Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following quest...

Question 2.

A. Personally, I think that you may be long-term friends with someone who is on the same wavelength as you.

B. I think opposites do attract, but those different qualities that attracted you at first can annoy you later!

C. On the whole, I don’t agree with that opinion.

D. I think people choose like-minded friends. That extends to physical appearance – if you have similar tastes, you may appreciate similar clothes and hairstyles.

e. It is sometimes claimed that opposites attract when it comes to friendship.

A. d – c – a – b – e
B. d – b – c – e – a
C. e – c – d – a – b
D. c – d – a – e – b

Question 3.

A.  Tom: I couldn’t agree more.

B.  Mary: Yeah. It’s so important to reduce waste.

C.  Tom: Let’s plan an eco-friendly class party. We could have everyone bring their own reusable plates and cups.

D.  Tom: How about instead of balloons, we have paper decorations that can be recycled?

e. Mary: I really love that idea. They are fun but they create a lot of waste.

A. c – b – d – e – a
B. c – e – d – b – a
C. a – e – c – b – d
D. d – b – c – e – a

Question 4.

A.  Mai: Would you prefer Korean kimchi or Japanese sushi?

B.  Mai: Sure! There’s a fantastic sushi bar downtown. I’ll take you there sometime.

C.  Tuan: I’d choose Japanese sushi. Do you know any good restaurants for sushi around here?

A. b – c – a
B. a – c – b
C. c – b – a
D. c – a – b

Question 5. 

Dear Stacy,

A. Greetings from Vietnam! At the weekend, Paul and I went to one of the oldest cities in Viet Nam called Hoi An.

B. The next morning, we went to a sandy beach near the city and had a relaxing swim.

C. We first walked around the charming streets of the old town.

D. Our visit to Hoi An was so wonderful that we did not want to leave.

e. In the afternoon, we visited a picturesque village called Tra Que, where we took a cooking class and learned how to make some local dishes.

Yours sincerely, Daisy

A. b – d – a – c – e
B. d – b – a – c – e
C. b – d – e – a – c
D. a – c – b – e – d

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 6 to 10.

        On Sunday afternoon, food delivery rider Jim Adams, 18, (6) ____________. He'd been struck by a car while riding his bike. Despite his injury, Jim was most concerned about how he would support himself while unable to work. Jim, like many young adults, is a gig worker and was delivering an order when the accident happened. A 'gig' is a paid piece of work that people do, especially (7) ____________. Unlike regular employees, gig workers do not have benefits such as paid sick leave* and a minimum wage*. They have no job security, so their workload, and therefore their pay, is unpredictable. This makes budgeting impossible and means that gig workers can be exploited — when there are bills to pay, any job or any fee will do. (8) ____________, but it’s estimated that almost 25 percent of American workers are now employed in the gig economy and this is expected to rise. It’s difficult to wrap your head around such a statistic. So what’s the attraction? Well, there are plenty of people like Jim — a university student whose circumstances don’t allow them to work normal hours. They’re not happy about their lack of rights, but they have no choice but to do this kind of job. Equally, there are students who choose gig work because of the freedom it gives them to make their own decisions about when to wake up, when to work and how much work to take on. (9) ____________. So is gig work worth it for young people? Well, it’s convenient for students trying to balance work and study. It also helps to develop self-discipline* and a work ethic*(10) ____________. But there's a danger that, over time, the gig economy will normalize casual work and employment benefits will then become a thing of the past. And if you're injured on the job, like Jim was, bad luck … help won’t be at hand. You’ll be on your own.

(Adapted from English Discovery)

Question 6.

A. was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken leg.

B. was rushing to hospital despite a suspected broken leg.

C. rushed to hospital after breaking someone’s leg.

D. was rushed to hospital to have a broken leg.

Question 7.

A. because they are self-employed
B. so they are self-employed

C. if they are self-employed
D. if they were self-employed

Question 8.

A. You might think such work conditions would hold people back

B. You might think such work conditions would put people to work

C. You might think such work conditions would put people under pressure

D. You might think such work conditions would put people off

Question 9.

A. For them, gig work is a temporary problem

B. For him, gig work is a bad solution

C. For him, gig work becomes a difficult challenge

D. For them, gig work is a great solution

Question 10.

A. that will cause them serious problems later in life

B. which will have no effect on them later in life

C. that will stand in their way later in life

D. which will stand them in good stead later in life

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a cohesive and coherent exchange or text in each of the following questions from 1 to 5.

Question 1.

A. We need to change how we live and work, because small actions like using less energy and planting trees can help, even though the problem is very big.

B. Farmers face challenges because growing seasons are changing, and they must learn new ways to grow food when rain patterns are not the same as before.

C. Animals and plants are moving to cooler places when their homes become too hot, but some species cannot move fast enough to survive.

D. Some people who live near oceans worry about rising water, which might force them to move to new homes in the future.

e. Our world is getting warmer, and we can see changes in weather that affect how we live every day.

A. e – a – d – b – c
B. e – a – d – c – b
C. e – b – c – d – a
D. e – d – b – c – a