Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

rickshaws

settings

complex

reigned

paradise

monument

recognition

pilgrims

structure

measures

1. The government should take ........... to control population growth in the city.

2. Queen Victoria  ........... over Britain from 1837 to 1901.

3. He erected a ...........  on the spot where his daughter was killed.

4. Thousands of Christian ...........  converged on Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve.

5. It is suggested that you use ...........  to get around Hue City for its speed and reasonable price.

6. I imagine working in a beautiful  ........... overlooking the bay.

7. The station building was a high wooden ...........  with a curved roof.

8. There is general ...........  that the study techniques of many students are weak.

9. Some old buildings were pulled down to make space for a new shopping ...........  .

10. His idea of  ........... is to spend the day lying on the beach. 

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. 

1. French bakers are fighting for the traditional baguette to be given UNESCO World Heritage  . 

a. site b. status c. admission d. recognition 

2. The government has done nothing to resolve the   over nurses’ pay. 

a. conflict b. fight c. crash d. war 

3. They see the outdoors as a   activity, not a job opportunity. 

a. exhausted b. international c. recreational d. volunteering 

4. Savannah is one of the best   cities for job growth. 

a. part b. whole c. full d. medium-sized 

5. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled  . 

a. facilities b. system c. schedule d. preparation 

6. About 85 per cent of city   breathe heavily polluted air. 

a. villagers b. livers c. dwellers d. members 

7. Dublin was a very different place in those days, like a village, not the wonderful   city it is now. 

a. rural b. cosmopolitan c. reliable d. pleasant 

8. We are   a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service. 

a. affording b. indicating c. considering d. conducting 

9. We are looking for someone who is   and hard-working. 

a. hopeful b. lacked c. reliable d. smooth 

10. It is difficult to   the exact cause of the illness. 

a. attract b. forbid c. take d. determine 

11. Sacramento’s central location and low cost of living make this place a _city. 

a. fabulous b. forbidden c. poor d. determining 

12. How can we encourage people to get along with each other in this   society? 

a. considerable b. multicultural c. rural d. crashing 

13. Some workers can only afford homes outside   areas. 

a. outskirts b. rural c. growing d. metropolitan 

14. This is a top-quality product at a very   price. 

a. high b. costly c. affordable d. effective 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

A. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.

B. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.

C. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

D. The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon.

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.
The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.

C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.

D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon.

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

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon

A. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.

B. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon

C. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

D. The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon

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.

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

A. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.

B. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.

C. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

D. The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon.

Choose the sentence that can be made from given words in each of the following questions.

1.    A. seat                    B. wonders            C. desert                D. visit

2.    A. meat                  B. cheap                 C. teach                  D. bread

3.    A. sugar                 B. she                    C. some                 D. sure

4.    A. excuse               B. between             C. expensive                    D. cathedral

5.    A. modern             B. crowded            C. celebrate            D. wide

* 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 43 to 50.

  Political and economic reforms launched in 1986 have transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world, with per capita income around US $100, to lower middle income status within a quarter of a century with per capita income of around US $2,100 by the end of 2015.

  Vietnam’s per capita GDP growth since 1990 has been among the fastest in the world, averaging 5.5 percent a year since 1990, and 6.4 percent per year in the 2000s. Vietnam’s economy continued to strengthen in 2015, with estimated GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent for the whole year.

  The Vietnamese population is also better educated and has a higher life expectancy than most countries with a similar per capita income. The maternal mortality ratio has dropped below the upper-middle-income country average, while under-five mortality rate has fallen by half, to a rate slightly above that average. Access to basic infrastructure has also improved substantially. Electricity is now available to almost all households, up from less than half in 1993. Access to clean water and modem sanitation has risen from less than 50 percent of all households to more than 75 percent.

  Vietnam’s Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) 2011-2020 gives attention to structural reforms, environmental sustainability, social equity, and emerging issues of macroeconomic stability. It defines three "breakthrough areas": promoting human resources/skills development (particularly skills for modem industry and innovation), improving market institutions, and infrastructure development.

  In addition, the five-year Socio-Economic Development Plan 2011-2015 focused on three critical restructuring areas - the banking sector, state-owned enterprises and public investment - that are needed to achieve these objectives. The recent draft of the SEDP 2016-2020 acknowledges the slow progress of the reform priorities of the SEDP 2011-2015.

  With agriculture still accounting for almost half the labour force, and with significantly lower labour productivity than in the industry and services sectors, future gains from structural transformation could be substantial. The transformation from state to private ownership of the economy is even less advanced. The state also wields too much influence in allocating land and capital, giving rise to heavy economy wide inefficiencies. So, adjusting the role of the state to support a competitive private sector-led market economy remains a major opportunity. This will be important for enhancing productivity growth which has been stagnating for a long time.

(Adapted from http://ida. world bank, org/results/country/vietnam)

 What is likely to be over-controlled by the government?

A. Agriculture

B. Private companies 

C. Services sectors

D. Heavy industries

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 28 to 34

China - Missing Women

     In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to the latest census figures, 119 boys are born for every 100 girls. [A■] This striking difference is expected to shoot up by the year 2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls.

     Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their personal preferences and regulate their community behavior according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. [B■] Sometimes the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stein policies to force them into it.

     Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. [C■] The policy had no relation to extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a single male child'.

     The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength compared to that of a girl. [D■] In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. If people have to limit their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child. This problem has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.

Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage:

“Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family.”

Where would the sentence best fit?

A. [A■]  

B. [B■]  

C. [C■]  

D. [D■]