Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the corner.

Choose one word (A, B, C or D) whose stress pattern is different from the others .

Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers (A, B, C or D).

       In the old days, Vietnamese roads were seen with bicycles and a few trucks. Now they are full of a variety of vehicles. The Vietnamese carry a huge load of a variety of goods up to over one hundred kilograms, especially during the war.

     Time has gone by and fewer bikes are visible in the street. In big cities, many people think that bycicles belong to the inferior classes and seem unfashionable. That is why people often find it hard – psychologically and physically – to park their bikes when going to a mordern café or shopping malls.

       Motorbikes are the main mode of transport in Viet Nam, with 24 million of them in a country of 87 million people in 2009, one of the highest ratios in the world. More motorbikes of all brands have dominated the road. The mobility which motorbikes provide is so crucial to workers in big cities. Some youths try to show off with expensive motorbikes of famous brands. Almost anything can be transported on a motorcycle. The loads include basket of fruits, tree trunks, live pigs, flocks of live ducks and stacked crates of raw eggs. Two thirds of VietNam’s population of 85 million are under 30, and motorcycle has become the center of youth culture.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions

Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs. Many of our most useful medicines are also made (26)_________plants. In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives. Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest. Not (27)_______plants are helpful to man. Some species grow in fields and gardens as weeds that choke off useful plants. Tiny hits of pollen from (28)_______plants cause such (29)_________as asthma and hay fever. Other plants destroy millions of dollars (30)_______of crops yearly.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.