TEST 3

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. rough B. sum C. utter D. union
2. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon
3. A. chemist B. chicken C. church D. century
4. A. thought B. tough C. taught D. bought
5. A. pleasure B. heat C. meat D. feed

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others
1. A. develop B. adjective C.generous D. popular
2. A. beautiful B. important C. delicious D. exciting
3. A. element B. regular C.Believing D. policy
4. A. punctual B. tolerant C. utterance D. occurrence
5. A.expensive B. sensitive C. negative D. sociable

B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word, phrase of expression which best completes each sentence
1.Many states now intend to introduce a system__________ people can vote by telephone or online
A. whereby B. wherewith C. wherein D. wherefrom
2.There has been a slight improvement in her health, but she is not out of the___________yet
A. forests B. woods C. mountains D. caves
3.In its___________, the city of Bath was a magnet for wealthy and fashionable people from all over the country
A. dream B. foothold C. prestige D. heyday
4.By the end of next year, George _______English for 2 years
A. would learn B. will have learnt C. will have D. has learnt
5.Mary _________lazy preparing her lesson last night
A. well B. nice C. good D. worse
6.He was turned down for the job because he is___________
A. qualified B. disqualified C. unqualified D. qualification
7.On the table_________
A. the disks lay B. lay the disks C. did the disks lay D. disks lay
8.Clive is not___________interested in car-racing, so don’t buy him that book
A. widely B. remotely C. profoundly D. closely
9.There is a very strong movement in my country now against___________ like hunting or shooting although
they are parts of national traditions
A. lethal B. death C. blood D. red
10. She put_______ speaking to him as long as possible
A. off B. on C. up D. upon
11. No, I won’t support such a risky project this time and end up ________ again
A. getting my bearings B. pulling my weight C. carrying the can D. there flew over the hill
12._____________ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and angry
A. where B. how C. what D. which
13. It would help__________ me, if you could go to the post office for me
A. totally B. absolutely C. enormously D. largely
14. The smell of the burnt cabbage was so___________ that it spread to every room
A. pervasive B. effusive C. extensive D. diffuse
15. ____________! You deserved to win
A. nasty luck B. unfair luck C. hard luck D. unluckily
16.We’re free most of the weekend, but we’re got a few bits and_________ to do on sunday
A. pieces B. stuff C. odds D. things
17. They are having serious problems. Their relationship is on the_______

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A. cliffs B. rocks C. stones D. edge
18. It really gets me______________ having to work so much overtime
A. on B. up C. off D. down
19. The noisy children______________my nerves! I wish they would keep calm
A. drive up B. pull up C. get on D. go on
20. The children have never read that book before,______________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. haven’t they D. have they
21. She was sick yesterday,_____________she was absent from school
A. since B. so C. because D. though
22.Jack’s shoes are very dirty. They need_______
A. cleaning B. clean C. be cleaned D. to clean
23. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful,but____________ we still had a good time.
A. on the grounds that B. by the same token C. for all that D. on the contrary
24. This is an argument that seems to___________ common sense!
A. fly in the face of B. bite the back of C. meet the eyes of D. take the hand of
25.We need to deal with burglary more severely- yes, we need to____________
A. crack down on B. nip it the bud C. tip off D. triggered off
26. This is the man__________ will help us with the project
A. because B. whose C. who D. which
27. Many books were not available to the public because of government
A. omission B. inhibition C. cencorship D. compensation
28. He is a tough politician – he knows how to___________ the storm
A. run down B. keep up C. push back D. ride out
29.This conservative, evangelical magachurch, just outside San Diego, is a ________ of activity on a sunday
A. mest B. home C. seat D. hive
30.The case agains the corruption scandal was_____________
A. dismissed B. refused C. discarded D. eliminated

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets

1. The chemical removes unsightly DISCOLOURATION in order to restore wood to its natural colour
(COLOUR)
2. Her kindness to my children greatly ENDEARED her to me (DEAR)
3. Not sick, Mai guessed, but probably HUNGOVER now that she drank a lot at the party last night (HANG)
4. The incident on the western FRONTIER may have negative consequences upon out mutual relation
(FRONT)
5.Write a paragraph about Tet holiday PERSONAL that is, as though you are not involve in the holiday
(PERSON)
6. Yoi will bu punished for all your WRONGDOINGS DO)
7.Be careful. You may be ILL- ADVISED to put all your eggs in one basket (ADVICE)
8. I would like to express my admiration for his PROFUNDITY of knowledge (PROFOUND)
9. After the recent scandal, he faces a(n) ______________________ struggle to win back public support before
the next election. (HILL)
10.The figure of total group ______________________ exactly balances out with the total income. (GO)
11.It is said that one woman in five is a(n SHOPAHOLIC Today, pressure usually pushes millions of women to
buy beyond their means as an outlet for their frustration. (SHOP)
12.Fatigue and boredom combine to cause __________________one of the biggest reasons people quit. (BURN)
13.She has written a(n) INSIGHTFUL account of the modern art world. (SEE)
14.She was sitting apart from those who had once been her friends, her eyes CASTDOWN and her cheeks
blazing. (DOWN)
15.He mistrusted ravishment by charm, spiritual appeal, force, wit or other BLANDISHMENTS (BLAND)

