Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Have you ever noticed advertisements which says “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back. From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. One’s mother language is easier to learn, but it also requires a lot of practice to be fluent. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War, people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country.

Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How they do it? Some people try it at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programmes; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try to learn a the language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students’ work for him.

28. According to some advertisements, you______. A. have to pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks. B. needn’t pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks. C. must pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks.

D. will be paid much money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks. 29. Now most people try to learn a foreign language in order to________. A. read the literature of the country B. read books and reports C. do their work better D. go to foreign countries 30. The best way to learn a foreign language is________. A. to go to the country where the language is spoken B. to use machines and good books C. to go to evening classes D. to do as the advertisements tell you to 31. Learning a foreign language is a hard job______. A. only for scientists and doctors B. only for the students at schools C. for those people at home D. for most people 32. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. it is very difficult to learn a foreign language, including the native language. B. few people can afford to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. C. to learn one’s mother tongue also need a lot of practice. D. machines and good books are useless for us to learn a foreign language.

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.

33: Peter moved abroad for a fresh start. He regrets it now.

A. If only Peter had moved abroad for a fresh start.

B. Peter wishes he hadn't moved abroad for a fresh start.

C. If Peter moved abroad for a fresh start, he would regret it.

D. Peter regrets not having moved abroad for a fresh start.

34. My friend Edwin has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week.

A. My friend Edwin whose car was stolen last week has decided to buy a motorbike.

B. My friend Edwin has decided to buy a motorbike has his car stolen last week.

C. My friend Edwin, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike.

D. My friend Edwin has decided to buy a motorbike which car stolen last week.

35. The hotel is not spacious. The hotel is not comfortable.

A. The hotel is neither spacious or comfortable.

B. The hotel is both spacious and comfortable.

C. The hotel is not spacious but comfortable.

D. The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable.

36. He spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said.

A. He spoke very slowly so that I could understand what he said.

B. He spoke very slowly that I understood what he said.

C. He spoke very slowly so as to understand what he said.

D. He spoke too slowly for me to understand what he said.

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.

37: Many people think Steve stole the money.

A. It was not Steve who stole the money.

B. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.

C. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.

D. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.

38: My father likes reading newspapers more than watching TV.

A. My father doesn’t like watching TV as much as reading newspapers.

B. My father likes watching TV more than reading newspapers

C. My father doesn’t like reading newspapers as much as watching TV.

D. My father likes watching TV as much as reading newspapers.

39: “How long have you lived here, Lucy?” asked Jack.

A. Jack asked Lucy how long did she live here.

B. Jack asked Lucy how long she had lived there.

C. Jack asked Lucy how long she lived here.

D. Jack asked Lucy how long had she lived there.

40. I have not met her for three years.

A. The last time I met her was three years ago.

B. It is three years when I will meet her.

C. I did not meet her three years ago.

D. During three years, I met her onc