1. We’re off to……John. We want to see the new film at the Indra.
1. pick over … come over
2. pick up … come along
3. pick on … come by
4.. pick out … come in (Ent.วิทย์)
2. My youngest sister could…..a faucet to get a drink, but she was never able to…..the water all over the floor. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. turn on … clean up
2. turn to … pick up
3. turn out … put away
4. turn off … sweep away
3. In ordinary conversation I concentrate my gaze….both eyes of the person addressing me. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. to
4. There were many inconveniences that you have to put….. when you go camping. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. off to
2. away from
3. cut from
4. up with
5. I think you’d better sort …..the things you want to keep and the things you want to throw…..before we leave. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out, away
2. with, out
3. away, out
4. of, away
6. It has been raining since nine o’clock in the morning; the field is wet. I think we should call….the match this evening. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. on
2. at
3. out
4. off
7. “what did they do during their long holidays together ?”
Well, they concentrated …..rest, good eating, and relaxed
conversation.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at
2. in
3. on
4. to
8. “May I……the lights ?”
“Of course. But don’t forget to……the lights when you leave.”
(Ent.วิทย์)
1 turn on … turn down
2. turn up … turn in
3. turn on … turn out
4. turn off … turn up
9. Why don’t you look…..that word in the dictionary if you don’t know its meaning ? (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at
2. up
3. out
4. to
10. The boy depends…..his sister to take care him. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. to … with
2. on … about
3. on … of
4. to … to
11. Your son broke…..our house last night.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. up
2. down
3. into
4. cut
12. “Again, he won’t get a promotion this year.”
“Not if he keeps putting…..urgent matters.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. down
2. off
3. away
4. across
13. We’ll keep it…..two months’ have passed.”
“Then what ?” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. until
2. during
3. while
4. before
14. If a spark should reach the petrol, the whole place would go…. in flames. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. up
2. on
3. over
4. off
15. “you want me to go shopping with you ?” Yes, I want you to help me pick…..some shoes. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out
2. at
3. in
4. on
16. “We haven’t seen Pomtip for ages.” “Oh, yesterday I ran……..her at Siam Square.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. into
2. to
3. for
4. upon
17. The fire which broke…..at Sam Yeak caused great damage.
(Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out
2. in
3. off
4. down
18. The men, wearing British Airways uniforms, overpowered the guard…..duty and took…….his pistol. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at … of
2. on … away
3. at … out
4. on … up
19. “Do you know the meaning of this word ?” (Michigan) “No, but I’ll…..in the dictionary.”
1. look it up
2. look up it
3. look up
4. be looking up it
20. I’d like you to look over this report. (Michigan)
1. took up
2. examine
3. correct
4. append
21. Who raised that child ? (Michigan)
1. took up ”
2. brought up
3. got up
4. made up
22. Sandra came across an important letter yesterday while clearing the desk. (Michigan)
1. held in
2. held off
3. held up
4. held down
23. The mail was delayed for two days because of the snowstrom. (Michigan)
1. held in
2. held off
3. held up
4. held down
24. Have Clark and Alice become friends again ? (Michigan)
1. made over
2. made up
3. made off
4. made out
25. The meeting has been……until Tuesday. (Michigan)
1. put over
2. put up with
3. put out
4. put off
26. Please let me sit down; I m exhausted ! (Michigan)
1. worn down
2. worn off
3. worn out
4. worn away
27. Rhoda selected a beautiful necktie for Roy. (Michigan)
1. picked off
2. picked out
3. picked on
4. picked over
28. George went to the bank to withdraw some money. (Michigan)
1. take out
2. take in
3. put in
4. put out
29. Aunt Joan will take care of the baby while we’re out. (Michigan)
1. look up
2. look after
3. look over
4. look into
30. The situation is improving, so cheer up ! (Michigan)
1. be quiet
2. be good
3. be happy
4. be prepared
31. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case
with more data obtained from dubious sources.
1. refute
2. absolve
3. dispute
4. buttress
5. ascertain
32. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and
even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
1. paltry - meager
2. miniscule - substantial
3. average - augmented
4. judicious - penurious
5. modest – generous
33. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's
judgment.
1. wisdom
2. temerity
3. interest
4. trepidation
5. condescension
34. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer
visible from the surface.
1. rancid
2. muddy
3. stagnant
4. tranquil
5. pellucid
35. After the accident, the nerves to his arm were damaged and so the muscles ____
through disuse.
