The word “catastrophic” is closest in meaning to _____
A.inevitable
B.accidental
C.unexpected
D.disastrous

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
He took _____ with many of the points she made, claiming that they were incorrect.
A.exception
B.issue
C.account
D.trouble

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
He could spend hours _____ foreign films.
A.watched
B.watches
C.watching
D.to watch

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Question 11. There have been an army of public _____ against the proposed changes to Vietnamese alphabet by Mr. Bui Hien.
A.arguments
B.protests
C.objections
D.disagreements

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Everyone laughed when he took ______ the teacher so well.
A.off
B.over
C.up
D.out

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We had a quite fantastic day out at the seaside; everybody had a whale of a time.
A.had a chance to see a whale
B.had a lot of time to play
C.enjoyed playing with a whale
D.enjoy themselves a lot

Compared to pines, hickories are______
A.higher
B.shorter
C.more suitable for the forest floor
D.of the same height

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.
Bush: “________________.”
Clinton: “No, but thanks all the same.”
A.Another cup of coffee?
B.May I help you?
C.Would you like a slice of salad?
D.How about having dinner out?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) whose underlined part differs from the other pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.values
B.accelerates
C.responsibilities
D.waves

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.complete
B.accuse
C.demand
D.argue