SECTION 1: USE OF ENGLISH ⇱
Choose the correct answer
The Ao Dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.
Teens are under a lot of pressure due to tile high expectation from their parents and teachers nowadays.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
SECTION 2: READING ⇱
Part 1. Read the following passage and select the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
CAMELS
Camels are one of (16) _____________ only large animals that can live happily in the Sahara Desert. The hot weather and strong winds are not a (17) _____________ for them. Also, they do not need to eat or drink every day, and this (18) _____________ them very useful to the people (19) _____________ live there.
Camels begin working (20) _____________ the age of about four years old and don’t stop until they are around 25 to 30. They can carry people or things on a very long (21) _____________, and because of this, they are sometimes (22) _____________ the ‘ships of the desert’.
These days, there are roads across some (23) _____________. of the Sahara, so buses and lorries are often (24) _____________. (25) _____________, in places where there are no roads, camels are still the only type of transport.
Part 2. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Ostriches arc the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.
Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.
Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
Part 3. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B or C)
SECTION 3: WRITING ⇱
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word(s) in brackets.
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.