She has always had a good relationship with the children.

Smoking is not permitted in this office. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 

"Could you read this essay and give me your opinion on it?". 

Jack: "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - Jill: “ __________”

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

Anne: "Make yourself at home." - John: " ________” 

The word "this" in bold type in paragraph 1 refers to ___________

It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that advertisers must ____________

According to paragraph 2, market research includes ____________ 

The phrase "in a new light" in bold type in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ____________

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions. 

   Advertising helps people recognize a particular brand, persuades them to try it, and tries to keep them loyal to it. Brand loyalty is perhaps the most important goal of consumer advertising. Whether they produce cars, canned foods or cosmetics, manufacturers want their customers to make repeated purchases. The quality of the product will encourage this, of course, but so, too, will affect advertising. 

   Advertising relies on the techniques of market research to identify potential users of a product. Are they homemakers or professional people? Are they young or old? Are they city dwellers or country dwellers? Such questions have a bearing on where and when ads should be played. By studying readership breakdowns for newspapers and magazines as well as television ratings and other statistics, an advertising agency can decide on the best way of reaching potential buyers. Detailed research and marketing expertise are essential today when advertising budgets can run into thousands of millions of dollars. 

   Advertising is a fast-paced, high-pressure industry. There is a constant need for creative ideas that will establish a personality for a product in the public's mind. Current developments in advertising increase the need for talented workers. 

   In the past, the majority of advertising was aimed at the traditional white family - breadwinner father, non working mother, and two children. Research now reveals that only about 6 percent of American households fit this stereotype. Instead, society is fragmented into many groups, with working mothers, single people and older people on the rise. To be most successful, advertising must identify a particular segment and aim its message toward that group. 

   Advertising is also making use of new technologies. Computer graphics are used to grab the attention of consumers and to help them see products in a new light. The use of computer graphics in a commercial for canned goods, for instance, gave a new image to the tin can. 

What does the passage mainly discuss? 

We're all ambitious - it seems to run in the family. 

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.

The burning of fossil fuels emits harmful gases, but people still use them for heating and cooking.

They received such a good advice from their teachers that they all studied very well.

Lady Liberty has long been a symbol of free and hope to people all over the world, but have ever wondererd where she came from? 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 

Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits 

If you want to get a good result in every work, you should have a constancy.

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

We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organize activities for young children. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word with the main stress different from that of the other three words in each question. 

A. ordinary    B. decompose    C. emphasis     D. calender

Jack did poorly on his final test. He was aware of the importance of hard work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

It’s necessary for all of the students to finish their assignments before 3 p.m.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

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.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

According to the passage, what could be said about the deforestation trend?

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 36 to 42

World leaders love to present trees as the answer to our climate change woes. Earth has room for another

0.9 billion hectares of them, which could buy us an extra 20 years to decarbonise our societies by locking up emitted carbon. But many countries are terrible at even holding onto their existing carbon-rich trees. However, this problem isn’t caused solely by lower-income countries, as a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution made clear by linking deforestation to international trade. High-income countries, like the UK, Japan and Germany, are driving deforestation abroad with their demand for beef, soya, palm oil and other goods.

Last year’s increase in tree cover loss, which includes deforestation as well as natural losses, such as through fire, is especially galling because 2020 was the deadline a host of countries and businesses set for halving deforestation from 2014 levels. The timing also poses a headache for the United Nations and those hoping for a good outcome at this year’s COP26 climate summit in November.

Alarming deforestation trends in Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro saw Norway and Germany halt funds to Brazil for protecting the Amazon rain forest in 2019. The situation is no better today, with Brazil losing 1.7 million hectares in 2020, three times that of the country with the next biggest losses, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Moreover, Brazil’s increase in loss was more than twice the global average, at 25 per cent. Boosting climate aid to Brazil in that context poses a tricky conundrum for high income countries.

