All students should be ............. and literate when they leave school.

Our first priority is to offer free education to all people. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(40)..............................

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The airline's newly opened lounge in the international terminal can  _____________  hold up to 100 travelers.

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I ask him .................... 

 Give me ________ minutes and I’ll be ready. 

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

“What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,” said the government staff to the reporter.

You must ..................  allowances for him; he is not very healthy!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Do we have enough people on hand to help us move our stuff into the house?

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I can’t go to the park with you ............. it is raining.

Chọn đáp từ đồng nghĩa với từ được in đậm:

Many schools provide environmental education to increase students awareness of conservation needs.

There should be no discrimination _______ grounds of sex race or religion

Students can ................... lots of information by attending lectures regularly.

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This is the place ............... I was born. 

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  They prayed that their daughter …… be lucky again.

No one asked him to donate his money. He did it voluntarily.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.

I made a real_______ in my English when I started practicing listening more often.

Choose the best answer:

You will become ill ....................  you stop working so hard. 

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

 Everyone can take an important role by always doing their best to help their families flourish.

What is your barrier to lifelong learning?