Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______ Allan’s inexperience as a midfielder, he played well and scored a decisive goal in the final match.
A.Since
B.Although
C.Despite
D.Because of

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Judy was not in town when the murder took place, so she was ______ suspicion.
A.above
B.over
C.under
D.below

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After ______, the new manager has faced one crisis after another.
A.selecting
B.having selected
C.being selected
D.selected

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With very high price of oil, people have to ______ on petrol.
A.economy
B.economize
C.economic
D.economically

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The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
A.transmission
B.transition
C.transaction
D.transformation

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Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A.job
B.task
C.work
D.chore

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Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the company.
A.brains
B.head
C.heart
D.backbones

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
It is really difficult to translate Vietnamese terms having no direct counterparts in English.
A.equivalent phrases
B.clear meanings
C.concrete references
D.confusable words

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were saying.
A.create
B.hear
C.imagine
D.assume

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.
The air is naturally contaminated by foreign matter such as plant pollens and dust.
A.occupied
B.polluted
C.concentrated
D.purified