Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Work efficiency has increased exponentially each year, thanks to computers and their ability to multitask

A. at a very fast rate

B. slightly

C. constantly

D. at a very slow rate

Choose the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences

Work efficiency has increased appreciably each year thanks to computers and their ability to multitask

A. unstably 

B. unreliably 

C. unexpectedly 

D. marginally 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

At present, the rate of economic growth is very satisfactory, but                          when foreign competition makes itself felt , this will not be the case.

A . effectively

B. eventually

C. enthusiastically

D. considerably

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct  answer  to each of  the questions  from  36  to  42.

          Vietnam officially became a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28, 1995. Since then, Vietnam has worked together with other ASEAN member countries to reinforce regional cooperation and made great contributions to maintaining peace, stability and reconciliation in the region. 

          In the past years in the ASEAN, Vietnam has reaped (obtained) many successes in all social and economic fields. The country has gradually restructured its administrative apparatus to suit a market economy and to integrate into the international community. Vietnam has made a good impression on ASEAN countries with its achievements in economic development especially in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation. ASEAN countries' investment into Vietnam has also increased sharply. With a high economic growth rate averaging seven percent each year, Vietnam has been able to decrease economic gap slightly with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei. 

          In addition, Vietnam actively works to integrate culturally and socially with the Southeast Asian region while preserving its own cultural features. Thirteen is not a long period for such an important political event but what has been achieved in relations between Vietnam and the association is creating splendid prospect for the future.

With a ______ growth rate averaging seven percent each year.

A. high economic

B. slow economic

C. economic.

D. fast economic

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.
I will only work extra hours if I get paid at a higher rate.

A. I will not work extra hours even if I get paid at a higher rate.

B. Unless I get paid at a higher rate, I won’t work extra hours.

C. Working extra hours means I won’t get paid at a higher rate.

D. I get paid at a higher rate because I will work extra hours.

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.

I will only work extra hours if I get paid at a higher rate.

A. I will not work extra hours even if I get paid at a higher rate.

B. Unless I get paid at a higher rate, I won’t work extra hours.

C. Working extra hours means I won’t get paid at a higher rate.

D. I get paid at a higher rate because I will work extra hours.

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the question below.

The first computers were very large machines. Now computers come in all shapes and sizes. There were still big computers for companies or universities. There are other special computers for factories. There large computers tell the factory machines what to do. But there are also small personal computers to use at home or in an office. There are even computers in telephones, television sets, and cars. These computers have to be very small. They are so small you cannot even see all their parts.

36. The first computers were _______________.

A. tiny B. huge C. in all shapes and sizes D. all are corect

37. There are computers _______________.

A. for companies and universities B. to use at home

C. in telephones, television D. all are correct

38. What does the word 'They' in line 5 refer to?

A. telephones B. television sets C. cart D. computers

39. What is the passage written about?

A. old computers B. modern computers

C. computers' shapes D. computers' sizes

40. Which of the following is true?

A. The first computers were very large.

B. Nowadays, there are only small computers.

C. All modern computers are so mall that you cannot see all their parts.

D. Modern computers have the same size.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving pay – checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $ 11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $ 11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife’s household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.

         Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, “ If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it.”

According to the researchers, husbands should ____

A. pay wages to their wives for their housework.

B. hire others to take over their wives’ household chores.

C. help their wives with the housework.

D. care for the children.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving pay – checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $ 11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $ 11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife’s household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.

         Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, “ If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it.”

The word “employers” in the passage refers to ________

A. their sponsors  

B. their husband   

C. their owners     

D. their