Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D according to the text.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1030. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not attended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems Worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English Users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world EXCEPT

The children…………..attend that English school receive good education

Combine these pairs of sentences.

He is performing well at school. He does not know what he will choose as his future career (despite)

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Choose the best answer

Does it take…….long time to get to…..city centre?

Mike comes from a city…… is located in the southern part of England

Listen to the teacher attentively or you won’t understand the lesson (If)

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John will meet me at the airport tomorrow

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Find the mistake in each sentence below.

The most people woull agree that travelling broadens the mind as you get to see so many different ways of life.

On January 17th, people in Mexico bring their animals ………… church

A bad accident ……………. On Highway 95 last night

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.

It is a custom for all of a Chinese family to be present at home (1)……… the Eve Chinese New Year for the reunion dinner. This custom is meant to symbolize the unity of the family for the (2)… new year. After the reunion dinner, the younger members of the family (3)…….. serve tea to their elders as a show of respect. For the first five days of the Chinese New Year, no one in the family is allowed to (4)………. the floor. The Chinese believe that the act of sweeping will drive away all the good luck (5)……… the New Year could bring.

Question 1:

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

The new school year starts on September 5th

Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D according to the text.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1030. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not attended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems Worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English Users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

The word “enclaves” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?

If parents don’t cook at home, their children...............most fast

Find the mistake in each sentence below.

He said that he remembered to work with her in a handicraft village but she said she was mistaken

I used credit card to buy a computer game. The game is called “Mars Mystique Mission” (which)

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