1. atrophied
2. dwindled
3. elongated
4. invigorated
5. contracted
36. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to
the ____.
1. trite - inspired
2. vacuous - inane
3. succinct - laconic
4. sublime - elevated
5. sonorous – voluble
37. After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced
lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
1. paucity
2. attraction
3. diminution
4. proliferation
5. obliteration
38. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was
intended to encourage.
1. highlight of - stimulate
2. feature of - attract
3. problem with - induce
4. attraction of - intimidate
5. drawback of – daunt
39. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
1. growing - unquestioned
2. endangered - disputed
3. pervasive - intact
4. rare - corrupted
5. rife – suspect
40. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational
model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes
that often appear ____ and ____.
1. cerebral - considered
2. heretical - judgmental
3. conscientious - logical
4. irrational - iconoclastic
5. capricious – deliberate
41. Her characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have
aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of
assessment.
1. rigid - support
2. moderate - anger
3. reactionary - admiration
4. hidebound - antagonism
5. accommodating – annoyance
42. Our grandmother was an entertaining ____; she used to ____ us with marvelous
anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
1. rascal - bore
2. orator - intimidate
3. raconteur - regale
4. tyrant – stupefy
5. curmudgeon – surprise
43. The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another
student.
1. procrastination
2. plagiarism
3. celerity
4. confusion
5. decorum
44. As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was ____ in his knowledge of
the grammar of the local language, though his accent was ____ .
1. deficient - poor
2. faultless – awful
3. erratic – eccentric
4. competent - adequate
5. well-versed – effective
45. Our bookshelves at home display a range of books on wide-ranging subjects and in many
languages, reflecting the ____ tastes of our family members.
1. anomalous
2. limited
3. arcane
4. furtive
5. eclectic
46. Our once thriving High School Nature Club is now ____ ; the programs have had to be
cancelled due to lack of support.
1. defunct
2. extant
3. resurgent
4. burgeoning
5. renovated
47. The explorer was unable to ____ his thirst at the stream since an enraged Grizzly bear
barred the way.
1. assuage
2. parch
3. savor
4. describe
5. attenuate
48. The assumption that chlorofluorocarbons would be ____ in the environment because
they were chemically inert, was challenged by the demonstration of a potential threat
to the ozone layer.
1. noxious
2. durable
3. deleterious
4. innocuous
5. persistent
49. Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same
respect.
1. disparaged
2. ignominious
3. obsolete
4. anachronistic
5. preeminent
50. The progress of the disease is ____ ; it spreads stealthily without any symptoms in the
early stages.
1. acute
2. dramatic
3. blatant
4. insidious
1. pick over … come over
2. pick up … come along
3. pick on … come by
4.. pick out … come in (Ent.วิทย์)
2. My youngest sister could…..a faucet to get a drink, but she was never able to…..the water all over the floor. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. turn on … clean up
2. turn to … pick up
3. turn out … put away
4. turn off … sweep away
3. In ordinary conversation I concentrate my gaze….both eyes of the person addressing me. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. to
4. There were many inconveniences that you have to put….. when you go camping. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. off to
2. away from
3. cut from
4. up with
5. I think you’d better sort …..the things you want to keep and the things you want to throw…..before we leave. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out, away
2. with, out
3. away, out
4. of, away
6. It has been raining since nine o’clock in the morning; the field is wet. I think we should call….the match this evening. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. on
2. at
3. out
4. off
7. “what did they do during their long holidays together ?”
Well, they concentrated …..rest, good eating, and relaxed
conversation.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at
2. in
3. on
4. to
8. “May I……the lights ?”
“Of course. But don’t forget to……the lights when you leave.”
(Ent.วิทย์)
1 turn on … turn down
2. turn up … turn in
3. turn on … turn out
4. turn off … turn up
9. Why don’t you look…..that word in the dictionary if you don’t know its meaning ? (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at
2. up
3. out
4. to
10. The boy depends…..his sister to take care him. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. to … with
2. on … about
3. on … of
4. to … to
11. Your son broke…..our house last night.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. up
2. down
3. into
4. cut
12. “Again, he won’t get a promotion this year.”
