Part 1: Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. A. salty B. sweet C. unhealthy D.

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1. We need some eating utensils like forks and spoons to ___ the table. 13. We are looking forward to ___ Jack in the live concert.
A. open B. close C. set D. bring A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. meets
2. My father used to smoke a lot, but he ___ in 2010. 14. How much ____ lemonade do you need to prepare for the meal?
A. given it up B. used to give up C. gives it up D. gave it up A. much B. many C. a D. no article
3. I don’t like ___ on the weekend. 15. A place without ____ will be very dirty.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. have studied A. trash cans B. fountains C. street lights D. benches
4. My mother reminds me to take out the ____ before going to bed. 16. This apple is rotten. It smells ____.
A. dishes B. trash C. dishwasher D. laundry A. good B. sweet C. delicious D. revolting
5. Would you mind ___ me with this question? I don’t know the answer. 17. In order to become husband and wife, the groom and the ___ have to
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped exchange vows.
6. Jack _____ for being late for class. A. wife B. bride C. sister D. friend
A. apologized B. apologies C. apology D. was apologized 18. I want to meet Jack. I’m calling ____ him out for lunch..
7. When I was young, I used to have ____ free time. A. ask B. asking C. to ask D. asked
A. too much B. enough C. too many D. very 19. Barack Obama used to be ___ President of the United States.
8. To endure the high temperature while cooking, kitchen appliances are A. a B. an C. the D.(no article)
usually made of ___. 20. Nowadays, I’m ___ weaker than when I was younger.
A. wood B. plastic C. wool D. metal A. many B. much C. too D. very
9. Apple Computer Inc. ____ by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. 21. Students have 40 minutes to complete the test. After 15 minutes, they’ve
A. found B. founded C. was founded D. founding done the test for ____ a quarter of it.
10. In my opinion, my mother is ___ most prettiest woman I have ever met. A. by B. some C. over D. for
A. the B. the C. more D. a 22. Tom promises ___ me the Iphone 16 pro max on my 20th birthday.
11. A supermarket is a place ____ you can buy many things for your family. A. buying B. buy C. to buy D. bought
A. who B. which C. where D. when 23. I could hear the voice of someone. ______ you ______ movie?
12. You should drink ____ juice instead of milk tea. A. Were/watching B. Did/watch C. Was/watching D. Are/watch
24. Hi John, what do you think about ___ museum tomorrow?. A. disgusting B. horrible C. fresh D. ugly
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited 36. I live with Jack in the apartment. Jack is my ____
25. When you travel on the road, you have to follow the guidance of ____. A. roommate B. classmate C. neighbor D. colleague
A. street lights B. traffic signals C. parking lot D. crosswalk 37. Sashimi is made of raw fish like tuna and _____.
26. Many couples are _____ together although they got divorced years ago. A. chicken B. salmon C. beef D. pork
[Link] back B. getting married C. getting to know D. introduce 38. Today I don't feel like doing anything.
27. Elon Musk is the man ___ asset is the highest in the world. A. I feel like doing anything today.
A. which B. who C. whose D. when B. Today is a good time for me to do anything.
28. Tom and Jerry have been working with each other for 5 years in Tesla so C. Doing anything today doesn't feel like me
they are___. D. I don't want to do anything today.
A. roommates B. classmates C. colleagues D. enemies 39. No one in my class had the lowest score. But I did.
29. A: “What is the result of 15 divided by 7?”. B: “It could be ___ 2.1”. A. I was the only one in my class who had the lowest score.
A. roughly B. over C. less D. under B. Not only did I have the lowest score but also other members did.
30. I always wear _____ attire when I go to a wedding or a special event. C. I was one of the member in my class who had the lowest score
A. formal B. loose C. striped D. casual D. Everyone in my class has the lowest score.
31. Are you sure you’re well ______ to drive to work today? 40. She is tired because she works too much.
A. too B. enough C. too many D. too much A. If she worked less, she wouldn't be tired.
32. A ____ is the money that is returned to a buyer when a product isn’t B. If she had worked less, she wouldn’t be tired.
suitable. C. If she works less, she won’t be tired.
A. cash B. refund C. bargain D. discount D. If she were tired, she would work less.
33. My bad ___ prevents me from running a marathon. 41. Seeing that lie was so tearful, she left the house.
A. skin B. fingers C. knee D. hair A. She didn't want to make her tearful, so she left the house.
34. Medicine has a ____ taste. B. She grew very tearful when she saw her leaving the house.
A. sweet B. sour C. salty D. bitter C. She wouldn't be so tearful if she wouldn't leave the house.
35. I like the ___ aroma of lavender. D. She left the house when she saw how tearful she was.
42. The man was too weak to lift the basket of fruit. 47. I didn't play pickleball when I was a kid and I don’t play it now.
A. Although he was weak, he could lift the basket of fruit. A. I played pickleball neither in the past nor now.
B. He was so weak that he couldn't lift the basket of fruit. B. I used to play pickleball when I was young but now I don’t.
C. The man lifted the basket, so he wasn't very basket of fruit. C. I usually played pickleball when I was young but now I don’t.
[Link] man shouldn't have lifted the basket of fruit because he was so weak. D. I didn’t like playing pickleball but now I do.
43. The store had a great bargain on winter coats. 48. "I will finish the project by tomorrow," he said.
A. Winter coats were bargained in the store. A. He said he would finish the project by tomorrow.
B. Winter coats were discounted in the store. B. He said he will finish the project by the next day.
C. The store asked customers to bargain on winter coats. C. He said he would have finished the project by tomorrow.
D. The store had bargained for winter coats. D. He said he would finish the project by the next day.
44. Laura has never eaten with chopsticks before. 49. He finished his homework, then he went out to play.
A. Laura used to eat with chopsticks. A. By the time he had gone out to play, he finished his homework.
B. Laura doesn't like using chopsticks. B. By the time he finished his homework, he had gone out to play.
C. Laura doesn't know how to use chopsticks. C. By the time he went out to play, he had finished his homework.
D. lt's the first time Laura ate with chopsticks. D. By the time he had finished his homework, he went out to play.
45. Sonia got to the class first. Then her friends came in after that. 50. The man who is talking to the manager is my uncle.
A. When Sonia came to the class, her friends had already come. A. The man talks to the manager is my uncle.
B. By the time Sonia’s friends came to the class, she had already come. B. The man who talking to the manager is my uncle.
C. Sonia has come to the class before her friends came. C. The man talking to the manager is my uncle.
D. After Sonia’s friends came to the class, she had come. D. The man being talking to the manager is my uncle.
46. The intersection was closed due to road construction.
A. If there is road construction, the intersection will be closed. Part 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer.
B. If there wasn’t road construction, the intersection wouldn’t be closed. Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. The giant panda is a bear that
C. The road intersection had to be closed for its construction. lives in central China. It is special because of its black and white fur. Pandas belong
D. The road intersection has been closed since construction began. to the most (51) ____ species of our world. About 2000 pandas live in the wilderness
and 300 live in (52) ___ zoos around the world. Recently, there have been (53) ____ 52. [Link] B. range [Link] D. fewer
in many countries to save the giant panda. The animal has been driven away from
53. A. elections B. campaigns [Link] D. battles
its natural habitat because of deforestation, intensive farming and the creation of
new (54) ___. The giant panda can reach a height of up to 1.5 metres and weigh up 54. A. settlements B. settle C. settlers D. settling
to 150 kg. Pandas have bodies like bears, but scientists do not know why they grow
55. A. wool B. hair C. skin D. fur
a thick black and white (55) ___. It keeps them warm during the cold winter months
and the white colour protects them from possible enemies in the snow-covered 56. A. basic B. important C. first D. major

