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ENGLISH 1. He ran for the bus and A. had jump B. jump

on. C. jumps D. jumped

2. The test was hard for Paul and A. me B. I 3. The flower smells A. sweetly B. sweet

. C. myself D. himself . C. sweeter D. more sweet

4. The suggestions of the employees _______ appropriate. A. seems C. is B. seem D. is very 5. He is the A. most tall B. tallest

of the two brothers. C. very tall D. taller

6. After all day, she finally saw the lake. A. walking C. having walked B. had walked D. have walked 7. Be sure to fill A. over B. on

the forms correctly. C. with D. in

8. We had the A. latest B. last

news when he came. C. very last D. last of all

9. I

10. I

gone with you. A. have B. would have

C. had D. am

walked two kilometers by the time you catch up with me. A. have C. will have B. would have D. had

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11. If I A. was B. am

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President, I would live in Malacañang. C. should be D. were

12. The means of transportation ________ dramatically since the end of the 20 th century. A. have changed C. will change B. has changed D. will have changed 13. If I ________ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have. A. should C. have B. had D. would have 14. If I could speak English well, I _____ next year studying in the States. A. has spend C. would spend B. Would have spent D. will spent 15. I live in a house ______ of the road. A. in the side B. beside

C. at the side D. by the side

16. The boy likes to slide _____ the banisher. A. beside C. along B. by D. down 17. It is cooler _______ part of the garden. A. in the shaded C. render the shade B. in the shady D. on the shady 18. I cannot sleep ____ I am surrounded with books. A. if C. when B. unless D. except 19. The hawk glided ____ the mountain. A. in B. into

C. toward D. by

20. We should work for the total ban ______ of pesticides. A. with C. on the use B. on ` D. by the use

21. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about heroes worth _______. 27

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A. appreciating B. emulating

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C. reading about D. studying

22. Mary’s eyes blurred because she ______ at the computer for five straight hours. A. was C. have been sitting B. had been sitting D. would have been 23. A good writer supports his generalizations with _____ examples. A. unfamiliar C. abstract B. convenient D. concrete 24. Student’s ____ near the registrar’s office to ask for their schedule. A. crowd C. stay idling B. congregate D. disperse 25. She will retire soon because she ____ working hard so long. A. has been C. have been B. had been D. was 26. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used? A. synonym C. metaphor B. simile D. hyperbole 27. The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us. A. They escaped after paying B. After paying ransom they were released. C. They negotiated peacefully. D. They were freed without ransom. 28. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify this expression. A. Idiom C. Metaphor B. Simile D. Synonyms 29. Space age ____ on October 21, 1957 when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. A. commenced C. ended B. cited D. flourished 30. When he completed the assignment, he it was well done. A. realize C. worsens B. had realized D. maddens

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31. The slow traffic _____ me. A. aggravates B. irritates

C. worsens D. maddens

32. He was as helpless as a child. Classify this statement. A. Simile C. Synonym B. Idioms D. Metaphor 33. The statement, “She is a rose” is an example of a _____. A. Idiom C. Simile B. Metaphor D. Hyperbole 34. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it _______ around the earth, we see the same side always. A. revolve C. has been revolving B. is revolving D. revolves 35. Children who have been exposed too much to TV suffer from unusually short _______. A. learning C. concentration B. understanding D. attention span 36. People who are too ______ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals. A. demanding C. cynical B. credulous D. wary 37. News travels as fast as the wind. This statement is a/an ________. A. simile C. idiom B. metaphor D. synonym 38. She wrote a “first rate” report. What does it say about the report? A. Ordinary C. Mediocre B. Excellent D. Run-of-the-mill 39. “A man is known by the company he keeps.” This is an example of a ______. A. report C. poem B. rule D. proverb 40. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as _____. A. apathetic C. prophetic B. lethargic D. spiritless

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A. reserved B. verbose

C. reticent D. spiritless

42. Except for the profanity, I liked the story. What is the story about? A. Shamelessness C. Worldliness B. Kinds words D. Obscenities 43. She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates ________. A. strong aversion C. fondness B. dislike D. avoidance 44. Stop shilly- shallying and make up your mind. This serves as warning not to _______. A. go ahead C. decide B. hesitate D. continue 45. My grandma had some lucid moments before she died. This means _______. A. confused C. clear thinking B. ambiguous D. sad 46. The speech was full of gobbledygook. What does this mean? A. Jargon C. Ideas B. Sense D. Facts 47. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for ________. A. homeliness C. plain B. loveliness D. simple 48. The statue was erected in _______ to war heroes. A. protection C. irreverence B. defense D. Homage 49. She was a “Phantom of Delight” connotes that the woman is _______ A. real C. an illusion B. lovely D. virtuo 50. The line, “Under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody but unbowed” depicts the person’s _________. A. determination C. confidence B. courage D. optimism 51. Who is the author of “Without seeing the Dawn”? A. Maximo Ramos C. Paz M. Benitez B. Magdalena Jalandoni D. Stevan Javellana 30

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52. Which among these is Nick Joaquin’s pen name? A. Douglas Quijano C. Mang Niko B. Quijano de Manila D. Santa Claus 53. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means _______. A. important things are invisible to the heart B. only the heart can see the beautiful things in life C. the heart is always correct about everything D. The heart is visible if one is kind. 54. “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.” Who said this famous statement? A. Manuel L. Quezon C. Apolinario Mabini B. Jose Rizal D. Emilio Aguinaldo 55. Our favorite song goes, No man is an island, No man stands alone, Each man’s joy is joy to me Each man’s grief is my own, What does this song express? A. Solitude B. Independence

C. Brotherhood D. Individualization

56. ”My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begin,” Who said this famous quotation? A. Manuel L. Quezon B. B. Manuel Roxas

C. Carlos P. Romulo D. Ferdinand E. Marcos

57. What does the expression “love begets love” mean? A. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return. B. If you offer love, you will be loved in return. C. Don’t expect love, though your love others. D. Love is not freely expected from everyone. 58. Who said The Filipino is worth dying for?” A. Benigno Aquino Sr. B. Jose Rizal

C.. Andres Bonifacio D. Carlos P. Garcia

59. The famous line goes, “A thing of beauty is a ______ forever.” A. joy C. vision B. dream D. good 31