Part I : Writing Ability
A. Sentence Completion
Direction: Choose one of the choices that best completes the given sentence.
1. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their their fares and _____ .
a. so did the airlines b. neither did the airlines
c. so the airlines have done d. neither the airlines did
2. The committee has met and _____ .
a. they have reached a decision
b. it has formulated themselves some opinions
c. its decision was reached at
d. it has reached a decision
3. It was in 1990 _____ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Yale University.
a. that Anna Smith b. Anna Smith, who
c. as Anna Smith d. Anna Smith then
4. _____ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.
a. The ancestor b. The ancestor is
c. That the ancestor d. How the ancestor
5. _____ or sharks, for instance, the dolphin is a mammal.
a. Either fish b. When it is like
c. Being fish d. Unlike fish
6. Not only ______ places of beauty, but they also serve scientific and educational purposes.
a. are botanical gardens b. botanical gardens to be
c. botanical gardens are d. to be botanical gardens
7. Deciduous trees, for example, maples and oaks, _____ to survive through the winter.
a. which shed their leaves b. shed their leaves
c. is shed their leaves d. shedding their leaves
8. Many of the current international problems we are now facing _____ .
a. linguistic incompetencies
b. are the result of misunderstandings.
c. are because of not understandings themselves
d. lack of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
9. Provided Barbara had enough money, _____ on the trip to Canada.
a. she would have gone b. shall he gone
c. she went d. she would go
10. _____ , we will visit Marie in Berlin.
a. Despite the fact that we have enough time
b. Should we have enough time
c. Unless we have enough time
d. Because we do not have enough time
B. Error Identification
Direction: Each sentence consists of four underlined words or phrases. You are to identify the one that
would not be accepted in standard written English.
11. Wild plants were of considerable important to early settlers, and many are still used medicinally and as foods.
a. b. c. d.
12. In much of Alaska, the growing season is such short that crops cannot be raised.
a. b. c. d.
13. Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or form one cloud to other.
a. b. c. d.
14. The most important period of physical growth in humans occurred during their first two years.
a. b. c. d.
15. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operations.
a. b. c. d.
16. A barometer is a device it is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
a. b. c. d.
17. Despite most mushrooms are edible, some species cause serious poisoning.
a. b. c. d.
18. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until
a. b. c.
the next meeting to vote.
d.
19. Janet, Jim’s girlfriend, is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long.
a. b. c. d.
20. The need for a well – rounded education was an idea espoused by the Greeks in time of Socrates.
a. b. c. d.
Part II : Vocabulary
A. Synonym
Direction: Choose the alternative, which has the closest meaning of the underlined word.
21. Mr. Smith’s sole objective is to make his firm a Fortune 500 company.
a. only b. principal
c. important d. immediate
22. The president of the company will resign at the end of the fiscal year.
a. quit b. relocate
c. reserve d. get a raise
23. The old utilities building was demolished and a new high-rise took its place.
a. renovated b. razed
c. remodeled d. reconciled
24. The inter-school hockey match was…..because of the rain.
1. called out
2. called of
3. called off
4. called away
“Aren’t you going to……this plate?” the teacher asked angrily.
1. clean off
2. clean up
3. clean down
4. clean at
26. The scouts……the fire before going to their tents to sleep.
1. put of
2. put after
3. put off
4. put out
27. The thief……with the lady’s hand bag.
1. ran to
2. ran after
3. ran out of
4. ran away
28. Would you like to……this new skirt ?
1. try off
2. try in
3. try on
4. try over
29. I do not…..ghosts.
1. believe in
2. believe on
3. believe at
4. believe for
30. The mine workers are………an increase in wages.
1. asking to
2. asking with
3. asking for
4. asking up
31. I have…………all mosquitoes from my compound.
1. got rid off
2. got rid of
3. got rid away
4. got rid out
32. The boy is…..his cattle.
1. looking after
2. looking into
3. looking by
4. looking in
33. When we go to a fair we laugh and smile; We have a good time.
1. are free
2. can play
3. have fun
4. can rest
34. We should learn English but first of all you should learn Thai.
1. in front of
2. at the back of
3. afterwards
4. before that
35. “Plase don’t get mad,” Mali said.
1. be hungry
2. be crazy
3. be angry
4. de unhappy
36. The box is…..wood.
1. made off
2. made of
3. made on
4. made for
37. Sak had many stamps, so he…..two stamps and gave them to Udom.
1. tore in
2. tore off
3. tore at
4. tore for
38. Have you…….the ticket ?
1. paid to
2. paid by
3. paid for
4. paid with
39. Don’t leave your shoes on the table.
1. Put off them!
2. Take them off.
3. Pick them off!
4. Pick up them!
40. Your bicycle shouldn’t be in the house!
1. Take it out!
2. Get out it!
3. Put it off!
4. Take away it!
41. The baby is crying! Will you……while I prepare his milk.
1. tear him up
2. look after him
3. care him
4. make him up
42. Your pen’s on the floor.
1. Pick it up!
2. Pick up it!
3. Take it up!
4. Take up it!
43. Children shouldn’t leave their toys on the floor. They should……
1. put out them
2. put off them
3. put them away
4. put them off
44. You don’t need your hat.
1. Put off it!
2. Put it off!
3. Take off it!
4. Take it off!
45. You’ll get cold without your coat.
1. Take on it!
2. Take it on!
3. Put on it!
4. Put it on!
46. ……the children for me while I’m out.
