THE STAR There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (1) _______ the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see about 3000 stars. They look small, but they are really (2)_______ big hot balls of burning gas. Some of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright, but they only live for a short time. Every day, new stars (3)______ born and old stars die. All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more (4) _______ four years to reach Earth. Hundreds of years ago, people (5)_________ stars, like the North Star, to know (6)_________ direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star. A. used B. have used C. use D. using 10 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (6). THE STAR There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (1) _______ the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see about 3000 stars. They look small, but they are really (2)_______ big hot balls of burning gas. Some of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright, but they only live for a short time. Every day, new stars (3)______ born and old stars die. All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more (4) _______ four years to reach Earth. Hundreds of years ago, people (5)_________ stars, like the North Star, to know (6)_________ direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star. A. how B. when C. where D. which 11 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. You have eat nutritious things to stay healthy. A. nutritious B. stay C. have D. healthy 12 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. I disagree because we can’t practise to speak English with native speakers. A. because B. to speak C. with D. can’t 13 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. If you were on board now, you will experience those marvelous things. A. on board B. experience C. things D. will 14 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. The assistant asked Helen whether those shoes was too small for her. A. The B. asked C. was D. whether 15 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Maths and English are compulsory subjects on this course A. required B. difficult C. effective D. separated 16 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. I think he lost heart after losing the first game. A. felt very sad B. felt very worried C. felt disappointed D. felt nervous 17 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. I cannot go swimming today because I have a bad cold. A. If I go swimming today, I will have a bad cold. B. Unless I have a bad cold, I can go swimming today. C. If I didn’t have a bad cold, I could go swimming today. D. If I have a bad cold, I can’t go swimming today. 18 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. “What are you going to do this weekend?”, she asked. A. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend. B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend. C. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend. D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend. 19 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Your car is more expensive than mine. A. Your car is not cheap than mine. B. My car is cheaper than your. C. My car is as expensive as yours. D. My car is not as expensive as yours. 20 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. It is a long time since we last met A. We have not met for a long time. B. We have ever met for a long time. C. We have already met after a long time. D. We have just met for a long time.