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.

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them - their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.

What is NOT TRUE about the Beatles?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Your English is improving considerably. It is getting ______.

She showed us the gift she had got, which was a ______ pencil box.

Many children are under such a high _______ of learning that they do not feel happy at school.

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.

If you work hard (A) , you would be (B) successful in (C) anything (D) you do.

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.

Too many people were unemployed, and the economy got into trouble.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The girls and flowers ____ he painted were vivid.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on air.

Domestic appliances like washing machines and dishwashers have made _________ life much easier.

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.

Water and fresh air are very necessary for every living thing.

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

The book is very interesting. My brother bought it yesterday.

It was ______ that we decided to stay indoors.

Although she couldn’t speak English, Ngoc decided to settle in Manchester.

Travelling to ______ countries in the world enables me to learn many interesting things.

“It’s a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary.” said Mr Pike.