ait Nl ie 9 Bas) Time allotted: 60 min. mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions, 1. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked 2. A. warn B. war C. wharf D. card Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. forget B. consist C. decline D. offer 4. A. customer B. interview C. difference D. understand Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. The Internet has had huge impact on the way people spend their leisure time. Aa Ban C. the Do 6... My parents told me that I all through the night for months when 1 was a baby. A.wouldcry _B. cried C.was crying _ D. had been crying a she has a very important job, she is not well-paid. A. Although B. Despite C.Inspite of _D. Regardless of 8. The directors take for the management of the company's business. A. responsible B. responsibility __C. irresponsible _D. responsibilities 9. Karen dolls when she was little. A, didn’t use to like < B. didn’t used to like C. didn’t use to liking D. wouldn’t like 10. They had only been married for nine months when they to split up. A. decided B, were deciding C.had decided _D. had been deciding 11. My friend recommended ona diet. i A.me Igo B. l ought to go C. that I go D. me go23. He accepted the loan shark’ 's offer because he wasn't aware of the consequences if he could not pay off the debt on time. _ A. detained B. avoided C. denied D.refused tthe letter A. B, C, of D to indicate suitable response to complete tech ofthe following exchange, fr cg “We are going to have a picnic by the Fiver next Sunday. TE, ‘A. think is going to ran heavily in the aftemoon. __ B. I wish I could, but I'm afraid I can’t. 10 inc ees ee ee ae = aie oo edit ont io. SepiaC. Because bitcoins may be used in illegal transactions. D. Because most of bitcoin owners are hackers. 45, Which of the following is defined in the passage? A. Bitcoins B. Transactions C. Credit cards —D. Public databases read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. A few years ago, astronomers discovered a mile-wide rock tumbling through space. At first, the scientists feared that the newly discovered space rock would plow into Earth on February 1, 2019, Scientists named the space rock NT7 and clocked its speed at 7 miles per second. The scientists thought the asteroid was heading straight for Earth! A mile-wide asteroid could take out an entire continent, scientists say. Fearing the worst, scientists kept their eyes on NT7. They plotted its orbit, or path, around the sun. ‘After watching NT7 for several weeks, scientists found out that NT7 would miss Earth on February 1, 2019. ‘Most asteroids orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. NT7, however, is a near-Earth asteroid. Near-Earth asteroids orbit the sun close to Earth. NT7 orbits the sun once every 837 days. Its orbit sometimes takes NT7 as far from the sun as Mars. At other times, it is within Earth’s orbit. Scientists know about nearly 350 near-Earth asteroids. They carefully map the orbits of those asteroids to make sure the asteroids don’t come too close to our planet. Scientists say anywhere from 500 to 1,000 near-Earth asteroids are yet to be them. They want to have plenty discovered. Scientists are searching the sky for of warning if one comes too close. ‘An asteroid the size of NT7 may one day come close to Barth, scientists say. “An object of this size would be ‘expected to hit Earth every few million years, and as we get additional data 1 think this threat will go away,” said Donald Yeoman of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Yeoman and most other scientists say you shouldn’t worry too much about asteroids, Most don’t think a space rock will pose a threat in the near future. If an asteroid does come near Earth, scientists might be able to destroy it. One scientist for instance, said a large laser could be used to zap NTT if the asteroid came too close to Earth. ‘Many people often confuse asteroids and comets. Asteroids are chunks of rock in space. ‘Comets are not made of rock. They are made mostly of ice. Comets Spend most oftheir time far fom the sun. When a comet ners the sun et 5{from the sun warms it, causing the ice to melt. The melting ice forms a comer’, Jong tail. After rounding the sun, the comet moves farther away from the sun, The comet cools and the tail slowly disappears.mark the letter A. B. Cor D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in ‘each of the following questions. we 43, The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to a party tonight. A B S Pp, 44, My unele was a community leader whom everyone in our town admires him A B c 2 ‘very much. oration ir ont pian ad A BOE hal as 3 in the play. B, C of D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to odie si ce