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 from 26 to 30.

Online dating is a good way for (26) ____________ shy people to make contact. Once you get comfortable with a stranger on a virtual basis, you may be encouraged to meet them in person. If you are on the right dating site, you are more likely to find people looking for the same things as you and it increases your chances of stumbling (27) ____________ the right partner. Internet dating is an effective way of helping you meet new people and have a chance to decide (28) _________ you want to have a date in person.

(29) __________ internet dating is very convenient, it can also be misleading. When you are not personally meeting a person, the risk of being (30) __________ is higher as people often augment their profile just to attract your attention. If you are not careful, you may end up wasting many hours of your time with no real results.

I’m not sure I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to _____________ ahead with it anyway.

Sally disagreed with the board of directors’ decision so she _________ and went to work for another company.

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.

Employers usually look for candidates who have qualifications and relevant experience.

I am writing in _________ to your advertisement on vietnamework.com for the post of a personal assistant.

To become a librarian, you need to be really well-organized.

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 31 to 35.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

A lot of different energy sources are used every day. Burning of fossil fuel is a main energy source. Sources other than this fossil fuel are known as alternative energy sources and there are several of them being used every day.

First of all, it is water. Water energy can be harnessed to perform work by using waterwheels.

In a hydroelectric plant the running or falling water spins a generator to create electricity.

Not only does water spin a wheel, but wind can do so as well. Windmills work in the same manner as a waterwheel. Windmills are used as wind turbines that can generate electricity.

The internal heat of the earth is another energy source. It is called geothermal energy. Geothermal energy can be used to heat homes and produce electricity.

Solar energy is often thought to be sunlight. Sunlight is full of energy. People are finding new ways to harness the power of sunlight. One major way is to trap or concentrate sunlight with the use of solar panels. This trapped sunlight can be used to heat homes and water. Also, solar cells are devices that convert sunlight into electricity.

Sources of energy other than fossil fuel are called which of the following?

We complained _________ the manager _________ the poor service we received at the restaurant.

The company’s announced it’s __________ off over 1,000 workers.

Peter: “Sarah doesn’t seem very happy at the moment. Does she find the course difficult?” - Mary: “____________ “

If you had listened to my advice, you ____________ into trouble now.

Online courses offer a great degree of ___________ in terms of learning time, place, pace and style.

When students (A) do not know (B) what they want to do after (C) leave school, they could (D) consider some other options.

Lisa ___________ at 8 o’clock next week. She’ll be on holiday!

You should keep the milk in the refrigerator _____________ it wouldn’t go bad.

Many people would jump ________ the chance of working for a successful travel company.