Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (23) ______ our lives. The study concentrated (24) ______ the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (25) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (26) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (27) _______, our support networks, in times Trang 3/6 - Mã đề thi 001 of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
(27)
A.Otherwise  
B.For example 
C.Moreover  
D.However

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.pollute                
B.country            
C.correct          
D.provide

The medical problems of parents and their children tend to be very similar to because of the hereditary nature of many diseases.
A.their
B.to be
C.similar to
D.of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that  differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.(two – syllable words)

A.garbage      
B.dissolve     
C.bottle         
D.fishing

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
Peter acknowledged  (A) that his chances  (B) in winning  (C) the race to be  (D) slim.
A.acknowledged  
B.chances  
C. in winning
D.to be

VII. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which means the same or nearly as the original sentence.
We will miss the train if we don’t hurry up.
A.We won’t miss the train unless we hurry up.
B.We won’t miss the train if we don’t hurry up.
C.We will miss the train unless we don’t hurry up.
D.We will miss the train unless we hurry up.

She wondered _____ her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A.way
B.whose
C.that
D.what

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period?  
A.Wampum
B.Cotton
C.Beaver furs
D. Tobacco

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences, or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A.complaint    
B.fuss 
C.excitement
D.interest

I hate ______ formal examinations. I find it so difficult to organise my thoughts in a limited time.  
A.sitting     
B.passing    
C.making    
D.writing