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 following questions from 41 to 45.
            Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows. In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
            Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
It can be understood from the passage that __________.
A.the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
B.the school fees are very high
C.students of the school are very smart
D.only children from prestigious families can enter the school

Exercise 6. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
That is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to encourage individuals, domestic and foreign organizations buy and use bicycles during the time (41) _____ they enjoy the SEA Games 22 in Ho Chi Minh City then donate the bicycles to poor children.
Preparing for, this program, the Organizing Committee has signed a (42) _____ with Martin - a bicycle-making firm - to purchase 1,000 bicycles, at prices from 850,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bicycle -10% lower than market prices, with nearly 20 different models. In the mid of November, The Organizing Committee will announce, promote, and (43) _____ the program "SEA Games Iron Horses - For Poor Children" through leaflets at airport, on buses, taxis, at information desks, posters, banners, newspapers, and websites of city Youth Union. Besides 1,200 volunteers (44) _____ the SEA Games 22, the Organizing Committee also recruits 100 active volunteers for this program to handle the handover and receiving bikes, instructing participating tourists, giving responses to questions through hot lines.
This program both conveys practical significance and helps international friends to understand further the nation and people of Viet Nam as well as strengthen the friendship and (45) _____ among nations.
(45) 
A.cooperation                         
B.participation            
C.achievement           
D.success

_______(14)
A.break
B.relax 
C.advertise
D.entertain

Talks over the persisting war _________ as they could not reach an agreement.
A.smashed
B.broke down
C.interrupted 
D.cracked

One of the __________ from Italy.
A.student is                                                    
B.students are
C.student are                                                   
D.students is

It's a month since I saw Chris.
A.I haven't seen Chris since a month.
B.I hadn't seen Chris for a month.
C.I haven't seen Chris for a month.
D.I saw Chris for a month.

Last year Matt earned …………. his brother, who had a better position.
A.twice as much as    
B. twice more than
C.twice as more as 
D. twice as many as

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

A.pressure             
B.achieve    
C.nation  
D.future

Mr. Nam is very busy with his work at school. He still takes good care of his  baby.  
A.In spite of being very busy with his work at school, Mr. Nam takes good care of his baby.
B.Because Mr. Nam is very busy with his work at school, he takes good care of his baby.
C.Mr. Nam is so busy with his work at school that he cannot take good care of his baby.
D.Mr. Nam is too busy with his work at the office to take good care of his baby.

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
Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying, smoking and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to prevent spoilage. But in 1810, a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of canning. And in the 1850’s an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and preserving milk. Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860’s, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year.
Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their daily diets. Growing urban population created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers  to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars enabled growers and meat packers to ship perishables great distances and to preserve them for longer periods. Thus, by the 1890’s, northern city dwellers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, previously available for a month at most, for up to six months of the year. In addition, increased use of iceboxes enabled families to store perishables. As easy means of producing ice commercially had been invented in the 1870’s, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand commercial ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Almost everyone now had a more diversified diet. Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were heavily in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat. Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.
The phrase “in season” in paragraph 1 refers to
A.a kind of weather   
B.a particular time of year
C.an official schedule   
D.a method of flavoring food