V. Mark the letter A , B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I'm sure your parents would have been happier if you harder before that important exam.
A.work
B.worked
C.have worked
D.had worked

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the foIlowing exchanges.
~ Lan: What do you think about lifelong learning? ~ Nam: " "
A.I am thinking about lifelong learning.
B.Do you like lifelong learning?
C.Lifelong learning helps us to improve our job prospects.
D.What is the definition of lifelong learning, do you think?

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26) , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27) trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28) much more than acquiring skills such as (29) children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30) skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31) to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32) learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33) use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34) more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35) another.
(28)
A.qualifications
B.skills
C.qualities
D.personalities

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26) , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27) trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28) much more than acquiring skills such as (29) children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30) skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31) to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32) learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33) use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34) more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35) another.
(29)
A.increasing
B.rising
C.growing
D.raising

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26) , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27) trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28) much more than acquiring skills such as (29) children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30) skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31) to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32) learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33) use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34) more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35) another.
(31)
A.prospect
B.exit
C.exist
D.insist

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN AND THINK
What is the point of the education system? Although this question may seem ridiculous at first (26) , it is actually not stupid as it sounds. The reason it is (27) trying to answer is that schools and university clearly emphasise academic achievement, passing exams and gaining (28) much more than acquiring skills such as (29) children or car maintenance. But why is it? Why do they neglect to teach (30) skills at school?
One answer may be that schools don't (31) to help us gain useul knowledge about the world. At school, what we are (32) learning is how to learn effectively. The idea is that we can then (33) use of that ability later on in life when we come to deal (34) more practical aspects of day-to-day living.
However, some people argue that the current system is in fact a failure because it doesn't actually teach children how to become good thinkers. Learning how to learn is one thing. Learning how to think is (35) another.
(34)
A.at
B.with
C.on
D.to

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I didn't understand his instructions. I asked him to repeat what he had said.
A.I didn't understand his instructions because I asked him to repeat what he had said.
B.I didn't understand his instructions, and I asked him to repeat what he had said.
C.I didn't understand his instructions, for I asked him to repeat what he had said.
D.I didn't understand his instructions, so I asked him to repeat what he had said.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.investigate
B.neglect
C.gaol
D.progress

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.chooses
B.clothes
C.encourages
D.boxes

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.design
B.persuade
C.pursue
D.increase