surprised at this.

Pick out the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question: Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

When you come out of the lift, you will see 2 doors, a red one and a blue one. My door is ________ blue.