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.
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains, and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living.
The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the fish, but also affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
Solving the problem of pollution is becoming more and more ________.




A.boring
B.difficult
C.easy
D.interesting

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She asked permission to leave early _______ she suddenly felt sick.




A.so
B.because
C.although
D.but

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




A.sleep
B.meat
C.keep
D.pleasure

Why do you think the sleeping bags are attached to the walls?




A.So that the astronauts won’t fall down.
B.So that the astronauts will be comfortable.
C.So that the astronauts won’t float.
D.So that the astronauts won’t get lost.

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that is INCORRECT in each of the following questions.
The top leaders of ASEAN have been considering the recommendation that East Timor admit to the bloc.




A.leaders
B.have been considering
C.to
D.admit

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Christopher Columbus ________ America more than 500 years ago.




A.discovered
B.has discovered
C.had discovered
D.had been discovering

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
If you want to have a chest of drawers made, you must call ________.




A.a carpenter
B.a plumber
C.an artist
D.a mechanic

I. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
By ____ , we often go to pagoda on New Year’s Day.




A.tradition
B.traditional
C.traditionally
D.traditionalist

__________ (11)




A.the last
B.the next
C.another
D.the other

Verbally in Paragraph 2 means ______.




A.with sounds
B.with pictures
C.with words
D.with actions