The word “insulation” in paragraph 3 mostly means __________.

The conference _______ by non-governmental organizations was about globalization.

Jack and Peter are talking about their plan for this weekend.

- Jack: “Why don’t we visit the imperial citadel this weekend?”

- Peter: “_______.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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 from 34 to 38.

Testing games

    How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world – (34) ­­­­­_______ out new games. A leading company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games (35) _______ are about to be launched onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before recording her thoughts on a form designed by the company. As the company director said, “What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most use of them?” Eloise is (36) _______ with her new job but she also takes it very seriously. She is allowed to keep the games after testing them. (37) _______, she has decided instead to give them away to children less fortunate than herself. “I’ve got (38) _______ of games and some children don’t have any,” she explained.

(Adapted from Cambridge English First for Schools 1, 2015)

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 39 to 43.

Ostriches

      Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.

      Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannahs. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.

      Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.

                                                                                                     (Adapted from Readtheory.org website)