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I. LEXICO - GRAMMAR:

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D that best completes these following sentences:

1. Deducing from the murder’s psychological profile, I ________ a guess that he’s ________ to commit a cri
me in order to satisfy himself.

A. make - responsible B. take - obligatory

C. have - dutiful D. hazard - liable

2. There’s a ________ of interest between me and my friend who partakes in the competition I organize.

A. friction B. conflict C. quarrel D. collision

3. I sold all the stock that I bought last week, but I regretted selling it immediately by virtue of the increase in
price which can be a ________ to success.

A. passport B. key C. stop D. way

4. The police were tipped off about the suspect who had worn ________ standing out from others.

A. red fetching Germanic dress B. Germanic fetching red dress

C. red Germanic fetching dress D. fetching red Germanic dress

5. I would rather you ________ ahead if she really wants to outplay the rest of this competition.

A. had pressed B. not forge C. thought D. streak

6. Because of ________ decision-making, there existed a lot of problems; therefore, the manager wished to t
urn the clock back.

A. hit-and-miss B. stochastic C. arbitrary D. careful

7. That she accepts your confession is not ________ the realms of possibility.

A. in B. within C. through D. at

8. If only I ________ myself to her before she fell for another guy.

A. confessed B. had confessed C. confess D. not confess

9. It was ________ him to come up with a solution to this problem.

A. up to B. up for C. down to D. down for

10. My webcam is disconnected thanks to a/an ________ attempt to couple it to a mini-projector.

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A. abortive B. contraceptive C. unadjusted D. unaffected

11. ________ our unity, peace would not be possible.

A. But for B. Apart from C. Except D. As for

12. Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall ________ about it.

A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have been told

13. It is important that you ________ here on time for the meeting tomorrow.

A. will be B. be C. are being D. will have been

14. It was ________ whether they could be informed before the storm hit the central coast.

A. uncertain B. impossible C. touch-and-go D. hard

15. These days, everybody wants to get on TV as an expert. Even scientists and doctors have jumped on the
________.

A. buckboard B. hackney cab C. stagecoach. D. bandwagon

16. Through ________, small businesses have become the victims of greedy bankers.

A. no fault of their own B. not their own fault

C. no own fault of theirs D. no fault on their own

17. He would undoubtedly consider her certifiable because of her strange behaviour.

A. extraordinary B. mentally ill C. not qualified D. inexplicable

18. “ I don’t believe you ! You are having me ________!” said George.

A. out B. up C. off D. on

19. The consultant called by the firm brought a ________ of experience to bear on the problem.

A. bank B. realm C. wealth D. hoard

20. By ________ agreement, John’s friends all avoided any mention of his mentally ill wife.

A. placid B. tacit C. astute D. pensive

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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II. WORD FORMATION:

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

21. It’s ___________ to me why she has to toy with me. (COMPREHEND)

22. He’s such a ___________ buyer that he can know the exact price at first sight of commodities.

(CRIME)

23. By catching a glimpse of her eyes, she left a/an ___________ impression on me. (DELI)

24. Our relationship is like that cherry tree which is beginning to blossom in such ___________. (FUSE)

25. I’m definitely ___________ with her as I get reluctant to look her in the eye. (FATUIT
Y)

26. She’s such a ___________, and that’s why she grabs everyone’s attention due to her mysterious appearan
ce. (FLOWER)

27. My friend heard on the ___________ that I was in a relationship with someone else. (GRAPE)

28. We’re going to have a/an ___________ walk through the valley, which is a peaceful and carefree afterno
on. (HILARITY)

29. It is rude to ___________ on anyone’s conversation which can make them annoyed. (DROP)

30. I know filming someone without permission is wrong, but you don’t need to be so ___________ about t
hat. (SENSE)

21. 26.

22. 27.

23. 28.

24. 29.

25. 30.

III. READING COMPREHENSION:

Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps in this following passage:

UNTESTED AI-BASED TOOLS COULD HARM PATIENT

Cautionary measures normally applied to any new technology are not being exercised consistently with (31)
_________ to large language model (LLM) tools, which use AI for (32) _________ data, creating content, an
d answering questions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

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“(33) _________ adoption of untested systems could lead to errors by healthcare workers, cause harm to pati
ents, erode trust in AI, and thereby undermine or delay the potential long-term benefits and uses of such tech
nologies around the world,” the agency said.

As (34) _________, the agency proposed that these concerns are addressed and clear evidence of benefits are
measured before their widespread use in (35) _________ health care and medicine.

