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.
Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people.




A.Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them.
B.Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them.
C.Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous.
D.Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.floppy
B.idol
C.cotton
D.embrace

What can be the best title of the reading passage?




A.The International Red Cross
B.The angle of the Battlefield
C.The American Civil War
D.The American Red Cross

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.
Many Vietnamese teenagers used to idolize Ngo Ba Kha because of his weird dances and negative speeches.




A.worship
B.detest
C.impress
D.hate

The lack of water in the area has led to an increasing demand for water-detecting______




A.machines
B.machine
C.mechanic
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I hate _______ newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!




A.daily
B.tabloid
C.magazine
D.online

(48) ______




A.what
B.if
C.whether
D.how

(46) ______




A.adventurously
B.adventurous
C.adventure
D.adventurer

Which of the followings affect an ecosystem as the whole?




A.Groundwater contamination
B.Air contamination
C.Soil contamination
D.Surface water contamination

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to step on ________ moon in 1969.




A.an
B.the
C.no article
D.a