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D. tempted 9. Wouldn39。t it be _______ if we didn39。t need to worry about money? A. predictable B. marvellous C. astonishing D. depressing 10. Researchers claim that there is a _______ link between caffeine and headaches. A. definite B. definitely C. definition D. defined 11. It39。s incredible to see how newborn babies are pletely _______ on other people for everything. A. depending B. dependence C. dependent D. dependents 12. The criminal devised an _______ plan to escape from prison. A. intrinsic B. intricate C. intrepid D. intrusive 13. The court brought a _______ against the escaped prisoner. A. persecution B. persecute C. prosecution D. prosecute 14. Thank you for the offer to stay for dinner, but we don39。t want to _______. A. pose B. pose C. propose D. impose 15. Pedro39。s friends organized a friendly _______ to help him deal with his alcohol abuse. A. contravention B. invention C. intervention D. prevention 16. It39。s impossible to not be impressed by the Taj Mahal and _______ at its beauty. A. respect B. flaunt C. marvel D. admire 17. We should hire an _______ reviewer who isn39。t biased one way or the other. A. internal B. outdoor C. indoor D. external 18. I39。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.21. Last weekend, I fell and broke my toe. Your answer Correct answer down over 22. Phil will e his own once his boss recognizes how valuable he is. Your answer Correct answer to into 23. Kevin has been riding a motorcycle a very young age. Your answer Correct answer at from 24. Among the group members, there was a strong desire an afternoon of shopping. Your answer Correct answer of for 25. I usually drift to sleep while watching television. Your answer Correct answer off off 26. The teacher told me for talking in class again today. Your answer Correct answer off 27. Do you believe free will? Your answer Correct answer in in 28. Julie received an award in appreciation her service to the munity. Your answer Correct answer of of 29. Don39。t try to reason a child—you won39。t get very far. Your answer Correct answer with with 30. Once again, Greg was left of the decision. Your answer Correct answer off out Part II: Banked ClozeQuestions 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 Super Secret Spy. Sometimes I would play the spy and Joseph would play the (31), and sometimes we would reverse the roles. Makebelieve games like this were my favourite, and I remember that many summer days were (32) spent outside, playing Super Secret Spy. 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). 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) to an alien was remarkable! I remember one day in particular. Joseph was the alien and he captured me on a (35), empty planet (my backyard). He threw me in alien prison (behind a big tree) and (36) 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) 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) 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! Your answer Correct answer (31) villain villain (32) largely largely (33) bizarre bizarre (34) resemblance resemblance (35) barren barren (36) giggled giggled (37) helpless helpless (38) whirled whirled (39) blink blaze (40) twilight twilight Part III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.When we39。re young, we can39。t wait to grow up and get on with life. When we39。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 llife. Indeed, the grass is always greener on the other side. It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can39。t have. It39。s our nature. That39。s why it39。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, What do you want to be when you grow up? We repeatedly tell them, You can do/have that when you39。re older. We continually encourage them, Wh