While enthusiastic (36) _________ the appropriate use of technologies to support healthcare professionals, p
atients, researchers, and scientists, WHO said these new AI-based tools require vigilance, especially in (37) _
________ of such rapidly (38) _________ platforms such as ChatGPT, Bard, BERT, and many others that i
mitate understanding, processing, and producing human communication.

For instance, these new tools can generate answers that may appear authoritative and plausible to an (39) ___
______ user. The danger is that these responses may be completely incorrect or contain serious errors, especi
ally concerning any health issues, WHO said.

They can also be misused to generate and disseminate highly convincing disinformation in the form of text, a
udio, or video content that is difficult for the public to differentiate from reliable health content.

The risks must be examined carefully when using these new tools to improve access to health information, as
a decision-support tool, or even to enhance diagnostic capacity in under-(40) _________ resourced settings t
o protect people’s health and reduce inequity, WHO said.

31. A. consideration B. a view C. sight D. regard

32. A. launching B. processing C. crunching D. munching

33. A. Precipitous B. Spanking C. Blistering D. Prompt

34. A. expected B. such C. consequence D. against

35. A. routine B. habitual C. repetitious D. habit

36. A. about B. of C. at D. in

37. A. case B. mercy C. count D. light

38. A. extending B. expanding C. spreading D. escalating

39. A. final B. target C. aim D. end

40. A. estimated B. supported C. resourced D. mined

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

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Part 2: Fill in each gaps below with only ONE word:

WHY BIODIVERSITY IS GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH

One million species are now said to be at (41) ____________ of extinction, and if species losses continue to
mount, ecosystem functions (42) ____________ to human health and life will continue to be disrupted.

Ecosystems provide goods and services that (43) ____________ all life on this planet, including human life.
While we know a great deal about how many ecosystems function, they often involve (44) ____________ co
mplexity and are on a scale so vast that humanity would find it impossible to substitute (45) ____________ t
hem, no matter how much money was spent in the process.

The majority of prescribed medicines in industrialised countries are derived from natural compounds produc
ed by animals and plants. Billions of people in the developing world rely primarily on traditional plant-based
medicine for (46) ____________ health care. Many cures from nature are familiar; painkillers such as morph
ine from opium poppies, the antimalarial quinine from the bark from the South American cinchona tree, and t
he antibiotic penicillin that is produced by microscopic fungi.

To (47) ____________ , only around 1.9 million species have been identified (and in many cases (48) _____
_______ studied). It is believed that there are (49) ____________ more that are completely unknown. Everyt
hing alive is the result of a complex “living laboratory” that has been conducting its own clinical tests since li
fe began – approximately 3.7 billion years ago. This natural pharmaceutical library harbours myriad undisco
vered cures, if only we don’t destroy them before they’re recognized.

Losses to biodiversity impinge (50) ____________ human health in numerous ways. Ecosystem disruption a
nd the loss of biodiversity have major impacts on the emergence, transmission, and spread of many human in
fectious diseases. The pathogens for 60 percent of human infectious diseases, for example malaria and COVI
D, are zoonotic, meaning they have entered our bodies after having lived in other animals.

41. 46.

42. 47.

43. 48.

44. 49.

45. 50.

Part 3: Read the passage carefully and answer questions from 51 to 60:

The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its introduction into education would remove t
he conventionality, artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic; of classical studies, bu
t they were gravely disappointed. So, too, in their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classic
al authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and superstition of mediaeval scholasticism.

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The professional schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost managed to make the understan
ding of chemical reactions as dull and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.

The chief claim for the use of science in education is that it teaches a child something about the actua
l universe in which he is living, in making him acquainted with the results of scientific discovery, and at the s
ame time teaches him how to think logically and inductively by studying scientific method. A certain limited
success has been reached in the first of these aims, but practically none at all in the second. Those privileged
members of the community who have been through a secondary or public school education may be expected
to know something about the elementary physics and chemistry of a hundred years ago, but they probably kn
ow hardly more than any bright boy can pick up from an interest in wireless or scientific hobbies out of scho
ol hours. As to the learning of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably a farce. Actually, for the conven
ience of teachers and the requirements of the examination system, it is necessary that the pupils not only do n
ot learn scientific methods but learn precisely the reverse, that is, to believe exactly what they are told and to
reproduce it when asked, whether it seems nonsense to them or not. The way in which educated people respo
nd to such quackeries as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such as racial theories or
currency myths, shows that fifty years of education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has produ
ced no visible effect whatsoever. The only way of learning the method of science is the long and bitter way o
f personal experience, and, until the educational or social systems are altered to make this possible, the best
we can expect is the production of a minority of people who are able to acquire some of the techniques of sci
ence and a still smaller minority who are able to use and develop them.

