Some species like dinosaurs are classified as EX, meaning extinct, on the __________ status scale.

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 26 to 30.

Online dating is a good way for (26) ____________ shy people to make contact. Once you get comfortable with a stranger on a virtual basis, you may be encouraged to meet them in person. If you are on the right dating site, you are more likely to find people looking for the same things as you and it increases your chances of stumbling (27) ____________ the right partner. Internet dating is an effective way of helping you meet new people and have a chance to decide (28) _________ you want to have a date in person.

(29) __________ internet dating is very convenient, it can also be misleading. When you are not personally meeting a person, the risk of being (30) __________ is higher as people often augment their profile just to attract your attention. If you are not careful, you may end up wasting many hours of your time with no real results.

I am writing in _________ to your advertisement on vietnamework.com for the post of a personal assistant.

If you had listened to my advice, you ____________ into trouble now.

I’m not sure I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to _____________ ahead with it anyway.

You should keep the milk in the refrigerator _____________ it wouldn’t go bad.

Many people would jump ________ the chance of working for a successful travel company.

We complained _________ the manager _________ the poor service we received at the restaurant.

For many people job _________ is more important than a high salary.

The company’s announced it’s __________ off over 1,000 workers.

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.

If you are on the right dating site, you are more likely to find people looking for the same things as you and it increases your chances of stumbling (27) ____________ the right partner.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized.

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

(29)__________ internet dating is very convenient, it can also be misleading.