Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Over the last century, there have been (25) ____________ significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult (26) ____________ the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-firstcentury because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes (27) ____________ have occurred over the last ten years are amazing.

People in (28) ____________ past were not able to travel such a long distance within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and comfortable cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane. Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have tools and machines to make (29) ____________ work easier.

25. A. much                B. many                       C. each                                    D. little

26. A. to compare       B. comparing               C. compare                  D. compared

27. A. when                B. who                                    C. what                       D. that

28. A. a                       B. an                            C. the                          D.x

29. A. their                  B. our                          C. your                                    D. my

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

30. They reported that the explosion happened right after the conference.

A. It is reported that the explosion happened right after the conference.

B. It was being reported that the explosion happened right after the conference.

C. It reported that the explosion happened right after the conference.

D. It was reported that the explosion happened right after the conference.

31. “What time did you come home last night, Mark?” said Tom.

A. Tom asked Mark what time had he come home the previous night.

B. Tom asked Mark what time he had come home last night.

C.Tom asked Mark what time he came home last night.

D. Tom asked Mark what time he had come home the previous night.

32. We last visited Ho Chi Minh City 3 years ago.

A. We didn’t visit Ho Chi Minh City for 3 years.

B. We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh City for 3 years

C.We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh City for 3 years ago.

D. We didn’t visit Ho Chi Minh City for 3 years go.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

33. Linda/ go/ cooking class/ every Wednesday evening.

A. Linda went to cooking class every Wednesday evening.

B. Linda goes cooking class every Wednesday evening.

C. Linda will go to cooking class every Wednesday evening.

D. Linda goes to cooking class every Wednesday evening.

34. She / tell / me / quiet I because / baby / sleep.

A. She tells me to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.

B. She told me be quiet because the baby was sleeping.

C. She told me to be quiet because the baby is sleeping.

D. She told me to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.

35. The river/ be/ deep / that/ we/ not/ swim/ it.

A. The river is so deep that we can’t swim in it.

B. The river was so deep that we can’t swim in it.

C. The river is too deep that we couldn’t swim in it.

D. The river is such deep that we can’t swim in it.