Question 30: My former friend together with his wife pays a visit to my family last Sunday.
A. former
B. with
C. pays
D. Sunday
Question 31: Peter has been appointed the president of the charity organization because he's
hardworking, determined and reliant.
A. appointed
B. charity
C. hardworking
D. reliant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in each of the following questions.
Question 32: I have to work tomorrow evening. I can't meet you.
A. If I didn't have to work tomorrow evening, I couldn't meet you
B. If I didn't have to work tomorrow evening, I could meet you.
C. Unless I have to work tomorrow evening, I can't meet you.
D. If I hadn't had to work tomorrow evening, I could have met you.
Question 33: The green campaign was strongly supported by the local people. The neighbourhood
looks fresh and clean now.
A. Only if the local people had strongly supported the green campaign would the neighbourhood look
fresh and clean now.
B. Had the local people not strongly supported the green campaign, the neighbourhood wouldn't look
fresh and clean now.
C. But for the strong support of the local people for the green campaign, the neighbourhood would
look fresh and clean now.
D. Scarcely had the green campaign been strongly supported by the local people when the
neighbourhood looked fresh and clean.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
WHERE MANNERS ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Whatever line of work you're in, there's a lot to learn when you start a new job. At big Japanese
companies, new employees have to undergo (34)
weeks of formal instruction in the basics of
how to behave at work. After mastering the company song, new recruits are taught everything from how
to shake hands to how to hand over a cup of tea correctly. In Japan, manners play an important role in
all aspects of adult life. Business has its own rules of behaviour, (35)
must be adhered to.
Business cards, for example, must be presented and received with the body held at a specific angle.
Cards must be (36) respectfully as they are considered an extension of the holder's identity. An
inexperienced businessman, for instance, who put a card he had just received into his trouser pocket
would cause great offense. This would seriously diminish his chances of closing a deal. (37)
the
correct gestures have to be learnt and practised. Even after completing the training course, new
employees may still find that (38) life is not easy. Workers at large Japanese firms are expected
to sacrifice a great deal for the company. They often live in company-owned accommodation with their
colleagues and put in long hours at work. In offices, workers are not free to leave until their superiors
have done so.
Question 34: A. every
Question 35: A. which
Question 36: A. activated
Question 37: A. Moreover
Question 38: A. mutual
(Adapted from Mastermind use of English)
B. another
B. whom
B. demanded
B. Therefore
B. corporate
C. much
C. where
C. handled
C. Although
C. commercial
D. several
D. who
D. solved
D. Otherwise
D. collaborative
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.
For wild animals, there is only one rule for survival: eat or be eaten. To survive in this difficult world,
many animals have developed interesting techniques. Some animals make loud noises to scare off their
enemies. Others give off a strange and unpleasant smell. The most common way for animals to avoid
being seen is to use camouflage to blend in with their environment. Blending in with the environment
allows animals to either hide from animals that would want to eat them or sneak up on animals they