He never  allows us smoking in this room.

They tried their best ______ win the race.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

They are _______ on reading English books.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.

– Mr Smith: “Would you like a cigarette?”

- Mr Jame: “______.”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions.