Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. ⇱
Today, many governments are promoting organic or natural farming methods (1) _____ avoid the use of pesticides and other artificial products. The aim is to show that they (2) _____ about the environment and about people's health. But is this the right approach?
Europe is now the biggest (3) _____ for organic food in the world, expanding by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Eating organic is (4) _____ way of defining oneself as natural, good, caring different from the junk-food-scoffing masses. As a journalist puts it: "It feels closer to the source, the beginning, the start of things”.
The organic approach means farming with natural, rather than man-made. Techniques such as crop rotation improve soil quality and help organic farmers compensate for the absence of man-made chemicals. (5) _____ , for its ineffective use of land and labour, there are severe limits to how much food can be produced.
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 6. "I will invite you to my birthday party tomorrow." Lena said
Question 7. I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
Question 8. She is not allowed to meet her children until the operation has finished.
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 9. The frustrated customer wanted to exchange the article, obtaining a refund, or speak to the manager.
Question 10. The students who always pay attention in the classroom is often more successful.
Question 11. Van Clibur studies piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
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 or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. ⇱
Question 14. _____ not having written about the required topic, I was given a low mark.
Question 15. Nam wanted to know what time _____.
Question 16. Participating in teamwork activities helps students develop their _____ skills.
Question 17. I will wait for you _____ the airport tomorrow.
Question 18. - I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service. - You're right. You've hit the _____ on the head.
Question 19. Mary _____ to catch the bus when she slipped and fell down.
Question 20. How many houses _____ by the storm last night?
Question 21. _____ there all my life, I knew how to move around the city.
Question 22. He was late so I decided to _____ time by window shopping.
Question 23. By the time you _____ this letter, I will have left for the USA.
Question 24. Let's wait here for her, I'm sure she'll _____ .
Question 25. It's was very kind of Peter to _____ me a favor. Had it not been for his help, I would not have finished my cleaning.
Question 26. My uncle’s company made a very good profit in _____ 1990s.
Question 27. Many people and organizations have been making every possible effort in order to save _____ species.
Question 28. I saw him hiding something in a _____ bag.
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 sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. ⇱
Question 31. Lisa is having a discussion with Peter about their plan.
- Lisa: “Let's go to the theatre.”
- Peter: “ _____ . The number of people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing day by day.
- Lisa: “Let's go to the theatre.”
- Peter: “ _____ . The number of people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing day by day.
Question 32. Tung: "Your shoes are terrific, Tuan. The colour quite suits you."
Tuan: “ _____ .”
Tuan: “ _____ .”
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. ⇱
Question 33. School uniform is mandatory in most of Vietnamese schools. Students in the same school have to wear the same set of clothes at school.
Question 34. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
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. ⇱
Question 35. Sorry, I can't come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
Question 36. It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the local groundwater.
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 37. We had reached the top. Then we realized how far we had come.
Question 38. He didn't write his letter of application earlier. He regretted that.