Adapted from : The Social Function of Science, John D Bernal (1939)

51. The author implies that the ‘professional schoolmaster’ has:

A. no interest in teaching science

B. thwarted attempts to enliven education

C. aided true learning

D. supported the humanists

52. The author’s attitude to secondary and public school education in the sciences is:

A. neutral

B. supportive

C. satirical

D. contemptuous

53. The word palpably most nearly means:

A. empirically

B. obviously

C. tentatively

D. markedly

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54. The author blames all of the following for the failure to impart scientific method through the education sy
stem except:

A. poor teaching

B. examination method

C. the social and education systems

D. lack of interest on the part of students

55. If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since he wrote th
e piece, he would probably be the most interested in the answer to which of the following questions?

A. Do students know more about the world around them ?

B. Do students spend more time in laboratories ?

C. Can students apply their knowledge logically ?

D. Have textbooks improved ?

56. Astrology is mentioned as an example of:

A. a science that needs to be better understood

B. a belief which no educated people hold

C. something unsupportable to those who have absorbed the methods of science

D. the gravest danger to society

57. According to the pioneers’ imagination, which of the following would not be removed when science is in
troduced into education?

A. conventionality

B. artificiality

C. classical studies

D. backward-lookingness

58. The word quackeries most nearly means

A. methods used by unskillful doctors or by people who pretend to be doctors

B. treatments used by skillful doctors

C. methods used by specialists

D. quack doctors

59. All of the following can be inferred from the text except:

A. the pupils do not need to learn scientific method but learn precisely the reverse

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B. educated people don’t blame quackeries

C. the only way of learning the method of science is the long and bitter way of personal experience

D. very few people are able to acquire some of the techniques of science

60. All of the following can be inferred from the text except:

A. at the time of writing, not all children received a secondary school education

B. the author finds chemical reactions interesting

C. science teaching has imparted some knowledge of facts to some children

D. it is relatively easy to learn scientific method

Part 4: Match the appropriate paragraph A - K that contains the information in questions 61 - 66. You ma
y use any letter more than once:

THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND GEOGRAPHY

A While many diseases that affect humans have been eradicated due to improvements in vaccinations a
nd the availability of healthcare, there are still areas around the world where certain health issues are more pr
evalent. In a world that is far more globalised than ever before, people come into contact with one another thr
ough travel and living closer and closer to each other. As a result, super-viruses and other infections resistant
to antibiotics are becoming more and more common.

B Geography can often play a very large role in the health concerns of certain populations. For instance,
depending on where you live, you will not have the same health concerns as someone who lives in a differen
t geographical region. Perhaps one of the most obvious examples of this idea is malaria-prone areas, which ar
e usually tropical regions that foster a warm and damp environment in which the mosquitos that can give peo
ple this disease can grow. Malaria is much less of a problem in high-altitude deserts, for instance.

C In some countries, geographical factors influence the health and well-being of the population in very
obvious ways. In many large cities, the wind is not strong enough to clear the air of the massive amounts of s
mog and pollution that cause asthma, lung problems, eyesight issues and more in the people who live there. P
art of the problem is, of course, the massive number of cars being driven, in addition to factories that run on
coal power. The rapid industrialisation of some countries in recent years has also led to the cutting down of f
orests to allow for the expansion of big cities, which makes it even harder to fight the pollution with the fresh
air that is produced by plants.

D It is in situations like these that the field of health geography comes into its own. It is an increasingl
y important area of study in a world where diseases like polio are re-emerging, respiratory diseases continue
to spread, and malaria-prone areas are still fighting to find a better cure. Health geography is the combination
of, on the one hand, knowledge regarding geography and methods used to analyse and interpret geographical
information, and on the other, the study of health, diseases and healthcare practices around the world. The ai
m of this hybrid science is to create solutions for common geography-based health problems. While people w
ill always be prone to illness, the study of how geography affects our health could lead to the eradication of c
ertain illnesses, and the prevention of others in the future. By understanding why and how we get sick, we ca
n change the way we treat illness and disease specific to certain geographical locations.

