ting to Jennie about his headache
h, dear. The pain in my head is killing me."
4
you do?
ention it
etter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
akes me 15 minutes to get ready for the trip.
B. go
prepare
C. wake up
school uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
depended
B. required
C divided
B. What can I do for you now?
D. I'm sorry I can't.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE In
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
21. Later that evening, when I was almost asleep, the sound of a crowd brought me back to full consciou
A. afraid
B. tired
Bawake
D aware
22. There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he had to resign.
A. invited
B. opposed
B. insisted
D. supported
23. A. up
24. A. place
25. A. two
26. A. connects
27. A. who
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to fit each space.
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be
heard all over the world on the BBC. If the Houses of Parliament hadn't burned (23)
in 1834, the grom
clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its (24)
from Sir Benjamin Hall who was
responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of
immense size. but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked
(25)
a day. On the BBC, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones
to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct
had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and
(26)
time. A painter (27)
slowed it down.
B. on
B. name
B. two time
B. are connected
B. whom
D. get up
D. paid
C. down
C. fame
C. couple
C. is connected
C. which
D. off
D time
D twice
D. connect
D. where
xing long
Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers.
It is often considered that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids a miserable school life,
but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place
The study, presented recently at the American Public Health Association's yearly meeting in
Philadelphia, is based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middle school students who
answered questions online.
Of those researched, 43% said they'd been physically bullied within the last month. A bit more than half
said they had been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names. About one
third said groups had excluded them to hurt their feelings. 28% said their belongings had been taken or broken:
21% said someone had threatened to hurt them. According to the results, two-thirds of the students said they
had been bullied in more than one way over the previous month.
The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at lea
once during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such
missing recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of
school to escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.