Part One : Speaking (Items 1-15)
Choose the best answer.
1. A: I really want to buy a new computer.
B: What? Just an hour ago you were complaining that you have been
__________.
1. up and away
2. on and off
3. down and out
4. back and forth
2. A: Why is it your favorite fiction?
B: __________.
1. I’m a dependent
2. I have a good idea
3. I can’t resist its mystery
4. I don’t think much
3. A: __________?
B: It’s up to you.
1. Have you thought about what I have said
2. Where did I go wrong
3. How about some more drink
4. Why on earth would you go there
4. A: Did you tell the doctor you are cancelling the appointment?
B: No. __________?
A: Of course. People expect you to call them when it is necessary to cancel the appointment.
1. Should I
2. Would I
3. Could I
4. May I
5. A: I wish Susan would talk to me.
B: I know. ____5______. All these problems are from a little misunderstanding.
A: Maybe she will call me again soon.
1. It’s hard to forget
2. It’s a shame
3. It’s necessary to do
4. It’s impossible
Items 6 - 10
A: Good morning sweetheart. Did you sleep well last night?
B: Hey, Dad. Actually, I ____6______.
A: Why is that?
B: I feel stressed ____7______ final exams next week.
A: Why are you worried? You are an excellent student. Haven’t you been studying?
B: Yes. It’s just that ____8______. There are so many rules _____9_____.
A: That was one of my best subjects. Let me know if you need help.
B: Thanks, Dad. I have a study session later in the week. ____10______, I’ll ask you.
6. 1. hardly slept at all
2. slept like a log
3. wanted you to wake me up
4. had so many good dreams
7. 1. along
2. about
3. around
4. awhile
8. 1. physics is so difficult
2. I like my English course more
3. mathematics is easier this term
4. my chemistry teacher isn’t friendly
9. 1. to repeat
2. to return
3. to rearrange
4. to remember
10. 1. What if I attend the concert
2. Even if the text is so confusing
3. If only there is a tutor waiting
4. If I have any questions after that
Items 11-15
In a social studies class, the teacher and her students are discussing and exchanging their ideas and opinions about the study of decentralization.
A: Well, I’d like somebody in this class to read this question for me, please?
B: I’ll do it. ‘Why do you think people should decentralize from Bangkok?’
A: Right, ‘Why do you think people should decentralize from Bangkok?’ The word ‘decentralize’: What do you think the word ‘decentralize’ means? Walai, ____11______? It’s a tough one.
B: Um, when people move out of Bangkok to live somewhere else.
A: That’s right. Move out of Bangkok. Good girl.
C: Move out of Bangkok to live in different provinces.
A: And when people have to decentralize, ____12______, or even their specific purposes. Do you agree with that?
B: Yes. We may have to focus on their family members like their children.
C: Right, I’m also thinking about their social economic status as well as their children’s education. ____13______, isn’t it?
D: Yeah.
A: Now, who could just quickly put up their hands and tell me one reason why they think people might decentralize from Bangkok? ____14______.
B: Well, because of higher rental payment and inflation.
C: Exactly. As a matter of fact, decentralization is a serious situation for most lay people when making this decision.
Items 11-15
A: So, ____15______. There are a lot more answers besides social economic status, education, family needs, and I’d like all of you to complete this discussion within this period.
11. 1. have you a go at that
2. will you set up one topic
3. do you have any question
4. can you give one more meaning
12. 1. they want to leave many things
2. they seem to have more thoughtful ideas
3. they may take actions on further studying
4. they’ve got to think about their businesses
13. 1. It’s all small stuff
2. It’s so important
3. It’s quite annoying
4. It’s questionable
14. 1. I can think of lots
2. You can take time
3. Anyone can solve the problem
4. It can have a superficial way
15. 1. many people should be more obligatory
2. you students must consider why it works
3. this question here needs to be carefully answered
4. I should say how people decentralize from the capital city
Part Two: Vocabulary (Items 16-30)
Items 16-20: One doesn’t belong.
Three of the words in each group relate to each other somehow. Choose the word that does not belong with others.
16. 1. chubby
2. stout
3. obese
4. meager
17. 1. merciful
2. savage
3. benevolent
4. compassionate
18. 1. vulnerable
2. helpless
3. susceptible
4. immune
19. 1. supposition
2. contingency
3. presumption
4. hypothesis
20. 1. rage
2. wrath
3. felicity
4. anger
Items 21-25: Analogy
The two given words are associated somehow in their meaning. Choose the pair that has the same kind of relationship.
21. judge: court
1. cashier: counter
2. writer: agency
3. general: military base
4. artist: museum
22. industrious: idle
1. impartial: biased
2. enthusiastic: anxious
3. hospitable: gracious
4. austere: strict
23. gauntlet: hand
1. glove: arm
2. mask: face
3. helmet: neck
4. amulet: shoulder
24. crumb: bread
1. bar: chocolate
2. herd: cattle
3. ounce: weight
4. splinter: wood
25. depression: emotion
1. pollution: ozone
2. diffusion: perfume
3. illusion: shadow
4. pattern: design
Items 26-30: Meaning in context
Choose the best answer to make the sentences meaningful.
26. People won’t give their opinions during meetings in case they are wrong.
They don’t want to ___________ .
1. do an about face
3. face to face
2. lose face
4. keep a straight face
27. Children __________themselves and upset other people.
1. mislead
2. misplace
3. misbehave
4. mismatch
28. Companies that try to reduce spending on customer service may find it
difficult to __________all the complaints from __________customers.
1. manage...opposed
2. handle...dissatisfied
3. improvise...frustrated
4. consider...embarrassed
29. When robots are safe and aware of their ___________, they will be widely
used and will start to take on ___________tasks such as playing the violin.
1. assignments....simple
2. navigation...proper
3. movement...undemanding
4. surroundings...complicated
30. A dam was built across the river and the result used as a drinking water __________ until recently, when oil spilled from a tanker and made the water __________.
1. vessel...filthy
2. basin...hygienic
3. supply...disinfected
4. reservoir...unusable