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I. LEXICO - GRAMMAR:

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D that best completes these following sentences:

1. Deducing from the murder’s psychological profile, I ________ a guess that he’s ________ to commit a
crime in order to satisfy himself.

A. make - responsible B. take - obligatory

C. have - dutiful D. hazard - liable

2. There’s a ________ of interest between me and my friend who partakes in the competition I organize.

A. friction B. conflict C. quarrel D. collision

3. I sold all the stock that I bought last week, but I regretted selling it immediately by virtue of the increase in
price which can be a ________ to success.

A. passport B. key C. stop D. way

4. The police were tipped off about the suspect who had worn ________ standing out from others.

A. red fetching Germanic dress B. Germanic fetching red dress

C. red Germanic fetching dress D. fetching red Germanic dress

5. I would rather you ________ ahead if she really wants to outplay the rest of this competition.

A. had pressed B. not forge C. thought D. streak

6. Because of ________ decision-making, there existed a lot of problems; therefore, the manager wished to
turn the clock back.

A. hit-and-miss B. stochastic C. arbitrary D. careful

7. That she accepts your confession is not ________ the realms of possibility.

A. in B. within C. through D. at

8. If only I ________ myself to her before she fell for another guy.

A. confessed B. had confessed C. confess D. not confess

9. It was ________ him to come up with a solution to this problem.

A. up to B. up for C. down to D. down for

10. My webcam is disconnected thanks to a/an ________ attempt to couple it to a mini-projector.

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A. abortive B. contraceptive C. unadjusted D. unaffected

11. ________ our unity, peace would not be possible.

A. But for B. Apart from C. Except D. As for

12. Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall ________ about it.

A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have been told

13. It is important that you ________ here on time for the meeting tomorrow.

A. will be B. be C. are being D. will have been

14. It was ________ whether they could be informed before the storm hit the central coast.

A. uncertain B. impossible C. touch-and-go D. hard

15. These days, everybody wants to get on TV as an expert. Even scientists and doctors have jumped on the
________.

A. buckboard B. hackney cab C. stagecoach. D. bandwagon

16. Through ________, small businesses have become the victims of greedy bankers.

A. no fault of their own B. not their own fault

C. no own fault of theirs D. no fault on their own

17. He would undoubtedly consider her certifiable because of her strange behaviour.

A. extraordinary B. mentally ill C. not qualified D. inexplicable

18. “ I don’t believe you ! You are having me ________!” said George.

A. out B. up C. off D. on

19. The consultant called by the firm brought a ________ of experience to bear on the problem.

A. bank B. realm C. wealth D. hoard

20. By ________ agreement, John’s friends all avoided any mention of his mentally ill wife.

A. placid B. tacit C. astute D. pensive

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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II. WORD FORMATION:

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

21. It’s ___________ to me why she has to toy with me. (COMPREHEND)

22. He’s such a ___________ buyer that he can know the exact price at first sight of commodities.

(CRIME)

23. By catching a glimpse of her eyes, she left a/an ___________ impression on me. (DELI)

24. Our relationship is like that cherry tree which is beginning to blossom in such ___________. (FUSE)

25. I’m definitely ___________ with her as I get reluctant to look her in the eye. (FATUITY)

26. She’s such a ___________, and that’s why she grabs everyone’s attention due to her mysterious
appearance. (FLOWER)

27. My friend heard on the ___________ that I was in a relationship with someone else. (GRAPE)

28. We’re going to have a/an ___________ walk through the valley, which is a peaceful and carefree
afternoon. (HILARITY)

29. It is rude to ___________ on anyone’s conversation which can make them annoyed. (DROP)

30. I know filming someone without permission is wrong, but you don’t need to be so ___________ about
that. (SENSE)

21. 26.

22. 27.

23. 28.

24. 29.

25. 30.

III. READING COMPREHENSION:

Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps in this following passage:

UNTESTED AI-BASED TOOLS COULD HARM PATIENT

Cautionary measures normally applied to any new technology are not being exercised consistently with (31)
_________ to large language model (LLM) tools, which use AI for (32) _________ data, creating content,
and answering questions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

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“(33) _________ adoption of untested systems could lead to errors by healthcare workers, cause harm to
patients, erode trust in AI, and thereby undermine or delay the potential long-term benefits and uses of such
technologies around the world,” the agency said.

As (34) _________, the agency proposed that these concerns are addressed and clear evidence of benefits are
measured before their widespread use in (35) _________ health care and medicine.