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E The geography of disease and ill health analyses the frequency with which certain diseases appear in
different parts of the world, and overlays the data with the geography of the region, to see if there could be a
correlation between the two. Health geographers also study factors that could make certain individuals or a p
opulation more likely to be taken ill with a specific health concern or disease, as compared with the populatio
n of another area. Health geographers in this field are usually trained as healthcare workers, and have an und
erstanding of basic epidemiology as it relates to the spread of diseases among the population.

F Researchers study the interactions between humans and their environment that could lead to illness
(such as asthma in places with high levels of pollution) and work to create a clear way of categorising illness
es, diseases and epidemics into local and global scales. Health geographers can map the spread of illnesses a
nd attempt to identify the reasons behind an increase or decrease in illnesses, as they work to find a way to h
alt the further spread or re-emergence of diseases in vulnerable populations.

G The second subcategory of health geography is the geography of healthcare provision. This group stu
dies the availability (of lack thereof) of healthcare resources to individuals and populations around the world.
In both developed and developing nations there is often a very large discrepancy between the options availab
le to people in different social classes, income brackets, and levels of education. Individuals working in the a
rea of the geography of healthcare provision attempt to assess the levels of healthcare in the area (for instanc
e, it may be very difficult for people to get medical attention because there is a mountain between their villag
e and the nearest hospital). These researchers are on the frontline of making recommendations regarding poli
cy to international organisations, local government bodies and others.

H The field of health geography is often overlooked, but it constitutes a huge area of need in the fields
of geography and healthcare. If we can understand how geography affects our health no matter where in the
world we are located, we can better treat disease, prevent illness, and keep people safe and well.

Reading Passage has eight sections, A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet

NB You may use any letter more than once.

61. an acceptance that not all diseases can be totally eliminated

62. examples of physical conditions caused by human behaviour

63. a reference to classifying diseases on the basis of how far they extend geographically

64. reasons why the level of access to healthcare can vary within a country

65. a description of health geography as a mixture of different academic fields

66. a description of the type of area where a particular illness is rare

Part 5: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks 68 - 74 with paragraphs A - G to finish
the passage:

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SCOTTISH WILDCAT

On my living-room wall I have a painting of a wildcat al concern, given that the animals in these areas have le
by John Holmes of which I am extremely fond. It depic ss contact with domestic cats and are therefore purer.
ts a snarling, spitting animal, teeth bared and back arch
ed: a taut coiled spring ready to unleash some unknown (71) ___
fury.
Part of the problem stems from the fact that the accepte
(68) ___ d physical description of the species originates from th
e selective nature of the examination process by the Bri
However, the physical differences are tangible. The wil tish Natural History Museum at the start of the century,
dcat is a much larger animal, weighing in some cases u and this has been used as the type-definition for the ani
p to seven kilos, the same as a typical male fox. The co mal ever since. Animals that did not conform to that lar
at pattern is superficially similar to a domestic tabby ca ge blunt-tailed 'tabby' description were discarded as not
t but it is all stripes and no spots. The tail is thicker and being wildcats. In other words, an artificial collection o
blunter, with three to five black rings. The animal has a f specimens was built up, exhibiting the features consid
n altogether heavier look. ered typical of the wildcat.

The Scottish wildcat was originally distinguished as a s

eparate subspecies in 1912, but it is now generally reco
gnised that there is little difference between the Scottis The current research aims to resolve this potential prob
h and other European populations. According to an exc lem. It is attempting to find out whether there are any p
ellent report on the wildcat printed in 1991, the animals hysical features which characterise the so-called wild-li
originally occurred in a variety of habitats throughout ving cats.
Europe.
(72) ___
(69) ___
But what of his lifestyle? Wildcat kittens are usually bo
It was during the nineteenth century, with the establish rn in May/June in a secluded den, secreted in a gap am
ment of many estates used by landowners for hunting, t ongst boulders. Another favourite location is in the root
hat the wildcat became a nuisance and its rapid decline s of a tree.
really began; 198 wildcats were killed in three years in
(73) ___
the area of Glengarry, for example. However, things w
ere later to improve for the species. Rabbits are a favourite prey, and some of the best areas
to see wildcats are at rabbit warrens close to the forest
(70) ___
and moorland edge. Mice, small birds and even insects
The future is by no means secure, though, and recent e also form a large part of the diet, and the animal may o
vidence suggests that the wildcat is particularly vulnera ccasionally take young deer.
ble to local eradication, especially in the remoter parts
The wildcat is one of the Scottish Highlands' most exci
of northern and western Scotland. This is a cause for re
ting animals. Catch a glimpse of one and the memory
will linger forever.

