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

The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?

 

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:

Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.

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Every member of the team praised him for _________the team win the championship

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In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure __________ he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer

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Uma had a cup of coffee waiting _________________ me, along with a plate of biscuits

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________ TV last night?

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Most banks now offer clients the  option of receiving their statements  electronically or --- mail.

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The team's final victory of the season is a good ____________ for the playoffs, which start next week

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:

The twentieth century saw a rapid rise in life expectancy due to improvements in public health, nutrition and medicine.

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The defending champion will play her first match of the ______________ tomorrow

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The curriculum at this public school is as good _____________ of any private school

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All ------- are that Electronic Arts will be successful in its bid to  acquire its rival game maker Interactive Software

Peter is very busy. He is involved in so many activities that he’s always __________.

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It's vital that the government ____ more on environmental issues

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We __________________ you as soon as we arrive in Paris

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Civil engineer Lorenzo Raspallo ------- as the guest speaker at the fifth annual Bridge Conservation Colloquium next month

At the age of 50, Robby William ____ his career after spending his twenty years playing electric guitar.

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I read the article over _________________ over till it made sense

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By the time the magazine article on home security devices -------- on the newsstands, the pricing information was already outdates

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

I like watching film online _________ the computer at night.

Complete the conversation about urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.
Mai: I’ve seen a lot of high buildings are under construction in out city, Mr. Tan. It’s an example of urbanisation in your lecture.
Mr. Tan: That’s right. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in our country with an urban area of 10 million inhabitants.
Mai: Wow, really? Is it the official figure of our city’s population?
Mr. Tan: Of course not. There are so many people who come to work in the city but their residence certificates is in the countryside. (16)_________. It is called “the floating population”.
Mai: “The floating population”? Does our city have the highest rate of economic growth?
Mr. Tan: Yes, it does. It’s the most major economic centre of our country?
Mai: I guess our city faces several issues, such as housing. Is that right, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: You’re right. (17)__________. Work has begun on the construction of the new district of Thu Thiem on the other bank of the Saigon River, and soon in Thanh Da.
Mai: Fantastic. It’ll become a new center of our city.
Mr. Tan: Like Pudong in Shanghai, Mai. (18)___________.
Mai: The traffic is always so heavy. The number of road accidents is on the rise and has affected the young population.
Mr. Tan: The present bus lines only meet 7% of the need transport. (19) _____________.
Mai: When will the metro lines be finished, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: By the year 2020. (20)________.

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