I. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (1.25) ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (2.5) ⇱
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (1.25) ⇱
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.25) ⇱
How to choose the career
There comes a point in everyone's life when we ___(21)___ to start making our career decisions. Usually it is after leaving school, college or university. The problem is that there is such a vast choice to consider. Many of these will not be ___(22)___ interests to you at all. Choosing a suitable career needn't be something you gamble too much with because you spend a large part of your life at work. If you have some clear ideas about the career ___(23)___ that you think you’d like to follow, talk to people who are doing that job to gain some enlightenment about what the job really involves, ___(24)___ good and bad. What you really need to look for is a job that can ___(25)___ your own individual needs and interests. Job satisfaction is widely believed to be one of the most important things.
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.25) ⇱
Being a teenager is tough. Tough for the boy or girl and tough for the parents. All sorts of worries that never before existed come to light at this time and without the benefit of the hindsight that parents presses, having lived through it. they may seem insurmountable. The most common worries are: will I light the boyfriend or girlfriend. What am I doing with my life? And last but not least, my parents don't understand me. Coupled to these arc stresses created by the pressures of examinations, where once again parents’ expectation may be a contributory factor.
Parents notice the signs of stress and often feel guilty, believing that the lack of teenagers’ part is their fault. There is a great deal of well- meaning advice on the subject, encouraging teenagers to speak out hand parents to listen but the heart of the problem lies in trust which should have developed earlier in childhood. Teenager will find it easier to share their thoughts if they sense that their parents went through similar experience: parents need to recall what being a teenager was like, and how they got through it.