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 the following question.

 A.

feature

 B.

degree

 C.

urban

 D.

marble

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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 the following question.   

 A.

pottery

 B.

understand

 C.

disappoint

 D.

unemployed

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

Many artisans nowadays use social networks _________ sell their products online.

 A.

in order that

 B.

although

 C.

in order to

 D.

because

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

I was so ___________ about the coming exam that I couldn"t sleep.

 A.

left out

 B.

calm

 C.

embarrassed

 D.

worried

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world with a population of 12.64 million and is the biggest of the 47 prefectures throughout Japan. Its long history of prosperity started with the establishment of the Shogunate by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603. At that time, Tokyo was called Edo, which by the 18th century had grown to a huge city of over a million people. It is now Japan's center for political, economic, cultural, and various other activities as well as the origin for the dissemination of information.

Many Japanese in Tokyo speak English and you shouldn't have too much trouble getting around, but you can have a lot more fun if you can speak a little bit of the language. Japanese will really appreciate the effort you make and are very patient with foreigners learning Japanese.

23. What is the passage mainly about?

A. the capital of Japan                                                C. the most populous city in Japan                                    

C. the most popular language in Tokyo                     D. the most common trouble when visiting Tokyo

24. The word “dissemination” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. distribution                         B. publication                         C. production                          D. collection

25. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. If you can hardly speak Japanese, it’ll be totally difficult for you to get around Tokyo.

B. Japanese people are very patient with foreigners who try to learn Japanese.

C. Your trip may be more enjoyable if you can speak a little Japanese.

D. Many Japanese in Tokyo speak English.

26. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is almost in

meaning as the sentence given.

“ We want to send our son to a university in the UK.” they said.

A. They said that they wanted to send their son to a university in the UK.

B. They said that they did wanted to send their son to a university in the UK.

C. They said that they want to send their son to a university in the UK.

D. They said that they did want to send their son to a university in the UK.

27. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is almost in

 meaning as the sentence given.

Although the weather was bad, we went out for a picnic.

A. Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic.

B. Despite the weather was bad, we went out for a picnic.

C. Despite of the bad weather, we went out for a picnic.

D. Despite the bad weather was, we went out for a picnic.

28. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is almost in meaning as the sentence given.

You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words.

A. You should use a dictionary to look up new words.

B. You should use a dictionary  looking  up new words.

C. You should use a dictionary to looking  up new words.

D. You should use a dictionary to look  new words up.

29. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made from the given cues.

Today’ s cities / much / large / cities / previous times.

A. Today’s cities are much larger than cities in previous times.

B. Today’s cities are more larger than cities in previous times.

C. Today’s cities are most larger than cities in previous times.

D. Today’s cities are less larger than cities in previous times.

30. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made from the given cues.

If / you / not know / how / operate the machine, you / read / instruction manual.

A. If you don’t know how to operate the machine, you should read the instruction manual.

B. If you not  know how to operate the machine, you should read the instruction manual.

There are many embroidery villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village inHa Noi is widely known for its products of high...........(19)…....Embroidery has been developing around here  since the 17^th century.

In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered costumes for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members.The first man who .......(20)....... the local people how to embroider  was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip toChina as an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong uponhis return. .......(21)...... these skillseventually spread across the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In order to create beautiful embroideries, .........(22)......... artisan must be patient, carefuland have an eye for design, along with clever hands.

19. A. quality                         B. qualification          C. population             D. equality

20. A. taught                           B. to teach                   C. teaching                  D. teaches

21. A. although                       B. however                  C. nevertheless           D. therefore

22. A. an                                 B. a                              C. the                          D. x