Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.
The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster.
A. going limited
B. getting smaller in amount
C. raising uncontrollably
D. becoming greater in number
Đáp án đúng là: D
Increasing: tăng lên = becoming greater in number: lớn hơn về số lượng.
Dịch: Dân số thế giới đang tăng nhanh hơn.
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.
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main (36)______ It is the grandest and most (37)______ occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. On the days of Tet, everyone tries to be nice and (38)______ to each other. People believe that what they do (39)______ the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be (40)______.
Peter should have apologized _____ being late this morning, but he did not.
On the days of Tet, everyone tries to be nice and (38)______ to each other.
Peter: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?”
Mary: “____________________________”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Lan: “I have passed my exam”
Mai: “______________”
People believe that what they do (39)______ the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year.
Somedays before New Year, they _____ greeting cards one another.
What do most experts recommend in order to solve problems of overpopulation?