17. The little boy reached toward a lighted candle. Upon _____________, he jerked his hand back and then started to scream.
1 he finds it was hot
2 he finding it was hot
3 founding it was hot
4 he had found it was hot
5 finding it was hot
18. Manus turned on the fan _________ the room was hot.
1 besides
2 despite
3 even though
4 because
5 apart
19. Wittawat ________ all the painting projects. Otherwise, he won’t pass the fine art subject.
1 would finish
2 must finish
3 is going to finish
4 will finish
5 is willing
20. Jessica and Tiffany postponed their trip __________ the bad traffic condition.
1 due to the fact that
2 nevertheless
3 although
4 despite
5 because of
21. Mr. Marcus recommended us that the science lab class ________ into two sections.
1 should added up
2 must add up
3 be divided
4 divides
5 should divide
22. Brad: Should I look for another job? Brad is wondering _________________________ another job.
1 if he must look for
2 how can he look for
3 what should he do for
4 whether he should look for
5 when will he get
23. A: Excuse me, waitress? Can you give me ________ fork? I’ve just dropped mine on the floor.
1 some
2 the other
3 other
4 others
5 another
24. Jojo asked me “What time do I have to arrive at the gallery tomorrow?”. Jojo asked me ______________________ at the gallery tomorrow.
1 when did he have to arrive
2 what time he would arrive
3 what time he had to arrive
4 when had he arrived
5 what time does he arrive
25. Each one of the _______ was given a piece of paper. Each _______ wrote about their future plans.
1 child / child
2 child / children
3 children / child
4 children / children
5 Both 1 and 4 are correct.
26. A: _______________________ I have to run back at my room. I forgot my cell phone.
B: Sure. Go ahead. I’ll wait right here.
1 Can someone see my cell phone?
2 Do you mind waiting here for just a minute?
3 Would you mind coming with me?
4 Are you sure of not seeing my cell phone?
5 Could you do me some favor
27. What’s wrong with the drawer? I can’t open it. It ___________ .
1 is stuck
2 is cracked
3 is buried
4 is committed
5 is drowned
28. Non, this contract is supposed to ________ . It is invalid without your signature.
1 have completed
2 be permitted
3 be signed
4 be validity
5 have an access
29. Which situation is a dilemma?
1 Mimi is near-sighted, and she hates her eyeglasses. She’s thinking about having an operation on her eyes to make a better vision. Everybody supports her to do it, especially her boyfriend. So she’s happy to have it done.
2 Komsan’s friend is launching a protest against the Prime Minister. Komsan is keen to join even though some violent protesters might cause him a trouble.
3 Sudathip has been invited to a costume party where there will be a lot of foreign guests to come. She gets bored of her princess dress. So she decides to wear a national costume instead.
4 Kyoko has been offered a job as a model at a fashion magazine. But a photographer wants her to have a nose surgery first. Kyoko is desperate for work. But the job pays well and she could be a supermodel. She doesn’t know what to do.
5 Farida was married to Muhammad two years ago. It was an arranged marriage made by both of their parents. This arranged marriage didn’t take any pressure off Farida at all as Muhammad was the man whom she had fallen in love with since high school.
30. My sister’s daily chores are ______ the beds, ______ the floor and _______ the ironing.
1 doing / moping / making
2 doing / moping / making
3 making / moping / doing
4 cleaning / dusting / making
5 making / cleaning / taking out
31. Which sentence is ungrammatical?
1 Can’t we have the toilet cleaned for once? I hate doing it.
2 Where do you have your hair cut? It looks great.
3 After the party, Prang had to do all the cleaning done. Nobody helped her.
4 My brother is a technician. I always have my computer fixed for free by him.
5 Jane was washing the dishes when her parents came in.
32. Which is the correct order of the given dialog?
1 Yes?
2 Would you mind heating up this soup? It’s stone cold.
3 Excuse me.
4 Certainly, ma’am. I’m sorry about that.
1 4-1-2-3
2 3-2-1-4
3 3-1-2-4
4 1-2-4-3
5 1-3-4-2
33. That picture belongs to Brody. And it’s _____ painting! No one believes that she painted _______ . It’s way too good.
1 herself / herself
2 her / herself
3 herself / her
4 herself / hers
5 her / her
34. A car uses 2 liters of gasoline to travel for a distance of 30 kilometers. If the car is filled with 25 liters of gasoline, how many kilometers can the car travel?
1 750 kilometers
2 375 kilometers
3 530 kilometers
4 500 kilometers
5 650 kilometers