1. Look after
2. Look to
3. Take care
4. Care
47. He failed the examination three times but…..he passed.
1. at the end
2. at finish
3. at least
4. at last
48. His parents died when he was young so he was……by his aunt.
1. brought out
2. grown up
3. brought up
4. grown
49. My car…….so I had to come by bus.
1. fell down
2. fell over
3. broke down
4. broke up
50. If you don’t……smoking you’ll never get better.
1. give off
2. give out
3. give from
4. give up
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
1. called out
2. called of
3. called off
4. called away
“Aren’t you going to……this plate?” the teacher asked angrily.
1. clean off
2. clean up
3. clean down
4. clean at
26. The scouts……the fire before going to their tents to sleep.
1. put of
2. put after
3. put off
4. put out
27. The thief……with the lady’s hand bag.
1. ran to
2. ran after
3. ran out of
4. ran away
28. Would you like to……this new skirt ?
1. try off
2. try in
3. try on
4. try over
29. I do not…..ghosts.
1. believe in
2. believe on
3. believe at
4. believe for
30. The mine workers are………an increase in wages.
1. asking to
2. asking with
3. asking for
4. asking up
31. I have…………all mosquitoes from my compound.
1. got rid off
2. got rid of
3. got rid away
4. got rid out
32. The boy is…..his cattle.
1. looking after
2. looking into
3. looking by
4. looking in
33. When we go to a fair we laugh and smile; We have a good time.
1. are free
2. can play
3. have fun
4. can rest
34. We should learn English but first of all you should learn Thai.
1. in front of
2. at the back of
3. afterwards
4. before that
35. “Plase don’t get mad,” Mali said.
1. be hungry
2. be crazy
3. be angry
4. de unhappy
36. The box is…..wood.
1. made off
2. made of
3. made on
4. made for
37. Sak had many stamps, so he…..two stamps and gave them to Udom.
1. tore in
2. tore off
3. tore at
4. tore for
38. Have you…….the ticket ?
1. paid to
2. paid by
3. paid for
4. paid with
39. Don’t leave your shoes on the table.
1. Put off them!
2. Take them off.
3. Pick them off!
4. Pick up them!
40. Your bicycle shouldn’t be in the house!
1. Take it out!
2. Get out it!
3. Put it off!
4. Take away it!
41. The baby is crying! Will you……while I prepare his milk.
1. tear him up
2. look after him
3. care him
4. make him up
42. Your pen’s on the floor.
1. Pick it up!
2. Pick up it!
3. Take it up!
4. Take up it!
43. Children shouldn’t leave their toys on the floor. They should……
1. put out them
2. put off them
3. put them away
4. put them off
44. You don’t need your hat.
1. Put off it!
2. Put it off!
3. Take off it!
4. Take it off!
45. You’ll get cold without your coat.
1. Take on it!
2. Take it on!
3. Put on it!
4. Put it on!
46. ……the children for me while I’m out.
1. Look after
2. Look to
3. Take care
4. Care
47. He failed the examination three times but…..he passed.
1. at the end
2. at finish
3. at least
4. at last
48. His parents died when he was young so he was……by his aunt.
1. brought out
2. grown up
3. brought up
4. grown
49. My car…….so I had to come by bus.
1. fell down
2. fell over
3. broke down
4. broke up
50. If you don’t……smoking you’ll never get better.
1. give off
2. give out
3. give from
4. give up
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. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their their fares and _____ .
a. so did the airlines b. neither did the airlines
c. so the airlines have done d. neither the airlines did
62. The committee has met and _____ .
a. they have reached a decision
b. it has formulated themselves some opinions
c. its decision was reached at
d. it has reached a decision
63. It was in 1990 _____ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Yale University.
a. that Anna Smith b. Anna Smith, who
c. as Anna Smith d. Anna Smith then
64. _____ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.
a. The ancestor b. The ancestor is
c. That the ancestor d. How the ancestor
65. _____ or sharks, for instance, the dolphin is a mammal.
a. Either fish b. When it is like
c. Being fish d. Unlike fish
66. Not only ______ places of beauty, but they also serve scientific and educational purposes.
a. are botanical gardens b. botanical gardens to be
c. botanical gardens are d. to be botanical gardens
67. Deciduous trees, for example, maples and oaks, _____ to survive through the winter.
a. which shed their leaves b. shed their leaves
c. is shed their leaves d. shedding their leaves
68. Many of the current international problems we are now facing _____ .
a. linguistic incompetencies
b. are the result of misunderstandings.
c. are because of not understandings themselves
d. lack of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
69. Provided Barbara had enough money, _____ on the trip to Canada.
a. she would have gone b. shall he gone
c. she went d. she would go
70. _____ , we will visit Marie in Berlin.
a. Despite the fact that we have enough time
b. Should we have enough time
c. Unless we have enough time
d. Because we do not have enough time
B. Error Identification
Direction: Each sentence consists of four underlined words or phrases. You are to identify the one that
would not be accepted in standard written English.
71. Wild plants were of considerable important to early settlers, and many are still used medicinally and as foods.
a. b. c. d.
72. In much of Alaska, the growing season is such short that crops cannot be raised.
a. b. c. d.
73. Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or form one cloud to other.
a. b. c. d.
74. The most important period of physical growth in humans occurred during their first two years.
a. b. c. d.
75. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operations.
a. b. c. d.
76. A barometer is a device it is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
a. b. c. d.
77. Despite most mushrooms are edible, some species cause serious poisoning.
a. b. c. d.
18. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until
a. b. c.
the next meeting to vote.
d.
79. Janet, Jim’s girlfriend, is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long.
a. b. c. d.
80. The need for a well – rounded education was an idea espoused by the Greeks in time of Socrates.
a. b. c. d.
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
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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