Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 14. Paul: “Mary will help the teacher do the experiment”. Tom: “_____” A: Are you certain? B: Do you understand? C: What did you know? D: Can you hear? 2 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 12. Future homes will take advantage _____ robots to do chores. A: in B: at C: of D: for 3 Choose the sentence which has similar meaning to the first one. Question 24. “You’d better learn harder for the final exam, Peter”, Daisy said. A: Peter invited Peter to learn harder for the final exam. B: Daisy advised Peter to learn harder for the final exam. C: Daisy insisted Peter to learn harder for the final exam. D: Daisy ordered Peter to learn harder for the final exam. 4 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Inventions That Changed Our World People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier. Airplane The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary ! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you? Telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you? Automobile The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you? Computer People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you? Question 20. What does the word anniversary in the second paragraph most nearly mean? A: an interesting idea B: an event C: a statement of fact D: a celebrate date 5 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 8. I think robots will help us do many boring or difficult _____. A: jobs B: work C: career D: roles 6 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A: programmes B: explores C: dates D: studies 7 Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others . A: discover B: enormous C: inventor D: benefit