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

We are planning to spend our next holiday in ______ United States.

We should change our energy consumption habit, _______ can help reduce our carbon footprint.

In the age of globalisation, access (22) _______ the Internet and the media provides instant contact with many cultures.

His parents insisted that he _______ a job and settle down in a big city.

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.

It is hard to maintain their cultural identity if teenagers migrate to another country at their young age.

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

There are various studies on cultural identity. Cultural identity is usually understood as the identity or feeling of belonging to a group that has its own culture. It is suggested that cultural identity develops in three stages. When people develop a clear (18) ______ of cultural identity, know which social group they belong to and feel satisfied with their cultural identity, they reach the final stage called cultural identity achievement. Living in their own country, people can easily acquire and maintain their cultural identity because they are fully exposed to (19) _______aspects of their native culture. They inherit their ancestors' history, knowledge, language, beliefs, values, and customs, (20) _______ have been passed from one generation to the next one. (21) ______ , people often do not confine themselves to one culture. In the age of globalisation, access (22) _______ the Internet and the media provides instant contact with many cultures. A person's cultural identity may be influenced by certain aspects of other cultures.

When people develop a clear (18) ______ of cultural identity

While Matthew _______ the window, he fell off the ladder.

With his hair uncombed, his face ________ and drawn, he looks perhaps a decade older than his 42 years.

Mark and Nancy are on the way to the university campus.

- Mark: “How often do you go to the library, Nancy?”

- Nancy: “_______.”

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.

There are many websites on the Internet which provide lists of the world’s best cities to visit, live or work in. These lists usually grade the cities in order, from ‘best’ to ‘worst’, and are based on facts and figures provided by local or national organisations.

The City Brands Index (CBI) also provides a list of best and worst cities. However, unlike other surveys, it is based on the idea that cities are similar to products in shops. It asks ordinary people in other countries to grade cities in the same way that they would grade a product, like a soft drink or a car. What is particularly different about the CBI is that the people who take part in the survey may not have ever visited the cities. Instead, they are asked to say what they think the cities are like, basing their opinions on things like news stories, magazine articles or television programmes they have heard or seen.

Each year, about 10,000 people in 20 countries take part in the CBI survey, and they grade a total of 50 cities. They do this by filling in an online questionnaire. There are several categories in the survey. These include things like the economy, education, the environment, local culture, climate and what the city’s residents are like.

The CBI list is useful because it helps people choose a good place to live, find work or take a holiday. It also helps regional governments to understand why people and businesses are, or are not, coming to their cities, and so shows them areas which they could develop or improve.

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

He needs to come to the interview early.

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.

The Japanese think that people should behave properly and be generous and modest at all times.

He has taken it ______ that his friends would be kind to him.

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

Wrong use of electronic devices may lead to bad effects.

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

The governments try to restrict factories from releasing waste into the environment.