9 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 questions. Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks, which they have already done at school. Recently many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The Greek parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries, which stopped homework recently. In Denmark, West Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools. Most people agree that homework is unfair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children’s homework. It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher suggests suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children. Pick out the statement that is not true. A: Only a small number of people think homework is fair. B: All parents show great interest in their children’s homework. C: Teachers should advise the parents about how to work together with their children at home. D: Children can do their homework at school and help each other in some schools in Britain. 10 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. “I will call the police if you don’t give me back my bicycle”. A: Unless you don’t give me back my bicycle, I will call the police. B: Unless you give me back my bicycle, I will call the police. C: Unless you give me back my bicycle, I won’t call the police. D: Unless you gave me back my bicycle, I would call the police. 11 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. Picture 4 A: have used B: to make C: since D: of 12 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. I hope ______ to know this beautiful city better. A: to have B: to need C: to get D: to appear 13 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. Picture 3 A: asked B: whether C: was there D: in 14 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. In Vietnam, there are few public transport options, so many people rely on motorbikes to get around. A: private B: open C: popular D: secret 15 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 failed to get into medical university. A: passed B: qualified C: satisfied D: didn’t succeed 16 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. Japan, (23) ______on the Ring of Fire on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, has suffered some major earthquakes over the years. However, nothing before compared to the triple disaster of March 11, 2011: a massive earthquake followed by powerful tsunamis (24)_____ led to a serious nuclear accident. The horrors began shortly before three (25)___ the afternoon local time with a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. Its epicenter was nearly 20 miles (26)___the floor of the Pacific Ocean, about 80 miles east of the Japanese city of Sendai. The quake was one of the most powerful ever recorded and the (27)_______ to hit this region of Japan. Question 27. A: stronger B: strongest C: strength D: strong 17 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. I suggest that we should ______ people from catching fish by using electricity. A: let B: encourage C: prohibit D: relate