1. Mr. Larry Page __________ to the last meeting, but he didn't because of sickness.
            A. must go                  B. had to go                 C. should go                D. should have gone
2. I don’t think he’s ever been there, __________?
          A. do I                           B. hasn’t he                 C. have I                     D. has he
3. Jim as well as I ____________ always busy doing English homework.
            A. are                          B. am                           C. is                             D. have been
4. ________to move to the countryside to work was something that surprised all of us.
            A. Her deciding          B. Having decided      C. She decided            D. After her decision
5. They take their ____________children to the park every day.
A. young lovely African small                        B. African small young lovely
C. small young lovely African                        D. lovely small young African
6. Jane was the last applicant _______.
A. to be interviewed   B. to be interviewing C. to interview             D. to have interviewed
7. The noise got __________ as the car disappeared into the distance.
A. smaller                    B. slighter                    C. fainter                     D. weaker                               
8. The new stadium, _____________ will be completed next year, will seat 30,000 spectators.
         A.  what                         B.  where                     C.  when                      D. which
9. I am ___________ tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. too much                B. far too                     C. too so                      D. very too
10. When you do something, you should _______.
     A. weigh up the pros and cons                         B. turn over a new leaf
     C. go down well with it                                    D. get through to it
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.
11. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
          A. steers me                   B. irritates me               C. interrupts me         D. frightens me
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.
12. The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it.
            A. hard-working                     B. forceful                   C. energetic                 D. half-hearted
13. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his grounds.
            A. wanted to continue                         B. felt sorry for us      
             C. changed his decision                     D. refused to change his decision
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to the following exchange.
14.  - “Must I do the washing-up tonight?”    - “___________________________. 
A.  No, you mustn't if you don't want                         B. Washing-up really takes up time
C. Washing-up is really exhausting                            D. Leave it if you're exhausted
15. Jane: “This test is the hardest one we’ve ever taken this term.” - Nick: “___but I think it’s quite easy.”
A.    I understand what you think                     B. You’re wrong
            C.  I don’t see in that way                               D.  As a matter of fact, you’re thinking exactly