Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42  

      The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational fear of hospitals and an aesthetics. Patients do riot often believe they really need surgery- cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs.  

      In the early year of the 20th century, there was little specialization in surgery. A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been advised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be clean out, and broken ones mended and replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or cvcn part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.  

      The scope of surgery has increase remarkable in the past decades. Its safety has increased, too. Deaths from most operations are about 20% of what they were in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example, to certain types of birth defects in new born babies, and at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operation for the octogenarian. The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most major operations. Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at work in two or three weeks.  

      One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few decades ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them. Recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of X-rays and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or more. Kidneys have been successfully transplanted between non-identical twins. Heart and lung transplants have also been reasonably successful.

            "Spare parts" surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a dream of the future but surgery is ready for such miracles. In the meantime, you can be happy if the doctors say to you: "Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you for this condition". 

Today, compared with 1910, __________ 

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

The teacher explained the lesson twice __________ the students didn't understand it. 

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

 “Have you heard of their marriage?”, said she.  

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

She prefers going to the library to staying at home.  

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We sometimes go away from the city to the countryside for a __________ of fresh air.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.  

The Germany's war hysteria has accounted for its people's hostility towards foreigners. 

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

It is said that he broke several world records.  

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

 Our farmland was very adjacent to the river, which is quite an advantage, especially in the dry season.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29  

SOUNDS FROM THE PAST

      Much of the music we listen to today is a mixture of styles from various countries and time periods. A lot of music has (25) __________ in older traditional songs heard in many different countries around the world. Traditional, (26) __________ music is collected over decades, if not centuries. Younger generations learn these songs from their elders through practice and repetition. 

            Since music can tell us a lot about different cultures (27) __________ its lyrics, melodies, and the instrument used, researchers and music fans see it as an essential part of history. They fear that traditional and older types of music are slowly disappearing, partly because they are less likely to be written down or recorded, or because the format in which they are recorded is no longer (28) __________ Also, younger generations may not find such music very appealing, so once older generations pass away, the music may die (29) __________ them. Whole genres of music may go extinct.  

Điền vào ô số 25

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

Ann and Bob are talking about their weekend plan.  

      - Ann: “Let's go camping this weekend, after the 1st term exams." 

      - Bob: “__________” 

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

During difficult economic times, many people have to__________

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

The directors of the firm have agreed to a change in policy. It's up to us to implement it. 

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

He has no __________ of reading that book. It is "hard-to-pick-up-again". 

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

In order for this appliance to function__________ the safety screws must be removed.

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

Two friends, Peter and Linda, are talking about pets.  

      - Peter: "Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house".  

            - Linda: “__________” 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.