Mike: “_______”                 – Phương: “Thanks, I will.”

Sylvia: “Do you mind if I use your dictionary?”

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.

Head Coach Park Hang–Seo along with his football team has achieved unprecedented results so far. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

I find it difficult to remain neutral while he is concerned about the matter.

A lot of superstitious practice in a country can be a major impediment to its economic development. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

SETTLING IN OUR UNIVERSITY

(8) ___________

(9) ___________

(10) ___________

(11) ___________

You may be very intelligent. You should be careful about what you are going to do.

My sister didn’t leave the house key. As a result, I can’t be cooking lunch now.

Mountaineers have noted that as they climb, for example, up to the 12,633–foot Humphreys Peak in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona, plant life changes radically. Starting among the cacti of the Sonoran Desert, one climbs into a pine forest at 7,000 feet and a treeless alpine tundra at the summit. It may seem that plants at a given altitude are associated in what can be called “communities” – groupings of interacting species. The idea is that over time, plants that require particular climate and soil conditions come to live in the same places, and hence are frequently to be found together. Scientists who study the history of plant life are known as paleobotanists, or paleobots for short. They build up a picture of how groups of plants have responded to climate changes and how ecosystems develop. But are these associations, which are real in the present, permanent?

The word “radically” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

The author mentions “cacti” and “a treeless alpine tundra” in paragraph 1 to illustrate _______.

The word “which” in last sentence of paragraph 1 refers to _______.

The word “successive” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

The passage states that by drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to find successive fossils of _______.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

“I won’t return the book you lent me until tomorrow afternoon,” said Lucy.

But for two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.

Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.

Though artist Tatun was totally blind in one eye and had only slight vision in another, he became an internationally renowned jazz musician.

The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the criteria for success in the work place. (underlined part that needs correction)

Photographs from a satellite are frequently used to generate the information is needed to produce a map. (underlined part that needs correction)

Considered the most influential architect of his time, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was born in the small rural community of Richland Center, Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin at the age of 15 as a special student, studying engineering because the school had no course in architecture. At the age of 20 he then went to work as a draftsman in Chicago in order to learn the traditional, classical language of architecture. After marrying into a wealthy business family at the age of 21, Wright set up house in an exclusive neighborhood in Chicago, and after a few years of working for a number of architectural firms, set up his own architectural office.

Frank Lioyd Wright first worked as a draftsman _______.

The word “some” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

According to the passage, an idyllic American suburb is _______.

The word “itself” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

The word “idiosyncratic” in last sentence is closest in meaning to _______.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

All of the following about Frank Lioyd Wright are true EXCEPT ______.

Choose the word that has different pronunciation: toothache, church, chemistry, stomach.

Choose the word that has different primary stress: exceeding, existence, example, carefully.

Only when you become a parent _______ what true responsibility is.

We regret to inform you that Ms. Markowitz’s workshop on public speaking _______ postponed until next week.

I don’t think students who volunteer in high school will continue to volunteer throughout their lives, _______?

Children are told to be _______ for the whole week and promised to be rewarded at weekends.

_______, one tin will last for at least six weeks.

The audience, _______, enjoyed the performance.

It is the organizer’s request that _______.

The party wasn’t very ________, so almost all his friends left early.

The people awaiting their delayed flight had to spend the night _______ on the cold floor.

I never take much on holiday with me, just _______ clothes and a couple of books. 

The more you talk about the matter, ______.

Where _______ is the commonest form of colour – blindness.