While enthusiastic (36) _________ the appropriate use of technologies to support healthcare professionals,
patients, researchers, and scientists, WHO said these new AI-based tools require vigilance, especially in (37)
_________ of such rapidly (38) _________ platforms such as ChatGPT, Bard, BERT, and many others that
imitate understanding, processing, and producing human communication.

For instance, these new tools can generate answers that may appear authoritative and plausible to an (39)
_________ user. The danger is that these responses may be completely incorrect or contain serious errors,
especially concerning any health issues, WHO said.

They can also be misused to generate and disseminate highly convincing disinformation in the form of text,
audio, or video content that is difficult for the public to differentiate from reliable health content.

The risks must be examined carefully when using these new tools to improve access to health information, as
a decision-support tool, or even to enhance diagnostic capacity in under-(40) _________ resourced settings
to protect people’s health and reduce inequity, WHO said.

31. A. consideration B. a view C. sight D. regard

32. A. launching B. processing C. crunching D. munching

33. A. Precipitous B. Spanking C. Blistering D. Prompt

34. A. expected B. such C. consequence D. against

35. A. routine B. habitual C. repetitious D. habit

36. A. about B. of C. at D. in

37. A. case B. mercy C. count D. light

38. A. extending B. expanding C. spreading D. escalating

39. A. final B. target C. aim D. end

40. A. estimated B. supported C. resourced D. mined

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

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Part 2: Fill in each gaps below with only ONE word:

WHY BIODIVERSITY IS GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH

One million species are now said to be at (41) ____________ of extinction, and if species losses continue to
mount, ecosystem functions (42) ____________ to human health and life will continue to be disrupted.

Ecosystems provide goods and services that (43) ____________ all life on this planet, including human life.
While we know a great deal about how many ecosystems function, they often involve (44) ____________
complexity and are on a scale so vast that humanity would find it impossible to substitute (45)
____________ them, no matter how much money was spent in the process.

The majority of prescribed medicines in industrialised countries are derived from natural compounds
produced by animals and plants. Billions of people in the developing world rely primarily on traditional
plant-based medicine for (46) ____________ health care. Many cures from nature are familiar; painkillers
such as morphine from opium poppies, the antimalarial quinine from the bark from the South American
cinchona tree, and the antibiotic penicillin that is produced by microscopic fungi.

To (47) ____________ , only around 1.9 million species have been identified (and in many cases (48)
____________ studied). It is believed that there are (49) ____________ more that are completely unknown.
Everything alive is the result of a complex “living laboratory” that has been conducting its own clinical tests
since life began – approximately 3.7 billion years ago. This natural pharmaceutical library harbours myriad
undiscovered cures, if only we don’t destroy them before they’re recognized.

Losses to biodiversity impinge (50) ____________ human health in numerous ways. Ecosystem disruption
and the loss of biodiversity have major impacts on the emergence, transmission, and spread of many human
infectious diseases. The pathogens for 60 percent of human infectious diseases, for example malaria and
COVID, are zoonotic, meaning they have entered our bodies after having lived in other animals.

41. 46.

42. 47.

43. 48.

44. 49.

45. 50.

Part 3: Read the passage carefully and answer questions from 51 to 60:

The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its introduction into education would remove
the conventionality, artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic; of classical studies,
but they were gravely disappointed. So, too, in their time had the humanists thought that the study of the
classical authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and superstition of mediaeval
scholasticism. The professional schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost managed to

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make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's
Aeneid.

The chief claim for the use of science in education is that it teaches a child something about the
actual universe in which he is living, in making him acquainted with the results of scientific discovery, and at
the same time teaches him how to think logically and inductively by studying scientific method. A certain
limited success has been reached in the first of these aims, but practically none at all in the second. Those
privileged members of the community who have been through a secondary or public school education may
be expected to know something about the elementary physics and chemistry of a hundred years ago, but they
probably know hardly more than any bright boy can pick up from an interest in wireless or scientific hobbies
out of school hours. As to the learning of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably a farce. Actually, for
the convenience of teachers and the requirements of the examination system, it is necessary that the pupils
not only do not learn scientific methods but learn precisely the reverse, that is, to believe exactly what they
are told and to reproduce it when asked, whether it seems nonsense to them or not. The way in which
educated people respond to such quackeries as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones
such as racial theories or currency myths, shows that fifty years of education in the method of science in
Britain or Germany has produced no visible effect whatsoever. The only way of learning the method of
science is the long and bitter way of personal experience, and, until the educational or social systems are
altered to make this possible, the best we can expect is the production of a minority of people who are able to
acquire some of the techniques of science and a still smaller minority who are able to use and develop them.

