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.

We’re really close friends but we just cannot see eye to eye on politics.

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.

The research findings were reliable since modern technology was used to increase the precision of the sampling procedure.

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

I visited Mexico and United States last year.

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When Bill got home, his children_____________in the yard

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.

Despite the traffic hold-ups, we were able to arrive at the airport in the nick of the time just before the check-in counter closed.

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.

Alice and Mary have just finished watching a movie.

-  Alice: “Endgame is such a wonderful movie”

-  Mary: “_____________”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The last time I saw her was three years ago.

Most modern office_____________includes facsimile machines, photocopiers and telephone systems.

The_____________load for this car is one ton.

Scarcely_____________out of bed when_____________

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

Minh’s mother would sooner not to meet her friend in person than phone her.

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.

Randy doesn’t play rugby. Neither does Lucy

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Nguyen Huu Kim Son broke the SEA Games record in the men’s 400-metre individual medley event. He is very proud of it.

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Yesterday he said he regretted not to have gone to the exhibition last week.

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.

Insects’ lives are very short and they have many enemies, but they must survive long enough to breed and perpetuate their kind. The less insect-like they look, the better their chance of survival. To look "inedible" by imitating plants is a way frequently used by insects to survive. Mammals rarely imitate plants, but many fish and invertebrates do.

The stick caterpillar is well named. It is hardly distinguishable from a brown or green twig. This caterpillar is quite common and can be found almost anywhere in North America. It is also called "measuring worm" or "inchworm." It walks by arching its body, then stretching out and grasping the branch with its front feet then looping its body again to bring the hind fed forward, when danger threatens, the stick caterpillar stretches its body away from the branch at an angle and remains rigid and still, like a twig, until the danger has passed.

Walking sticks, or stick insects, do not have to assume a rigid, twig-like pose to find protection: they look like inedible twigs in any position. There are many kinds of walking sticks, ranging in size from the few inches of the North American variety to some tropical species that may be over a foot long, when at rest their front legs are stretched out, heightening their camouflage. Some of the tropical species are adorned with spines or ridges, imitating the thorny bushes or trees in which they live.

Leaves also seem to be a favorite object for insects to imitate. Many butterflies can suddenly disappear from view by folding their wings and sitting quietly among the plants that they resemble.

which of the following does the word “enemies” in line 1 refer to?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

The knock-on effect of volunteering on the lives of individuals can be profound. Voluntary work helps foster independence and imparts the ability to deal with different situations, often simultaneously, thus teaching people how to (33) _____________their way through different systems. It therefore brings people into touch with the real world; and, hence, equips them for the future.

Initially, young adults in their late teens might not seem to have the expertise or knowledge to impart to others that say a teacher or agriculturalist or nurse would have, (34) _____________they do have many skills that can help others. And in the absence of any particular talent, their energy and enthusiasm can be harnessed for the benefit of their fellow human beings, and ultimately themselves. From (35) _____________this, the gain to any community no matter how many volunteers are involved is (36) _____________.

Employers will generally look favorably on people (37) _____________have shown an ability to work as part of a team. It demonstrates a willingness to learn and an independent spirit, which would be desirable qualities in any employee.