Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

During the last 400 years, most scientists have (31)_______ on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (32)_______ of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.

In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered (33)________ jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he (34)_________ that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.

Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However , Queen Victoria (35)________ him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.

Question 31:

Mary lost her ticket. She didn’t go to the concert.

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

The shocking news in newspapers are what people are talking about this morning.

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

Every country has its own traditions, some of them have existed for centuries.

Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.

We’d better ________ early so as to avoid the heavy traffic.

It is certain that he didn’t finish his homework last night because he spent all night playing computer games.

The policeman wanted to know where he _________.

The suspect is believed _________ by the police some days ago.

She suddenly left the job. We were all surprised at this.

The new retaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.

Because I was short ________ money to buy a book yesterday, I had to borrow some from my friend.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

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.

Question: Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question: Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

It never __________ his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered.

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

“Would you like a cup of coffee?” he said.