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.

Question. We should consume healthy food and exercise regularly.

A. store

B. purchase

C. buy

D. eat

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.

Question. Here are some principles for people to stick to if they want to stay healthy.

A. rules

B. principals

C. laws

D. duties

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.

Question. In order to stay healthy, make sure you have a balanced intake of vitamins and minerals.

A. take-off

B. take-away

C. consumption

D. digestion

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

Help and supports are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of catastrophe.

A. sudden great disaster

B. warfare 

C. poverty and famine

D. diseases and illnesses

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

Question 22: There's a correlation between smoking and cancer.The more we smoke, the more likely we are to suffer from lung cancer.

A. concern

B. imbalance

C. connection

D. difference

Question 23: The growing economic disparity between the rich and the poor has become a major social and political issue in many countries.

A. similarity

B. inequality

C. opportunity

D. sector

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.

Question 24: The president was a lame duck during the end of his second term because he pushed his country into a financial crisis.

A. an important person

B. a successful person

C. a famous person

D. a polite person

Question 25: The mischievous cat knocked over the vase and then darted away, leaving its owner to clean up the mess.

A. obedient

B. scary

C. stubborn

D. intelligent

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.

Question 26: He started learning French six years ago.

A. He last learned French for six years.

B. He has learnt French for six years.

C. He has started learning French for six years.

D. He didn’t learn French six years ago.

Question 27: "Where are you studying now?" asked my friend.

A. My friend asked me where I was studying then.

B. My friend asked me where was I studying at that time.

C. My friend asked me where I were studying then.

D. My friend asked me where are you studying now.

Question 28: It is unnecessary for us to worry about our final exam results.

A. We needn’t worry about our final exam results.

B. We must worry about our final exam results.

C. We would worry about our final exam results.

D. We can’t worry about our final exam results.

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

Question 29: When fuels burn, it produce smoke and invisible gases that mix with clouds.

A. it

B. fuels

C. invisible

D. mix

Question 30: When I see her yesterday, I invited her to come to my house.

A. invited

B. house

C. to

D. see

Question 31: While he provides interesting examples from the past and present to support his views, the argument is often lost in the torturous language.

A. interesting

B. argument

C. lost

D. torturous

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.

Question 32: Pauline was interested in the project. It was not abandoned.

A. No sooner had Pauline been interested in the project than it was abandoned.

B. Only when Pauline was interested in the project was it abandoned.

C. Not until Pauline was interested in the project that it was abandoned.

D. Had Pauline not been interested, the project would have been abandoned.

Question 33: Our favourite restaurant is full. We can't get a table right now.

A. If our favourite restaurant were not full, we could get a table right now.

B. If someone leaves our favourite restaurant, we could get a table.

C. Provided that our favourite restaurant is full, we can't get a table right now.

D. If our favourite restaurant is not full, we will be able to get a table right now.

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 from 34 to 38.

Testing games

How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world – trying out (34) ______ new games. A leading company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games which are about to be (35) ______ onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before recording her thoughts on a form (36) ______ was designed by the company. As the company director said, “What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most use of them?” Eloise is delighted with her new job, but she also takes it very seriously. She is allowed to keep the games after testing them. (37) ______, she has decided instead to give them away to

children less (38) ______ than herself. “I’ve got plenty of games and some children don’t have any,” she explained.

(Adapted from Cambridge English First for Schools 1, 2015)

Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.

Ostriches are 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.

(Adapted from Readtheory.org website)

Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?

A. the male and female ostriches

B. the reproduction habit of ostriches

C. distribution and habitat of ostriches

D. facts about ostriches and their habits

Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______ .

A. happy

B. bored

C. safe

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

Question 1. Most students detest science subjects. They prefer literature, history and foreign languages.

     A. prefer

     B. learn

     C. enjoy

     D. hate

Question 2. As soon as I come to London, I’ll write to you

     A. Despite

     B. When

     C. Although

     D. If

Question 3. When you do not understand the meaning of one word you should find it in the dictionary.

     A. look up

     B. look for

     C. look after

     D. look out

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

     A. weather

     B. easy

     C. head

     D. heavy

Question 4.

     A. courses

     B. houses

     C. cases

     D. buses

Question 5.

     A. disappointed

     B. visited

     C. engaged

     D. decided

Question 6.

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

Question 7. They said that they would take a trip to the countryside ___________

     A. A, B&C are correct

     B. the morning after

     C. the following morning

     D. the next morning

Question 8. “Didn’t you go to the cinema last night? “ – “ __________________”

     A. Yes, I lost the ticket

     B. No. It was too cold to go out

     C. Yes, I stayed at home

     D. Ok. That was a good idea

Question 9. Last night, I phoned a boy ___________mom had a traffic accident.

     A. whom

     B. who

     C. that

     D. whose

Question 10. If I ______________ her number, I would phone her.

     A. would know

     B. knew

     C. know

     D. had known

Question 11. She asked me where I ______from.

     A. can come

     B. came

     C. come

     D. would come

Question 12. He ________________ a kilo of beef now.

     A. is wanting

     B. to want

     C. wants

     D. want

Question 13. It’s raining, _______ we can’t go to the beach.

     A. or

     B. because

     C. however

     D. so

Question 14. I suggest that we ___________ some money for poor children.

     A. to raise

     B. raised

     C. raising

     D. should raise

Question 15. London _______ by a fire in the 16^th century.

     A. was destroyed

     B. has been destroyed

     C. destroyed

     D. is destroyed

Question 16. _______she does more exercise, she won’t stay healthy.

     A. Because

     B. Although

     C. Unless

     D. If

Question 17. The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.

     A. happily

     B. happiness

     C. unhappy

     D. happy

Question 18. He spends a lot of time __________ the web every day.

     A. responding

     B. looking

     C. surfing

     D. walking

Question 19. When I came to see Mr. Brown, he ________a newspaper.

     A. read

     B. was reading

     C. is reading

     D. has read

Question 20. Don’t _____________  him to agree  to your proposal. It’s no use.

     A. do

     B. make

     C. persuade

     D. let

Question 21. Maryam_..........................______ a letter to me since last year.

     A. wasn’t writing

     B. didn’t write

     C. hasn’t written

     D. doesn’t write

Question 22. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather forecast.

     A. up

     B. on

     C. down

     D. off

Question 23. If I press that button what ________?

     A. happen

     B. will happen

     C. would happen

     D. happened

Question 24. Your father _____________ in a bank, doesn’t he?

     A. worked

     B. has worked

     C. works

     D. is working

Question 25. “What do you think of your new laptop? – “__________”

     A. I’m sorry, I can’t. Let’s go now.

     B. But please be careful with it.

     C. I’m sorry. I’m home late

     D. I love it.

Question 26. Daisy was late for work _________ her car was broken down.

     A. because

     B. because of

     C. if

     D. whether

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. letter

B. teacher

C. husband

D. address

Question 27.

A. energy

B. police

C. decision

D. ability

Question 28.

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.

Question 29. The water in this lake is polluted, so you shouldn’t swim here.

A. dirty

B. pure

C. crowded

D. green

Question 30. She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to the charity organization.

A. amicable

B. mean

C. hospitable

D. kind

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

Question 19: The English learners have to cope with difficulties in study and communication with the foreigners.

  A. face                                B. give up                             C. accept                           D. explain

Question 20: We divided the food into two equal parts.

  A. threw                             B. added                               C. separated                      D. gather