Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

Question 19. Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across.

            A. study                     B. like                                    C. meet                       D. understand

Question 20. Electric cars are better for the environment. In addition, they can save money on petrol.

            A. In conclusion        B. For example                      C. Nevertheless         D. Furthermore

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of following questions.

Question 21. I find playing sports, like badminton, an exciting way to exercise.

            A. stimulating            B. regular                               C. normal                   D. boring

Question 22. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

            A. large quantity       B. small quantity                   C. excess                    D. sufficiency

* Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passages.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called (1)…………………or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place where you used to be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (2) …………………and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage. Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (3) …………………something. Smoke can be
bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (4) …………………. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
1. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone
2. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked
3. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping
4. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible

* Read the passage below and answer each of questions.
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 % of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the
world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
1. How are rain forests to the world’s climate?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How many percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forest produce?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passages.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called (1)…………………or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place where you used to be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (2) …………………and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage. Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (3) …………………something. Smoke can be bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (4) …………………. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
1. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone
2. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked
3. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping
4. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible

* Read the passage below and answer each of questions.
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 % of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the
world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late.
1. How are rain forests to the world’s climate?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How many percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forest produce?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time.

Question 31:

A. play

B. knows

C. participates

D. enjoys

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.25 points)

     When visitors (1)                in a  tour of the Mekong Delta, they can visit Cai Rang Floating Market to see the river life. Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but it is busiest (2)________ sunrise to about 9 a.m. The main items sold there are farm produce and specialties of neighboring areas.

     During the early morning market hours, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes so that smaller boats can move into and out of. The waterway(3)            a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and other goods. Sellers do not have cry their goods because their goods can be seen in the distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the river and the (4)________ of boat engines. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. Each boat is loaded with plenty of seasonal goods. Activities at the market are also an occasion for tourists to study the cultural (5)                of southerners.

1.  A. will join           B. are joining        C. join                  D. joined

2.  A. from                 B. at                     C. on                    D. of

3.  A. will become      B. becomes           C. is becoming      D. became

4.  A. noise                B. noisy                C. noisily              D. noisiest

5.  A. aspects             B. appearances      C. guides              D. subjects

I. Choose the word or the phrase among A,B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

          The country and the city have advantages and (1)____________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their own  space because  no one  is in a (3)___________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when  they need it. Their life, however, can be boring  and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.

          The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (4)          have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (5)              that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.A. joy              B. enjoyment             C. happiness               D. disadvantages

2.A.quiet            B. quietly                  C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.A.hurry           B. hurried                  C. hurriedly                D. hurrying

4.A. never          B. ever                       C. hardly                    D. only

5.A. aims            B. means                   C. asks                       D. said

I.         Choose the word or phrase among a, b, c or d that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Miri, Mai’s Japanese pen pal, has been in Vietnam for two weeks. Mai took her to many (26) ____ last week. First, they (27) ____ to Da Lat. Like Tokyo, Da Lat is a city of beautiful flowers. Then they (28) ____ to Nha Trang. Miri (29) ____ swimming in the sea and eating seafood while Mai (30) ____ sand castles on the beach. "I (31) ____ by the nice sunshine and good food here," Miri (32) ____ to Mai. Miri also said (33) ____ in Japan is like Nha Trang, but Da Lat is very much like many (34) ____ and quiet towns in her country. She (35) ____ Mai could visit Japan some day and try Japanese special food.

26. a. markets                     b. places                           c. areas                             d. provinces

27. a. went                          b. was going                    c. visited                          d. were visiting

28. a. moved                       b. changed                       c. flew                              d. visited

29. a. enjoy                         b. enjoys                          c. enjoyed                        d. is enjoying

30. a. is making                  b. makes                           c. made                            d. was making

31. a. am impressed            b. am impressing              c. was impressed              d. was impressing

32. a. says                           b. said                              c. tells                              d. told

33. a. no place                     b. nowhere                       c. everywhere                  d. many places

34. a. crowded                    b. active                           c. busy                             d. peaceful

35. a. asked                         b. wished                         c. promised                      d. wanted

1. They usually underline or _________ only the words they want to learn.

A. underline          B. learn     C. highlight             D. remember

2. Language learners learn words in ________ ways.

A. difficult          B. easy         C. hard               D. different

3. Some learners make a ______ and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother _____, and try to learn them by heart.

A. tongue/list            D. list/tongue          C. word/language   D. language/word

4. Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come _________.

A. across                    B. from               C. for                         D. in

5. You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a ________ place.

A. suitable          B. interesting             C. dangerous             D. excellent

6. Each year, fire destroys homes and ________ children because someone plays with matches.

A. destroys         B. injures            C. causes             D. covers