Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges. ⇱
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. ⇱
Plugging into School
“Virtual” (or “cyber”) high schools present an alternative for non-traditional learners ___(25)___ hope to earn a high school diploma. These online high school students take some or all of their classes while sitting in front ___(26)___ a computer at home or at any other location. Most US states offer online options to students, ___(27)___ participants with the equipment and books they will need. Students “attend” live or pre-recorded classes by clicking on an icon, communicate ___(28)___ teachers via webcam and email, and “chat” with classmates. They turn in ___(29)___ homework online and receive feedback from their teachers in the same way. A great number of public cyber school programs currently have waiting lists, as the interest of teenagers, many of whom feel ill at ease in mainstream high schools, outweighs the current capacity of school districts to accommodate them.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words. ⇱
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. ⇱
The South American Amazon Rainforest is often called the botanical lungs of the planet. Covering more than five-and-a-half million square kilometers, it additionally provides a natural habitat for over half of the Earth’s most significant species of plants and animals in an area that is a little larger than half of the world’s remaining rainforest.
Unfortunately, over the last four decades, this huge lush expanse has been ever more endangered by deforestation. During the 1960s and up to the 1990s, thousands of trees were felled, but what farmers did not realise is that the topsoil, when denuded of trees, is only considered cultivable for a short period of time.
This means the farmers have to clear more and more land to continue running a profitable and productive business. Despite the reduction in the number of trees being felled, the forest is still slowly disappearing, diminishing the biodiversity of the area and having a terrible global impact because fewer trees means it has less capacity to clean the air we breathe.