*PARAGRAPHS:

A. The recruitment of men to the armed forces during t ment of a vole or a mouse. But there is nothing, and in
he conflict in Europe from 1914 to 1918 meant there w another leap he disappears into the gloom.
as very little persecution, since gamekeepers went off t
o fight. As the number of gamekeepers decreased, the C. The results, which are expected shortly, will be fasci
wildcat began to increase its range, recolonising many nating. But anyone who has seen a wildcat will be in lit
of its former haunts. Extinction was narrowly averted. tle doubt that there is indeed a unique and distinctive a
nimal living in the Scottish Highlands, whatever his ba
B. The wildcat waits for a while in rapt concentration, ckground.
ears twitching and eyes watching, seeing everything an
d hearing everything, trying to detect the tell-tale move

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D. They probably used deciduous and coniferous wood F. This is what makes many people think that the wildc
land for shelter, particularly in winter, and hunted over at is a species in its own right. Research currently being
more open areas such as forest edge, open woodland, t undertaken by Scottish Natural Heritage is investigatin
hickets and scrub, grassy areas and marsh. The wildcat g whether the wildcat really is distinct from its home- li
was probably driven into more mountainous areas by a ving cousin, or whether it is nothing more than a wild-l
combination of deforestation and persecution. iving form of the domestic cat.

E. As the animals emerge, their curiosity is aroused by G. It is a typical image most folk have of the beast, but
every movement and rustle in the vegetation. Later the it is very much a false one, for the wildcat is little more
y will accompany their mother on hunting trips, learnin than a bigger version of the domestic cat, and probably
g quickly, and soon become adept hunters themselves. shows his anger as often.

67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

Rewrite these followings using the given words in brackets without changing their meanings:

73. Everyday citizens witness any sort of social evils such as gambling. (GOES)

→ Hardly ______________________________________________________________________________.

74. I wonder whether I’m having little experience of working with children. (NODDING)

→ It’s open _____________________________________________________________________________.

75. They believed his lies, so he got a lot of money from them. (CONNED)

→ He _________________________________________________________________________________.

76. As soon as the ambulance arrived at the hospital, the patient was already dead.

→ On _________________________________________________________________________________.

77. She’s miserable today. That’s why she locks the door all day. (M
OUTH)

→ The reason ___________________________________________________________________________.

78. No matter what they did, they were not able to explain why she disappeared. (SHROUDED)

→ Try _________________________________________________________________________________.

79. The director is extremely proud that he always takes notice of his employees' complaints. (EAR)

→ The director prides _____________________________________________________________ complain.

80. Because of your substandard resume for the manager position, your application will be rejected. (PA
R)

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→ Your application will be given thumbs _____________________________________________________.

81. As for football, Vietnam is much better than all countries in the area. (SHOULDER
S)

→ When _______________________________________________________________________________.

82. No matter what happens, you should stay cheerful. (CHIN)

→ Come _______________________________________________________________________________.

Keys
I. LEXICO - GRAMMAR: III. READING: Part 3:

1. D Part 1: 51. B
2. B 52. D
3. A 31. D 53. B
4. D 32. C 54. D
5. C 33. A 55. C
6. C 34. B 56. C
7. B 35. A 57. C
8. B 36. A 58. A
9. C 37. D 59. B
10. A 38. B 60. D

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11. A 39. D
12. B 40. C Part 4:
13. B
14. C Part 2: 61. D
15. D 62. C
41. risk 63. F
16. A
42. vital / important / crucial 64. G
17. B
43. sustain 65. D
18. D
44. such 66. B
19. C
45. for
20. B
46. primary Part 5:
47. date
II. WORD-FORMATION: 67. G
48. barely
49. millions 68. D
21. incomprehensible
50. on 69. A
22. discriminating
70. F
23. indelible
71. C
24. profusion
72. E
25. infatuated
26. wallflower
27. grapevine
28. exhilarating
29. eavesdrop
30. hypersensitive

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

73. …, a day goes by without citizens’ witnessing any sort of social evils such as gambling.
74. …to question/doubt that I’m having a nodding acquaintance with working with children.
75. …conned them out of a lot of money by making them believe his lies.
76. …the ambulance’s arrival at the hospital, the patient was already dead.
77. …for her locking the door all day is that she is down in the mouth.
78. … as hard as they did, the reason why she disappeared was shrouded in secrecy/mystery.
79. …himself on lending an ear to his employee’s…
80. …down because your resume is not up to par.
81. …it comes to football, Vietnam is head and shoulders above all countries in the area.
82. …what may, you should chin up.

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