Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (27). Most of the greatest cities in the world are (23) ______ near oceans, rivers, or lakes. New York City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires are on the Atlantic Ocean, (24) ______ San Francisco, Tokyo, and Santiago are on the Pacific Ocean. Singapore is located on an island in the South China Sea and Venice is on an island in the Adriatic Sea. London is (25) ______ the Thames River. Paris is on the Seine River. Cairo is on the Nile River and Budapest is on the Danube River. Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto are on the Great Lakes: Chicago on Lake Michigan, Cleveland on Lake Erie, and Toronto on Lake Ontario. (26) ______ their location, most of these cities have famous (27) ______ associated with water. New York City has the Statue of Liberty Island. San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and Venice has the Grand Canal, to name only a few. A: regions B: landmarks C: scenery D: monuments 8 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Nam: - Can I help you with your suitcase? Hoa: - ______________ . A: Well-done B: That’s very kind of you C: I don’t think so D: Yes, you can 9 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Karachi in Pakistan is ______ city in the world in population. A: second large B: the second larger C: second largest D: the second largest 10 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer. Life in modern city truly causes a lot of nuisances. Firstly, citizens have to deal with traffic congestion every day. This problem is even worse in the rush hour when so many people run out to work and are stuck on the streets for hours. Next, high cost of living is also a serious issue in the city, especially in metropolitan cities. More and more people find it difficult to live on their modest salaries when prices are going up and up all the time. Financial pressure makes city dwellers become constantly stressed and tired. Finally, the polluted air caused by exhaust emission from millions of vehicles, construction dust and the lack of green trees negatively affect residents’ health. Many people suffer from respiratory problems such as cough, sore throat or asthma. Indeed, city life brings a number of difficulties as well as challenges to its citizens. Stress and tiredness are results of ______ . A: polluted air B: lack of green trees C: financial pressure D: traffic congestion 11 Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. They found that someone had stolen the valuable picture. A: The picture they found was valuable. B: The valuable picture they had stolen was found. C: They found that the valuable picture had been stolen. D: They found that the picture was valuable.