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

Question 29. When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.

Question 18. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I___________this photograph of my parents’ wedding.

Question 15. The commission estimates that at least seven companies took___________ of the program.

Question 16. The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930 s and 1940’s, but it is still an important___________of entertainment.

Question 11. Her parents are really strict. They rarely let her stay out late, ___________  ?

Question 13. Many astronomers never get back to the Earth because of___________accidents.

Question 8. Air pollution is getting___________serious in big cities such as Hanoi and Beijing.

Question 17. After years of derision from the world, the Hindi film industry is achieving its ___________ in the Sun.

Question 6. Dana finally admitted___________by what her father had said the day before.

Question 5. Tim and his friends have founded___________voluntary organisation which helps disabled people with their transport needs.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 27. Sam and David are talking about what to do after work.

- “Do you fancy going to a movie this evening?”         - “___________”

Question 14. After years of training hard, the athlete finally could___________ her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal.

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.

Question 25. He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.

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.

Question 26. Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday. She didn’t want to answer his phone call this morning.

Question 9. The company has made an announcement that any application___________  in after 30^th April shall not be considered.

Question 20. In spite of the Indian lacked animals, they had the ability to cultivate plants suitable for daily use.