I) Directions: Choose the most appropriate word or phrase for each blank. (25 points)
1) UV rays emitted by _______ sun can cause skin cancer.
⇒1. the
2. –
3. a
4. an
2) Create a coaching environment in your organization and watch your people _______.
1. flourished
2. to flourish
3. flourishes
⇒4. flourish
3) It _______ me a lot to have my hair done last week.
⇒1. cost
2. costs
3. costed
4. is costing
4) Not many of his colleagues like Peter because he is such a _______ guy.
1. bad-temper
2. bad-tempering
⇒3. bad-tempered
4. bad-tempers
5) The exhibitions of every library in the city _______ less attention nowadays.
1. was attracting
⇒2. are attracting
3. attracts
4. is attracting
6) It is practical to consider _______ alternative energy to replace traditional energy.
1. to invest at
⇒2. investing in
3. to invest with
4. investing on
7) The wonderful thing about microwaves is that _______clouds, smoke, haze and water vapour.
1. can travel through
2. traveling through
⇒3. they can travel through
4. to travel through
8) Hitachi Ltd, _______, will focus investments on infrastructure-related businesses such as power plants.
1. that is Japan’s largest electronics maker
⇒2. Japan’s largest electronics maker
3. is Japan’s largest electronics maker
4. it is the largest electronics maker of Japan
9) Swiss adventurers are preparing _______ solar-powered plane for _______ first international flight next month.
1. its / their
2. theirs / their
3. theirs / its
⇒4. their / its
10) The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that _______ of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
1. two-five
2. second-five
⇒3. two-fifths
4. second-fifths
11) Apart from the _______ selection of religious events that Bali offers, there is an impressive line-up of festivals to fascinate tourists.
⇒1. amazing
2. amazed
3. amaze
4. amazement
12) New York, which is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and North Eastern regions of the United States, _______ New Amsterdam in the past.
1. call
2. called
3. is called
⇒4. was called
13) Sir Paul McCartney confessed that if all the Beatles members had been alive, they _______ for the Live 8 concerts.
1. will reunite
2. would reunite
3. will have reunited
⇒4. would have reunited
14) The long march of colonialism was driven by Europe’s demand for crops _______ do not flourish in northern climates.
⇒1. which
2. who
3. whose
4. when
15) Power reserves for Thailand over the next five years may be at critical levels _______ a new power plant can be built on schedule.
1. when
2. because
3. if
⇒4. unless
16) Soft drinks do not contain the essential nutrients our bodies need, _______ they are the most common drink choice for many people.
1. despite
⇒2. but
3. because
4. therefore
17) Before Queen Victoria chose white dress instead of the traditional royal “silver” wedding dress, brides simply wore their _______ dress on their wedding day.
1. good
2. as good as
⇒3. best
4. better
18) A flood warning has been issued for people living on both sides of the Chao Phraya River to _______ their belongings to higher places.
1. rise
⇒2. raise
3. arise
4. arisen
19) Brochures usually deliver a single message such as introducing a product, educating readers about a subject or _______ for action.
1. ask
2. to ask
3. asked
⇒4. asking
20) Despite a housing market contraction in the first half of the year, condominiums near BTS and MRT routes continued to sell better than _______ in other areas.
1. this
2. that
⇒3. those
4. these
21) The media frequently create absurd examples mocking attempts to change language, such as “coffee without milk” – supposedly _______ to avoid the racist term “black coffee.”
1. uses
2. which used
⇒3. used
4. which uses
22) Cattle are fed a concentrated high-corn diet which produces rapid weight gain, but this has side effects which include increased acidity in the _______ system.
⇒1. digestive
2. digesting
3. digested
4. digest
23) The university is trying a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular _______ electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.
1. at
2. with
⇒3. in
4. on