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.

Question 1. The police have not had time to complete their investigations, but they have
concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
A. certainly B. hesitantly C. intentionally D. temporally
Question 2. The play is tolerably amusing, but it is let down by the actors' weak performance.
A. made more successful B. allowed to be performed
C. brought about to failure D. shortened and simplified

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.
Question 3. Nam had all the necessary qualifications. They didn't offer him the job.
A. Despite having all the necessary qualifications, Nam was not offered the job.
B. If Nam had had all the necessary qualifications, he would have been offered the job.
C. They didn't offer Nam the job as he had all the necessary qualifications.
D. Nam had all the necessary qualifications, so they didn't offer him the job.
Question 4. Many Vietnamese women are successful in their careers. They are excellent
homemakers.
A. Many Vietnamese women are successful in their careers, so they are excellent
homemakers.
B. Many Vietnamese women are successful in their careers, for they are excellent
homemakers.
C. Many Vietnamese women are successful in their careers, and they are excellent
homemakers.
D. Many Vietnamese women are successful in their careers, or they are excellent
homemakers.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous
speeches, among them is his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much
about King's childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the
home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased
their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend
Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many
people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a
meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement
of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering
place, and was no doubt influenced by it.
M.L.'s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a
musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all- black schools in a black
neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery
through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black
people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors,
lawyers, and other black-owner black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of
Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had
known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable
barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites.
(Source: Reading Comprehension – TOEFL
– Lesson 1)

Question 5. The word "thrived" in line 15 refers to which of the following?

A. held B. achieved C. surrendered D. flourished
Question 6. What is this passage mainly about?
A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta B. M.L.'s grandfather
C. Martin Luther King's childhood D. the neighborhood King grew up in
Question 7. The word "eloquent" in line 5 means most nearly_________.
A. romantic B. fascinating C. powerful D. active
Question 8. In line 13, the word "it" refers to which of the following?
A. neighborhood B. services C. segregation D. achievement
Question 9. According to the author, M.L_________ .
A. loved to listen to his grandfather speak B. had a difficult childhood
C. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta D. was a good musician as a child
Question 10. As used in line 16, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word
"seemingly"?
A. apparently B. inexplicably C. inevitably D. hastily
Question 11. As used, the word "eventful" in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. valued B. memorable C. admirable D. emotional
Question 12. According to the author, King was influenced by_________.
A. black lawyers B. his mother C. his speeches D. community
spirit
Question 13. According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the
following businesses and services EXCEPT_________.
A. medicine B. banking C. law D. dentistry

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 14. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. The noise next door stopped after midnight. B. The noise next door didn't stop after
midnight.
C. The noise next door didn't stop at midnight. D. The noise next door didn't stop during
midnight.
Question 15. She is so busy that she can't come to the party.
A. If she was not so busy, she should come to the party.
B. If she was not so busy, she must come to the party.
C. If she was not so busy, she need to come to the party.
D. If she was not so busy, she could come to the party.
 Question 16. "Why don't you put a better lock on the door, Mary?" Jane asked.
A. Jane suggested that Mary might put a better lock on the door.
B. Jane suggested that Mary may put a better lock on the door.
C. Jane suggested that Mary must put a better lock on the door.
D. Jane suggested that Mary should put a better lock on the door.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions
I HAVE A DREAM
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and
tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a
dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meanings of its creed: "We hold
these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal". I have a dream that one day on the
red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to
sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four little children will one
day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of
their character.
(Martin Luther
King)
Question 17. The writer has a dream _________.
A. that his four children will grow up into good citizens.
B. which is different from the American dream.
C. that his country will develop.
D. despite all the difficulties he may face.
Question 18. What does the writer want his children to be judged by?
A. their skin colour. B. their character. C. their faith. D. their
freedom.
Question 19. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The writer wishes for a comfortable life without difficulties.
B. The writer expresses his dream for national freedom.
C. The writer wishes there would be no race discrimination in his country.
D. The writer wishes to transform his country into a richer one.
Question 20. The writer want to see _________between the sons of former slaves and the sons
of former slave owners.
A. the prosperity B. the equality C. the discords D. the struggle

