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1 ) A : Would you like to watch The Overture tomorrow evening? B : ____________ I have to babysit my nieces. Why not? Im afraid I cant. Dont mention it. Thats a good idea. 2 ) Put the following sentences in the right order to make a good conversation. A. Not really. Do you have any suggestion? B. Would you like to come to Chainat with me? Im going to stay with my aunt. Well have fun. C. Do you have a plan for the long weekend? D. Cool. Ill pack for the trip. See you at 6 at your apartment. D, C, B, A C, A, B, D A, B, C, D B, A, C, D 3 ) This building __________ to be fireproof so it cant ____________ . was designed/be burnt down designed/burn down has designed/be burnt down has been designed/burn down 4 ) Hand holding and kissing in public __________ more common in Thai society. becomes has become have become becoming 5 ) Which sentence does not use suffix correctly? The race ended in successfulness for the Irish horse. Carefulness is required when you are driving. Rate of crime reflects the lawlessness of a society. She did it entirely out of the goodness of her heart.

6 ) Why didnt Sam apply for the job? He _____________ it. can get could get could have got has got 7 ) Tom ____________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner. burns is burning burnt was burning 8 ) When Sarah arrived at the party. Paul __________ home. already go already went has already gone had already gone 9 ) Teaching young children to read and write requires a lot of ___________ . intelligence patience patents patient 10 ) A traffic policeman stops a speeding car. In this situation, he may possibly ask : Do you know where youre going? Would you stop driving too fast? Can you give me a lift? May I see your license? 11 ) Peter, __________ mother and ___________ are cousins, looks very much like my youngest brother. who, my whom, his that, hers whose, I 12 ) I havent finished my work yet. I need ___________ . a little more time a little time more

more some time some time some 13 ) When he offered me the job, I had to think twice because I had had no experience working as a secretary. What cannot be true according to the sentence above? The speaker hesitated to accept the job. Someone asked the speaker to work as a secretary. The speaker knew about the job offered very well. The speaker had never worked as a secretary before. 14 ) Im not sure, theyll understand the new traffic regulations. The speaker of this sentence thinks that ________________ . they have read the new traffic regulations and they understand them quite well they are going to understand the new traffic regulations if they read them they havent read the new traffic regulations yet, and when they have, they may not like them they read the new traffic regulations and they didnt like any of them 15 ) Richard doesnt like ____________ to the movies. He always watches VCD or DVD at home. go going to go to going 16 ) Peter and I ____________ having a great time here in London. is am are was 17 ) Early to bad, early to rise makes a man __________ , wealthy and wise. friendly happy healthy moody 18 ) Its a pity they __________ attend Capt. Williams lecture on submarines. isnt doesnt werent didnt

19 ) My brother always keeps his word. He ___________ that he would pick me up at 5 and Im sure he will. suggested offered admitted promised 20 ) Hand me the dictionary, please. The indirect speech of this sentence is : I asked her to hand dictionary to me. I asked her the dictionary to be handed to me. I asked her to hand me the dictionary. I asked her hand me the dictionary, please. 21 ) Beck is missed here at United as a player as well as a person, Rud said, With a language barrier, its not easy for a player to make a move like that. What does barrier mean? obstacle exception performance demanding 22 ) I had six months to prepare for my exam, but I lacked effort and determination. When the time came, I didnt make it. What does I didnt make it mean? I didnt go to the exam. I didnt understand the exam. I didnt pass the exam. I didnt miss the exam. 23 ) Grim economic predictions are commonplace in post-bubble Japan, but the most potentially devastating of all is only now starting to alarm policy-makers and business leaders. The dramatic slump in the nations birth rate is the economic earthquake no one knows how to avert. The governments struggle to get the Japanese breeding again looks increasingly desperate, while the obvious solution-encouraging mass immigration-is overloaded with cultural taboos. If the low birth rate continues as it is, the nations economy as well as its social welfare system would collapse, jeopardizing the very foundation of the country. What is the main idea of the paragraph? Demographic shift is the potential problem for Japan. Japan is overpopulated, resulting in the economic slow down. The Japanese government is trying to increase birth rate. The slow down in economic due to low birth rate is commonplace in post-bubble Japan.

