Our plane arrives in Hanoi at _________ two o’clock in ______ afternoon.

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

          My first piece of advice to people who want to start getting fit is don’t buy an exercise bike. Typically, people who buy them use them for a week or so and then forget about them. There are effective if they are used regularly but you need to be determined. Most people will find it much easier to go for a gentle jog around the park.

As well as being easy to do, jogging is also relatively cheap compared to most other sports. You don’t need to buy expensive clothes if you’re just going running around the park or on the beach. The main thing is that they’re comfortable, and that they keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There is one piece of equipment, however, that you will have to spend time and money on, and that’s your running shoes. Remember that you are not looking for a fashion item, but for something that will support your feet and protect you from injury. They can be expensive, but if they are good quality they will last you a long time. It’s always best to get expert advice, and the best place for that is a sports shop.

As for the actual jogging, the secret is to start gently, and not to do much at the beginning – especially if you haven’t had any exercise for a long time. Try a mixture of walking and running for ten minutes about three times a week at first. Once you are happy doing that you can then start to increase the amount you do gradually. After a few months you should hope to be able to run at reasonable speed for twenty minutes three or four times a week. It’s important that you feel comfortable with whatever you do. If you do, you’ll start to enjoy it and will probably keep doing it. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, you’ll probably stop after a short time and return to your bad habits. In any case, training too hard is not very effective. Research has shown that somebody who exercise for twice as long as or twice as hard as another person doesn’t automatically become twice as fit.

(Source: Solutions intermediate student’s book)

Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The woman was very weak. She couldn’t lift the basket.

If he had driven more _________, he wouldn’t have had an accident.

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

We can save nature resources by using solar energy.

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

Fresh water is very important to life because no one can live without it. Yes it is one of the limited and most endangered natural resources on our planet.

One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption.

They are used _________outdoors and under pressure.

It is started in the passage that_________.

According to the author, you should________.

They made too many mistakes. Therefore, they failed in the exam.

It’s very kind _________you to help me.

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.

They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

          Since the world has become industrialized, there has been increase in the number of animal___(23)___ that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers,__(24)__ were once found in large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025 their__(25)__ in the world is estimated to be down to zero. “The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but mainly___(26)___ they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animal must be passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in many ways. Reserves and national parks have been established. Money provided by world organizations has been spent on maintaining the parks. The use of products made them from___(27)__ species has been stopped.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.

He started learning French six years ago.