Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fit each space.

Two British policemen were sent to investigate a flying saucer on March 31, 1989, the day before April Fool’s Day. When the policemen arrived at a field in Survey, they saw a small figure wearing a silver space (23)________ walking out of a spacecraft. Immediately the police ran off in the opposite direction. Reports revealed that the alien was in fact a small person, and the flying saucer was a hot air balloon that had been specially built to look (24)________ a UFO by Richard Branson, the 36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records.

Branson had planned to (25) _______ the balloon in London’s Hyde Park on April 1. However, a wind change had brought him down in a Survey field. The police received a lot of phone calls from terrified motorists as the balloon drifted over the motorway. One lady was so (26)_____ by the incident that she was crying as she was (27)______ the UFO to a radio station.

He told me he......leave the city the following day.

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

We are having my house paint. That is why there is all this mess

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister

Mark the letter to indicate the most suitable response.

"Let me congratulate you on winning the first prize."- "____________"

By learning English, you can get access.....the world's development.

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

I think Helen is accustomed to work eight hours a day

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.

You don't need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter.

Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.

 Tim will be eighteen next week.

It's Tim's..............................................

Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.

John and Ann didn't tell the truth.

Neither.................................................

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.

I fell into the water when I tried to get out of the canoe.

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

You have to pass the examination.......you want to attend the course.

Combine these two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets.

It was raining heavily outside. We postponed the picnic. (as)

I wish it......rain so often here.

Combine these two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets.

The girl is very beautiful. Her dress is red. (whose)

Combine these two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets.

She learns English well. She plays sports well, too. (not only )