Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D) ⇱
How to improve English communication skills?
Find native English speakers: Sometimes, it’s the hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to real native speakers is the best way to improve your English skills, speaking at least.
Slow down: If you want to be understood, slow down. The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you.
Record yourself: We really don't know our pronunciation. So record yourself! What are the weak and strong points you hear in your speech? And then you can focus on what you need to work on.
Speak English at home: This is the mistake to make easily. You use English at work or in class and then you go home and return to your mother tongue. Make sure to speak it at home, too. Have only English at the dinner table. Stick to English TV at home. Make it as 24/7 as possible.
Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others ⇱
Pick out the word that has the primary stress that differs from the other three ⇱
Pick out the word that is of the different topic (or part of speech) from the others ⇱
Pick out ONE best option to complete each of the following sentences ⇱
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following questions ⇱
Pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D) to nil in each numbered blank, completing the meaning of the passage ⇱
I used ___(27)___ to a school for tile gifted ___(28)___ Ho Chi Minh City. My house was far away, so 1 had to live with my relatives. It was an ___(29)___ family with ten people and a cousin of my age. My mother was ___(30)___ because I came from a nuclear family - much smaller ___(31)___ less complicated. I was a very disobedient girl - the type of person who never does what they arc told. I was even envious when my cousin got higher grades. Luckily, ___(32)___ relatives were actually very sympathetic and understanding, and my cousin herself a tolerant girl. She didn’t get too upset by my bad behaviour. Just as caring as her mother, she was ready to ___(33)___ in my study and to take care of me when I was ill. After three years with them, I also learnt that to get along with members in a big family, I should learn how ___(34)___.