“Not if he keeps putting…..urgent matters.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. down
2. off
3. away
4. across
13. We’ll keep it…..two months’ have passed.”
“Then what ?” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. until
2. during
3. while
4. before
14. If a spark should reach the petrol, the whole place would go…. in flames. (Ent.วิทย์)
1. up
2. on
3. over
4. off
15. “you want me to go shopping with you ?” Yes, I want you to help me pick…..some shoes. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out
2. at
3. in
4. on
16. “We haven’t seen Pomtip for ages.” “Oh, yesterday I ran……..her at Siam Square.” (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. into
2. to
3. for
4. upon
17. The fire which broke…..at Sam Yeak caused great damage.
(Ent.ศิลป์)
1. out
2. in
3. off
4. down
18. The men, wearing British Airways uniforms, overpowered the guard…..duty and took…….his pistol. (Ent.ศิลป์)
1. at … of
2. on … away
3. at … out
4. on … up
19. “Do you know the meaning of this word ?” (Michigan) “No, but I’ll…..in the dictionary.”
1. look it up
2. look up it
3. look up
4. be looking up it
20. I’d like you to look over this report. (Michigan)
1. took up
2. examine
3. correct
4. append
21. Who raised that child ? (Michigan)
1. took up ”
2. brought up
3. got up
4. made up
22. Sandra came across an important letter yesterday while clearing the desk. (Michigan)
1. held in
2. held off
3. held up
4. held down
23. The mail was delayed for two days because of the snowstrom. (Michigan)
1. held in
2. held off
3. held up
4. held down
24. Have Clark and Alice become friends again ? (Michigan)
1. made over
2. made up
3. made off
4. made out
25. The meeting has been……until Tuesday. (Michigan)
1. put over
2. put up with
3. put out
4. put off
26. Please let me sit down; I m exhausted ! (Michigan)
1. worn down
2. worn off
3. worn out
4. worn away
27. Rhoda selected a beautiful necktie for Roy. (Michigan)
1. picked off
2. picked out
3. picked on
4. picked over
28. George went to the bank to withdraw some money. (Michigan)
1. take out
2. take in
3. put in
4. put out
29. Aunt Joan will take care of the baby while we’re out. (Michigan)
1. look up
2. look after
3. look over
4. look into
30. The situation is improving, so cheer up ! (Michigan)
1. be quiet
2. be good
3. be happy
4. be prepared
31. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case
with more data obtained from dubious sources.
1. refute
2. absolve
3. dispute
4. buttress
5. ascertain
32. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and
even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
1. paltry - meager
2. miniscule - substantial
3. average - augmented
4. judicious - penurious
5. modest – generous
33. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's
judgment.
1. wisdom
2. temerity
3. interest
4. trepidation
5. condescension
34. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer
visible from the surface.
1. rancid
2. muddy
3. stagnant
4. tranquil
5. pellucid
35. After the accident, the nerves to his arm were damaged and so the muscles ____
through disuse.
1. atrophied
2. dwindled
3. elongated
4. invigorated
5. contracted
36. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to
the ____.
1. trite - inspired
2. vacuous - inane
3. succinct - laconic
4. sublime - elevated
5. sonorous – voluble
37. After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced
lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
1. paucity
2. attraction
3. diminution
4. proliferation
5. obliteration
38. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was
intended to encourage.
1. highlight of - stimulate
2. feature of - attract
3. problem with - induce
4. attraction of - intimidate
5. drawback of – daunt
39. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
1. growing - unquestioned
2. endangered - disputed
3. pervasive - intact
4. rare - corrupted
5. rife – suspect
40. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational
model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes
that often appear ____ and ____.
1. cerebral - considered
2. heretical - judgmental
3. conscientious - logical
4. irrational - iconoclastic
5. capricious – deliberate
41. Her characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have
aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of
assessment.
1. rigid - support
2. moderate - anger
3. reactionary - admiration
4. hidebound - antagonism
5. accommodating – annoyance
42. Our grandmother was an entertaining ____; she used to ____ us with marvelous
anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
1. rascal - bore
2. orator - intimidate
3. raconteur - regale
4. tyrant – stupefy
5. curmudgeon – surprise
43. The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another
student.
1. procrastination
2. plagiarism
3. celerity
4. confusion
5. decorum
44. As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was ____ in his knowledge of
the grammar of the local language, though his accent was ____ .
1. deficient - poor
2. faultless – awful
3. erratic – eccentric
4. competent - adequate
5. well-versed – effective
45. Our bookshelves at home display a range of books on wide-ranging subjects and in many
languages, reflecting the ____ tastes of our family members.
