A. direct
B. indirect
C. original
D. unwanted
27. A. method
B. order
C. trend
D. system
VII. Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
21. Nam is considered to be the best student in our class because he's not only good at learning but also well-informed about everything around the world.
Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.
A. perfectly-informed B. badly-informed C. bad-informed
The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.
D. ill-informed
22. Tommy was fired owing to his arrogant manner. A. humble
B. overconfident
C. superior
D. haughty
Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.
'Just imagine a day without paper,' reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It adds, 'You almost certainly see our products every day.' And they're right. But in most industrial countries., people are so (23) __________to paper - whether it's for holding their groceries, for drying their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (24) __________in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said.
Atone (25) __________paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (26) __________a dramatic increase in the amount of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades of paper, all designed for a different purpose. Decades ago, some people predicted a 'paperless office'. Instead, the widespread use of new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (27) _________is likely to be one of growth and interdependence. However, the costs involved in paper production, in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This raises some important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted? 23. A. conscious
B. acquainted
C. familiar
D. accustomed
24. A.task
B. operation
C. service
D. role
25. A. time
B. instance
C. date
D. occasion
26. A. called on
B. come around
C. brought about
D. drawn up
"I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistiC. I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working. "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear." 28. Why is David different from other young people at his age? A. He earns an extremely high salary. B. He is not unemployed. C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents. 29. David's greatest problem is____________________