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 questions:

After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable.

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In Vietnam, _____ that all old - aged parents live in nursing home.

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You ______ take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it ______ rain later on this afternoon

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The new dress makes her mother much more ______

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We should end it now. The dispute has _______ for months

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They had absolutely no________when picking their teeth and placing their elbows on the table

John is in Hanoi and wants to change some money. He asks the local passer-by the  way to the bank. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest bank, please?” - Passer-by: “    _.”

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This computer is _____ out of order. It’ll be soon repaired

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Who did you invite to dinner? – No one …….. than Frank and his family

A high increase in crime rates is ____ by the majority of the people in urban cities.

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One purpose ______________ to make up for money spent in building roads in the nation

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 renovation of the national museum is now nearing completion.

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The handwriting is completely illegible. This note ____________a long time ago.

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My father sees_____when he sees my sister going out with a strange boy

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The Vietnam National under-23 football team was only the________in the AFC U-23 Championship, but their efforts were much appreciated.

Preparing for a job _________________ can be stressful

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The authorities _____ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and their associated products effectively. However, they didn’t do so.

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The Missouri River is the __________ river in the United States

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It is such a prestigious university that only good students are entitled to a full scholarship each year.

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Nam was________the first prize in the speaking competition

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 15 to 19
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.  We (15)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (16)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic(17) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific(18) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (19)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel
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