Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A.a description of events in chronological order  
B.a comparison of two years
C.an analysis of scientific findings    
D.the statement of a theory and possible explanations

Nowadays more and more women go out to work. and they become more _______than they used to.
A.independent
B.dependence
C.dependent
D.independently

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: 
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and  feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)
(30) 
A.although
B.because                     
C.however                   
D.therefore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ man suffering from _____ shock should not be given anything to drink.
A.A/the
B.The/ a
C.Ø/ a
D.A/ Ø

Sometimes an allergy can disappear as suddenly as it arrives, without any treatment.  
A.Sometimes an allergy can disappear as soon as it arrives, very suddenly.
B.An allergy can arrive and disappear suddenly without any treatment sometimes.
C.With some treatment, an allergy does not sometimes last long as soon as it arrives.
D.Without any treatment, an allergy disappears after arriving for some time.

We have planted many tress in our school garden in the last few years.>>  Many trees  _______________________________________ .
A.
B.
C.
D.

The safest time for eating seafood in the north Pacific is probably_____
A.November
B.July
C.August
D.September

What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A.To show how fast adult learning is.
B.To describe adult learning methods.      
C.To encourage adult learning.
D. To explain reasons for learning.

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.
SHAYNE’S DREAMS COME TRUE - BUT WILL THEY BE SHATTERED?
It is a week before The X Factor live tour when I meet the winner of the series, Shayne Ward. “It has been mental,” he says, referring to the past six months of his life. “I've just been talking to Louis Walsh on the phone. Louis Walsh!” Walsh, a top record producer and The X Factor judge, now manages Shayne’s career. “I was talking to Simon Cowell (a celebrity record producer) yesterday!” He shakes his head in amazement. And these people are telling me they're excited about working with me. “I can't get my head round it.”
Shayne is about as natural as any pop star arriving in the public arena can be. “I just can’t accept where I am now” he says sincerely. “It doesn't feel real. To me, this is just a job.” “What do you think being famous feels like?” I ask him. “I'm not sure, to be honest. Different from this?” he laughs, with only a hint of nerves. Since winning The X Factor, Shayne's success has been phenomenal. His debut single took just three days to reach the number one spot. On tour, he's going to play to audiences of 10,000 on average. He has already brought the house down at a gig in his home city. “I walked out after that performance and just thought, “I’m dreaming!””
Shayne is one of a family of seven children. Times were hard, but he has never wished or a different childhood. Although he thought about going to college, he ended up leaving school at sixteen, just to help his mother pay the rent. He set out on his reality show journey shortly afterwards. When he told he friends he had an audition for The X Factor, none of them really believed him. “I thought I’d go fot it because my family wanted me to, but I never really believed that I would win.”
Naturally, Ward is a fan of reality TV talent shows. “They're brilliant, because people who want recording contracts try for years and get nowhere. Then these competitions come along the people at home decide whether they like the singers or not. So its not just a few people at a record company deciding who gets a chance.” But the previous winner of The X Factor only had one hit. He hasn't been heard of since then. Is Shayne Ward going to be another talent show flop?
A lot of people feel cynical about reality TV show winners and their chances of continuing success. Audiences usually lose interest in them as soon as the show has finished. In fact, contestants on shows like Big Brother are given severe warnings from the show’s producers beforehand, basically telling them “you will not be liked”. Talent shows like The X Factor have to offer contestants a kind of stardom though, and something they can think of as a career, months afterwards at least.
What does the writer suggest about reality talent show winners?
A.They are treated badly by producers.
B.Their fame is short-lived.
C.Audiences never really like them.
D.They don’t expect to be popular.

Half of the children were away from school last week because of _______ of influenza.
A.a break- out
B.a breakthrough
C.an outburst
D.an outbreak