Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
A.transmission
B.transition
C.transaction
D.transformation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A.job
B.task
C.work
D.chore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
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

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.
In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.
A.something enjoyable
B.something to stiffer
C.something sad
D.something to entertain

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.
We try to create an atmosphere of comfort and security for our children.
A.danger
B.shelter
C.safety
D.harmony

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 US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A.difficult
B.expensive
C.complicated
D.simple

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

A.daunted
B.installed
C.committed
D.confided