Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. grated B. sprinkled C. peeled D. steamed
2. A. imperial B. checkout C. accent D. tender
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. varied B. fluent C. global D. erode
4. A. dominance B. flexible C. establish D. stimulate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
5. Most people buy things like cameras and MP3-players online these day.
A. buy B. these day C. like D. and
6. If we would have a bigger flat, we could invite friends to come and stay.
A. would have B. to come C. flat D. could
7. We have to protect the wild animals to maintain ecological balance.
A. balance B. the C. have to D. to maintain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. I wish I ________ how to use this DVD player. I really want to play some music right now.
A. would know B. know C. knew D. had known
9. They enjoyed the rides _________ the long queues.
A. but B. meanwhile C. in spite of D. although
10. The couple posted a Christmas present to their daughter, _________ lives in South Africa.
A. whom B. whose C. that D. who
11. Hundreds of people had their homes _________ by the hurricane.
A. destroy B. destroyed C. destroying D. to destroy
12. Don’t shout, __________? I can hear you perfectly well.
A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. shall we
13. I _________ in the park and suddenly I _______ an old school friend I hadn’t seen for 30 years.
A. was sitting/was seeing B. was sitting/saw C. sat/was seeing D. sat/saw
14. They speak a southern __________ of French.
A. language B. accent C. speech D. dialect
15. When we were students, we _________ on very little money.
A. turned up B. got by C. got through D. came through
16. Neither Tom nor I _______ so we often eat out.
A. have cooked B. cooked C. cooks D. cook
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. “Do you mind me smoking here?” “………look at the sign. It says, “no smoking”.
A. No, I don’t. B. You’d better not. C. It doesn’t matter. D. Never mind.
18. “Isn’t it your first time eating sushi?” – “_____________”
A. No, it isn’t. B. No, it is. C. No problem. D. Yes, it isn’t.
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.
19. Thanks for the invitation to the Taylor Swift concert—I am into pop music.
A. mind B. dislike C. hate D. fancy
20. The word “childish” is a derivative of “child.”
A. origin B. descendant C. source D. root
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. He only wears tailor-made suits so they fit him perfectly.
A. personalized B. ready-made C. customized D. made-to-measure
22. I can't wait to go on my vacation and laze around the beach for two weeks!
A. stay active B. relax C. be idle D. lounge about
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Healthy Eating
A healthy diet helps (23) _______ the way to a healthy heart and blood vessels, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more.
Confused about what constitutes a healthy diet? You aren't alone. Over the years, what seemed to be flip flops from medical research combined with the flood of diet books and diet plans based on little or no science have muddied the water. But a consensus has emerged about the basics, (24) _______ are really pretty simple.
An important take-home message is to focus (25) ______ the types of foods you eat and your overall dietary pattern, instead of on individual nutrients such as fat, dietary cholesterol, or specific vitamins. There (26) ______ no single nutrients or vitamins that can make you healthy. Instead, there is a short list of key food types that together can dramatically reduce your risk for heart disease.
Eat more of these foods: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fish and seafood, vegetable oils, beans, nuts, and seeds.
Eat less of these foods: whole milk and other full-fat dairy foods, red meat, processed meats, (27) ______ refined and processed grains and sugars, and sugary drinks.
23. A. pave B. build C. make D. tile
24. A. which B. what C. who D. that
25. A. in B. on C. of D. at
26. A. were B. was C. are D. is
27. A. generally B. largely C. strongly D. highly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Forty-three percent of the world’s population can speak two languages fluently. Bilingualism presents obvious benefits, such as being able to communicate with many more people. However, does being bilingual actually make one smarter? Bilingual people have a stronger executive function which results in a heightened ability to switch between tasks, a more efficient monitoring system, and a heightened cognitive ability. Adults aren’t the only ones who experience these benefits; infants, children, and the elderly can benefit as well.
Bilingual people have a heightened ability to monitor their environment, which results in more efficient monitoring systems. People that speak more than one language often have to switch between languages. This means that they often have to suppress one language when talking in another language. This helps bilingual and polylingual people suppress irrelevant information.
