Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The last time Jimmy ______ a training course was when he was an undergraduate.
A.had attended
B.has attended
C.attended
D.was attending

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
A.transmission
B.transition
C.transaction
D.transformation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A.job
B.task
C.work
D.chore

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.
Two friends, Peter and Linda, are talking about pets. - Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house” - Linda: “___________________”
A.Nothing more to say.
B.You can say that again.
C.Yes, I hope so.
D.No, dogs are good, too.

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.
With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without spending too much time on it?
A.get latest information
B.connect to the Internet all day
C.use social network daily
D.update new status

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.
When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.
A.amusing
B.strange
C.bold
D.help

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The play is tolerably amusing, but it is let down by the actor’s weak performance.
A.made more successful
B.shortened and simplified
C.brought about to failure
D.allowed to be performed

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 25 to 29.
In many countries of Northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, Northern Russia, and the Baltic states, ice swimming is closely connected with the tradition of sauna, (25)______ has led to the creation of a new activity where stays in the sauna are (26)______ with quick 'pauses' in ice water. In Russia, ice swimmers are called what can be literally translated as 'walruses '. The north of Europe, (27) ______, is not the only place where winter swimming is practised regularly. A large ice swimming movement exists in the UK, based in a famous location: the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park in London. In Harbin, Northern China, about 200,000 people ice-swim in the Songhua River every winter. The oldest ice swimming club in the United States, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club of New York, organises an annual (28) ______ on New Year's Day. In Canada, 'Polar Bear Swims; 'Plunges' or 'Dips' are a New Year's Day tradition in (29)______ communities as well, the biggest one taking place in Vancouver since 1920.
(26)
A.interdependent
B.intermingled
C.interactive
D.interrelated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____ Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country with a great patriotism through its history.
A.The
B.A
C.An
D.ø (no article)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You should pay attention to _____ precautions of this machine before operating it.
A.safety
B.safely
C.safe
D.unsafe