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Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the following questions.
1. The controller of the body is the ____ system. Led by the brain and nerves, it
allows us to move, talk and feel emotions.

A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. respiratory

2. ____ system of the body lets us break down the food we eat and turn it into
energy.

A. Circulatory B. Digestive C. Nervous D. Respiratory

3. Skeletal system of the body is made up of our ____. It supports our body and
protects our organs.

A. bones B. muscles C. nerves D. vessels

4. In under a minute, your ____ can pump blood to bring oxygen and nutrients to
every cell in your

body.

A. brain B. heart C. lungs D. vessels

5. The human ____ system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen
and expelling carbon dioxide.

A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. respiratory

6. A healthy ____ between work and play ensures that everyone has a chance to
enjoy their lives.

A. balance B. control C. equality D. share

7. He likes to ____ a nap for an hour when he arrives home from work.

A. do B. get C. to make D. take

8. I’ve been a night owl ____ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime between
12 and 3 a.m.

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A. finishing B. getting C. staying D. waking

9. It’s not too late to ____ your bad habits (smoking, drinking, overeating, etc.) and
immediately start living a happier, healthier life.

A. get rid B. give on C. kick D. remember

10. Yoga increases endurance, ____, and flexibility.

A. blood B. powerful C. strength D. strong

11. Acupuncture modality relies on sophisticated skills to select appropriate

acupoints to ____ needles accurately.

A. infuse B. inject C. insert D. install

12. Linh can’t go out with us to see a movie now because she’s ____ meal.

A. preparing B. making C. arranging D. keeping

13. I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works ____.

A. lately B. early C. later D. late

14. After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good ____ with her mother-in-law.

A. association B. relation C. friendship D. relationship

15. We’re best friends as we have a ____ interest in music.

A. passion B. passionately C. passionless D. passionate

16. Vietnamese ____ music is extremely diverse, including Quan Ho, Dan Ca, Ca
Tru, Chau Van, and others.

A. country B. folk C. traditional D. gospel

17. Lina, the ____ album of the new music band in our city, will be uploaded on the
website next week. I’m looking forward to listening to it.

A. debut B. only C. best-selling D. individual

18. The ____ cheered loudly when the singers came out on the stage.

A. audience B. spectator C. public D. watcher

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19. Our performance was ____ to be the best one in this competition last night.

A. cheered B. appeared C. judged D. seen

20. These ____ children encounter many problems and need our help.

A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage

21. Volunteers become well ____ of the problems facing the world.

A. aware B. concerned C. helpful D. interested

22. Many international volunteer organizations are trying to find a ____ to the
problem of world hunger.

A. way B. method C. suggestion D. solution

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to

the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Consuming nuts can boost your heart health and lifespan.

A. Eating B. Ingesting C. Inhaling D. Swallowing

2. I got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.

A. accidentally B. purposefully C. easily D. immediately

3. Some people believe that acupuncture can be a cure for cancer.

A. allergy B. practice C. therapy D. treatment

4. We always split the housework equally - my mom cooks, my dad cleans the
house and I do the washing-up.

A. join B. break C. share D. pick up

5. It is advisable that everyone in the family shares the household duties.

A. views B. ideas C. jobs D. chores

6. “Cindy”, which originated in northern California, is a popular American folk

song.

A. came from B. finished C. made D. recognized

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Exercise 2. 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.
1. Originally, there were 365 acupoints, but now this has increased to more than
2000 nowadays.

A. reduced B. stabled C. transferred D. turned into

2. Nutritious snacks provide an important contribution to your child’s daily

nutritional needs.

A. Inexpensive B. Uncooked C. Unhealthy D. Unpacked

3. Turmeric can help in boosting the immune system and fight off free radical
attacks in the system.

A. destroying B. enhancing C. weakening D. stopping

4. From my point of view, parental divorce can cause lasting negative

consequences for children.

A. beginning of a marriage B. the situation of not marrying

C.single person D. ending of a marriage

5. In my family, my mother always does the cooking and shopping, my father has
responsibility for mending things, especially electrical devices.

A. impairing B. fixing C. repairing D. curing

6. After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the
youth.

A. appealing B. attractive C. unknown D. common