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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 each of the numbered blanks.
When you surf the Internet, you have surely seen the world “meme”. But if you’re not (1) __________ with
Internet culture, it can be difficult to find a clear explanation of what exactly a meme is.
Simply put, an Internet meme is a piece of media, often humorous, that spreads rapidly through the Internet. A recent
example of this is the “woman yelling at a cat” meme, (2) __________ is a combination between an image of an upset
woman (taken from a TV show) on the left and an image of a confused-looking cat on the right. Both images are labeled
with a statement, (3) ____________ the general theme is that the woman is angry at the cat for something that is
unreasonable.
If you want to learn more about memes, it is (4) __________ recommended that you visit Know Your Meme, a
website (5) ___________ to cataloging the origins, use, and examples of memes. It’s a great place to learn how a meme
started or see what’s popular recently.
(Adapted from makeuseof.com)
Question 1: A. educated B. acquainted C. knowledgeable D. experienced
Question 2: A. what B. that C. this D. which
Question 3: A. but B. so C. and D. or
Question 4: A. vastly B. completely C. highly D. extremely
Question 5: A. assigned B. contributed C. dedicated D. appointed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 6. A. wine B. cinema C. diner D. ninth
Question 7. A. divisible B. design C. disease D. excursion

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8. A. meaningful B. suitable C. attentive D. courteous
Question 9. A. detect B. conclude C. instruct D. contact

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 10.The experiment _________ by the scientist yielded unexpected results.
A. conducts B. conducting C. conducted D. is conducting
Question 11.He is_________about his work than his hobbies.
A. more serious B. serious C. the most serious D. seriouser
Question 12. Peter will wear this suit _________.
A. when he attends his friend’s wedding B. once he attended his friend’s wedding
C. as he was attending his friend’s wedding D. after he had attended his friend’s wedding
Question 13. Many workers are still unaware_________the importance of following safety procedures.
A. of B. about C. with D. in
Question 14. This room is very hot, _______?
A. wasn’t it B. is it C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it
Question 15:______number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know the exact number of them.
A. A B. The C. no article D. An
Question 16: Her explanation didn’t really add up, but I still gave her the __________ of the doubt.
A. benefit B. profit C. interest D. advantage
Question 17. Peter was bitterly disappointed at the test result, but I think he’ll soon _______ it.
A. put through B. get over C. make up D. turn into
Question 18. In order to avoid having unexpected problems on the road, car owners are advised _______ out regular
maintenance on their vehicles.
A. carrying B. carry C. carried D. to carry
Question 19. Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to __________ the disease.
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 A. detain B. retain C. contain D. sustain
Question 20. Katherine __________ an essay when someone knocked the door.
A. was writing B. has written C. writes D. is writing
Question 21. They ________ a big row about how to raise their child last night.
A. paid B. took C. gave D. had
Question 22: She hopes that the document ……….by a professional translator.
A. translated B. will be translated C. has translated D. was translating
Question 23. Nam is _______ at learning new information.
A. quickly B. quicken C. quick D. quickness
Question 24. Sadly, thier success was nothing more than a __________ in the pan.
A. spark B. glow C. flash D. burst

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 25. Jack and Linda are at the school gate.
- Jack: ‘Have a nice weekend!” - Linda: “_______”
A. You’re welcome. B. Never mind. C. Same to you! D. Here you are.
Question 26. Hung is inviting Lan to join the youth club.
- Hung: “Would you like to join our youth club?” - Lan: “_______”
A. Thanks a lot! B. My pleasure. C. Yes. I’d love to! D. No worries!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 27. Mitchell appeared at the door, asking me to lend him some money.
A. saw B. arrived C. knew D. smiled
Question 28. The addition of some features made these smartphones more appealing to consumers.
A. attractive B. boring C. modem D. old

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 29. The details of the celebrity’s death were finally revealed by her mother.
A. created B. renewed C. hid D. opened
Question 30. His life hung in the balance when he had a massive stroke.
A. was certain B. worsened a lot C. was unsuccessful D. changed quickly

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 31. You’re not allowed to record the programme.
A. You shouldn’t record the programme. B. You mustn’t record the programme.
C. You can’t record the programme. D. You needn’t record the programme.
Question 32. He hasn’t changed his Facebook profile picture for 2 years.
A. He had 2 years to change his Facebook profile picture.
B. He has changed his Facebook profile picture for 2 years.
C. He didn’t change his Facebook profile picture 2 years ago .
D. The last time he changed his Facebook profile picture was 2 years ago.
Question 33. “I am attending an online class,” Martin said.
A. Martin said he had attended an online class.
B. Martin said he wasn’t attending an online class.
C. Martin said he was attending an online class.
D. Martin said he hadn’t attended an online class.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 34. Her uncle comes to visit her family last summer holiday.
A. comes B. visit C. family D. holiday
Question 35. Young children are advised to participate in community activities to improve his social skills.
A. are advised B. in C. activities D. his
Question 36. The citizens were seething with contentment over the municipal authority’s recent changes to the transport
system.
A. seething B. contentment C. municipal D. changes

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 37: The car driver in front stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.
A. If the car driver in front didn’t stop so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t happen.
B. If the car driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t have happened.
C. If the car driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.
D. If the car driver in front had stopped suddenly, the accident would have happened.
Question 38: I had just arrived home. I was called immediately back to the head office 10 kilometers away .
A. Hardly had I arrived home when I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
B. Because I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
C. Should I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
D. Whenever I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.

