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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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The UN Millennium Development Goals (01) _____ specific targets to reduce poverty, including targets for increased gender (02) ______ in education, work, and representation. UN Women found that progress was uneven. Globally, more women are now in school and work. Yet girls are still (03)_____ likely than boys to be out of school (particularly at the secondary level). And although the number(04) ______ women in elected office has risen, they are still only 21.8 percent of parliamentarians. What’s more, women’s rights remain at risk in many areas not addressed in the millennium goals –from violence against women to sexual and reproductive rights. And women (05) ______ are already marginalized because of their race, caste, sexuality, income, or location see the fewest gains of all.
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The 24th SEA Games was held from 6th to 15th December, 2007 in three provinces in Thailand, namely Nakhon Ratchsima, Bangkok, and Chon Buri. In fact, the 2007 SEA Games was to be hosted by Singapore, but Singapore gave up the chance, as its new national sports stadium is under construction and will not be completed in time for the next SEA Games. Thailand was then asked by The SEA Games Federation to host this regional sport event in place of Singapore.
The SEA Games takes place every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating. Each member country, in alphabetical order, takes turn hosting this event. Let’s look at the number of sports and gold medals in The SEA Games in recent years. The 21st SEA Games, hosted by Malaysia in 2001, had 32 sports with 391 gold medals. There were 32 sports with 439 gold medals in The 22nd SEA Games, held in Vietnam in 2003. The 23rd SEA Games, in The Philippines in 2005, had 40 sports with 439 gold medals.
The 24th SEA Games in Thailand this year, featuring 43 sports and 485 gold medals, had the highest number of sports and gold medals in The Asian Games and The Olympic Games. So The SEA Games is regarded as the largest regional sporting event in the world in terms of number of sports and medals.
Question 6: How long did The 24th SEA Games last?
Question 7: The word “participating” is meaning to ___________.
Question 8: Which of the following is not stated in the passage?
Question 9: How many sports were there in The 24th SEA Games?
Question 10: How offen does the SEA Games take place? Every ___________.
Question 11: Where was The 21st SEA Games celebrated?
12. The word “take places” is meaning to__________.
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In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe,recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper,a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply,and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles,wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.
Question 13: What is the main topic of the passage?
Question 14: Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
Question 15: What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase'sensitive to the environment' mean?
Question 16: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT_____.
Question 17: Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?
Question 18: What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'?
Question 19: The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_____.
Question 20: What best describes the process of reuse?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs corrections.
Question 21: The more rich he is, the more miserable he gets.
Question 22: Next month when there will have been a full moon,the ocean tides will be higher.
Question 23: The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extiction has increased.
Question 24: Defensive players is not allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the player is holding the ball.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 25: The weather is too hot for us to go out.
Question 26: More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
Question 27: Who took Mary to school?
Question 28: Never put off until tommorrow what you can do today.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
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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.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following changes.
Question 33: “________________?”- “No, that’s about it for now”
Question 34: “Do you like reading detective story?” – “_________”
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 35: I truly appreciate your help. Thanks to you, I got a well-paid job at a state-own organization.
Question 36: the end of the movie, the homeless family was reunited after the civil war.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 37: The president’s compassion for the refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them.
Question 38: Tom still went ahead with his ambitious plan despite the fact that it was a risky investment.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
Question 39: Children are________ in watching cartoon films.
Question 40: The room ________once a day.
Question 41: Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.
Question 42: What does WHO stand for?
Question 43: Children enjoy reading a ________because they don’t have to read much.
Question 44: The weather is getting ______.
Question 45: 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction.
Question 46: “__________ was the first World Cup held?” – “In Uruguay”.
Question 47: Bill, could you ______my handbag while I am out?
Question 48: The 25th Sea Games will be held in Lao. It’s Lao’s first time as the _______ for the games.
Question 49: ________, the less she made herself understood.
Question 50: Air pollution poses a__________ to both human health and our environment.