A good lifelong learner can advance both at work and in life.

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: 

I think Mr. John is on the level because he always tells the truth and never tries to deceive others.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: He advised me to take an English course. I …… it early.

The company had to _______ reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

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: 

Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they were in the 1960s, and our health is deteriorating as a result.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Official business requirements obviously ….. priority ….personal requests.

We can enjoy live programmes through  .................. satellites.

 This………….one of the best films I ………ever seen

Choose the best answer:

I had a headache, and the doctor asked me .................. some aspirin. 

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Dinosaurs were unable to survive severe ice age weather conditions.

Don’t worry. He‘ll do the job as ..................... as possible.

Choose the best answer

If you understand a matter thoroughly, that means you understand it ____.

Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient attention to and investment in its conservation.

Vietnamese athletes performed ................. and won a lot of gold medals.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The  _____________  of the building had to find temporary accommodations during the renovation.

Reading the story of the ................. having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend’s wedding.

______hard, you will get good results in the coming examination. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Staff members with __________   engagements need not feel obliged to attend next week's field trip.

The discovery of the antibiotic penicillin in 1928 has not produced antibiotics useful for the treatment of infectious diseases until 1940.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(38)..............................

 I hate _______ a child _______ .