Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream.
A. long-term B. near C. far D. opposite
22. Vegetables were grown in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. large quantity B. small quantity C. high quality D. low quality
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Rice is eaten by Vietnamese people every day. It often grows in tropical countries such as
Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. People (23) ____ been growing rice for thousands of years. The
seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are (24) ____ to fields
covered with muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (25) ____. After 3 or 5 months,
the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away before collecting rice. Eating rice is (26) ___
special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or folks to enjoy bowls of rice. However, they use
two short sticks known (27) ____ chopsticks to put rice into their mouths.
23. A. has B. have C. had D. having
24. A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken
25. A. beauty B. beautify C. beautiful D. beautifully
26. A. a B. an C. the D. x
27. A. with B. as C. of D. like
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in Britain. It has got the
population of about 7 million people. It is a very old city which was founded by the Romans.
London is famous for many things. The original area is the City. There are thousands of
offices and banks but only a few people live here. The Tower of London was built in the 11
th
century.
It was a prison but now it is a museum. You can see the Crown Jewels here. Tower Bridge is near the
Tower of London. It was opened in 1894. Westminster Abbey is a beautiful church where the
Coronation Ceremony takes place. Westminster Abbey is in the west of London, near the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and hear the well-known clock Big Ben.
Hyde Park is the most popular park in London. At Speaker’s Corner, anybody can speak about
anything except the Queen. The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace. London stands on River Thames.
There are 27 bridges over the Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river. A quick and easy way
to get to different places in the city is to use an underground train. Londoners call this means of
transport the “tube”. There are many famous red buses in London called double-deckers and London
taxis are called black cabs.