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A. to travel B. travelling C. travel D. travelled Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 16. 13. A. making B. taking C. getting D. using 14. A. of B. in C. on D. at 15. A. lowered B. increased C. decreased D. enlarged 16. A. ∅ B. a C. an D. the Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the questions from 17 to 18. 17. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical text. On a sunny afternoon, Jake decided to visit the local park. He brought his favorite book and found a quiet spot under a big oak tree. ________ a. The squirrel quickly grabbed it and ran up the tree. b. Jake smiled and tossed a small piece of his sandwich to the squirrel. c. As he read, a curious squirrel came close, watching him from a distance. A. b-c-a B. b-a-c C. a-c-b D. c-b-a 18. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately. A. At the end, he went back home with a feeling of disappointment. B. After that, the squirrel came back down for another bite. C. Closing his book, Jake stood up and decided to go for a long walk. D. Laughing to himself, Jake continued reading, enjoying the peaceful day. HOWTO COPE AND STAY SAFE IN EXTREME HEAT Keep cool: use air conditioning or a fan, wear light and loose fitting clothing, and keep skin wet, using a spray bottle or damp sponge and by (13) ______ cool showers. Stay hydrated: during days (14) ______ extreme heat, keep drinking water before you feel thirsty, especially if outdoors or performing physical activity. Check in with others. Let family, friends and neighbours know you are OK or check in with those at (15) ______ risk or who may need your support during days of extreme heat. Monitor the weather forecast and (16) ______ Bureau of Meteorology Heatwave warnings online. (Adapted from www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Are some languages harder than others? To answer the question, the first thing we have to do is to (19) ______ between babies learning their first language and adults learning a second language. For babies (20) ______ their first language, no language is harder than the other. Babies all learn their first language in about the same period of time because learning a language is natural for all babies, like learning to walk. (21) ______, that changes if you already speak a language and are learning a second one. A language (22) ______ is different to the one you already know is going to be harder than one that’s quite similar (23) ______ your first language. Another reason why babies are so good at learning languages is that they have more time to do it. A teenager’s brain or a grown-up’s brain may still be (24) ______ enough to learn another language, but as people get older, they’re busy with school, work and friends. When babies are learning their first language or languages, they’re spending hours everyday practising. (Adapted from https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-are-some-languages-more-difficult-than- others-196250) 19. A. distinguish B. decide C. connect D. neglect 20. A. which learn B. are learning C. learn D. who learn 21. A. Although B. Even though C. However D. In spite of 22. A. who B. that C. where D. why 23. A. with B. to C. for D. from 24. A. stubborn B. resistant C. gentle D. flexible 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. 25. The government will install solar panels to generate additional electricity for the city. A. Solar panels will installed to generate additional electricity to the city. B. Additional electricity will be installed with solar panels for the city. C. Additional electricity will generated to the city by solar panels. D. Solar panels will be installed to generate additional electricity for the city. 26. "Has Jack ever gone hiking before?" Helen asked. A. Helen asked Jack if he has ever gone hiking before. B. Helen asked whether Jack ever went hiking before. C. Helen asked whether Jack had ever gone hiking before. D. Helen asked Jack if he had ever gone hiking before. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is