## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
**Question 1.**
A. attracted
B. arrested
C. approached
D. attended
**Question 2.**
A. attracts
B. installs
C. enjoys
D. oins
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions.
**Question 3.** David and Helen are in the schoolyard.
David: “You’ve got a beautiful jacket!”
Helen: “_______”
A. You, too
B. Thanks for your compliment
C. I do
D. Okay
**Question 4.** Peter and Mary are talking about love and marriage.
Marry: I think that a happy marriage should be based on love
Peter: “_______. Love plays an important part in our marriage.
A. I can’t agree more.
B. It is out of question.
C. I don’t think so.
D. No way !
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
**Question 5.**
A. court
B. order
C. polite
D. precede
**Question 6.**
A. certificate
B. curriculum
C. independent
D. compulsory
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions.
**Question 7.** Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.
A. free
B. mandatory
C. voluntary
D. pressure
**Question 8.** It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. generally
B. simply
C. precisely
D. approximately
## Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 9 to 13.
On December 10, 2006, I was going through some hard time. The landlady did not want to release the house any more so I had to move and only had one month to find a place. Because Christmas was coming and it was difficult for me to (9) _______ a suitable accommodation. I had only some money (10) _______ I could not buy a Christmas tree and some presents for my three boys. I have been their only parent since my husband passed away two years ago. I was so sad and everything was getting on my nerves. Although I managed to solve the problem myself I could not help telling my sons about the things. When I suddenly woke up at midnight, I found my eldest son was sitting (12) _______ me, he kissed my forehead. “Don’t worry, Mum. We love you more much and always remember, you whatever happens.” At the moment I started weeping, grabbed him and kissed him. His words and love made me forget all about what I was stressing about.
In fact ever since that moment, I have realized that I can overcome any problems thanks to my sons’ love. The most important thing of my life is that my boys are safe and healthy, and they bring me joy all the time. The memory (13) _______ me that nothing really matters, when I have the love of my children.
**Question 9.**
A. notice
B. find
C. see
D. watch
**Question 10.**
A. left
B. to leave
C. leaving
D. leave
**Question 11.**
A. because
B. if
C. although
D. as though
**Question 12.**
A. by
B. over
C. up
D. next
**Question 13.**
A. reminds
B. remembers
C. minds
D. misses
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
**Question 14.** Many young people have objected to _______ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
A. romantic
B. agreed
C. contractual
D. sacrificed
**Question 15.** John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
A. decisive
B. decision
C. decide
D. decisively
**Question 16.** The boss _______ because he was always behind the deadline.
A. suggested him to dismiss
B. threatened him to dismiss
C. threatened to dismiss him
D. promised to dismiss him
**Question 17.** Soon, people _______ most of the time at home.
A. have worked
B. worked
C. will work
D. work
**Question 18.** If the weather _______ quite hot in July and August.
A. get
B. gets
C. is getting
D. got
**Question 19.** With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. out of
B. upon
C. above
D. under
**Question 20.** In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took
B. had taken
C. was taking
D. has taken
**Question 21.** When we are in a class, it is expected that we _______ our hand when we have something to say or have a question to ask.
A. raise
B. increase
C. arise
D. rise
**Question 22.** I do not think there is a real _______ between men and women at home as well as in society.
A. attitude
B. measurement
C. value
D. equality
**Question 23.** The _______ year in Vietnam usually starts in September.
A. ordinary
B. academic
C. free
D. open
**Question 24.** Jason asked me _______ me the book the day before.
A. who had given
B. if who gave
C. that who had given
D. if who has given
**Question 25.** When they _______ at the station, the train _______.
A. already had arrived/ left
B. arrived/ had already left
C. had already arrived/ left
D. arrived/ left
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
**Question 26.** Peter said that he lived in London four years before.
A. lived
B. in
C. before
D. that
**Question 27.** Lots of houses destroyed by the earthquake last year.
A. by
B. destroyed
C. Lots of
D. earthquake
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
**Question 28.** “Let’s go for a walk. We’ve been working all day,” said Joanna.
A. Joanna insisted on going for a walk because they had been working all day.
B. Joanna suggested going for a walk because they have been working all day.
C. Joanna suggested going for a walk because they had been working all day.
D. Joanna suggested going for a walk because she had been working all day.
**Question 29.** My father bought that car in USA last year.
A. That car was bought by my father in USA last year.
B. That car was bought in USA last year.
C. That car was bought in USA by my father last year.
D. That car was bought last year in USA by my father.
**Question 30.** People report that more than twenty victims were injured in the earthquake last week.
A. It was reported that more than twenty victims were injured in the earthquake last week.
B. More than twenty victims are reported to have been injured in the earthquake last week.
C. More than twenty victims are reported to be injured in the earthquake last week.
D. More than twenty victims were reported to have injured in the earthquake last week.
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
**Question 31.** He bought a cell phone. First he checked the price.
A. He had bought a cell phone before he checked the price.
B. He bought a cell phone after he had checked the price.
C. Before he checked the price, he bought a cell phone.
D. After he checked the price, he had bought a cell phone.
**Question 32.** Someone knocked on the door last night. We were having dinner at that time.
A. We were having dinner when someone was knocking the door.
B. When we had had dinner, someone knocked on the door
C. We had dinner when someone knocked on the door.
D. We were having dinner when someone knocked on the door.
**Question 33.** I left the office. There was a power cut just then.
A. I left the office long before there was a power cut.
B. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut.
C. Hardly I had left the office when there was a power cut.
D. I left the office after there was a power cut.
## Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
**Question 34.** We could just see the train approaching the station.
A. leaving
B. coming near
C. retreating
D. attacking
**Question 35.** In England, a school year is divided into three semesters.
A. categories
B. terms
C. systems
D. levels
## Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
**BODY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES**
The body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes in our voice to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many gestures are culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries.
If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say no and shake it to say yes – the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your index finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
In France, you shouldn’t rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone with your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should never show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When eating, only use your right hand because they view the left hand to be unhygienic and unclean to eat with. Do not use it in the bathroom.
In Bangladesh, the ‘thumbs-up’ is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude.
In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a meal to show that you have enjoyed it. The ‘OK’ sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle) means ‘everything is good’ in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.
**Question 36.** It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures _______.
A. are not used to communicate our feelings
B. are used in greeting among men and women
C. may mean different things in different countries
D. can be used to greet each other in public
**Question 37.** People nod their head to say no in _______.
A. France
B. Bulgaria
C. Japan
D. Belgium
**Question 38.** In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left hands _______.
A. when preparing the meal
B. to clean their tables and chairs
C. to put in their pockets
D. when going to the bathroom
**Question 39.** Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping
B. In China, the ‘OK’ sign means money
C. In Belgium, snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
D. In France, people shouldn’t rest their feet on tables.
**Question 40.** The word ‘others‘ in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. other feet
B. other people
C. other shoes
D. other soles
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