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
1. We need an explanation that is readily intelligent to ordinary people

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 A B C D
2. Although the Red Cross accepts blood from most donors, the nurses will not leave you to give blood if you
have
A B C
just had a cold
D
3. In this throw-away society, instead of having an old elcectronics device fixed, people tend to toss it away and
A B C D
buy a new one
4. Mobility is one of the characteristics often demanded of executives, and they must accustom themselves
A B C
to move quiet regularly
D
5. After six decades of existence, Quang Ninh Province reflects on its journey, with its people ever so
A
appreciable of the significant milestones reached and the promising future ahead
B C D
C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space
ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture is a Chinese method of treating illnesses by inserting needles into certain points of the body. The
idea is that this restores the natural (1) _______ of energy, which is disturbed when a person is ill. The origins of
this therapy have been traced (2) _______over five thousand years, but it only began to be (3) _______ in the
West in the 1970s. In 1971, James Reston, a well-(4) _______ journalist from the New York Times, was
visiting China when- he developed appendicitis. He was operated (5) _______ a hospital in Peking, where the
doctors used acupuncture to (6) _______ his pain. Reston was surprised at how (7) _______ it was, and wrote
about it in an article for the newspaper. Soon afterwards, Chairman Mao Tse-tung invited a group of (8) _______
Western doctors over to China to witness for themselves that acupuncture (9) _______. They were
accompanied (10) _______ television crews, and soon viewers in the West were watching operations being (11)
_______ out on patients with acupuncture needle sticking out of them. The patients felt (12) _______ pain.
The Western experts were a (13) _______ embarrassed at what they saw because they had (14) _______
ridiculed idea that patients could be treated with needles. But now they were (15) _______ to admit that it
actually worked, and acupuncture became a popular form of therapy.

1. A. scale B. balance C. mirror D. weight

2. A. back B. forward C. up D. towards
3. A. admitted B. accepted C. taken D. held
4. A. famous B. heard C. celebrated D. known
5. A.at B.over C.in D.on
6. A. release B. repair C. relieve D. retain
7. A. influential B. effective C. practical D. used
8. A. distinguished B. impressive C. distinct D. related
9. A. did B. worked C. won D. made
10.A.to B.with C.by D.of
11. A. acted B. brought C. performed D. carried
12. A. no B. tiny C. quite D. rather
13. A. little B. tiny C. quite D. rather
14. A. early B. before C. previously D. anciently
15. A. had B. forced C. pushed D. insisted

II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question
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 TRAVEL INSURANCE

When going (76) ………..…………..….. holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case
something goes (77) ………..…………..….. along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could (78) ………..…………..….. robbed,
or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just
a precaution (79) ………..…………..….. will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for other, travel
insurance is a way of earning money by making false claims against insurance companies. (80) For example
some people pretend that they (81) ………..…………..….. had expensive equipment stolen which in fact never even existed,
and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total of £ 50 million ( 82) ………..
…………..….. year. But the cheats’ luck is about to run out. (83) ………..…………..….. to a new computer system, companies will

be able to tell at a glance if someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will ( 84) ………..
…………..….. longer have to pay through the (85) ………..…………..….. for other people’s dishonesty.

When going on holiday,

it is always a good idea to take
out travel insurance. This is just
in case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is

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just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
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(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday,
it is always a good idea to take
out travel insurance. This is just
in case
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something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
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people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
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three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty.
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
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have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
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the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
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your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
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equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
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through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
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(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
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(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
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even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
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existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
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When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
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money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
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companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
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For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
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compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonesty
When going on holiday, it is
always a good idea to take out
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travel insurance. This is just in
case
something goes (1)_____________
along the way. You could lose
your luggage, you could be
robbed, or
even become ill and need
expensive medical treatment.
For millions of holiday makers,
travel insurance is
just a precaution
(2)_____________ will help them
have an enjoyable and worry-
free holiday. But for
(3)_____________, travel
insurance is a way of earning
money (4)___________ making
false claims
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against insurance companies.
For (5)_____________ some
people pretend that they have
had expensive
equipment stolen which in
(6)_____________ never even
existed, and then claim
large sums in
compensation. Such claims cost
insurance company a total
(7)_____________ £ 50 million per
year. But
the cheats’ luck is about to
run (8)_______________.
(9)____________ to a new
computer system,
companies will be able to tell at
a glance (10)____________
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someone has made a claim
within the last
three years. Honest travelers
will no longer have to pay
through the nose for other
people’s dishonest
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question
Being aware of one's own emotions - recognizing and acknowledging feelings as they happen - is at the
very heart of Emotional Intelligence. And this awareness encompasses not only moods but also thoughts about
those moods. People who are able to monitor their feelings as they arise are less likely to be ruled by them and
are thus better able to manage their emotions. Managing emotions does not mean suppressing them; nor does it
mean giving free rein to every feeling. Psychologist Daniel Goleman, one of several authors who have
popularized the notion of Emotional Intelligence, insisted that the goal is balance and that every feeling has value
and significance. As Goleman said, "A life without passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and
isolated from the richness of life itself." Thus, we manage our emotions by expressing them in an appropriate
manner. Emotions can also be managed by engaging in activities that cheer us up, soothe our hurts, or reassure us
when we feel anxious.

