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.
Today the number of start-ups in Vietnam is mounting as the government has created favourable conditions for them to develop their business.
A.decreasing              
B.peaking                    
C.varying                    
D.rising

........(17-get)
A.gets
B.got
C.has got
D.was getting

(31)
A.locations
B.situations
C.positions
D.conditions

The author’s opinion of Sylvia Earle is _______.
A.critical
B.supportive
C.ambivalent
D.disrespectful

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.
People believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
A.It is believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
B.Jane was believed to fail the test on account of her laziness.
C.Jane is believed to fail the test owing to her laziness.
D.It was believed that Jane had failed the test due to laziness.

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.
She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.
A.explore
B.deny
C.hide
D.discuss

Paul likes planting flowers. When he grows up he .........a gardener.
A.will be
B.might be
C.must be
D.should be

My father allowed me to use his car.
A.My father let me to use his car.
B.My father let me using his car.
C.My father let me to be using his car.
D.My father let me use his car.

According to recent studies, when parents are able to overcome their financial difficulty, ……………..
A.they have their children work even harder 
B.they still make their children continue working
C.they send their children back to school      
D.they themselves continue their schooling

A.employment            
B.position                   
C.concentrate             
D.remember