17. We should hire an _______ reviewer who isn't biased one way or the other.
A. internal
B. outdoor
C. indoor
D. external
18. I'm so excited for the new movie that waiting all year for it has been like _______.
A. tortures
B. torturing
C. tortuous
D. torture
19. Dylan likes to write _______ during his free time on the weekend.
A. poetry
B. poet
C. poetic
D. poem
20. The waterfall provided a _______ source of soothing background noise.
A. continual
B. continue
C. continuing
D. continuity
Section B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
down21.
Last weekend, I fell and broke my toe. Correct answer over
Your answer down
into22.
Phil will come his own once his boss recognizes how valuable he is. Correct answer into a very young age. Correct answer from
an afternoon of shopping.
Your answer into
from23.
Kevin has been riding a motorcycle
Your answer from
for24.
Among the group members, there was a strong desire
Your answer for
Correct answer for
off25.
I usually drift to sleep while watching television. Correct answer off
for talking in class again today. Correct answer off
Your answer off
off26.
The teacher told me
Your answer off
in27.
Do you believe free will? Correct answer in
her service to the community. Correct answer of
a child—you won't get very far.
Correct answer with
of the decision. Correct answer out
Your answer in
of28.
Julie received an award in appreciation
Your answer of
with29.
Don't try to reason
Your answer with
out30.
Once again, Greg was left
Your answer out
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
When I was a child, my best friend Joseph and I would play a game called \Spy.\(31)villain, and sometimes we would reverse the roles. Make-believe games like this were my favourite, and I remember that many summer days were (32)Spy.
largely spent outside, playing Super Secret
Every time we played, the story had to be different. We played so much that, needless to say, some of the stories got quite (33)bizarre. Eventually, Super Secret Spy was like a science fiction movie; the stories took place on other planets and one of us was an alien.
Sometimes, we would wear old Halloween masks so the (34)remarkable!
resemblance to an alien was I remember one day in particular. Joseph was the alien and he captured me on a (35)
barren, empty planet (my backyard). He threw me in \giggledtree) and (36)helpless with mischievous delight. At first, I felt all alone and (37)
. Then I pulled myself together and remembered that I was the Super Secret Spy!
I thought of my escape plan. When Alien Joseph came to check on me in the alien prison, I (38)blazewhirled around quickly and grabbed his alien laser gun. In a (39)
of laser fire, I ran past my captor and escaped the alien prison! I was free!
Super Secret Spy had won again!
Just then, Joseph and I both realized that it was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and (40)twilight was upon us. We were both hungry, so we were incredibly happy when my mother called us inside for dinner. Even Super Secret Spies and aliens need to eat!
(31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38)
Your answer villain largely bizarre resemblance barren giggled helpless whirled
Correct answer villain largely bizarre resemblance barren giggled helpless whirled
(39) (40)
blaze twilight
blaze twilight
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
When we're young, we can't wait to grow up and get on with life. When we're adults, we long for the carefree days of our youth when we could play all day without worry. This is one of the greatest ironies of life. Indeed, \humans always want what they can't have. It's our nature.
That's why it's good practice to instill in our children a healthy respect for childhood. Too many adults seem to be in a hurry for children to grow up. We always ask them, \to be when you grow up?\continually encourage them, \grow up, the world will be yours and you can make your dreams come true.\and demand everything that we tell them is coming to them.
Children should be free to play the day away. We should encourage them to use their imagination, create entire worlds in a cardboard box, and explore their backyard as if they were exploring an undiscovered country. You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination, nor can you overestimate the value of an inquisitive mind, a respect for the environment, and an urge to question why everything is as it is. These traits are all developed and nurtured when we're children and, without them, we would not be able to function as adults in the modern world.
Research has shown that children are happiest and healthiest when they have the freedom to act like children. This may seem obvious, but it's often forgotten as parents push their children to