1. anomalous
2. limited
3. arcane
4. furtive
5. eclectic
46. Our once thriving High School Nature Club is now ____ ; the programs have had to be
cancelled due to lack of support.
1. defunct
2. extant
3. resurgent
4. burgeoning
5. renovated
47. The explorer was unable to ____ his thirst at the stream since an enraged Grizzly bear
barred the way.
1. assuage
2. parch
3. savor
4. describe
5. attenuate
48. The assumption that chlorofluorocarbons would be ____ in the environment because
they were chemically inert, was challenged by the demonstration of a potential threat
to the ozone layer.
1. noxious
2. durable
3. deleterious
4. innocuous
5. persistent
49. Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same
respect.
1. disparaged
2. ignominious
3. obsolete
4. anachronistic
5. preeminent
50. The progress of the disease is ____ ; it spreads stealthily without any symptoms in the
early stages.
1. acute
2. dramatic
3. blatant
4. insidious
5. inexorable
51. He was called up a few weeks after he left school. He was
1. challenged to fight
2. sent into the army
3. telephoned
4. killed
52. You can be sure I will back him up. I will
1. make him angry
2. follow him
3. accuse him
4. support him
53. I suppose he was bored by her, but he shouldn’t have cut her short. He shouldn’t have.
1. removed so much of her hair
2. ignored her
3. interrupted her
4. made her dress so small
54. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. They tend to
1. despis them
2. take care of them
3. be taller than them
4. be indifferent to them
55. His wife has bought a new car, but he’s keeping it dark.
1. He doesn’t know about it
2. He hasn’t told anyone
3. He’s going to paint it black
4. He hasn’t paid for it yet
56. I have decided to join forces with my brother. I have decide to
1. fight him
2. go into army with him
3. collaborate with him
4. compete against him
57. Attendances at football matches have..….since the coming of television.
1. dropped off
2. dropped down
3. fallen off
4. got down
58. If you want to make progress in this firm, you must….the boss.
1. keep in with
2. keep on at
3. keep away from
4. keep up with
59. A dead rabbit was lying in the road; it had been……by a car.
1. run across
2. run through
3. run over
4. run on
60. The plane circled the airport twice before
1. touching down
2. stopping over
3. taking off
4. turning up
61. Situation: Michael is driving to a department store. He sees Sally, his neighbor, standing
at a bus stop. After chatting for a while, he finds that Sally is going shopping too. He
politely says: ____________________
1. Could I go there with you?
2. Would you like me to give you a ride?
3. Would you like me to offer the ride?
4. What are you planning to buy there?
5. Would you mind letting me pick something up
62. Situation: You are at a post office, sending a parcel to your friend. You’d like your friend
to get it as soon as possible but you’re not sure about the price so you ask: ___________
1. Should I register this parcel as an EMS?
2. Are you sure that my friend will receive it?
3. How much does it cost to send it express?
4. How much do I have to pay you particularly?
5. Why is an EMS service so expensive like that?
63. Situation: While playing football with friends, Andy is tackled and falls down on the
ground. He holds his ankle and cries out loudly: ____________________
1. Aha!
2. Boo!
3. Wow!
4. Bingo!
5. Ouch!
64. Situation: Your friend asks you to install an application in her mobile phone. After
accomplishing it easily in two minutes, she’s grateful to you and you say: _____________
1. No sweat.
2. Take it easy.
3. Charity begins at home.
4. Even a worm will turn.
5. Actions speak louder than words.
65. Situation: After having lunch with your friend in a café, you offer to share the
expense by saying: ____________________
1. Many hands make light work.
2. Every now and again.
3. Let’s call it a day.
4. Let’s go Dutch.
5. It’s on me.
Part II: Grammar and Vocabulary (31-100)
Sentence Completion
Directions: Read each sentence and choose the alternative that BEST completes it.
66. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case
with more data obtained from dubious souurces.
1. refute
2. absolve
3. dispute
4. buttress
5. ascertain
67. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and
even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
1. paltry - meager
2. miniscule - substantial
3. average - augmented
4. judicious - penurious
5. modest – generous
68. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's
judgment.
1. wisdom
2. temerity
3. interest
4. trepidation
5. condescension
69. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer
visible from the surface.
1. rancid
2. muddy
3. stagnant
4. tranquil
5. pellucid
70. After the accident, the nerves to his arm were damaged and so the muscles ____
through disuse.
