Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

John was in Hanoi and wanted to send a parcel to his parents. He asked a local passer-by the way to the post-office.

- John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest post office, please?”

- Passer-by: “______”

“How long have you been working as a journalist?” She asked him.

Going by air is sometimes __________ than going by train.

The contract ________ when we reach an agreement on the price .

At the beach, seagulls _______ a bad reputation for swooping down on unsuspecting people to steal their food.

John has been unemployed for the past three years – he’s really in dire straits.

The ________ lay with the organizers, who failed to make the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people.

The acupoints are stimulated _______ the healing capability of the body itself.

I am thinking of changing my current job because I can’t _______ my low salary.

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

The flowers in our school garden are very beautiful, _______?

Mrs Brown and Mr Smith are talking about teaching soft skills at school.

- Mrs Brown: “Some soft skills should be taught to children.”

- Mr Smith: “______. They are necessary for them.”