HE SAID HE WOULD CONTRIBUTE MONEY, BUT LATER HE BACKED _________ OF IT

24. He said he would contribute money, but later he backed _________ of it.

A. down B. away C. off D. out

Question 25 – 29: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the

questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

The United Nations has proclaimed December 1

as World AIDS Day, December 3

International

Day of Disabled Persons, and December 5

as the International Volunteer Day. For the last few years, in

early December, organizations that involve disabled people and various agencies have organized meeting

and exchange programs to mark the three days in Vietnam.

This year UN agencies, the Hanoi Disabled People’s Association and similar organizations will hold

an exchange program called “For the Love of Life” on December 3

at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi. The

event is also in line with the UN General Assembly’s upcoming approval of the “Convention on the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities” and the response to the call of the UN Economic and Social

Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

The program is for people such as disabled people, people living with HIV/AIDS and enthusiastic

volunteers who are actively supporting the disadvantaged ones as well as servingin other development

areas. It is also aimed at enhancing the competence of the Hanoi Disabled People’s Association and

disabled people’s organizations.

Attending the meeting are leaders of government, involving ministries, committees and branches,

ambassadors, representatives from international and non-governmental organizations, disabled people,

people living with HIV/AIDS; national and international volunteers.