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

 

Around the age of eighteen you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (3) ________?” 

 

The decision is yours, but it may be (4) ________ remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right (5) ______ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (6) ________ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. By this way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (7) ______ practical work experience. 

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

Most of the female football players will be jobless when the Games are over

The use of the phrase “come in handy” indicates that the process is ______

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

When the town was ________ built, a small airport was included for the convenience of local people

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Pat and Anne are meeting at the class get-together

- Pat: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Anne”

- Anne: “__________________”

The car had a _________ tyre, so we had to change the wheel.

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 

About fifty years ago, plant physiologists set out to grow roots by themselves in solutions in laboratory flasks. The scientists found that the nutrition of isolated roots was quite simple. They required sugar and the usual minerals and vitamins. However, they did not require organic nitrogen compounds. These roots got along fine on mineral inorganic nitrogen. Roots are capable of making their own proteins and other organic compounds. These activities by roots require energy, of course. The process of respiration uses sugar to make the high energy compound ATP, which drives the biochemical reactions. Respiration also requires oxygen. Highly active roots require a good deal of oxygen. 

The study of isolated roots has provided an understanding of the relationship between shoots and roots in intact plants. The leaves of the shoots provide the roots with sugar and vitamins, and the roots provide the shoots with water and minerals. In addition, roots can provide the shoots with organic nitrogen compounds. This comes in handy for the growth of buds in the early spring when leaves are not yet functioning. Once leaves begin photosynthesizing, they produce protein, but only mature leaves can "export" protein to the rest of the plant in the form of amino acids. 

According to the passage, what is ATP?

What is the main topic of the passage?

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

They think that someone started the fire on purpose

He asked me ________ the film called “Star Wars"