1. atrophied
2. dwindled
3. elongated
4. invigorated
5. contracted
71. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to
the ____.
1. trite - inspired
2. vacuous - inane
3. succinct - laconic
4. sublime - elevated
5. sonorous – voluble
72. After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced
lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
1. paucity
2. attraction
3. diminution
4. proliferation
5. obliteration
73. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was
intended to encourage.
1. highlight of - stimulate
2. feature of - attract
3. problem with - induce
4. attraction of - intimidate
5. drawback of – daunt
74. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
1. growing - unquestioned
2. endangered - disputed
3. pervasive - intact
4. rare - corrupted
5. rife – suspect
75. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational
model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes
that often appear ____ and ____.
1. cerebral - considered
2. heretical - judgmental
3. conscientious - logical
4. irrational - iconoclastic
5. capricious – deliberate
76. Her characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have
aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of
assessment.
1. rigid - support
2. moderate - anger
3. reactionary - admiration
4. hidebound - antagonism
5. accommodating – annoyance
77. Our grandmother was an entertaining ____; she used to ____ us with marvelous
anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
1. rascal - bore
2. orator - intimidate
3. raconteur - regale
4. tyrant – stupefy
5. curmudgeon – surprise
78. The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another
student.
1. procrastination
2. plagiarism
3. celerity
4. confusion
5. decorum
79. As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was ____ in his knowledge of
the grammar of the local language, though his accent was ____ .
1. deficient - poor
2. faultless – awful
3. erratic – eccentric
4. competent - adequate
5. well-versed – effective
80. Our bookshelves at home display a range of books on wide-ranging subjects and in many
languages, reflecting the ____ tastes of our family members.
1. anomalous
2. limited
3. arcane
4. furtive
5. eclectic
81. Ban Na Nong, A , B full of shopping malls and restaurants.
A. 1. a small village, quiet once
2. it was once a quiet small village
3. a quiet small village once it was
4. once a small quiet village
82. A their customers, supermarkets B as possible.
1. Having attracted and kept
2. As if to attract and keep
3. In order to attract and keep
4. Attracting and keeping
83. In most countries around the world, A to school B .
1. children having to go
2. children must go
3. every child has been
4. every child must have been
84. A public transport to the exhibition hall B a parking space there.
1. John will make his decision in traveling on
2. John is deciding that he has to travel in
3. John decided to travel by
4. John’s decision for traveling with
85. The committee members think A now, nor
B about the matter.
1. about the meA. 1. about the meeting which should not hold
2. about the meeting not to be held
3. that the meeting should not be holding
4. that the meeting should not be held
86. Some doctors and health experts agree that butter, A , B .
1. it is unlike coconut oil
2. unlike coconut oil
3. coconut oil being different
4. that is different from coconut oil
87. As soon as A their lunch, they B rehearsing for the play.
1. theactors all will have
2. all the actors have had
3. all the actors had
4. the actors have all
88. Proper nutrition and regular exercise A you lose weight B .
1. that are necessary to help
2. are necessary to help
3. which can necessarily help
4. are necessities for helping
89. A at public universities come from the central region of Thailand B .
1. The students about sixty percent
2. Of the students, about sixty percent
3. About sixty percent of the students
4. Of about sixty percent, the students
90. A bus A only once a week; B from the outer world.
1. was coming to that small village
2. to that small village was coming
3. came to that small village
4. to that small village comes
91. The best headline for this news article would be “___.”
1. Secret Santa returns
2. Box containing money
3. 81 million won donated
4. Money found in a parking lot
92.. The man who donated the money must be ___ by people in this South Korean
town.
