Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Mai lets her children____ up late on Saturday evenings."

A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

 The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

______there should be more control over handguns has long been a topic of debate in the United States.

Students' motivation for language learning really varies.

Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than _______ rates found in the fossil record.

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.
(43)..............................

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: 

By being thrifty and shopping wisely, housewives in the city can feed an entire family on as little as 500.000 VND a week.

Choose the best answer:

Minh wishes he ......... a new bike.

Many schools provide environmental education to increase students' awareness of conservation needs.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

That the government ought to develop a job program seemed to Congress an indisputable fact.

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He went away without .............. the door.

It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

Chọn đáp án đúng điền vào chỗ tróng trong câu sau đây:

The most serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the natural________of the earth and transforming huge areas into wasteland.

You are not allowed ...on the airplane. 

Mr. Johnson was so busy that he only had enough time to .............. the report before he attended the meeting.

Choose the best answer:
The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.

Chọn từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân trong câu dưới đây:

It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

The more satisfied employees are, ______________ to the company.

The new building at the corner of the street will be ______ because it hasn’t been built to be earth quake proof.

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  My mother has lost one of my gloves, she must _____ dropped it somewhere.