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 21. This wet weather has _________three weeks now: It has rained every single day.
A. existed B. gone C. run D. lasted
Question 22. I can't _________your loud music any longer.
A. hold onto B. keep up with C. put up with D. put out
Question 23. Penicillin is perhaps the drug _________more lives than any other in the history
of medicine.
A. which saved B. what has saved C. who saves D. which has
saved
Question 24. It's no use _________a language if you don't try to use it.
 A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned
Question 25. He really deserved the award because he performed _________what was expected
of him.
A. much better which B. much better than C. the most that D. much more as
Question 26. As long as they _________stay for more than three days, they can sleep in my
bedroom.
A. shan't B. don't C. wouldn't D. didn't
Question 27. "Do I have to take that French course?" - "No, you _________."
A. haven't B. needn't C. mustn't D. don't have
Question 28. He agreed to accept the position _________a share of the company's profits.
A. on the understanding that he would be given B. with the aim that he would be received
C. with the purpose that he would give D. in the agreement that he would be
giving
Question 29. _________, prawns live in shallow coastal waters or in streams.
A. In reality B. In general C. In contrast D. In total
Question 30. The dodo, a giant bird now _________, lived on Mauritius island, in the Indian
Ocean.
A. extinct B. extinction C. dying D. extincted
Question 31. "Excuse me. Where is the _________office of UNICEF Vietnam located?"
A. head B. central C. summit D. leading
Question 32. Nebraska has floods in some years, _________.
A. while other droughts B. in others droughts C. droughts are others D. others in
drought
Question 33. He would win the race if he _________his brother's example and trained harder.
A. answered B. repeated C. took D. followed
Question 34. Marine biologists want to reduce _________pollution.
A. industrialized B. industrious C. industrial D. industry

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
If you can roll a ball, you can play bowls. Everyone can play: young and old, men and
women, the fit and the not so fit. It is the (35)_______ outdoor game that really is a sport for
all. What other sports can grandparents play on equal terms with their grandchildren? What other
game is so simple that you could take up it today and be competing in the national championship
tomorrow?
Simple? Perhaps that is not the right word. There are bowls players in their thousands
(36)_______ will tell you that, although bowls is a game that anyone can (37)_______ in five
minutes, it takes a lifetime to master it. They are the people who have developed a passionate
interest in the game. (38)_______ for outsiders, bowls is another word, and a strange and
puzzling one. They see a bowl game in action and wonder what is going on.
What the players are trying to do is easy to explain. Their aim is to roll their bowls, called
wood, as near as possible to the little white ball, called the jack. If one of your bowls finishes
nearer to the jack than your opponent's, you score one point and he or she scores (39)_______.
If you have the two nearest, you score two, and so on. The skill involved in rolling a bowl that
weighs around 2 kilos across about 40 meters so that it stops only a very short distance from the
target is just as impressive as the skills required in other sports.
Question 35. A. one B. special C. alone D. individual
Question 36. A. whose B. which C. when D. who
Question 37. A. find out B. see through C. pick up D. catch on
Question 38. A. Although B. However C. Besides D. Unlike
Question 39. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 40. Mature male dolphins can attain a length of 14 feet, weigh up to 1000 pounds and
have a life expectancy of 20 to 25 years.
A. expect B. reach C. develop D. exceed
Question 41. When people are angry, they seldom act in a rational way.
A. friendly B. considerate C. reasonable D. polite

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 42. A. interpret B. abandon C. character D. solution
Question 43. A. history B. resource C. passport D. victim

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 44. A. afraid B. career C. variety D. transfer
Question 45. A. occurred B. knocked C. opened D. played

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 46. Mary: "_____________"
Mitchell: "No, that's about it for now."
A. Anything else B. What's on your mind C. Nothing to declare D. When can we
stop
Question 47. Jack: "Shall I wait for you?"
Laura: "_____________"
A. No, don't bother. B. No need to ask C. Yes, of course D. Why ask such
a questions

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 48. Nylon, a synthetic done from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of
coal, was first
A B C
introduced in 1938.
D
Question 49. Being the biggest expanse of brackish water in the world, the Baltic Sea is of
special interesting
A B C
D
to scientists.
Question 50. Earthworms belong to the family of segmented worms whose body is dividing into
a series of
A B C
D
segments.