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 question.

17. Language preservation is the effort to prevent languages from bring unknown.

    A. storage                B. protection               C. safeguard    D. safety

18. Sonkran, which is Laos famous festival, is held annually in April.

    A. monthly              B. yearly                                  C. usually                    D. frequently

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 question.

19. The majority of The Viet live along the Red River and The Mekong Delta.

      A. a half                B. all                                        C. minority                  D. none

20. Gong is considered a unique musical instrument of Tay Nguyen people.

      A. rare                   B. special                                 C. typical                     D. common

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

21.       - Could you open the windows, please?                     à “___________”.

 A. I am, of course  .B. Yes, with pleasure     C. I feel sorry          D. Yes, I can.

22. - Would you like anything else?               à “___________”.

A. That’s all. Thank you                                 B. Yes, I like everything        

C. Two, please                                                D. Yes, I would

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

8. Our family love Thai food, _________ we order it once a week.

A. so                            B. and                         C. for                           D. because

9. We were working hard __________ Jack and Jerry were enjoying the sunshine on the beach now.

A. instead                    B. but                          C. therefore              D. while

10. I must say the _________ of a two-week vacation in America is so tempting to me.

    A. offer                               B. offered                   C. offerings                 D. offertory

11. It was a/an __________ reunion of all the family.

    A. joy                                  B. joyless                     C. joyful                      D. overjoyed

12. You __________ be selfish like that. Don’t just think of your own benefits.

A. should                    B. shouldn’t                C. haven’t to                           D. don’t have to

13. My car broke down yesterday, so I __________ go to work by bus.

A. had to                     B. must                        C. should                                 D. could

14. After                      breakfast, I went out for a walk.

      A. finish                      B. having finished       C. finished                  D. had finished

15.                   is a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement.

      A. Slope                   B. Site                            C. Limestone               D. Sand

16. Tet is a great occasion for family _________.

    A. unite                               B. reunion                   C. union                      D. reunification

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.

6. In Japan, you should always to remove your shoes when entering  a private house.

     A. In                 B. should         C. to remove                      D. entering

7. This is the more delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.

            A. more           B. delicious                   C. ever            D. tasted

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.    

4. A. procession          B. politician                 C. competition            D. preservation

5. A. museum            B. country                    C. listen                   D. answer

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.   

1.   A. included                 B. received                  C. remembered            D. annoyed

2.   A. enough                   B. young                     C. country                   D. mountain

3. A. beds                          B. clocks                     C. walls                       D. tables