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.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

The word “reduce” in paragraph 1 most nearly means ________.

Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.

- Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.”

- Linda: “________.”

__________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.

Please cut my hair ________ the style in this magazine.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

The audience was enjoying every minute of the performance.

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 movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.

I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you ________ the whole truth yesterday.

I would appreciate _________ it a secret.

A fire in the ________ building could be a problem for firefighters.

The doctor _______ the cut on my knee and said it had completely healed up.

The company asked that employees ________ personal phone calls during business hours.

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

The dim lights made it hard to see, so Ben squinted to make out the stranger’s face in the distance.

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

School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

You’ll be able to hold  the audience’s attention if your speech is live enough.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

The photograph of the race' s final moment have been awarded the firstplace.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.