Ihe children had to___________in the principal’s office after they took part in a fight.

The word “minuscule” is closest in meaning to___________

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

(33) ___________in technology have made a lot of changes to our everyday lifestyles, but one of the

biggest has got to be how we read books. Since the invention of the e-book, there has been a significant change to our reading habits. Given the choice between taking a couple of heavy paperbacks on holiday or an e-book device like a Kindle, most of us, including our parents and grandparents, would unsurprisingly opt (34) ___________the Kindle.

But what would our lives be like with no books at all? It’s a (35) ___________question. Some educational specialists are making predictions that in the future we wont even see books in classrooms - everything will be done online! (36) ___________of the idea of getting rid of books say that there will always be a need for paper-based versions of materials. However, to be realistic, we have to accept that there is a (37) ___________chance that in a decade’s time schools and classrooms will be book-free! what do you think of that?

The Principal usually has his pupils___________waste paper for their mini-project.

Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of___________than comfort.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that a best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

If you say bad things about the person who give a job you bite the hand that feeds you.

___________that Columbus discovered America.

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.

More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.

My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.

___________be needed, the river basin would need to be dammed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.