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.
To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.
A.rewards                   
B.opportunities           
C.motives                   
D.encouragements

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He _______ a terrible accident while he  _______ along Ben Luc Bridge.
A.see / am walking 
B.saw / was walking 
C.was seeing / walked
D.have seen / were walking

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

A.fifteenth                  
B.mouth                     
C.southern                  
D.author

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.
Some people (A) say often that (B) using cars is not (C) so convenient (D) as using motorbikes.
A.say often
B.using car
C.so 
D.as using motorbikes

The problem ..............never occurred.
A.I had expected it
B.who I had expected
C.that I had expected it
D.I had expected

Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.A Long Flight  
B.Women in Aviation History
C.Dangers Faced by Pilots      
D.Women Spectators

The word “origins” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.beginnings
B.families
C.stories
D.countries

I really like Joe's sister but I don't get ..............with his brother at all.
A.out
B.by
C.on
D.through

He has arranged a staff meeting, ...................  starts at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A.that
B.who
C.whom
D.which

According to the passage, what happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?
A.A new lighting system was installed. 
B.Another part was discovered.
C.A new entrance was created.       
D.Visitors were prohibited from entering.