24 ) The garage sticks out 5 meters beyond in front of the house. What is the closest meaning to the underlined phrase? projects prolongs procrastinates proceeds 25 ) Which sentence is not correct? As it was a public holiday, all the shops were shut. He is wearing a coat in order not to catch cold. I listened carefully, so that I didnt miss a word he said. She trained hard all year, yet she still failed the exam. 26 ) What is imagination? _________ poetry, imagination occurs __________ several definite levels. Poetic imagination begins _________ the ability to observe very carefully and notice every detail that t he average person overlooks. Please fill in the blanks. For, in, at In, at, with For, at, at In, in, with 27 ) Mountain Climbing : If youre in good shape, all you need is a comfortable pair of boots, a guide and a few mountaineering lessons. Wyoming U.S.A. Length : 4 days Cost : $ 650 Description : 13,776-foot high peak offers climbers routes from the simplest to the most advanced trails over rocks. Cost includes 2 days of instruction. What does comfortable mean? very expensive mentally strong physically relaxed brand new

28 ) A shortage of English teachers has apparently resulted from the governments decision to allow more public and private schools to provide bilingual courses in English and Thai. Bilingual language programs are being hit hard by this shortage. Last year, the Education Ministry allowed eight state-run schools to provide bilingual courses and 57 others to open so-called mini-English programs with some courses taught in English. Which is true according to the story above? Only private schools may provide bilingual courses. All private schools have already provided bilingual courses. Some public schools have already provided bilingual courses. English teachers dont want to teach bilingual courses.

29 ) John : Tom! Its a crosswalk line. Youll get a ticket if you park. Tom : Its all right. Well be back in a few minutes. John and Tom is probably talking ____________ . in a parking lot on a street in a park at an open-air theater 30 ) He __________ dead if he had driven the car. will be will have been may have been might have been 31 ) A : ______________ Its pretty stuffy in here. B : Not at all Let me help you. Lets open the windows. Could you open the windows? Do you mind if I open the windows? Open the windows, will you? 32 ) Rhinoceros are very short-sighted. They can be very aggressive, and they can run up to 50 kilometers an hour. They have no natural enemies except for human beings. Which is correct? Rhinos are very generous. They can run more than 50 kms an hour. They enemy is people. Their sight is my powerful. 33 ) Dave and I went for a run. I ran 10 kilometers but Dave stopped running after 8 kilometers. I ran ____________ than Dave. farer farther more further farer more 34 ) If someone is ____________, he or she is very smart and quick at finding the answer to problems. clever foolish idiot Strong

35 ) We take this event as ____________ as any other ____________ bank robber. serious, cruel serious, cruelly seriously, cruelly seriously, cruel 36 ) The ____________ is used by men to keep some money handy while the purse is used by woman for the same purpose. suitcase baggage luggage wallet 37 ) I dont like people _____________ are never on time. who whom that which 38 ) When he locks your neck with his right arm from behind with a knife, use your left hand and grab hold of his right wrist. Use your right hand, push his elbow up, step backwards with your right foot. Step back again with your left foot and bend down from under his arm. What is this short passage about? Its a passage from a short story. Its a scene from a movie. Its a lesson about self-protection. Its a police report. 39 ) You are looking for Mary.Perhaps, Arm knows, so you ask her. You : You know where Mary is, ____________ ? arent you are you do you dont you 40 ) Bob and Alice are married. They got married exactly 20 years ago, so today is their wedding anniversary. Which is the correct questions? How long are they married? When do they marry? How long have they been married? When did they marry?

41 ) The leftover in the fridge __________ bad. smells look remains getting 42 ) A : Hell, I just happened to be passing by. ______________ to see the eye doctor? B : Yes, tomorrow morning at 10 oclock. A : Thats fine. May I make a reservation Can I make an appointment Could I have a checkup Should I have an alternative 43 ) He _________ the room as soon as he __________ about the bad news. left, has informed has left, informed had left, had been informed left, was informed 44 ) I ___________ if the packages I ___________ for 2 days ago _________ yours. will check, signed, is check, signed, will be checked, will sign, is will check, sign, was 45 ) I ___________ along the street when suddenly I _________ footsteps behind me. Somebody __________ me, I was frightened and I __________ running. walk, hear, follows, start walked, heard, followed, started am walking, hear, is following, start was walking, heard, was following, started 46 ) Jazzy pencil case will make you the envy of everyone in your class. What does jazzy mean? Jazz music plays when you open the pencil case. Jazzy is the brand of the pencil case. Brightly colored pencil case. Pencil case for people who love jazz music.

47 ) You are happily driving down the road on your way home when you see a large cumbersome animal crossing the road ahead. What does cumbersome mean? lonesome large and heavy gathering beautiful 48 ) Have you ever walked into school and felt like everyone was whispering behind your back? Whenever, you look around, there might be suspecting eyes or weird smiles on your classmates faces Finally, you found out you were the target of nasty rumour. Which is correct? Your friends didnt want to disturb you so they whispered to each other. Your classmates were admiring you. Someone made up a lie about you and told everyone. People had sore throats so they had to whisper. 49 ) Rick : I dont think its worth waiting for his answer. Tom : _________________ . Neither do I So do I I wasnt either Nor am I 50 ) She doesnt speak French. _____________ . Neither dont her friend Neither doesnt her friend Neither does her friend Neither her friend

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