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 38 to 42.

   Being repeatedly late may just be accidental - or could it show a deeply rooted psychological desire to express your own superiority? when I worked in an office, meetings would often start late, usually because of a certain individual. Then they would overrun and the whole day lost its shape. But the individual was high-ranking and self-important: nobody challenged. So, what are the ethics of lateness?

   There’s a psychotherapist called Irvin Yalom who argues that all behaviour reflects psychology. Just as people who like to be on time are motivated by certain deep-seated beliefs, so those who make others wait are acting out an inner agenda, often based on an acute sense of power. There’s famous footage in which Silvio Berlusconi kept Angela Merkel waiting while he made a call on his mobile. It speaks volumes.

   But that is when all lateness is in one’s control, what about when your train is cancelled or your flight is delayed or you had to wait longer for the plumber to arrive? In such cases, there’s not a lot of psychology involved. Or is there? Some people will genuinely worry about the impact it will have on those left waiting, while others might secretly enjoy the power of their absence.

   The essential fact is that lateness means breaking a convention - you can only be late in respect of a time agreed with other people. Regardless of psychology, it has a social value. And when we treat other people’s time as less valuable than our own, we treat them as inferior.

Question 39. What is the “speaks volumes” in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to?

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.