These rates of tree cover loss have a huge climate impact. Mikaela Weisse at the WRI and her colleagues estimate last year’s loss released about 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, roughly on a par with India, the world’s fourth biggest emitter. Continuing with such colossal emissions will wipe out the amount of CO2 that tree planting is expected to absorb.

It is time for world leaders to get a grip. If we are to stand any chance of meeting the world’s climate goals, governments must take deforestation as seriously as they do transforming their energy systems. Politics can make stopping deforestation hard. The European Commission and UK government are considering using trade deals and regulations to apply pressure on countries such as Brazil to curb deforestation. However, this may not be viewed well by Brazil. Globally, there is hope. Forest loss fell in Indonesia and Malaysia last year – signs that government policies to curb deforestation can work.

(Adapted from newscientist.com)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned, according to the passage?

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 31 to 35.

Have you ever wondered where museums get the works and relics that they put on display? If the museum is sponsored by the government, then the relics were probably collected under special laws that protect historical treasures related to that country. However, not all museums are sponsored by the government. Sometimes a private collector decides to set up a museum so that the public can view the works or relics in his or her collection. Since the 1990s, more and more of these museums set up by private collectors have sprung up in China. Typically, these private museums are small, but they give visitors the chance to see works and relics not found anywhere else.

Songtang Li is one such collector who has put part of his private collection on display for the public. In 2001, Li opened his museum in an old 18th century house in Beijing. The museum displays some of the best examples of Chinese folk art he has collected over his lifetime.

Li began collecting folk art sculptures when he was young. Thus began Li’s lifetime hobby of visiting demolition sites and collecting pieces of sculpture or decorative architecture. Anything that he was allowed to take away would end up in his collection. In the late 1970s, China underwent major economic reforms. At that time, Beijing started widespread demolition and rebuilding across the city. According to Li, more than ninety percent of the old houses and temples in Beijing have since been torn down and replaced with modern buildings. Luckily, all of old Beijing’s architectural folk art has not been lost. Visitors to the Songtangzhai Folk Sculpture Museum can view some of the best relics Li rescued over the years.

(Adapted from Reading Challenge 3 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)

Tourists flock to wells in far-flung corners of northwestern India to gaze in wonder at these architectural marvels from hundreds of years ago, which serve as a(n) (30) _______ of both the ingenuity and artistry of ancient civilisations and of the value of water to human existence.

(28) _______ , some important sites in Gujarat have recently undergone major restoration.

Down the centuries, thousands of wells were constructed throughout northwestern India, but the majority have now fallen into (27) _______ ; many are derelict and dry, as groundwater has been diverted for industrial use and the wells no longer reach the water table. (28) _______ , some important sites in Gujarat have recently undergone major restoration.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Stepwells

Unique to this region, stepwells are often architecturally complex and vary widely in size and shape. During their heyday, they were places of gathering, of leisure and relaxation and of worship for villagers of all but the lowest classes. Some were located in or near villages as public spaces for the community; (26) _______ were positioned beside roads as resting places for travellers. Down the centuries, thousands of wells were constructed throughout northwestern India, but the majority have now fallen into (27) _______ ; many are derelict and dry, as groundwater has been diverted for industrial use and the wells no longer reach the water table. (28) _______ , some important sites in Gujarat have recently undergone major restoration.

Today, following years of neglect, many stepwells have been saved by the Archaeological Survey of India, (29) _______ has recognised the importance of preserving them as part of the country's rich history. Tourists flock to wells in far-flung corners of northwestern India to gaze in wonder at these architectural marvels from hundreds of years ago, which serve as a(n) (30) _______ of both the ingenuity and artistry of ancient civilisations and of the value of water to human existence.

(Adapted from Cambridge English Academic IELTS 10 by Cambridge University Press)

Peter and Mark are at the school’s canteen.

Peter: “ _______ ”

Mark: “No, thanks. I’m full.”

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.

After the team leader had left, Ruth took up the baton as a musical director for school productions.

She was truly a benevolent old lady; she even didn’t hurt an ant.

With more and more investors pouring money into the tourism industry, the local economy was revitalized.