Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 8: They believe that sport can __________ any barriers. A. cross B. stand C. border D. step 7 Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Picture 16 A. A B. B C. C D. D 8 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 13. Jane: “I like learning a new language. I’m learning Japanese at the moment.” Laura: “________” A. Why did you choose Japanese? B. Is it very good? C. Why not? D. Do you like it? 9 Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D ) that is closest in meaning to the given one . Question 24: There are many factors contributing to air pollution. A. Air pollution is the result of burning forests. B. Air pollution is contributing to these phenomena. C. Air pollution results in many consequences. D. Factors contributing to air pollution are numerous. 10 Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others. A. nation B. pleasure C. behave D. different 11 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 blank (20). Sa Pa’s love market has become unique in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups (17) ______ a long time. Due to the distance between the villages, the market meets once a week on Sunday. On the Saturday night, guys and girls from villages come to Lao Cai (18) ______ one another. They talk, sing and (19) ______ different games according to their ethnic groups’ tradition. After the night, many couples become intimate and promise to see each other again on the following morning. Many of (20) ______ become husbands and wives in the spring. That is why the poets in Lao Cai called the market Sapa’s Love Market. The most popular Love Market in Lao Cai is organized in nowhere else but Sa Pa, where it is gaining more and more (21) ______ of not only the ethnic people but also the travelers from many places in the world. A. her B. his C. us D. them 12 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A. river B. driven C. tiny D. native 13 Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D ) that is closest in meaning to the given one . Question 22: I don’t have enough money, so I don’t buy sea food. A. If I had enough money, I would buy sea food. B. If I didn’t have enough money, I wouldn’t buy sea food. C. If I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy sea food. D. If I have enough money, I will buy sea food. 14 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 12: If the area is hit by the storm, a lot of damage _______ A. caused B. will cause C. would cause D. will be caused 15 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A. event B. face C. percent D. netiquette 16 Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D ) that is closest in meaning to the given one . Question 23: He was such a smart student that he could solve all the math problems. A. He was not smart enough to solve all the math problems. B. The math problems were too difficult for him to solve. C. He was so intelligent that he could solve all the math problems. D. All the math problems were so smart that he could solve them. 17 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. Question 16. The famous inventor was not brought up in a well-off family. A. wealthy B. Rich C. kind D. poor 18 Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Picture 17 A. A B. B C. C D. D 19 Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others. A. opposite B. tradition C. polite D. support 20 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 9: She expects _______a doctor. A. to become B. becoming C. become D. to becoming