Many people think that when children learn to speak two languages it damages their cognitive growth; this is simply not true. Although there is evidence that shows that sometimes one language can obstruct another language when a child is talking, there are benefits for bilingual children. This shows that although bilingual children might have trouble in their first years of speaking, the long-term benefits of bilingualism outweigh those troubles. A 2004 study showed that bilingual pre-schoolers were better able to solve mental puzzles and switch between tasks than their monolingual classmates.
Infants and the elderly can also benefit from bilingualism. A recent study revealed that the seven-month-old infants that had been exposed to more than one language were better able to switch between tasks. Bilingualism can also benefit the elderly. A study taken at the University of California in San Diego showed that the more fluent someone was in a second language, the more resistant they were to onset dementia and Alzheimer’s. This is likely because they have a stronger executive function, therefore they are better able to remember things.
Bilingual people have a unique way of viewing the world and their surroundings. Some languages can give insight into a specific culture. Also, bilingualism can give someone more creativity, which can result in someone “viewing” the world in a different way. A person that can speak more than one language is also better able to communicate with people that speak said language, so they are better able to understand that culture. This can make bilinguals and people who are polylingual more empathetic and better able to understand other people.
28. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Bilingual people view the world differently B. Being able to speak two languages prevents dementia
C. How bilingualism benefits children D. Benefits of being a bilingual person
29. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about bilingualism according to the passage?
A. Bilingual children might face difficulties in their first years of speaking.
B. Bilingual people have a stronger executive function.
C. Children’s cognitive growth is negatively affected when learning two languages at a time.
D. Those who speak two or more languages understand other people better.
30. Which of the following words can best replace the word ‘outweigh’ in line number 4 of the third paragraph?
A. pass B. fail C. win D. beat
31. What might NOT be the result of having a strong executive function?
A. a more efficient monitoring system B. a heightened ability to switch between tasks
C. a better hand-eye coordination D. a heightened cognitive ability
32. What does the word this in line number 3 of the second paragraph refer to?
A. Bilingual people having to switch between languages
B. Heightened ability to monitor the environment
C. Bilingual people trying not to speak the other language when using one language
D. One language obstructing the other
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 and grammatically correct.
33. “How long have you learned English?”, the teacher asked his students.
A. The teacher asked his students how long they had learned English.
B. The teacher asked his students how long they learned English.
C. The teacher asked his students how long they were learning English.
D. The teacher asked his students how long had they learned English.
34. “Let me help you with those packages”, said Sam to Milo. Trang 4/4
A. Sam offered Milo to help with the packages.
B. Sam offered to help Milo with the packages.
C. Sam suggested to helping Milo with the packages.
D. Sam suggested helping Milo with the packages.
35. “If I were you, I would save up and spend money wisely”, said Mrs. Hamilton to her son.
A. Mrs. Hamilton threatened her son to save up and spend money wisely.
B. Mrs. Hamilton told her son off for not saving up and spending money wisely.
C. Mrs. Hamilton advised her son to save up and spend money wisely.
D. Mrs. Hamilton ordered her son to save up and spend money wisely.
36. People said that the soccer player might not recover quickly from the injury.
A. The soccer player was said to recover quickly from the injury.
B. The soccer player is said to not recover quickly from the injury.
C. It is said that the soccer player might not recover quickly from the injury.
D. It was said that the soccer player might not recover quickly from the injury.
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.
37. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. The book was so good for me to put down.
C. It was such a good book that I can’t put it down.
D. It was so good a book that I couldn’t put it down.
38. She tried her best to make spring rolls. They didn’t come out as she had expected.
A. Despite of trying her best to make spring rolls, they didn’t come out as she had expected.
B. She tried her best to make spring rolls; therefore, they came out as she expected.
C. In spite of expecting the spring rolls to come out, she tried her best.
D. Despite trying her best to make spring rolls, they didn’t come out as she had expected.
39. The dictionary belongs to Nancy. I found it under the chair.
A. The dictionary found under the chair was mine.
B. I found the dictionary, that belongs to Nancy under the chair.
C. The dictionary which belongs to Nancy was found under the chair.
D. I found Nancy whose dictionary was under the chair.
40. He decided to go on a diet. He wanted to lose weight.
A. He decided to go on a diet so that he wanted to lose weight.
B. He decided to go on a diet in order to lose weight.
C. He decided to go on a diet, so he lost weight.
D. He decided to go on a diet for having lost weight.
