Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Nicholas had never chaired a meeting before, but he rose to the ________ yesterday when he presided over a forum.




A.occasion
B.incident
C.difficulty
D.issue

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
The bread ____.




A.was cut with a big knife
B.was cut by a big knife
C.cut with a big knife
D.it cutting with a big knife

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
She was so sad that most nights she would cry ___ to sleep.




A.she
B.her
C.hers
D.herself

"I'm tired of the same old routine." _ "I know how you feel. I get tired of doing the same things day in_____."




A.and day of
B.and day on
C.and day off
D.and day out

Now's a _____ time to tell me you're going out this evening. I've spent the whole day preparing supper for you.




A.right
B.reasonable
C.fine
D.suitable

__________ (6)




A.exact
B.precise
C.correct
D.right

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
The room looks very beautiful. Nam has just decorated it.




A.The room which Nam has just decorated it looks very beautiful.
B.The room where Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.
C.The room looks very beautiful which Nam has just decorated.
D.The room which Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.

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