Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

Is it worth reading books, (33) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (34) ___________. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (35)___________that you can’t stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (36) ___________gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can’t do without books, but I can (37) ___________up television easily enough. You can’t watch television at bus stops!

(33) ___________ 

The students are conducting a major___________.

In this world, emotion has become suspect- the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.

The passage implies that___________ 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

He has been very interested in doing research on___________since he was at high school.

Two students are discussing their previous English class.

- Student 1. “I think the teacher should give us more exercises.”

- Student 2. “___________”

Which of the following would we most easily retrieve from long-term memory? 

(34) ___________ 

The fire began in the tenth floor of the block of flat, but it soon spread to other floors. (underlined part that needs correction)

If anyone drops by while I am away, please take a message from him

Last weekend, my family went to the cinema together. We chose a(an) ___________to see.

The strong progress in poverty reduction and sharing prosperity that took place over the first decade of the 2000s is at risk because of the global slowdown in growth. (underlined part that needs correction)

___________I first met my girlfriend.

Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

Dan is able to make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people. It is because

his Vietnamese wife helps him.

Choose the word that has different pronunciation: borrowed, conserved, approached, complained

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?

He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

The word “They” in paragraph 1 refers to___________.