When Mrs. Maxwell died, Mr. Maxwell became a _______

_______ women who set up the first women’s refuges in the UK in the 1970s changed the world

She usually spends every afternoon after school on the phone with her friends, _______?

They take all the precaution to bring _______ their children healthy and strong.

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

The word  “immense” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

The word  “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

The word  “derived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

In compared with low-achieving students, successful students use __________.

The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to __________?

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.

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or  “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.

Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing  “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it.

Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.

(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)

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

People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.

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

Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

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.

He __________ that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

Every morning, my mother usually drinks several cups of tea, has a __________ breakfast and then leads the buffalo to the field.

The company hopes that their new product __________ by many customers.

Indonesia got off to a __________ start with a goal in the first half, but Vietnam still won the match in the end.

While she __________ her exams, she had a terrible headache.

Martin is called the teacher's pet by his classmates because he is taken under his teacher's __________.

Peter’s father ordered him not __________ out late again.

If Bill loses his job, at least they have Mary’s income to __________ on.