The word oddest in line 19 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A.Largest     
B.Earliest
C.Most unusual 
D.Most independent

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.
Water is necessary for life. People can live only a few days (44)_____  it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and less-developed countries are worried about the (45)______ and quantity of water in the world.
Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than enough on the Earth. Water covers about three-fourths of the Earth's surface. However, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use (46)_____ from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth's water is usable, and we use it over and over again.
One of the (47)______ about water is distribution. Water is not always distributed where the large (48)______ centers are. Some regions get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.
(44)
A.in
B.without
C.for
D.with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I'm not sure, but Tony                 probably get that demanding job.
A.need 
B.ought 
C.might 
D.must

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.
 
Eating with chopsticks feels strange to Jonathan.
A.Eating with chopsticks isn’t what Jonathan used to.        
B.Jonathan is not used to eating with chopsticks.                            
C.Not feeling strange, Jonathan tries eating with chopsticks.                      
D.Jonathan didn’t use to eat with chopsticks.

It is believed ______causes weight loss.
A.much stress 
B.much stress that
C.it is much stress
D.that much stress

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in the shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house.
A.wasteful
B.careless
C.economical
D.interested

XIII:
Choose the best answer for each sentence
It is the recommendation of many psychologists _________  to associate words and remember names.  
A.that a learner uses mental images   
B.that a learner use mental images
C. that a learner must use mental images   
D.mental images are used

A.them
B.threaten                  
C.through                  
D.thunder

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
He bought a lot of books, none of them he has ever read.
A.bought
B.none
C.them
D.has ever read

Mr. Henrique Calisto ............................. in Vietnam for eight years now. (work)
A.had been working
B.has worked
C.has been working
D.worked