Adapted from : The Social Function of Science, John D Bernal (1939)

51. The author implies that the ‘professional schoolmaster’ has:

A. no interest in teaching science

B. thwarted attempts to enliven education

C. aided true learning

D. supported the humanists

52. The author’s attitude to secondary and public school education in the sciences is:

A. neutral

B. supportive

C. satirical

D. contemptuous

53. The word palpably most nearly means:

A. empirically

B. obviously

C. tentatively

D. markedly

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54. The author blames all of the following for the failure to impart scientific method through the education
system except:

A. poor teaching

B. examination method

C. the social and education systems

D. lack of interest on the part of students

55. If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since he wrote
the piece, he would probably be the most interested in the answer to which of the following questions?

A. Do students know more about the world around them ?

B. Do students spend more time in laboratories ?

C. Can students apply their knowledge logically ?

D. Have textbooks improved ?

56. Astrology is mentioned as an example of:

A. a science that needs to be better understood

B. a belief which no educated people hold

C. something unsupportable to those who have absorbed the methods of science

D. the gravest danger to society

57. According to the pioneers’ imagination, which of the following would not be removed when science is
introduced into education?

A. conventionality

B. artificiality

C. classical studies

D. backward-lookingness

58. The word quackeries most nearly means

A. methods used by unskillful doctors or by people who pretend to be doctors

B. treatments used by skillful doctors

C. methods used by specialists

D. quack doctors

59. All of the following can be inferred from the text except:

A. the pupils do not need to learn scientific method but learn precisely the reverse

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B. educated people don’t blame quackeries

C. the only way of learning the method of science is the long and bitter way of personal experience

D. very few people are able to acquire some of the techniques of science

60. All of the following can be inferred from the text except:

A. at the time of writing, not all children received a secondary school education

B. the author finds chemical reactions interesting

C. science teaching has imparted some knowledge of facts to some children

D. it is relatively easy to learn scientific method

Part 4: Match the appropriate paragraph A - K that contains the information in questions 61 - 66. You
may use any letter more than once:

THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND GEOGRAPHY

A While many diseases that affect humans have been eradicated due to improvements in vaccinations
and the availability of healthcare, there are still areas around the world where certain health issues are more
prevalent. In a world that is far more globalised than ever before, people come into contact with one another
through travel and living closer and closer to each other. As a result, super-viruses and other infections
resistant to antibiotics are becoming more and more common.

B Geography can often play a very large role in the health concerns of certain populations. For
instance, depending on where you live, you will not have the same health concerns as someone who lives in
a different geographical region. Perhaps one of the most obvious examples of this idea is malaria-prone
areas, which are usually tropical regions that foster a warm and damp environment in which the mosquitos
that can give people this disease can grow. Malaria is much less of a problem in high-altitude deserts, for
instance.

C In some countries, geographical factors influence the health and well-being of the population in very
obvious ways. In many large cities, the wind is not strong enough to clear the air of the massive amounts of
smog and pollution that cause asthma, lung problems, eyesight issues and more in the people who live there.
Part of the problem is, of course, the massive number of cars being driven, in addition to factories that run on
coal power. The rapid industrialisation of some countries in recent years has also led to the cutting down of
forests to allow for the expansion of big cities, which makes it even harder to fight the pollution with the
fresh air that is produced by plants.

D It is in situations like these that the field of health geography comes into its own. It is an
increasingly important area of study in a world where diseases like polio are re-emerging, respiratory
diseases continue to spread, and malaria-prone areas are still fighting to find a better cure. Health geography
is the combination of, on the one hand, knowledge regarding geography and methods used to analyse and
interpret geographical information, and on the other, the study of health, diseases and healthcare practices
around the world. The aim of this hybrid science is to create solutions for common geography-based health
problems. While people will always be prone to illness, the study of how geography affects our health could
lead to the eradication of certain illnesses, and the prevention of others in the future. By understanding why

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and how we get sick, we can change the way we treat illness and disease specific to certain geographical
locations.

