The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the ................. , so don’t be late!

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.
(38)..............................

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: 

By being thrifty and shopping wisely, housewives in the city can feed an entire family on as little as 500.000 VND a week.

I’d like to make ____for crashing your car. Let me pay for the repairs.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

------ the deposit for the apartment has been paid, the tenant can move in immediately.

Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms. 

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "He acts like an innocent man even_____ the evidence shows the contradiction."

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Can you please stop .......... so much noise?

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That’s his ................ story.

The company had to _______ reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

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The story about UFOs caught the ................... of the whole class.

Ask people what is happening to the worlds population and they are likely to say it is _______ .

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______companies are offering flexible schedules to employees.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

 ____ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

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: 

The adhesive qualities of this new substance far surpass those of all others of its type.

In spite ................. his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.

If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _______ greener. 

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

 When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the body.

Stay away from__subjects like religion and politics if you don't want to get into a lengthy discussion or have an argument.

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My parents often take careful of me when I am ill.

More and more school leavers want to pursue higher education.