1. looked up to
2. looked into
3. looked over
4. looked down on
93. Staff at a residents’ centre ___.
1. recovered a box with 81 million won in a parking lot
2. discovered a money box while parking their car
3. found the 20 million won from the anonymous benefactor
4. saw the man who had left the donations in a parking lot
94. An “anonymous benefactor” (line 5) is ___.
1. one who gives money to unknown people
2. someone who gives money for a good purpose
3. a donor who likes to give money to an organization
4. . a person who gives money without revealing himself
95. The verb “spotted” (line 7) means ___.
1. seen
2. known
3. found
4. discovered
96. Since the year 2000, a secret Santa ___ in a South Korean town.
1. has given money every Christmas
2. has always put donations in boxes
3. has already donated almost 81 million won
4. has donated money 10 times
97. The best heading for this passage is ___.
1. Baby broccoli may fight cancer
2. Broccoli is found useful
3. SGS is important for the body
4. Cancer cells can be killed
98. The verb “boost” (line 3) can be best replaced by ___.
1. advance
2. preserve
3. expand
4. improve
99. In this passage, the word that means “producing the expected results” is ___.
1. effective
2. concentrated
3. patented
4. available
100. The pronoun “them” (line 12) refers to ___.
1. salads
2. broccoli plants
3. the seedlings
4. health foods
1. challenged to fight
2. sent into the army
3. telephoned
4. killed
52. You can be sure I will back him up. I will
1. make him angry
2. follow him
3. accuse him
4. support him
53. I suppose he was bored by her, but he shouldn’t have cut her short. He shouldn’t have.
1. removed so much of her hair
2. ignored her
3. interrupted her
4. made her dress so small
54. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. They tend to
1. despis them
2. take care of them
3. be taller than them
4. be indifferent to them
55. His wife has bought a new car, but he’s keeping it dark.
1. He doesn’t know about it
2. He hasn’t told anyone
3. He’s going to paint it black
4. He hasn’t paid for it yet
56. I have decided to join forces with my brother. I have decide to
1. fight him
2. go into army with him
3. collaborate with him
4. compete against him
57. Attendances at football matches have..….since the coming of television.
1. dropped off
2. dropped down
3. fallen off
4. got down
58. If you want to make progress in this firm, you must….the boss.
1. keep in with
2. keep on at
3. keep away from
4. keep up with
59. A dead rabbit was lying in the road; it had been……by a car.
1. run across
2. run through
3. run over
4. run on
60. The plane circled the airport twice before
1. touching down
2. stopping over
3. taking off
4. turning up
61. Situation: Michael is driving to a department store. He sees Sally, his neighbor, standing
at a bus stop. After chatting for a while, he finds that Sally is going shopping too. He
politely says: ____________________
1. Could I go there with you?
2. Would you like me to give you a ride?
3. Would you like me to offer the ride?
4. What are you planning to buy there?
5. Would you mind letting me pick something up
62. Situation: You are at a post office, sending a parcel to your friend. You’d like your friend
to get it as soon as possible but you’re not sure about the price so you ask: ___________
1. Should I register this parcel as an EMS?
2. Are you sure that my friend will receive it?
3. How much does it cost to send it express?
4. How much do I have to pay you particularly?
5. Why is an EMS service so expensive like that?
63. Situation: While playing football with friends, Andy is tackled and falls down on the
ground. He holds his ankle and cries out loudly: ____________________
1. Aha!
2. Boo!
3. Wow!
4. Bingo!
5. Ouch!
64. Situation: Your friend asks you to install an application in her mobile phone. After
accomplishing it easily in two minutes, she’s grateful to you and you say: _____________
1. No sweat.
2. Take it easy.
3. Charity begins at home.
4. Even a worm will turn.
5. Actions speak louder than words.
65. Situation: After having lunch with your friend in a café, you offer to share the
expense by saying: ____________________
1. Many hands make light work.
2. Every now and again.
3. Let’s call it a day.
4. Let’s go Dutch.
5. It’s on me.
Part II: Grammar and Vocabulary (31-100)
Sentence Completion
Directions: Read each sentence and choose the alternative that BEST completes it.
66. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case
with more data obtained from dubious souurces.
1. refute
2. absolve
3. dispute
4. buttress
5. ascertain
67. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and
even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
1. paltry - meager
2. miniscule - substantial
3. average - augmented
4. judicious - penurious
5. modest – generous
68. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's
judgment.
1. wisdom
2. temerity
3. interest
4. trepidation
5. condescension
69. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer
visible from the surface.
1. rancid
2. muddy
3. stagnant
4. tranquil
5. pellucid
70. After the accident, the nerves to his arm were damaged and so the muscles ____
through disuse.
1. atrophied
2. dwindled
3. elongated
4. invigorated
5. contracted
71. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to
the ____.
1. trite - inspired
2. vacuous - inane
3. succinct - laconic
4. sublime - elevated
5. sonorous – voluble
72. After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced
lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
1. paucity
2. attraction
3. diminution
4. proliferation
5. obliteration
73. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was
intended to encourage.
