MORE PRACTICE

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s)

The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if a major foul is committed.
A. advanced B. sprinted C. played D. excluded
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s)

After a hard-working day, parents feel exhausted and have little time with their children.
A. energetic B. tired C. lazy D. weak
All of the students in this course will be assess according to their attendance, performance, and
A B C D
their hard work.
The player was ejected after _______ five personal fouls
A. playing B. committing C. penalizing D. holding

The Vietnamese women’s football team successfully_______ the SEA Games title.
A. defended B. protected C. awarded D. defensed

The more she practices talking in the public, _______ she becomes.
A. the more confidence B. the more confidently C. the more confident D. the
more confide
The harder you study , _________________.
A. the less you understand B. the best knowledge you gain
C. the more you succeed D. the better are your grades
The television isn't working. It _______ during the move yesterday.
A. should have been damaged B. must have been damaged C. must be damaged D.
might be damaged

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or
“background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt (25) ___________slowly replaced by
more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in (26)
___________ short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each
provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological (27) __________,
climate shift, or space junk slamming into (28) __________ Earth. Scientists now believe that
another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are
(29) __________ the trigger.
Question 25: A. was B. were C. are D. will
Question 26: A. relation B. relatively C. relative D. relates
Question 27: A. induction B. consumption C. commencement D.
eruption
Question 28: A. the B. a C. an D. no
article
Question 29: A. on B. in C. under D. beneath
It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know
how important (31) ___ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that
reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so (32) ___ enthusiasm that in the end you
can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare
time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university,
with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are the best
(33) ____ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your
studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend
enough time on (34) ___ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good
at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (35)____ to get a good job. Somehow, it
doesn’t seem fair.

Question 31 : A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are

Question 32 : A. keen B. many C. great D. much
Question 33 : A. stage B. age C. period D. time
Question 34 : A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
Question 35 : A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible
Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist, who was born in the USA in
1935. She became interested in the world's oceans from an early age. As a child, she liked to
stand on the beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering that it must be like under the surface.
When she was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive. It was this dive that inspired
her to become an underwater explorer. Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under
water, and has led more than seventy expeditions worldwide. She has also made the deepest dive
ever, reaching a record-breaking depth of 381 meters.
In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the captain of the first all-
female team to live under water. The team spent two weeks in an underwater "house". The
research they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and
specially to coral reefs. Since then she has written several books and magazine articles in which
she suggests ways of reducing the damage that is being done to the world's oceans. One way, she
believes, is to rely on fish farms for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done the
out at sea.
Question 30: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Ways to reduce the damage to oceans B. The first all-female divers
C. An underwater hero D. Sylvia Earle's first drive
Question 31: According to paragraph 1, Sylvía Earle_________.
A. relocated to the US in 1935 B. often looked at the sea with her
friends
C. made her first voyage from an early age D. was keen on the world's oceans when
she was young
Question 32: The word 'inspired' in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. forced B. encouraged C. prevented D. disappointed
Question 33: The word 'they' in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. the team B. articles C. farms D. reefs
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either
become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once
roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is
estimated that they will become extinct.
What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been
caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in
material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is
contributing to the problem of extinction. Animals such as the Bengal tiger, as well as other
endangered species, are valuable parts of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting
these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival – and the survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some
countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to
animals reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the
parks, and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money enables
them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the increase
in animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This
has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted and killed.

Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage ?

A. Endangered species B. Problems with industrialization
C. The Bengal tiger D. International boycotts
Question 37: The word “poachers” could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A. Concerned scientists B. Enterprising researchers
C. Illegal hunters D. Trained hunters
Question 38: The word “callousness” could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A. incompetence B. indirectness C. insensitivity D. independence
Question 39: The previous passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast :_______ .
A. A comparison and a contrast B. A problem and a solution
C. A statement and an illustration D. Specific and general information
Question 40: What does the word “this” refer to in the passage ?
A. Bengal tiger B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger
population
Question 41: Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” ?
A. set aside B. combined C. taken D. organized
Question 42: What does the term “international boycott” refer to ?
A. A global increase in animal survival B. A refusal to buy animal products
worldwide
C. Defraying the cost of maintaining national parks D. Buying and selling of animal
products overseas