E The geography of disease and ill health analyses the frequency with which certain diseases appear in
different parts of the world, and overlays the data with the geography of the region, to see if there could be a
correlation between the two. Health geographers also study factors that could make certain individuals or a
population more likely to be taken ill with a specific health concern or disease, as compared with the
population of another area. Health geographers in this field are usually trained as healthcare workers, and
have an understanding of basic epidemiology as it relates to the spread of diseases among the population.

F Researchers study the interactions between humans and their environment that could lead to illness
(such as asthma in places with high levels of pollution) and work to create a clear way of categorising
illnesses, diseases and epidemics into local and global scales. Health geographers can map the spread of
illnesses and attempt to identify the reasons behind an increase or decrease in illnesses, as they work to find a
way to halt the further spread or re-emergence of diseases in vulnerable populations.

G The second subcategory of health geography is the geography of healthcare provision. This group
studies the availability (of lack thereof) of healthcare resources to individuals and populations around the
world. In both developed and developing nations there is often a very large discrepancy between the options
available to people in different social classes, income brackets, and levels of education. Individuals working
in the area of the geography of healthcare provision attempt to assess the levels of healthcare in the area (for
instance, it may be very difficult for people to get medical attention because there is a mountain between
their village and the nearest hospital). These researchers are on the frontline of making recommendations
regarding policy to international organisations, local government bodies and others.

H The field of health geography is often overlooked, but it constitutes a huge area of need in the fields
of geography and healthcare. If we can understand how geography affects our health no matter where in the
world we are located, we can better treat disease, prevent illness, and keep people safe and well.

Reading Passage has eight sections, A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet

NB You may use any letter more than once.

61. an acceptance that not all diseases can be totally eliminated

62. examples of physical conditions caused by human behaviour

63. a reference to classifying diseases on the basis of how far they extend geographically

64. reasons why the level of access to healthcare can vary within a country

65. a description of health geography as a mixture of different academic fields

66. a description of the type of area where a particular illness is rare

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Part 5: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks 68 - 74 with paragraphs A - G to finish
the passage:
SCOTTISH WILDCAT
On my living-room wall I have a painting of a
wildcat by John Holmes of which I am extremely
fond. It depicts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth
bared and back arched: a taut coiled spring ready
to unleash some unknown fury.
(68) ___
However, the physical differences are tangible.
The wildcat is a much larger animal, weighing in
some cases up to seven kilos, the same as a typical
male fox. The coat pattern is superficially similar
to a domestic tabby cat but it is all stripes and no
spots. The tail is thicker and blunter, with three to
five black rings. The animal has an altogether
heavier look.
The Scottish wildcat was originally distinguished
as a separate subspecies in 1912, but it is now
generally recognised that there is little difference
between the Scottish and other European
populations. According to an excellent report on
the wildcat printed in 1991, the animals originally
occurred in a variety of habitats throughout
Europe.
(69) ___
It was during the nineteenth century, with the
establishment of many estates used by landowners
for hunting, that the wildcat became a nuisance
and its rapid decline really began; 198 wildcats
were killed in three years in the area of Glengarry,
for example. However, things were later to
improve for the species.
(70) ___
The future is by no means secure, though, and
recent evidence suggests that the wildcat is
particularly vulnerable to local eradication,
especially in the remoter parts of northern and
western Scotland. This is a cause for real concern,
*PARAGRAPHS:
given that the animals in these areas have less
contact with domestic cats and are therefore purer.
(71) ___
Part of the problem stems from the fact that the
accepted physical description of the species
originates from the selective nature of the
examination process by the British Natural
History Museum at the start of the century, and
this has been used as the type-definition for the
animal ever since. Animals that did not conform
to that large blunt-tailed 'tabby' description were
discarded as not being wildcats. In other words, an
artificial collection of specimens was built up,
exhibiting the features considered typical of the
wildcat.
The current research aims to resolve this potential
problem. It is attempting to find out whether there
are any physical features which characterise the
so-called wild-living cats.
(72) ___
But what of his lifestyle? Wildcat kittens are
usually born in May/June in a secluded den,
secreted in a gap amongst boulders. Another
favourite location is in the roots of a tree.
(73) ___
Rabbits are a favourite prey, and some of the best
areas to see wildcats are at rabbit warrens close to
the forest and moorland edge. Mice, small birds
and even insects also form a large part of the diet,
and the animal may occasionally take young deer.
The wildcat is one of the Scottish Highlands' most
exciting animals. Catch a glimpse of one and the
memory will linger forever.
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A. The recruitment of men to the armed forces
during the conflict in Europe from 1914 to 1918
meant there was very little persecution, since
gamekeepers went off to fight. As the number of
gamekeepers decreased, the wildcat began to
increase its range, recolonising many of its former
haunts. Extinction was narrowly averted.
B. The wildcat waits for a while in rapt
concentration, ears twitching and eyes watching,
seeing everything and hearing everything, trying
to detect the tell-tale movement of a vole or a
mouse. But there is nothing, and in another leap
he disappears into the gloom.
C. The results, which are expected shortly, will be
fascinating. But anyone who has seen a wildcat
will be in little doubt that there is indeed a unique
and distinctive animal living in the Scottish
Highlands, whatever his background.
D. They probably used deciduous and coniferous
woodland for shelter, particularly in winter, and
hunted over more open areas such as forest edge,
open woodland, thickets and scrub, grassy areas
and marsh. The wildcat was probably driven into
more mountainous areas by a combination of
deforestation and persecution.
E. As the animals emerge, their curiosity is
aroused by every movement and rustle in the
vegetation. Later they will accompany their
mother on hunting trips, learning quickly, and
soon become adept hunters themselves.
F. This is what makes many people think that the
wildcat is a species in its own right. Research
currently being undertaken by Scottish Natural
Heritage is investigating whether the wildcat
really is distinct from its home- living cousin, or
whether it is nothing more than a wild-living form
of the domestic cat.
G. It is a typical image most folk have of the
beast, but it is very much a false one, for the
wildcat is little more than a bigger version of the
domestic cat, and probably shows his anger as
often.

