Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to ______ more staff.




A.give up
B.add in
C.gain on
D.take on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We sent out lots of party invitations, but very few people _______.




A.came about
B.turned up
C.hit it off
D.looked us up

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.
If it hadn’t been for the wind, the fire would never have spread so fast.




A.Even without the wind, the fire would have spread just as fast.
B.It was the wind that caused the fire to spread at such a speed.
C.Had there been a wind, the fire would have spread even faster.
D.The force of the wind affected the way the fire spread.

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.
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state, akin to the legendary Atlantis, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city, dubbed “Marinnation”, would have about one million inhabitants, two airports, and possibly even a space port. Marinnation, if built, would be a separate country but could serve as a home for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
Aside from the many political and social problems that would have to be solved, the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The initial stage requires the building of a circular dam eighteen miles in diameter attached to the sea bed in a relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water from within the dam. When empty and dry, the area would have a city constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300 feet below the sea level. According to designers, the hardest task from an engineering point of view would be to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
If all goes well, it is hoped that Marinnation could be ready for habitation at the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone would want to live in such an isolated and artificial community, however, will remain an open question until that time.
What does the author imply in the last sentence of the passage?




A.People will ask an open question about living in Marinnation.
B.The construction of Marinnation could never be completed in time.
C.People might not want to live in an isolated and artificial community.
D.People will ask how they can live in such an isolated and artificial city.

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.
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state, akin to the legendary Atlantis, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city, dubbed “Marinnation”, would have about one million inhabitants, two airports, and possibly even a space port. Marinnation, if built, would be a separate country but could serve as a home for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
Aside from the many political and social problems that would have to be solved, the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The initial stage requires the building of a circular dam eighteen miles in diameter attached to the sea bed in a relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water from within the dam. When empty and dry, the area would have a city constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300 feet below the sea level. According to designers, the hardest task from an engineering point of view would be to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
If all goes well, it is hoped that Marinnation could be ready for habitation at the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone would want to live in such an isolated and artificial community, however, will remain an open question until that time.
Which of the following would NOT be a problem for the construction plan?




A.social
B.political
C.engineering
D.financial

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.
One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of each other.




A.intolerant
B.supportive
C.tired
D.unaware

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Some ethnic groups have strange __________ such as walking on fire to prevent natural disasters.




A.spirits
B.customs
C.national prides
D.behaviors

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




A.determine
B.costume
C.culture
D.critical

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to _________ their houses.




A.do up
B.do in
C.do through
D.do over

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
After running up the stairs, I was ______ breath.




A.away from
B.without
C.no
D.out of