Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The boys we met on the train ______ soldiers on leave. They were young, with very short haircuts.
A.had to be
B.could be
C.may be
D.may have been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If each gene in the human genome __________ thoroughly understood, many human diseases could be cured or prevented.
A.were
B.would be
C.is
D.had been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember_______ it by the window and now it has gone.
A.to leave
B.leaving
C.to have left
D.leave

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
UNESCO hopes to encourage universal respect for justice, laws, human _______, and fundamental freedoms.
A.programs
B.protests
C.rights
D.projects

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Dang Le Trung Nguyen, who is Dang Le Nguyen Vu's son, is going to _______ lots of money from Trung Nguyen Corporation.
A.go on
B.come into
C.lead in
D.turn up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend.
A.Before leaving
B.Before he leaves
C.Before left
D.Before he will leave

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.
He may be shy now, but he’ll soon come out of his shell when he meets the right girl.
A.hole
B.become confident
C.shed
D.become shy

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.
The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol.
A.sickness
B.pretension
C.avoidance
D.absence

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.
The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck.
A.evident
B.noticeable
C.stunning
D.interesting

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.
I’m all in favor of ambition but I think when he says he’ll be a millionaire by the time he’s 25, he’s simply crying for the moon.
A.longing for what is beyond the reach
B.asking for what is attainable
C.doing something with vigor or intensity
D.crying a lot and for a long time