67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

Rewrite these followings using the given words in brackets without changing their meanings:

73. Everyday citizens witness any sort of social evils such as gambling. (GOES)

→ Hardly ______________________________________________________________________________.

74. I wonder whether I’m having little experience of working with children. (NODDING)

→ It’s open _____________________________________________________________________________.

75. They believed his lies, so he got a lot of money from them. (CONNED)

→ He _________________________________________________________________________________.

76. As soon as the ambulance arrived at the hospital, the patient was already dead.

→ On _________________________________________________________________________________.

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77. She’s miserable today. That’s why she locks the door all day. (MOUTH)

→ The reason ___________________________________________________________________________.

78. No matter what they did, they were not able to explain why she disappeared. (SHROUDED)

→ Try _________________________________________________________________________________.

79. The director is extremely proud that he always takes notice of his employees' complaints. (EAR)

→ The director prides _____________________________________________________________

complain.

80. Because of your substandard resume for the manager position, your application will be rejected. (PAR)

→ Your application will be given thumbs _____________________________________________________.

81. As for football, Vietnam is much better than all countries in the area. (SHOULDERS)

→ When _______________________________________________________________________________.

82. No matter what happens, you should stay cheerful. (CHIN)

→ Come _______________________________________________________________________________.

Keys
I. LEXICO - GRAMMAR: III. READING: Part 3:

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Part 1:
1. D 51. B
2. B 31. D
52. D
3. A 32. C
33. A
53. B
4. D 54. D
5. C 34. B
35. A 55. C
6. C
36. A 56. C
7. B
8. B 37. D 57. C
9. C 38. B 58. A
10. A 39. D 59. B
11. A 40. C 60. D
12. B
Part 2:
13. B Part 4:
14. C 41. risk
15. D 42. vital / important / crucial 61. D
16. A 43. sustain 62. C
17. B 44. such 63. F
18. D 45. for 64. G
19. C 46. primary 65. D
20. B 47. date 66. B
48. barely
II. WORD-FORMATION: 49. millions Part 5:
50. on
21. incomprehensible 67. G
22. discriminating 68. D
23. indelible 69. A
24. profusion 70. F
25. infatuated 71. C
26. wallflower 72. E
27. grapevine
28. exhilarating
29. eavesdrop
30. hypersensitive

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

73. …, a day goes by without citizens’ witnessing any sort of social evils such as gambling.
74. …to question/doubt that I’m having a nodding acquaintance with working with children.
75. …conned them out of a lot of money by making them believe his lies.
76. …the ambulance’s arrival at the hospital, the patient was already dead.
77. …for her locking the door all day is that she is down in the mouth.
78. … as hard as they did, the reason why she disappeared was shrouded in secrecy/mystery.
79. …himself on lending an ear to his employee’s…
80. …down because your resume is not up to par.
81. …it comes to football, Vietnam is head and shoulders above all countries in the area.
82. …what may, you should chin up.

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