mountains in which they live. Pandas have large teeth, which they need to eat 57. A. copying B. producing C. reproducing D. repeating
bamboo, their (56) ___ food. Because it is low in nutritional value it does not give
58. A. last B. outlive C. continue D. survive
pandas much energy to move around for longer periods of time. Giant pandas can
live up to 20 years in the wilderness and 30 years in zoos. They start (57) ___ 59. A. nature B. species C. kind D. sort
between 4 and 8 years of age. When panda cubs are born, they are very tiny, only
60. A. moved [Link] C. gathered D. achieved
about a thousandth the size of the mother, and blind. Like all mammals, they get
their food from their mother, whom they stay with for up to three years before being THE END
able to (58) ___ alone. Pandas have been an important (59) ___ throughout history.
They first became known in the western world during the middle of the 19th century.
In the 1960s, the Chinese government (60) ___ it had to do something to protect the
giant pandas from becoming extinct. Since then they have set up 40 reserves in
which the animals are protected. In the 1970s, pandas played a role in the opening
of Communist China to the west. They were sold to zoos in other countries. Today,
about 45 pandas live in zoos outside China. Zoologists are putting millions of dollars
into breeding the animals in captivity. When they get older, they are released again
into their natural habitat.

51. A. dangered B. danger [Link] D. dangerous