Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Often neglected, noise pollution _______ affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of concentration, and loss of hearing.
A.virtually
B.merely
C.adversely
D.intensively

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.
We should grow more trees so that they can absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A.take in
B.emit
C.consume
D.cut off

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 1 to 5.
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on the planet, which makes them a very interesting animal to scientists. In their natural habitats, dolphins use various vocalization techniques. They whistle and squeak to recognize members of their pod, identify and protect their young, and call out warnings of danger. They also make clicking sounds used for echolocation to find food and obstacles in dark and murky waters.
Amazingly, the whistling sound that the bottlenose dolphin makes has been found to have a similar pattern to human language. They always make conversational sounds when they greet each other. If you listen to dolphins' squeaks and squeals, it will sound like they are having a conversation.
Dolphins usually use both sound and body language to communicate with each other. It is through gesture and body language, however, that most of their communication with humans comes. Dolphins can be trained to perform complicated tricks. This suggests they have a high level of intelligence and communication capacity. If they work for a long time with a trainer, they are able to recognize and understand human commands.
A lot of dolphin communication has been studied using dolphins in captive environments. These studies have been criticized because some marine biologists believe that dolphins living in aquariums or research centers cannot be considered "normal." Even so, most believe that studying dolphin communication in captivity is useful for beginning to understand the complexity of dolphin communication. After all, dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals. Their ability to communicate is impressive and worthy of study.
In line 17, the word most refers to _______.
A.the majority of marine biologists
B.a few bottlenose dolphins
C.a lot of bottlenose dolphins
D.the minority of marine biologists

VIII. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Jacob Lawrence is considered by many critics ______.
A.foremost African-American artist
B.to be the foremost African-American artist
C.is the foremost African-American, artist
D.the foremost African-American artist is

Designers of Vietnamese Ao dai have taken____ from Vietnam’s ethnic monitory.
A.poetry
B.inspiration
C.material
D.thinking

In my _________, the benefits of the Internet are undeniable.
A.head
B.belief
C.heart
D.brain

My brother was _______as the most effective activist in the school charity program.
A.chosen
B.appointed
C.invited
D.said

That restaurant is____ dirty that few people eat in it.
A.so
B.such
C.very
D.to

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 1 to 5.
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent species on the planet, which makes them a very interesting animal to scientists. In their natural habitats, dolphins use various vocalization techniques. They whistle and squeak to recognize members of their pod, identify and protect their young, and call out warnings of danger. They also make clicking sounds used for echolocation to find food and obstacles in dark and murky waters.
Amazingly, the whistling sound that the bottlenose dolphin makes has been found to have a similar pattern to human language. They always make conversational sounds when they greet each other. If you listen to dolphins' squeaks and squeals, it will sound like they are having a conversation.
Dolphins usually use both sound and body language to communicate with each other. It is through gesture and body language, however, that most of their communication with humans comes. Dolphins can be trained to perform complicated tricks. This suggests they have a high level of intelligence and communication capacity. If they work for a long time with a trainer, they are able to recognize and understand human commands.
A lot of dolphin communication has been studied using dolphins in captive environments. These studies have been criticized because some marine biologists believe that dolphins living in aquariums or research centers cannot be considered "normal." Even so, most believe that studying dolphin communication in captivity is useful for beginning to understand the complexity of dolphin communication. After all, dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals. Their ability to communicate is impressive and worthy of study.
In line 2, the word vocalization is closest in meaning to _______.
A.making gestures
B.creating words
C.producing sounds
D.closing eyes

V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
WHAT MAKES SOMETHING COLLECTABLE?
Why do some everyday objects become valuable and highly priced by collectors, (26) ______ others will always remain worthless reminders of the past? Hilary Kay, an antiques expert, suggests that to see what will be valuable in the future, one needs to look (27) ______ to the past. She gives the example of one of the most valuable objects ever brought to her for an expert opinion. It was a French clockwork toy from the (28) ______ of the century - a fashionably dressed young man smoking a cigarette- which perfectly expressed that age of wealth and leisure. The clockwork toy was then just a cheap object of after-dinner amusement, but today it is worth around 100,000 pounds.
So which objects produced today will be the collectable items of the future? According to Hilary: "You have to look at things in (29) ______ to the time you are living in and try to foresee what it will be remembered for. There are no guarantees - there will always be certain (30) ______ of luck - so it is important to buy for enjoyment rather than investment." So next time you go through the contents of your old toy box, remember: it might be just a load of old junk, or you could be sitting on a gold mine!
(28)
A.beginning
B.start
C.turn
D.origin