1. highlight of - stimulate
2. feature of - attract
3. problem with - induce
4. attraction of - intimidate
5. drawback of – daunt
74. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
1. growing - unquestioned
2. endangered - disputed
3. pervasive - intact
4. rare - corrupted
5. rife – suspect
75. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational
model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes
that often appear ____ and ____.
1. cerebral - considered
2. heretical - judgmental
3. conscientious - logical
4. irrational - iconoclastic
5. capricious – deliberate
76. Her characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have
aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of
assessment.
1. rigid - support
2. moderate - anger
3. reactionary - admiration
4. hidebound - antagonism
5. accommodating – annoyance
77. Our grandmother was an entertaining ____; she used to ____ us with marvelous
anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
1. rascal - bore
2. orator - intimidate
3. raconteur - regale
4. tyrant – stupefy
5. curmudgeon – surprise
78. The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another
student.
1. procrastination
2. plagiarism
3. celerity
4. confusion
5. decorum
79. As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was ____ in his knowledge of
the grammar of the local language, though his accent was ____ .
1. deficient - poor
2. faultless – awful
3. erratic – eccentric
4. competent - adequate
5. well-versed – effective
80. Our bookshelves at home display a range of books on wide-ranging subjects and in many
languages, reflecting the ____ tastes of our family members.
1. anomalous
2. limited
3. arcane
4. furtive
5. eclectic
81. Ban Na Nong, A , B full of shopping malls and restaurants.
A. 1. a small village, quiet once
2. it was once a quiet small village
3. a quiet small village once it was
4. once a small quiet village
82. A their customers, supermarkets B as possible.
1. Having attracted and kept
2. As if to attract and keep
3. In order to attract and keep
4. Attracting and keeping
83. In most countries around the world, A to school B .
1. children having to go
2. children must go
3. every child has been
4. every child must have been
84. A public transport to the exhibition hall B a parking space there.
1. John will make his decision in traveling on
2. John is deciding that he has to travel in
3. John decided to travel by
4. John’s decision for traveling with
85. The committee members think A now, nor
B about the matter.
1. about the meA. 1. about the meeting which should not hold
2. about the meeting not to be held
3. that the meeting should not be holding
4. that the meeting should not be held
86. Some doctors and health experts agree that butter, A , B .
1. it is unlike coconut oil
2. unlike coconut oil
3. coconut oil being different
4. that is different from coconut oil
87. As soon as A their lunch, they B rehearsing for the play.
1. theactors all will have
2. all the actors have had
3. all the actors had
4. the actors have all
88. Proper nutrition and regular exercise A you lose weight B .
1. that are necessary to help
2. are necessary to help
3. which can necessarily help
4. are necessities for helping
89. A at public universities come from the central region of Thailand B .
1. The students about sixty percent
2. Of the students, about sixty percent
3. About sixty percent of the students
4. Of about sixty percent, the students
90. A bus A only once a week; B from the outer world.
1. was coming to that small village
2. to that small village was coming
3. came to that small village
4. to that small village comes
91. The best headline for this news article would be “___.”
1. Secret Santa returns
2. Box containing money
3. 81 million won donated
4. Money found in a parking lot
92.. The man who donated the money must be ___ by people in this South Korean
town.
1. looked up to
2. looked into
3. looked over
4. looked down on
93. Staff at a residents’ centre ___.
1. recovered a box with 81 million won in a parking lot
2. discovered a money box while parking their car
3. found the 20 million won from the anonymous benefactor
4. saw the man who had left the donations in a parking lot
94. An “anonymous benefactor” (line 5) is ___.
1. one who gives money to unknown people
2. someone who gives money for a good purpose
3. a donor who likes to give money to an organization
4. . a person who gives money without revealing himself
95. The verb “spotted” (line 7) means ___.
1. seen
2. known
3. found
4. discovered
96. Since the year 2000, a secret Santa ___ in a South Korean town.
1. has given money every Christmas
2. has always put donations in boxes
3. has already donated almost 81 million won
4. has donated money 10 times
97. The best heading for this passage is ___.
1. Baby broccoli may fight cancer
2. Broccoli is found useful
3. SGS is important for the body
4. Cancer cells can be killed
98. The verb “boost” (line 3) can be best replaced by ___.
1. advance
2. preserve
3. expand
4. improve
99. In this passage, the word that means “producing the expected results” is ___.
1. effective
2. concentrated
3. patented
4. available
100. The pronoun “them” (line 12) refers to ___.
1. salads
2. broccoli plants
3. the seedlings
4. health foods
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