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

His school is located in the mountainous are

Jane: “Congratulation! You have got high marks in the last term.” Mary:“_________”

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

Nam: I’ve just finished my painting. Look! Tam: “_________ “

She suggested __________ to the beach for a change.

Lan got up late, __________ she couldn’t catch the first bus.

You have read this article on the website, __________?

If she ________ harder, she ________ get higher marks.

After he __________ his homework, he went to bed.

You should avoid ________ chocolate if you want to keep fit.

She will get good marks if she _________ hard

._________ John’s mother’s birthday, he made her a big cake.

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

I asked him how far was it to the station if I went there by taxi.

Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren’t they?

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

I haven’t seen my aunt for years.

In the first paragraph, the word fine is closest in meaning to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Smog is a combination of smoke and fog It occurs when gases from burnt fuel mix with fog on the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with these gases, they form fine, dangerous particles in the air.

Smog occurs in big cities with a lot of traffic. Particularly, in the summertime, when it is very hot, smog stays near the ground. It is dangerous to our breathing, and in smoggy areas, we cannot see very well.

Smog was first discovered in Great Britain in the 19th century, during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. At that time, people used coal for heating and cooking. Factories also used coal to produce iron and steel. Smoke mixed with wet, foggy air and turned yellow. The smog often hung over cities for many days. It  caused lung diseases and breathing problem. Thousands of people died in London every year.

Today, cities that have a large population and are located in hot, subtropical areas have the biggest smog problems - for example, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Cairo.

Where can smog possibly be found?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Two British policemen were sent to investigate a flying saucer on March 31, 1989, the day before April Fool’s Day. When the policemen arrived at a field in Survey, they saw a small figure wearing a silver space (23)________ walking out of a spacecraft. Immediately the police ran off in the opposite direction. Reports revealed that the alien was in fact a small person, and the flying saucer was a hot air balloon that had been specially built to look (24)________ a UFO by Richard Branson, the 36-year-old chairman of Virgin Records.

Branson had planned to (25) _______ the balloon in London’s Hyde Park on April 1. However, a wind change had brought him down in a Survey field. The police received a lot of phone calls from terrified motorists as the balloon drifted over the motorway. One lady was so (26)_____ by the incident that she was crying as she was (27)______ the UFO to a radio station.

I fell into the water when I tried to get out of  the canoe.

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

You don't need a computer. You can get by with  the typewriter.

Mai: “ What are you going to do this weekend, Lan?”

     - Lan: “                          ”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

"Let me congratulate you on winning the first prize."- "____________"