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.
21. I am optimistic that the future is going to turn out more successful than the past.
A. afraid B. hopeful C. realistic D. pessimistic
22. I’m available this afternoon if you want to meet up then.
A. tired B. ready C. busy D. free
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.
I went to Australia on an exchange program last year and I like to (23)______about it. I was very (24) ______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (25) ______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (26) ______ we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (27) ______ ‘I’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”...
23. A. say B. tell C. talk D.speak
24. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
25. A. after B. until C. when D. while
26. A. although B. even C. because D. so
27. A. pronouncing B.speaking C. reading D. telling
