Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer for each question from 46 to 50.

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “ fix-up” mistakes in comprehension.

Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role in learning and rely on others(e.g, teachers, parents) to monitor their studying. For example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content, they may not be aware of the purpose of studying, and their show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality off their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good student who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of skills. They can not explain why good study strategies are important for learning, and they tend to use the same, often ineffective, study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure of difficulty.

(Adapter from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning – NUI Galway)

The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to _______-?

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

Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

Make sure that you have the words spell correctly, otherwise your form won’t be accepted.

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.

I must have a watch since punctuality  is imperative in my new job.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

It’s a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the _________.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

Our neighbor is quite safe because there have not been many crimes recently.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

It is estimated that about 640 women remain illiterate in the world, mostly in _______ developing countries.

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 question.

It would have been better if he had told us his new address.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

Betty gets up very early to prepare ________ work.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

If _________, he promises that he will do his best to promote public welfare.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

I remember _________ like a little princess when I was young.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

_________ back to her hometown, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

_________ school fees helps many poor students have more chances to attend university.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

Mr. Smith is a _________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do

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.

Mai is talking to Suán

- Mai: “Our living standards have been improved greatly.”

- Susan: “_________________.”

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.

Cynthia and Victor are talking about their plan:

Cynthia: “Hi, Victor. Do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk sometime today?”

Victor: “I’d love to, but ______________”