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.
Think about this: the United Nations predicts that by 2050, the world’s population will reach 9.8 billion. As a
result, global demand for food and feed is expected to increase by 70 per cent, putting additional pressure on already
overexploited agricultural resources. Meanwhile, nearly one billion people worldwide are still suffering from food
deprivation.
To meet the considerable challenge of ensuring food security for the future, it is imperative to find alternative and
sustainable sources of protein, both for human consumption and for animal feed, and eating insects is one possible
solution that is gradually receiving more and more attention from the public.
For example, insects are already a natural source of food for pigs and poultry as well as many fish species. In
addition, insect larvae are generally high in protein and are rich in other beneficial nutrients such as fats, minerals and
vitamins. As a source of protein for direct human consumption, insects offer several advantages over traditional sources
of meat. They have a significantly higher feed conversion rate than other livestock, which means they are more effective
at converting the ingredients used to feed them into nutrients.
In addition, insect production is more environmentally friendly than conventional livestock production. Insects
release much lower amounts of greenhouse gases and ammonia into the atmosphere per kilogram of meat than cattle or
pigs.
(Adapted from theconversation.com)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Sustainable sources of protein B. The health benefits of insects
C. The advantages that eating insects bring D. Why insect production is efficient
Question 40: The word “deprivation” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. emoval B. shortage C. challenge D. destruction
Question 41: The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. insects B. advantages C. sources D. nutrients
Question 42: Why is insect production more environmentally friendly than conventional livestock production?
A. Because it takes a lot less ammonia to raise insects.
B. Because insects can absorb more greenhouse gases.
C. Because cattle or pigs cannot absorb gases like ammonia.
D. Because insects release less greenhouse gases into the air.
Question 43: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Sustainable protein sources must be found to ensure food security.
B. Eating insects is quickly gaining popularity among the public.
C. All insect larvae are rich in proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins.
D. Pigs relase more ammonia into the atmosphere than cattles do.

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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
For indigenous peoples in many northern regions of the world, livelihoods often depend on access to frozen lakes
in winter for hunting, fishing and travel. In countries like the US, Canada and Russia, winter leisure activities such as
skating or tobogganing on ice are also hugely popular. But as the world gets warmer, winter ice is becoming less stable
and in a recently published study, scientists believe that it poses an increasing threat of accidental drowning.
Researchers looked at data, which was collated from official sources including coroner’s offices, on 4,000
drowning events in 10 countries over three decades since the 1990s. They were then able to compare these figures to
records from lakes showing when ice formed and melted each winter. What they found was that higher temperatures were
a good predictor of the number of deaths by drowning. “We can confidently say that there is a quite a strong correlation
between warmer winter air temperatures and more winter drownings,” said study leader Sapna Sharma, from York
University in Toronto, Canada. “Almost half of the winter drownings were associated with warmer temperatures.”
One of the saddest aspects of the study, however, was the fact that many of the victims were very young. “They
were playing on the ice, tobogganing or ice skating and they just weren’t able to recognise when the ice was unsafe. They
may not have recognised that slushy ice or a little open patch of water could be so fatal.” Even when lake or river
accidents were not deadly, they often had life-changing impacts. In cold water accidents where children suffered cardiac
arrest, about 90% of them also experienced significant neurological damage, and only 27% were alive a year later.
Researchers say that despite efforts made by governments to educate the public on the dangers of melting ice due
to climate change, they expect that winter drowning events will likely increase in the future. They are particularly worried
about this winter, as people may be spending more time outdoors due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
“Everything is closed right now, and more people are spending time in nature and where they might not have
done so before,” explained Sapna Sharma. “This year, it’s forecast to be a warmer, wetter winter, so in combination with
more people going outside that could be that could be quite dangerous.”
(Adapted from bbc.com)
Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Warmer Winters Associated With Increased Risk Of Drowning
B. Why Is Climate Change Making People Afraid Of Winter Activities?
C. Educating People About The Dangers Of Melting Ice: A Difficult Task
D. How A Warmer Climate With More Melting Ice Is Putting Children At Risk
Question 45: The word “collated” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. arranged B. summoned C. combined D. gathered
Question 46: According to paragraph 2, how did the researchers conduct their study?
A. They analysed data taken from coroner’s offices on drowning events.
B. They compared data on drownings to records of when ice formed and melted.
C. They looked at the formation and melting of ice in 10 countries over 30 years.
D. They examined 4,000 drownings in each of the 10 countries studied.
Question 47: The word “slushy” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ___________.
A. faulty B. unstable C. vulnerable D. damaged
Question 48: In paragraph 3, what do we learn about non-deadly water accidents involving children?
A. In a small number of cases, they still had life-changing impacts on children.
B. The vast majority of these accidents led to children having cardiac arrest.
C. About 90% of children still suffered neurological damage in these accidents.
D. Over 70% of children who suffered cardiac arrest in these accidents died.
Question 49: The word “They” in paragraph 4 refers to ___________.
A. researchers B. efforts C. dangers D. events
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Winter activities have recently gained more and more popularity in places like Canada.
B. The warmer the winter temperatures are, the more likely it is that more drownings will occur.
C. Parents should never allow their children to play on ice in order to prevent drownings.
D. People will start spending more time in nature even after the global COVID-19 pandemic.