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

If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract, he will be dismissed immediately.

The two sides were discussing. They weren't likely to reach an agreement.

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.

Why do local people want tourism?

What is one problem that tourists create?

What is the main point of the passage?

The word "fake" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______ .

Maybe (37)______ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone's time.

We tend to (36)_____ people who can multitask because we think they are working hard - but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the long run?

Try setting clear (35) _____ in your everyday work, however you must be careful that these are not unrealistic and can be achieved within the working day.

Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (34) _______ working practices.

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

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

These days we are under pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest time. The pace of life threatens to leave many of us behind, and (33) ______ of this pressure, we spend time looking for short-cuts in our working lives. However, these time-saving measures may actually cause more problems than they solve.

Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (34) _______ working practices. Try setting clear (35) _____ in your everyday work, however you must be careful that these are not unrealistic and can be achieved within the working day. We tend to (36)_____ people who can multitask because we think they are working hard - but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the long run? Instead, they may distract them from the task in hand and cause a loss of concentration. Maybe (37)______ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone's time. To sum up, my advice is to keep everything simple, and prioritise tasks - you will become happier at work - and so will your boss!

I am sure he did not know that his brother graduated with flying colors.

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.

It is important that cancer needs to be diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure.

A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.

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.

The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created EXCEPT _______ .

Which of the following is TRUE of standard usage?

Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

It can be inferred from the passage that the author _______ .

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 from 15 to 22

LEVELS OF VOCABULARY

Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In English, at least three have been identified and described.

Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than writing.

Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events.

It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population.

Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use three types of expressions.