The lion ________ long a symbol of strength, power, and cruelty.

It is so good that the authorities have improved the public transport system here recently.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.

Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. At home, it is always possible to speak Vietnamese if you want to and the learning is slower.

On the other hand, there are also advantages to staying at home to study. You don’t have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK. If you have a good teacher, I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school.

So, in conclusion, I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible for most people, so being at home is the only viable option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities: to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

On 4 October 1957 the first satellite, Sputnik, was launched. Since then, thousands of spacecraft have been sent (26) ________ space. Every few weeks new satellites are put into orbit. Unfortunately, space is being (27) ________ by debris from these space flights. More than 70,000 objects have been left in space. Parts of rockets have been left. Old satellites have been abandoned. Other items, including a glove, a spanner and a camera, have been (28) ________ by astronauts. The situation up there is becoming dangerous. Both Russian and American spacecraft have been destroyed. (29) ________ astronaut would be killed if he or she was hit by a piece of rubbish. It would cost billions of dollars to collect all the debris, but if nothing is done the (30) ________ will only get worse. Sooner or later a satellite will be damaged by a large piece of rubbish and thousands more pieces of debris will be scattered.

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

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.

It was a complete ________; I never meant to hurt her!

The weather is ________ this week than last week.

It has been a long time since we last talked to each other, isn’t it?

In spite of his poor health, he managed to finish his book before the deadline.

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

I don’t know why my father finds horse-riding very excited.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

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

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

Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.