Clearly, awareness and management of emotions are not independent. For instance, you might think that
individuals who seem to experience their feelings more intensely than others would be less able to manage them.
However, a critical component of awareness of emotions is the ability to assign meaning to them - to know why
we are experiencing a particular feeling or mood. Psychologists have found that, among individuals who
experience intense emotions, individual differences in the ability to assign meaning to those feelings predict
differences in the ability to manage them. In other words, if two individuals are intensely angry, the one who is
better able to understand why he or she is angry will also be better able to manage the anger. Self-motivation
refers to strong emotional self-control, which enables a person to get moving and pursue worthy goals, persist at
tasks even when frustrated, and resist the temptation to act on impulse. Resisting impulsive behavior is,
according to Goleman, "the root of all emotional self-control."

Of all the attributes of Emotional Intelligence, the ability to postpone immediate gratification and to persist in
working toward some greater future gain is most closely related to success - whether one is trying to build a
business, get a college degree, or even stay on a diet. One researcher examined whether this trait can predict a
child's success in school. The study showed that 4-year-old children who can delay instant gratification in order
to advance toward some future goal will be "far superior as students" when they graduate from high school than
will 4-year-old who are not able to resist the impulse to satisfy their immediate wishes.

Question 1: which of the following can we infer from paragraph 1?

A. Some people can understand their feelings better than others.

B. People who can manage their emotions will be controlled by them.

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C. If people pay attention to their feelings, they will not be able to manage them.

D. If people pay attention to their feelings, they can control their emotions better.

Question 2. The word "encompasses" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ___________

A. maintains B. includes C. entertains D. divides

Question 3. The word "soothe" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by___________.

A. reduce B. weaken C. worsen D. relieve

Question 4. From paragraph 2, we can see that Daniel Goleman___________

A. trained people to increase their Emotional Intelligence

B. treated patients who had emotional problems

C. wrote about Emotional Intelligence

D. studied how people manage their emotions

Question 5. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 2 about our emotions EXCEPT___________.
A. every feeling is important

B. we can manage our emotions

C. emotions are part of a satisfying life

D. we should ignore some feelings

Question 6. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 2 about our emotions EXCEPT___________.
A. every feeling is important

B. we can manage our emotions

C. emotions are part of a satisfying life

D. we should ignore some feelings

Question 7. In paragraph 3, the author explains the concept of awareness and management of emotions
by___________.
A. describing how people learn to control their emotions

B. giving an example of why people get angry

C. comparing how two people might respond to an intense emotion

D. explaining why some people are not aware of their emotions

Question 8. According to paragraph 5, children might be more successful in school if they can resist
impulses because they can ___________.
A. easily understand new information

B. be more popular with their teachers

C. have more friends at school

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D. focus on their work and not get distracte

E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before
1. Would you give us your answer as soon as possible?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. It’s one thing to think there’s a demand for your product and another to actually make a sale (WORLD)

There’s………………………………………………between thinking there’s a demand for your product and another to

actually make a sale

3.She’s not friendly but she’s not so bad as people say she is (BLACK)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Not many people attended the meeting (TURNOUT)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I said that I thought he was wrong abou the best way for us to proceed (ISSUE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................

6. The clothes lay all over the floor (STEWN)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.lisa is very bright so she won’t have been taken in, whatever they said (UPTAKE)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. He is likely to be promoted (CARDS)

 It’s…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. In a nutshell, the man’s an idiot (BLUNTLY)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. I forgot his birthday last week and do not know how to make it up to him (AMENDS)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

11. Everyone in the audience stood to applaud the actor;s performance (STANDING)

 The actor was…………………………………………………………………………for his performance

12. I told the manager very clearly that I would not tolerate such appalling service.(UNCERTAIN)

 I told the manager…………………………………………….. that I would not tolerate such appalling service.

13. She Is determined to become a doctor (HEART)

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

14. What exactly am I supposed to have done wrong? (STAND)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

15. I didn’t want to give up while some hope of success remained (LOATH)

 I was………………………………………………………………………some hope of success

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