(1) Kanata has been reading a novel in Spanish for three months. He is now on the (    ) chapter of the book and only has a few pages left.

    1 final

    2 common

    3 foreign

    4 national

Explanation:

The phrase "only has a few pages left" indicates that Kanata is now reading the last chapter of the book. The word "final" is similar to the word "last".

(2) Angela is having a lot of trouble with her car these days, so her friends are (    ) her to sell it and buy a new one.

    1 selecting

    2 advising

    3 measuring

    4 threatening

Explanation:

Advise means to give suggestions. Angela's friends are advising her to sell her car and buy a new one because it has many problems.

(3) A: There'll be a (    ) in the afternoon, so take your raincoat to school, Amy.

   B: Ok, Dad. But if it rains too hard, I may need you to come and pick me up.

    1 mirror

    2 drop

    3 border

    4 storm

Explanation:

The phrase "so take your raincoat to school" indicates that the weather will be bad so the correct answer is 4.

(4) A: Excuse me. Can you tell me the difference between these two stereo systems?

   B: They're (    ) the same, but this one has slightly bigger speakers.

    1 especially

    2 sharply

    3 basically

    4 easily

Explanation:

Basically is used when referring to the main or most important characteristic or feature of something.

The statement "the same, but this one has slightly bigger speakers" indicates that the two objects mentioned have similar characteristics or features.

(5) A: James is late.

   B: I know. He should have been here (    ). I'll call him on his cell phone.

    1 under

    2 at times

    3 by now

    4 in return

Explanation:

By now means a period of time ending at the present moment. James is expected to be at the place at the moment. So, the correct answer is 3.

(6) Edi asked his sister to lend him $10 because he was (    ) of money.

    1 heavy

    2 deep

    3 cold

    4 short

Explanation:

We normally say short of money which means not having enough money.

(7) Brian's company just hired two new college graduates. Brian is happy because he is (    ) the youngest employee in the company.

    1 at once

    2 if possible

    3 no longer

    4 with ease

Explanation:

No longer means in the past but not now.

The statement "the company hires two new employees" indicates that Brian is no longer the youngest employee.

(8) Each year, students at Bradley High School (    ) for a student president. This year, they chose a girl named Brenda Burton.

    1 vote

    2 pack

    3 save

    4 arrange

Explanation:

We say "vote for a president" which means that we choose someone to be in the position in an election.

(9) At a soccer game, many fans from Japan (    ) Japanese flags in the air. There was red and white everywhere in the stadium.

    1 traded

    2 stepped

    3 explained

    4 waved

Explanation:

Wave means to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, or to move something to and fro with a swaying motion. That's why "waved" is the verb that would make sense with "flags."

(10) Jim asked Jessica not to tell anyone in the office that he was getting married, but she could not (    ) the news secret. She told one person, and soon everyone knew.

    1 open

    2 keep

    3 choose

    4 send

Explanation:

The second sentence, "She told one person, and soon everyone knew," indicates that Jessica could not keep the marriage a secret, so the correct answer is 2.

To keep a secret means to not tell anyone else any information that is meant to be hidden from other people.

(1) A: I bought these eggs here, but most of them were bad.

   B: I'm sorry about that, ma'am.

   A: Can I (    )?

   B: No, I'm afraid we can only give exchanges.

   1 have my money back

   2 exchange them

   3 have some fresh ones

   4 have those eggs

(2) A: Hello, James? Diane speaking. Where are you?

   B: Sorry, Diane. There's a traffic jam, so I'll be late.

   A: What happened? (    )

   B: No. They're doing some road construction.

   1 The road is under construction, isn't it?

   2 Could you tell me the reason?

   3 You would be late for the party.

   4 Was there an accident or something?

(3) A: Hurry up, or we'll be late for the concert.

   B: Wait a moment, Jill. I'm looking for my cell phone. Maybe I left it on the sofa.

   A: If it's a blue one, (    ).

   B: That's it, Jill. Thanks. Now we can go.

   1 it's easy to pick up another phone

   2 somebody will be able to find it

   3 you can use my cell phone

   4 it's here on the dining table

(4-5) A: What is the best way to go to the airport?

   B: By subway, if you want to save time.

   A: (  4  )?

   B: That depends on the traffic.

   A: Do you think that (  5  )?

   B: Let's see. It's almost noon, so it's not that bad.

   A: Well, I have three heavy bags.

   B: Then it's better to go by taxi.

(4) 1 How often do I have to change trains

   2 How many bus stops are there

   3 How much does it cost

   4 How long will it take by taxi

(5) 1 the traffic is heavy now

   2 it will be cheaper to go by subway

   3 the airport is far away

   4 you could take me there