The best title for this selection may be_____.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Most of the active volcanoes are located in_____.

Read the followingpassage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

      Volcanoes have been erupting on the earth for millions of years.More than five hundred of them still erupt today.These are called active volcanoes.Volcanoes are located in belts or chains.They are found where the earth’s crust is weak.The weak spots let the hot rock escape when the volcano erupts.

      Many volcano belts are mountain ranges along the edges of continents.One belt runs along the western coast of South America up through the western part of the United States.Other volcanoes are found in ocean basins.

      About three-fifths of all active volcanoes in the world are in the Pacific Ocean.Many of these volcanoes erupt under the water.The Hawaiian Islands were built by volcanoes that began erupting under water and finally reached the surface of the ocean.

Read the followingpassage 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.

      You can make life more difficult for thieves by carrying your wallet in an inside pocket instead of a back pocket. But make sure that you still have it if someone bumps into you in a (21)______. Most pickpockets are very skillful. Never let your handbag out of your sight. On public transport, take hold of it. You are also (22)______ to take traveler’s cheque rather than cash when you go abroad, and to use cash dispensers which are on main streets, or are well lit at night.

      A quarter of all crimes are car thefts or thefts of things (23)______ cars, like radios and cassettes players. If your car is stolen, you may not get it back. One in four are never found, and even (24)______ it is, it may be badly damaged. Always lock all doors and windows, and think about fitting a car alarm too. If you are buying a new radio/cassettes player, it is worthwhile choosing one that is security-coded or removable by the driver. These precautions will help to put (25)______ thieves.

Kevin’s teachers saw him as quiet and serious, but with his friends he was the opposite.

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

My dad was trying to mend the broken door of the garage after the crash

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

- Dam:“Would you like to come to dinner next Friday?”

     - Laura:“_______”

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.

We _____ the plumbers to install an air conditioner in the living room.

- Are you leaving ?

       - Yes, but I wish I _____ to go

- Tom wasn’t there last night.

      - ________.

Susan rarely stays up late, _____?

There are_____ chairs in this room than in that room

If everybody _____ the traffic ruled, the road will be much safer.

We have had the roof of our house _____.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

She is learning computer programming. She wants to get a better job.

He tries to practises English everyday. He can speak English more fluently now.  

The critics undervalued his new book.

I’m going out now. If anybody phones while I shall be out, can you take a message?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.

Illegal poaching will ______.

There were less hunting grounds for the tigers because ______.

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      Tigers are one of the most powerful and graceful animals in the world. The different species that still exist today, namely the Bengal, Indochina, Siberian, South China and Sumatra tigers are in danger of becoming extinct. Due to irresponsible hunting, the Bali, Caspian and Java tigers have already become extinct. This could soon happen to the other species too.

      In the past, tigers were considered as pests. With a smaller area to hunt, as man had taken up more of the land to build upon, the tigers found less areas for themselves to hunt. They thus turned to farms to get their food. Farmers' livestock were attacked by these tigers. People were then encouraged to hunt and kill these animals with the promise of rewards. Even after the threat of tigers on livestock was over, man continued to hunt tigers, this time for recreation. Poachers also hunt tigers for their body parts . The skin of tigers is much sought. Bones and other organs are also used as ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. Although killing tigers is illegal, it is still being carried out and unless it is stopped, the remaining species of tigers will soon become extinct too.

Read the followingpassage 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.

      Being an only child, there was not much that Thahirah could do when she was alone. Reading her books made her life seemed so much more interesting. She read so much that she earned the (21)______ 'bookworm'. Because of all the reading that she did, her grasp of the English Language was so good that no one in her level could ever beat her at it.

      Her teachers were all so proud (22)______ her. They especially enjoyed her compositions as she had a very good imagination and could write very well. One day, a surprise waited for Thahirah in school. Her teacher had (23)______ some of her compositions to a friend of hers who was book publisher. The publisher was so (24)______ with Thahirah's writing that he offered Thahirah the chance to write her own novel. Thahirah wasn't so sure at first whether she had the talent to write a novel. But with her teacher's encouragement she agreed. A few months (25)______, Thahira's book was published and put on sale. They sold like hotcakes ! Everyone was proud of her and Thahirah discovered that this was what she wanted to be an author.