18. Dave hoped _____________ the first prize in that competition.

A. to win                     B. winning                  C. win                         D. won

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning 10 the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. Many factories in this industrial zone pollutes the air and water.

A. contaminates          B. purities                    C. cleans                      D. affects

20. The industrious and intensive farmers of the Mekong Delta thus produced enough rice to feed the whole country and at the same time helped Viet Nam to re-enter the world rice market, starting in 1989.

A. lazy                         B. idle                         C. hard-working          D. dull

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. This school still uses some traditional methods for teaching English to students.

A. conventional           B. historic                    C. old                          D.modern

22. The majority of private sector employment in the U.S. economy is in the service sector.

A. maximum               B. minority                  C. variety                    D.prominence

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

23. - Lisa: “You look nice today. I like your new hair style.” - Jane: “____________”

A. Thanks for your gift.                                  B. It’s nice of you to say so.

C. I feel interested in it.                                  D. Oh, well done!

24. - Son: “Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test” - Mum: “____________”

A. You are right.         B. Oh, hard luck!        C. Good job!               D. Good way!