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. ⇱
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. ⇱
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. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. ⇱
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. ⇱
- Alex: “Why don’t you join our trip next week, Bình?”
- Bình: “________”
- Sarah: “Children shouldn’t play computer games too much.”
- Kathy: “________. This habit has a bad influence on their study.”
- Hoa: "What a lovely dress you are wearing, Jane!"
- Jane: “________”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. ⇱
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. ⇱
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. ⇱
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. ⇱
A Worthwhile Challenge
Most people agree that teaming to play a musical instrument is one of the most worthwhile things they have ever done but also one of the hardest. ___(41)___ children are very enthusiastic when they first take up an instrument, but don’t realize how much practice will be involved. Sadly, they quickly start to lose interest as they find the technical skill increasingly difficult. If they feel they are not ___(42)___ enough progress, young people often give up having lessons after two or three years. But those people ___(43)___ have enough talent and determination and are willing to make efforts to reach a reasonable standard, can feel a strong sense of achievement.
Apart from ___(44)___ a lifelong hobby and a valuable skill, playing an instrument for pleasure is beneficial in less obvious ways too. This is an effective way of reducing stress ___(45)___ your brain is completely focused on the music, which means worrying about anything else is impossible.
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. ⇱
Food Firsts
How much do you know about the history of some of your favorite foods? Do you know when people in England started cooking curry dishes? Do you know in which country pizzas or hamburgers were first made? The facts might surprise you.
Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1600s. In reality wealthy English people were eating dishes made with curry spices hundreds of years before British ship traveled to India. Cooks of wealthy English families during the time of King Richard I were making curry dishes, and in fact, the word “curry" can be found in an English language cookbook as far back as 1377.
As for pizza, this dish was probably first made in Persia (what is now Iran). The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s. That was nearly 1,000 years before pizza became popular in Naples, Italy!
Finally, let's look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are an American food. However, according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg, Germany. A German named Otto Kuasw created the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later, German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.
Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste; as long as they are delicious! So, go get some of your favorite food and dig in.