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2 17. Several parents can't get along with their child when he or she enters teenage years. A. have problems B. have a bad relationship C. have a good relationship D. have good memories C. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 18. He may become a selfish and spoiled child if his parents keep giving him everything he asks for. A. careless B. careful C. useful D. thoughtful 19. He decided to have a holiday in the countryside as an escape from the crowded city. A. unfilled B. deserted C. blank D. full III. WORD FORMATION Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 20. Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of ______________. (ACT) 21. The British Museum is one of London’s most popular tourist ______________. (ATTRACT) 22. We were impressed by the ______________ lantern streets of Hoi An Ancient Town. (PICTURE) IV. ERROR RECOGNITION Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 23. Hana looked happily when her friends threw her a surprise party on her birthday. A B C D 24. It was on Monday when the letter arrived. A B C D V. READING Read the three texts. For each question, choose the correct person. Mar k A. I don’t know when it started. Things used to be good between us when I was younger. I loved being with them, and we went everywhere together when they weren’t working. Perhaps they didn’t want me to grow up and become independent. I don’t know. But every time I see either of them now for a few minutes, it turns into an argument. I used to respect them, but now I don’t feel that way. Don B. My mother and father are more like friends to me now than parents. At one time, they were always nagging me, but looking back, I think that was my fault really. I just wanted to be out with my friends. I was selfish and didn’t have a good attitude at home. But one day, I thought, ‘This is awful! I must change my behaviour.’ So I tried really hard to be different, and guess what, the way they started to behave towards me started to

4 37. She never stops saying how much she dislikes her classmates. (COMPLAINING) → 38. Mr. Thomas told us in detail about the history of the Temple of Literature, not the tour guide. → It was B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences. 39. Last week / we / visit / Cúc Phương National Park / locate / 160 kilometres / southwest / Hanoi. → 40. My son / always / spend / too much / time / the Internet. →